Trackimage | Playbut | Trackname | Playbut | Trackname |
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6070222 | Play | Fade Away | 03:49 Tools | |
6070223 | Play | Fever | 02:53 Tools | |
6070225 | Play | Beat Down Babylon | 02:36 Tools | |
6070224 | Play | Curly Locks | 03:23 Tools | |
6070226 | Play | A Place Called Africa | 02:42 Tools | |
6070229 | Play | The Long Way | 04:02 Tools | |
6070233 | Play | Coming Again | 02:30 Tools | |
6070235 | Play | Demonstration | 02:34 Tools | |
6070234 | Play | Heart And Soul | 03:02 Tools | |
6070236 | Play | A Matter Of Time | 03:13 Tools | |
6070227 | Play | Weeping | 04:19 Tools | |
6070237 | Play | Da Da | 02:51 Tools | |
6070231 | Play | Curley Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070228 | Play | Dreader Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070230 | Play | King Of Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
6070232 | Play | (Festival) Da Da | 00:00 Tools | |
6070291 | Play | (A) Pretty Fe True (B) Pretty Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
6070238 | Play | Don't Know Why | 00:00 Tools | |
6070240 | Play | I've Got A Feeling | 00:00 Tools | |
6070239 | Play | Joshua's Desire | 00:00 Tools | |
6070241 | Play | Poor Chubby | 02:33 Tools | |
6070278 | Play | If You Don't Know Me By Now | 03:26 Tools | |
6070246 | Play | Place Called Africa | 00:00 Tools | |
6070253 | Play | Pitchy Patchy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070242 | Play | Rasta No Pickpocket | 03:46 Tools | |
49643446 | Play | Make Up To Breake Uo | 00:00 Tools | |
6070270 | Play | Long Way | 00:00 Tools | |
6070285 | Play | Curly Locks (Original Version) | 03:02 Tools | |
6070243 | Play | Coming Home | 00:00 Tools | |
6070244 | Play | A Place Called Africa 3 | 00:00 Tools | |
6070249 | Play | When Will Better Come | 00:00 Tools | |
49643447 | Play | Weepign | 00:00 Tools | |
6070248 | Play | The Thanks We Get | 00:00 Tools | |
6070263 | Play | Know Where You're Going | 00:00 Tools | |
6070305 | Play | Education Rock | 00:00 Tools | |
6070245 | Play | Auntie Lulu | 00:00 Tools | |
6070297 | Play | Cutting Razor | 00:00 Tools | |
6070288 | Play | Now Generation | 00:00 Tools | |
6070315 | Play | Curly Locks #3 (Previously Unissued Alternate Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070281 | Play | Informer Man | 00:00 Tools | |
6070251 | Play | Hail To Power | 00:00 Tools | |
6070326 | Play | When Will Better Come (Previously Unissued Alternate Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070298 | Play | It Was The Long Way | 00:00 Tools | |
6070302 | Play | Got The Tip | 00:00 Tools | |
6070258 | Play | Lorna Banana | 00:00 Tools | |
6070296 | Play | (A) Fun And Games (B) Motion Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
6070304 | Play | Thanks We Get | 00:00 Tools | |
49643448 | Play | Ain't Too Proud to Beg | 00:00 Tools | |
6070331 | Play | Fun And Games (Previously Unissued Version, Take Two) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070365 | Play | Curly Locks #2 (Previously Unissued Version, Take 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070320 | Play | Lick The Pipe Peter | 03:00 Tools | |
6070254 | Play | Pharaoh Hiding | 00:00 Tools | |
6070255 | Play | Mumbling & Grumbling | 00:00 Tools | |
6070378 | Play | What Is This World Coming To (Previously Unissued, Take Two) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070339 | Play | Africa Stand | 00:00 Tools | |
6070362 | Play | Come Da Da (Previously Unissued Extended Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070273 | Play | Jah Will Be Mine | 00:00 Tools | |
6070319 | Play | Are You Leading Me On (Previously Unissued) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070260 | Play | I Don't Know | 00:00 Tools | |
6070276 | Play | Pitchy-Patchy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070252 | Play | Rub Up Festival '71 | 00:00 Tools | |
6070247 | Play | Army Of Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6070264 | Play | Curely Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070277 | Play | Mumbling and grumbling | 00:00 Tools | |
