THE MAYTONES - CALL YOU UP / BARRABUS (7")

Harlem Shuffle

£16.18

Format: 7" Vinyl
Catalogue No.: HSRSS0019
Barcode: 7141095210943
Release Date: 28 Jan 2023
Genre: Reggae

This is the very first reissue of two rare and sought-after cult tracks by The Maytones.
Attention: This is a special limited edition - strictly limited to 500 copies - one release only.

THE MAYTONES
The Maytones, aka The Mighty Maytones, was a duo comprising Vernon Buckley and Gladstone Grant from May Pen, Jamaica, hence the group name “May” Tones. They recorded many singles with local May Pen producer Alvin Ranglin on GG’s Records. Initially Ranglin was a radio and television engineer who has his own sound system called “GG”. By the mid 1960s he started to produce records for his own labels: Hit, GG's Records, Typhoon and featuring his studio band the G.G. Allstars.
The Maytones wrote their own songs. They started recording in 1968 on GG’s Records and their first single was a hit with “Cold Up” om the A side and the cult anthem “Loving Reggay” on the flip. Many great tracks followed such as Funny Man, Billy Goat, Barrabus, Botheration, Everyday Is Like a Holliday etc… along with a flow of sentimental songs before finally switching to Roots Reggae. They disbanded in 1980 when Buckley migrated to Canada.

A SIDE:
Title: "CALL YOU UP" Artist: THE MAYTONES – Limited Edition 500 copies
Year: 1968

This is a licensed reissue of the rare 7" vinyl single track.
First released in 1968 in Jamaica on Alvin Ranglin’s label GG’s Records as the A side of the anthem “Loving Reggay” and in the U.K. on Blue Cat Records as the B side of the wicked “Billy Goat”. This is the first reissue of this rare and gorgeous song. It was initially released under the name “Cold Up”, which had quite a different meaning…

B SIDE:
Title: "BARRABUS" - Artist: THE MAYTONES – Limited Edition 500 copies
Genre: Boss Reggae

This is a licensed reissue of the very rare 7" vinyl single track.
This wicked Boss Reggay instrumental was only released on the British label “Explosion” in 1970, making extremely rare and sought after. Don’t miss the lashes in the introduction!