smilingirl's reggae podcast

SPECIAL BREW aka FRICSAN FOLLIES

We love djing at the Fricsan (http://www.thesnowdoninn.co.uk/) everyone is so friendly, the atmosphere is great, they love dancing and they enjoy ska and two tone, so this podcast is for (and inspired by) the Fricsan posse (you know who you are!!) WE LOVE YOU - YES WE DO.

If you ever come to Snowdonia go and camp in their fields, fish in their river and spend money at the bar.

Special Brew

1 Bad Manners - special brew
2 Don Drummond - cool smoke
3 Ernie Freeman - dumplin's
4 Byron Lee and the Dragonaires – dumplins
5 Dr Ring-Ding and the Senior Allstars - madness
6 The Soul Vendors - ringo rock
7 Johnny Osbourne - rude boy skank
8 The English Beat - whine and grine-stand down margaret
9 The Skatalites - nimble foot
10 The Raving Ravers - rock rock and cry
11 The Bodysnatchers - people get ready
12 No 1 Station - boss beat
13 The Aggrolites - grave digger
14 Amy Winehouse - you're wondering now
15 Prince Buster - enjoy yourself

Also, please take time to check out the podcast archive which can be found at http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

Thanks very much.

Sorry this has been a long time coming.
A whole heap of naughtyness for you this time, unless you don't mind answering questions from your young children ('dad, what's a buddy and why's it dead?') it's best to listen to this podcast in the company of adults.

Track List

01 - Phyllis Dillon - don't touch me tomato
02 - Jackie Opal - push wood
03 - Desmond Dekker - soldering
04 - Dawn Love - watering
05 - Prince Williams - action wood
06 - Max Romeo & Burt Reynolds - a wet scene
07 - Nora Dean - night food reggae
08 - Cynthia Cooper - three minute man
09 - Cock & Puss - dead buddy
10 - Leo Graham - greedy gal
11 - Yvette Vaccianna - tralala boom de yay
12 - George Grosset - no money
13 - Flowers & Alvin - in a de pum pum
14 - Lord Flowers - pudding pan
15 - Madame Sexy - buddy cry
16 - Jackie Brown - jelly water
17 - The Ethiopians - want gal

A Happy New Year to all of you and all of yours, I hope you’ll all be happy, healthy and feel loved.

For those of you looking for podcasts that have been deleted you will find them on here
http://smilinsarchive.blogspot.com/

Baby I’ve Been Missing You

Some of my favourite lovers tunes at the moment are presented here – in particular track 3

1 Pat Kelly - how long will it take
2 Eric Donaldson - lonely nights
3 The Twinkle Brothers - baby i've been missing you + version
4 Pat Kelly - i still love you
5 Busty brown - never love another
6 Nicky Thomas - have a little faith
7 Dennis Alcapone - have faith
8 Jimmy London - a little love
9 Jimmy London - just my imagination
10 Cornell Campbell - just my imagination + dj version
11 Dennis Bovell - one life to live
12 Lloyd Parks - everybody needs love
13 Johnny Clarke - if you should lose me
14 Jimmy London - can't let you go + version
15 Dennis Bovell - choose me
16 Brad Lundy - i could never have another
17 Johnny Clarke - do you love me
18 Ronnie Davis - laugh it off
19 Bunny Malone - baby i've been missing you

Feel free to leave a comment

One love x

Rocksteady Rock My Soul Part 6

It’s no secret that I love rocksteady, a rocking bass line and sweet sweet vocals, nothing better. Rock back and enjoy 20 fabulous rocksteady tunes, from me for you.

