Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
Groupe de musique Ska Punk de Jamaïque formé en 1950
Membres du groupe : Leslie "Steam Pigeon" Mowatt, Esmond Jarrett, Wallace Wilson, Peter Ashbourne, Bumps Jackson, Sammy Ismay, Lynford Brown, Derrick Stewart, Boris Gardiner, Frank Anderson, Granville Williams, Winston Wright, Neville Hinds, Barry Biggs, Byron Lee, Lester Sterling, Vic Taylor, Marvin Brooks, Ken Lazarus, Frank Aird, Keith Jackson, Lester Williams, Sammy Davis, Sammy Johnson, Winston Graham, Vernon Muller, Chester Power, Keith Lyn, Junior Gray, Barry Lloyd, Carl Brady, Ossie Scott, Oscar Benjamin, Errol Gayle, Courtney Robb, Victor Chung, Hopeton Lewis, Bruce Ruffin, Tony Gregory, Jo Jo Bennett
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires (known as Byron Lee's Dragonaires after Lee's death and now The Dragonaires) are a Jamaican ska, calypso and soca band. The band played a crucial pioneering role in bringing Caribbean music to the world. Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, after suffering from cancer for a sustained period.
History
The band was originally formed around 1950 by Byron Lee and his friend Carl Brady, taking its name from the St. George's College football team for which they played. The band originally played mento, and performed their first shows in the college common room to celebrate the team's victories.After a few years of playing at parties, birthdays and weddings, Lee decided to turn professional. By 1956, the Dragonaires had become a fixture on Jamaica's hotel circuit, playing under their own name and also providing backing to visiting American stars including Harry Belafonte, Chuck Berry, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, and Fats Domino. The Dragonaires prided themselves on being able to play any style of music, their repertoire including covers of American pop and R&B hits, and they soon adapted to include ska when that became popular.The band recorded their debut single, "Dumplin's", in 1959 at the WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) studios owned by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga, who became the band's manager. The single was released on the Dragonaire's own Dragon's Breath label in Jamaica, and was the second release on the Blue Beat label in the United Kingdom, and was unusual for a Jamaican single as it featured an electric organ and a Fender bass which Lee had purchased during a visit to the United States - the first such instruments ever seen on the island. Lee and Seaga both realised that ska was the music to provide Jamaica with a musical identity that could break the domination of American R&B, and the Dragonaires became one of the major ska bands of the early 1960s, releasing singles such as "Fireflies", "Mash! Mr Lee", "Joy Ride", and a ska version of "Over the Rainbow", both under their own name, and as The Ska Kings. In 1961, the band received a huge break when they were cast as the hotel band in the first James Bond film, Dr. No. The band performed several songs in the film, although the recordings were actually made by guitarist Ernest Ranglin. In 1964, the band was featured in a program called “This is Ska!” alongside Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Toots and the Maytals.The band received another major boost when they were selected by Seaga, then the island's head of Social Welfare and Economic Development, in 1964 to travel to the New York World's Fair and perform as a backing band for a showcase of Jamaican talent, including Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Millie Small. The trip was not a great success, with the Dragonaires' "uptown" musicians not fitting in with the other "downtown" artists. Realising that their appeal to ska crowds was diminishing, Lee took the band in a new direction, incorporating calypso and touring Trinidad and Tobago in 1963 and 1964. Also the band contributed the instrumental part of Mighty Sparrow's recording of Only A Fool in 1966. Lee's relationship with Atlantic Records (he acted as head of distribution for the US company in Jamaica) led to the label releasing Dragonaires records in the US, including two albums timed to capitalise on interest generated from the World's Fair performances, Jump Up and Jamaican Ska (on which the Dragonaires backed the likes of The Blues Busters, The Charmers, The Maytals, Stranger Cole, Ken Boothe, and Patsy Todd). The band also targeted the international rocksteady market with albums of mainly cover versions such as Rock Steady Beat and Rock Steady '67. Further, Atlantic Records tried to push the album Jamaican Ska by using house producer and sound engineer Tom Dowd, who produced all of Aretha Franklin's greatest singles, to produce the album. In addition, the Dragonaires were renamed as "The Ska Kings" on the album. Unfortunately, despite Atlantic's best efforts, Jamaican Ska failed to take off in the United States, although the record "Jamaica Ska" became a Top 30 single in Canada.