6070269 | Play | Last Of The Love Songs | 00:00 Tools | |
6070250 | Play | There's A Place Called Africa - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
49643450 | Play | Stick of a Ounce | 00:00 Tools | |
6070275 | Play | Babylon's Burning | 00:00 Tools | |
6070261 | Play | Informer Men | 00:00 Tools | |
6070283 | Play | chant down babylon | 02:34 Tools | |
6070266 | Play | Babylon | 02:34 Tools | |
6070268 | Play | Whip Dem, Whip Dem | 00:00 Tools | |
6070272 | Play | Africa | 00:00 Tools | |
6070366 | Play | Whip Them, Whip Them | 00:00 Tools | |
6070292 | Play | Pharoah Hiding | 00:00 Tools | |
6070289 | Play | Festival Da Da | 00:00 Tools | |
6070267 | Play | Order Of The Day | 00:00 Tools | |
6070271 | Play | Trial & Crosses | 00:00 Tools | |
6070287 | Play | Take My Share | 00:00 Tools | |
49643449 | Play | Little Fleego | 00:00 Tools | |
6070280 | Play | Sugar Sugar | 00:00 Tools | |
6070325 | Play | Mystic Revelation | 00:00 Tools | |
49643451 | Play | What We Do for Them | 00:00 Tools | |
6070256 | Play | I've Got A Feeling - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
6070306 | Play | Cally Weed | 00:00 Tools | |
6070317 | Play | Remember Me | 00:00 Tools | |
6070321 | Play | Oh Carolina | 00:00 Tools | |
6070293 | Play | Jordan | 00:00 Tools | |
6070299 | Play | Thanks And Praise | 00:00 Tools | |
6070310 | Play | Press Along | 00:00 Tools | |
6070308 | Play | Junior Byles - A Matter Of Tim | 00:00 Tools | |
6070382 | Play | Lock And Key | 00:00 Tools | |
6070328 | Play | I Ain't Got It | 00:00 Tools | |
6070332 | Play | Burrie Boy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070294 | Play | Pretty Fe True/Pretty Dumb | 00:00 Tools | |
49643452 | Play | Rupert Reid - See The Dread Deh | 00:00 Tools | |
6070265 | Play | Fun and Games/ Motion Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
6070295 | Play | Can You Feel It (Sufferation Every Day) (Extended Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070307 | Play | I No Got It | 04:19 Tools | |
6070282 | Play | Poor Chubby - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
6070323 | Play | can you feel it | 00:00 Tools | |
49643459 | Play | Medley: Beat Down Babylon/Curly Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070262 | Play | Beat Down Babylon (King Alpha) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070318 | Play | The Long Way All The Way | 00:00 Tools | |
49643457 | Play | Trial and Crosses | 00:00 Tools | |
6070309 | Play | Curley Lock | 00:00 Tools | |
6070508 | Play | Live As One | 00:00 Tools | |
6070477 | Play | New Generation | 00:00 Tools | |
49643453 | Play | What The World Is Coming To | 00:00 Tools | |
6070346 | Play | Curley Locks / Dreader Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070341 | Play | Come Da Da | 00:00 Tools | |
49643454 | Play | Remember Me (Extended) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070286 | Play | Army Of Love (Previously Unreleased) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070359 | Play | What Kind Of World | 00:00 Tools | |
6070314 | Play | Place Called Africa 3 | 00:00 Tools | |
6070373 | Play | Chant Down Babylon (Extended) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070335 | Play | Know Where Yu Going | 00:00 Tools | |
6070330 | Play | Come Da Da (Extended Mix) | 05:47 Tools | |
6070338 | Play | Curly Locks [Original Version] | 03:01 Tools | |
76881447 | Play | Beat Down Comrade Man (Previously Unreleased Dub Plate) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643455 | Play | Pablo Moses - One People | 00:00 Tools | |
6070421 | Play | Fun and Games | 00:00 Tools | |
49643456 | Play | Mustic Revelation | 00:00 Tools | |
6070479 | Play | Jah Power Is Moving | 00:00 Tools | |
6070435 | Play | Are You Leading Me On | 00:00 Tools | |
6070357 | Play | Curly Locks #3 | 00:00 Tools | |
6070405 | Play | Bur Boy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070327 | Play | I've Got A Feeling | 00:00 Tools | |
6070497 | Play | So Long | 00:00 Tools | |
6070337 | Play | There's A Place Called Africa | 00:00 Tools | |
