Sugar & Dandy - "What A Life!"
Sugar & Dandy - "Time & Tide"
Sugar & Dandy - "One Man Went To Mow"
Sugar & Dandy - "I'm Not Crying Now"
Sugar & Dandy - "Oh Dear"
Sugar & Dandy - "Let's Ska"
Sugar & Dandy - "Blues Got A Hold On Me"
Sugar & Dandy - "Tra-La-La-La-La"
Sugar & Dandy - "Think Of The Good Times"
Sugar & Dandy - "Only Heaven Knows"
Sugar & Dandy - "I'm Into Something Good"
Sugar & Dandy - "I Want To Be Your Lover Man"
Sugar & Dandy - "Crazy For You"
Sugar & Dandy - "I Don't Know What I'm Gonna Do Now"
Sugar & Dandy - "Girl Come See"
The Rub A Dubs - "Without Love"
Dandy - "You Got To Pray"
Dandy - "I'm Looking For Love"
The Rub A Dubs - "I Know"
Dandy - "It's Just Got To Be"
Dandy & Del - "So Long Baby"
Dandy & Barbara - "Now I Have You"
Dandy - "I'm Gonna Stop Lovin' You"
Dandy & Del - "Hey, Little Girl, Hey Little Boy"
Review: While born in Jamaica, like many of the Windrush Generation Robert Thompson AKA Dandy made his name in the UK, subsequently making some of the earliest - and most successful - British Ska records with the assistance of Australian entrepreneur and Crossbow Records founder Millie Small. This fine compilation, one of the first to showcase the work of a UK-based ska star, tells the story of Thompson's work in 1964 and '65, much of it alongside fellow vocalist Keith Foster as Sugar N Dandy. There's much to enjoy throughout, with highlights including the organ solo-sporting delight of 'Oh Dear', the fuzzy jazziness of 'I'm Not Crying Now', the Mod-friendly 'Blues Got a Hold On Me' and his superb ska cover of Hermans Hermits' hit 'I'm Into Something Good'.
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