Lee bought the WIRL studios from Seaga and turned into Dynamic Sounds Recording Co., where the Dragonaires naturally recorded, using the superior facilities to record a string of well-produced albums during the late 1960s and early 1970s, often containing cover versions aimed at tourists, and they went on to record a series of "Reggay"-titled albums in the early 1970s.
The WIRL name had remained with its division in Barbados and had remained the ever-popular brand of Bajan music until 1995, when it changed its name to E.A. Best Music Ltd, and eventually to its current name, Caribbean Records - still the major record company and distributor of Barbados. Back in Jamaica, Dynamic had become a bigger force than ever before, investing in presenting more of Jamaica's talent to vinyl, including Toots & the Maytals, Eric Donaldson, John Holt, Barry Biggs, Freddie McKay, Tommy McCook, and Max Romeo, issued on imprints such as Jaguar, Panther, Afrik, and Dragon.
In 1974, the band played at Trinidad and Tobago's carnival for the first of many times, and the same year they released the Carnival in Trinidad album. They would release both reggae and carnival-oriented albums throughout the 1970s, and in 1975 took in another genre with the Disco Reggae album, released on Mercury Records in the US.The band played at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in both 1978 and 1979, and were one of the main backing bands in 1982. They would also appear in 1984 and 1990.From 1979, the Dragonaires output was heavily concentrated on calypso, soca, and mas, regularly performing at Trinidad and Tobago's carnival, and also touring the Caribbean and North America. It was during this time that many of their most famous calypso songs were recorded, including the smash hit "Tiny Winey" (1984).Throughout the 1990s they were also regulars at Jamaica's carnival, and their "Dance Hall Soca" hit (recorded with Admiral Bailey) was credited with starting the ragga-soca craze of the late 1990s.The band continue to tour, recently performing with Kevin Lyttle at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony.Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, aged 73, from cancer.The band has continued since Lee's death, with the name initially slightly altered to Byron Lee's Dragonaires. They later changed the band name to The Dragonaires as they were no longer able to use Lee's name.In August 2014 it was announced that Carl Brady would receive the Order of Distinction in October that year.
Albums
References
External links
Band web page
45cat discography
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires discography at Discogs
www.thedragonaires.com (Band Website)
History
The band was originally formed around 1950 by Byron Lee and his friend Carl Brady, taking its name from the St. George's College football team for which they played. The band originally played mento, and performed their first shows in the college common room to celebrate the team's victories.After a few years of playing at parties, birthdays and weddings, Lee decided to turn professional. By 1956, the Dragonaires had become a fixture on Jamaica's hotel circuit, playing under their own name and also providing backing to visiting American stars including Harry Belafonte, Chuck Berry, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, and Fats Domino. The Dragonaires prided themselves on being able to play any style of music, their repertoire including covers of American pop and R&B hits, and they soon adapted to include ska when that became popular.The band recorded their debut single, "Dumplin's", in 1959 at the WIRL (West Indies Records Limited) studios owned by future Prime Minister Edward Seaga, who became the band's manager. The single was released on the Dragonaire's own Dragon's Breath label in Jamaica, and was the second release on the Blue Beat label in the United Kingdom, and was unusual for a Jamaican single as it featured an electric organ and a Fender bass which Lee had purchased during a visit to the United States - the first such instruments ever seen on the island. Lee and Seaga both realised that ska was the music to provide Jamaica with a musical identity that could break the domination of American R&B, and the Dragonaires became one of the major ska bands of the early 1960s, releasing singles such as "Fireflies", "Mash! Mr Lee", "Joy Ride", and a ska version of "Over the Rainbow", both under their own name, and as The Ska Kings. In 1961, the band received a huge break when they were cast as the hotel band in the first James Bond film, Dr. No. The band performed several songs in the film, although the recordings were actually made by guitarist Ernest Ranglin. In 1964, the band was featured in a program called “This is Ska!” alongside Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Toots and the Maytals.The band received another major boost when they were selected by Seaga, then