From the first release in 1968, to the last in 1971, Crab was the most consistent label for skinhead reggae. kicking off with "Children Get Ready" by the Versatiles, the pressure never slows down. The Versatiles had a few more releases like "Spread Your Bed", "I Am A King" and "Promises, Promises" before Derrick Morgan almost made the label his own with about 18 releases.
Some of his Boss tunes released on Crab included: "Make it Tand Deay", "Send Me Some Loving" "Hard Time", "Man Pon Moon", the great and original "Moon Hop" which became a British chart hit in 1970, "The Story" and "Take a Letter Maria", along with many others.
Sandwiched in between were recordings by Ernest Wilson, "Private Number", "Just Once In My Life" and "Freedom Train", The Uniques "My Woman's Love", Rudy Mills "Wholesale Love", The Tennors "True Brothers", and others by Rupie Edwards, Eric Barnett, The Kingstonians and The Paragons. The killer track on CRAB for me though, is tucked away on the B-side of a G.G. Grossett number called "Run Girl Run" and is "The Drifter" by Dennis Walks. Miss this tune and be forever lacking in this life. Truly a Boss Sound from the Brothers Palmer.
Crab Discography
CRAB-1
Children Get Ready/Someone To Love
The Versatiles
CRAB-2
Fire A Muss Muss Tail/Blacker Black
The Ethiopians
CRAB-3
River to The Bank/Reggae Limbo
Derrick Morgan/Peter King
CRAB-4
Reggae Hit The Town/Ding Dong Bell
The Ethiopians
CRAB-5
Spread Your Bed/Worries A Yard
The Versatiles
CRAB-6
Reggae City/Mellow Trumpet
Val Bennett/Cannon King
CRAB-7
I Am A King/I've Been Waiting
The Versatiles
CRAB-8
Seven Letters/Lonely Heartaches
Derrick Morgan/The Tartans
CRAB-9
Private Number/Another Chance
Ernest Wilson
CRAB-10
Run Girl Run/The Drifter
G G Grossett/Dennis Walks
CRAB-11
The First Taste Of Love/Dance All Night
Derrick Morgan/Tartons
CRAB-12
Work It/You Mean So Much To Me
The Viceroys
CRAB-13
Take Your Hand From My Neck/Equality And Justice
The Paragons
CRAB-14
Please Please/The Destroyer
The Caribbeans/The Matadors
CRAB-15
When There Is You/My Woman's Love
The Melodians/Slim Smith & The Uniques
CRAB-16
Walking By/Promises Promises
Vincent Gordon/The Viceroys
CRAB-17
Freedom Train/You Should Never Have To Come
Ernest Wilson/Stranger Cole
CRAB-18
Don't Play That Song/How Can I Forget You
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-19
Hold Down/Who Will She Be
The Kingstonians/Barry York
CRAB-20
Tears On My Pillow/I'm Trapped
Rudy Mills
CRAB-21
Just Once In My life/Mighty Organ
Ernest Wilson & Freddy/Glen Adams
CRAB-22
Mek It Tand Deay/Gimme Back
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-23
Send Me Some Loving/Give Me Back
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-24
A Heavy Load/Wholesale Love
Rudy Mills
CRAB-25
Brother Ram Goat/What A Condition
T Beckford/Starlighters
CRAB-26
Baff Boom/Feel Bad
Tennors
CRAB-27
Death A Come/The Sword
The Viceroys/Matador All Stars
CRAB-28
Hard Time/Death Rides A Horse
Derrick Morgan/Roy Richards
CRAB-29
True Brothers/Sign Of The Time
The Tennors
CRAB-30
Man Pon Moon/What A Thing
