Bop and The Bel-Tones - Smile Like An Angel - Nice Jamaican Doo Wop

Here's a pretty rare one by Bop and The Bel-Tones from an original Jamaican Studio 1 pressing. Not sure if I would consider this Rocksteady or Ska - it sits in between the two. It reminds me of the flip of Isrealites

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• Doo wop
• DooWop
• Doo Wopp
• DooWopp
• Rare
• Oldies
• 45
• 45 RPM
• Jamaican
• Studio 1
• Studio One
• Coxsone
• Coxsone Dodd
• Bop and The Bel-tones
• Rocksteady
• Ska

[italrel]

Sounds like rocksteady to me.

[PJDooWop]

It is rocksteady. A lot of music crossed over genres at this time

[172madness]

There was a old style sound system DJ version of this song what I had back in the 70s cant remember the name though cos it was on a white label can anyone else remember it, nice old tune

[PJDooWop]

if it was on a dub plate you may never find out.. They did dubs one at a time, and quite often they were one of a kind. If it was a white label of a released tune (common practice in the Jamaican music industry) then there would be other copies out there. I wasn't aware of any other versions of this, but if I come across any I will let you know

[reggaedefender]

Great! Thanks.

[PJDooWop]

You're welcome

[REGGAEMATICC]

@172madness The tune in question is Dennis Lovelock - Ificially Scorcher on the Coxsone label. Sweet likkle deejay chune deh. It's on youtube as well.

[jean5614]

Rocksteady, I had this on the coxsone label from 1967, got it from Lewisham pop shop or the import shop in Deptford, wish i could get it now, I've been looking for this for some time.

[postoffice56]

wicked tune!! Studio One a de best!!

[thecountofbasie]

Classic rocksteady harmony sound...superfine post...thanks PJ

[ramantaloo]

Hi DooWop--

This is rocksteady for sure and was done in 1967, later redone by Dennis Brown & also Errol Dunkley in the early 70s.

[lakumina]

@PJDooWop Gooodie! This is one I will take with me when I go!

[172madness]

Thanks PJDooWop I knew about white lable dubs cos I used run a old sound system with some freinds in secondary school in the 70s (yeah I was only one of two white guys in the sound aswell LOL) the record did have name printed on it but I just could'nt remember what it was, if you do find out I'll be most greatfull thanks