6070358 | Play | Fun And Games [Take 2] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070361 | Play | Wild Goose Race | 00:00 Tools | |
49643460 | Play | Dave Robinson - My Homeland | 00:00 Tools | |
49643458 | Play | Curly Locks (Original) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070476 | Play | Curly Locks #2 | 00:00 Tools | |
6070345 | Play | Can You Feel It (Extended) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643461 | Play | Beat down Babylon - Junior Byles | 00:00 Tools | |
6070393 | Play | Junior Byles - Pitchy-Patchy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070290 | Play | Dreadlocks Time/ Fist To Fist | 00:00 Tools | |
49643462 | Play | Bim Sherman - Mighty Ruler | 00:00 Tools | |
6070342 | Play | Bur-o-boy | 00:00 Tools | |
49643464 | Play | Bur O Boy | 00:00 Tools | |
49643463 | Play | Junior Byles & Rupert Reid - Chant Down Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
6070387 | Play | Fade Away Riddim | 00:00 Tools | |
49643465 | Play | 01. A Place Called Africa | 00:00 Tools | |
6070343 | Play | Curly Locks #2 (previously unissued version, take two) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643466 | Play | 02. Medley-Beat Down Babylon-Curly Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643467 | Play | What Is This World Coming To | 00:00 Tools | |
6070363 | Play | Heart & Soul | 00:00 Tools | |
6070394 | Play | U Brown - So Long | 00:00 Tools | |
6070334 | Play | When Will Better Come (Alternate Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643471 | Play | Dada | 00:00 Tools | |
6070495 | Play | Fade Away (Fade Away Riddim) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070374 | Play | Chant Down Babylon [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643468 | Play | Junior Byles & Rupert Reid - Remember Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49643469 | Play | Junior Byles - Know Where You're Going | 00:00 Tools | |
6070352 | Play | Da Da - Original | 00:00 Tools | |
6070380 | Play | Remember Me [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643470 | Play | Pharoah hiding / Hail to power | 00:00 Tools | |
6070340 | Play | Da Da - Alternate Version | 00:00 Tools | |
6070350 | Play | Fade Away [1979] | 00:00 Tools | |
87019577 | Play | Mighty Ruler | 00:00 Tools | |
87019578 | Play | See the Dread Deh | 00:00 Tools | |
49643472 | Play | Brigadier Jerry - Wild Goose Race | 00:00 Tools | |
6070349 | Play | What is this World Coming To (previously unissued version, take two) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070428 | Play | One People | 00:00 Tools | |
6070312 | Play | To The Most High | 00:00 Tools | |
6070417 | Play | Curley Locks/Dreader Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643474 | Play | Neville Tate - See A Man's Face | 00:00 Tools | |
6070499 | Play | Can You Feel It (Sufferatione Every Day) (Extended Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643475 | Play | Junior Byles - Fade Away | 00:00 Tools | |
87019579 | Play | My homeland | 00:00 Tools | |
6070375 | Play | Collie Weed | 00:00 Tools | |
6070395 | Play | Curlye Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643478 | Play | Cutting Razor [Alternate Mix][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
87019580 | Play | See the Dread Deh [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643479 | Play | Curly Locks/Dreader Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643477 | Play | Curly Man | 00:00 Tools | |
49643481 | Play | Can You Feel It (Sufferation Every Day) [extended mix] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070416 | Play | Can You Feel It (Sufferation Every Day) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643484 | Play | Fun And Games (Motion Dub) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643485 | Play | Crossover | 00:00 Tools | |
6070360 | Play | Can You Feel It & I Ah Feel It version | 00:00 Tools | |
49643487 | Play | Fade Away + Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
49643480 | Play | Chant Down Babylon - Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643482 | Play | Version | 00:00 Tools | |
