10inch - VA - Geechie Goomie - Rhythm And Blues Gone Carribean sun records with “The Convention” (Vee-Jay 212)

with “The Convention” (Vee-Jay 212) and “Mothers Son (Vee-Jay 243)”

this was a local print of a French 10"/25 cm album

"Baron Samedi"  on the flip is a menacing number with a killer beat

DENNIS SCHNEIDER (DE): Sax on tracks 3

03 - Behind Your Door

10inch - VA - Geechie Goomie - Rhythm And Blues Gone Carribean sun records with “The Convention” (Vee-Jay 212)Since the 1920s, the Caribbean was a very popular target amongst continental american tourists, selfmade men, gangsters and smugglers. The nightlife on the islands could compete well with that of larger cities in the states or elsewhere. There was lots of money to spend and lots of money to make. The West Indies, the Bermudas, Cuba and thousands of tiny isles spreaded the sea, where Columbus hit the new continent way back then. Latin tinqued rhythms