Toen ik jouw commentaar zag Scotty, wist ik onmiddelijk wat me te
doen stond. Naar de platenkast lopen en deze schijf op de draaitafel
leggen. Tja, de volgende stap is helder natuurlijk. Wat een lekkere
deuntjes heeft die man toch gemaakt. Ik schoot direkt terug in de tijd,
vooral bij het horen van nummer 15, dat maakte weer heel wat mooie
mooie herrinneringen bij me los. Vroeger in jongerencentrum de Tagrijn
heb ik ‘m voor het eerst gehoord en ik zie de tent dan ook gelijk voor me.
“..leave the studio man, I don’t want you inside here,
you can’t play bass, you can’t play drums, leave the studio man..”

When I read your comment Scotty, I knew immediately what to do.
Walk to the record cabinet and take this album to put it on the turntable.
The next step is clear off course. What fine tunes this man made, I flashed
back to some memories at the spot. Especially song # 15 of the record
sent me back to memory lane. In the old days when I used to frequent
youthcenter the Tagrijn where I first laid my ears on it, saw it before
me straight away. “..leave the studio man, I don’t want you inside here,
you can’t play drums, you can’t play bass, leave the studio man..” haha..

titels ;

01 – Draw your brakes
02 – Children children
03 – Penny for your song
04 – Jam rock style
05 – I worry
06 – Musical chariot
07 – Sing along
08 – Rosemarie
09 – Sesame street
10 – Lonely man
11 – Riddle I this
12 – Monkey drop
13 – I count the skank
14 – Clean race
15 – Skank in bed ( with Lorna Bennett )
16 – Unbelievable sounds

Dit is het trieste verhaal van Hugh Mundell. Hij werd geboren in 1962
en na de middelbare school dacht men eerst dat hij een atleet zou
worden. Regelmatig liep hij fanatiek mee in straatwedstrijden tegen
zijn leeftijdsgenootjes. Echter reeds op de leeftijd van 16 jaar kwam
Hugh’s eerste plaat uit. Hij werd toevallig ontdekt door dub meester
Augustus Pablo met wie hij tussen 1976 en 1978 de nummers opnam.
Hugh Mundell schreef alle nummers en het geheel werd afgemixed
door Lee Perry. Hugh was een goede vriend van Lacksley Castell van
wie je ook een plaatje op deze pagina zult vinden. De titel van die 1e
lp is “Africa Must be Free by 1983”. Je vind hem hier vandaag. Arme
hugh werd al op zijn 21ste jaar doodgeschoten tijdens een ruzietje
om, geloof het of niet, een koelkast. Het was 1983, misschien geen
afrikaan maar wel “free” in nineteen eightythree. Hij heeft ook
enkele 12″ singles uitgebracht onder de naam Jah Levi.
Je vind zijn allerlaatste opname, de single “Hey Good Looking”
als extraatje bij de lp “Blackman’s Foundation” hier.
Ook zit in de file zijn laatste lp, uit 1982 genaamd “Mundell”.
Als kers op de slagroom ook nog een zeer zeldzame opname
op Youtube met mentor Augustus Pablo, geniet ervan mensen..

Hugh Mundell was born in 1962 and was first believed to become an
athlete, he joined several streetraces when young. However, after being
discovered by dub master Augustus Pablo he recorded his first album
named “Africa Must be Free by 1983”. You may find it here today.
Hugh wrote all the songs which were recorded between 1976 and 1978.
It was supervised and mixed by Lee Perry. He also kept a close friendship
with singer Lacksley Castell of whom you may find an album at this page
as well. Poor Hugh was shot in a dispute over a fridge when only 21 years
of age. Maybe not being african himself but in 1983 he was free.
His last recording, the single “Hey Good Looking” is added to the
lp ‘Blackman’s Foundation” which you may find here.
I also digitised Hugh Mundell’s last album called “Mundell”. It is in
the file as well. Alsobe sure to enjoy the rare footage in the video
underneeth this article. Enjoy the beautiful voice of Hugh Mundell..

titles van “Africa Must be Free by 1983”;

01 – Let’s all nite
02 – My mind
03 – Africa must be free by 1983
04 – Why do black men fuss and fight
05 – Book of life
06 – Run evolution a come
07 – Day of judgement
08 – Jah will provide
09 – Ital slip

titels van “Mundell”;

01 – Jacqueline
02 – Rasta have the handle
03 – Going places
04 – Red gold and green
05 – Tell I a lie
06 – 24 hours a day
07 – Jah music
08 – Your face is familiar

How about a little loversrock on your sunday afternoon ?
Gregory Isaacs’ work is well known but the tracks on this
‘Best of Gregory Isaacs vol. 2’ are not his most famous ones.
Backed by the revolutionairies, recorded at Channel One studio
and Harry J. Recording studio. Engineered by Maxi and Sylvan
Morris. Musicians; D. Fraser, Skully and Sky Juice, Winston
Wright, R. Bryan, Gladstone Anderson, Santa & Barnabas,
Sly Dunbar, Sticky, Jimmy Becker and Headley Bennett.
btw, GG’s Records does not mean
Global Groove’s Records..

