Backed by the great Roots Radics and from 1982 we’ve
got this superb record with the late master singer Gregory
Isaacs. We had us some of his albums but there are still
some important releases to be posted. Let’s do a few,
starting with ‘Night Nurse’. Gregory’s lovers rock stood
out and still stands. Unmatched sound with Radics
Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt, Eric ‘Bingy Bunny’ Lamont, ‘Style’
Scott, ‘Steely’ Johnson, Dwight Pickney and others ..

Begeleid door de ongeëvenaarde Roots Radics en uit 1982
hebben we vandaag deze geweldige plaat met meester
zanger Gregory Isaacs. We hadden al een aantal van zijn
werken maar er staan nog wat belangrijke releases op
stapel. Laten we er eens een paar doen, met om te be-
ginnen ‘Night Nurse’. Gregory’s lovers rock was en is
door niemand overtroffen. Historische sound met
Radics Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt, Eric ‘Bingy Bunny’ Lamont,
‘Style’ Scott, ‘Steely’ Johnson, Dwight Pickney
en anderen ..

The Lonely Lover 1980
Mr. Isaacs 1982
More Gregory 1981
Best of Gregory Isaacs vol. 2 1981
All I Have Is Love 1976
The Early Years 1981
The Best of Gregory Isaacs 1977
Soon Forward 1979
Discogs
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01 – Night nurse
02 – Stranger in town
03 – Objection overuled
04 – Hot stepper
05 – Cool down the pace
06 – Material man
07 – Not the way
08 – Sad to know (you’re leaving)

01 – The Jamaicans – Ba ba boom
02 – The Paragons – Only a smile
03 – The Three Tops – Do it right
04 – Justin Hinds and theDominoes – Carrie go bring come
05 – The Techniques – I’m in the mood for love
06 – Alton Ellis – Willow tree
07 – The Paragons – My best girl
08 – The Gladiators – Sweet soul music
09 – Alton Ellis – Breaking up
10 – The Tennors – Hopeful village
11 – The Termites – Love up kisss up
12 – Justin Hinds and the Dominoes – Brotheration
13 – John Holt & Joya Landis – I’ll be lonely
14 – Phyllis Dillon – Midnight confession
15 – The Tennors – Weather report
16 – The Melodians – Passion love

01 – George Dekker – Time so hard
02 – Peacemakers – Run come sharp
03 – Scotty & Lorna Bennett – Skank in bed
04 – Rudie Mowatt – Love you baby
05 – Third World – Freedom song
06 – The Heptones – Country boy
07 – Arthur Louis – Knockin’ on heaven’s door
08 – Augustus Pablo – King tubby meets the rockers uptown
09 – Desi Young – I don’t know why I love you
10 – Burning Spear – Marcus garvey

01 – Equal rights
02 – Pure sorrow
03 – Heptones gonna fight
04 – I hold the handle
05 – My baby is gone
06 – Soul power
07 – Take me darling
08 – We are in the mood
09 – Sea of love
10 – pretty looks isn’t all
11 – Party time
12 – I love you

During the period of early 70’s, from 1973, Channel One began to
create a sound that made them for the next few years the most
popular record label in Jamaica. With every song coming out of
Channel One becoming a hit with groups such as The Mighty Dia-
monds, Pat Kelly, Junior Byles, Earth and Stone, The Revolutiona-
ries, and Jays and more. The Channel One mix and Sound became
so famous that other producers tried to capture it. The resident
session men known as The Revolutionaries such as Sly and Robbie,
Willie Lindo, Rad Bryan and Ansell Collins made the main line-up
with added musicians such as Chinna and lloyd Parks and the horn
section made up of Tommy McCook, Hedley Bennett and Vin
Gordon. Special thanks to Austin Palmer who
selected these tunes. (liner notes)

tracks ;

01 – Jays – Queen majesty
02 – Pat kelly – My girl
03 – Johnny Osbourne – Kiss somebody
04 – Hugh Griffiths – This feeling of love
05 – Leroy Smart – Meaning of life
06 – Creole – Moving away
07 – Jays – Pretty looks
08 – The Tamlins – Hard to confess
09 – Bold One – Dry up your tears
10 – The Revolutionaries – I.R.A.
11 – Johnny Osbourne – Quashi
12 – Creole – Beware of your enemies
13 – The Overnight Players – Shaka the great
14 – The Mighty Diamonds – Right time
15 – Junior Byles – Fade away
16 – Bold One – Long about now
17 – Earl Sixteen – The world has just begun
18 – The Revolutionaries – Leftist
19 – Creole – Skylarking
20 – The Mighty Diamonds – Jailhouse
21 – Hell and Fire – Pointless killing
22 – Earth and Stone – That’s the way you feel

tracks ;

