Eccles,Clancy & Friends Top Of The Ladder CD

By the early Seventies, Clancy Eccles sat firmly atop the reggae tree, having enjoyed a succession of hits both in Jamaica and the UK, where the bulk of his productions had seen issue on Trojan's Clandisc subsidiary. To capitalise on the popularity of his work, the London based record company chose to launch their new Big Shot label LP range with a collection comprising a dozen of his lesser known tracks that had remained unissued since being recorded two to three years earlier. Unfortunately, due to the age of the material, the resultant "Top Of The Ladder" album sounded dated compared to the reggae sounds of the day, with poor sales of the long-player leading to it being pulled after an initial pressing run of just a few hundred copies. Although largely overlooked by record buyers at the time, the LP's scarcity, allied to the high quality of the music featured within it's grooves has since led to it becoming one of the most sought-after Trojan collections on the market. Unavailable on any format for almost half a century, "Top Of The Ladder" is finally available once more, with it's dozen tracks bolstered by over 40 Clancy Eccles-produced sides from the early Seventies - including the original reggae version of 'Kingston' Town' and many recordings new to CD!

1. Open It û Winston Wright 2. Thinking About It - The Dynamites 3. Captivity - Joe Higgs 4. Love That Builds û Higgs ; Wilson 5. Hits Medley - Clancy Eccles 6. Reggaedelic û Winston Wright 7. Cat Walk - Winston Wright 8. Eccles Skank - Winston Wright 9. Quarter Master - Winston Wright 10. Passing Through û Lord Creator 11. Cow Feet Reggae - The Dynamites 12. Nyah Rock - Winston Wright 13. Holly Holy - The Fabulous Flames 14. Rod Of Correction û Clancy Eccles 15. Old Man River û Mello ; The Mellotones 16. Hello Mother - The Dynamites 17. Power For The People (Part 1) - Clancy Eccles 18. Molly - Lord Creator 19. George û Gladstone Anderson 20. People Like People û Clancy Eccles 21. Don't Call Me Nigga û Tyrone Taylor 22. Build My World Around You û Mello ; The Mellotones 23. Sweet Jamaica - Clancy Eccles 24. Sunday Version û The Dynamites 25. Rub A Dub û King Stitt 26. Kingston Town - Lord Creator 27. Stand By Your Man û Merlene Webber 28. Hallelujah Free At Last - Clancy Eccles 29. Hi De Ho - The Fabulous Flames 30. Joe Louis - The Dynamites 31. Teardrops Will Fall - The Silvertones 32. John Crow Skank - Clancy Eccles 33. Haile Selassie û Mello ; The Mellotones 34. Going Up West - Winston Wright 35. If You Were Mine - Honey Boy Martin 36. Ganja Free û Clancy Eccles 37. Livitis - The Fabulous Flames 38. Red Moon û The Dynamites 39. Tomorrow û Stranger ; Gladdy 40. Uncle Joe - Clancy Eccles 41. Winey Winey û Jackie Bernard 42. Growing Up - The Fabulous Flames 43. ThatÆs How I Need You - Lord Creator 44. Power For The People (Part 2) û Clancy Eccles 45. The Wandererû Beres Hammond 46. I Fe Layo û Larry Mcdonald ; Denzil Laing 47. Single Man - Honey Boy Martin 48. Live And Love û Barry Wilson 49. Sha La La - The Dynamites 50. What Will Your Mama Say (Strings Mix) û Clancy Eccles