In het verleden heb ik meerdere reggae verzamelaars
met gouwe ouwe hits gecompileerd onder de naam
Reggae Monster originals. ‘Crazy girl’ van Halfpint
stond daar al op. Het nummer kwam van deze plaat
met aan de ene kant Michael Palmer en Halfpint op
de andere. Hij is uit 1986 en alhoewel Greensleeves
er minder blij mee is kan ik niet weerstaan deze van-
daag te brengen. Luister zelf ..

In the past I have made this series of reggae compilations
containing the hits I used to play a lot. It was called ‘Reggae
Monster originals‘. ‘Crazy girl’ by Halfpint was already on
one of them. This is the record I took it from. It is an album
with on one side Michael Palmer and on the other side
Halfpint. From 1986 and although Greensleeves doesn’t
like it I couldn’t resist posting the elpee today. Listen ..

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Half Pint, Greetings 1986

01 – Micael Palmer – You’re safe
02 – Micael Palmer – Belly lick
03 – Micael Palmer – Read your bible
04 – Micael Palmer – I don’t know why
05 – Micael Palmer – Saw you at the dance
06 – Half Pint – Crazy girl
07 – Half Pint – What’s going down
08 – Half Pint – Tell me this, tell me that
09 – Half Pint – Day I can’t forget
10 – Half Pint – Freedom fighters

When I saw HTD‘s posts on Pablo Moses last month,
it took me back to 1981 when I bought my first album
with him. It was a long time ago since I played ‘Pave
the Way’. Listening now while recording it all comes
back. Over 40 years later it still sounds quite fresh ..

Toen ik vorige maand HTD‘s posts zag met Pablo Moses
ging ik terug naar 1981 toen ik m’n eerste album met hem
kocht. Het was lang geleden dat ik ernaar luisterde. Nu,
luisterend tijdens het opnemen, komt het allemaal weer
terug. Meer dan 40 jaar later klinkt het nog steeds fris ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

01 – Proverbs extractions
02 – It’s a trick
03 – Pave the way
04 – Dig on
05 – Africa is for me
06 – A step before hell
07 – Last straw
08 – I see it every day
09 – Sister

One of the hottest voices in reggae music belongs to Lee
van Cleef, who took his name from the famous movie actor.
We only find his two albums from 1982, the singles ‘Wiser
than Solomon’ and ‘Different Fashion’ were already on my
Reggae Monster Originals comps. I’m glad to bring the
Reggae Sunsplash elpee today. My copy only had a
white sleeve, took the covers from the web ..

Sinds begin jaren tachtig was ik al gek van de singles, ‘Wiser
than Solomon’ an ‘Different Fashion’ welke je op twee van
de Reggar Monster Originals compilations kunt vinden. Op
elpee heeft Lee van Cleef slechts twee albums uitgebracht.
Zijn stem is een van de mooiste in het veld. Blij vandaag de
tweede te brengen, mijn plaat had alleen een witte hoes,
ik heb de andere voor je van het web gehaald, luister ..

Discogs

Rock it to Me Twice 1982
Reggae Monster originals, part 2
Reggae Monster Originals, part 4

01 – Reggae sunsplash
02 – Don’t tax me fi dat
03 – Dead in ina bed
04 – Gonna love her tonight
05 – Country john
06 – Different fashion
07 – Dread at the controls
08 – Spot and beat the banker
09 – Shirley
10 – Whole heap a girls

Freddy mcGregor’s ‘Big Ship’ is currently No. 10 in our list
of most downloaded albums. It is a huge hit and always was.
Today one of his records from the same year, 1982. Listen ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

Big Ship 1982

01 – I am ready
02 – I won’t cry
03 – Africa here I come
04 – Too late
05 – Sweet child
06 – Stop the world
07 – Ghetto child
08 – You’ve turned away
09 – Bredda labba labba
10 – My guiding star

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Discogs

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01 – Two to six
02 – Life was a thing
03 – Give jah thanks
04 – Natty dread something
05 – Come when I call you
06 – Bam-bam
07 – Pon the line
08 – Some a halla
09 – Bad boy skanking
10 – Love fat thing

This short album with only eight songs is credited to Hugh
Mundell while it should in fact be on the name of both Hugh
Mundell and Lacksley Castell. Also see previous post ..

