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Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits [Diamond Range]
Prince Buster - Fabulous Greatest Hits [Diamond Range]

 enlarge 		Artist: Prince Buster
Label: Diamond Range
Category: Music

List Price: $9.98
Buy New: $5.65
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars 10 reviews
Sales Rank: 43116

Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4

MPN: 1
UPC: 766484401824
EAN: 0649035007129

Release Date: January 9, 2001
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: BRAND NEW, Factory Sealed items direct from the Studios. 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. Quick International Airmail!
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5 out of 5 stars Prince Busters Guns Don't Argue   August 31, 2007
 2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Cecil Bustamente Campbell - better known as Prince Buster - could be called the James Brown of ska and of ska's child, reggae. It was Buster's musical exuberance that almost single handedly formed the second ska revolution - the Tutone revolution in England in the late `70s.

This collection of songs captures some of Busters best work from the `60s. "Madness" (later adopted as the name of the English ska band) and "Al Capone" (later remade by The Specials) are rudeboy anthems in the same vein as the Wailer's "Simmer Down" and Desmond Dekker's "007 (Shanty Town)." Other rudeboy pleasers are the classic "Too Hot" and hilarious "Judge Dread" (both later fabulously redone by The Specials, and the latter name adopted by the immortal Judge Dread). But Busters best quality is his ability to switch gears musically with mercurial ease. "Pharaoh House Crash," "30 Pieces of Silver," and "Blackhead Chineman" deplore the exploitation of the poor and weak at the hands of the greedy. Buster's randy side is shown on "Big Five" and "Rough Rider." Also in the same boat is the classic "Wreck A Pum Pum" wherein Buster not only shows his randy side, but does so in a very blue manner. Aside from lust, Buster shows his gentler, sentimental side for the ladies on "Julie On My Mind" and a remake of "My Girl." And then there's the over-the-top anthem of male braggadocio "Ten Commandments" and the braggadocio of "Earthquake" wherein Buster proclaims that he is Jamaica's musical parallel to Mohammed Ali. However, ever-present throughout his body of work is a sharp sense of humor.

"Fabulous Greatest Hits" is the best Prince Buster collection to date. It is a comprehensive album great for the first time listener. Unfortunately, it does miss a good number of the prolific Buster's best songs, "Whine & Grine" and "Firestick" come to mind. Other collections are often filled with is lesser-known songs and/or a lot of dub versions. So, if you want to hear a true original of ska, and granddaddy to reggae, you should check out Prince Buster - you won't be let down.



4 out of 5 stars The world needs more Prince Buster!   August 16, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If they'd spent a few more bucks spent on audio restoration, this could have been wicked! That said, the sound is certainly NOT terrible as was previously suggested. I can't say the choice of songs is definitive, either, and the liner notes are barely there. So, why should you buy this? Because from the first note to the last, this collection rocks! Prince Buster is a true original and, at least until someone puts out the anthology the Prince truly deserves, this belongs in your collection, even if you just have a passing interest in ska.


4 out of 5 stars Prince Buster   August 7, 2007
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Soem great songs are here, and what dancehall collection would be complete without Orange Street? Some great songs here.


2 out of 5 stars Dissappointing sound   July 12, 2004
 4 out of 18 found this review helpful

This disc is the first and the last one for my Prince Buster collection. The sound is terrible, I understand that this musician recorded its music more than 40 years, but there is no intention for remastering the original records. The music as well as the lyrics is not that good. I would rather recommend ska musicians like The Skatalites.


5 out of 5 stars Not milk and water copies   September 5, 2003
 9 out of 11 found this review helpful

I was having an early drink last week and there was a dj spinning some unusual stuff (for Australia) and suddenly I heard
"Al Capones guns don't argue" I was off my stool and swinging my hips and clicking my tongue chu chucca chu chucca, just as I did when I was 14 playing my Mums old copy of Al Capone b/w One step beyond (just as she had when she first bought it in 1964)
I remember the specials/Madness/Selector etc well and went to a couple of ska/2 tone concerts in 1980, but non of those bands come anywhere near the originals. These songs are timeless and have more rhythm than there milk and water copies from the late 70's early 80's. If you like ska, buy it.
It's a once off buy.


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