Lynn Taitt

Lynn Taitt

Real Name:
Nerlynn Taitt
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is a reggae guitarist, session musican and arranger born 1940 in San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago, closely associated with Jamaican rocksteady music. He currently lives in Montreal and still makes music.
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Shortcut Code: [a116712]
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Releases:
I've Got A Date / The Yellow Basket (7")   Doctor Bird 1967
Out On A Funky Trip / Stepping Up (7")   Randy's 1973
Appears On:
Independence Calypso Jump Up (LP, Comp)   Treasure Isle 1966
Vilma's Jump Up / Dad Is Home (7") Vilma's Jump Up Doctor Bird 1966
Awake The Town / The Brush (7") The Brush Caltone 1968
Catch This Beat: The Rocksteady Years 1966-1968 (LP, Comp)   Island Records 1980
Scattered Lights (LP)   Top Deck Records 1984
Blockbuster Reggae Instrumentals (LP)   Crystal Records (3) 1990
Put On Your Best Dress - Sonia Pottinger's Rocksteady 1967 - 1968 (LP, Comp)   Attack 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
Stop That Train (LP, Album, RE)   Crystal Records (3) 1991
Rain From The Skies (LP)   Trojan Records 1992
Down On Bond Street (CD, Comp)   Trojan Records 1993
Sings Jamaican Rock Steady-Reggae (CD, Comp, RM)   Jamaican Gold 1993
The Blackpool's Skampilation Vol. 1 (Cass, Comp) Storm Warning Steady Beat Recordings, Steady Beat Recordings 1993
Love Is All I Had (CD, Comp)   Rhino Records 1994
Ska Down Jamaica Way (CD, Comp)   Top Deck Records 1995
Ska Down Jamaica Way (LP, Comp)   Top Deck Records 1995
The Toughest (Comp) (2 versions)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1996
Foundation Ska (2xCD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 1997
Jackpot Of Hits (Explosive Rocksteady) (CD, Comp) El Casino Royale Trojan Records 1997
Riding The Roots Chariot (LP, Comp)   Pressure Sounds 1998
Ska After Ska After Ska (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1998
Statement (CD)   Charly Schallplatten GmbH 1998
The Authentic Ska Sound Of Tommy McCook (CD, Album)   Moon Ska 1998
The Heavy, Heavy, Monster Sounds Of Dave & Ansel Collins (CD, RE, Comp)   Beatville Records 1998
Top Secret (CD, RE, Album)   Beatville Records 1999
Something Special: Ska Hot Shots (CD) From Russia With Love,... Heartbeat Records (2) 2000
By Special Request (Comp) (2 versions)   Heartbeat Records (2) 2001
Knock Out Ska (LP, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 2001
A Place Called Jamaica (CD)   Makasound, M10 Records 2002
Ska All Mighty (LP, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 2002
Red Bumb Ball - Rare And Unreleased Rocksteady 1966 - 1968 (2xLP)   Pressure Sounds 2003
Ska Down Jamaica Way Vols. 1& 2 (2xCD, Comp, Promo)   BMG Music Publishing, Top Deck Records 2004
Safe Travel (Comp) (2 versions)   Pressure Sounds 2005
Exile In Guyville (CD, Album, RE, RM + DVD)   ATO Records 2008
Rocksteady Fever (LP, Comp)   Kingston Sounds 2008
Rocksteady - The Roots Of Reggae (CD, Album) Bog Walk Moll-Selekta 2009
It's Real / Storm Warning (7") Storm Warning Doctor Bird  
Little Did You Know (LP, Album) Magnificent Ska Treasure Isle  
Tracks Appear On:
Independence Calypso Jump Up (LP, Comp) Dog War Jumpup, Seven ... Treasure Isle 1966
The Trojan Story (3xLP + Box) Way Of Life Trojan Records 1980
It's Rockin' Time: Duke Reid's Rock Steady 1967 - 1968 (LP) Spanish Eyes Trojan Records 1989
Ska-Ta-Shot - Top Sounds From Top Deck (Volume 4) (CD, Comp) Ska-Ta-Shot Westside 1998
Top Guns From Top Deck - 26 Original Ska Classics From Top Deck Records (CD, Comp) Ska-Ta-Shot (Take 3) Music Collection International (MCI) 1998
Trojan Ska Box Set (Comp) (2 versions) Storm Warning Trojan Records 1998
400% Dynamite! (Comp) (2 versions) Soul Food Soul Jazz Records 2000
Trojan Ska Box Set Volume Two (3xCD, Comp + Box) Tender Loving Care Trojan Records 2000
Knock Out Ska (LP, Comp) Twilight Zone Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 2001
Street Corner - Ska Classics And The Original Rude Boy Sound (CD, Comp) Storm Warning Metro 2001
Ska All Mighty (LP, Comp) Spanish Eyes, Independ... Heartbeat Records (2), Heartbeat Records (2) 2002
Trojan Calypso Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) The Weed (aka Man Pyab... Trojan Records 2002
Trojan Mod Reggae Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Storm Warning Trojan Records 2002
Trojan Rude Boy Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Hooligans Trojan Records 2002
Trojan Reggae Chill-Out Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Way Of Life Trojan Records 2003
Out On A Funky Trip: Funk, Soul & Reggae From Randy's 1970-75 (Album) (2 versions) Stepping Up, Out On A ... Motion Records (2) 2004
Ska - Down Jamaica Way (Volume 7) (2xLP) Ska-Ta-Shot Top Deck Records 2004
Ska - Down Jamaica Way (Volume 8) (2xLP, Comp) Ska-Ta-Shot (Take 2) Top Deck Records 2004
Ska Down Jamaica Way Vols. 1& 2 (2xCD, Comp, Promo) Ska Ta Shot BMG Music Publishing, Top Deck Records 2004
Stepping Up EP (10") Stepping Up Motion Records (2) 2004
The Roots Of Jamaican Ska (3xCD, Comp) Independence Ska Triple Threat 2004
The Skatalites & Friends - Phoenix City (2xCD, Comp) Independence Ska Trojan Records 2004
The Skatalites & Friends: Phoenix City (2xCD, Comp) Independence Ska Trojan Records 2004
Untitled (10") Williamsburg PK Records (UK) 2005
Hugo Mendez Presents The Tropical Funk Experience (CD, Comp) Steppin' Up Nascente 2009
Rocksteady - The Roots Of Reggae (CD, Album) Bog Walk Moll-Selekta 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Funky Music Machine (LP, Comp) Steppin' Up Soul Patrol Records 1999
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