LONDON IS THE PLACE FOR ME 2 2xLP/Hot '50s-'60s UK Calypso/Kwela/Highlife/Jazz

Sold Date: October 5, 2024
Start Date: December 16, 2023
Final Price: $42.98 (USD)
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(Various Artists) 'London Is The Place For Me, Vol. 2' Double LP (UK, Honest Jons Records, Catalogue #HJRLP16) Brand new/unplayed copy of limited year 2005 Honest Jons Records label double LP vinyl edition/collection (second volume in a series of.., presently.., eight double LP albums!) of 1950s-1960s era UK/London Calypso, Kwela, Highlife & Jazz from Young Black London. Gatefold cover with multi-fold insert with copious liner notes and photos. An absolutely magnificent and truly impressive series from Honest Jons!

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(NOTE: LIMITED VINYL EDITION!)

Another installment of amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England. The focus remains on the '50s, with classic calypsos running alongside the African jazz of Ambrose Campbell -- the father of modern Nigerian music -- and some blistering high-life. Among the contributions from the '60s there is some South African kwela (featuring Chris McGregor) and a jazz-dance percussion workout from the Trinidadians who put the Notting Hill Carnival on London streets. The LPs are housed in a gatefold sleeve with a beautiful folded insert. There is a trenchant introduction by Paul Gilroy, full discographical notes, and numerous wonderful photographs. Includes tracks by Young Tiger, Ambrose Campbell, Mona Baptiste, West African Rhythm Brothers, Lord Kitchener, Lord Beginner, The Lion, Tunji Oyelana, Shake Keane & His Highlifers, King Timothy, West African Swing Stars, Gwigwi Mrwebi, Russ Henderson, and Rans Boi's Ghana Highlife Band.  

- Amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England, focusing on the '50s with some contributions from the '60s.
- Gatefold sleeve with a beautiful folded insert; includes introduction by Paul Gilroy, full discographical notes, and numerous wonderful photographs.
- Includes tracks by Ambrose Campbell, West African Rhythm Brothers, Mona Baptiste, Lord Beginner, The Lion, Gwigwi Mrwebi, Rans Boi's Ghana Highlife Band, and more.

- "... the most striking series on Honest Jon's Records is London Is The Place For Me. Compiled by Ainley and collectors Richard Noblett and Duncan Brooker, the series captures the joys and struggles of post-war immigrants (mostly from the Caribbean) in the UK." --Resident Advisor

Artists/Tracks on this Double LP are as follows:

A1 Young Tiger - Calypso Be A2 Ambrose Campbell - Yolanda A3 Mona Baptiste - Calypso Blues A4 West African Rhythm Brother - Adura A5 Lord Kitchener - My Wife's Nightie B1 West African Rhythm Brothers - Ominira B2 West African Rhythm Brothers - Eroya B3 Lord Beginner - General Election B4 The Lion - Kalenda March B5 Tunji Oyelana - Omonike C1 Shake Keane & His Highlifers - Baionga C2 King Timothy - Gerrard Street C3 West African Swing Stars - E.T. Mensah's Rolling Ball C4 Ambrose Campbell - Ashiko Rhythm C5 West African Swing Stars - Omo Africa D1 Gwigwi Mrwebi - Nyusamkhaya D2 Russ Henderson - West Indian Drums D3 Lord Beginner - Nobody Wants To Grow Old D4 Rans Boi's Ghana Highlife Band - Gbonimawo D5 West African Rhythm Brothers - Sing The Blues

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