Tracklist:

1 Ken Parker - a change is gonna come
2 The Coolers - my heart is aching
3 Owen Grey - i'm gonna take you back
4 The Vibrators - cool water
5 Bobby and Val - one way street
6 Prince Buster - love oh love
7 The Mellotones - fat girl in red
8 Larry Marshall - got a new girl
9 Marshall Williams - norwegian wood
10 Bobby Ellis and the Desmond Miles Seven - the emperor
11 Toots and the Maytals - 54 46 that's my number
12 Lloyd Clarke - summertime
13 Rudy Mills – a place called happiness
14 The Mellotones - nonesuch bust me bet
15 Jojo Bennett – cantelope rock
16 Winston and Robin - bad mind grudgeful
17 Cannon and The Soul Vendors - bad treatment
18 Rudy Mills - a long story
19 Rita Marley and the Soulettes - my desire
20 Delano Stewart - tell me baby

Financial crisis

I can’t believe this has not been done already, but here goes; here we have an hour long a musical commentary on the current credit crunch/financial crisis/worst economic thing to happen in the last 70 years. At the end of this podcast are a couple of suggestions for a solution to the economic meltdown. We could, as the Silvertones suggest and have a little faith and put our trust in Jah, or we could follow the suggestions made by Derrick Morgan swiftly followed by the same suggestion made by U Brown.

If you do have any spare dollars, cents, euros or pence wearing holes in your pockets feel free to use the ‘please donate’ button provided on this page by PayPal ;-D

Here’s the track list............

1 The miracles – money
2 Jimmy Witherspoon - money's gettin' cheaper
3 Willie Jones – where’s my money
4 Al & The Vibrators - money or love
5 Barrett Strong – money
6 Jumbo Sterling - slave driver
7 Marcia Griffiths – working
8 Slim Smith - rougher yet
9 Laurel Aitken - landlords & tenants
10 The Ethiopians - everything crash
11 Bill Gentles - take the rod
12 Tito Simon - money hard to come by
13 Delroy Wilson – money
14 Shelton Walks - no money no friend
15 Enos McLeod - money worries
16 Barry Biggs - work all day
17 Owen Gray- ain’t got no money
18 George Grossett - no money no love
19 The Silvertones - financial crisis
20 Derrick Morgan - people's decision
21 U Brown - manners

one love x

Pack Up Your Things And Come

Mind the gap; watch your step, all aboard! Take your seats the reggae train is ready to depart. Enjoy the ride.

Track list

1 Culture - selection train
2 Brent Dowe - freedom train
3 Selected four - selection train
4 Carey Johnson - correction train
5 Scotty - salvation train
6 Barrington Spence - jah jah train
7 Cornell Campbell - reggae train
8 Count Sticky - train to soulsville
9 The Ethiopians - train to skaville
10 The Gladiators - the train is coming back
11 Ken Boothe and the Wailers - the train is coming
12 The Rudies - night train
13 Tommy McCook And The Observers - one whole train load of collie
14 Jacob Miller - westbound train
15 Dennis Alcapone - train to glory
16 Winston Curtis - freedom train
17 Morwells - selected train
18 Culture - this train

How can I?

Hello, hope you are all feeling fine. Some love inspired tunes for you this time, grab your partner and have a smooch.

Track List

1 Ken Boothe - set me free
2 Lascelles Perkins - please stay
3 Brent Dowe - two sides to a story
4 Ken Boothe - when i fall in love
5 Johnny and the Sensations - come back darling
6 Winston Heyward - never fall in love
7 The Techniques - i'm in love
8 Hortense Ellis - everybody needs love
9 The Paragons - you mean the world to me
10 Ken Parker - i wanna be loved
11 The Techniques - love is not a gamble
12 Gregory Isaacs - lonely days
13 Honey Boy – so much love
14 Bevy Mack – it was love
15 Cornell Campbell - in my heart
16 Delroy Wilson - how can i love someone

Enjoy, one love. x

The Great Roy Shirley

Roy Shirley has recently passed away; here is a brief celebration of his works. Please excuse the scratchy but catchy ones.

