The Terrors - Assemble Not Thyself / Version

Sorry for the lack of updates, so here's a killer one!

Listen & download here:
A-side: The Terrors - Assemble Not Thyself
B-side: The Terrors - Assemble Not Thyself (Version)

Dennis Alcapone - Rasta Dub / The Upsetters - Rasta Version

Both sides on the "Keep On Moving" rhythm. One minor skip on the b-side.

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A-side: Dennis Alcapone - Rasta Dub
B-side: The Upsetters - Rasta Version

The Federals - Penny For Your Song / I've Passed This Way

Some nice slow-rolling rocksteady from Coxsone's famed studio.

Listen & download here:
A-side: The Federals - Penny For Your Song
B-side: The Federals - I've Passed This Way

Roland Alphonso - Bond Street Special / The Sensations - You Should Have Known

Back as promised!

Listen & download here:
A-side: Roland Alphonso - Bond Street Special
B-side: The Sensations - You Should Have Known

Sunday Night Reggae w/ Heart & Soul Sound System

If anyone checking this blog is in Austin, come out to Lovejoys at 6th & Nechez this Sunday (May 22) from 9pm-2am for some heavy, rare ska, rocksteady, and reggae. I'll be spinning alongside Captain Jim from H&S all night!

VA - You Don't Care Rhythm

For the 150th post, I've decided to do a small compilation of all the tracks that I have on the "You Don't Care" rhythm. I've pulled together 9, one of them I have on JA and UK presses so I've posted pictures of the two but only ripped the UK version.

1. The Techniques - You Don't Care (1967, Duke Reid). This was the original cut with the You Don't Care rhythm, though this version is a 1975 repress according to RKR. The flip is a version with some lazy dub.

2. Nora Dean - Barbwire (1969, Byron Smith). This rhythm shows up with a few producers, and I wish I knew how (or if) the licensing worked on these. It sounds to me like the rhythm track here may be the exact same as the Duke Reid cut, rather than a rerecorded version. The flip to this "Calypso Mama" by The Barons.

3. Winston Wright - Mesh Wire (1970, Byron Smith). Often, if a rhythm ended up being reused, it would be cut with toasting versions and often organ cuts. Here's the organ driven response to "Barbwire." The flip on this one is "Darling Please Return" by The Barons, a killer rocksteady vocal track.

4. Sir Lord Comic - Jack Of My Trade (1970, Joe Gibbs). This relicensing is definitely a rerecorded rhythm track, and is slowed down. It almost doesn't sound like the same rhythm, but I've seen this on other You Don't Care compilations, and its listed in RKR as on the "You Don't Know" rhythm. The flip on this one is another rocksteady scorcher, "Man Beware" by The Slickers.

5. Dennis Alcapone - El Paso (1970, CS Dodd). Again, this one is another rerecorded take, featuring one of my favorite toasters, Dennis Alcapone. I wouldn't list this among his most captivating cuts, but its still fun to listen to. Unlike the previous two, this one also features the "Oh Mama" calls from the Nora Dean "Barbwire" take. The flip to this is "The Pressure Is On" by The Purpleites.

6. Lloyd Parks - You Don't Care (1972, Tony Robinson). Tony Robinson is another producer that tried his luck on this rhythm with a number of cuts. This one starts as an exact cover of the original Techniques cut, but then deviates into different tune. The flip for both the UK and JA versions are the same version track.

[First image not recorded, it is the JA copy of the UK 7" that was recorded]

7. Ranking Joe - A You Mr. Fennigan (1978, Tony Robinson). In the late 70s, a number of toasters emerged with the "Ranking" appellation, including Ranking Joe & Ranking Trevor among the more popular ones. This take features some vocals from the Lloyd Parks take and the flipside is a lightly dubbed version.

8. Winston Scotland - Buttercup (1972, Tony Robinson). This is another toasted take provided by Tony Robinson. This also features some of the vocals from Lloyd Parks version and was the first 7" I got in my collection on this rhythm. The b-side to this is the next tune, "I Care."

9. Roland Wilson - I Care (1972, Tony Robinson). Where there was toasting in the previous take by Winston Scotland, a trombone (I believe) takes precedence with an entertaining but pretty un-imaginary riff.

Enjoy!

