X-Rated Raggae (1971)

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TROJAN X-RATED BOX SET

DISC ONE
RUB AND SQUEEZE

1. Lloydie & The Lowbites Birth Control (2.48)
(Charmers) Panache Music Ltd.

Produced by Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell

2. Max Romeo Wet Dream (2.46)
(Romeo) Charman Music/Hop Publishing
Produced by Edward 'Bunny' Lee

3. The Soul Sisters Wreck A Buddy (2.30)
(Crooks/Agard) Music Like Dirt/B&C Music Pub. Ltd.
Produced by Joe Gibbs

4. Lee Perry & The Soulettes Rub & Squeeze (3.05)
(Perry) B&C Music Pub. Ltd.

Produced by Clement Seymour Dodd

5. Nora Dean Barbwire (2.19)
(Dean) EMI Songs Ltd.

Produced by Byron Smith

6. Augustus Pablo & Fay Bedroom Mazurka (2.59)
(Harriott) Notting Hill Music (UK) Ltd.

Produced by Derrick Harriott

7. Clancy Eccles Open Up (3.04)
(Eccles) New Town Sound Ltd.
Produced by Clancy Eccles

8. U. Roy Big Boy & Teacher (aka What Is Catty) (2.47)
(Beckford) Westbury Music Ltd.

Produced by Arthur 'Duke' Reid

9. The Gaylads She Want It (2.43)
(Seaton) Metronome Music

A W.I.R.L Records Production

10. Millie & Winston Stop Baby (3.32)
(Pottinger) copyright control

Produced by Sonia Pottinger

11. Charlie Ace & Fay Punanny (3.02)
(Ace) copyright control

Produced by Charlie Ace

12. Kid Gungo Hold The Pussy (2.43)
(unknown) copyright control

Produced by Harry Johnson

13. Lloyd & Patsy Papa Do It Sweet (3.18)
(Charmers) Panache Music Ltd.

Produced by Prince Tony (Robinson)

14. Lloyd Charmers Bang Bang Lulu (3.02)
(Tyrell) Panache Music Ltd.

Produced by Lynford Anderson

15. Max Romeo Play With Your Pussy (2.39)
(Romeo) Charmax Music

Produced by Edward 'Bunny' Lee

16. The Versatiles Push It In (2.13)
(Byles / Davis-Dudley) copyright control
Produced by Joe Gibbs

17. Lee Perry & The Silvertones
Dub Your Pum Pum (3.11)

(Perry) New Town Sound Ltd.
Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

;c One.Track 4 ® 1966; track 14 ® 1967; tracks 2,9, 16 ® 1968; tracks 3, 5, 7, 12® 1969; tracks 1, 8 ® 1970;

tracks 11, 13®1972;tracks 6, 10, 15 ®1973;track 17®1974.

The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

TROJAN X-RATED BOX SET

DISC TWO
ADULTS ONLY!

1. Melinda Slack & Lee Perry Want A Grine (2.37)
(Perry) New Town Sound Ltd.

Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

2. Lloydie & The Lowbites Fat Fat Girl (2.53)
(Sibbles) copyright control

Produced by Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell

3. Max & Niney International Pum Pum (2.22)
(Boswell) Observer Publishing

Produced by Max Romeo

4. Charlie Ace Grine Grine (2.59)
(Beckford) copyright control

Produced by Theo Beckford

5. Phyllis Dillon Don't Touch Me Tomato (3.02)
(Reid) Priestman Music Publishing

Produced by Arthur 'Duke' Reid

6. Leo Graham Want A Wine (2.56)
(Graham) copyright control

Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

7. The Sexy Girls Another Ride (2.13)
(Smith) Copyright Control

Produced by Byron Smith

8. Flowers & Alvin In A De Pum Pum (2.31)
(Ranglin) Hazel Music

Produced by Alvin 'G.G.' Ranglin

9. The Soulmates Pussy Catch A Fire (2.47)
(Gibson) Westbury Music Ltd.
Produced by Joe Gibbs

10. Cock & Pussy Dead Buddy (2.11)
(Williams) copyright control

Produced by Phil Pratt

11. Dermott Lynch Adults Only (2.57)
(Lynch) copyright control

Produced by Sonia Pottinger

12. Prince Williams Action Wood (3.18)
(Phillips) Atra Records & Music Co. Ltd.
Produced by Joe Gibbs

13. The Tennors Khaki (2.10)
(Murphy) copyright control
Produced by Albert Gene Murphy

14. Big Joe & Fay Dub A Dawta (2.26)
(Edwards) copyright control

Produced by Winston Edwards

15. Lloyd Charmers & The Uniques Mr. Rhya (2.48)
(Tyrell) CPL Music

Produced by Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell

16. Niney Look Pon Pussy (2.36)
(Boswell) copyright control
Produced by Winston 'Niney' Holness

Disc Two: Track 5® 1967; tracks 11, 13 ® 1968; track 15 ® 1969; tracks 2,7, 9 ® 1970; track 4 ® 1971;

