The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger - Rosemarie Meet D.J. Daddy

Label : Techniques CD (WR0042) 2005-10-18;
Produced by Winston Riley

Tracklisting :
01. Rosemarie
02. The Storm
03. Fussing & Fighting
04. Reggae Dance
05. Natty Dread A De Foreigna
06. Jennifer Lee
07. D.J. Daddy
08. Susan A Gorgon
09. Big Everytime
10. Look How She Fat
11. Style And Fashion
12. Me And Yvette
13. Noah's Ark
14. Jamaica Nice
15. Walkman Connection
16. Dance Hall Style
17. Collie Dub
18. Escape Convict
19. Fe Mi Woman A De Bes'
20. Judge Not

Notes :
Tracks 01 to 05 & 16 to 20 are the complete "Rosemarie" album from 1981.
Tracks 06 to 15 are the complete "D.J. Daddy" album from 1984.

The Lone Ranger - Albums discography

1979 On The Other Side Of Dub
1980 Barnabas In Collins Wood
1980 M-16
1981 Rosemarie
1981 Hi-Yo Silver, Away!
1982 Badda Dan Dem
1984 D.J. Daddy
1985 Learn To Drive (compilation)
1994 Collections (compilation)
2002 Top Of The Class
2004 Dub Salvador Vol.1&2 (compilation, mixed)
2005 Kulchaklash w/Grant Phabao
2006 Dub Salvador - A Grant Phabao Mix (compilation, mixed)
2006 Kulchaklash 2 w/Grant Phabao (tba)

Grant Phabao Presents Kulchaklash
Starring Lone Ranger, Ray I, Danny Dread, Simon Diamond
(CD 500 ex. limited edition, hand-numbered) TIMEC068, 2005-07

Tracklisting :
1. Sweet Talking (feat. Lone Ranger) | Download MP3
2. Braeton Killings (feat. Ray I)
3. Aya So We Deh (feat. Lone Ranger)
4. High Grade (feat. Danny Dread)
5. Music Weh Dem Wan (feat. Lone Ranger)
6. Rasta Roll Call (feat. Simon Diamond)
7. Fever (feat. Lone Ranger)
8. Ethiopia (feat. Lone Ranger)
9. A Who (feat. Lone Ranger)

Info :
Finally! GRANT PHABAO has travelled from Kingston, Jamaica, to New York, USA, and Paris, France, to unleash this marvelous reggae album featuring the raw talents of LONE RANGER, RAY I, DANNY DREAD & SIMON DIAMOND.
Featuring Funky Frenchman, Gregsky, Myster K, Magali Neslot, Felix Niel

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The Lone Ranger - Dub Salvador Vol.1&2 - Mixed by Grant Phabao
(promo CD) T.I.M.E.C. TIMEC078, 2004-09

Tracklisting :
01. Badda Dan dem
02. Jamaican Weed
03. Can't Stand It
04. The Answer
05. Every Likkle Ting
06. Barnabas Collins
07. Fish Tea
08. Plant Up A Vineyard
09. World War I
10. My Number
11. Natty Dread On The Go
12. Love Bump
13. Johnny Bad So
14. Don't Mess With Natty Dread

Note : full mix available as separate tracks on all cool p2p networks like Soulseek - look for 'lone ranger', 'grant phabao' or 'dub salvador'...

The Lone Ranger - Top Of The Class

Label : Studio One USA LP 2002
Produced by C.S. Dodd

Tracklisting :
01. Studio One Style
02. Dance Cork
03. Mad In A De Head
04. Bump To Bump
05. Oh Baby
06. Got To Be True
07. Ganja Man
08. Rose Marie
09. Studio One History (feat. Screechie Dan)
10. Brand New Second
11. Happy Birthday
12. African Land
13. Queen Omega
14. Talking Spanish

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The Lone Ranger - Collections

Label : Grapevine / RAS CD 1994
Compilation of Coxsone productions 1985-1989

Tracklisting :
01. Love Bump
02. Labour Ward
03. Burial
04. Barnabas Collins
05. M. 16
06. Rosemarie
07. Fist to Fist
08. Scandal
09. Johnny Bad So
10. Love Affair
11. Gun Shot
12. Learn to Drive
13. Mada Ritty
14. National Herb
15. Rub and Scrub
16. The Clock
17. Big Bout Ya
18. Life in the Ghetto
19. Solomon
20. Natty Dread on the Go

Credits :
Vocals : Lone Ranger
Musicians : Raff, Sidney, Paul Henton, Sly, Robbie, Courtney Panton
Studios : Sir Tommies, Bravell, Kingston, Toy Factory, Channel One
Engineers : Peter Chemist, Solgie, Scientist, Sir Tommies, Courtney Panton

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The Lone Ranger - Lear To Drive

Label : Bebo's CD 1985
Compilation of Clive Jarrett productions, produced by Clive Jarrett & Bebo Phillips

The Lone Ranger - D.J. Daddy

Label : Techniques LP 1984
Produced and arranged by Winston Riley

Tracklisting :
01. D.J. Daddy
02. Jennifer Lee
03. Susan A Gorgon
04. Big Everytime
05. Look How She Fat
06. Style And Fashion
07. Me And Yvette
08. Noah's Ark
09. Jamaica Nice
10. Walkman Connection