Listen & download here:
1. The Techniques - You Don't Care
2. Nora Dean - Barbwire
3. Winston Wright - Mesh Wire
4. Sir Lord Comic - Jack Of My Trade
5. Dennis Alcapone - El Paso
6. Lloyd Parks - You Don't Care
7. Ranking Joe - A You Mr. Fennigan
8. Winston Scotland - Buttercup
9. Roland Wilson - I Care

Or, download a zip set here.

Austin Reggae Fest / Heart & Soul @ Lovejoy's

Thanks to everyone who turned up to Lovejoy's last Sunday or to Charlie's Dub Corner at the Austin Reggae Fest this weekend and caught me spinning with Heart & Soul and Apollo 67 Sound Systems. If you picked up a mix CD, here's the tracklist:

1. Derrick Morgan - I'm Gonna Leave You
2. The Skatalites - El Pussy Ska
3. Peter Tosh & The Wailers - Don't Look Back
4. Lloyd Charmers - Say It To Me Baby
5. Kealyn Beckford - Hey Little Girl
6. The Ethiopians - What A Fire
7. The Inspirations - Have A Little Faith
8. Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Mabrouk
9. The Youth - Fire Fire
10. KC White - Man No Dead
11. The Hoffner Brothers - King Man Is Back
12. Fitz Walker - St. Thomas Duppy
13. Jacob Miller - All Night Till Daylight
14. Jah Berry - Sufferation & Starvation
15. Spanna & Freddie McKay - Stay A Little Longer

Jah Berry - Sufferation & Starvation / Version

Killer 1979 cut here. "Mi can't get no job me nah go rob!"

Download & listen here:
A-side: Jah Berry - Sufferation & Starvation
B-side: Jah Berry - Sufferation & Starvation Version

Repost: The Youth - Jesus Keepeth My Soul / Fire Fire

I'm reposting this one because it is the only one that I've had several email inquiries about. As I've found out from the people emailing me about it, these two were big in Western Africa during the early to mid 70s.

Both are killer tunes, so enjoy! As I probably mentioned in the last post for this record, The Youth was an early psuedonym for Ijahman Levi, the featured vocalist on these tracks.

Listen & download here:
A-side: The Youth - Jesus Keepeth My Soul
B-side: The Youth - Fire Fire

Kealyn Beckford - Hey Little Girl / Combination

Kiiiiiiiiiller rocksteady!

This is one of my favorites from the new lot. I previously had an Alvin Ranglin production of Beckford performing an awesome version of Paul Simon's "Cecelia," so I was excited about this one. Kealyn found his wasy into the business as the nephew of the famed Theophilus Beckford. These two scorchers feature his youthful voice and are from 1968.

Listen & download here:
A-side: Kealyn Beckford - Hey Little Girl
B-side: Kealyn Beckford - Combination

VA - Dave's Jukebox Presents: Heavy Monster Sounds

Here it is... hope you all enjoy this one. This is the first compilation CD I've put together from my 45s and I'll hopefully have more to come over the next year(s). I've recently come across the ClickRepair software, so these have all been treated accordingly.

Some of the tunes have been put on the blog previously, but they appear here as rerecorded versions that have undergone the ClickRepair therapy!

Artwork by Right On Time Designs

1. Dave Barker & Ansil Collins - Monkey Spanner
Year: 1971
Producer: Winston Riley
Label: UK Techniques
Flip: Dave Barker & Ansil Collins - Monkey Spanner (Part 2)

2. The Dynamites - Tribute To Drumbago
Year: 1969
Producer: Clancy Eccles
Label: New Beat Blank
Flip: Clancy Eccles - Feel The Rhythm

3. Beverley's All Stars - Double Action
Year: 1968
Producer: Leslie Kong
Label: Beverley's Blank
Flip: The Maytals - Don't Trouble Trouble

4. The Upsetters - Handy Cap
Year: 1968
Producer: Lee Perry
Label: Upsetter Blank
Flip: Peter Tosh & U Roy - Earth's Rightful Ruler

5. The Music Specialists - Double Dynamite
Year: 1972
Producer: Richard Khouri
Label: FRM Blank
Flip: The Music Specialists - Second Measure Of Pressure