tracks 3, 8, 10, 12, 16 ® 1972; tracks 6, 14 ® 1973; track 1 ® 1974.

The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

TROJAN X-RATED BOX SET

DISCTHREE
RUB UP PUSH UP

1.  Lloydie & The Lowbites Rough Rider (2.48)
(Grant/Grant/Gordon/Gordon) Warner/Chappell Artemis Music
Produced by Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell

2. Lee Perry & The Soulettes Doctor Dick (2.28)
(Perry) B&C Music Pub. Ltd.

Produced by Clement Seymour Dodd

3. Nora Dean Scorpion (2.16)
(Lee) copyright control

Produced by Edward 'Runny' Lee

4. Max Romeo & Fay Bennett Hole Under Crutches (3.19)
(Riley/Romeo) Charmax Music/Prophesy Music Pub. Co.

Produced by Winston Riley

5. The Termites Rub Up Push Up (2.13)
(Parks/Vernal) copyright control

Produced by Arthur 'Duke' Reid

6. Glen Adams & The Hippy Boys I Want A Grine (3.46)
(Adams) copyright control

Produced by Glen Adams

7. George Anthony Cock Stiff And Hard (2.40)
(King) copyright control

Produced by George 'Regent' King

8. Charlie Ace & Fay Mr. Whittaker (3.26)
(Ace) copyright control

Produced by Charlie Ace

9. The Bleechers Ram You Hard (3.01)
(Bleechers) copyright control

Produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry

10. Lord Power Adults Only (aka The Big Race) (3.16)
(unknown) copyright control

Produced by Edward 'Bunny' Lee

11. Derrick Morgan Horse Race (aka My Dickie) (2.30)
(Morgan/Murphy) Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd.

Produced by Edward 'Bunny' Lee

12. Matador & Fay Sex Grand National (3.38)
(Campbell) copyright control

Produced by Lloyd Campbell

13. Lloydie & The Lowbites Pussy Cat (2.42)
(Charmers) Panache Music Ltd.

Produced by Lloyd 'Charmers' Tyrell

14. Lee Perry & The Gaylets How Come (3.19)

(Perry) copyright control
Produced by Lynford Anderson

15. Stranger & Gladdy How Your Pantie Get Wet (2.35)
(Cole/Riley) Jimmy Riley Music/Copyright Control

Produced by Joe Gibbs

16. Max Romeo Sexy Sadie (3.11)
(Romeo/Riley) Charmax Music/Prophesy Music Pub. Co.
Produced by Winston Riley

17. The Fabulous Five Shaving Cream (4.03)
(Bell) Madison Music

Produced by J.Templar

Disc Three:Track 2® 1966;tracks 5,7, 10, 14® 1968; track 9® 1969;tracks 1, 6® 1970; track 15® 1971;tracks 8, 11©1972;

tracks 4, 12, 13, 16® 1973; track 17® 1974;track 3©1975.

The copyright in these sound recordings is owned by Sanctuary Records Group Ltd.

Birth and Copulation and Death, that's all the facts when you get down to the brass tacks
TS Elliot.

Society has traditionally frowned upon songs about sex although there are some that would say standards are slipping. Perhaps - dem nah get a slam!

From the early days of mento and calypso, when the mischievous lyricism of artists such as Count Lasher and Lord Kitchener proved immensely popular throughout the Caribbean, up to the present day, with the overtly sexual songs of dancehall artists, Lady Saw and Ward 21,'slackness' has remained a constant and popular theme in Jamaican music. This is reflected in this, the biggest and best collection of Rude Jamaican sounds ever assembled on a single release. Included herein are lewd and licentious titbits from a surprisingly large number of well known Jamaican performers, from Lee 'Scratch' Perry to U Roy, while also featured are tasty morsels from lesser known acts, who prove their skill at serving up imagery suited solely for the more mature listener is no less adept. Culled from a decade spanning 1966 to 1975, a more thorough or stimulating collection of Jamaican naughtiness you'll unlikely to ever find!

