Britain's First Doo-Woppers CD

The Southlanders
Britain's First Doo-Woppers CD

Long before there was ska, reggae or any subsequent form of globally accepted music from Jamaica, there was The Southlanders.
The members of the quartet settled in England during the first wave of mass immigration from the Caribbean, and came together as a singing group in 1952 at the behest of leading calypsonian Edric Connor, initially singing mento and calypso with him before 'going solo' and making the recordings presented in 'Britain's First Doo Woppers' between 1954 and 1960.
The Southlanders became the first ever Jamaican group to be seen on TV or heard on radio in the UK on a regular basis.
Among the highlights here are their Top 20 hit 'Alone', the ever-popular rock 'n' roll floor filler 'Penny Loafers and Bobby Socks', a rare audio aircheck of 'Ko Ko Mo' from the oldest surviving UK TV clip of rock 'n' roll and their perennial favourite 'I Am A Mole And I Live In A Hole'.
Attractively packaged with plenty of rare photographs and ephemera alongside authorative liner notes, it's a package that no fan of Caribbean music, early Rock 'n' Roll or harmony vocal groups will want to be without.
'Britain's First Doo Woppers' has been a long time coming - but the wait was more than worthwhile!