BB Seaton & The Gaylads easily make my Top 10 reggae artists, along with posibly more obvious choices much as Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Heptones, Ken Boothe, Dennis Brown, Johnny Osbourne, Cornell Campbell, Alton Ellis, John Holt, Slim Smith and Johnny Clarke. Still in fine voice after almost 50 years in the business, Bibby (as he likes to be called) is a generous and friendly gentleman to do business with as well.
The Gaylads were a popular rocksteady vocal trio active in Jamaica between 1963 and 1973. The group, formed in Kingston, originally consisted of singers Harris "B.B." Seaton, Winston Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts; Seaton and Stewart had previously been successful as the duo Winston & Bibby. There would be several line-up changes throughout The Gaylads' ten year history, with Maurice Roberts remaining the only constant member. Besides recording several hit records, The Gaylads also backed many influential musicians (including Ken Boothe) on recordings.
Roberts, the lone remaining original member, selected brothers Randell and Hopeton Thaxter to carry on the Gaylads name; the new lineup never matched the success of its predecessor, however, and after releasing the album Love and Understanding as the Gayladds, Roberts dropped any reference to the moniker whatsoever and rechristened the trio the Psalms, landing as backing vocalists for Bunny Wailer. The founding duo of Seaton and Stewart reformed for the first time in over two decades for an appearance at the 1991 Studio One concert, and two years later Roberts joined them for a performance at the Rocksteady Reunion in Kingston. Seaton -- who began his solo career in 1973 with the album Thin Line Between Love and Hate and enjoyed success throughout the years to follow -- subsequently relocated to London to helm his revived Soul Beat imprint.
Some of their hits included one of the first singles encouraging repatriation - "Africa (We Want To Go)" (for Coxsone Dodd at Studio One), "It's Hard To Confess" (for Sonia Pottinger) and "My Jamaican Girl" (for Leslie Kong / Beverley's).
(taken from wikipedia)
Strictly vintage 45s selection!
Part One
1 RUB IT DOWN- BIBBY & THE ASTRONAUTS (THE ASTRONAUTS)
2 PLEASE BEVERLEY- BIBBY & THE ASTRONAUTS (TOP DECK)
3 NO MORE WILL I WONDER- BIBBY & THE ASTRONAUTS (TOP DECK)
4 WICKED MEN- BIBBY & THE ASTRONAUTS (THE ASTRONAUTS)
5 ONLY YOU- BB SEATON (COXSONE)
6 BROWN SKIN GAL- THE GAYLADS (COXSONE)
7 RIVER JORDAN- THE GAYLADS (COXSONE)
8 POWER- BB SEATON (COXSONE)
9 AFRICA- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
10 CHI-CHI-BUD- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
11 YES GIRL- GAY LADS (COXSONE)
12 DINNER FOR TWO- THE GAYLADS (DOCTOR BIRD)
13 SOUND OF SILENCE- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
14 PECULIAR MAN- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
15 MEXICAN DIVORCE- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
16 JUST ONE KISS- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
17 EVERYDAY IS LIKE A HOLIDAY- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
18 I AM FREE- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
19 DON'T TRY TO REACH ME- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
20 WALK THE PROUD LAND- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
21 I'LL BE TRUE TO YOU- BB SEATON @ THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
22 LADY WITH THE RED DRESS- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
23 DON'T SAY NO- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
24 TELL ME THAT YOU LOVE ME- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
25 RED ROSE- THE GAYLADS (STUDIO 1)
26 MESSAGE TO MY GIRL- THE GAYLADS (COXSONE)
27 NO GOOD GIRL- GAY LADS (COXSONE)
28 IT'S HARD TO CONFESS- THE GAYLADS (HIGH NOTE)
29 ABC ROCKSTEADY- THE GAYLADS (HIGH NOTE)
30 I NEED YOUR LOVING- THE GAYLADS (HIGH NOTE)
31 SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW'S END- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
32 LOOKING FOR A GIRL- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
33 MAMA LOOK- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
34 JOY IN THE MORNING- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
PART 2
1 LET'S FALL IN LOVE- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
2 AREN'T YOU THE GUY- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
3 FUNNY FEELINGS- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
4 SHE WANT IT- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
5 IF YOU DON'T MIND- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
6 THERE'S A FIRE- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
7 THAT'S WHAT LOVE WILL DO- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
8 IT'S ALL IN THE GAME- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
9 SOMETHING IS WRONG SOMEWHERE- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
10 SOME DAY I WILL BE FREE- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
11 SOMEDAY I WILL BE FREE- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
12 TELL THE CHILDREN THE TRUTH- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (BEVERLEY'S)
13 PEOPLE CRYING- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
14 MY JAMAICAN GIRL- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
15 YOU CAN'T GET AWAY- BB SEATON & THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
16 THE GUY NEXT DOOR- THE GAYLADS (SOUL BEAT)
17 CAN'T HIDE THE FEELING- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
18 THE WHOLE WORLD'S DOWN ON ME- BB SEATON (TROJAN)
19 FORGIVE THEM LORD- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
20 ARE WE LOSING- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
21 NO MORE TRIBALISM- BB SEATON (ROOTS INTL.)
22 ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
23 BROTHERS BEWARE- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
24 ALL THE BEST THINGS- BB SEATON (JAMA)
25 IS LIFE- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
26 LIFE- BB SEATON (HIGH NOTE)
27 MY PEOPLE- BB SEATON (ROOTS INTL.)
28 JAH HELP THOSE WHO HELP THEMSELEVES- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
29 LITTLE CANDLE- THE GAYLADS (WAMBESI)
30 THE MORNING SUN- BB SEATON (SOUL BEAT)
31 SHARING LOVE- BB SEATON (STUDIO 1)
32 PROUD AS I AM- BB SEATON (STUDIO 1)
33 NEED YOU NOW- BB SEATON (STUDIO 1)
34 IT'S A SIGN- BB SEATON (STUDIO 1)
BB Seaton still performs excellently. I am lucky enough to have seen him a couple of times and I recommend you catch him if you can. He still operated Soul Beat Records out of London and alot of the songs on these mixes can be bought from his website on CD or 45. Check him out (if you ask nicely he might sign a 45 for you!)
http://www.soulbeatrecords.co.uk/sleeves are here
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