The Versatiles

The Versatiles were formed in 1967 by Byles, Earl and Davis and had their debut with "Just Can't Win" released on [r10847701].
They entered the Jamaican Song Festival in 1968 with "The Time Has Come", but finally they did not win the award. However, the group gained great success in JA and also UK, featuring both sides on three records on [l82190] and [l129728] where the [l82190] label was launched with their "Children Get Ready" and "Someone To Love".

The song "Lu-Lu Bell", recorded 1970, was their last song as trio for the time being since Byles left the group to pursue a solo career as [a1424966] and [a64737].
As duo, The Versatiles had a few recordings released on [l24157] label. In 1974 The Versatiles reunited and recorded i.a. "Cutting Razor" with [a41272].

In the mid-seventies, the group disbanded forever, where Byles continued to pursue his solo career.

Not to be confused with [a11949809] from UK, performing for some [a169787] productions in early 70s.