Credits :
Vocals : Lone Ranger
Backing Band : The Roots Radics

The Lone Ranger - Badda Dan Dem

Label : Studio One LP 1982
Produced by Coxsone

Tracklisting :
01. Automatic
02. Badda Dan Dem
03. You Too Greedy
04. Can't Stand It
05. Plant Up A Vineyard
06. Dance A Fe Cork
07. My Number
08. World War One
09. Fish Tea
10. Three Mile Skank

Credits :
Mixing Engineer : C.S. Dodd
Recording Engineer : C.S. Dodd
Vocals : Lone Ranger
Bass : Bryan Atkinson, Earl Walker
Drums : Cleavie Browne
Lead Guitar : Eric Frater
Rhythm Guitar :- Eric Frater
Synthesiser : Paul Dixon, Glen Adams
Alto Sax : Karl Bryan
Tenor Sax : Roland Alphonso
Trumpet : Johnny Moore
Piano : Jackie Mittoo
Percussions : C.S. Dodd, Denzel Laing
Recording studio : Studio 1 (Kingston, JA)
Remixing studio : Studio 1 (Kingston, JA)

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The Lone Ranger - Hi-Yo Silver Away

Label : Greensleeves LP 1981
Produced by Lone Ranger & Clive Jarrett

Tracklisting :
01. Tom Drunk
02. Rub 'N' Scrub
03. Legalize The National Herb
04. Gunshot Mek Daughter Drop
05. Living As A Poor
06. Johnny Make You Bad So
07. The Clock
08. Lone Ranger & Tonto
09. Solomon
10. Love Affair Problem

Credits :
Cover artwork : Tony McDermott
Bass : Robbie Shakespeare
Drums, Drums [Electronic] : Sly Dunbar
Guitar [Rhythm] : Michael Taxter, Willie Lindo
Percussion : Sky Juice, Sticky
Piano : Willie Lindo
Saxophone : Dean Frazer
Trombone : Nambo Robinson
Trumpet : David Madden, Junior 'Chico' Chin
Notes : Recorded at Channel One - A Silver Bullet Production
Special thanks to Sly & Robbie, Carlton Livingston
Mastered By : Steve Angel
Mixing Engineer : Barnabas, Scientist, Soljie Hamilton
Engineer : Soljie Hamilton, Crucial Bunny
Studio : Channel One (Kingston, JA)

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The Lone Ranger - Rosemarie

Label : Techniques LP 1981; Black Joy UK LP
Produced by Winston Riley

Tracklisting :
01. Rosemarie
02. The Storm
03. Fussing & Fighting
04. Reggae Dance
05. Natty Dread A De Foreigna
06. Dance Hall Style
07. Collie Dub
08. Escape Convict
09. Fe Mi Woman A De Bes'
10. Judge Not

Credits :
Mixing Engineer : Maxie, Soljie Hamilton
Vocals : Lone Ranger
Drums : Style Scott
Bass : Flabba Holt
Guitar : Dwight Pickney, Rad Bryan, Bingy Bunny
Keyboards : Winston Wright
Horns : Nambo Robinson, Dean Frazer
Percussions : Skully, Sky Juice Blake
Recording studio : Channel One (Kingston, JA)

The Story
As told in dec 2004 by Lone Ranger (LR) and Chester Synmoie (CS), Lone Ranger's longtime friend, producer & manager.

LR - Channel One in New York was a record shop and a pressing plant. In Jamaica were the studios and the sound system. "Rosemarie" was recorded with the Revolutionnaries at Channel One two months after "M16" was recorded with the Roots Radics. During Channel One "M16" album success, I came back to Jamaica (in 1981). I recorded this album right after the 2-months visa for the US ended. "Rosemarie" had the same kind of success, n°1 in Jamaica, UK, US, Canada, even though it was not as internationally big as "M16". The Channel One riddims were the riddims of the time. But not all singers and deejays sang on those riddims. It was my style. "Rosemarie" (N°1) and "Collie Dub" (n°5) were chartbusters. The album was created because of "Rosemarie". We made riddims for this album, whereas "M16" contained tracks that other number one artists were on... So, right after "Rosemarie" was recorded, I went back to the US for another american tour, then I went to England when my visa ended, stayed 6 months there, then went back to the US and soon the hiatus started...

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The Lone Ranger - M16

Label : J&L LP 1980
Produced by Alvin Ranglin

Tracklisting :
01. Natty Burial
02. M-16
03. Up Town Style
04. Sky Juice
05. Skank Steady B, Rise + meet Jah
06. Fist to Fist
07. Wicked a Go Tn
08. Sat Upon The Rock

Credits :
Engineer : Barnabas, Ernest Hoo Kim, Scientist
Vocals : Lone Ranger
Drums : Sly Dunbar, Santa Davis
Bass : Robbie Shakespeare
Rhythm Guitar : Rad Bryan
Lead Guitar : Rad Bryan
Keyboards : Ansel Collins, Robert Lynn
Piano : Gladdy Anderson
Tenor Saxophone : Dean Fraser
Trumpet : David Madden
Alto Saxophone : Dean Fraser
Percussions : Sticky
Recording studio : Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing studio : Channel One (Kingston, JA)

The Story
As told in dec 2004 by Lone Ranger (LR) and Chester Synmoie (CS), Lone Ranger's longtime friend, producer & manager.

