Various Artists | The Vinyl Series, Volume One: 1962–1969 | LP

Chris Blackwell is a music-industry figure associated with Island Records. His connection with this release is that of a curator, bringing recordings by the featured artists into a listening programme linked to the label’s musical history.

The Vinyl Series Volume One is a compilation curated by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. Covering recordings from 1962 to 1969, the LP brings Jamaican and British artists into a fourteen-song sequence that reflects different parts of the label's early musical history.

Track List

Side A

1. Long Shot Kick De Bucket - The Pioneers
2. Six And Seven Books - Toots & The Maytals
3. Rivers Of Babylon - The Melodians
4. Forward March - Derrick Morgan
5. Liquidator - Harry J. All Stars
6. Israelites - Desmond Dekker & The Aces
7. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker And The Aces

Side B

1. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
2. 54-46 Was My Number - Toots & The Maytals
3. Keep On Running - The Spencer Davis Group
4. Gimme Some Lovin' - The Spencer Davis Group
5. Mockingbird - Charlie & Inez Foxx
6. Harlem Shuffle - Bob & Earl
7. I Can't Stand It - The Soul Sisters