Soul Jazz Records Presents - Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69 (green Vinyl/) (Preorder: Ships August 7, 2026)

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Soul Jazz Records Presents - Calypso: Musical Poetry in the Caribbean 1955-69 (green Vinyl/) (Preorder: Ships August 7, 2026)Soul Jazz Records' 'Calypso Musical Poetry in the Caribbean' was first issued in 2014 and has been out of print for nearly 10 years. On it's release 'Calypso' was voted one of the year's best 50 reissues in Rolling Stone magazine and received glowing reviews in Pitchfork, The Guardian, Songlines and many more. This new edition has been fully remastered and comes as a one off limited edition double vinyl pressing on translucent green vinyl, complete

To mark the 42nd anniversary of their formation in 1981

Saw You in a Dream

Pneumoexplosive Regurgitation of Congealed Blood

the two most popular forms of indigenous Caribbean music in Jamaica were Calypso and Mento

sometimes reflective and quietly powerful

Louis-Noel Bestion de Camboulas has chosen to record this programme with male voices

Hole in the Bottle

There Is No Other

to the traditions of Indian Raga

Lost All My Friends

Original mixes by album producer Graham Gouldman and 3 additional songs from the sessions not included on the original album

honed in Queens on tracks like "Watch Out Now