Guest john s Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 Bob Andy - You Don't know (UK Green Door) Foolishly let this one go a few years back, would really like it again now!
Guest Doctor Bird Posted January 18, 2013 Posted January 18, 2013 some Rock Steady faves Derrick Harriott - The Loser Wailers - Hurtin' Inside Paragons - I Want To Go Back Carlton & His Shoes - This Feeling Slim Smith - Rougher Yet Minstrels - So Weary Every Alton Ellis tune recorded 66,67,68ish (maybe Bob Andy too) Stranger & Gladdy - Now I Know Dawn Penn - Why Did You Lie Diamonds - Expo 67 Al & The Vibrators - Going Back Home Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight (maybe doesn't really fit in here, but it's bloody fantastic)
Mr Fred Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) How about:- Guns Of Navarone Skatalites Long shot Kick the Bucket Pioneers Clint Eastwood Lee Perry Train tour to Rainbow City Pyramids Train To Skaville Ethiopians Edited January 19, 2013 by Mr Fred
TOAD Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 johnny nash does fit in music supplied by the legend that is Lynn Tait
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Top 5 later stuff Al Campbell Your love means so much to me Greensleeves Dennis Brown Slow down woman Greensleeves Johnnie Clarke Love will find a way Fashion Heptones Love wont come easy Greensleeves Johnny Osbourne Trying to turn me on Greensleeves ROD Brill stuff, perfect sunday chill-out grooves!
Guest Doctor Bird Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 johnny nash does fit in music supplied by the legend that is Lynn Tait I know, I just wish they would have left out the strings
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) My favs, including some moderns are; My world is empty.. - Heptones, sorry but I really think that this is by far the best version of this one! Bad news - Beres Hammond , love the backing vocals, SOULFUL! I'll give it to you - Tonettes, if you don't move around to the 12 mix, then you're retired.. Have yo changed your mind - Cornell Campbell, maybe it's getting a little bit too mellow now.. Phyllis Dillon - Don't stay away Lying and cheating - Silvertones, another great studio one 12, one of the best.. There's a fire - Gaylads, flip is great too, they havea few good double siders waiting to get picked up.. Piece of my heart - Hortense Ellis Angel of the morning - Joya Landis Lonely Heartaches - Tartons, Is it Clarendonians anyone? Praises to the king - Wayne Wonder Carlton and his Shoes - Never give your heart away Basil Dailey - Hold me baby. Could go on forever, what a nice thread! Oh forgot my riddim favs are off course Danger in you eyes - Paragons and Not responsible - Carlont and Leroy. You really could go on forever, and by tomorrow the list would probably look different. And thanks everyone for some graet tracks that I didn't hear until now! Edited January 19, 2013 by Frank Jr
Steveh73 Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Investigators - Turn Out the Light Nina Decosta - I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love Junior English - Sick and Tired Love and Unity - Can't let You Go Investigators - Love Is What You Make It
Pete S Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight (maybe doesn't really fit in here, but it's bloody fantastic) This is where it all begins for me. I think I heard this before Israelites and loved it immediately. And I think it does fit, it's Jamaican recorded with Lynn Tait.
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 (edited) Them a laugh and a kiki anyone? Must be here Edited January 19, 2013 by Frank Jr
Benji Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 playing some of my faves at a friends wedding reception as i type: stranger cole cow in a pasture dennis walks drifter delroy wilson dancing mood versatiles worries a yard more to follow
Shinehead Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Is there a better record of any genre than Burning Spears Slavery Days not for me anyway such a haunting record with soulful lead vocals and the backing singers sound so great a brilliant album too. 1
TOAD Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 the Spears make excellent organic music try anything on Studio One even the soul jazz compilation
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Always thought of jamaican music as the most organic Soulmusic, sometimes it feels like "ultra southern soul" much more southern than memphis soul if you know what I'm trying to say. Burning spear is just one branch of that grand ol organic tree
Guest FrostyJak Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Pat Kelly How Long pure class with or without strings Alton Ellis Let Them Try,What Does It Take,Give Me Your Love,Soul Groover,The Message,La La Means I Love You,Sitting In The Park
Guest john s Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 Pat Kelly How Long pure class Great later recut on Nationwide too...