1 calling you (with ken boothe)
2 evil love (with the uniques)
3 musical train
4 dance arena
5 dance the reggae
6 touch them (never let them go)
7 what to do without your love
8 music is the key
9 i like your smile
10 tell you
11 hold them
12 hold them plus one
13 think about the future
14 leggo the wrong
15 it's you i love
16 stop your fussing and fighting
17 stick by i

Boogie in my bones part 5

Yet again it’s time to get your dancing shoes on and wear your carpet out. Grab a partner and swing along to this collection of swing, r’n’b, rockabilly, ska and funk. I hope you enjoy it, as usual, feel free to leave a comment. x

Track List

1 Louis Jordan - choo choo ch'boogie
2 Bull Moose Jackson - big ten-inch record
3 Big Jack Reynolds - you made it up in your mind
4 Charlie Organaire - merry twist
5 Bob Gaddy - slow down baby
6 Clive Wilson - one ska, one ounce of weed, one beer
7 Jackie Edwards - sea cruise
8 Earl Hooker - frog hop
9 Clint Miller - bertha lou
10 Redd Stewart - brother drop dead
11 Big Mama Thornton & Johnny Ace - yes baby
12 Lord Brynner - fire fire
13 Prince Buster - 30 pieces of silver
14 Sound Studio Band - give me some
15 The Dynamics - land of a 1000 dances
16 The Cimmarons - street walk
17 Poindexter Brothers - backfield in motion
18 Betty Lavette -I Feel Good (All Over)

Champion sound

This episode is in response to a friend who said ‘don’t hear much 80’s stuff anymore’. Here by popular demand and special request is a selection of scratchy but catchy 80’s tunes with a little bit of dj (toasting!! Remember that!!) a little bit of dub and a little bit of ragga. I have included the label or album title and the date this time, as I was asked.
So Chris, let’s hope this hits the spot

Track List

1 Nicodemus - gunman connection (cha cha 12'', 1981)
2 Toyan - dance and romance (midnight rock 12'' dj edit, 1981)
3 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style (observer 12'', 1979)
4 Tristan Palma & Jah Thomas reggae taking over & feeding of the 5000 (midnight rock 12'' 1981)
5 Papa Biggie - youth them have to grow (General For All General lp, 1983)
6 Jah Mike - crucial (Leroy Smart with Roots Radix & Friends lp 1983)
7 Colin Roach - champion sound (jammys 7'' 1987)
8 I Roy - music in my head (The Lyrics Man lp 1989)
9 Queen Paula - move up (digital 7'' 1989)
10 Steely & Cleevie - market sound (version)
11 Admiral Bailey - no way no better than yard [jammys 7'' 1988)
12 Horseman - country gal (jammys 7'' 1988)
13 General Trees - horseman style (jammys 7'' 198*)
14 Josey Wales - leggo mi hand gateman (volcano 7'' 1983)

Back to reggae for this episode. A whole heap of oldies ranging from rocksteady to dj style. the tunes are selected
according to the 'oooo, thats good, not heard that in ages' criteria.

1 The Soul Leaders – pour on the sauce
2 Tommy McCook – billy joe
3 Dennis Alcapone & John Holt – jumping jack
4 Max Romeo – wet dream
5 The soul Leaders – mothers advice
6 Dave Collins – my heart cries out
7 Ken Parker – i should have known
8 Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys – yes sah
9 Eric Donaldson – aint too proud to beg
10 The Gladiators – ungrateful girl (aka untrue girl)
11 Johnny Clarke – rock with me baby
12 Rupert Martin – pyjama thief (dj version)
13 I Roy – step right up
14 Scotty – come back and stay version
15 Carl Malcolm – miss wire waist
16 Derrick Morgan – what’s your grouse
17 Danny D & The Shadows – lord a masie masie

sit back and enjoy. As always, feel free to leave a comment.

Rock away my blues

Finally the sun has arrived, spring has sprung and the birds are singing, get on those rocking shoes and dance away your blues! Those who know me will have a giggle at the name of the artist on the first track, apologies to whoever it was that made the brilliant mash up (track 8) try as i might i can’t find your name to acknowledge you (maybe mike divine aka hibrid http://devinemashup.blogspot.com).

Anyway turn it up loud and dace round your kitchen to rock away my blues...........

