Count Ossie

Count Ossie

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Oswald Williams, known as Count Ossie, was a Jamaican Rastafari drummer and band leader born in 1926. In the early 1950s, he established his camp in the Wareika Hill area east of Kingston, which became a community for musicians. He created the group Mystic Revelation of Rastafari in 1947, pioneering the Rasta "nyabinghi" drumming style. Around 1959, his breakthrough came with performances at Margarita Mahfood's Ward Theater show. He later recorded for producers Harry Mudie and Coxsone Dodd, releasing singles like "African Shuffle". He led The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari and recorded the albums Grounation (1973), Tales Of Mozambique (1975), and Man From Higher Heights (1983). He died in a road accident in 1976.

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Wicked Babylon
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
05:25
Composers: Count Ossie
09
Nigerian Reggae
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:42
Composers: Count Ossie
07
Let Freedom Reign
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:42
Composers: Count Ossie
08
Lock, Stock 8 Barrel: Soon Start Quarrel
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:41
Composers: Count Ossie
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African Shuffle
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:38
04
Gun Fever
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:18
03
Air Horn Shuffle
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
03:01
02
So Long (The Negus Call You)
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
03:01
04
No Night in Zion
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:56
Composers: Count Ossie
10
Going Home To Zion Land
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:10
08
Babylon Gone
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:28
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Rasta Reggae
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Soul Jazz Records presents Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique
03:40
Composers: Cedric Brooks
12
Sodom and Gomorrah
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:26
06
One Bright Morning
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:53
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Babylon Gone (Remix)
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:49
11
Count Ossie Special
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:43
13
Serve Him and Live
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:26
07
First Gone
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:52
10
Run One Mile
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Soul Jazz Records presents Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique
05:25
Composers: The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
14
Hello Sharon
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:14
12
Samia
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Soul Jazz Records presents Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique
03:48
Composers: L. Mccann
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Fire Escape
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
03:11
15
I Would Give My Life
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:14
09
Leaving This Land
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
02:44
03
Selam Nna Wadada (Peace And Love)
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Soul Jazz Records presents Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique
03:20
Composers: The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
05
I Am A Warrior
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
Soul Jazz Records presents Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - Tales of Mozambique
05:00
Composers: The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
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Nyah Bongo
Count Ossie
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
03:24
Writer: Linval Martin / Composers: Linval Martin
12
Oh Carolina
The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari
Grounation
03:34
Composers: Folkes Bros

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Albums
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
2014 Moods International Records
17-06-2014
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
01
African Shuffle
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
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02
So Long (The Negus Call You)
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Air Horn Shuffle
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03:01
04
Gun Fever
Count Ossie
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05
Fire Escape
Count Ossie
Remembering Count Ossie (A Rasta Reggae Legend)
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06
One Bright Morning
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07
First Gone
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Tales of Mozambique
(P) 1992 (P) Dynamic
01-01-1975
Tales of Mozambique
01
Sam's Intro
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:40
Composers: Count Ossie
02
Mozambique: Tales of Mozambique
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
05:41
Composers: Count Ossie
03
Ah Ji Wah Wah: Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love)
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:20
Composers: Count Ossie
04
No Night in Zion
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:56
Composers: Count Ossie
05
I Am a Warrior
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
05:00
Composers: Count Ossie
06
Wicked Babylon
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
05:25
Composers: Count Ossie
07
Let Freedom Reign
Count Ossie
Tales of Mozambique
03:42
Composers: Count Ossie
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Singles
Groundation / Ethiopian Serenade
Dub Store Records
31-08-2018
Groundation / Ethiopian Serenade
01
Groundation (Excerpt)
Count Ossie
Groundation / Ethiopian Serenade
03:41
Composers: Traditional
02
Ethiopian Serenade (Single Take)
Count Ossie
Groundation / Ethiopian Serenade
04:00
Composers: Clayton Samuel
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ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
This Compilation â„— 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