6. Leslie Butler - A Good Draw
Year: 1972
Producer: Richard Khouri
Label: FRM Blank
Flip: Leslie Butler - Black Is Boss

7. The Crafters - Soul Crackshot
Year: 1969
Producer: Derrick Scott
Label: Scotty's Blank
Flip: The Visions - The Girl I Love

8. King Stitt & The Dynamites - Vigorton 2
Year: 1969
Producer: Clancy Eccles
Label: New Beat Blank
Flip: The Dynamites - Silbert Dragon

9. The Dynamites - Silbert Dragon
Year: 1969
Producer: Clancy Eccles
Label: New Beat Blank
Flip: King Stitt & The Dynamites - Vigorton 2

10. Glen Adams - My Girl
Year: 1969
Producer: Duke Reid
Label: Treasure Isle Blank
Flip: The Gladiators - You Were To Be

11. Mark Anthony & The Jets - More Balls
Year: 1970
Producer: Derrick Morgan
Label: Chappy's
Flip: King Tony - Bum Ball Chapter 2

12. Byron Lee & The Dragonaires w/ Winston Wright - Soul Serenade
Year: 1969
Producer: Byron Lee
Label: UK Duke
Flip: Boris Gardener & The Love People - Elizabethan Reggae

13. Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Testify
Year: 1971
Producer: Duke Reid
Label: Treasure Isle
Flip: John Holt & Slim Smith - Let's Build Our Dreams

14. Lennox Brown - Gits Brown
Year: 1969
Producer: Bunny Lee
Label: Unity Blank
Flip: George Dekker - Run Them

15. Tommy McCook Quintet - Rock Away
Year: 1970
Producer: Duke Reid
Label: Treasure Isle GH
Flip: The Melodians - You Don't Need Me

Download link: VA - Dave's Jukebox Presents: Heavy Monster Sounds

If you enjoy it, show some love and post a comment

The Uniques - Lesson Of Love (Can't Do Without It) / Winston Williams - DJ Choice

I was surprised to see that I hadn't posted this one yet. One of my all time favorite Slim Smith tunes and with a killer b-side!

Listen & download here:
A-side: The Uniques - Lesson Of Love (Can't Do Without It)
B-side: Winston Williams - DJ Choice

*Repost* Tabby & The Diamond - Oh No Baby / Version

***Repost***

Here it is, as promised. Admittedly, its in pretty bad shape, but its a cool piece.

Last time I posted this, it skipped through the intro due to a crack. I managed to adjust the cracked area so that this recording plays right through with no skips, much better than the last upload! The b-side would skip on the first rotation of the b-side, so I had to drop the needle just inside the beginning of the song.

This is the first song recorded for The Mighty Diamonds, under the psuedonym "Tabby & The Diamond". Tabby was the nickname of the lead singer of the trio, Donald Shaw. The recording here is produced by Stranger Cole and released on his personal label, which is a bit of a rarity in itself.

I'll put some super clean records up for the next few to make up for this one.

Listen & download here:
A-side: Tabby & The Diamond - Oh No Baby
B-side: Tabby & The Diamond - Version

Heart & Soul Soundsystem, Part 3

I DJ'ed again with Captain Jim from Heart & Soul Soundsystem last night! No new artwork this time, but here's what I played, in rough order. Most of this was straight through but towards the end, Jim and I were going one-for-one on records!

