Added another record to the group that I already listed...
Don Drummond - Bellevue Special / No More on Blank
Larry Marshall - Thelma / Sound Dimension - Still Calling on Supreme
Ken Boothe - Silver Words / Version on Observer
The Heptones - I Shall Be Released / Love Me Forever on Blank
Lot of 6 various 70s/80s
2nd lot of 6 various 70s/80s
If you only check out one of these, make it the Don Drummond one, its a killer rare ska instrumental!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
Friday, December 4, 2009
Al & The Vibrators - Move Up / Lonesome Lover
Today marks the blog's 1st birthday hoooooraah!
Yep, that's right. One year ago today I posted 3 records - Sam Cooke's "I'll Come Running Back To You," The Wailers' "Dancing Shoes," and Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used To Do" - marking the beginning of Dave's Jukebox. Unfortunately, the Guitar Slim posting has since been deleted by the host.
In the past year, the blog has grown to 7000 hits with thousands upon thousands of tunes played. I started the blog with about 40 reggae 7"s and about 75 rock/r&b 7"s and have since bought over 900 reggae 45s and sold over 300. I've enjoyed keeping the blog going and collecting all the 45s so I have no plans on stopping anytime soon! As a bonus for everyone who's been listening, I'm including a 3rd track killer track on this one.
Anyway, this is a an absolutely FANTASTIC set of tunes here by Al & The Vibrators. Better yet, they are in practically pristine condition. All are produced by Sonia Pottinger and released on the Gay Feet label. "Move Up" was prepared for the 1967 Jamaican Independence Festival annual song contest. This is a festival that began in 1966 and still occurs annually. "Move Up" lost the 1967 contest to The Jamaicans' "Ba Ba Boom," but this still easily is one of my favorite rocksteady tunes. The rhythm is unforgettably powerful and Linval Martin's lead vocal is immaculate. He would only release a handful of singles as Al & The Vibrators and would go down as a band that you'd hope to have a more extensive career.
The lyrics celebrate the Jamaican independence from England in 1962, a common theme for festival songs. This tune was also cut as a calypso version for a 2nd entry the same year. The calypso version was actually the first I heard of the song and features the same tempo and strong vocals. I've got the 7" of that one too, so I'll be sure to put it up!
"Lonesome Lover" is another rocksteady scorcher that's in great condition. Linval Martin continues to show his voice off and the band does not fail to keep up. The 3rd song on the playlist is "Check Up," and was released shortly after "Move Up." As you may guess, the two tunes are very similar, even sharing some of the same melodies. Even so, all three tunes are absolute killers. I wouldn't put up something mediocre on the 1 year mark!
Enjoy and thanks again for continuing to listen!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Al & The Vibrators - Move Up
B-side: Al & The Vibrators - Lonesome Lover
Bonus: Al & The Vibrators - Check Up
Much thanks goes to diamondrecordingltd for selling me this one and sending me the mp3s of the auction I lost ("Check Up")!
Yep, that's right. One year ago today I posted 3 records - Sam Cooke's "I'll Come Running Back To You," The Wailers' "Dancing Shoes," and Guitar Slim's "The Things That I Used To Do" - marking the beginning of Dave's Jukebox. Unfortunately, the Guitar Slim posting has since been deleted by the host.
In the past year, the blog has grown to 7000 hits with thousands upon thousands of tunes played. I started the blog with about 40 reggae 7"s and about 75 rock/r&b 7"s and have since bought over 900 reggae 45s and sold over 300. I've enjoyed keeping the blog going and collecting all the 45s so I have no plans on stopping anytime soon! As a bonus for everyone who's been listening, I'm including a 3rd track killer track on this one.
Anyway, this is a an absolutely FANTASTIC set of tunes here by Al & The Vibrators. Better yet, they are in practically pristine condition. All are produced by Sonia Pottinger and released on the Gay Feet label. "Move Up" was prepared for the 1967 Jamaican Independence Festival annual song contest. This is a festival that began in 1966 and still occurs annually. "Move Up" lost the 1967 contest to The Jamaicans' "Ba Ba Boom," but this still easily is one of my favorite rocksteady tunes. The rhythm is unforgettably powerful and Linval Martin's lead vocal is immaculate. He would only release a handful of singles as Al & The Vibrators and would go down as a band that you'd hope to have a more extensive career.
The lyrics celebrate the Jamaican independence from England in 1962, a common theme for festival songs. This tune was also cut as a calypso version for a 2nd entry the same year. The calypso version was actually the first I heard of the song and features the same tempo and strong vocals. I've got the 7" of that one too, so I'll be sure to put it up!
"Lonesome Lover" is another rocksteady scorcher that's in great condition. Linval Martin continues to show his voice off and the band does not fail to keep up. The 3rd song on the playlist is "Check Up," and was released shortly after "Move Up." As you may guess, the two tunes are very similar, even sharing some of the same melodies. Even so, all three tunes are absolute killers. I wouldn't put up something mediocre on the 1 year mark!
Enjoy and thanks again for continuing to listen!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Al & The Vibrators - Move Up
B-side: Al & The Vibrators - Lonesome Lover
Bonus: Al & The Vibrators - Check Up
Much thanks goes to diamondrecordingltd for selling me this one and sending me the mp3s of the auction I lost ("Check Up")!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Owen Grey - Walk All Over / Alton & Eddy - Muriel
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone out there!
