Folks do forget, that's why we're on Mudcat I guess.

"Work song" – The Lord Composer track released by Stanley Motta is in medley with the lesser known Mandeville Road. Both sides (four songs) are labeled “(Jamaican Digging Songs)”.

It's hotel lounge music. The 1950s dance to go with was the usual bump and grind tourist floor show. There must have been dozens of variations on “Thread the Needle.” I myself wouldn't think of the songs and party games/dances as linked in any real way.

“First to finish” – Going back and double checking my dates and titles. As mentioned above, Hill an Gully is on the 1954 Edric Connor album (most of the web entries are wrong btw.) Also a medley, with Dah Day Light; Ada; Las Kean Fine; Hill an Gully. This might also be the source of some confusion.

So 1954 saw both a Trinidadian record in London and a Jamaican in Kingston.