The recordings...

In 1966 Lee Perry recorded 'Rub And Squeeze' with the Soulettes, an all female vocal trio that featured no lesser personage than Rita Marley, who alongside Marlene 'Precious' Gifford and Constantine 'Vision' Walker, provide a vocal climax to the proceedings. Mind you, Bob has been known to perform in a raunchy style with lyrics like 'Bend down low - let me show you what I know' or 'She had brown sugar all over her buga wuga - I think I might join the fun - but I had to hit and run'. But back to the compilation, in 1967 Lloyd Charmers cut the much loved 'Bang Bang Lulu', a song that became a skinhead favourite at the discotheques, when the crowd would chant the unmistakable punch line: 'Lulu had a boyfriend, his name was Tommy Tucker, he took her down the alley, to see if he could....'... I'll leave the rest for you to fill in. The other hit from this year included here is Phyllis Dillon's unforgettable double entendre 'Don't Touch Me Tomato', a traditional tantalizing folk tale that was a favourite among the Jamaican community.

1968 was a good year for musical innuendoes, with a series of risque hits cut for the Jamaican public. These included Lee Perry and the Gaylets, who asked the less than innocent question in 'How Come?', Lloyd Parks and Wentworth Vernal, who as the Termites gave clear directions to 'Push It In' and the Tennors who appealed to rub and scrub the 'Khaki' (sic). In the same year, both Lord Power and Dermott Lynch, aka Calypso Joe, sang for 'Adults Only' a favoured melody that lent its title to two now deleted compilations (TRLS 305/308), celebrating the inspirational hits that led to slackness in the early '90s. Two other songs from '68 are George Anthony's self-explanatory 'Cock Stiff And Hard' and that infamous story about a 'leaky roof in Max Romeo's bedroom', namely 'Wet Dream'. The ode to fantasy crossed over into the UK pop chart and remained there for 25 weeks without once being played on the radio, in spite of Max's dubious protestations.

In 1969 reggae music continued to maintain a high profile with the skinhead cult, resulting in the Trojan album
Tighten Up Volume Two' (TJCCD 017 now available with bonus tracks) entering the album chart. Among the classic tracks featured on the LP was the Soul Sisters variation of 'Little Drummer Boy', entitled 'Wreck a Buddy', a song also covered by Prince Buster who had expressed his desire to 'Wreck A Pum Pum'. The third volume in the Tighten Up' series (TJCCD 026 also now available with bonus tracks) showcased another rude reggae hit, this time by Nora Dean who recorded the anecdotal 'Barbwire', an unconventional version of the Techniques' rocksteady hit,'You Don't Care' that was later revived by the singer as 'Scorpion'. Who can forget the disturbing opening line 'I met a boy the other day, he got barbwire in his underpants'? Other examples of the slackness style at the close of the sixties include the palpable 'Open Up' by Clancy Eccles, and a song this writer can relate to:'Mr. Rhya', here performed by Lloyd Charmers, alongside Slim Smith and Jimmy Riley of the Uniques. Our final look at hits from 1969 is the racy 'Hold The Pussy', Kid Gungo's bawdy tale that provided the rhythm for the jay Boys' infectious instrumental,'Jay Fever'. Beautiful!

The seventies began with Lloyd Charmers classic Trojan collection, 'Censored' (Lowbite LOW-I) that musically was without doubt the best rude reggae album on the market at the time. Notable tracks from the LP included his versions of Prince Buster's 'She Was A Rough Rider', the Heptones' 'Fat Fat Girl' and an update of his earlier hit 'Birth Control'. The latter with its unusual introduction,'Doris the pussy dirty - Doris go right in that bathroom and wash off that pussy right now!' directly inspired the Specials Two Tone chartbuster Too Much Too Young'. In the same year, the DJ daddy U. Roy released 'Big Boy And Teacher (What Is Catty)', while also for the Treasure Isle stable, the appropriately named Sexy Girls performed 'Another Ride'. Our closing hits from 1970 include the Soulmates who perform the scorching 'Pussy Catch A Fire', complete with fire engine sirens, alongside Glen Adams and The Hippy Boys rarity 'I Want A Grind'.

