Unity

Another legendary Pama label which lasted from 1968 to 1973, releasing some 75 singles. One of Unity's first smashes was one of the first reggae songs "Bangarang" from Lester Sterling and Stranger Cole. The successes went on and on..."Wet Dream" by Max Romeo, who followed up with "Wine Her Goosie", "Mini-Skirt Vision", and "Rent Crisis".
There were many Slim Smith classics released on Unity, among them "For Once In My Life ", "Somebody To Love", "Sunny Side Of The Sea", "Keep That Light Shining", and the magnificent "Honey".Bunny Lee and His All Stars kept up the pressure with instrumental versions of most of the hits on Unity, with "Hook Up", "Daydream", "Ivan Itler The Conqueror", and "Death Rides A Horse", all great skinhead hits.
One 45 that sticks out on UNITY however is the double header from Prince Buster - "Thirty Pieces Of Silver" and "Everybody Ska". Its fairly obvious that Pama was up to its old tricks, but what a song to pirate. Apart from the re-releases etc on the major labels, this must have been the only domestic release from the Prince not to have been released by Melodisc.
Among the other great releases on the Unity label were songs from John Holt, Ken Parker, Ernest Wilson and Tommy McCook. Special mention goes to "Derrick Top The Pop" from Derrick Morgan, "Wake The Nation" from Jeff Barnes and Hugh(U) Roy, and a instrumental effort from Wailer Peter Touch entitled "The Return Of Al Capone".

Unity Discography

UN-501
Last Flight To Reggae City/Watch Dem Go
Tommy McCook & Stranger Cole/Junior Smith
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Bangarang/If We Should Ever Meet
Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole/Stranger Cole
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Wet Dream/She's But A Little Girl
Max Romeo
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Everybody Needs Love/Come Back Girl
Slim Smith/Junior Smith
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Reggie On Broadway/Love Can Be Wonderful
Lester Sterling/The Clique
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The Avengers/Donkey Man
Laurel Aitken
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Belly Woman/Please Stay
Max Romeo
UN-508
For Once In My Life/Burning Desire
Slim Smith
UN-509
Spoogy/Monkey Fiddle
Lester Sterling/Tommy McCook
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Zip-Pa-Di-Do-Da/Broadway
Slim Smith
UN-511
Twelfth Of Never/Solid As A Rock
Max Romeo/The Tartons
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Regina/Bright As A Rose
Lester Sterling
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Let It Be Me/Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things
Slim Smith & Paulette
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When I Get My Freedom/Life Can Be Beautiful
Stranger Cole
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Somebody To Love/Confusion
Slim Smith
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Wine Her Goosie/Fire Ball
Max Romeo/King Cannon
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1,000 Tons Of Megaton/Five Card Stud
Lester Sterling/King Cannon
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Man About Town/Man At The Door
Lester Sterling
UN-519
Peyton Place/Red Gal Ring
D Tony Lee
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Slipaway/Spanish Harlem
Slim Smith
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Not Known
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Thirty Pieces Of Silver/Everybody Ska
Prince Buster
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Not Known
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Sunny Side Of The Sea/Place In The Sun
Slim Smith
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The Return Of Alcapone/Q Club
Peter Touch/Lennox Mood
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Pepper Seed/Ambitious Beggar
R Williams
UN-527
Blessed Are The Meek/My Conversation
Slim Smith
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Dreams To Remember/Peace Makers
The Hippy Boys
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Sun Valley/Drums Of Fu Manchu
Peter Touch/Headley Bennett
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What You Gonna Do/Hot Coffee
The Reggae Boys/Headley Bennett
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Lonesome Feeling/Bright As A Rose
Lester Sterling
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Mini Skirt Vision/Far Far Away
Max Romeo
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Hook Up/Full Up
The Bunny Lee All Stars
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Dream Boat/Tommy's Dream
Tommy McCook
UN-535
Peanut Vendor/100,000 Tons Of Rock
Tommy McCook
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No Matter What/Walk Through This World
Doreen Schaffer
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Keep That Light Shining On Me/Build My World Around You
Slim Smith
UN-538
How Much Is That Doggie In The Window/As Long As He Needs Me
Doreen Schaffer
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Love Me Tender/This Feeling
Slim Smith
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Derrick Top-The-Pop/Capones Revenge
Derrick Morgan/Glen Adams
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Daydream/Joy Ride
Bunny Lee Allstars
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Honey/There Is A Light
Slim Smith
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Ivan Itler The Conqueror/The Spice
Bunny Lee Allstars (Featuring Lloyd Willis)
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Melting Pot/Death Rides A Horse
Max Romeo/The Hippy Boys
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Clap Clap/You've Got Your Troubles
Max Romeo& The Hippy Boys/Max Romeo
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Return Of Jack Slade/Fat Man
Derrick Morgan
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What A Cute Man/Buy You A Rainbow
Max Romeo
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Sometimes/Lash-La-Rue
John Holt/Bunny Lee All Stars
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Sea Cruise/Niney's Hop
John Holt/Lee's All Stars
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Did My Little Girl Cry/Change Partners
Little Freddy/Peter Austin
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Why Did My Little Girl Cry/Change Partners
Freddie McGregor/Peter Austin
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Walking Along/Ware Fare
John Holt/Donald Lee With Jackie Mittoo & Bunny Lees All Stars
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When You Were Mine/The Angles
Ken Parker/The Clarendonians
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My Special Prayer/Never Hurt
Errol Dunkley
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Ten Cent/Stay With Me Forever
Soulmates/Doreen Shaffer
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Give Her All The Love/Nobody But You
John Holt/Busty Brown
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Do It My Way/Where In The World
Monty Morris
UN-558
Goodnight My Love/Lover Girl
Corsairs
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Drink Wine Everybody/Someone To Call My Own
Delroy Wilson
UN-560
Fish In The Pot/Feel It
Max Romeo
UN-561
No Love/A Little Tear
Little John (John Holt)
UN-562
Duppy Conqueror/Version
The Wailers/The Upsetters
UN-562
Slip Up/On Broadway
Lester Sterling/Dave Barker
UN-563
Skankee/Skankee Version
Niney's All Stars
UN-564
Love Makes The World Go Round/Version Inst
Ernest Wilson
UN-565
More Balls/Bum Ball
Mark Anthony & The Jets/Tony King
UN-566
Peace And Love/Version
The Third Dimension
UN-567
Blessed Are The Meek/The People's Voice
Dave Barker & J. Smith/Jeff Barnes & The Uniques
UN-568
1.000 Tons Of Version/Wake The Nation
Jeff Barnes/Jeff Barnes & Hugh Roy
UN-569
The Conquering Ruler/Bedweight
Derrick Morgan
UN-570
Jenny/The Race
Slim Smith
UN-571
Macabee (Version)/Music Book
Max Romeo/Soul Syndicate
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Rent Crisis/Version
Max Romeo
UN-573
Big Haire/Skank In Skank
Dirty Harry/Young Doug