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THE BLUE BEAT LABEL RECORD STORE DAY 2024.



BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN - THE BLUE BEAT YEARS - PRINCE BUSTER.


The Blue Beat Label is looking forward to taking part in this year's Record Store Day on April 20th with a very very special limited edition vinyl album release BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN - THE BLUE BEAT YEARS - PRINCE BUSTER.


PRINCE BUSTER - BACK TO WHERE IT ALL BEGAN - THE BLUE BEAT YEARS features 24 classic Blue Beat tracks from the legend that is Prince Buster all originally released on The Blue Blue Label including Enjoy It (Enjoy Yourself), Madness, Al Capone, One Step Beyond, Judge Dread, (Judge Four Hundred Years), Rough Rider and more, all tracks are remastered from the original releases and presented on 2 x 12" vinyl discs with printed inner sleeves exclusive sleeve notes and packaging. 


Side A

1: Time Longer Than Rope - BB 133 1962

2: Enjoy It (Enjoy Yourself) - BB 158 1963

3: Madness - BB 170 1963

4: Burning Creation - BB 173 1963

5: African Blood (Feat. Raymond Harper) - BB180 1963

6: Wash All Your Troubles Away (AKA Wash Wash)  - BB 200 1963


Side B

1: Thirty Pieces Of Silver - BB 248 1964

2: Old Lady - BB 262 1964

3: Ling Ting Tong - BB 302 1965

4: Al Capone - BB 324 1965

5: One Step Beyond - BB 324 1965

6: Ten Commandments Of Man - BB 334 1965


Side C

1: Cincinnati Kid - BB 342 1966

2: Don't Throw Stones - BB 343 1966

3: Hard Man Fe Dead - BB 357 1966

4: Sit And Wonder - BB 382 1967

5: Sharing You - BB 383 1967

6: Judge Dread (Judge Four Hundred Years) - BB 387 1967


Side D

1: Dance Cleopatra - BB 388 1967

2: Tribute To The Toughest (Ghost Dance) - BB 389 1967

3: Too Hot - BB 390 1967

4: Vagabond - BB 402 1967

5: Rough Rider - BBLP 820 1967

6: Wine And Grine - BBLP 820 1967


Record Store Day is the day of the year when independent record shops all across the globe come together to celebrate their unique culture. Special vinyl releases are made exclusively for the day and many shops and cities host artist performances and events to mark the occasion in what’s become one of the biggest annual events on the music calendar. 


The Blue Beat Label is really proud to have it's first Record Store Day global release on Record Store Day '24 following previous successful and memorable releases as part of Record Store Day UK. Thanks to all who have assisted to make this global release and participation happen and looking forward to a great release and day. 

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