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West Indian Music Appreciation Society

West Indian Music Appreciation Society - Back in the mid-60's to

mid-70's and after hearing "007" by Desmon Dekker and "Guns Of Navarone" by The Skatalites I fell in love with Jamaican music and to this day I am mad about the music.

Due to the above I decided to try and get the music to a wider audience, in those days there was no internet so I decided to set up the West Indian Music Appreciation Society and produce a monthly newsletter which was available through a membership fee.

It contained all that was best about the Jamaican music scene at the time and at its peak the society had over 500 members.Initially the society was self-funding but as time went on a running costs rose I got in contact with the two main Jamaican record companies at the time, Trojan and Pama to ask if they would be interested in helping to fund the society and it was Trojan Records who took this up both financially and by sending out complimentary new releases to review in the newsletter.

At the start I ran the society on my own from a bedroom at my parents house and sat up into the early hours putting the newsletter together via a typewriter. As the work load increased I took on some help via a gentleman who had read my advert in the New Musical Express and he stayed with me for several years until leaving due to work commitments.

In 1974 Trojan Records stopped their financial support etc which left me to run the society with my own money and I did so until 1966 I decided due to rising costs to close the society.

In 2012 I decided to ressurect the society and currently I am putting together a regular newsletter that can be purchased independently or obtain through the Heavy Soul fanzine.

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