01 – Inner Circle – We a rockers
02 – Maytones – Money worries
03 – Junior Murvin – Police and thieves
04 – The Heptones – Book of rules
05 – Peter Tosh – Stepping razor
06 – Jacob Miller – Tenement yard
07 – Junior Byles – Fade away
08 – Bunny Wailer – Rockers
09 – Gregory Isaacs – Slave master
10 – The Upsetter – Dread lion
11 – Kiddus I – Graduation in zion
12 – Burning Spear – Jah no dead
13 – Third World – Satta amasagana
14 – Justin Hines and the Dominoes – Natty take over

From 1984 we’ve got this greatest hits album with the Meditations.
Top range of participating artists like Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt, Robbie
Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Mickey Boo, Winston Wright, Willie Lindo,
Ansel Collins, Sticky, Scully, Dean Fraser and many others. Recorded
at Federal Recording Studio, Channel One, Harry J. and Black Ark.
Engineers, Sylvan Morris, Maxie, George Raymond and Lee Perry.

tracks ;

01 – Fly your natty dread
02 – Tricked
03 – Rasta shall conquer
04 – Woman is like a shadow
05 – Standing on the corner
06 – Wake up
07 – Running from jamaica
08 – A wey me do
09 – Turn me loose
10 – Ram jam session

Early eighties, with a couple of friends, we really got stuck in reggae
music. An album that was permanently on the side of the turntable
was this dub version of Jacob Miller’s ‘Wanted’. Bald Head Justice
with the Fat Man Ridim Section of Ian Lewis and his buddies with
Sly and Robbie. I was totally hooked on this one. It is not complex
but somehow has a special touch, nice guitars horns and keys.
A dub lover’s treat you don’t wanna miss out on. I must
have played it thousands of times ..

In de vroege jaren tachtig ben ik met een aantal vrienden echt
even blijven steken in de reggae. Een plaat die niet van de draai-
tafel week was deze dub versie van Jacob Miller’s lp ‘Wanted’.
Bald Head Justice met de Fat Man Ridim Section van Ian Lewis
en zijn companen en met Sly en Robbie. Ik was compleet ver-
slingerd aan dit album. Hij is niet ingewikkeld maar heeft op
de een of andere manier iets bijzonders. Een dub
liefhebber’s droom plaat die je niet wil missen ..

” ..Jah will never give the power to
a bald head man, to judge a rasta man .. ”

Jacob Miller – Wanted 1978
Jacob Miller – Tenement Yard 1975
Wagon of Dub 1982
.. meets Downtown Horns 1979
Discogs

tracks ;

01 – Straight to cuddley’s chest
02 – Wareira hill rock
03 – The “black” spy
04 – Joshua “A” loaf
05 – “Copper” bullet
06 – S.M.G. skank
07 – Laughing babylon
08 – Pass the pipe
09 – Badness never pay

Discogs
Wikipedia

tracks ;

01 – Don’t fight
02 – Follow selassie I
03 – Ethiopia pretty
04 – Cleanse your heart
05 – Garvey words
06 – Repatriations
07 – Hard life
08 – Psalm 121

Jah Woosh, real name Neville Beckford, is 23 years old, a
virgo, and one of the most exciting ‘toasters’ to emerge
from Jamaica in 1976. In may, during his visit to England
he had three records in the reggae top ten at the same
time. We feel this must be some kind of a record!
On this album, his first major solo album to be released in
England, he is backed by the Mighty Clouds and on several
of the titles his vocals are assisted by other Jamaican
artists.
On Albert Classau he is joined by Shelton Wallis and on
Falling in Love, Veronica Adams accompanies him. He
is also joined by Levi Williams on Don’t Do That and
Hubert Lee on In Deh.
All titles are written and produced by himself and
recorded at King Tubby’s and Channel One studio.
A fine debut album from Jah Woosh which should
really establish him as one of the front-line
skankers from Jamaica. (liner notes)

tracks ;

01 – Omega dollar
02 – Midnight version
03 – Albert classau
04 – Shimi skank
05 – Riding melody
06 – Falling in love
07 – Dreadlocks affair
08 – Natty ball head
09 – Don’t do that
10 – Rocking blues
11 – Black freedom
12 – In deh