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Ernest Ranglin

Real Name:
Ernest Ranglin
Profile:
Guitarist born at the 19th of June 1932 in Manchester (Jamaica). He started playing Ukulele at a young age but soon he switched to guitar and played with several local bands. He helped give birth to the ska phenomenon in the 1950ties and recorded lots of records with lots of musicians from Jamaica and the Bahamas.. In 1964 he became resident jazz guitarist in Ronnie Scott's jazz club in London (UK) for 9 months and his international career begun. He recorded several records and won some awards.
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Discography

Releases:
Wranglin' (Vinyl)   Island Records 1964
Rass! (2 versions)   MPS Records 1974
Ranglypso (LP, Album)   MPS Records, Metronome 1976
Below The Bassline (Album) (2 versions)   Island Jamaica Jazz ... 1996
Untitled (12", Promo)   Island Jamaica Jazz 1996
Memories Of Barber Mack (Album) (3 versions)   Island Jamaica Jazz ... 1997
Split (7", Promo)   Island Records 1997
In Search Of The Lost Riddim (Album) (2 versions)   Palm Pictures 1998
Modern Answers To Old Problems (CD, Album)   Telarc 2000
'Ska Wey Dat' (2xCD, Album)   Trojan Records 2003
Guitar In Ernest (LP)   Dub Store Records 2004
Rocksteady (CD, Album)   Telarc 2004
Earth Tones (CD)   Green Streets Entertainment 2005
Boss Reggae - Sounds Ranglin (LP, RP)   Steady Records (2)  
Appears On:
My Boy Lollipop (2 versions) My Boy Lollipop Fontana 1964
Sweet William (7")   Fontana, Fontana 1964
Big Six / One Armed Bandit (Single) (2 versions) Big Six Bigshot ... 1972
The Best Of Judge Dread (LP, Comp) Big Six Klik 1976
Heart Of The Congos (Album) (7 versions)   Blood & Fire ... 1977
To Be A Lover (LP)   Black Swan 1977
Cobilimbo (LP)   MPS Records, MPS Records 1978
Give Thankx (Album) (3 versions)   Warner Bros. Records 1978
Congo (LP)   CBS Disques 1979
Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1966 (Comp) (3 versions)   Island Records ... 1979
Sweet So Till (LP)   Front Line Records 1979
Intensified! Original Ska 1962-1967 Vol. 1 & 2 (2xLP, Comp)   Ariola Benelux 1980
More Intensified! Original Ska 1963-67 Vol. 2 (LP, Comp)   Mango 1980
My Boy Lollipop / Oh Henry (Single) (2 versions)   Island Records 1980
Power Pack (LP, Comp) Big Six K-Tel International GmbH 1980
Moving On (LP, Album)   Kingdom Records 1981
High Priest Of Dub (LP)   Tamoki Wambesi 1985
Crucial Cuts Vol. 2 (LP)   Kingdom Records 1986
The Island Story (Comp) (3 versions) My Boy Lollipop Island Records 1987
The Legendary Judge Dread Volume 1 - King Of Rudeness (LP, Comp) Big Six (Re-mix) Skank Records 1989
Clancy Eccles Presents His Reggae Revue (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1990
Dreadlocks The Time Is Now (CD, RM)   Front Line Records, Virgin 1990
Original Club Ska (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1990
Musical Feast: Mrs. Pottinger's High Note And Gayfeet Label (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1991
One Love (2xCD, Comp, RM)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1991
Dreadmania - It's All In The Mind (CD, Album) Big Six Lagoon 1992
Solid Gold, Coxsone Style (CD, Comp) Park View, Surfing Heartbeat Records (2) 1992
Ska Boogie - Jamaican R&B, The Dawn Of Ska (CD, Comp) Humpty Dumpty Sequel Records 1993
Tougher Than Tough EP (CD, EP, Promo) My Boy Lollipop Mango, Mango 1993
It's Shuffle 'N Ska Time With Lloyd "The Matador" Daley (CD, Comp)   Jamaican Gold 1994
A Tribute To Jackie Mittoo (2xCD, RM, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 1995
Juck's Incorporation Part 1 (LP, Comp, RE)   Studio One 1995
Red Rose (Maxi) (2 versions)   Internal Affairs 1995
Keep The Pressure On (CD, Comp) Summer Come Lovin Kingpin Records (2) 1996
African Roots (Album) (2 versions)   Grover Records ... 1997
Ball Of Fire (CD, Album) James Bond Theme, Lati... Island Jamaica Jazz 1997
Foundation Ska (Comp) (2 versions) Old Rocking Chair Heartbeat Records (2) 1997