6070356 | Play | Fade Away (With Lyrics) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070377 | Play | Pretty Fe True/Pretty Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
49643488 | Play | Send Me Over There | 00:00 Tools | |
6070336 | Play | Why | 00:00 Tools | |
49643486 | Play | Track | 03:26 Tools | |
6070464 | Play | Junior Byles & Rupert Reid - | 00:00 Tools | |
49643507 | Play | Da-da | 00:00 Tools | |
49643489 | Play | Take I Down | 00:00 Tools | |
6070383 | Play | Fun and Games (Take 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070381 | Play | See A Man's Face | 00:00 Tools | |
6070501 | Play | Curly Locks No. 3 (Alternate Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070442 | Play | Mighty Ruler [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070427 | Play | Auntie Lu Lu | 00:00 Tools | |
6070351 | Play | Dreadlocks Time/Fist to Fist | 00:00 Tools | |
49643498 | Play | Mighty Ruler Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
89093298 | Play | Fade Away Version | 00:00 Tools | |
49643492 | Play | Fever [*] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070386 | Play | Curly Locks No. 2 (Take 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643491 | Play | I An I | 00:00 Tools | |
49643494 | Play | Can You Feel It (Sufferation Every Day) (ext mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643513 | Play | Whiskey Head Woman | 00:00 Tools | |
49643493 | Play | Medley-Beat Down Babylon-Curly Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643495 | Play | Send Me Over There (Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070391 | Play | Curly Locks Original Version | 00:00 Tools | |
6070449 | Play | Run Run/Tubby Want The Channel | 00:00 Tools | |
6070348 | Play | Let Me Hold Yu Hand | 00:00 Tools | |
6070406 | Play | junior byles - weeping | 04:19 Tools | |
6070404 | Play | My Homeland [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070368 | Play | Weeping (12" Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070355 | Play | What Is This World Coming to (Take 2) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643496 | Play | Junior Byles - Fever | 00:00 Tools | |
6070474 | Play | run run | 00:00 Tools | |
49643497 | Play | Brigadier Jerry - Wild Goose | 00:00 Tools | |
6070491 | Play | Africa Stand (featuring Dennis Alcapone) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643499 | Play | Junior Byles - Know Where You | 00:00 Tools | |
49643510 | Play | Chant Down Babylon Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643500 | Play | Lick The Pipe Peter (artibella Riddim) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070486 | Play | See a Man's Face [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643501 | Play | Pretty Fe True (Pretty Dub) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070364 | Play | Fade Away (Dr Prozak rmx) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643502 | Play | Heart And Soul - Junior Byles | 00:00 Tools | |
49643503 | Play | Junior Byles & the Upsetters - The long way | 00:00 Tools | |
6070484 | Play | Lorna Banana Version | 00:00 Tools | |
49643504 | Play | Neville Tate - See A Man's Fa | 00:00 Tools | |
49643521 | Play | See The Dread Deh Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643505 | Play | Rupert Reid - See The Dread D | 00:00 Tools | |
49643506 | Play | Da Da Version | 00:00 Tools | |
6070447 | Play | One People [Extended Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070397 | Play | Lock & Key | 00:00 Tools | |
6070311 | Play | Why Can't the World Understand | 00:00 Tools | |
49643508 | Play | Natty Dreadlocks | 00:00 Tools | |
6070426 | Play | Medley Beat Down Babylon Curly | 00:00 Tools | |
49643509 | Play | A1 - Thanks And Praise | 00:00 Tools | |
49643511 | Play | Cutting Razor [Alternate Mix] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643522 | Play | One People Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643536 | Play | See a Man's Face Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