Tracklist

1 Sandra Peters - rock away my blues
2 Tiny Grimes - juicy fruit
3 Hattie Littles - love, trouble, heartache & misery
4 Nicky Thomas - soul power
5 Kabanjak Meets Protassov - cruise control
6 Wee Willie & The Winners - i don't know what you got but i know what you need
7 The Soul Directions - su, su, su
8 Django Returns Clapping (aka clap clap djangos back)
9 Laurel Aitken - heile heile(the lion)
10 Joe Zawinul - mercy mercy mercy
11 Joe Payne - sweet thang
12 Eddie Roland - take me in your arms
13 Carlos & The Bandidos - fever
14 Laurel Aitken - sahara
15 The Marvelettes - the boy from crosstown
16 The Mohawks - baby hold on
17 Joe White & Chuck - any time
18 Lloyd Charmers & The Hippy Boys - house in session

Dread at the controls

A short celebration of the works of Mikey Dread.

Track list

1 Resignation Dub
2 Recollection Rock
3 Friend And Money
4 Proud To Be Black
5 Break down the walls
6 Heavy Weight Sound
7 3 O clock Dubatak
8 Roots Man Revival
9 Barber Saloon
10 Version
11 Schoolgirl
12 The Jumping Master
13 Version

Inspired by.........

Natty Bo and Ska Cubano who played at Hendre Hall recently. The place was jumping and if you ever get the opportunity to see Ska Cubano grab it with both hands. As you can see from the photo Natty Bo jumped on the decks after the show (thanks Vashti for the photo, hello Dewi) and treated us to some fabulous jump up swing and r’n’b. Time to get your dancing shoes on once again!

Track List

1 Roy Newman & the Boys – sadie green the vamp from new Orleans
2 Jumpin' Joe Williams with Red Saunders & His Orchestra - hey bartender give that man a drink
3 Hadda Brooks - jump back honey
4 Macbeth The Great –man smart, woman smarter
5 Count Lasher – calypso cha cha cha
6 Lord Power - let's do it
7 Chin’s Calypso Quintet – night food
8 Lord Tanamo - night food ska
9 Lord Creator - big bamboo
10 The Skatalites - latin goes ska
11 Lloyd Clarke - japanese girl
12 Eric Morris - number one
13 Jamaica Allstars - alipang instrumental
14 Los De Abajo – Jericho
15 Butumbaba - rocksteady times
16 The Hong Kong Gang - reggae mento
17 Jeffrey Brown - ska-ing version

Hot Buttered Dub Part 2

Part two of hot buttered dub brings you 45 minutes of tremendous Jamaican 70’s dubs and versions. If you are interested, you can find part one at http://www.subnav.com . Sit back and enjoy.

Track list

1 Charlie Ace - hot buttered dub intro
2 Chariot Riders - solomon instrumental version
3 Prince Allah - stone version
4 World Wide Allstars - half past the hour
5 Tappa Zukie – mpla version
6 Delroy Wilson - beating version
7 Aggrovators -version ( Johnny Clarke - Love Your Brothers & Sisters)
8 G G Allstars - part two dub (equal rights)
9 Revolutionaries - shank i dub
10 The Groove Master - silver bird (Instrumental)
11 Lloyd Young - jah jah know version
12 G G Allstars - hold my hand pt2
13 King Tubby - get ready version
14 Sky Nation - peace version
15 Black Beard & The Pirates - stop version
16 Barry's Allstars - girl in dub

Soul Time!

This podcast is dedicated to all them soul boys and soul girls who are busy booking babysitters, shining the leather on their dancing shoes, buying johnsons baby powder and anti-perspirant and generally getting themselves ‘sorted’ for the big weekend coming up in Prestatyn. This is just 20 or so tunes to get you all in the mood.

