{"product_id":"neville-taylor-rockaroo-almost-complete-recordings-1958-1961-cd","title":"Neville Taylor - Rockaroo Almost Complete Recordings 1958-1961 Music CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eFollowing on from Jasmine's recent well-received compilation of tracks by pioneering 1950s UK-based Jamaicans the Southlanders, we now bring you the first ever CD collection of tracks from their fellow Caribbean expatriate - and like them, a popular turn on 50s British television and a pioneer of UK R\u0026amp;B - Neville Taylor. Guyana born Neville came to the UK in the 1940s, before the arrival of the 'Windrush Generation', but made his name in the 1950s after a few TV appearances led to a residency, with his group the Cutters, on Jack Good's pioneering weekly pop show \"Oh Boy!\" An integral part of Good's regular line up, the TV shows inevitably led to recording contracts and \"Rockaroo\" brings you as many of Neville's recordings from 1957-1962 as we were able to fit on one CD. Throughout his recording career Neville led a 'double life' on 45s, recording his own 45s for labels like Parlophone, Decca and Oriole and covering many hits of the day for Woolworth's label Embassy as 'Hal Munro' - a disguise that would have fooled nobody who knew his voice from his own records or from TV broadcasts. All of 'Hal's Embassy sides are also featured here to make this as complete a collection of his work as the finite running time of a compact disc permits. 'Hal's 45s were budget priced and never chart-aimed, but Neville's were and given the high overall quality of them as displayed here - particularly the rock 'n' roll sides like 'Mercy Mercy Percy' and 'Crazy Little Daisy' and his original recording of the highly popular 'House Of Bamboo' - it's surprising that he didn't chart a single one. Jasmine continues to explore corners of British popular music that are long overdue for re-appraisal, and further released are already planned on other artists who arrived from the West Indies in the 40s and 50s to seek musical fame and fortune.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Didn't Mean It - The Rock `N' Rollers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCoffee Break - The Rock `N' Rollers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJailhouse Rock - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Send Me - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Golly Miss Molly - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreathless - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWear My Ring Around Your Neck - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHouse Of Bamboo - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMercy Mercy Percy - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTears On My Pillow - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Don't Want To Set The World On Fire - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Miracle Of Christmas - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Baby Lay Sleeping - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI've Had It - The Cutters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRockaroo - The Cutters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrazy Little Daisy - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe First Words Of Love - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Late - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eC'mon Everybody - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhere Were You On Our Wedding Day - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDream Lover - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt Ain't Necessarily So - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOn A Slow Boat To China - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Got What It Takes - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalifornia Here I Come - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDance With A Dolly (With A Hole In Her Stocking) - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFree Passes To The Movies - Neville Taylor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wreck Of The John B - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Timin' - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Always Hurt The One You Love - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDon't You Know It - Hal Munro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 604988119725\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasmine Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.1.24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Broadtime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42112765395019,"sku":"236643","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/7223\/1499\/files\/4297405-3100734.jpg?v=1770186173","url":"https:\/\/rockbandmerch.com\/products\/neville-taylor-rockaroo-almost-complete-recordings-1958-1961-cd","provider":"Rock Band Merch","version":"1.0","type":"link"}