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

We’ve heard a lot of African music lately, many Jamaican singers
claim they want to repatriate and go back to Africa, to Ethiopia.
Johnnie Ringo is on another trip, maybe he expected to sell more
albums in the USA, being a cowboy. But reggae aswell as all
other black music, leads us eventually back to Africa.

tracks;

1 Horse man
2 Connection of connection
3 Jah Jah guide over me
4 Gun shot
5 Ringo life story
6 Don’t know much
7 Water tank
8 Morning flight
9 Me no want
10 I can’t stand it

In reggae music there is this phenomena; Bands play sets of
numbers which are stored at the recordcompany. A singer comes in,
picks a set he or she likes and creates his own album out of it.
This LP by Lui Lepke is an example of such a creation.
Lui Lepke used the same tracks for this LP as Don Carlos
and Gold on this_one.
Compare those backcovers and rhythms, same line-up, everything.
Still, not a bad word is said here, I love both of them so
the formula works just fine.

Enjoy this.

tracks;

1 Willie Red
2 Sharron
3 Bank clerk
4 Lorna
5 Brooklyn jogging
6 42nd street
7 Jamaica a fi mi country
8 Chicken farm
9 Proud a we

Who is the reggae singer with the sweetest voice on earth ?
Horace Andy is the name, this is an early recording called
after his huge hit, ‘Skylarking’. You might know him by his
collaboration with the English group ‘Massive Attack’.
This is an album, produced by the legendary Cocksone Dodd
on his Studio One label. A must have.

tracks;

1 Where do the children play
2 Just say who
3 Love of a woman
4 Skylarking
5 Mammie blue
6 Please don’t go
7 Every tongue shall tell
8 Something on my mind
9 See aman’s face
10 Don’t cry
11 I’ll be gone
12 Got to be sure

Dear Groovers around the Globe, it’s been three days, time flys.
The problem is not the music, loads of LP’s are piled up,
waiting, fighting in my mind for a place on this humble
page. No, time is the problem. I am too busy doing other things.
But hey, here’s some fresh input, check it out.

From 1978 this is Errol Scorcher & the Revolutionaries
with Sly and Robbie. I was 20, a rookie, as green as grass.
This LP always reminds me of those days, when we used to ‘Kraak’
houses. ( a typical Dutch phenomena, ‘borrow’ an empty house )
With Sly and Robbie at the wheel, you can’t drive wrong,
Fantastic album by Errol Scorcher, great voice, nice songs.
A huge personal favourite.

tracks;

1 Steppin’ worldwide
2 Sister Pat
3 Cardiac arrest, instradub
4 Jolly bus ting
5 Show I the way
6 Heart failure, instradub
7 One man ranch
8 Rockers hat
9 Post mortem, instradub
10 Jump and prance
11 Baby mutha
12 Rigor mortis, instradub

Today my fellow Groovers, it’s rainy and grey and I really can’t
seem to think of a theme for the sunday. So with an open mind
I ripped this reggae album for you. It’s an Errol Thompson
production, which I always like. Lui Lepke comes in with this
nice album from 1981, to me this is nostalgia.

tracks;

1 Go to school
2 Rent man scank
3 Late night movie
4 Rose Marie
5 Penitentiary
6 Tribute to Bob Marley
7 Love ina jam down
8 She is a part of my life
9 Praise his majesty
10 Custom officer

The three fat men, Jacob Miller and the Lewis Brothers are here with
a piece of sentiment. ‘Wanted for singing Jah Jah’s song’.
What can I say, I really don’t know how much I’ve played
this here record, but it was a hell of a lot.
And I still love it, this LP is truly ‘Wanted’ for being a ‘Killer’.

tracks;

1 Silver & gold
2 I’ve got the handle
3 Standing firm
4 Healing of the nation
5 Wanted
6 Sinners
7 Ital light
8 Peace treaty special
9 Bionic skank

Today’s Sunday is about Variety.
It’s so essential to have some, it keeps us sharp.
This LP is one of the first reggae-albums I bought in my life.
It’s from 1978, I was 20 in those days.
I always loved it and still do today, if you click on the backcover
you can easily see why, a huge personal favourite.

tracks;

1 Man of the ghetto
2 Jungle collie
3 Sheriff and his deputy
4 Fear not almighty dread
5 Sleepers
6 Chucky hark and shark
7 Kaya
8 My sheep
9 Cry to me
10 Born to be loved

Another 1979 treasure, I was 21 years old and still lived in a single
12 square meter room. When I play this LP, I go back in time and see
myself in that room. Funny how music always associates with something.
Israel Vibration is back with a true beauty.

tracks;

1 The same song
2 Weep & mourn
3 Walk the streets of glory
4 Ball of fire
5 I’ll go through
6 Why worrie
7 Lift up your conscience
8 Prophet has arise
9 Jah time has come
10 Licks & kicks

On Hitbound, which I think is a great label, this is another old
personal favourite. Don Carlos, former member of the original
‘Black Uhuru’, comes in with his buddy ‘Gold’.
Take a look at this line-up and you see that you can’t miss
this one. The sweet voice of Don Carlos persuades one and all.

tracks;

1 Natty Dread have him credential
2 Ginalship
3 Come in girl
4 Ride on Christine
5 Jamaican woman
6 Dice cup
7 Rain all night
8 Hog and goat
9 Oh girl
10 Untrue girl