Track List

1 Jackie Wilson - soul time
2 Darrell Banks - open the door to your heart
3 Azie Mortimer - you can't take it away
4 Jimmy James - this heart of mine
5 Darrel Banks - angel baby
6 Billie Davis - just walk in my shoes
7 Bobby Sheen - dr love
8 Darlene Love - long way to be happy
9 Jimmy James & the Vagabonds - i feel alright
10 Denise Lasalle - keep it coming
11 Ronnie Milsap - ain't no soul (left in these ole shoes)
12 Kenny Bernard - ain't no soul
13 Joe Matthews - sorry ain't good enough
14 Billy Hambric - she said goodbye
15 Jackie Wilson - i get the sweetest feeling
16 Inez Foxx - you don't want my love
17 Gaylettes - heartache's i can't take
18 Soul Sisters - good time tonight
19 Owen Gray - can i get a witness
20 Edwin Starr - my weakness is you
21 Geno Washington - she shot a hole in my soul
22 Mary Wells - let yourself go

Rocksteady rock my soul part 5

Something for the weekend....... rock back and enjoy!

1 The Selectors - rock back
2 Joe White - hot pops
3 The Creations - meet me at eight
4 The Moving Brothers – don’t play that song
5 Prince buster - bye bye baby
6 Derrick and Pauline - you never miss your water
7 The Clarendonians - bye bye bye
8 Desmond Dekker - writing on the wall
9 Charlie Ace - book of books
10 Roy Shirley - what to do without your love
11 Desmond Dekker – sabotage
12 Derrick Morgan - music be the food of love
13 Prince Buster - sweet beat
14 Hugh Godfrey - go tell him
15 Dawn Penn - why did you lie
16 The Paragons - only a smile
17 The Cables - good luck to you
18 The Ethiopians - live good
19 The Progressions - give me love
20 Young Al Capone - girl called clover

I feel the music

Firstly, I’d like to send out a big big thank you to the people who have generously donated dollars and cents over the Christmas period.

Secondly, here’s a selection of early reggae, with a sprinkling of rocksteady, for your listening and dancing pleasure, sit back and enjoy tunes that are ‘crisper than cornflakes’.

1 Roy Smith - i feel the music
2 Carey & Lloyd - come down pt.1
3 The Cables - feel all right
4 The Royals - never see come see
5 Laurel Aitken - can't turn your back on me
6 Delroy Wilson - run run
07 ? (it’s a Trojan B side?) - walk on by
8 Rupies Allstars - look who a bust style
9 The Dynamic Boys - shock attack
10 Rupie Edwards - scout
11 Slim smith + Roy Shirley - facts of life
12 Keith MacCarthy - everybody rude now + version
13 Owen Grey - don't leave me never
14 Delano Stewart - stay a little bit longer
15 Ken Parker - my whole world is falling down
16 Slim Smith - ain't too proud to beg

Don’t be shy – leave a comment.

One Love x

SKA, SKA, SKA!

Hello, hope you are all feeling fine.
Not much to say about these, among them are some of my favorite ska tunes (especially track 2!!).

1 Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - jamaican ska
2 The Checkmates - turn me on
3 Unknown Vocalist - drink rum
4 Jimmy Cliff - ska all over the world
5 Theo Beckford And Raymond Harper - ska-ta-brain
6 Delroy & Paulette - dance the ska
7 Joe G Henry - there she goes
8 Shenley Duffus - stumblin' block
9 The Charmers - time after time
10 Prince Buster - rum and coca cola
11 Upcoming Willows - jones town special
12 Desmond Dekker – soldering
13 Derrick Morgan - moon hop
14 Lee Perry - feel like jumping
15 Derrick Morgan - in my heart
16 Basil Gabbidon - for you my love
17 Clive And Naomi - open the door
18 Prince Buster - girl, why don't you answer
19 Owen Gray – jezebel
20 Basil Gabbidon - you got rich

Happy New Year xx

Ain’t that a groove

I hope you enjoy this mixture of r&b, boogaloo, soul, ska, reggae and bluebeat, it definitely is a groove. As always my advice to you is to play this very loud, roll up the rug, get on your dancing shoes go on i dare you, disturb your neighbours!!