6070430 | Play | Lick The Pipe Peter (featuring Jah T and Errol Thompson) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070441 | Play | Cutting Razor (featuring The Versatiles) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643512 | Play | Pretty Fe True - Pretty Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
6070354 | Play | Fade Away & Dub | 00:00 Tools | |
6070376 | Play | Peace Of Mind | 00:00 Tools | |
6070432 | Play | Longer Way | 00:00 Tools | |
49643514 | Play | Dub - Original Bass Culture - Dreader Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643515 | Play | Run Run Run | 00:00 Tools | |
6070344 | Play | Mr know it all | 00:00 Tools | |
49643516 | Play | Fade Away -- | 00:00 Tools | |
49643519 | Play | Remember Me Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643523 | Play | A Place Called Africa-1971 | 00:00 Tools | |
49643517 | Play | Can You Feel/I Am Feel It Version | 00:00 Tools | |
49643518 | Play | Junior Byles\ Da Da | 00:00 Tools | |
6070301 | Play | Weeping (Album Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070347 | Play | Africa Stand (Feat. Dennis Alcapone) | 00:00 Tools | |
6070372 | Play | Young Girl | 00:00 Tools | |
6070444 | Play | The Long Wsy | 00:00 Tools | |
6070480 | Play | Dub Sessions Disc 2 - It Was The Long Way | 00:00 Tools | |
49643520 | Play | Fever -- Junior Byles | 00:00 Tools | |
6070322 | Play | Let Me Hold Your Hands | 00:00 Tools | |
49643533 | Play | Come da Da [Extended Mix][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643524 | Play | Barrie boy | 00:00 Tools | |
49643525 | Play | Fun and Games (previously unis | 00:00 Tools | |
49643537 | Play | My Homeland Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
49643538 | Play | Da Da - Junior Byles | 00:00 Tools | |
49643526 | Play | Are You Leading Me On [#] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643527 | Play | Rasta No Pickpocket - Junior B | 00:00 Tools | |
49643539 | Play | Pretty Fe True-Pretty Dumb | 00:00 Tools | |
6070475 | Play | Straight to Scratch Head | 00:00 Tools | |
6070462 | Play | Beat Down Babylon | 00:00 Tools | |
49643528 | Play | Junior Byles - Fade Away Riddim | 00:00 Tools | |
49643529 | Play | B2 - Cally Weed | 00:00 Tools | |
6070469 | Play | Fade Away [Version] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643530 | Play | Remember Me - Extended | 00:00 Tools | |
6070369 | Play | Cutting Razor (feat. the Versatiles) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643542 | Play | Pretty Fe True | 00:00 Tools | |
87019581 | Play | Long Way (Good Quality) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643531 | Play | Fun and Games [Take 2][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643532 | Play | Curly Locks-(Original Version) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643543 | Play | Weeping (12' Mix) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643534 | Play | Come Da Da (previously unissue | 00:00 Tools | |
49643535 | Play | When Will Better Come [Alternate Mix][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
6070371 | Play | Dreader Locks (ft. Lee Perry) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643540 | Play | Let's Fall In Love | 00:00 Tools | |
6070485 | Play | Break Up To Make Up | 03:54 Tools | |
49643541 | Play | Curly Locks #3 (previously uni | 00:00 Tools | |
76881448 | Play | Run Run - Tubby's Wants | 00:00 Tools | |
49643550 | Play | Informer Men (feat. Jah-T) | 00:00 Tools | |
49643544 | Play | A2 - Rasta No Pickpocket | 00:00 Tools | |
49643545 | Play | B1 - I No Got It | 00:00 Tools | |
49643555 | Play | I Ain't Got | 00:00 Tools | |
49643546 | Play | Curley Rocks | 00:00 Tools | |
49643547 | Play | Medley, Beat Down Babylon, Curly Locks | 00:00 Tools | |
89093299 | Play | This Feeling - Bonus Track | 00:00 Tools | |
89093300 | Play | Thanks And Praise Version - Bonus Track | 00:00 Tools | |
89093301 | Play | Bur Boy - Bonus Track | 00:00 Tools | |
89093302 | Play | Thanks And Praise Version (Bonus Track) | 00:00 Tools | |
89093303 | Play | Da Da (Festival) | 00:00 Tools | |
87019582 | Play | Thanks & Praise | 00:00 Tools | |
89093304 | Play | Only Righteousness | 00:00 Tools | |
6070443 | Play | CURLY LOOKS | 00:00 Tools | |
87019583 | Play | You Told Me | 00:00 Tools | |
