Brixton Cat (Various Artists) - EXPANDED 3CD EDITION

Brixton Cat (Various Artists) - EXPANDED 3CD EDITION

THIS IS A PRE ORDER: RELEASE DATE: 21st March 2025

After moving to London from his native Trinidad in 1963, Joe Mansano quickly made his 
mark as one of the UK’s leading West Indian music salesmen. Within five years, his 
reputation had grown to such an extent that he was head-hunted by Trojan Records to 
manage one of their key record shops. 

Joe’s Records shop in Brixton soon became the place to buy reggae music in the capital and with his finger firmly on the country’s musical pulse, allied to a keen ear for sound, his move into record production seemed a natural progression. 

In the studio, Joe’s music-making skills equalled, if not surpassed his talents as a salesman and from late 1968 to 1970 his productions - issued on the Trojan’ Blue Cat, Duke and Joe subsidiaries - proved particularly popular among the country’s skinhead fans. Since then, his work has become highly regarded among aficionados of the UK boss reggae sound, with his releases from this time fetching significant sums on today’s collector’s market.

This 3CD box set comprises the entirety of Joe’s productions from this golden age of 
reggae, including his seminal 1969 ‘Brixton Cat’ album, and features numerous skinhead 
classics along with tracks that have remained unissued for well over half a century! 

Label: Cherry Red, Doctor Bird

Cat. No. DB3CD159

TRACKLIST

DISC 1

BRIXTON CAT 
1 Since I Met You, Baby - 
Joe’s All Stars 
2 Reggae On The Shore - 
Joe’s All Stars 
3 The Judge – Dice The Boss 
4 But Officer - Dice The Boss 
5 The Bullet - Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
6 The Proud One – Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
7 Friendly Persuasion – Rico & Joe’s All Stars

8 Sugar Serenade - Joe’s All Stars 
9 Hey Jude - Joe’s All Stars 
10 Brixton Cat - Dice The Boss 
11 Snake Poison – Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
12 Funky Reggae (Part 1) – Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
13 Reco’s Torpedo - Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
14 Honky - Rico & Joe’s All Stars 
BONUS TRACKS 
15 Return Of The Bullet - Rico & The Rhythm Aces 
16 Read The News - Tito Simon 
17 Z.Z. Beat - Rico & The Rhythm Aces 
18 Life On Reggae Planet - Joe The Boss 
19 Rhythm In - Rico & The Rhythm Aces 
20 Friends And Lovers - Patti La Donne 
21 The Accused - Joe The Boss & Rico 

DISC 2

1 Hot Line – Rico’s & Joe’s All Stars 
2 Lash Them - Joe’s All Stars 
3 Musical Feet - Pama Dice 
4 Battle Cry Of Biafra - Pama Dice 
5 Funky Reggae, Part 2 - Joe’s All Stars 
6 Dracula, Prince Of Darkness - King Horror 
7 Soul Of Joel - Ron & Joe’s All Stars 
8 African Meeting - Girlie & Junior 
9 Higher And Higher - Josh & Joe’s All Stars 
10 Solitude - Joe’s All Stars 
11 Gun The Man Down - Dice The Boss 
12 The Thief - Joe The Boss 
13 Your Boss D.J. - Dice The Boss 
14 Behold - The Critics 
15 Tea, Patty, Sex & Ganja - Sexy Frankie 
16 Since I Met You, Baby (vocal) - Paula Dean 
17 Jughead - Paula Dean 
18 Teahouse From Emperor Rosko - Joe The Boss 
19 She Caught The Train - Ray Martell 
20 Tony B’s Theme - Joe’s All Stars 
21 Skinhead Revolt – Joe The Boss 

DISC 3

1 Trial Of Pama Dice - Lloyd, Pama Dice & Girlie 
2 Jughead Returns Version 1 - Nyah Shuffle 
3 Son Of Al Capone - Joe The Boss 
4 All My Enemies Beware - Joe The Boss 
5 Small Change - Girlie 
6 Mind Your Business - Girlie 
7 People Are Running - Pamela Brown 
8 Schooldays – The Critics 
9 Don’t Play That Song - Delroy Williams 
10 Appeal Of Pama Dice - Lloyd, Girlie & Joe 
11 Young And Strong Version 2 - The Boss All Stars 
12 The Informer - Dice The Boss 
13 Cool It - Dice The Boss 
14 Tea House – The Opening 
15 Brixton Fight – Pama Dice 
16 Brixton Fight Part 2 – The Opening 
17 Brixton Pum Pum Wrecker – Pama Dice 
18 Bad Day At Black Rock – The Cimaron Kid 
19 Fragile – The Cimarons 
20 Take Good Care Of My Baby – Clive Williams 
21 In Loving Memory – Dice, Rico & The Heat Wave