3. Stanley and the Starlites, “Soldering” (The Starlights Featuring Stanley Beckford)
Although this sounds like a straight reggae recording, this is actually a style of reggae called “reggae mento.” “Soldering” was a very well known and much loved song, especially in country parts of Jamaica. Every now and again, you hear contemporary deejays borrow from it’s lyrics. And here’s Stanley Beckford doing a straight ahead traditional version with the Blue Glaze Mento Band. Desmond Dekker and I Roy would go on to do ska and deejay versions of this tune, respectively.