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-31
Long About Now/They Got To Move
Bruce Ruffin/Lloyd Robinson
CRAB-32
Moon Hop/Harris Wheel
Derrick Morgan/Reggaeites
CRAB-33
Greater Sounds/Live The Life I Love
GG Grosset
CRAB-34
Not Known
CRAB-35
Long Lost Love/Uncertain Love
Rupie Edwards
CRAB-36
I Want Everything/Cherry
The Tennors
CRAB-37
Quaker City/Double Up
Eric Barnett
CRAB-38
Devil Woman/Nobody Cares
The Tender Tones
CRAB-39
Without My Love/Here I Come Again
Little Roy/Winston Sammuels
CRAB-40
Big Thing/Exclusively Yours
Winston Blake/Rupie Edwards
CRAB-41
Sharp Pan Ya Machette/Redemption
Rupie Edwards All Stars
CRAB-42
Elusive Dream/Hi Cup
Ernest Wilson/Sir Harry
CRAB-43
Not Known
CRAB-44
A Night Of Sin/Telephone
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-45
Sentimental Man/It's A Lie
Ernest Wilson & Freddie
CRAB-46
Oh Baby/The Rat
Derrick Morgan/The Thunderbirds
CRAB-47
Need To Belong/Let's Have Some Fun
Derrick & Jennifer
CRAB-48
The Pill/Spring Fever
Bim & Bam/Tommy McCook
CRAB-49
Immigrant Flight/Bang Shangalang
Bim & Bam/Peter Austin & Hortense
CRAB-50
Thinking About My Baby/I Wonder
UB Barrett
CRAB-51
I Wish I Was An Apple/The Story
Derrick Morgan & The Mohawks
CRAB-52
Take A Letter Maria/Just A Little Loving
Derrick Morgan/Derrick Morgan
CRAB-53
Rain Is Going To Fall/This Game Ain´t Fair
Denzil Dennis
CRAB-54
Rocking Good Way/Wipe These Tears
Derrick & Jennifer
CRAB-55
Tennants/Western Standard Time
Jennifer Jones/Rico Rodriquez
CRAB-56
I Am Disgusted/Fire In Me Wire
Bim & Clover
CRAB-57
My Dickie/Brixton Hop
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-58
I Can't Stand It No Longer/Beyond The Wall
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-59
Endlessly/Who's Making Love
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-60
Having A Party/Man With Ambition
DD Dennis
CRAB-61
Band Of Gold/Midnight Sunshine
Joan Ross/The Hammers
CRAB-62
Hurt/Julia
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-63
I Like The Way/Tell Me Why
Winston Groovy
CRAB-64
I´ve Got To Find My Way To Win Mary Back/Wanna Be There
Winston Groovy
CRAB-65
In The Ghetto/Something Sweet
Rip & Law
CRAB-66
Birmingham Cat/Now Your On Your Own
The Invitations
CRAB-67
Searching So Long/Drums Of Passion
Derrick Morgan/Morgan All Stars
Some of his Boss tunes released on Crab included: "Make it Tand Deay", "Send Me Some Loving" "Hard Time", "Man Pon Moon", the great and original "Moon Hop" which became a British chart hit in 1970, "The Story" and "Take a Letter Maria", along with many others.
Sandwiched in between were recordings by Ernest Wilson, "Private Number", "Just Once In My Life" and "Freedom Train", The Uniques "My Woman's Love", Rudy Mills "Wholesale Love", The Tennors "True Brothers", and others by Rupie Edwards, Eric Barnett, The Kingstonians and The Paragons. The killer track on CRAB for me though, is tucked away on the B-side of a G.G. Grossett number called "Run Girl Run" and is "The Drifter" by Dennis Walks. Miss this tune and be forever lacking in this life. Truly a Boss Sound from the Brothers Palmer.