Guest FrostyJak Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 The Progressions Rocksteady Time Bob Andy You Don't Know The Heptones Pretty Looks Carlton & The Shoes Love Me Forever Pat Kelly Somebody's Baby LOVE UM ALL
Guest BAKUNIN Posted January 19, 2013 Posted January 19, 2013 PRINCE FRANCIS-SIDEWALK DOCTOR-IRONSIDE
Guest BAKUNIN Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 AND OF COURSE: TECHNIQUES-YOU DONT CARE-TREASURE ISLE
Blake H Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Some great tunes being thrown about and thats just the few I know, so would anyone be intrested in a Reggae & Ska CD swop? If theres any intrest I post as a new topic, and be prepared to run it! What do you think? Blake 1
Soulfinger Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Them a Laugh an a Ki Ki -Soulmates John Jones - Rudy Mills Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson Hold me Tenderly - Hortense Ellis Rukumbine - Shenley Duffus Penny Reel - Eric Morris & Baba Brooks The Higher The Monkey Climbs - Justin Hinds & the Dominos Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers I'm in the Mood for Ska - Lord Tanamo Pempelem = Azie Lawrence I know Azie Lawrence is a love it or hate it tune, but I love it.
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Is there a better record of any genre than Burning Spears Slavery Days Yes. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to sit through more than 5 minutes of Roots Reggae.
Guest john s Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Some great tunes being thrown about and thats just the few I know, so would anyone be intrested in a Reggae & Ska CD swop? If theres any intrest I post as a new topic, and be prepared to run it! What do you think? Blake Sounds like a good idea!
JOHNNYBETCHA Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 just the one comes to mind; Pat Kelley--How long will it take---Gas quality tune. absolutely brilliant tune init!!
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 It's a good idea Blake but at the end of the day, every record we've spoken about on here can be found on youtube and download in 10 seconds if required, it's easier just to list titles of the great records and let people download them. Just my opinion, don't shout at me 1
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Them a Laugh an a Ki Ki -Soulmates John Jones - Rudy Mills Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson Hold me Tenderly - Hortense Ellis Rukumbine - Shenley Duffus Penny Reel - Eric Morris & Baba Brooks The Higher The Monkey Climbs - Justin Hinds & the Dominos Johnny Too Bad - The Slickers I'm in the Mood for Ska - Lord Tanamo Pempelem = Azie Lawrence I know Azie Lawrence is a love it or hate it tune, but I love it. Yep it was a great list until you listed that one... 1
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Pat Kelly How Long pure class with or without strings Alton Ellis Let Them Try,What Does It Take,Give Me Your Love,Soul Groover,The Message,La La Means I Love You,Sitting In The Park It's the strings that make the record great I think, the original is good but the strings version is so much better.
Carty Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 bob andy , you dont know jamaicans ba ba boom augustus pablo cassava piece heptones love dont come easy gregory issacs love is overdue slim smith rougher yet derrick harriet the loser nora dean barbwire heptones pretty looks isnt all paragons danger in your eyes still in the market for ; bob andy , you dont know on green door if anyone has a copy .
