“Welcome To Jamaica” indeed – trapped liked a rabbit in the headlights of Buster’s ‘Pum Pum’ aiming sights; was this posed for or was it a gonzo ‘street photo’ where one of the ‘All Stars’ jumped out and snapped her? Either way, she looks genuinely worried and the photo gives off a tangible sense of [...]
This has been released a couple of times (including in 1993), although all the tracks on the album date from as far back as 1963. It’s a great compilation of some of Prince Buster’s greatest hits, including a couple of cuts as Buster as his alter-ego ‘Judge Dread’ dispensing hard justice to the Rude-Boys. The [...]
Prince Buster is looking scrubbed up and glossy here – the reason being is that this was arranged by RCA records who wanted to get the album out to capitalize on Prince Buster’s tour of the USA in 1967. Which may explain why it looks almost like a country or gospel album cover. 10 Commandments [...]
