Joe Mansano was the man behind the Trojan owned ‘Joe’s Record Store’ which could be found at 93 Granville Arcade in Brixton between 1967 & 1976. The shop was a roaring success, but not content with just selling records, Joe wanted to start producing them too. His first productions were released on the Blue Cat label; ‘Life On Reggae Planet‘ in 1968 & ‘The Bullet’ by Rico Rodriguez in 1969.
Trojan were so impressed by Joe’s success they rewarded him his own label (called Joe) in May 1969. It was then that he collaborated with Jamaican Ska & Reggae vocalist Dice The Boss on arguably his greatest track ‘Brixton Cat, Big & Fat‘. A love song of sorts, ‘Brixton Cat, Big & Fat’ is an authentic cut of vintage reggae which Joe later clarified as a cheeky reference to a certain lady in his life at the time.
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Joe Mansano was the man behind the Trojan owned ‘Joe’s Record Store’ which could be found at 93 Granville Arcade in Brixton between 1967 & 1976. The shop was a roaring success, but not content with just selling records, Joe wanted to start producing them too. His first productions were released on the Blue Cat label; ‘Life On Reggae Planet‘ in 1968 & ‘The Bullet’ by Rico Rodriguez in 1969.
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Trojan were so impressed by Joe’s success they rewarded him his own label (called Joe) in May 1969. It was then that he collaborated with Jamaican Ska & Reggae vocalist Dice The Boss on arguably his greatest track ‘Brixton Cat, Big & Fat‘. A love song of sorts, ‘Brixton Cat, Big & Fat’ is an authentic cut of vintage reggae which Joe later clarified as a cheeky reference to a certain lady in his life at the time.
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The track was so popular Trojan asked Joe to release a Brixton Cat album which he did later that year under the name Joe’s All Stars. From : http://www.brixtonbuzz.com/2012/04/songs-of-brixton-brixton-cat-big-fat-by-dice-the-boss/
Bukowski
Thank you for the info. It is appreciated.
gingercls
Thank you @music_xplosion . There aren't many songs featuring South London.
jackietheripper
love it!
music_xplosion
@Bukowski @gingercls My pleasure :) I'm happy you enjoyed it!
music_xplosion
@jackietheripper Glad you liked it as much I do, Jackie :)