In 1971 Dave Barker and Ansel Collins dominated the chart with their number one hit,'Double Barrel', while the former's sometime sparring partner, Charlie Ace released, 'Grine Grine', a rare production by the late Theophilus Beckford. Wilburn 'Stranger' (now 'Stranjah') Cole recorded a series of fine duets with Gladstone Anderson and in addition to their sweet balladeering, cut a contentious ditty 'How Your Pantie Get Wet', that demonstrated an earthy side to their repertoire.

As the success of Max Romeo's 'Wet Dream' inspired the risque hits of 1970 and 1971, the producers in Jamaica realised the potential of sexy songs and by 1972 the market was almost swamped with rude reggae. Fast-forwarding to the late '90s, Marion Hall (aka Lady Saw) was widely hailed the queen of slackness, but she was certainly not the first, and while Nora Dean and Phyllis Dillon contributed to the style, Fay Bennett deserves a special mention. In 1972, Ms. Bennett (daughter of the late great saxman, Val) joined the aforementioned Charlie Ace for the hit, 'Punanny' (while Ali G was still in nappies) and undertook the role of Ruby Robbins, a young innocent seeking work for a certain 'Mr. Whittaker', aka 'Mr. Wicked Cock'. Another unsung heroin was Patsy who joined Lloyd (Do It Sweet) for the appealing 'Papa Do It Sweet', a song that demonstrates how little has changed over the years, as in 1972 Patsy stated,'Long time the woman no get no sweet bwoy - so I jus' smoke a spliff an' get real cool 'til you come'. Thirty years later, Ward 21 announced in similar style, 'So I roll up a spliff and give her the marijuana - 'cos I wanna, wanna
slam her'!

Other notable earthy hits in 1972 came from otherwise cultural artists such as Prince Williams' 'Action Wood' and Winston 'Niney' Holness, the Observer, who recorded 'Look Pon Pussy as well as a duet with Max Romeo under the guise of the Observers, celebrating 'International Pum Pum'. The concluding hit from this period came from the producer Alvin 'G.G.' Ranglin who occasionally performed with Alphonso Flowers - their best-known collaboration being the delicious 'In A De Pum Pum', a variation on a revivalist theme.

The ever liberal Fay returned the following year with another Rastafarian icon, the late Augustus Pablo for the melodica tinged 'Bedroom Muzurka' - cut over the rhythm of Keith &Tex's Rocksteady gem, 'Tonight' - whilst with Max Romeo she assumed the role of Liza for a humourous version of 'There's Hole In My Bucket'. While such a vessel is not the most flattering description of every man's yen, under crutches seems equally inappropriate. In 1973 Max recorded a number of suggestive and not so suggestive hits, including 'Sexy Sadie' and an invite to the big twenty,'(I Wanna) Play With Your Pussy'. Meanwhile the vivacious Fay maintained a high profile with the 'Sex Grand National' alongside Lloydie The Matador' Campbell and 'Dub A Dawta' with leading DJ, Big Joe. While Ms. Bennett dominated the reggae charts, there were contenders such as Millie who joined Winston for the open-minded Mrs. Sonia Pottinger who produced 'Stop Baby'. Our final two hits in 1973 are from Pussy Cat' by Lloyd Charmers (under the guise of Lloydie & the Lowbites) and Leo Graham, whose 'Want A Wine' was produced by the less than innocent Mr. Lee 'Scratch' Perry.

And speaking of which, the enigmatic producer can be heard on the ultra-rare 'Want A Grine', alongside the ubiquitous Fay Bennett, who, by way of proving that the term 'slackness' was well established back in the early seventies, is credited as Melinda 'Slack'. The producer also recruited the Silvertones for the sweet 'Dub Your Pum Pum' and throughout the period covered in this compilation and beyond he has demonstrated a freethinking attitude to the celebrated act.

Finally, the still active Fabulous Five Inc., who backed Johnny Nash on his 7 Can See Clearly Now' album are perhaps best remembered by British audiences for the suggestive 'Shaving Cream', a recording that almost joined Max Romeo's hit by crossing over into the pop sensibilities of Britain's wider record buying public.

So there you have it - the songs that inspired nuff slackness from artists such as General Echo. Yellowman and the X-Rated Shabba Ranks. And now it's time to get ready for some of the sexiest sounds around and if the spirit moves you - remember every erection needs protection! Peace and Nuff Loving Tonight.

Stephen Nye

Sources: Liner notes - Marvin Gaye 'Let's Get It On'.
Carl Gayle - Rude Reggae, Black Music May 1974.



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