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The Desperadoes - One of the greatest steelpan music recordings ever

Posted by Pan Times on March 4, 2013 at 8:13am in Commentary

Released in 1981 on the Charisma label, The Desperadoes, known throughout the world simply as the grey album, is considered the finest steelpan music recording ever by many. The impact of this release is still influencing steel orchestras all over the world today.

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  • Noah March 5, 2013 at 10:09am
    Bede, all of those old Flamingoes LPs are great. They, Solo, and Starlift were extremely prolific in the seventies when it came to releasing albums just about every year....
    • BEDE LOPEZ > Noah March 6, 2013 at 12:11am

      Noah, don't forget Silver Stars, famous for their Bass line

      • Mr Claire Charles > BEDE LOPEZ February 27, 2021 at 11:27am

        no steel orchestra in the world can top we(desperadoes ) ah know the pans don't sound sweet like long time , but we still have a unique sound . the best recording steel orchestra album , ah doh put ma two cents in all yuh conversation , all yuh must learn to give full credit  where it is due  sometimes . ah know sometimes it have other bands arrangements that sound better than we , but some of all yuh . if all yuh band beat shit , all yuh band must still win every competition all yuh enter , before ah leave we must big up the tuners and arrangers and all who was involve this master piece . Mr Bede Lopez like yuh forget Casablanca with 1812 Overture , please excuse my spelling errors ah got to go

  • Bugs March 4, 2013 at 10:19am

    Everybody should own a copy of this Desperadoes album. Wicked.

    bugs

    • BEDE LOPEZ > Bugs March 4, 2013 at 8:19pm

      Dont forget Gay Flamingoes with Poet and Peasant

      • Cecil hinkson > BEDE LOPEZ March 4, 2013 at 8:35pm

        Bede, watch yuh mouth boi, how you know that the Flamingoes was Gay?

        • BEDE LOPEZ > Cecil hinkson March 5, 2013 at 12:54am

          ask despers, lol

  • Noah March 4, 2013 at 9:48am
    This album is very good and remarkable for its studio production... other excellent albums:

    -Starlift "Carnival 70"
    -Solo Harmonites "How Yuh Sweet So" 1975
    -Invaders "Carnival 69"
    -Despers "Pan In Honey" 1976

    But the actual BEST? Its not an LP but Samaroo Jets "Two To Go" is untouchable in terms of execution, diversity of repertoire, and tonal quality...
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