the island's head of Social Welfare and Economic Development, in 1964 to travel to the New York World's Fair and perform as a backing band for a showcase of Jamaican talent, including Jimmy Cliff, Prince Buster, and Millie Small. The trip was not a great success, with the Dragonaires' "uptown" musicians not fitting in with the other "downtown" artists. Realising that their appeal to ska crowds was diminishing, Lee took the band in a new direction, incorporating calypso and touring Trinidad and Tobago in 1963 and 1964. Also the band contributed the instrumental part of Mighty Sparrow's recording of Only A Fool in 1966. Lee's relationship with Atlantic Records (he acted as head of distribution for the US company in Jamaica) led to the label releasing Dragonaires records in the US, including two albums timed to capitalise on interest generated from the World's Fair performances, Jump Up and Jamaican Ska (on which the Dragonaires backed the likes of The Blues Busters, The Charmers, The Maytals, Stranger Cole, Ken Boothe, and Patsy Todd). The band also targeted the international rocksteady market with albums of mainly cover versions such as Rock Steady Beat and Rock Steady '67. Further, Atlantic Records tried to push the album Jamaican Ska by using house producer and sound engineer Tom Dowd, who produced all of Aretha Franklin's greatest singles, to produce the album. In addition, the Dragonaires were renamed as "The Ska Kings" on the album. Unfortunately, despite Atlantic's best efforts, Jamaican Ska failed to take off in the United States, although the record "Jamaica Ska" became a Top 30 single in Canada.
Lee bought the WIRL studios from Seaga and turned into Dynamic Sounds Recording Co., where the Dragonaires naturally recorded, using the superior facilities to record a string of well-produced albums during the late 1960s and early 1970s, often containing cover versions aimed at tourists, and they went on to record a series of "Reggay"-titled albums in the early 1970s.
The WIRL name had remained with its division in Barbados and had remained the ever-popular brand of Bajan music until 1995, when it changed its name to E.A. Best Music Ltd, and eventually to its current name, Caribbean Records - still the major record company and distributor of Barbados. Back in Jamaica, Dynamic had become a bigger force than ever before, investing in presenting more of Jamaica's talent to vinyl, including Toots & the Maytals, Eric Donaldson, John Holt, Barry Biggs, Freddie McKay, Tommy McCook, and Max Romeo, issued on imprints such as Jaguar, Panther, Afrik, and Dragon.
In 1974, the band played at Trinidad and Tobago's carnival for the first of many times, and the same year they released the Carnival in Trinidad album. They would release both reggae and carnival-oriented albums throughout the 1970s, and in 1975 took in another genre with the Disco Reggae album, released on Mercury Records in the US.The band played at the Reggae Sunsplash festival in both 1978 and 1979, and were one of the main backing bands in 1982. They would also appear in 1984 and 1990.From 1979, the Dragonaires output was heavily concentrated on calypso, soca, and mas, regularly performing at Trinidad and Tobago's carnival, and also touring the Caribbean and North America. It was during this time that many of their most famous calypso songs were recorded, including the smash hit "Tiny Winey" (1984).Throughout the 1990s they were also regulars at Jamaica's carnival, and their "Dance Hall Soca" hit (recorded with Admiral Bailey) was credited with starting the ragga-soca craze of the late 1990s.The band continue to tour, recently performing with Kevin Lyttle at the Cricket World Cup 2007 opening ceremony.Byron Lee died on 4 November 2008, aged 73, from cancer.The band has continued since Lee's death, with the name initially slightly altered to Byron Lee's Dragonaires. They later changed the band name to The Dragonaires as they were no longer able to use Lee's name.In August 2014 it was announced that Carl Brady would receive the Order of Distinction in October that year.
Albums
References
External links
Band web page
45cat discography
Byron Lee and the Dragonaires discography at Discogs
www.thedragonaires.com (Band Website)
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Membres du groupe : Leslie "Steam Pigeon" Mowatt, Esmond Jarrett, Wallace Wilson, Peter Ashbourne, Bumps Jackson, Sammy Ismay, Lynford Brown, Derrick Stewart, Boris Gardiner, Frank Anderson, Granville Williams, Winston Wright, Neville Hinds, Barry Biggs, Byron Lee, Lester Sterling, Vic Taylor, Marvin Brooks, Ken Lazarus, Frank Aird, Keith Jackson, Lester Williams, Sammy Davis, Sammy Johnson, Winston Graham, Vernon Muller, Chester Power, Keith Lyn, Junior Gray, Barry Lloyd, Carl Brady, Ossie Scott, Oscar Benjamin, Errol Gayle, Courtney Robb, Victor Chung, Hopeton Lewis, Bruce Ruffin, Tony Gregory, Jo Jo Bennett
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297 albums

