Timmy George

The late sixties in reggae music was full of great various artists albums. Producers and reggae labels like Trojan and Pama were not very keen on releasing albums by one artist. Those kind of albums needed promoting - and neither company were not into that.

So the Various Artist set ruled. And over the course many of these great albums got forgotten about. And this is one of them produced by Timmy George.

The LP is a mx of Rock Steady and Reggae. And was recorded at Wirl and Dynamics.

Six of the tracks come from the Progressions. Which feature Timmy George, Milton Henry, Anthony Russell

And Audley Rollens in there ranks. Four tracks come Freddy McKay. With one track each from the Emotions and Barry Anthony.

It’s a very good album. Packed with great songs and rhythms. It doesn’t sound like anything else. These people wre trying to create there own sound. And they did a great job.

Article ID LP-16247

Format LP

Artist Various Artists

Title Reggae To The U.K. With Love

Track list

1     Progressions Live Only For Love c

2 Progressions Summertime Rock c

3 Freddie McKay So Long Farewell     Strange Things c

4 Freddie McKay Sunny Sunday Morning Sunny Sunday Morning c

5 Barry Anthony All I Need Is Love c

6 Emotions Love You Most Of All d

7 Freddie McKay Watch Your Step b

8 Emotions This Old House d

9 Progressions Fair Deal a

10 Progressions Are You Ready a

11 MP3 sample Freddie McKay Tears Won't Help You b

12 Progressions Ain't That Crude b

13 Progressions Dum Dum Song (Please Give Me Love) b

Style(s) Ska+Rocksteady, Reggae

Label Kismet/Reggae Fever RFLP02

Producer Timmy George

Year 1969/2025

Remarks One of the best vinyl albums from the rocksteady and early reggae era, impossible to find as an original in good condition and for a reasonable price, has finally been re-released.

Here's a little history of the making of this LP from the perspective of its producer, Timmy George:

" Noel Brown came to Jamaica, meeting myself, Freddie McKay, The Emotions, Barry Anthony and The Progressions at the office of B. St. J. Hamilton on Old Hope Road, St. Andrews, Jamaica. We signed copyright documents there. Mr. Brown gave an advance on publishing royalty of Fifty pounds to be shared among the writers. In England he eventually leased the material to PAMA Records. The original material were copyrighted by his company, Airborne Music. He stated that he gave PAMA the material for release because PAMA was about to make a deal with PYE, which would be you our benefit. To this day, after enquirers about royalties, I have not received any royalties from any of the parties involved in the transaction."

first session recorded in July 1967 at WIRL recording studio: with Lynn Taitt and the Jets:

- track 9 - the Progressions - Fair Deal

- track 10 - the Progressions - Are You Ready

second session recorded in November 1967 at WIRL recording studio:

with the Alley Cats, the Alley Cats were: Bobby Aitken guitar; Vince White bass; Winston Grennan drums; Keith Sterling piano; Lester Sterling tenor saxophone; Danny Simpson trombone

There are 2 other songs from that session that have not been released on the album.

- track 7 - Freddie McKay - Watch Your Step

- track 11 - Freddie McKay - Tears Won't Help You

- track 12 - The Progressions - Ain't That Crude

- track 13 - The Progressions - Dum Dum Song

third session recorded in July 1968 at WIRL recording studio:

with Hugh Malcolm drums, Aston Familyman Barrett bass, Milton Henry, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis, Ronnie Williams guitar, Keith Sterling piano

- track 1 - The Progressions - Live Only For Love

- track 2 - The Progressions - Summertime Rock

- track 3 - Freddie McKay -So Long Farewell

- track 4 - Freddie McKay -Sunny Sunday Morning

- track 5 - Barry Anthony -All I Need Is Love

fourth recording session in November 1969 at Dynamics recording studio:

with Hugh Malcolm drums, Jackie Jackson bass, Theo Beckford piano, Winston Wright organ, Ronnie Williams guitar and second guitar on overdub.

- track 6 - the Emotions - Love You Most Of All

- track 8 - the Emotions - This Old House

The Progressions line up: Timmy George, Milton Henry & Anthony Russell,

on "Summertime Rock" and "Live Only For Love" the Progressions included Audley Rollen.

The Emotions line up: Lloyd Shakespeare & Leroy Turner & Brenton Matthews