ArtistInfo

Junior Byles
Curly Locks (Best Of Junior Byles & The Upsetters 1970 - 1976)

Compil. US 1997 on Heartbeat Records label
Reggae (Roots Reggae)

Recorded at Randy's Studio 17, Kingston Jamaica, and at Black Ark Studios, Kingston Jamaica. Taken from the original master tapes and from the collection of Leroy Pierson. Archival artifacts courtesy of Chris Wilson and Leroy Pierson. Tracks 2, 8, 12, 16, 22 marked as previously unissued Tracks 11, 13 marked as previously unissued versions All songs published by Jamrec Music, BMI, except 18, writer unknown, copyright control, and 3, Ft. Knox Publ., BMI. ℗ © 1997 Poli-Rhythm, Ltd Printed in Canada. Manufactured in USA Catalog number: CD HB 208 (spine) CD HB208 (booklet, back insert) Heartbeat CD 208 (disc face) Released with 12 page booklet

Musicians

	Junior Byles voc, *1948 JM vocals, vocalists, album by
	Aston "Family Man" Barrett b, perc, *1946 JM bass, upsetters, the early years
	Boris Gardiner b, *1943 JM bass, upsetters, the later years
	Winston Wright org, 1944-1993 JM bass, organ, upsetters, the later years
	Chris Wilson sax, fl, compiled by, edited by, remixing, coordinator, album coordination, photography by, photograph of lee perry & sons
	Leroy Pierson g, voc, compiled by, liner notes, notes, photography by
	Carlton Barrett dr, perc, 1950-1987 drums, upsetters, the early years
	Michael Richards dr, JM drums, upsetters, the later years
	Lee Perry voc, perc, *1936 JM engineer, recording, black ark studios, percussion, upsetters, the early years, percussion, upsetters, the later years, producer, vocals, vocalists, written by
	Peter Tosh voc, g, 1944-1987 JM guitar, featuring, upsetters, the early years, with
	Augustus Pablo org, p, 1954-1999 JM melodica, featuring, upsetters, the early years, with
	Gladstone Anderson p, key, 1934-2015 JM piano, featuring, upsetters, the early years, with
	Johnny Moore tr, 1938-2008 JM trumpet, featuring, upsetters, the early years, with
	Alva "Reggie" Lewis g, guitar, upsetters, the early years
	Earl "Chinna" Smith g, *1955 JM guitar, upsetters, the later years
	Ernest Ranglin g, *1932 JM guitar, upsetters, the later years
	Robert Johnson g, guitar, upsetters, the later years
	Glen Adams org, 1945-2010 JM keyboards, upsetters, the early years
	Noel "Scully" Simms perc, cng, *1935 JM percussion, upsetters, the later years
	Uziah "Sticky" Thompson perc, JM percussion, upsetters, the later years
	Keith Sterling key, p, *1952 JM piano, upsetters, the later years
	Dennis Alcapone voc, *1947 JM vocals, vocalists, featuring
	Jah T b, key, voc, vocals, vocalists, featuring
	The Jamaicans , *1967 JM vocals, vocalists
	The Versatiles , vocals, vocalists, featuring
	Errol Thompson , 1948-2004 JM featuring
	Jimmy Riley bvoc, *1954 JM performer, uncredited

Producers

Composers

ArtistInfo App

Acknowledgements

ArtistInfo for Mac, iPad, and iPhone