01-01-1968
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
01
ABC Rock Steady
Roland Alphonso
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:03
Composers: Harris Seaton
02
That's Life
Roland Alphonso
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:42
Writer: Delano Stewart / Composers: Delano Stewart
03
Say You
The Webber Sisters
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:45
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04
Sad Song
The Originals Orchestra
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:33
Writer: Harris Seaton / Composers: Harris Seaton
05
Easy Rock (Swinging Feast)
Roland Alphonso
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
03:11
Writer: Harris Seaton / Composers: Harris Seaton
06
Hip Hug-Her
The Originals Orchestra
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:26
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07
Starlight
Leslie Butler
ABC Rock Steady (Expanded Version)
02:56
Composers: Charles Tobias - Hans Carste - Hans Bradtke
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Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
2015 Moods International Records
25-09-2015
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
01
The Drifter
Dennis Walks
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:44
02
Mudies Mood
The Rhythm Rulers
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:41
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Let Me Tell You Boy
The Ebony Sisters
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
03:04
04
Bratah
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Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:34
05
Mannix
The Rhythm Rulers
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:46
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Wha Wha Who Wha
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Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:58
07
Serious Business
The Rhythm Rulers
Harry Mudie & Friends-Let Me Tell You Boy
02:59
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Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
This Compilation â„— 2019 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
01-01-1990
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
01
What a Agony
The Conquerors
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
03:20
Writer: Clement Dodd / Composers: Clement Dodd
02
Guns Fever (Blam Blam Fever)
The Valentines
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
02:50
Writer: Earl Grant - V Grant / Composers: Earl Grant - V Grant
03
Move Up (Festival 1967)
Linval Martin
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
02:44
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04
Play It Cool
Monty Morris
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
02:43
Writer: Monty Morris / Composers: Monty Morris
05
Pata Pata Rock Steady
Millicent Patsy Todd
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
03:18
Writer: Jerry Ragovoy - Miriam Makeba / Composers: Jerry Ragovoy - Miriam Makeba
06
All in One
The Valentines
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
02:59
Writer: Earl Grant - V Grant / Composers: Earl Grant - V Grant
07
Best Dress Girl (Put On Your Best Dress)
Monty Morris
Put On Your Best Dress (Sonia Pottinger's Ska & Rock Steady 1966-67 / Expanded Version)
02:39
Writer: Eric Morris / Composers: Eric Morris
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High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
This Compilation â„— 2022 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
16-09-2022
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
01
It's Hard to Confess
The Gaylads
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
02:28
Composers: Harris Seaton
02
Ethiopian Kingdom
Count Ossie & His Band
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
03:04
Writer: "Prince" Roland Downer / Composers: "Prince" Roland Downer
03
I Could Be A King
The Melodians
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
02:36
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04
I've Done You Wrong
The Conquerors
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
03:06
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05
I'll Come Back
Al & The Vibrators
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02:15
Writer: Linval Martin / Composers: Linval Martin
06
A Ju Ju Wah
"Prince" Roland Downer
High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
03:33
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07
You Are My Only Love
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High Note Records Presents… Young Wings Can Fly
03:18
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Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
(P) 2015 Original Jamaican Music
24-10-2015
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
01
First Session
Baba Brooks
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
02:57
Composers: Oswald F. Brooks
02
Suffer's Choice
Roland Alphonso
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
02:47
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03
Ska Ing West
Sir Lord Comic
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
03:03
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04
Heartaches
Norma Frazer
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
03:00
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05
It's Real
Silvertones
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
02:38
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06
Nothing Sweeter
Alton Ellis
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
02:43
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07
If I Didn't Love You
Eric Morris
Reggae Rocksteady Ska, Vol. 8
02:45
Composers: Eric Morris
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The Call of the Drums
Dub Store Records
10-03-2017
The Call of the Drums
01
The Call of the Drums
Johnny
The Call of the Drums
02:44
Composers: Pottinger Sonia
02
The Call of the Drums Rhythm 2
Leslie Butler
The Call of the Drums
02:47
Composers: Pottinger Sonia
60's Ska Party
01-08-2013
60's Ska Party
01
Brother David
Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats
60's Ska Party
02:50
02
Millie Girl
Owen Grey Busters Group
60's Ska Party
02:58
03
Back to New Orleans
Laurel Aitken & The Blue Beats
60's Ska Party
02:59
