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The Unity Label

Unity UN502 record label image Unity UN573 record label image Unity UN002 record label image Unity UN016 record label image Unity FEA022 record label image
Original Pama label Later Pama label Later 12" Pama label Later non-Pama label Later non-Pama label
US Unity record label imageLoosely based on the orinal US Pama label (left), the UK Pama released many classic tracks. These inculded 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.

Classic...

Unity Discography

Cat No Title Artist
UN-501 Last Flight To Reggae City/Watch Dem Go Tommy McCook & Stranger Cole/Junior Smith
UN-502 Bangarang/If We Should Ever Meet Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole/Stranger Cole
UN-503 Wet Dream/She's But A Little Girl Max Romeo
UN-504 Everybody Needs Love/Come Back Girl Slim Smith/Junior Smith
UN-505 Reggie On Broadway/Love Can Be Wonderful Lester Sterling/The Clique
UN-506 The Avengers/Donkey Man Laurel Aitken
UN-507 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
UN-510 Zip-Pa-Di-Do-Da/Broadway Slim Smith
UN-511 Twelfth Of Never/Solid As A Rock Max Romeo/The Tartons
UN-512 Regina/Bright As A Rose Lester Sterling
UN-513 Let It Be Me/Love Makes Me Do Foolish Things Slim Smith & Paulette
UN-514 When I Get My Freedom/Life Can Be Beautiful Stranger Cole
UN-515 Somebody To Love/Confusion Slim Smith
UN-516 Wine Her Goosie/Fire Ball Max Romeo/King Cannon
UN-517 1,000 Tons Of Megaton/Five Card Stud Lester Sterling/King Cannon
UN-518 Man About Town/Man At The Door Lester Sterling
UN-519 Peyton Place/Red Gal Ring D Tony Lee
UN-520 Slipaway/Spanish Harlem Slim Smith
UN-521 Not Known
UN-522 Thirty Pieces Of Silver/Everybody Ska Prince Buster
UN-523 Not Known
UN-524 Sunny Side Of The Sea/Place In The Sun Slim Smith
UN-525 The Return Of Alcapone/Q Club Peter Touch/Lennox Mood
UN-526 Pepper Seed/Ambitious Beggar R Williams
UN-527 Blessed Are The Meek/My Conversation Slim Smith
UN-528 Dreams To Remember/Peace Makers The Hippy Boys
UN-529 Sun Valley/Drums Of Fu Manchu Peter Touch/Headley Bennett
UN-530 What You Gonna Do/Hot Coffee The Reggae Boys/Headley Bennett
UN-531 Lonesome Feeling/Bright As A Rose Lester Sterling
UN-532 Mini Skirt Vision/Far Far Away Max Romeo
UN-533 Hook Up/Full Up The Bunny Lee All Stars
UN-534 Dream Boat/Tommy's Dream Tommy McCook
UN-535 Peanut Vendor/100,000 Tons Of Rock Tommy McCook
UN-536 No Matter What/Walk Through This World Doreen Schaffer
UN-537 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
UN-539 Love Me Tender/This Feeling Slim Smith
UN-540 Derrick Top-The-Pop/Capones Revenge Derrick Morgan/Glen Adams
UN-541 Daydream/Joy Ride Bunny Lee Allstars
UN-542 Honey/There Is A Light Slim Smith
UN-543 Ivan Itler The Conqueror/The Spice Bunny Lee Allstars (Featuring Lloyd Willis)
UN-544 Melting Pot/Death Rides A Horse Max Romeo/The Hippy Boys
UN-545 Clap Clap/You've Got Your Troubles Max Romeo & The Hippy Boys/Max Romeo
UN-546 Return Of Jack Slade/Fat Man Derrick Morgan
UN-547 What A Cute Man/Buy You A Rainbow Max Romeo
UN-548 Sometimes/Lash-La-Rue John Holt/Bunny Lee All Stars
UN-549 Sea Cruise/Niney's Hop John Holt/Lee's All Stars
UN-550 Did My Little Girl Cry/Change Partners Little Freddy/Peter Austin
UN-551 Why Did My Little Girl Cry/Change Partners Freddie McGregor/Peter Austin
UN-552 Walking Along/Ware Fare John Holt/Donald Lee With Jackie Mittoo & Bunny Lees All Stars
UN-553 When You Were Mine/The Angles Ken Parker/The Clarendonians
UN-554 My Special Prayer/Never Hurt Errol Dunkley
UN-555 Ten Cent/Stay With Me Forever Soulmates/Doreen Shaffer
UN-556 Give Her All The Love/Nobody But You John Holt/Busty Brown
UN-557 Do It My Way/Where In The World Monty Morris
UN-558 Goodnight My Love/Lover Girl Corsairs
UN-559 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
UN-572 Rent Crisis/Version Max Romeo
UN-573 Big Haire/Skank In Skank Dirty Harry/Young Doug