One love x

1 James Brown - ain't that a groove
2 Yvonne Fair - say yeah yeah
3 Errol Dixon - morning train
4 The Sugar Plums -too much
5 Derrick Morgan & Desmond Dekker - (what a) revenge
6 Dave Mitchell & The Screamers - trip
7 El Rico, Collins, J Satch - shocksteady
8 ASPO - night doctor
9 Ska Cubano -cindad dormida
10 Eddie Daye - i can fix it
11 Laurel Aitken - if it's the money you need
12 Roland Alphonso - rinky dink
13 The Soul Leaders - beauty is only skin deep
14 Desmond Dekker & The Aces - i've got the blues
15 Bo Diddley - i can tell
16 Billy Emerson - whip
17 The Soul Brothers - something else
18 Jackie Opal -done with a friend
19 A.C. Reed – boogaloo tramp
20 Eddie Wilson - shing-a-ling stroll

It Was Love.........

Back to the reggae, this time some lovers tunes. In my opinion there are some brilliant tunes by some fantastic vocalists amongst this lot, turn it up loud and sit back and enjoy.

One love x

1 Brent Dowe - It was love
2 Mighty Tops - Kiss The One I Love
3 The Fabions – Smile
4 Lynn Alice - (You Keep) Me Hanging On
5 Imperials - No More Loving
6 Novllet Russel -I´ll Rather Be Lonely
7 Eric Donaldson - A Tear Fell
8 Hubert Lee - Something On Your Mind
9 The Claredonians - You Can't Be Happy
10 Gaby & The Cables - Only Love
11 unknown - is it owen gray?
12 Prince Buster - My Happiness
13 The Bleechers - You're Gonna Feel It
14 Joe White - i'm so Proud
15 Rupie Edwards - Do You Love Me
16 Vibrators - Love You To Want Me
17 Twinkle Brothers - The Sweeter She Is
18 Clancy Eccles - Nothing Takes The Place Of You

If anyone can tell me what and who track 11 is .............................

Something completely different.

As it says in the title this podcast is something completely different from all my other podcasts, it’s an eclectic mixture of tunes from around the world, plus a few fabulous remixes just for a bit of a change. Thank you for listening, all comments gratefully received. (turn it up loud Johnti!!)
One love

1 Billie Holiday - More Than You Know (Jazzeem's remix)
2 Cyz - Epá (Featuring Dj Dolores)
3 Ze Pequeno (Autoload Mix)
4 Ceux Qui Marchent Debout - A Real Mother For Ya
5 ASPO - Caretaker
6 Los Silvertones - Old Buzzard
7 Nyusamkhaya - Gwigwi Mrwebi
8 Billie Holiday - Trav'lin' All Alone (Nikodemus remix)
9 Dizzy Gillespie – Swing Low Sweet Cadillac (Gerardo Frisina remix)
10 Curumin - Tudo Bem Malandro
11 Orishas - Ninos
12 Balkan Beat Box - Joro Boro
13 Enrico - Sidi H'bibi (Qaballa steppers mix)
14 Dj Dolores - Dumbala Dumba
15 Worldwide Groove Corporation - Fever (Feat Missi Hale Venste)

Rocksteady rock my soul part 4
There’s no getting away from it, as far as i am concerned rocksteady hits the spot. Heres 19 more top rocksteady tunes i hope you all enjoy them as much as i have choosing them to put on this podcast. Feel free to leave a comment. Sorry to those people who had uploaded the first post (which is now deleted) of this episode – trouble at pod central beta file uploader, uploaded a bit and then started again.

1 Lorna Armstrong - Dance With Me
2 Dennis Alcapone - The Conqueror
3 Melodians - I've Caught You Baby
4 Noel Brown - Heartbreak Girl
5 Phil Pratt - Reach out
6 Tartans - Dance All Night
7 The Soul Tops - Rain & Thunder
8 Teddy & The Conquerors - Home Bound
9 Al & Ewan - Set Me Free
10 Dobby Dobson - Seems I'm Losing You
11 Wailers - Pound Get a Blow
12 Ken Parker - Broken Hearted Version
13 Paragons - You Mean the World To Me
14 Slim Smith - Please Don't Go
15 The Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl
16 Vin Gordon - Sounds And Soul
17 The Ethiopians - Cool It Amego
18 The Jays - Hug & Kiss
19 The Beltones - Dancing Time

Boogie in my bones part 4
I thought i’d got this boogie stuff out of my system, but thanks to your requests the flame has been rekindled. Here’s another bunch of soul stompers, funk, r&b, ska and reggae for your listening pleasure. Roll up the rug, grab a partner and have a dance........... and the beat goes on.................

