Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon (CD) (US Import)
Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon (CD) (US Import)
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Imported from the USA
- Artist
- Junior Byles
- EAN/UPC
- 5013929276031
- Product Type
- CD
- Cat No
- DBCDD060
- Released
- 2020
- Pressing
- UK
- Studio
- Doctor Bird
- Music Genre
- Reggae
- Styles
- Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Dub
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Description
Junior Byles — Beat Down Babylon
Format: CD • Label: Doctor Bird (DBCDD060) • Released: 2020 • Pressing: UK • Genre: Roots Reggae, Rocksteady, Dub
Tracklist:
1-1. (Festival) Da Da
1-2. I've Got A Feeling
1-3. Don't Know Why
1-4. Demonstration (And Protest) (aka What's The World Coming To)
1-5. Coming Again
1-6. Beat Down Babylon
1-7. A Place Called Africa (aka Place Call Africa)
1-8. Joshua's Desire
1-9. A Matter Of Time
1-10. Poor Chubby
1-11. Come Da Da
1-12. Come Da Da Version
1-13. Righteous Oily
1-14. Ital Version (aka Babylon Chapter 5)
1-15. Informer Men
1-16. Outformer Version (aka Babylon Chapter 10)
1-17. Africa Stand
1-18. Education Rock
1-19. King Of Babylon
1-20. Nezbuchadnezzer
1-21. Got The Tip
1-22. Fever
1-23. Lick The Pipe Peter (aka Fever Chapter 4)
1-24. Pharaoh Hiding
1-25. Hail To Power
1-26. Another Moses
1-27. Rub Up Festival ’71
1-28. The Thanks We Get (1970 Version)
2-1. Curley Locks
2-2. Lock And Key (aka Golden Version)
2-3. Dreader Locks
2-4. Miltant Rock
2-5. The Thanks We Get (1973 Version)
2-6. Xylophone Rock
2-7. Now Generation
2-8. The Long Way
2-9. The Longer Way (aka All The Way)
2-10. Auntie Lu-Lu (aka Auntie Lulu)
2-11. Fun And Games
2-12. Motion Dub
2-13. Mumbling And Grumbling
2-14. King Size Mumble
2-15. Rasta No Pick Pocket
2-16. Pick Pocket Skank
2-17. Cutting Razor
2-18. Pretty Fe True (aka Pretty Baby)
2-19. Pretty Dub
2-20. When Will Better Come
2-21. The Thanks We Get
2-22. Ungreatful Skank (aka Ungrateful Skank)
2-23. Curley Locks (Alternate Version)
Imported from the USA.
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About the artist
Born Kenneth Byles on July 17th,1948 in Kingston, Jamaica passed May 15th 2025.
In late 1967, Junior formed a vocal group named the Versatiles. They cut their first session for release on Joe Gibbs's Amalgamated label. Three superb titles "Just Can't Win," "The Time Has Come" and "Trust The Book" were recorded under the supervision of Lee Perry with musical backup from Lynn Taitt & the Jets.
Between 1968 and 1974, Perry and Junior collaborated in the production of a series of hits, including, "Curly Locks," "Rasta No Pickpocket," "Place Called Africa," "Beat Down Babylon," "King Of Babylon," "Cutting Razor" and "Long Way."
By the mid-seventies, Junior was a major star in Jamaica poised for international exposure. However, his health began to decline and he suffered from depression. By 1976, he was admitted to Bellevue Hospital, a psychiatric hospital in Kingston. Throughout the later part of the decade, Junior was in and out of the hospital and he managed to make many great records for a variety of producers.
These included "Chant Down Babylon" and "Pitchy Patchy" for Ja-Man Records, a remake of "King Of Babylon" for Niney The Observer and Lloyd F. Campbell, "False Leader" and the classic "Fade Away". Two albums were released, the first on Dynamic/Trojan and the second co-produced by Perry and Pete Weston for Micron Music Limited.
Source: Discogs