BOB ANDY – BOB ANDY’S SONG BOOK LP – Nr MINT/EXC+ REGGAE DUB SKA ROCKSTEADY

Bob Andy – Bob Andy’s Song Book
(Studio One Records  SOL1121  Jamaica Press)
White Studio One ‘Ribbon’-labels with black ink

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some rubbing & ringwear

Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)

Keith Anderson CD (28 October 1944 – 27 March 2020), better known by the stage name Bob Andy, was a Jamaican reggae vocalist and songwriter. He was widely regarded as one of reggae’s most influential songwriters.

Bob Andy’s Song Book is a 1970 album of songs by Jamaican reggae singer and songwriter Bob Andy, recorded between 1966 and 1968. Andy had first found fame as the lead vocalist of The Paragons, but his peak as a solo artist came in the late ’60s when he recorded a string of singles for Clement “Coxsone” Dodd’s Studio One label. In 1970, these singles were compiled on the Song Book album. Many of the songs on the album have since been covered by a range of artists, including Taj Mahal, who covered “Desperate Lover” on his 1974 Mo’ Roots album. Vocal harmony on three tracks on the album are performed by Bunny Wailer and Peter Tosh of The Wailers, and backing comes from Studio One band the Soul Vendors, whose members included Jackie Mittoo and Roland Alphonso. 

1. “My Time”
2. “Desperate Lover”
3. “Life Could Be A Symphony”
4. “Too Experienced”
5. “I’ve Got To Go Back Home”
6. “I Would Be A Fool”
7. “Going Home”
8. “Stay In My Lonely Arms”
9. “Let Them Say”
10. “Unchained”
11. “Feeling Soul”
12. “Crime Don’t Pay”