Arrow Hot Hot Hot 1982 Arrow Records ARROW-019 According to my well-placed sources, there was a time where you couldn’t go to a party in the Caribbean without somebody playing this record, or at least the title cut. Monserrat native and Pillies fan Arrow (Alphonsus Cassell) had been releasing calypso and soca albums since the…
Swallow Party In Space 1983 Charlie’s Records SCR 324 King Swallow is a famous Antiguan calypso and soca artist, but I confess that I picked up this album for the cover photo of the first Challenger space shuttle launch. There is a rumor that when NASA became aware of this album, they tried to…
Just in time for Notting Hill carnival. I’ve only been in London at the same time as that famous celebration once. I caught some of the steel band showcase with a good friend on the Friday before the real festivities get underway, and then it proceeded to rain all weekend, and I found myself doing…
Ed Watson and His Brass Circle Heavy Roller 1980 Circle Records CRL 1014 A1 Judgement Day A2 Boogie Woman A3 One In A Million You B1 Take It Easy B2 Hot Line B3 Sail On B4 Shining Star Mixed At – Eras Recording Studio Recorded At…