Fat Back / Call Me
2020 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Oldays Records

Anthologie de la musique jamaicaine des années 50 à 1962
2018 - JamaïqueSka, Mento, Boogie
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 25 Pistes
Rdm Edition

Frankenstein / Musical Pressure
2015 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Uptown Top Ranking
2015 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady, Soul
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 20 Pistes
Vp Records

Dr. No (Original Motion Picture Sound Track Album)
2015 - JamaïqueSoundtrack, Big Band, Easy Listening
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 34 Pistes
The Soundtrack Factory

There's Always Sunshine / Love Is A Special Feeling
2014 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Sunshine, Bmn

Soon You'll Be Gone / I Don't Know
2014 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Sunshine

The Man And His Music
2009 - JamaïqueSka, Soca
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 48 Pistes
Vp Records

Christmas Party Time In The Tropics
2008 - JamaïqueReggae, Ballad, Easy Listening
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 22 Pistes
Vp Records, Soul , Dynamic Sounds

Essential Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
2007 - JamaïqueSka, Mento, Soca
CD, DVD Album ⎯ 24 Pistes
Vp Music Group, Inc.

Dance Party Vol. 1
2005 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Album CD ⎯ 28 Pistes
Vp Records

Tell Me Darling / Jamaica Ska
2004 - JamaïqueSka, Rhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems
2004 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso, Rumba
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 43 Pistes
Trojan Records

Sweet Music
2004 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Album CD ⎯ 17 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Sexy Body
2003 - JamaïqueCalypso
Album CD ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds Productions

Bounce & Twist / Sugar Cane
2002 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Caribbean Sty-Lee
2002 - JamaïqueSka, Soca, Calypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Songs From Shanty Town
2001 - JamaïqueSka
Album CD ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dressed To Kill

Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
2001 - JamaïqueSka
Album CD ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dressed To Kill

Soft Lee Vol. 7
2000 - JamaïqueLovers Rock
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Rock Steady All Night
2000 - JamaïqueAlbum CD Compilation ⎯ 28 Pistes
Charly Records

Soca Fire Inna Jamdown Stylee
1999 - JamaïqueSoca
Album CD ⎯ 16 Pistes
Jamaican Vibes

Jump And Wave For Jesus
1999 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 13 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Great Jamaica Ska
1998 - JamaïqueSka
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 20 Pistes
Rhino Records

Rock Steady Intensified!
1998 - JamaïqueCalypso, Rocksteady, Reggae
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 16 Pistes
Jamaican Gold

Reggae Hot Shots (1971-1973)
1998 - JamaïqueAlbum CD ⎯ 18 Pistes
Jamaican Gold

Love How Ya Winning / Tiny Winey
1998 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Hot Reggae Splashdown
1998 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Soca
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 23 Pistes
Rhino Records

Ska Reggae Soca Style / An Anthology (1964-1996)
1998 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Calypso
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 18 Pistes
Music Club

Pop A Top Reggae
1997 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 10 Pistes
Eclipse Music Group

The Best Of Ska-Rock Steady & Reggae Volume 2
1995 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 10 Pistes
Eclipse Music Group

The Best Of Ska-Rock Steady & Reggae Vol. 1
1995 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Cassette Album Compilation ⎯ 10 Pistes
Eclipse Music Group