tracks;

01 – No footstool
02 – A riot
03 – Once ago
04 – Jailer
05 – Each day
06 – Something nice
07 – Tumbling tears
08 – Village of the under priviledge
09 – Payroll
10 – Border

Records by Les Leopards are quite hard to find, I got
lucky at the fair and found two. From Martinique and
containing various styles, this album is very pleasant.
Mazurka, cadence, reggae, calypso and biguine, this
one’s got it all, listen and make up your own mind..

tracks;

01 – Incertitude
02 – Clair de lune
03 – Pas maille
04 – Mon vieux
05 – En le la levee
06 – Alphabet
07 – Midnight
08 – Pinceau

Hello, this week it is almost like I’m being cursed with
something, every time I pick a record to rip, it is being
scratched or it fails to play good in some other way.
It got on top of me and I can’t seem to get rid of it.
Today I failed to record another album, now
I’m posting an lp I recorded some time
ago. It is an attempt to leave
behind the bad vibrations.
Have a nice weekend.

tracks;

01 – Got to be there
02 – In the dark
03 – Having a party
04 – Time tough
05 – I see you
06 – Take a look in the mirror
07 – Take me home country raods
08 – Fever
09 – Love gonna walk out of me
10 – Revolution
11 – 54-36
12 – Sailing on

I always loved his powerful voice, especially the last song
of this album is a straight killer. Ever since I heard it early
eighties I kept playing it. Still love it today so bringing this
‘Best of’ was a matter of time only. ‘Dancehall worries’ was
also released in a diffrent version and under a different name.
It was called ‘War is in the dance’ on Greensleeves’ album,
“Pass the Tu-sheng-peng”. I have added it as a bonustrack
so you can compair them yourself, enjoy..

tracks;

01 – Girl you are a crazy lover
02 – I want to know
03 – Give me play
04 – No roof
05 – Addis ababa
06 – Far and wide
07 – Forward home
08 – Dance hall worries

bonus:
09 – War is in the dance

I really can’t say how many times I have listened to this classic
reggae album. Produced by Linval Thompson, this is a straight
killer. Freddie McGregor’s wonderful voice, phatback basses
and tight drums make this album an unforgettable experience.
Listen and agree, get, spread & dance away..

tracks;

01 – Big ship
02 – Sweet lady
03 – Peaceful man
04 – Stop loving you
05 – Get serious
06 – Don’t play the fool
07 – Get united
08 – Let me be the one
09 – Roots man skanking
10 – Holy mount zion

Good morning groovers, what’s up..I tell you what, it’s John Holt.
A love I can feel contains some of the finest reggae songs I ever
heard. It was produced by the great sir Cocksone Dodd on Studio
One in 1970. This is a Trojan release though and came out in 1974.
The label states ’74 and sleeve ’76, you tell me which one it was.
One way or the other, wonderful stuff, get it & spread it..

tracks;

01 – A love I can feel
02 – Do you want me
03 – Make up
04 – Love divine
05 – Nobody else
06 – Why can’t I touch you
07 – Tonight
08 – If it don’t work out
09 – Stranger in love
10 – It’s alright
11 – Your arms reaching out for me
12 – My heart is gone

Not long ago I was watching a documentary on Youtube about the
developement of reggae in the UK. I really liked it, the birth of two-tone
for instance, wonderful video which I added below. It’s a great piece of
history I enjoyed a lot. There is one group however of which I would
have loved to find some footage in the documentary. This lp by Merger
was a personal favourite in the early days and I think the group deserves
a place in that story. One way or the other, it’s never too late to give
them the attention deserved so here is 77 which is obviously their
1977 lp. It brings back memories, were you there..?
Get it & spread it..

tracks;

01 – 77
02 – Ghetto child
03 – Life song
04 – Exiles ina babylon
05 – Understanding
06 – African lady
07 – Have you heard ?
08 – Waterfalls
09 – Massa gana

We knew them as Michigan and Smilie but here on their first
lp they are still called General Smilie and Papa Michigan.
They scored big time with their hits Rub-a-Dub Style and the
second song on this lp, Nice Up the Dance. Being one of the
first duo’s, they caused a craze for this type of reggae, they
toured Europe early eighties. I saw them in the Amsterdam
Paradiso. On the famous Studio One label, produced by
the great Sir Cocksone Dodd who also arranged it and
took care of all engineering and sound recording.
Don’t you just love their style, towell and all..
It was big fun those days.

tracks;

1 Rub-a-dub style
2 Nice up the dance
3 Thank you jah
4 Compliment to studio one
5 Time to be happy
6 Eye of danger