Dit korte album met slechts acht nummers wordt toegeschreven
aan Hugh Mundell terwijl het feitelijk een plaat is met Zowel
Hugh Mundell als Lacksley Castell. Zie ook de vorige post ..

Discogs

01 – Lacksley Castell – Be my princess lady
02 – Hugh Mundell – Jah fire
03 – Hugh Mundell – Walk with jah
04 – Hugh Mundell – King of israel
05 – Lackskey Castell – Million miles
06 – Lacksley Castell & Hugh Mundell – My woman can
07 – Lacksley Castell – You over there
08 – Lacksley Castell – Black sheep

His album ‘Morning glory’ is on number 15 in our download
list, 15 of over 3000 posts is a huge score. Today we have his
second and last solo album ‘Princess Lady’. He made one other
record with Hugh Mundell called ‘Jah Fire’, we’ll have that one
soon. Both singers died an untimely death, way too young.
Lacksley Castell died after being sick, age 24. Hugh Mundell was
shot during an assault while sitting in his car with his wife and
Junior Reid in the backseat. Reid survived the assault. Mundell
was only 21 years old. Both singers and close friends died late
1983, Mundell in October and Castell in November, both
singers had a promising career ahead, what a loss ..

Zijn album ‘Morning Glory’ staat op nummer 15 in onze download
lijst. Nummer 15 van meer dan 3000 posts is een geweldige score.
Vandaag hebben we zijn tweede en laatste solo album genaamd
‘Princess Lady’. Hij maakte nog één andere plaat samen met Hugh
Mundell genaamd ‘Jah Fire’, die hebben we voor later deze week gepland.
Beide zangers stierven zeer vroegtijdig, veel en veel te jong. Lacksley
Castell na een ziekbed, 24 jaar oud. Hugh Mundell werd tijdens een
overval dood geschoten terwijl hij in z’n auto zat met zijn vrouw en
Junior Reid op de achterbank. Reid overleefde de overval. Mundell
was slechts 21 jaar oud. Beide zangers en goede vrienden stierven
eind 1983, Mundell in Oktober en Castell in November, beiden
hadden een veel belovende carrière voor de boeg,
een groot verlies ..

Lacksley Castell, Wikipedia
Lacksley Castell, Discogs

Hugh Mundell, Wikipedia
Hugh Mundell, Discogs

Lacklsey Castell, Morning Glory 1982
Hugh Mundell, Africa Must Be Free By 1983 1978
Hugh Mundell, Blackman’s Foundation 1983
Augustus Pablo, East of the River Nile 1978

01 – Genie in a jar
02 – Johnny brown
03 – Guiding light
04 – Unkind to myself
05 – Old dusty clothes
06 – Untrue love
07 – Wicked man
08 – This girl & me
09 – Black sheep
10 – Princess lady

It was Lee Perry’s idea to use the stage name Dillinger
after gangster John Dillinger. His real name is Lester Randal
Bullock. Dillinger made a nice pile of records, but never
really had a major breakthrough. Only his ‘Cocaine in My Brain’
became a number one hit and only in the Netherlands. It was
released in 1976. The album we have today is from 1977 ..

Wikipedia
Discogs

with the Upsetters 1985
D.J.’s, various artists 1985

01 – African world wide
02 – Truth and rights
03 – Don’t take another man’s life
04 – Trial and crosses
05 – Jah love
06 – Mind your own business

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Meet Lincoln Thompson.
“He began his recording career as a harmony singer along with
Cedric Myton of The Congos in 1967, in a band called The Tartans,
who then split up in 1969. In 1971 he was taken on by Coxsone Dodd
and recorded three songs with him at Studio One called “Daughters of
Zion”, “True Experience” and “Live Up to Your..” (read more ..) This is their
second album from 1979, very friendly reggae with this feel
good band. On Ballistic Records ..

Discogs

01 – Nobody her but me
02 – Blessed are the meek
03 – Slave driver
—- You gotta have love (Jah love)
04 – Babylon is falling
05 – True experience
06 – For once in my life
07 – Walk in jah light
08 – Jungle fever
09 – Thanksgiving