Are You Ready For Rough & Rude Reggae Part 2 (*podcast*)

[Pete S]

Here is the second part of the podcasts inspired by Carl Gayle's 1973 articles published in the book "Rock File 2".  The aim was to obtain all of the records mentioned in his articles, a task which took me 30 years to achieve. The piece was divided into subsections: "The Real Thing " (a comparison of ethnic Reggae with string laden chart 45's); "Watch This Sound" (a brief history of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae plus the story of the Sound Systems); "Dub Wise Skank - Talkover" (dealing with the DJ phenomenon of U-Roy, Big Youth etc), and finally "Rude Reggae (a look at some of the lesser known rude Reggae 45's).  These podcasts document that article which had such an influence 40 years ago, there are two parts, the running order is pretty random to mix it up a bit and I know that you will know most of these records, but just imagine what it was like hearing them for the first time ever! (Thanks to everyone who said such nice things about part 1)

 

 

 

U ROY - TOM DRUNK

THE MAYTALS - 54 46 THAT'S MY NUMBER

THE UNTOUCHABLES - TIGHTEN UP

DENNIS ALCAPONE - IT MUST COME

PRINCE BUSTER - WRECK A PUM PUM

LESTER STERLING & STRANGER COLE - BANGARANG

LAUREL AITKEN - FIRE

THE BELTONES - NO MORE HEARTACHES

DERRICK MORGAN - WOMAN A GRUMBLE

LAUREL AITKEN - RISE AND FALL

ERIC DONALDSON - BLUE BOOT

ERIC MORRIS - PENNY REEL

PAT KELLY - HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE

THE MAYTALS - BROADWAY JUNGLE

THE SKATALITES - CONFUCIOUS

THE SKATALITES - LAWLESS STREET

THE MAYTALS - ONE EYE ENOS

THE SLICKERS - MAMA LOOK DEH

LLOYD, DICE & MUM - TRIAL OF PAMA DICE

THE HAMLINS - SOUL AND INSPIRATION

MERLENE WEBBER - STAND BY YOUR MAN

JUDGE DREAD - BIG SIX

LAUREL AITKEN - BEN WOOD DICK

DERRICK MORGAN - DO THE BENG BENG

DERRICK MORGAN - TOUGHER THAN TOUGH

U ROY - WAKE THE TOWN

PRINCE BUSTER - JUDGE DREAD

DENNIS ALCAPONE - OUT OF THIS WORLD

THE MAYTALS - ALDINA

SOUL AGENTS - GET READY IT'S ROCKSTEADY

THE PIONEERS - GIVE ME A LITTLE LOVING

THE HEPTONES - FATTY FATTY

DERRICK MORGAN - KILL ME DEAD

DENNIS ALCAPONE - MUSICAL ALPHABET

PRINCE BUSTER - BIG FIVE

STRANGER & GLADDY - SEEING IS KNOWING

PRINCE BUSTER - ROUGH RIDER

 

https://x.mixcloud.com/mayfairmenthol/are-you-ready-for-rough-rude-reggae-part-2/

[Soul-slider]

Top stuff Pete. The only one I didn't know was U Roy - Tom Drunk. 

I have the book.

[Karl s]

Thats one boss selection without objection , tom drunk is a killer tune dug mine out yesterday and rinsed it through propper , only get to play my selection when kids are out they call it old man music though they love foey man and fat man , so they have some taste

[Pete S]

Top stuff Pete. The only one I didn't know was U Roy - Tom Drunk. 

I have the book.

 

You do?  Fascinating isn't it - I've got three I think, 2, 3 and 4.  My original has every title I heard underlined and all sorts of writing  inside (Jo 4 Pete is one LOL) but I managed to get a newish copy a couple of years back so I have two of those.

[Soul-slider]

Yeah, I picked up the 2nd one from a charity shop back in the very early 80's, I remember being well chuffed as it was probably the first time I saw something written about the original Skinheads apart from in my 2-Tone mags/fanzines. 

[Mr Smithy]

Outstanding Pete.

Got most of them, but listening in one shot takes yer back to when we all had a pulse and life was all ahead.

Ta very much.