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True Love
A. Ellis Busters Group
60's Ska Party
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Kingston 13
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60's Ska Party
02:44
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Take Me Home
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60's Ska Party
03:18
07
Money Can't Buy Life
Eric Morris Busters Group
60's Ska Party
02:48
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RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
2024 Soul Jazz Records
16-08-2024
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
01
Africa We Want Fe Go
Count Ossie's Rasta Family
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
01:28
Writer: Oswald Williams / Composers: Oswald Williams
02
None Shall Escape The Judgement
Johnny Clarke
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
03:38
Writer: Aston Barrett - Earl Chinna Smith - Carlton Davis - Johnny Clarke - Robert Shakespeare / Composers: Aston Barrett - Earl Chinna Smith - Carlton Davis - Johnny Clarke - Robert Shakespeare
03
Haile Selassie
Laurel Aitken
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
03:15
Writer: Laurel Aitken / Composers: Laurel Aitken
04
Tales Of Mozambique
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
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05:38
Writer: Samuel Williams / Composers: Samuel Williams
05
Say
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01:14
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06
African Drums
Bongo Herman
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
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07
Sam's Intro
Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari
RASTAFARI – The Dreads Enter Babylon 1955-83
03:37
Writer: Samuel Williams / Composers: Samuel Williams
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For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
This Compilation â„— 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
01-01-1969
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
01
For a Few Dollars More
The Upsetters
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:10
Composers: Lee Perry
02
Clint Eastwood
The Upsetters
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
03:45
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03
Prisoner of Love
Dave Barker
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:27
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04
Dry Acid
The Upsetters
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:54
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05
I'll Be Waiting
The Termites
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:44
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06
Rightful Ruler
U-Roy
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:28
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07
Facts of Life
The Mellotones
For a Few Dollars More (Boss Reggae Sounds from the Upsetter)
02:22
Writer: R. King / Composers: R. King
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The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
Bunny Lee
28-07-2017
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
01
Lee Mash It
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:27
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
02
Babe Rocks
The Wiggans
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:22
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03
Blues Singing
The Wiggans
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:19
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04
Tonk in Game
Hank Marr
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:44
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
05
Anyhow
Errol Dixon
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:55
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
06
Riverflow
Clancy Eccles
The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:52
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
07
Me Ras
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The Aggrovators Present: More Original Skank
02:44
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
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The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
Bunny Lee
21-07-2017
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
01
Hup Hip
The Jiving Juniors
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
02:05
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
02
Anyhow
Errol Dixon
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
02:55
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
03
Blues Song
The Wiggans
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
02:19
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
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Love Ya
Martin & Derrick
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
02:17
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
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Lonely Nights
Derrick Morgan
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
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Ob Nobs
Hank Marr
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
02:43
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07
Forget Me Want
Keith Lyn
The Aggrovators Present: Ska Maximum
03:08
Writer: Bunny Lee / Composers: Bunny Lee
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Prince Buster Record Shack Presents: The Original Golden Oldies, Vol. 2
1970 PRINCE BUSTER MUSIC INC.
08-09-1970
Prince Buster Record Shack Presents: The Original Golden Oldies, Vol. 2
01
Oh Carolina
Various Artists
Prince Buster Record Shack Presents: The Original Golden Oldies, Vol. 2
02:41
02
Humpty Dumpty
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Prince Buster Record Shack Presents: The Original Golden Oldies, Vol. 2
02:57
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03
Millie Girl
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03:03
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Never Never
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They Got to Come
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Helena Sercy Tea
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African Blood
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02:34
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