Max Romeo - Rasta Bandwagon (Camel)
The God Sons & Glen Brown - Merry Up (Pantomine)
Max Romeo - Jordan River (GG's)
Errol Dunkley - I'm Your Man (Wild Flower)
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Small Axe (Upsetter)
The Hoffner Brothers - The King Man Is Back (Shalimar)
Lloyd Robinson - Fire Fire (Duke Reid)
Max Romeo - The Raid (Pama Supreme)
The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon (Beverley's)
Dave Barker & Ansil Collins - Double Barrel (Techniques)
Dave Barker & Ansil Collins - Monkey Spanner (Techniques)
Dennis Alcapone & Lizzy - Ba Ba Ri Ba (Duke Reid GH)
Tommy McCook Allstars - Buck The Preacher (Duke Reid GH)
Tommy McCook Allstars - Rock Away (Duke Reid GH)
The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone (Island)
Eric Morris - Drop Your Sword (Treasure Isle)
Baba Brooks - 1st Session (Gay Feet)
Beverley's All Stars - Fly Right (Blank)
The Skatalites - El Pussy Ska (Coxsone)
Eric Morris - Penny Reel-O (Island)
Prince Buster - Call Me (Blank)
The Gaylads - Lady With A Red Dress (Blank)
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Drink Milk (Treasure Isle)
The Gaylads - It's All In The Game (Blank)
George Dekker - Run Them (Blank)
The Slickers - Man Beware (Pressure Beat)
Derrick Morgan & Johnny Melody - Me Naw Give Up (Blank)
The Hippy Boys - Temptation (Blank)
The Tennors - Smile, My Baby (Blank)
Jimmy Riley - Love Brother (Pee)
Errol Gordon - Reggae Music (Blank)
Pluto Shervington - Screwface (Wildflower)
Pluto Shervington - Dat (Opal)
The Silvertones - Teardrops Will Fall (Blank)
Rupie Martin - Unknown Instrumentals, Organs (Blank)
The Music Specialists - Double Dynamite (Blank)
The Music Specialists - Flip (FRM)
The Music Specialists - Second Measure Of Pressure (Blank)
The Music Specialists - Dynamic Pressure (FRM)
King Stitt - Herbsman Shuffle (Blank)
The Barons - Darling Please Return (Blank)
Alton Ellis - Let Them Try (Blank)
The Visions - The Girl I Love (Blank)
Alton Ellis - A Fool (Blank)
Winston Williams - DJ Choice (Blank)
Dillinger - Platt's Skank (Blank)
I Roy & The Ebony Sisters - Let Me Tell You (Moodisc)
U Roy & The Jamaicans - Peace & Love (Duke Reid GH)
The Mellows - Babylon A Come (High Note)
Rupie Edwards - Irie Feeling (Success)

Coxsone Ustream!!!

Don't think the video portion of this worked, but the sound is there!




All of the tunes are CS Dodd productions!
1. Clue J & The Bluesblasters - Tombstone (Cariboo, 1960)
2. Don Drummond - Schooling The Duke (D Darling, 1962)
3. Roy Panton & Millie Small - Never Say Goodbye (Island, 1963)
4. The Gaylads - Lady With A Red Dress (Blank, 1965)
5. The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone (Island, 1965)
6. Peter Tosh & The Wailers - Don't Look Back (Coxsone, 1966)
7. Ken Parker - Have A Good Time (Blank, 1966)
8. Jackie Mittoo - Ram Jam (Blank, 1967)
9. Alton Ellis - Let Them Try (Blank, 1968)
10. Jailbreakers - Work It Up (Blank, 1969)
11. The Ethiopians - You'll Want To Come Back (Blank, 1970)
12. Freddie McKay - Picture On The Wall (Money Disc, 1971)
13. New Establishment - Rock Fort Rock (Iron Side, 1972)
14. Im & Brentford Rhythm Band - Everyday Skank (Studio 1, 1972)

Errol Dunkley - You'll Never Know / Version

Listen & download here:
A-side: Errol Dunkley - You'll Never Know
B-side: Errol Dunkley - You'll Never Know (Version)

*Repost* Elpedo Burke - Madgie / Mighty Cloud Band - Madgie Dub

I'm reposting this one not only because someone requested a fixed link, but because this song is great. I'll correct most fixed links on their original page.

This is no longer the only Abeng label 45" I have, but this is still my favorite of the ones I've picked up. Enjoy!

Listen & download here:
A-side: Elpedo Burke - Madgie
B-side: The Mighty Clouds - Madgie Dub

John Holt - Working Kind / Unknown Instrumental

Sorry for the long time between posts! I meant to do this one on Monday, the US's Labor Day, but never quite got around to it. A great 1970 John Holt, Duke Reid production on the a-side and a rootsy instrumental on the back. The b-side gets a little nasty towards the end, so this one is more for the a-side (which isn't the cleanest itself!). If anyone knows the name and artist for the b-side, please share.

Listen & download here:
A-side: John Holt - Working Kind
B-side: Unknown - Unknown Instrumental

Heart & Soul Sound System, Part Deux

I'll be joining up with the crew from Heart & Soul Sound System again this Sunday (8/29) at Lovejoy's downtown in Austin, TX from 9pm-2am!