Reggae Hot Shots Vol.1
1995 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Rocksteady
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 18 Pistes
Jamaican Gold

Play Dynamite Ska With The Jamaican All-Stars Vol.2
1995 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 14 Pistes
Dr. Buster Dynamite

The Best Of Ska-Rock Steady & Reggae Volume 3
1995 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 10 Pistes
Eclipse Music Group

Space Fever
1995 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 10 Pistes
Eclipse Music Group

Play Dynamite Ska With The Jamaican All-Stars
1993 - JamaïqueSka
CD, Box Set Album Compilation ⎯ 34 Pistes
Jamaican Gold

Dance Hall Soca
1993 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Play Dynamite Ska With The Jamaican All-Stars Vol.1
1992 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 14 Pistes
Dr. Buster Dynamite

Teaser
1991 - JamaïqueSoca, Dancehall
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Soca Greatest Hits
1991 - JamaïqueSoca
Album CD ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Carnival Fever
1991 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica's Golden Hits - The Best Of Rock Steady & Reggae Vol. 3
1991 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae-Pop
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 11 Pistes
Jamaican Gold

Soft Lee Vol. IV
1990 - JamaïqueLovers Rock
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Workie Workie
1990 - JamaïqueSka, Steel Band, Reggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Soft Lee Vol. V
1990 - JamaïqueCalypso, Steel Band, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica Carnival '90
1990 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Christmas Soca Party
1989 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jimmy Swaggart / Bandit / Soca Salsa
1989 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Bacchanal In The City
1989 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Soca Bacchanal
1989 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 9 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggae Dance Party
1988 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Philips

Soft Lee Vol. 3
1988 - JamaïqueLovers Rock
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 9 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

De Music Hot Mama
1988 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 9 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Thunder / Rockin' All Night
1987 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Cbs

Gi We Dat Music
1987 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Soca Girl
1986 - JamaïqueSoca
Cassette Album ⎯ 11 Pistes
Jet Star Records

Gimme Soca / Don't Rock Me So
1986 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Cbs

Tiny Winey / Soca Girl / Gimme Soca
1985 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 3 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Wine Miss Tiny
1985 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 8 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Gimme Soca / Soca Girl
1985 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Boots / Gi Me The Thing
1984 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Heat In De Place
1984 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

The Best Of Carnival
1984 - JamaïqueDancehall, Calypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Feeling It - Soft Man
1984 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Carnival City '83
1983 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol. 2
1983 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Only A Fool / Monkey Man
1982 - JamaïqueCalypso, Ballad
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records, Ariola

Soca Carnival
1980 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Carnival Experience
1979 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 9 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggae Hits
1978 - JamaïqueReggae
Cassette Album ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
1978 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Discos Fuentes, Fuentes Internacional

Norman (Is That You)
1978 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jump Judges Jum / Vero
1978 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Discos Fuentes

Hot, Sweet And Jumpy
1978 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

One For You, One For Me
1978 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 3 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica's Golden Hits Vol 2
1978 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
State Records

More Carnival
1978 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Jamaica's Golden Hits
1978 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady, Reggae-Pop
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
State Records

Art Of Mas
1977 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Alone At Last / Fifth Of Beethoven
1977 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Only A Fool
1977 - JamaïqueCalypso, Ballad
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

Six Million Dollar Man
1976 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

A Fifth Of Beethoven / Have Mercy
1976 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay International
1976 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

This Is Carnival
1976 - JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Carnival '75
1975 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Endless Vibrations / Cannon In D
1975 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Don't Blame The Youth / Dragon Dance
1975 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Dancing Is Forever
1975 - JamaïqueReggae, Disco
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Disco Reggae
1975 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 16 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Sparrow Dragon Again
1975 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Spalee Records

Carnival In Trinidad
1974 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Only A Fool / More And More Amour
1974 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soca, Steel Band
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Spalee Records

The Midas Touch
1974 - JamaïqueReggae, Dub
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggae Makossa / Live And Let Die
1974 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Polydor

