Tracks:
1. Whine & Grine (Radio)
2. Whine & Grine (Dub)
3. Bad, Bad, Bad
4. Whine & Grine (Adult)
Written by: C. Campbell except Track 3. C. Campbell/G. Mayall
Produced by:
Tony Gadd, Drummie Zeb & Trevor
Wyatt
except Track 3: Produced by Gaz
Mayall
A boxer by trade, Buster utilised his muscle as resident heavy on Coxsone Dodd's Down Beat sound system. Drawn in by the sound of America R & B standards and enthused by the whole musical culture, Buster soon parted company with Dodd setting up his own Voice of the People sound system, yet a problem with an American visa prevented Buster making the trips to the States to pick up the latest cuts. Unperturbed, Buster set about recording his own interpretations of the American sound, yet by appropriating the sound and injecting native Jamaican sounds and rhythms into the tracks Buster inadvertently ended up offering up a whole new style indigenous to Jamaica. Ska was born, with it's emphasis on the offbeat and trademark chopping guitar Buster had given birth to a sound that distinguished him from his sound system competitors. Arguably the first native Jamaican popular music form, the sound of ska was the first building block in a long line of Jamaican music that continues to grow today.
March 23rd sees the re release of Whine and Grine', a track originally released in 1967 and now resurrected as part of the new Levis ad campaign. A classic slice of the Prince, ranking alongside the likes of 'Al Capone' and 'Madness', 'Whine and Grine' is sure to bring Prince Buster back into the public eye. All together now...'One Step Beyond'.