In search of Spouge and Jackie Opel

I was interested to read in the Guardian the other day about spouge music and the role of Barbadian singer Jackie Opel in creating this form of music back in the sixties. Spouge was a cross between Jamaican ska and Trinidadian soca and has a funky rhythm, featuring cowbells, guitars and drums. It was very popular in Barbados and some other West Indian islands for a few years but then faded away. But the music of Jackie Opel lives on, especially the brilliant soul and ska records he made before his tragic death in a road accident in 1970. Sadly though he is now largely forgotten, despite having a superb six octave voice and a stage act likened to Jackie Wilson. Jackie's incredibly soulful voice can be heard to good effect on the 'Cry Me A River' album (not the Julie London song) released on Studio One, which I picked up at a car boot sale a few years ago. Stand out tracks (as well as the title track) include James Brown's 'Try Me', 'I Am Free', (a version of Chuck Jackson's 'Any Day Now') and 'Shelter The Storm'.

Jackie was born in Barbados and was discovered by Byron Lee in the early sixties, who took him to Jamaica to join his Dragonaires. Soon after he joined the Skatalites as a singer and also played bass when Lloyd Brevett wasn't available. The band at that time included saxophonist Roland Alphonso and trumpet player Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore. He recorded self penned ska and soul numbers for Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label including 'You're No Good', 'Pity The Fool', 'Cry Me A River', 'Old Rockin' Chair' and 'More Wood In The Fire' and also duets with Doreen Shaffer and Hortense Ellis. He recorded with Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer and also the Mighty Vikings when the Skatalites broke up. At the height of his success he moved to Trinidad and eventually back to Barbados where he died aged just 32. Listening to the Jackie Opel records that I have there are hints of spouge here and there, but nothing that definitively represents the genre, despite the claim that it was Jackie's invention. So, much as I admire and love Jackie's work, I remain in search of original spouge by the great man. Any suggestions?