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 A few more from me AUGUSTUS PABLO - TOO LATE - TROPICAL AL 025 (1973) A quite stunning melodica version of Alton Ellis' classic "Too Late To Turn Back Now". There's not much else to say really, it's beautiful, as is the original. Never thought I'd be reviewing a record on the Tropical label as everything I've seen on it before hasn't been of great interest. BOB ANDY - I'VE GOT TO GO BACK HOME - ISLAND WI-3040 (1966) A marvelous Studio One production from the period when Ska was morphing into Rocksteady, a short 6 month period which I, but nobody else, calls the 'Rude Boy' period - these records have a distinctive sound of their own. Brilliant song, great vocal, lovely backing. Among the persons who played on I've Got to Go Back Home were drummer Joe Isaacs, Ronald Alphonso on saxophone, Eric Frater on guitar and Jackie Mittoo on keyboards, also handling the rhythm arrangement. The rhythm was recorded and he laid the vocals on a Sunday night. Bunny Wailer and Vizion did harmony (info from Jamaica Gleaner) THE SKATALITES - BALL O' FIRE - ISLAND WI-207 (1965) A ferocious 100mph Ska instrumental from The Skatalites which is easily in the top 10 Ska insts of all time, the sharp eared amongst you may notice that the main riff from this one was sampled by Chaka Demus & Pliers on there huge 90's hit "Tease Me". A stupendous record, possibly bought to many people's attentions on a superb Trojan compilation from early 1969 entitled "Guns Of Navarone" but consequently left off the cd reissues. ERNEST WILSON - SHE'S SO FINE - AMALGAMATED AMG 837 (1969) One of the more obscure releases featured in this session, this is generally reckoned to be Glen Adams and not Ernest Wilson, to add to the confusion, the official A side (a rather too frantic reggae version of "Private Number") is credited to Ernest Jones! Why did they make it so hard for us LOL? Anyway, "She's So Fine" is a lovely Rocksteady tune cut the previous year by Bunny Lee (I think) and features a catchy chorus and an excellent vocal from the multi-talented Mr. Adams. PAT KELLEY - I AM COMING HOME - GAS 125 (1969) This was the follow up to the brilliant "How Long Will It Take", a record which sold thousands of copies on release but was kept from the charts due to most sales being in specialist shops. The next single was a version of The Casinos' classic "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (mistitled on this 45 of course as "If It Don't Work Out") and that was a great choice as it's a fine record. But the track on the B side is even better, and what makes it interesting is that I can't for the life of me find out what the original version of this number is - or even if there is an original - writer credit is P. Kelley but did Pat write it? If he did, he composed an out and out classic, more in keeping with "How Long" that the official A side of this. I'd love to have heard a 'strings' version of this one. Anyway look out for this, you should be able to get a copy for under £20 and I don't think you'll ever regret it, two truly superb sides for the price of one. 1
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 CORNELL CAMPBELL - GIVE ME LOVE - GREEN DOOR GD.4057 (1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-_Z07eAho4 Me, I don't go much for 70's reggae, I find a lot of it just dull and unimagintive, but now and again a shining gem of a record makes it's way into your consciousness, and here is such a record, made all the more special due to the fact it had a touch of mystery behind it. I first heard this record at some time in the mid 80's I think. I'd bought a couple of records from a jumble sale (remember those?), one was Frank Cosmo on Island, the other was a John Holt single on Ackee called "Ecstacy". Anyway I'd never heard either but I knew Frank Cosmo would be an early Ska tune and John Holt would probably be a pleasant reggae love song. When I played the John Holt record I remember thinking it sounded nothing like him, and it was an instantly catchy, soulful number with almost doo-wop harmony backing. In short, it was amazing. In the 90's I somehow managed to discover that the record was actually not by John Holt, instead it was a Cornell Campbell 45 and should have been issued on the Green Door label. The Ackee copy was a mispress. Anyway my mispress copy got sold with one of my early collections, when I had a little money to get a few tunes back, I kept buying copies of "Ecstacy" by John Holt in the hope that one would be the mispress! None were. Then, maybe 7 years ago, I found a proper Green Door copy which I eagerly snapped up, and then later sold, regretfully. Two years ago I found another "Ecstacy" copy which I still have, and then last month, Ebay USA turned up only the second Green Door copy I"ve ever seen, so I bought it from a guy in Jamaica for about $20. Happy days. Anyone want my spare copy? THE TECHNIQUES - YOU DON'T CARE - TREASURE ISLE TI-7001 (1967) For a lot of people, the opening notes to this stellar track can only mean one thing; "Barbwire" by Nora Dean, and rightly so, seeing as she almost charted with her bizarre song about a boy with barbwire in his underpants back in 1969-70...but that intro belongs to THE greatest Rocksteady record ever made, it was a close run thing