1 Darrell banks - open the door to your heart
2 Evelyn Thomas – weakspot
3 Ska Cubano - soy campesino
4 Bill Allen - please give me something
5 Barrett Strong – money
6 Jimmy Cliff - gold digger
7 King Sporty - DJ special
8 The Mar Keys - last night
9 Sharon Jones - got to be the way it is
10 Leroy and the Drivers - the sad chicken
11 Jimmy Robins - i can't please you
12 Wilson Pickett - 634-5789
13 The Dingle Brothers – 6345789
14 Leon Wint - when your down
15 Buster's Allstars - 127 orange street
16 The Blues Blasters - chariot rock
17 Noble Watts - great times
18 Rockin Saints - cheat on me baby
19 Buddy Rich - the beat goes on

I love the reggae!

I apologise 1, for the lack of podcasts and 2, for the sound quality; it’s all been due to a hard drive melt down and the subsequent month and a half reloading tunes and learning how to get vista to work how I want it to. Whinge aside i’m back on the case so here’s 19 top tunes to get you up on your feet. I love the reggae! (does anyone read this??)

1 the tenors – i love the reggae
2 clives allstars - san Sebastian
3 cynthia Richards - conversation
4 shirley and the rude boys – jumping around
5 prince buster's all stars - love each other
6 jackie and soul vendors -baba boom version
7 eric donaldson – lonely nights
8 typhoon allstars – rack-a-tack
9 the pyramids – prisoner of alkatraz
10 the pyramids – shotgun
11 richard saunders – sign of the times
12 stranger cole – happy go lucky
13 the pyramids – stingo
14 seven letters – the fit
15 the upsetters – night doctor
16 the silvertones – it’s real
17 dillinger – skanking
18 earl chinna smith - riding with mr lee
19 slim smith – my conversation

Teach Me To Ska
According to wilipedia:
Ska is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s and was a precursor to rocksteady and reggae.
Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues.

Anyway, break out the rum and get out the dominoes here’s just over 40 minutes of ska for you to kick up a dust.

1 Jimmy Cliff - ska all over the world
2 The Skatalites - strolling in
3 Jackie Estick - daisy i love you –
4 Bobby Aitken – whiplash
5 Derrick Morgan - you're a pest
6 Roland Alphonso - 20-75
7 Laurel Aitken – life
8 Alan Marum - you came late
9 credited to; Derrick Harriot & Jiving Juniors - be true
10 Laurel Aitken - bad minded woman
11 Roland Alphonso - fresh out of love [take 2]
12 Owen and Leon Silvera - running around
13 The Upsetters - scandalizing
14 Jackie opal - solid rock
15 Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - corner stone
16 Laurel Aitken - bug-a-boo
17 Maytals - let's kiss
18 Roland Alphonso - crime wave
19 Shenley Duffus – rukumbine

For Gray. He knows who he is!

Rocksteady Rocka My Soul Part 3

24 top rocksteady tunes for your listening pleasure, I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Track list

1. Mellotones - feel good
2. The Gaylads - the soul beat
3. Phill Pratt Allstars - dirty dozen
4. Ken Boothe - say you
5. Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - ride version
6. primo & Hopeton - loving and kind
7. The Gaylads - she want it
8. Tommy McCook.. - down on bond street
9.Winston Groovy - Oldman Trouble
10. Soul Brothers – soho
11. Lord Comic – doctor feelgood
12. John Holt - let's build our dreams together
13. The Overtakers – girl you ruff
14. Hugh Malcolm - good time rock
15. Junior Smith - trip to warland
16. Danny Simpson & The Supersonics - out of sight
17. Frederick Bell - rocksteady cool
18. Amalgamated Allstars - memories
19. Black Brothers - born to rule
20. Lyn Taitt & The Jets-mother young gal
21. The Duke Reid Group - man may go, man may come
22. Lee Perry – upsetting version
23. The Tartans - it's alright
24. Don Tony Lee - cool cool rocksteady

Boogie in my bones part 3

Time to get your dancing shoes on, roll up the carpet and grab a partner for an hour long boogie. Another (and probably the last in the series) selection of funk, latin, ska, northern soul, r&b and reggae for your listening and dancing pleasure (apologies for the poor sound quality of some of the tracks). If anyone knows who the unknown artists are please say. Thanks for listening.

