Prince Buster - Sings His Hit Song Ten Commandments '1967

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	       Prince Buster, a ghetto youth from the notorious Back-a-Wall neighborhood
of Kingston, is credited by many with bringing ska music to the masses -- both
as an upstart sound system operator and as a producer and singer. By the
mid-'60s he had already had a string of local hits, but "Ten Commandments from
Woman to Man" made a particularly big splash, due in part to its
unapologetically sexist stance. This album was originally released in 1967 to
capitalize on that song's success. Although Prince Buster's reputation for
"slackness" (sexually explicit material) was already growing, Ten Commandments
has no slack material; its 31 minutes are dedicated to galloping ska rave-ups
like "Girl, Answer to Your Name" and the brilliant "I Won't Let You Cry," as
well as the swinging "They Got to Come" and the calypso/summer-camp classic
"Wings of a Dove." "Is Life Worth Living" is slower and anticipates the
rocksteady sound that was beginning to emerge in late-'60s Kingston, and which
would soon slow further and thicken into reggae -- this song also serves to
remind you what a great pure singer Buster was at this point in his career. And
the title track still shocks somewhat in its blatant sexism, though the sly
humor underlying the song is underscored by the presence of "Ten Commandments
from Woman to Man," a sharp musical retort sung by a young woman identified only
as Princess Buster (other answer songs were recorded independently at the time
by other local artists). There are lots of fine Prince Buster compilations out
there, but this classic album is as good an introduction to his art as any.

Tracklisting:
01. Prince Buster - Ten Commandments (3:20)
02. Prince Buster - I Won't Let You Cry (2:39)
03. Prince Buster - Is Life Worth Living (2:40)
04. Prince Buster - Ain't That Saying a Lot (2:43)
05. Prince Buster - Here Comes the Bride (2:45)
06. Prince Buster - Girl, Answer to Your Name (2:48)
07. Prince Buster - Ten Commandments from Woman to Man (Mono) (3:02)
08. Prince Buster - Wings of a Dove (2:24)
09. Prince Buster - Smart Countryman (2:30)
10. Prince Buster - Tongue Will Tell (Rechanneled) (2:23)
11. Prince Buster - They Got to Come (2:54) 

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