Freedom Sounds: A Tribute To The Skatalites (CD, Comp) Eastern Standard Time Shanachie 1997
Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Big Six, Big Eight K-Tel 1997
Kingston Cocktail (CD, Album)   Will Records 1997
Ska Island (CD, Comp) Honky Tonk Parts 1 & 2... Island Records 1997
Destiny - Rare Ska Sides From Studio 1 (LP, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 1999
Dub Dictionary (Comp) (2 versions)   Trench Town 1999
Live At The Royal Festival Hall (CD, EP) Koni Palm Pictures 1999
Reggae Injection (CD, Album) Evening Mood (On Bond ... TKO Records 1999
Daryl Hall & John Oates (CD, Album, RE) Soldering Buddha Records (2) 2000
Open The Iron Gate 1973 - 77 (2xLP) Melt Away (12" Version) Simply Vinyl (S12) 2000
Rose Rouge (2 versions) Montego Bay Spleen Blue Note 2000
Tourist (Album, Comp) (10 versions) Montego Bay Spleen Blue Note ... 2000
Trojan 'Tighten Up' Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Man From Carolina, Mea... Trojan Records, Trojan Records 2000
Herb Dub - Collie Dub (LP)   Motion Records (2) 2001
Pick Up The Pieces (2 versions)   Pressure Sounds 2002
Siesta II Sunset At Pikes Ibiza (CD, Comp, Album) Daylight Enter Records 2002
Ska All Mighty (LP, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 2002
The Karma Collection Sunrise (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Daylight Ministry Of Sound 2002
The Rass-es Experience (LP)   Get Back 2002
Upsetter Shop Volume 3 - Baffling Smoke Signal (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 2002
Welcome To Club Jazz 2 (CD, Comp) Daylight Cinq Etoiles 2002
Angel Beach The Second Wave (3xCD) Daylight Orb Records 2003
Impala Lounge, Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) Ala Walee Wagram 2003
King Tubby's Balmagie Jam Rock (CD, Comp)   Dove (2) 2003
Les Seigneurs (Album) (2 versions) Daylight Therapy Recordings ... 2003
MTV Lounge - Volume 4 (3xCD, Comp) Daylight Sony Music Media 2003
The Legendary Skatalites In Dub (LP) Candlelight Dub, Rock ... Motion Records (2) 2003
Bilmadim (CD, Album)   30 Hertz Records 2004
Creation Rebel: The Original Classic Recordings From Studio One (CD, Comp, RM)   Heartbeat Records (2) 2004
Dubbing With The Royals (Comp) (2 versions)   Pressure Sounds 2004
London Fashion Week, Fashion Rock (CD, Enh) Save Me Not On Label 2004
Two Culture Clash (Album) (4 versions) Save Me V2 Records ... 2004
A Lounge Supreme Vol. 4 (2xCD) Daylight Soulstar 2005
Frequent Flyer - Kingston, Jamaica (2xCD, Mixed) Save Me Kinkysweet Recordings 2005
Ultra Chilled 05 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Daylight Ultra Records 2005
Exotic Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Ranglypso, Caribea Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Jazz For Lovers (CD, Comp, RM) For Sentimental Reasons Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Ska Bonanza: The Studio One "Ska" Years (Comp) (2 versions)   Heartbeat Records (2) 2006
Soul Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Love & Happiness Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Therapy Works (2xCD, Album, Comp) Daylight Therapy Recordings 2006
Coconut Ska (Comp) (2 versions)   King Edwards 2007
Heart Of The Congos Deluxe Edition (2xLP, Comp)   17 North Parade 2008
Micron Compilation - 'Every Mouth Must Be Fed' (Comp) (2 versions)   Pressure Sounds 2008
Sound System International Dub Lp (LP, Comp, RE, RM)   Pressure Sounds 2009
Sound System International Dub Lp (CD)   Pressure Sounds 2009
40 Big One's (2xLP) Big Six Creole Records  
Experience (LP)   Vista Sounds  
Four Seasons - Chicka Chup Ska (Comp) (2 versions)   King Edwards  
Jamaica Jazz (LP, RP)   Studio One, Studio One  
Kingston 11 (LP, Comp)   King Edwards  
Legends From Studio One (LP)   Trench Town  
Man About Ska-Town (LP, Comp)   King Edwards  
Muriel / Silky (7") Muriel Blue Beat  
Ska Ba Dip - The Essential King Edwards (LP, Comp)   King Edwards  
Tear It Up: The SKA Album (CD, Album)   Tropic Entertainment Ltd., Tropic Entertainment Ltd.  