between Alton Ellis's eponymous classic and this one but "You Don't Care" wins it for me because of that awesome, lilting rhythm, the brilliant backing vocals and an astonishing lead vocal from Pat Kelly - this record has the whole package and I'd class it as being in the 20 best recordings of any type of music ever made. Treasure Isle music to me is music made in heaven, it never grows old and it never goes out of fashion, it's timeless. "You Don't Care" started life as a Curtis Mayfield penned number recorded by The Impressions as "You'll Want Me Back"and there's also a nice, later version by Major Lance. Both are great but neither are as good as this one. Links to both versions above. DERRICK HARRIOTT - BEEN SO LONG - BIG SHOT BI 511 (1968) If there's a better early Reggae 45 than this I'm yet to hear it. One of the maybe three or four records from my old collection that I had to get back come hell or high water, I finally got it back last week, cost a pretty penny mind but it was well worth it. The song was originally a late doo-wop hit for The Pastels featuring Dee Irwin on vocals. Derrick's version obviously updates it by doubling the pace, but the call and male backing response of the title is still present and both versions are supremely soulful, plus there's an extremely catchy organ riff to spice up Derrick's version. All the time the chopping, "Sufferer" type rhythm is propelling the song along and I can honestly say that this is - in my opinion - one of the best 10 Jamaican records ever made, it's one of those you can play, put the needle back on and play again, and do this again and again... I've put a link to both Derrick Harriott's version and also The Pastels original BIG YOUTH - COOL BREEZE - GREEN DOOR GD.4051 (1972) Many Derrick Harriott rocksteady classics were recycled during 1972 and 1973 and turned into DJ classics, mainly by Scotty but also with this one-off from Big Youth riding the "Stop That Train" rhythm - and very effective it is too. Mixing Youth's chatter with a few excerpts from Keith & Tex's original vocals, this is possibly the best of all the Harriott DJ records with the exception maybe of Scotty's "Sesame Street". Scotty's best known track, "Draw Your Brakes" is of course another version of this rhythm and was very popular due to it's use on "The Harder They Come" film soundtrack. "Cool Breeze" is better though. 1
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 THE HEPTONES - A CHANGE IS GOING TO COME - STUDIO ONE SO 2005 (1967) This has been top of my wants list ever since I sold my last one 6 years ago, a truly beautiful track with velvet-like vocals from Leroy Sibbles and an unusually understated Studio One backing with very little brass apart from a sax, and some interesting percussion with bongos to the fore. This is not the Sam Cooke number, it's a Heptones original about a man who's going to get even with his woman if she doesn't change her cheating ways. Beautifully sung, with superb harmony backing. The flip side, "Nobody Knows", is the familiar tale of being cast aside by friends when you have no money. It's nearly as good as the A side. KING STITT - KING OF KINGS - CLANDISC CLA-223 (1970) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKF1joluw8U "You say you rule the nation with version, well I'm the king of kings, and I rule kingdoms" exalts The Ugly One, kicking off a truly brilliant DJ version of Monty Morris' gorgeous "Tears In Your Eyes", the B side to "Say What You're Saying". King Stitt half shouts and half sings this one and the strong melody of the original backing track means it sticks in your mind long after it's over. Best release on Clandisc for me, and a very tough one to find, my only previous copy was a white label pre and I regretted selling that for a long long time. ROLAND ALPHONSO - MUSICAL RESURRECTION - GAS 112 (1969) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJSYb0B9KS4 An instrumental masterpiece from Roland Alphonso, improvising over the backing track of Pat Kelly's "Never Give Up" and featuring some fantastic sax and organ work. The official A side is "1000 Tons Of Megaton" which is a cracking version of "Everybody Needs Love", but this side coms up top for me by a long chalk. Production credits go to D. Morgan but I'm pretty sure it's actually B. Lee at the mixing desk. BUSTERS ALL STARS - JET 707 - BLUE BEAT BB 261 (1964) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pew2PVevKxMNow we really are talking. This one is up there with the very best ever Ska instrumentals, I don't know anyone who's heard this that doesn't like it. Basically it's a Ska reworking of "The Peter Gunn Theme" but with some blistering Skatalites solos, the guys take it in turns, so trumpet, sax and trombone all get a chance to make themselves heard, accompanied by handclaps and drums, this one is hot it almost melts your turntable. And unlike the highly rated "Vera Cruz", this one doesn't break down into a mess of free jazz solos with all the soloists playing in a different key. 2
Soulfinger Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 That Jet 707 is wonderful. One of the things I like most about Blue Beat is the habit of sticking tracks by different artists on the B side. Fitzroy Campbell - Waiting For My Rude Girl is another of those tucked away gems.