Come check out the tunes, I'll be spinning some heaaaavvy rocksteady and ska! Song list will be posted early next week.

Artwork by Right On Time

Here's what I played...

The Music Specialists - Dynamic Pressure (FRM, 1972)
The Crafters - Soul Crackshot (Blank, 1969)
George Dekker (As Johnny Melody) - You Treating Me Bad (Blank, 1967)
The Barons - Darling Please Return (Blank, 1969)
Rupie Edwards - If You Can't Beat Them (Blank, 1969)
The Silvertones - Teardrops Will Fall (Blank, 1971)
The Paragons - My Number One (Blank, 1968)
Hopeton Lewis - Boom Shaka Lacka (Blank, 1969)
The Slickers - Bounce Me Johnny (Blank, 1972)
The Techniques - I'm In The Mood For Love (Treasure Isle, 1968)
Pat Kelly - They Talk About Love (Sunshot, 1971)
Dillinger - Platt's Skank (Blank, 1970)
Unknown Toasting - Horse Racing, Organs (Blank, 1969) *
U Roy & Ken Parker - True True True (Treasure Isle, 1971)
Slim Smith - Can't Do Without It (Blank, 1970)
Al & The Vibrators - Lonesome Lover (Gay Feet, 1968)
Alton Ellis - A Fool (Blank, 1968)
Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Everywhere I Go (Treasure Isle, 1969)
Derrick Morgan & Johnny Melody - Me Naw Give Up (Blank, 1968)
Freddie McKay - Fine, Fine, Fine (Blank, 1967)
The Rulers - Too Late (JJ's, 1966)
The Wailers - Climb The Ladder (Coxsone NY Repress, 1965)
The Gaylads - Lady With The Red Dress (Blank, 1965)
Winston Samuels - Broken Hearted (Blank, 1965)
The Vibrators - Money Or Love (Blank, 1964)
The Tartans - What Can I Do (Blank, 1966)
Beverley's All Star's - Just In Time (Beverley's, 1965)
Beverley's All Star's - Fly Right (Blank, 1964)
The Visions - The Girl I Love (Blank, 1969)**
Jimmy Cliff - Make It Up (Beverley's, 1962)
Jacob Miller - All Night Till Daylight (Arab, 1977)
The Tidals - How Glad I Am (Boss Disco, 1975)
Rupert Martin - War In A Kingston (Spirit, 1975)
Elpedo Burke - Madgie (Abeng, 1975)
Barry Biggs - Sincerely (Afrik, 1977)
Fred Locks - Ali Haile (Dreams Of Zion) (Lyric, 1972)
Junior Byles - Fever (Black Art Repress, 1972)
Delroy Wilson - Your Love (Bunny Lee's, 1973)
The African - Cock Mouth Kill Cock (Roosevelt, 1971)
The Youth - Fire Fire (Pama, 1971)
U Roy - King Tubby Skank (Jackpot, 1972)
Fitz Walker - St Thomas Duppy (R&S Oney, 197?)
The Mellows - Babylon A Come (High Note, 1978)
The Techniques - Run Come Celebrate (Treasure Isle Repress, 1968)
Clancy Eccles - Tribute To Drumbago (Blank, 1969)



* B-side to "Rupie Edwards - If You Can't Beat Them"
** A-side to "The Crafters - Soul Crackshot"

Ustream

Here's the promised Ustream!



1. Rupert Martin - War In A Kingston (Spirit, 1975)
2. Jacob Miller - All Night 'Till Daylight (Arab, 1977)
3. The Nightingales - Jehovah (Bongo Man, 1972)
4. The Silvertones - Teardrops Will Fall (Blank, 1971)
5. Rupie Edwards - If You Can't Beat Them (Blank, 1969)
6. Unknown toasting - Horse race, organs (Blank, 1969) *
7. John Holt - Working Kind (Blank, 1970)
8. Dillinger - Platt's Skank (Blank, 1973?)
9. Dandy Livingston - Message To Rudies (Blank, 1967)
10. Nora Dean - Man Walk & Talk (Blank, 1967) **
11. Beverley's All Stars (Baba Brooks?) - Fly Right (Blank, 1964)
12. The Mighty Sparrow - Ned (National, early 60s)

* B-side to #5
** B-side to #9