Name: Reggae Anthology Eek-Ology [CD/DVD] [Digipak] *
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Reggae Anthology Eek-Ology [CD/DVD] [Digipak] *

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Album: Reggae Anthology Eek-Ology [CD/DVD] [Digipak] *
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Virgin Girl	More Info...
2)	Once a Virgin	More Info...
3)	Een a Moy	More Info...
4)	Creation	More Info...
5)	My Father's Land	More Info...
6)	No Wicked Can't Reign	More Info...
7)	Noah's Ark (Story)	More Info...
8)	Wa-do-dem	More Info...
9)	Tell Them	More Info...
10)	Falling Heroes	More Info...
11)	Ganja Smuggling	More Info...
12)	Operation Eradication (12' Mix)	More Info...
13)	Georgie Porgie	More Info...
14)	Do You Remember (12" Mix)	More Info...
15)	For Hire and Removal (12' Mix)	More Info...
16)	Christmas-a-come	More Info...
17)	Let There Be Night	More Info...

Album: Reggae Anthology Eek-Ology [CD/DVD] [Digipak] *
#	Song Title		Time
	Disc 1
1)	Virgin Girl	More Info...
2)	Once a Virgin	More Info...
3)	Een a Moy	More Info...
4)	Creation	More Info...
5)	My Father's Land	More Info...
6)	No Wicked Can't Reign	More Info...
7)	Noah's Ark (Story)	More Info...
8)	Wa-do-dem	More Info...
9)	Tell Them	More Info...
10)	Falling Heroes	More Info...
11)	Ganja Smuggling	More Info...
12)	Operation Eradication (12' Mix)	More Info...
13)	Georgie Porgie	More Info...
14)	Do You Remember (12" Mix)	More Info...
15)	For Hire and Removal (12' Mix)	More Info...
16)	Christmas-a-come	More Info...
17)	Let There Be Night	More Info...

Performer Notes

Liner Note Author: Harry Wise.
Photographer: Beth Lesser.
The VP label's archival reggae imprint 17 North Parade continues its exhaustive and excellent series of compilations with Eek-ology, a roundup of singjay Eek-A-Mouse's golden age and all the hiccuping hits that came with it. Boisterous and brash straight out of the gate, the set features his breakthrough 1979 hit, "Once a Virgin," with all the innuendo and "ba-di-boing-boing"s right in place from the start, then there's the career high point "Wa-Do-Dem," a 1981 cut from producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes that remains the singer's signature hit. Putting both the criminals and the cops on high alert, "Operation Eradication" displays his stern and serious side, plus here, the song appears in its 12" version, just like "For Hire and Removal," "Do You Remember," and a handful others, all of these songs stretching their legs in desirably long mixes. Collectors get a big surprise with the raw versions of "Wa-Do-Dem," "Assassinator," and two other songs that were recorded in-studio for John Peel's BBC radio show, plus the early 45s "Creation," "My Father's Land," and "No Wicked Can't Reign" all make their digital debut. His later work is missing, so look for genre-jumping numbers like "The Freak" or his cover of Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Mak'er" elsewhere, but as "true dancehall" Eek-A-Mouse sets go, this one is on top. ~ David Jeffries