Name: Loch Ness Monster and Funky Reggae
Brand: Various

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DBCDD088

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Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2022-04-08

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5013929278837

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Total Cap

2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

Originally released by Trojan Records in 1970, the two various-artist long players, Loch Ness Monster and Funky Chicken were instant best sellers for the company, selling particularly strongly among the country’s reggae-loving ‘skinheads’.

Sporting what was undoubtedly the most garishly designed sleeve from the golden age of reggae, Loch Ness Monster focused on the most weird, sexual and peculiar recordings from the period, resulting in an unsettling yet extremely compelling 30+ minutes of music.

As its name suggests, Funky Chicken brought together a dozen of the funkiest reggae tracks to have seen issue over the preceding months, with the selection featuring tracks performed by some of the most accomplished acts on the Jamaican and UK scene.

Both albums, currently unavailable on any format, are now represented here, with the original track-listings boosted by a further 16 bonus tracks, all of which echo their respective themes.

A must for fans of those into spooky or funky music – and of course anyone into classic boss reggae sounds!

DISC ONE: VARIOUS – LOCH NESS MONSTER 1 Loch Ness Monster – King Horror 2 Man From MI5 – Upsetters 3 Barbwire – Nora Dean 4 Self Control – The Upsetters 5 Night Food Reggae – The Des All Stars 6 The Hole – King Horror 7 Vampire – The Upsetters 8 Black Scorcher – Des All Stars 9 Suffering Stink – Band Of Mercy &amp; The Salutation 10 Cutting Blade – King Horror 11 African Meeting – Girlie &amp; Jomo 12 Dracula Prince Of Darkness – King Horror BONUS TRACKS 13 Haunted House – The Upsetters 14 Vampire – King Horror 15 Ghost Town – Prince Horror 16 Pum Pum Wrecker – Dice The Boss 17 Kill Them All – Lee Perry &amp; The Upsetters 18 Vengeance – Lloyd Charmers 19 Wolfman – The Upsetters 20 Pum Pum Lover – Carl Levy 21 Dig Your Grave – The Upsetters 22 Frankenstein – King Horror 23 Ghost Rider – The Music Doctors 24 Pussy Catch A Fire – The Soulmates 25 Witchcraft Man – The Inner Mind 26 Dr Jekyll – Dave &amp; Lloyd 27 Boss Cocky – Patsy &amp; The Hot Rod All Stars 28 Son Of Thunder – Lee Perry &amp; The Upsetters

DISC TWO: VARIOUS – FUNKY CHICKEN 1 Funky Chicken – Winston Groovy 2 Funky Reggae – Dave Barker &amp; The Supersonics 3 Chicken Inn – Freddie Notes &amp; The Rudies 4 The Rooster – Tommy McCook &amp; The Supersonics 5 Funky Monkey – Dice The Boss 6 Pop Corn Funky Reggae – Rita Alston 7 Funky Duck – Dice The Boss 8 The Monster – The Beverley’s All Stars 9 Funky Monkey Pt. II – Dice The Boss 10 Down On The Farm – Freddie Notes &amp; The Rudies 11 Chicken Scratch – Count Suckle &amp; The Rudies 12 Open Jaw – Tommy McCook &amp; The Supersonics BONUS TRACKS 13 Funky Chicken Part 2 – The Cimarons 14 Lock Jaw – Dave Barker &amp; The Supersonics 15 Mr Popcorn – Laurel Aitken 16 Popcorn – The Upsetters 17 Psychedelic Reggae – Tommy McCook &amp; The Supersonics 18 Funky Popcorn – Dice The Boss 19 Funky Reggae Part 1 – Joe’s All Stars 20 Rocco aka Rocco Psychedelia – The Rudies 21 Lick A Pop – Hot Rod All Stars 22 The Tackro – The Upsetters 23 Honky Tonk Popcorn – Pama Dice 24 Funk The Beat–The Megatons 25 Super Soul aka Super Bad –Tommy McCook &amp; The Supersonics 26 Pop Your Corn – Audrey 27 Sound Underground – Dave Barker &amp; The Upsetters 28 Share Your Popcorn – The Gruvy Beats