New Podcast - " D J Special " (Reggae, Ska, Rocksteady)

[Pete S]

I love DJ records - the early ones I mean, where they utilise old rocksteady and reggae backing tracks and turn them into something completely new and different; it probably all started for me with "Double Barrel" back in 1971. When you scratch the surface you'll find an incredible quantity of DJ records but here for you are some of the best ever made. Let's be honest, I could have filled the whole thing up with U-Roy alone, but there are some awesome cuts here and also some interesting curiosities such as Alton Ellis becoming a toaster with Bam Bye and the only rare record on the UK Sioux label by Lloyd The Matador. Best of the lot? Probably a toss up between 'Rock Fort Shock', Scotty's 'Sesame Street' and I-Roy's 'Hot Bomb', but that's just me. Earliest cut here is probably D. Tony Lee's 'Cool Cool Rocksteady' on the tiny Collins Downbeat label from 1968, the latest is the Lone Ranger Studio 1 cut from the late 70's, but most tracks come from the golden period of 1970 to 1973.

https://www.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/dj-special/

U ROY — JUMP FOR JOY

DILLINGER — TIGHTEN UP SKANK

WINSTON WILLIAMS — LOVE VERSION

SIR LORD COMIC — JACK OF MY TRADE

LLOYD THE MATADOR — THE TRAIN

CHARLIE ACE — CREATION VERSION

DENNIS ALCAPONE — NUMBER ONE STATION

BIG JOE — SWEET MELODY

DENNIS ALCAPONE — EAST TO WEST

DILLINGER — JOHN DEVOUR

I ROY — THE DRIFTER

I ROY — WHISKEY CHEST

LLOYD THE MATADOR — THE FUGITIVE

I ROY — HIJACKING

I ROY — HOT BOMB

WINSTON WILLIAMS — SWEET LIKE CANDY

SIR HARRY — HEE CUP

PRINCE FRANCIS — ROCK FORT SHOCK

DENNIS ALCAPONE — FOREVER VERSION

DENNIS ALCAPONE — LOVE ME VERSION

DENNIS ALCAPONE — THE CONQUERER

PHILLIP SAMUELS — WALKING STICK

U ROY — DON'T STAY AWAY

U ROY — WEAR YOU TO THE BALL

DENNIS ALCAPONE — SHADES OF HUDSON

KING SPORTY — INSPIRATION

SCOTTY — SESAME STREET

SHORTY THE PRESIDENT — UNDERWORLD WAY

DON TONY LEE — COOL COOL ROCKSTEADY

KING STITT — KING OF KINGS

LONE RANGER — THE ANSWER

LIZZY — THE RIGHT SONG

ALTON ELIS — BAM BYE

PHILLIPS SAMUELS — HOT STICK VERSION

BIG YOUTH — COOL BREEZE

U ROY JUNIOR — SHARPER THAN A RAZOR

[Guest southpaw]

Pete, what do you think of this one

Been trawling youtube for U Roy / I Roy tracks.

Just seen it's in your playlist

Edited August 27, 2012 by southpaw

[Pete S]

Pete, what do you think of this one

Been trawling youtube for U Roy / I Roy tracks.

Just seen it's in your playlist

Yeah it's a goo tune mate, do a search for a track called "Skylarking", it's the original of this, then one called "Crabwalking" by Prince Jazzbo which is another Dj version