Jet Set Records is a French

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owned by Enzo Hamilton, which specialized in

Jamaican music The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Reggae is especially popular through the international fame of Bob Marley. ...

reissues. It was most active in the 1990s. Apart from artists' compilations they also focused on

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works with albums on

Leslie Kong Leslie Kong (20 December 1933 – 9 August 1971) was an influential Chinese-Jamaican reggae producer. Career Leslie and his two older brothers Cecil and Lloyd ran a restaurant, ice cream parlour and record shop called Beverley's in Orange Stre ...

Phil Pratt Phil Pratt, born George Phillips (born 1942 in Kingston, Jamaica)Thompson, Dave (2002), ''Reggae & Caribbean Music'', Backbeat Books, , p. 316. is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer. Career Phil Pratt worked at Studio One (record label ...

and

Derrick Harriott Derrick Clifton Harriott OD (born 10 February 1942) is a Jamaican singer and record producer. He was a member of the Jiving Juniors with Herman Sang before embarking on a solo career. He has produced recordings by Big Youth, Chariot Riders, ...

. Jet Set is particularly noted for its series of CD reissues of original ska and rocksteady LPs from Duke Reid's Treasure Isle label. These were co-ordinated by label manager Patrick Ungur in Paris, and featured the original Jamaican sleeve artwork and graphics by label's art director Yves Loffredo, with new liner notes by English music journalist Mike Atherton. Enzo Hamilton had previously worked with UK r&b and soul reissue label Charly Records, and had his own Culture Press label, based in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, before moving to Paris and establishing Lagoon Records, the predecessor of Jet Set.

Discography

Desmond Dekker Desmond Dekker (16 July 1941 – 25 May 2006) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group The Aces (consisting of Wilson James and Easton Barrington Howard), he had one of the earlie ...

- Action (1967-1968) *Various Artists - Best Of Sun Shot Volume 1 (1971-1975) *Various Artists - Come Rock With Me In Jamaica: Rock Steady Soul (1968) *Various Artists - Easy Rocksteady Of 1969: Jamaican Hits Go Stereo *

The Gaylads The Gaylads are a Jamaican vocal group. They were one of the top rocksteady vocal groups active in Jamaica between 1963 and 1973. History The group, formed in Kingston, originally consisted of singers Harris "B.B." Seaton, Winston Delano St ...

- Fire & Rain (1970-1971) - 1999 *

Ken Boothe Kenneth George Boothe OD (born 22 March 1948) is a Jamaican vocalist known for his distinctive vibrato and timbre. Boothe achieved an international reputation as one of Jamaica's finest vocalists through a series of crossover hits that appeal ...

- Freedom Street (1970) *Various Artists - Gay Jamaica Independence Time (1970) *Various Artists - Greater Jamaica: Moon Walk Reggay (1966-1970) *

Don Drummond Don Drummond (12 March 1932Cane-Honeysett, L: ''Don Drummond Memorial Album'', liner notes. Trojan 2009. – 6 May 1969) was a Jamaican ska trombonist and composer. He was one of the original members of The Skatalites, and composed many ...

- Greatest Hits: Greatest Trombone Player *Various Artists - Greatest Jamaican Beat: Rock Steady Baba Boom Time *Various Artists - Heavy Reggae 1971-1972: Best Of Sioux Label *Desmond Dekker - Intensified (1967-1968) *Don Drummond - Jazz Ska Attack (1964) *Various Artists - Latin Goes Ska (1963-1964) *Various Artists - Leslie Kong's Connection Volume 1 (1969-1971) *Various Artists - Leslie Kong's Connection Volume 2 (1969-1971) *King Sighta - Master Of All (1976) - 1999 *

The Paragons The Paragons were a ska and rocksteady vocal group from Kingston, Jamaica, initially active in the 1960s. Their most famous track was "The Tide Is High", written by band member John Holt. Career The Paragons were originally Garth "Tyrone" Eva ...

- On The Beach *Various Artists - Raw Roots Volume 1 (1970-1975) - 1998 *Various Artists - Raw Roots Volume 2 (1971-1978) *

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- Rico's Message: Jamaican Jazz *Various Artists - Rock Steady Beat: Treasure Isle's Greatest Hits (1966-1968) *Various Artists - Soul For Sale: Regay Rock Steady Music (1968-1969) *

Toots & the Maytals The Maytals, known from 1972 to 2020 as Toots and the Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group, one of the best known ska and rocksteady vocal groups. The Maytals were formed in the early 1960s and were key figures in popularizing reggae music. ...

- Sweet & Dandy *

The Skatalites The Skatalites are a ska band from Jamaica. They played initially between 1963 and 1965, and recorded many of their best known songs in the period, including " Guns of Navarone." They also played on records by Prince Buster and backed many ot ...

- The Skatalite (1964-1966) *

U Roy Ewart Beckford OD (21 September 1942 – 17 February 2021), known by the stage name U-Roy, was a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting.Jo-Ann GreeneU-Roy Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2013. U-Roy was known for a melodic style ...

- Version Galore (1970)

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