Crab Discography
CRAB-1
Children Get Ready/Someone To Love
The Versatiles
CRAB-2
Fire A Muss Muss Tail/Blacker Black
The Ethiopians
CRAB-3
River to The Bank/Reggae Limbo
Derrick Morgan/Peter King
CRAB-4
Reggae Hit The Town/Ding Dong Bell
The Ethiopians
CRAB-5
Spread Your Bed/Worries A Yard
The Versatiles
CRAB-6
Reggae City/Mellow Trumpet
Val Bennett/Cannon King
CRAB-7
I Am A King/I've Been Waiting
The Versatiles
CRAB-8
Seven Letters/Lonely Heartaches
Derrick Morgan/The Tartans
CRAB-9
Private Number/Another Chance
Ernest Wilson
CRAB-10
Run Girl Run/The Drifter
G G Grossett/Dennis Walks
CRAB-11
The First Taste Of Love/Dance All Night
Derrick Morgan/Tartons
CRAB-12
Work It/You Mean So Much To Me
The Viceroys
CRAB-13
Take Your Hand From My Neck/Equality And Justice
The Paragons
CRAB-14
Please Please/The Destroyer
The Caribbeans/The Matadors
CRAB-15
When There Is You/My Woman's Love
The Melodians/Slim Smith & The Uniques
CRAB-16
Walking By/Promises Promises
Vincent Gordon/The Viceroys
CRAB-17
Freedom Train/You Should Never Have To Come
Ernest Wilson/Stranger Cole
CRAB-18
Don't Play That Song/How Can I Forget You
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-19
Hold Down/Who Will She Be
The Kingstonians/Barry York
CRAB-20
Tears On My Pillow/I'm Trapped
Rudy Mills
CRAB-21
Just Once In My life/Mighty Organ
Ernest Wilson & Freddy/Glen Adams
CRAB-22
Mek It Tand Deay/Gimme Back
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-23
Send Me Some Loving/Give Me Back
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-24
A Heavy Load/Wholesale Love
Rudy Mills
CRAB-25
Brother Ram Goat/What A Condition
T Beckford/Starlighters
CRAB-26
Baff Boom/Feel Bad
Tennors
CRAB-27
Death A Come/The Sword
The Viceroys/Matador All Stars
CRAB-28
Hard Time/Death Rides A Horse
Derrick Morgan/Roy Richards
CRAB-29
True Brothers/Sign Of The Time
The Tennors
CRAB-30
Man Pon Moon/What A Thing
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-31
Long About Now/They Got To Move
Bruce Ruffin/Lloyd Robinson
CRAB-32
Moon Hop/Harris Wheel
Derrick Morgan/Reggaeites
CRAB-33
Greater Sounds/Live The Life I Love
GG Grosset
CRAB-34
Not Known
CRAB-35
Long Lost Love/Uncertain Love
Rupie Edwards
CRAB-36
I Want Everything/Cherry
The Tennors
CRAB-37
Quaker City/Double Up
Eric Barnett
CRAB-38
Devil Woman/Nobody Cares
The Tender Tones
CRAB-39
Without My Love/Here I Come Again
Little Roy/Winston Sammuels
CRAB-40
Big Thing/Exclusively Yours
Winston Blake/Rupie Edwards
CRAB-41
Sharp Pan Ya Machette/Redemption
Rupie Edwards All Stars
CRAB-42
Elusive Dream/Hi Cup
Ernest Wilson/Sir Harry
CRAB-43
Not Known
CRAB-44
A Night Of Sin/Telephone
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-45
Sentimental Man/It's A Lie
Ernest Wilson & Freddie
CRAB-46
Oh Baby/The Rat
Derrick Morgan/The Thunderbirds
CRAB-47
Need To Belong/Let's Have Some Fun
Derrick & Jennifer
CRAB-48
The Pill/Spring Fever
Bim & Bam/Tommy McCook
CRAB-49
Immigrant Flight/Bang Shangalang
Bim & Bam/Peter Austin & Hortense
CRAB-50
Thinking About My Baby/I Wonder
UB Barrett
CRAB-51
I Wish I Was An Apple/The Story
Derrick Morgan & The Mohawks
CRAB-52
Take A Letter Maria/Just A Little Loving
Derrick Morgan/Derrick Morgan
CRAB-53
Rain Is Going To Fall/This Game Ain´t Fair
Denzil Dennis
CRAB-54
Rocking Good Way/Wipe These Tears
Derrick & Jennifer
CRAB-55
Tennants/Western Standard Time
Jennifer Jones/Rico Rodriquez
CRAB-56
I Am Disgusted/Fire In Me Wire
Bim & Clover
CRAB-57
My Dickie/Brixton Hop
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-58
I Can't Stand It No Longer/Beyond The Wall
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-59
Endlessly/Who's Making Love
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-60
Having A Party/Man With Ambition
DD Dennis
CRAB-61
Band Of Gold/Midnight Sunshine
Joan Ross/The Hammers
CRAB-62
Hurt/Julia
Derrick Morgan
CRAB-63
I Like The Way/Tell Me Why
Winston Groovy
CRAB-64
I´ve Got To Find My Way To Win Mary Back/Wanna Be There
Winston Groovy
CRAB-65
In The Ghetto/Something Sweet
Rip & Law
CRAB-66
Birmingham Cat/Now Your On Your Own
The Invitations
CRAB-67
Searching So Long/Drums Of Passion
Derrick Morgan/Morgan All Stars
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