49643548 | Play | Beat Down Babylon -- Junior Byles | 00:00 Tools | |
49643549 | Play | Run Run - Tubby's Wants The Channel | 00:00 Tools | |
76881449 | Play | Fade Away - 12inch / Joe Frasier | 00:00 Tools | |
49643551 | Play | Dread Locks Time | 00:00 Tools | |
49643552 | Play | What Is This World Coming To? [Take 2][#] | 00:00 Tools | |
49643553 | Play | Dreadlocks time | 00:00 Tools | |
49643554 | Play | B3 - I Don't Know | 00:00 Tools | |
49643556 | Play | 3.Curly Locks. | 03:01 Tools |
Track name
Junior Byles (Kerrie Byles Junior, most known for his 'Fade Away' is a reggae artist born in the poor parts of Kingston, Jamaica 1948. 'Fade Away', with its strong spiritual warnings for materialism and egoism, was recorded in 1975 for producer Joseph Hoo Kim. It was a massive hit in Jamaica and was also a big success in the UK, and was covered five years later by among others Adrian Sherwood's New Age Steppers group and by Salmonella Dub NZ, made a special version of it. By 1975, Byles' health had begun to decline. Suffering from depression, he was deeply affected by the death of Haile Selassie, unable to reconcile this with his belief in Selassie's divinity, and attempted suicide, but survived. He then had a very though life and was living on the street in USA, scavenging for food in dumpsters, and begging from passers-by. Byles occasionally resurfaced, recording albums 1989, and 1992. He returned to live performance in 2004 in Jamaica, receiving positive reviews. His legacy of recordings from the 1970s, however, maintain his status as one of roots reggae's leading talents. - - - - - Junior Byles (Kerrie Byles Junior, aka King Chubby) was born in Kingston, Jamaica 1948. He first formed The Versatiles with friends Ben Davis and Dudley Earl, and they were soon recording. Their first songs were cut for Joe Gibbs, with Lynn Tait's Band under Lee Perry's direction. From these sessions came "The Time Has Come", which was entered for the 1967 festival. Another festival entry was 1971's "Rub Up" in 1971, but Byles' debut solo single (1970) was "What The World Is Coming To" c/w "Live As One", and released in the UK with strings and vocal chorus. In 1971 Byles also recorded "Beat Down Babylon" (co-written by friend Harold Meikle) for Lee "Scratch" Perry, backed by The Now Generation Band (including Val Douglas Bass, Mikey Chung Guitar, and Wire Lindo Organ). Following the critical acclaim "Babylon" received, Byles then worked with Perry for the whole of 1972. These sessions produced 12 tracks, 10 of which formed the album "Beat Down Babylon". In what must have been some incredible moments of musical genius, Perry recorded Junior Byles' monumental hit "A Place Called Africa" at the same session that produced Bunny Wailer's phenomenal hit "Dreamland". The musicians at these sessions included the Barrett brothers, Tony Chin (lead guitar), Glen Adams (organ), and the rhythm guitar of Reggie Lewis. During the mid to late 1970's he was reduced to homelessness, hunger and mental turmoil, and spent much of his life living at the street level. Indeed, his mental condition was so frail at this time, that upon hearing of Haile Selassies' death on August 27 1975, he tried suicide. This resulted in a long stay at Kingstons Bellevue mental hospital. Byles still managed to record during these troubled times, with releases on Thing, Micron, Lovepower, Well Charge, Clocktower, Hot Shot, Impact, Treasure Isle, Observer, Advance, Soul Beat, Upsetter, Justice League, Wizzdom and Orchid. Aside from the tracks already mentioned, "The Long Way", "Chant Down Babylon", "Bury O Boy", "Fade Away" and the incredible "Curley Locks" all rank as some of the greatest music Jamaica has ever produced. Apart from the retrospective looks at his career, Byles still occasionally releases new material, as well as composing for other artist's. He recently performed his first show in the U.S. at the Sierra Nevada Festival in Marysville and the Ocean Rooms in Hackney, though he appeared less than 100% mentally well at the latter. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
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