Here’s the weekend, it’s fridaynight and what’s cooking ? It’s the natty
superstar to rock it on and make you jump the fence. Pork in the corner,
Sister Pam, Arleen and Physical fittness. What great titles for great songs.
And how about Errol Thompson’s engineering at Joe Gibbs Recording Plant.
I like it a lot, ‘nough respect I and I would say, it’s dancehall time.

tracks;

1 Pork in the corner
2 Sister Pam
3 Jump the fence
4 Rock it on
5 Something on my mind
6 Natty Superstar
7 Physical fitness
8 See a girls face
9 Arleen

One of the reggae LP’s I played very much is this one by Don Carlos.
He’s got a voice you can recognize from thousands, one of the sweetest
in Jamaica. Accompanied by the cream of the crop, Sly & Robbie, Leroy
Wallace, Loyd Parks, Ainsel Collins, R. Lynn, W. Wright, Dougie, Bo Peep,
Bubbler, Sky Juice and of course Goldie Locks (photo). Recorded at Tuff
Gong and Channel One Studios by E. Brown, S. Stewart and Bunnie Tom Tom.

tracks;

1 Fuss fuss
2 I love Jah
3 Harvest time
4 In pieces
5 White squal
6 Magic man
7 Young girl
8 Music crave
9 Hail the roots

This is a classic album by a group that even Bob Marley had
great admiration for. Justin Hines and the Dominoes made this
’76 album with the Black Disciples, the same group, Winston
Rodney alias Burning Spear made some records with in the same
period. Have you seen the movie ‘Rockers’? It ends with the song,
this LP opens with. What a splendid film, starring some of the
greatest reggae artists as themselves. Gregory Isaacs, Robbie
Shakespeare, Dillinger, Burning Spear and Jacob Miller among others.
I found this fantastic scene at Youtube in which we see Leroy
‘Horsemouth’ Wallace, the famous drummer with Richard ‘Dirty Harry’
Hall entering a typical disco discotheque, check out what happens.
Classic scene from a classic movie you really must have seen.
This one’s for you Gonzalez.

tracks;

1 Natty take over
2 Dip and fall back
3 What you don’t know
4 Other land
5 Precious morning
6 Prophecy
7 Fire
8 Babylon children
9 Spotlight
10 Carry go bring come

I don’t know why but I’ve got a feeling the Da da demonstration
is coming again. Joshua’s desire, a place called Africa is only
a matter of time now. Poor Chubby’s got to beat down Babylon.
A Trojan Classic, produced by the great Lee Perry.

tracks;

1 Da da
2 I’ve got a feeling
3 Don’t know why
4 Demonstration
5 Coming again
6 Beat down Babylon
7 A place called Africa
8 Joshua’s desire
9 A matter of time
10 Poor Chubby

Hello Groovers,
what happened this morning. I visited a fellow music blog, one I had
linked at my own sidebar, when I found out he had turned the blog
into a site where you pay for every song you download. I thought
the whole idea behind these pages was to share your old vinyl-
collection with your friends online. At this blog the music always
was, is, and will be FREE. Sharing my old records with you guys makes
me feel good, I hope it does you too. I removed that link from my page.
Bye Bye !

To demonstrate this feeling I ripped us a great old reggae album. One
that always had a special place with me. Horace Andy’s voice is very
unique, one you can always easily recognize. Great songs, produced by
Bullwackie in a great way, strongly overdubbed and with a fine message.
Money, money, money, root of all evil !
It was about time I posted some reggae by the way, much too long ago !

tracks;

1 Money money
2 Lonely woman
3 Cuss cuss
4 Stop the fuss
5 Spying glass
6 Let’s live in love

One of my all time favourite reggae bands is Israel Vibration.
These three singers change places all the time, when one takes
the lead, the other two do background vocals.
Their songs are always friendly and the overall feeling you
get is one of ultimate sympathy. When you have the CD of this
album, you’ll find that they, for some reason, turned the picture
mirrorwise. This is the original LP with the original photo.
If I am right it is from 1981, please correct me if I’m wrong.
Mixed by Scientist and produced by Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes at
Channel One Studio’s.

tracks;

1 Universal father
2 Why you so craven
3 On Jah solid rock
4 Jah is the way
5 Highway robbery
6 Give thanks and praise
7 What’s the use
8 Smack right jam
9 Morning light

The Ethiopians started out as a vocal duo, Leonard Dillon and
Stepen Taylor, who cut a number of hits for Studio One in the 60’s.
Taylor died unfortunate in a car accident in 1975. This is Leonard
Dillon’s return with sir Cocksone Dodd at Studio One, a sweet album.
Always LOVED it and I still do.

tracks;

1 When will be the end
2 Empty belly
3 Hard times
4 Everything crash
5 Locoust
6 No baptism
7 Won’t give up
8 Open the gate

” Since music is the school of love
I King Tapper Zukie rock the musical atmosphere

I no wan’ no war; I run to keep I life, yah !
That don’t mean I’m a simpleton, yaah !
I man jus’ umble !

This music make you walk and this music make you talk
And this music make you say it’s a sound a boss !

I man red; and if you not red you ah go dead;
And if you not dead, you ah go dread…”

‘Tapper Zukie’

This is maybe Tappa’s best LP, when it came out, we went
totally nuts. I remember Tapper playing at Paradiso Amsterdam,
they tore down the place, we had a great night.

tracks;

1 Pick up the rockers
2 M.P.L.A.
3 Don’t get crazy
4 Go de natty
5 Stop the gun shooting
6 Ital pot
7 Marcus
8 Chalice to chalice
9 Don’t deal with Babylon
10 Freedom

Jamaican rhythm twin, Sly and Robbie, were really well ahead
of their time, early eighties. If you listen to this here LP,
that’s been recorded some 25 years ago, it still sounds modern.
With the friendly voice of Ini Kamoze, this album is great from
beginning to end. Ini Kamoze ( pronounced Iné Ká-mo-zé ) writes
and arranges all his own music, and aimed to shake up earth
with it. As far as I’m concerned he succeeded.

tracks;

1 Trouble you a trouble me
2 World a music
3 Them thing deh
4 General
5 Wings with me
6 Hail mi idrin

Let’s start this saturday with some reggae music.
One of Jamaica’s greater singers is without doubt Michael Prophet.
I think he’s been underestimated widely. Ever since I bought
this old record in 1983, I had a weakness for his singing.
Backed by the ‘Hi Times Band’, this is a splendid reggae album.
I used to play these songs a lot back in the 80’s when I had
my weekly reggaenight in a local youthcenter in my town.
It’s time to play ‘It’s time’ one more time. ( track #2 )

tracks;

1 Instruction
2 It’s time
3 Back off
4 2000 years
5 You been talking
6 I certify
7 Tonight tonight
8 Jah love
9 World of confusion