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hello
can anyone suggest any styles that maybe similar to the early 60s blue beat record label (early ska/reggae types) ive tried the reggae and ska categories but they arent what im looking for.
i keep going through the styles but i still haven't found what im looking for(yep its a song title)
thanks to anyone who can help.


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any examples of the music you're looking for? maybe there's some midi-ed stuff you can use for making your own style .. i

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Also, which Pak do you have? There may be missing styles in the Pak level that you're using?


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Could you try the following styles?

_EVFNK60 2013/07 RT 191
_PEACE2U 2018/09 Xtra PAK 6
_SERENE 2018/09 Xtra PAK 6
_FNKSYN2 2015/11 RT 240

They all match the song title you mentioned.


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it was a record label in the early 60s called bluebeat (jamaican i think)
a lot of their recordings were similar a kinda off beat reggae
heres a link to a track,pretty simple stuff
there are also similar tracks with same off beat thing but with a slight shuffle.
i have all the style tracks except bonus pak 5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FrNHQRT2jXc

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hello video
you got me wrong, i didnt mean that song(i still cant find what im looking for)
i really couldnt find what i was looking for, i just put the the song bit in for humour, but it obviously fell flat.

if you could check my reply to fiddler thats kinda what im looking for.

got all styles bar the bonus 5 pak.
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_SHAKEIT RT276?
_MELLOW XtraPak2?
_TROPIC XtraPak3?

Not sure, I couldn't find a close match.


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Try searching for "shuffle" in the style search box. This should list all the shuffle styles and maybe you can recognize the ska/reggae listed ones there to help eliminate the list?

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One of my Dads friends back in the day used to be in The Migil 5 who charted in UK with a BlueBeat version of the classic Mockin' Bird Hill.Id love to find a Style that worked too.Lurking now with intrest.
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Wendy Is this the group...?. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mockin-bird-hill-the-pye-anthology-mw0000229330

If so I will have a wee look as well . two heads and all that..?.

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Here they are singing Mockingbird Hill:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHkVCn1RzBE


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yes thats exactly the style im looking for...the migil 5 version of mockingbird
is fantastic example....


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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
Wendy Is this the group...?. https://www.allmusic.com/album/mockin-bird-hill-the-pye-anthology-mw0000229330

If so I will have a wee look as well . two heads and all that..?.

Thats the baby!track 3 on the listing.Dad still has the single in his collection.B side was another ska track-a very BAD version of the classic ballad Long Ago And Far Away.Its on YT.Lsten and cringe. crazy
This afternoon(uk)I'm going to have a BB messaround.
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This is my list of Ska Reggae according to BB2019PLus anyway.Maybe you can adapt one of these.For MockinBird Hill there is an Ev16 that might do for it.Im going to poke some chords in later and see.

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Listening to a lot above: All the stuff has sort of a whiteness type grooving, sort of a boring squarish simple kind? Seems like with white blues and ditto zydeco bands; them palefaces ain't got it. But that's IMO ... Bob Marley for ever ... And some of BIAB's RTs are quite a bit better grin ... BTW Pipeline: i like _MELLOW, has a sort of UB40 (the original band) feel. F

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The video almost sounds like Blueberry Hill song and I know Biab has the style for that song. Try a Fats Domino/Blueberry Hill style search.

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