Calypso Carnival
1973 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay Fever
1973 - JamaïqueReggae, Soul, Funk
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay Hot Cool & Easy
1972 - JamaïqueReggae, Funk
Cassette Album ⎯ 11 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Shaft / Show Me Your Company
1972 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Make It Reggae / Go Johnny Go
1972 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay Roun' The World
1972 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay Splash Down!
1971 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Thinking Of You / Thinking Of You Version
1971 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

One Bad Apple / Poop-A-Poom
1971 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Duke Records

Grooving Out Of Life / Fire Fire
1971 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Duke Records

My Way / One Day Soon
1971 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Way Back Home
1971 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

For Your Precious Love / For Your Precious Love Ver.
1971 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dragon

My Sweet Lord
1971 - JamaïqueSka, Dub, Reggae-Pop
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Strolling In Hyde Park / Cashbox
1970 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Duke Records

Bond In Bliss / Musical Scorcher
1970 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

Love Grows / Trudy's Theme
1970 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Tiger

Julianne / We Five
1970 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trojan Records

Poop-A-Poom / Silverbird
1970 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Julianne / Tracey's Reggae
1970 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Tiger

The Law (Part 1) / The Law (Part 2)
1970 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Duke Records

Going Places
1970 - JamaïqueSka, Reggae, Calypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Reggay Charm
1970 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Pupalick
1969 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Continental Records

Pupalick / Nice Time
1969 - JamaïqueReggae, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Jad

Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday
1969 - JamaïqueReggae, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Major Minor

Only A Fool / Peace And Love
1969 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Mata Hari Records

Elizabeth Serenade / Love Is Blue
1969 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Randy's

Soul Serenade / Bond In Bliss
1969 - JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Horse

Elizabethan Reggae / Soul Serenade
1969 - JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Duke Records

Reggay Blast Off!
1969 - JamaïqueReggae-Pop
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

The Many Moods Of Lee Volume 2
1969 - JamaïqueSoul, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Christmas Party Time
1969 - JamaïqueReggae, Ballad, Easy Listening
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Soul

Sparrow Meets The Dragon
1969 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 11 Pistes
Spalee Records

Rock Steady / Musical Pressure
1968 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

I Won't Let You Go / Soon You'll Be Gone
1968 - JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
United Artists Records

How Near Is Love / Miss Tourist
1968 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday / Don't Cry
1968 - JamaïqueReggae, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Jad

Fire In Your Wire / Move Up Calypso
1968 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
High Note Records

Every Day Will Be Like A Holiday / Slow Run
1968 - JamaïqueReggae, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Jad

Rock-Steady Explosion
1968 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Soul

Tug-O-War / I Can't Stand Up For Falling Down
1967 - JamaïqueRocksteady, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Atlantic

Can You Hear Me / Bend Down Low
1967 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Papa Jack / What Now My Love (Instrumental)
1967 - JamaïqueCalypso, Chanson
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Ten Commandments (From Woman To Man) / Papa Jack
1967 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
King Records

Top Of The Ladder
1967 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Rock - Steady - 67
1967 - JamaïqueReggae, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Soul

Release Me / Musical Pressure
1966 - JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

The Sounds Of Jamaica
1966 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Searching For My Love / Dumplins
1965 - JamaïqueSka, Soul, Rhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Atlantic

Wings Of A Dove / Dan Is The Man
1965 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Island Records

If You Act This Way / You Make Me Feel The Way I Do
1965 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

Sloopy / Goldfinger
1965 - JamaïqueReggae-Pop
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Funny / Walk Like A Dragon
1965 - JamaïqueSka, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Island Records

Firefly jump Up Mi Merengue / Firefly Jump Up Green Guava
1964 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Wirl

I Won't Let You Go
1964 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Xedo Records

Jamaica Ska / Come Back
1964 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Parlophone

Hanging Up My Heart
1964 - JamaïqueBallad
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Parlophone

Up On The Roof / Hanging Up My Heart
1964 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Starline

Last Night (Instrumental) / Jamaica Ska
1964 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