CS - The label is J&L not J&J. Joseph Hookim produced it at Channel One (Channel One was: Well Charged, Hitbound, Cord and J&L). After "Barnabas" bacame a hit, everything went rolling. At that time, Lone Ranger was the number one deejay in Jamaica.

LR - M16, as an album, is the strongest I've made. Sogie did the "M16" riddim and mixied it, too. The first he ever mixed was Lone Ranger's! I had three big hit albums: "M16", "Rosemarie" and Barnabas In Collins Wood". "On the Other side Of Dub" is different: it's an all-time classic. "Hi-Ho Silver Away" should have been big but it was only issued on a limited pressing, left in the hands of Clive Jarrett. In the 80's, Channel One Studio was the ruler. Everything that came out on Channel One at the time was diamond. Anyway... Joseph Hookim called me in Jamaica, said he heard a cassette (tape) with Lone Ranger deejaying on his tracks. He named me the tracks and asked me how long I would take to record an album on these tracks. I answered "30 minutes". So he said: "Go to the studio!". "M16" Became n°1 in Canada, America, UK, but never came out in Jamaica... Two tracks only were released in Jamaica, as singles: "M16" and "Fist To fist Days Done". I was champion DJ in 1979 and 1980 in Jamaica. In 1981 I wasn't champion DJ anymore because I had left to the US for a long tour as The Lone Ranger & The Silver Bullet Band, including a show at the Madison Square Garden...

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The Lone Ranger - Barnabas In Collins Wood

Label : Thrill Seekers 1980;GG
Produced and Arranged by Leon & Chester Synmoie
Recorded at Channel One

Tracklisting :
01. Barnabas Collins
02. Annie Palmer
03. Hell Driver
04. John Public
05. African Continent
06. Frankenstine
07. Tribal War
08. UFO
09. Obeah Man
10. The Hard Way
Bonus Tracks on Trillseekers re-issue :
11. Sergeant Brown
12. Jamaican Weed

Credits :
Backing Band : The Revolutionaries
Bass - Robbie Shakespeare
Drums - Sly Dunbar
Guitar - Mikey Chung, Winston Wright
Lead guitar - Dougie
Horns - Tommy McCook, Deadly Headley
Alto sax - Herman Marquis
Trombone - Vin Gordon
Trumpet - Bobby Ellis
Piano - Gladdy
Percussions - Sticky

The Story
As told in dec 2004 by Lone Ranger (LR) and Chester Synmoie (CS), Lone Ranger's longtime friend, producer & manager.

CS - When Lone Ranger was working for Coxsone, he was also working for Thrill Seekers, Techniques and Channel One. This one was produced by Thrill Seekers and distributed by GG's. The "Barnabas" single is the biggest single Lone Ranger ever did. So we wanted to capitalize on this and in the end issued a monster album.
LR - Love Bump is the biggest! Barnabas should have been bigger. It was an international hit but because of a problem between GG's and Island it didn't become as succesful as it should have been. "Barnabas" was supposed to appear in "Rockers", in a scene where I'm gambling. But because Island at one point cut things out with GG's it didn't. Something went wrong. If GG's had done its job, I should have been on the "Sunsplash" video in 79, with Bob Marley, Peter Tosh, Burning Spear, Joe Higgs and Jacob Miller. My part was cut out. We were in France in 79. People were congratulating us for the "Barnabas Collins" on Island/Phonogram that we never knew about. When we came back to Jamaica, people started understanding it was not produced by GG's (who licensed the track to Island without owning the rights), Island got wind of that and backed off. So "Barnabas" never happened as it should have. People were paying to get to number 1 at the time but this was solid. A straight seller, a people number 1.

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The Lone Ranger - On The Other Side Of Dub

Label : Studio One LP 1979; Heartbeat CD reissue 1991
Produced by Coxsone

Tracklisting :
01. Barnabas Collins (bonus track - 1991 CD reissue only)
02. Noah In The Ark
03. Apprentice Dentist
04. Quarter Lb. Ishen
05. Every Thing She Want
06. Natty Dread On The Go
07. Grave Yard Skank (bonus track - 1991 CD reissue only)
07. Where Eagles Dwell
08. Dentist Dub
10. Collie Rock
11. Roots Style
12. Dub A Natty Dread

The Story
As told in dec 2004 by Lone Ranger (LR) and Chester Synmoie (CS), Lone Ranger's longtime friend, producer & manager.

CS - It was an experimental album: five Lone Ranger songs, and the dub versions on the back. That was the first time that's been done. That's the thing that made that album different. It became a classic instantly, and never stopped selling since then. An all-time classic: the Lone Ranger debut album. "Barnabas Collins" was added to the repress by Heartbeat in 1991, it was recorded in New York in 85-86.

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