Twinroots Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 impossible for me to pick just ten but heres ten that still give me that tingle when i hear them.. the gaylads - africa- studio one big youth & keith hudson - can you keep a secret - mafia i-roy - sidewalk killer -srs....adore this rhythm and imho jamaicas greatest social commentator..roy reid ras micheal - numbered days -i&i& imes the abyssinians - jerusalem - clinch..originally b-side to satta.. don drummond - last call - studio one. alton ellis -cry tough - treasure isle bob marley/wailers - hold on to this feeling -? wailing souls - dungeon - mafia tone dudley sibley - love in our nation - iron side enjoy..rich 1
Shinehead Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Yes. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to sit through more than 5 minutes of Roots Reggae. Same wth Ska for me
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Yes. You'd have to pay me a lot of money to sit through more than 5 minutes of Roots Reggae. Just give up the gear
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) What gear? You must be quite speeded if you can't sit through some roots;) Great selection by the way, I saw that heptones track on the bay last month I think, but it just raised out of my budget then.. Why on earth did you let it go? Edited January 20, 2013 by Frank Jr
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) You must be quite speeded if you can't sit through some roots;) Great selection by the way, I saw that heptones track on the bay last month I think, but it just raised out of my budget then.. Why on earth did you let it go? I don't touch drugs - not for over 10 years - I can't sit through Roots because it's so boring and how can a white working class bloke from Wolverhampton identify with some Jamaican Rastas who praise an obscure Ethiopian leader, live in poverty, want to burn down Babylon and go back to Africa? There's just nothing there for me to relate to. I like some commercial tracks and lots of dub from the 70's, I was into Reggae from the very early 70's, bought as much as I could as a schoolkid, I have a fair few compilations, to each his own but Roots Reggae is just not a type of music I like or enjoy. Edited January 20, 2013 by Pete S 1
Pete S Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Great selection by the way, I saw that heptones track on the bay last month I think, but it just raised out of my budget then.. Why on earth did you let it go? Same reason as I let all my records go - if I don't sell records, I don't have any money to support me and my family! I got another copy anyway, a mint minus one, might have been the one you saw, had it about 2 months now.
Paddy Ferry Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Tommy McCook - My Best Dress, Greyhound - Moon River, Toots & Maytals - 54-46, George Dekker - Time Hard , David Isaacs - Place In The Sun, Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine, Toots & Maytals - Sweet And Dandy, Joya Landis - Moonlight Lover, Toots & Maytals - Country Roads, Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come. Edited January 20, 2013 by Paddywack
Guest FrostyJak Posted January 20, 2013 Posted January 20, 2013 Joya Landis - Moonlight Lover,great stuff Toots & Maytals - Country Roads,dross imho Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come.class
Pete S Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I quite like jamaican music. Yeah it's alright
Guest Frank Jr Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) I don't touch drugs - not for over 10 years - I can't sit through Roots because it's so boring and how can a white working class bloke from Wolverhampton identify with some Jamaican Rastas who praise an obscure Ethiopian leader, live in poverty, want to burn down Babylon and go back to Africa? There's just nothing there for me to relate to. I like some commercial tracks and lots of dub from the 70's, I was into Reggae from the very early 70's, bought as much as I could as a schoolkid, I have a fair few compilations, to each his own but Roots Reggae is just not a type of music I like or enjoy. Off course, I'm just a little bit confused with the terms. Even though I don't mind the odd rasta track, music has to be no-nonsense and down to the point to really touch me as well but the thing that i realize is that reggae has so often been synonymous with roots. For example I really like some of the later seventies treasure isle and Studio 1 remake twelves like "The right track" and " Don't touch me tomatoe" By Phyllis and My satisfaction by Paragons. What to call that style then? Rockers? Don't ever let records go, let yer family go intead Edited January 21, 2013 by Frank Jr
Andreas B Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 very appropriately timed, I've never found a rip of this rare LP cut until just now, and its one of my all-time favorites in any genre:
Pete S Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) very appropriately timed, I've never found a rip of this rare LP cut until just now, and its one of my all-time favorites in any genre: I asked the missus what she thought of it as she came in when it was playing and she said, I've heard better steel bands at our village carnival Edited January 21, 2013 by Pete S
Back Street Blue Posted January 21, 2013 Posted January 21, 2013 I asked the missus what she thought of it as she came in when it was playing and she said, I've heard better steel bands at our village carnival stop sitting on the fence and say what you really mean
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