Byles,Junior Beat Down Babylon: Original Album Plus CD

Digitally remastered and expanded edition. Released in 1972, the Junior Byles single 'Beat Down Babylon' provided one of the clearest indications to date of the impending roots sound that would soon dominate reggae. The immense popularity of the Lee 'Scratch' Perry-produced 45, both in Jamaica and the UK, swiftly prompted a best-selling long-player of the same title, issued later that year. Comprising ten of the singer-songwriter's recent recordings for the mighty Upsetter, the LP has since been re-issued on vinyl on a number of occasions, but has never been officially made available on CD until now. Now, at long last, Beat Down Babylon does finally make it onto the format, with the original track-listing bolstered by the remainder of Byles' released work for Perry, which includes numerous Jamaican hits, most notably the 1974 smash, 'Curley Locks'.

1. Da Da 2. I've Got A Feeling 3. Don't Know Why 4. Demonstration And Protest 5. Coming Again 6. Beat Down Babylon 7. A Place Called Africa 8. Joshua's Desire 9. A Matter Of Time 10. Poor Chubby 11. Come Da Da 12. Come Da Da Version 13. Righteous Oily 14. Beat Down Babylon Ital Version 15. Informer Men 16. Outformer Version 17. Africa Stand 18. Education Rock 19. King Of Babylon 20. King Of Babylon Version 21. Got The Tip 22. Fever 23. Lick The Pipe Peter 24. Pharaoh Hiding 25. Hail To Power 26. Another Moses 27. Rub Up Festival Æ71 28. The Thanks We Get (First Version) 29. Curley Locks 30. Lock And Key 31. Dreader Locks 32. Miiltant Rock 33. The Thanks We Get (Second Version) 34. Xylophone Rock 35. Now Generation 36. The Long Way 37. Longer Way 38. Auntie Lulu 39. Fun And Games 40. Motion Dub 41. Mumbling And Grumbling 42. King Size Mumble 43. Cutting Razor 44. Rasta No Pickpocket 45. Pick Pocket Skank 46. Pretty Baby 47. Pretty Dub 48. When Will Better Come 49. The Thanks We Get (Third Version) 50. Ungrateful Skank 51. Curley Locks (Alt. Version)