Today I received in the mail a shipment of nearly 200 reggae 45s and have been going through them all afternoon and finding some real gems. This one is however not a new one for me, but is a classic nonetheless. The a-side is from 1962 and the b-side from 1960, enjoy!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Owen Grey - Walk All Over
B-side: Alton & Eddy - Muriel
Monday, November 23, 2009
Dobby Jones - The Wrong They Do / Jackie Brown All Stars - The Wrong They Dub
The most recent batch of 100 records that came in the mail didn't turn up as fruitful as I hoped concerning 60s records. However, it did manage to fill my collection with some good tunes from the early to mid 70s like this one from '74. There also came a bunch of late 70s and 80s tunes that I will likely be selling. I'll either have them on eBay or I may even just list them here on the blog. If you're interested in buying any records, please contact me!
Even more new records should be arriving soon!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Dobby Jones - The Wrong They Do
B-side: Jackie Brown All Stars - The Wrong They Dub
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Fats Domino - Telling Lies / When The Saints Go Marching In
Sorry for the long delay between updates again! School has been exceedingly busy recently...
Fats Domino was an early rock and roll pianist and vocalist from New Orleans. His work was largely influential in the shaping of both rock and roll and the New Orleans sound. His career began in the late 40s with Imperial records, where he would record arguably his finest work through the early 60s.
As his sound developed in the USA through the 50s, Jamaican music began to shape around the American 45s being brought in by ship workers and crew. With New Orleans being one of the largest ports of the southeastern US, this city's music flooded the Jamaican scene. In the days of the earliest Jamaican soundsystem dances, DJs like Duke Reid and Clement Dodd would spin these US 45s to the insatiable crowds. Specifically, Fats Domino pervaded the music enough to inspire Justin Hinds to name his backing band, "The Dominoes," in honor.
Listen and download here:
A-side: Fats Domino - Telling Lies
B-side: Fats Domino - When The Saints Go Marching In
Fats Domino was an early rock and roll pianist and vocalist from New Orleans. His work was largely influential in the shaping of both rock and roll and the New Orleans sound. His career began in the late 40s with Imperial records, where he would record arguably his finest work through the early 60s.
As his sound developed in the USA through the 50s, Jamaican music began to shape around the American 45s being brought in by ship workers and crew. With New Orleans being one of the largest ports of the southeastern US, this city's music flooded the Jamaican scene. In the days of the earliest Jamaican soundsystem dances, DJs like Duke Reid and Clement Dodd would spin these US 45s to the insatiable crowds. Specifically, Fats Domino pervaded the music enough to inspire Justin Hinds to name his backing band, "The Dominoes," in honor.
Listen and download here:
A-side: Fats Domino - Telling Lies
B-side: Fats Domino - When The Saints Go Marching In
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Winston Shand - Throw Me Corn / Darling Remember
Here is the rocksteady scooorcher I promised! The a-side begins a bit noisy but 30 seconds in it is nearly crystal clear!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Winston Shand - Throw Me Corn
B-side: Winston Shand - Darling Remember
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Monty & Roy - She's Mine / Girl Of My Dreams
Found the camera!
I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I couldn't find my camera for a few days and that kept me from uploading this one, but everything is back in order now!
One of the main reasons I wanted to upload this one was because of the old Beverley's label its on. I'm not sure how many were released on this green and yellow label before they switched to the more common red, white, and black label. Another notable early artist released on this early label was a very young Bob Marley under they pseudonym Bobby Martell. An original copy of one of those discs would fetch an enormous price.
Monty & Roy here are the duo of Eric "Monty" Morris and Roy Panton. My first introduction to Eric Morris was through the song "Penny Reel", the disc I previously uploaded of his. That one was from '64 and these two are from '62, and you can certainly here a the difference between the two years. These two are early ska tracks that sound almost like US r&b where "Penny Reel" 2 years later is a raucous ska shot.
Roy Panton's career was not quote as prolific as Morris's, although he did release a number of duet singles with several female vocalists of the time along with a few solo releases. I can't recall any of his other tunes to be honest. I may have some buried on my hard drive somewhere but no more 7" to upload!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Monty & Roy - She's Mine
B-side: Monty & Roy - Girl Of My Dreams
If you like this one, check out The Jiving Juniors and Keith & Enid.
I apologize for the lack of updates recently. I couldn't find my camera for a few days and that kept me from uploading this one, but everything is back in order now!
One of the main reasons I wanted to upload this one was because of the old Beverley's label its on. I'm not sure how many were released on this green and yellow label before they switched to the more common red, white, and black label. Another notable early artist released on this early label was a very young Bob Marley under they pseudonym Bobby Martell. An original copy of one of those discs would fetch an enormous price.
Monty & Roy here are the duo of Eric "Monty" Morris and Roy Panton. My first introduction to Eric Morris was through the song "Penny Reel", the disc I previously uploaded of his. That one was from '64 and these two are from '62, and you can certainly here a the difference between the two years. These two are early ska tracks that sound almost like US r&b where "Penny Reel" 2 years later is a raucous ska shot.
Roy Panton's career was not quote as prolific as Morris's, although he did release a number of duet singles with several female vocalists of the time along with a few solo releases. I can't recall any of his other tunes to be honest. I may have some buried on my hard drive somewhere but no more 7" to upload!
Listen & download here:
A-side: Monty & Roy - She's Mine
B-side: Monty & Roy - Girl Of My Dreams
If you like this one, check out The Jiving Juniors and Keith & Enid.
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