Tracks Appear On:
Scandal Ska (Comp) (2 versions) Exodus Island Records ... 1989
Solid Gold, Coxsone Style (CD, Comp) Surfing Heartbeat Records (2) 1992
The Rebirth Of Cool Six (Comp) (3 versions) Surfin' 4th & Broadway ... 1996
The Rebirth of Cool 4 (CD) Surfin' Island Records 1996
Ska Island (Comp) (3 versions) Honky Tonk Parts 1 & 2 Island Records ... 1997
The Cosmic Feast / Songs Of Seduction (CD, Comp + Box, Boo) Congo Man PolyGram Records (Australia) 1997
La Fnac & Les Inrockuptibles Présentent Musiques (CD, Comp) Ala Walee Les Inrockuptibles 1998
Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove (CD) I Got Plenty O' Nuthin' Antilles 1998
Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove (CD, Comp) I Got Plenty O' Nuthin' Antilles 1998
Selections From Red Hot + Rhapsody: The Gershwin Groove (12", Ltd, Promo) I Got Plenty O' Nuthin' Antilles 1998
Supercool - A Musikproduktion Schwarzwald Compilation (CD) Love And Happiness Motor Music 1999
World Chill - Laid Back Grooves For Global Minds (CD, Album) Minuit Manteca 2000
Studio One Rockers (2 versions) Surfin Soul Jazz Records 2001
Studio One Rockers Pre-Release (12", Promo) Surfing Soul Jazz Records, Studio One 2001
Studio One Scorcher (Comp) (2 versions) Jehrico Skank Soul Jazz Records 2002
The Karma Collection Sunrise (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Daylight Ministry Of Sound 2002
Angel Beach The Second Wave (3xCD) Daylight Orb Records 2003
Impala Lounge, Vol. 2 (2xCD, Comp) Ala Walee Wagram 2003
Bambuddha Grove: The Gathering (2xCD, Comp) Surfin' Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Bar Jazz Connection (2xCD) Love And Happiness Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 2004
The Abyssinians And Friends: Tree Of Satta (CD) Ranglin Satta Blood & Fire 2004
Trojan Beatles Tribute Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) You Won't See Me Trojan Records 2004
Two Culture Clash (2xLP) Save Me Wall Of Sound 2004
Studio One Selector (CD) Surfin' Mojo Magazine 2005
Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set Volume 2 (3xCD, Comp) Heartbeat Trojan Records 2005
Afterwork Grooves Vol. III - Jazzy-Lounge In A Funky Stylee (CD) Love And Happiness ZAP Music 2006
Dubby Sport (CD, Mixed, Promo) Big Car Jazzy Sport 2006
Exotic Jazz (CD, Comp, RM) Ranglypso Verve Records, Universal Music Classics & Jazz 2006
Music From Glastonbury The Film (2xCD, Album) D'accord Dakar The Glastonbury Phonographic Society 2006
Therapy Works (2xCD, Album, Comp) Daylight Therapy Recordings 2006
Version Dread (2xLP, Album) Surfing (Extended Mix) Heartbeat Records (2) 2006
Mojo Rocksteady Beat (2xLP) Straight Flush Soul Jazz Records 2007
Mojo Rocksteady Beat (CD) Straight Flush Soul Jazz Records 2007
Your Jamaican Girl (LP, Comp, RP) Oh My Studio One  
Unofficial Releases:
James Hyman's Summer CD (CD, Mixed) Everybody's Talkin' Not On Label (James Hyman Self-released) 2005
Dangerous Bad Boy / Funky Bond Street (7") Funky Bond Street Flex  
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Ernest Ranglin feat Dean Fraser - Surfside