Clancy Eccles - Top of the Ladder '2020

Tracks list

Album unavailable on any format for 47 years, Includes numerous tracks currently
unavailable digitally Complements other recent Doctor Bird compilations
showcasing Eccles’ early output
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 its 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 its 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!

Tracklist: 
01. Winston Wright - Open It (3:17)
02. The Dynamites - Thinking About You (2:38)
03. Joe Higgs - Captivity (2:37)
04. Higgs & Wilson - Love That Builds (1:52)
05. Clancy Eccles - Hits Medley: Puppet On a String / Games People Play / Girl
Ive Got a Date (2:25)
06. Winston Wright - Reggaedelic (2:51)
07. Winston Wright - Cat Walk (2:22)
08. Winston Wright - Eccles Skank (2:08)
09. Winston Wright - Quarter Master (3:12)
10. Lord Creator - (Now Im) Passing Through (2:46)
11. The Dynamites - Cow Feet Reggae (3:18)
12. Winston Wright - Nyah Rock (2:50)
13. The Fabulous Flames - Holly Holy (3:05)
14. Clancy Eccles - Rod of Correction (2:24)
15. Mello - Old Man River (2:56)
16. The Dynamites - Hello Mother (aka Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh!) (2:25)
17. Clancy Eccles - Power for the People (3:05)
18. Lord Creator - Molly (2:43)
19. Gladstone Anderson - George (3:01)
20. Clancy Eccles - People Like People (2:59)
21. Tyrone Taylor - Dont Call Me Nigga (2:45)
22. Mello - Build My World Around You (3:01)
23. Clancy Eccles - Sweet Jamaica (2:56)
24. The Dynamites - Sunday Version (2:52)
25. King Stitt - Rub a Dub (2:41)

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