The History of Blue Beat The Birth of Ska BB51 - BB75: The A Sides

• 1. Magic Notes, The - Drumbago & Jazz Beat, The – Rosabel
• 2. Laurel Aitken With Blue Beats, The (2) – Bouncing Women
• 3. Eric Morris* With Drumbago All Stars – Humpty Dumpty
• 4. 'Mellowcats, The'*, Count Ossie & The Warrickers* – Another Moses
• 5. Blues Busters, The – Donna
• 6. Rico Rodriguez – Luke Lane Shuffle
• 7. Derrick Morgan & Patsy* – Feel So Fine
• 8. Roland Alphonso – Blackberry Brandy
• 9. Chuck & Dobby – Oh Fanny
• 10. Clue J & His Blues Blasters* – Little Willie
• 11. Monty & Roy - Lumbago & His Orchestra* – In And Out Of The Window
• 12. Derrick Morgan With Drumbago All Stars – Shake A Leg
• 13. Monty & Roy, Drumbago & His Orchestra* – Sweetie Pie
• 14. J.E. Stick* With Drumbago All Stars – Boss Girl
• 15. Derrick And Patsy - Drumbago & His Harmonisers – Let The Good Times Roll
• 16. Sir Dee's Group With K. Brown* – Hey Diddle Diddle
• 17. Clancy Eccles – Freedom
• 18. Mellow Cats, The* & Count Ossie & The Warrickas* – Rock A Man Soul
• 19. B. Gabbidon* & Buster's Group, The* – Warpaint Baby
• 20. Laurel Aitken With Blue Beats, The (2) – Please Don't Leave Me
• 21. Azzie Lawrence - Melobeats, The – So Far Apart
• 22. Shenley & Annette* – Million Dollar Baby
• 23. Blues Busters, The – There's Always Sunshine
• 24. Eric Morris* - Drumbago All Stars – My Forty Five
• 25. Owen Grey With The Jets* – Rocking In My Feet

180 gram double-album featuring the A-sides of 25 singles issued by the legendary Blue Beat label in late 1961 and early 1962. The label played such a major role in marketing and popularising Jamaican music in the UK that it gave the genre it's name.