Empty Chair
1964 - JamaïqueRhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

The Many Moods Of Lee
1964 - JamaïqueVinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Kentone Records

Caribbean Joy Ride
1964 - JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Starline

I Won't Let You Go / Love Me Forever
1964 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

First Class With Lee
1964 - JamaïqueCalypso, Reggae-Pop
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Soul

Plays Jamaica Ska
1964 - JamaïqueSka, Rhythm & Blues
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Kentone Records

No One / Don't Do It
1963 - JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

Help Me Forget / Mash! Mr Lee
1962 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dragon's Breath Records

Jamaica Jump Up
1962 - JamaïqueCalypso, Soundtrack
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Starline

Limbo Jamaica / Dragon's Paradise
1962 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dragon's Breath Records

Never On Sunday Cha Cha
1962 - JamaïqueSka, Twist
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Starline

Bata Cha Cha Cha / Fiesta Twist
1962 - JamaïqueSka, Descarga, Twist
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Bata

Mash! Mr. Lee / Help Me Forget
1961 - JamaïqueSka, Calypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Blue Beat

Joy Ride
1961 - JamaïqueReggae, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 10 Pistes
Starline

Joy Ride / Over The Rainbow
1961 - JamaïqueRhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dragon's Breath Records

Dumplins / Kissin-Gal
1960 - JamaïqueSka, Rhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Blue Beat

Spring Garden On Fire
- JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

She's Mine / I Don't Love You Anymore
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

The Best Of Byron Lee And The Dragonaires
- JamaïqueSoca
CDr Album Compilation ⎯ 19 Pistes
Not On Label (byron Lee And The Dragonaires S...

The Record / Hang On Sloopy
- JamaïqueSka, Soul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Bra

Wings Of A Dove / Wide Awake In A Dream
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Bra

The Original Byron Lee Vol.1
- JamaïqueCalypso, Soca
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 16 Pistes
K & K Records, Kentone Records

Soul Serenade / Bond In Blues
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trans-world

Musical Scorcher/ More Scorcher
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Trans-world

Dias Escolares / Vamos A La Playa
- JamaïqueSoca, Reggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Discos Fuentes

Johnny Too Bad / Ride On Sammy
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

The Best Of Soft Lee Series One
- JamaïqueReggae
Album CD Compilation ⎯ 11 Pistes
Vp Records

Got To Get There / Let It Be Me
- JamaïqueSoul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Sunshine

Love and Emotion / Warning You Baby
- JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Grabaciones Angel Job

Let Me Love You / What Now My Love
- JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Shaving Cream / Maga Dog
- JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Napoleon Solo / It's Been A Change
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Atlantic

Shortwave / Superior
- JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Tiger

One Pound Weight / Chin To Chin
- JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Tiger

Last Night / Ping Pong Shuffle
- JamaïqueRhythm & Blues
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Starline

Portrait Of My Love / Sour Apples
- JamaïqueCalypso
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Starline

007 / Rock Steady
- JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Umbrella Records

Empty Chair / Musical Pressure
- JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

She's Royal (Soca Remix)
- JamaïqueSoca
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Vp Records

Hot Hot Hot
- JamaïqueSoca, Calypso
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 3 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

Island In The Sun / Steal Away
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

Faberge' / Frankenstein
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Gay Feet, Soul

I've Been Trying / Pretty Girls
- JamaïqueSoul
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Bmn

Oil In The Lamp / It Will Be Ages
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Kentone Records

Sunjet Jump Up / And I Love Her
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul

We Wish You A Merry Christmas
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

She Never Let Me Down / River To The Bank
- JamaïqueSka
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Federal

There's Always Sunshine / Lover's Reward
- JamaïqueRocksteady
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Bmn

Singer Man / Freedom Street
- JamaïqueReggae
Vinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Dynamic Sounds

The Best Of The Blues Busters
- JamaïqueSka, Rocksteady
Vinyle 12" ⎯ 12 Pistes
Sunshine

Ride Your Donkey / Fire In The Wire
- JamaïqueVinyle 7" ⎯ 2 Pistes
Soul
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