A1 - Somewhere My Love [Theme From 'Dr. Zhivago']
A2 - Hava Nagila
A3 - Matilda [Calypso]
A4 - Oye Como Va
A5 - Love Story - Miss Marilyn Narine
A6 - Delila - Miss Marilyn Narine
B1 - Rock Around The Clock
B2 - In The Mood
B3 - Time Is Tight
B4 - Caterpillar
B5 - Soul Chick [Calypso]
'From the 1950s, as the sound of the pan gained international currency and the tourist trade secured itself as the central plank of Caribbean economies, it became increasingly common for large companies, including oil giants and airlines, to sponsor steel band ensembles. Shell, Esso, Pan Am, Coca-Cola, Angostura and many other companies all had steel bands on their books, providing money for pans, uniforms, floats and other essentials. Sponsorship also encouraged the panmen to give up the organized violence that went along with the pan clashes.
The Trinidad Cavaliers Steel Orchestra was supported by successful [& still running] Trinidadian travel agency Amral's.
Pan LPs typically featured covers of recent international hits as well as Caribbean standards and popular calypsos. The Cavaliers' unusual track selection serves as a good gauge of the kind of U.S. sounds that were reaching Trinidad, whether through imports and radio, or tourism and economic migration.'
this is one unusual steel band lp, but it's totally great. i don't even really like steel drum albums, but these cats got it all. they even bust out a trippy cover of the jewish standard 'hava nagila' & breathe new life into 'oye como va'. totally ace
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