Prince Buster


(So many versions. This one is unknown to me)


Prince Buster's Greatest Hits
LP: Melodisc Records FAB MS. 1 (MS.2) /UK
(p) 1967


Tracks:
Side 1:
1. Earthquake (C. Campbell)
2. Texas Hold-Up (C. Campbell)
3. Freezing Up Orange Street (C. Campbell)
4. Free Love (C. Campbell)
5. Julie (R. Mellon)
6. Take It Easy (C. Campbell)
Side 2:
1. Judge Dread (C. Campbell)
2. Too Hot (C. Campbell)
3. Ghost Dance (C. Campbell)
4. Ten Commandments (C. Campbell)
5. Al Capone (C. Campbell)
6. Barrister Pardon (C. Campbell)

This is Prince Busters most famous compilation which has been reissued ever since in various formats and form. As it was on the FAB label usually it became FABulous Greatest Hits.

During the 1990s Jet Star released two version with the same track listing.


FABulous Greatest Hits

CD: Melodisc Records MSCD1  /Jet Star /UK
released early 1990s

Fabulous Greatest Hits


CD: Jet Star DRMSCD 1 /UK
(p) (c) 1998 Melodisc Records

More compilations were released under the same title but with other track listings:


FABulous Greatest Hits
    CD: Sequel FAB NEX CD 253

    early 1990s


    Tracks:
    1. Madness
    2. Al Capone
    3. Wash Wash
    4. God Son
    5. It's Buke's Law
    6. 10 Commandments
    7. Blackhead Chineman
    8. 30 Pieces Of Silver
    9. Hard Man Fe Dead
    10. Earthquake
    11. Judge Dread
    12. Ghost Dance
    13. Take It Easy
    14. Too Hot
    15. My Girl
    16. This Is A Hold Up
    17. Shaking Up Orange Street
    18. Big Five
    19. Rough Rider
    20. Wreck A Pum Pum
    21. Julie On My Mind
    22. Paraoh House Donkey's Tail
    23. Finger


    Quite a different track listing than the other versions.


FABulous Greatest Hits
CD: Trojan
released 2002
already out of print (2/2005)

Tracks:
1.Earthquake
2.Texas hold up
3.Freezing up orange street
4.Free love
5.Julie (on my mind)
6.Take it easy
7.Judge dread
8.Too hot
9.Ghost dance
10.Ten commandments (from man to woman)
11.Al Capone
12.Barrister pardon
13.Madness
14.Whine 'n' grine
15.It's burke's law
16.Enjoy yourself
17.Rough rider
18.One step beyond

This one is an extended version of the original Greatest Hits LP with some of the famous 2Tone releases and an original "Whine And Grine" added.


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Last updated: 7.2.2005
Compiled by Mr. Braunov, Oct. 2000