1 ??- boogie woogie roll
2 Baby Earl and the Trinidads - back slap
3 King Solomon - separation
4 Jackie Wilson - i'm so lonely
5 Lee Perry - mad head
6 Madness - the prince
7 Jimmy McCraklin - i'll see it through
8 Pat Powdrill - do it
9 D.Glover + G.Crockett – latin soul strut
10 The Music Doctors - electric shock
11 James Brown - night train
12 Rufus Thomas - funkiest man alive
13 The Mar-Keys - sit still
14 Kid Gungo - hold the pussy
15 I Roy & Mudies Allstars - heart don't leap
16 The Soul Brothers - crawfish
17 ??? - hot shot
18 T.Beckford - tell me little lady
19 Ruth Brown - i gotta have you
20 Ray Charles - i want to know
21 Booker T & The MGs - terrible thing

All Over Now

Every one has had their heart broken at some time and these tunes express the way that you feel so well.
‘The whole Caribbean sea is as blue as you have left me’

1 The Tonetttes – what you gonna do about it
2 The Cables - you lied
3 The Cables - love is a pleasure
4 Phyllis Dillon - picture on the wall
5 Ruby And Gloria - worried over you
6 Jackie Brown – blue
7 Cornell Campbell - a tear fell
8 B. Howard & C. Hall - how i miss you
9 The Ethiopians - rim bam bam
10 Sonia Spence – when
11 Janet Lee Davis - baby i've been missing you
12 James Brown - send me some loving
13 The Gaylads - i need your loving
14 Eric Fratter - since you've been gone
15 Phyllis Dillon - don't stay away
16 Bob Marley – nice time (soul mix)
17 Little Bobby and Glen Lee - cupid

Remixorama 1

What can I say, a whole heap of mash ups/remixes/refixes whatever they called and a bit of shameless advertising. Many thanks to The Magic Fly http://www.myspace.com/themagicfly (coming up to the beat/diamond dread available now on 7”)
and DJ Dangerfunk (if you have a website post it in a comment or e-mail it and I’ll post it) for the permission to use the tunes and thanks also to J Star who doesn’t know about it.http://www.myspace.com/jstarmusic (music time/passin me by/no diggity available on 12”) More to come.

1 J Star – musictime
2 The Magic Fly - diamond dread
3 J Star - (still) passin me by
4 The Magic Fly - honeyboyjackson
5 DJ Dangerfunk (aka Mr Moneybags) bad man no inna dat mash up
6 Smilingirl - busta mash (my first go at this mularky)
7 The Magic Fly - coming up to the beat
8 J Star - no diggity
9 Smilingirl – whatever meets truths and rights (my second attempt)

Rocksteady is great, languid, soulful music that makes you want to dance. To me it’s timeless, some of the best tunes are rocksteady tunes. Get ready to do rocksteady cos this music got soul!

Rocksteady rock my soul part 2

1 The Soul Agents - get ready it's rocksteady
2 The Tartans - far beyond the sun
3 Prince Buster - bitter & sweet
4 Joe Nolan - cool it with reggae
5 Prince Buster - ain't saying that a lot
6 Freddie McKay - little bit will do
7 The Emotions - go & cry
8 Ken Boothe - mother word
9 Owen Gray - i'm gonna take you back
10 The Daltones - never kiss you again
11 Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - 1,2,3 kick
12 Keith Hudson - erotic touch of hot skin
13 The Silvertones - cool down
14 Freddie McKay - so long farewell
15 The Heptones - ain't that bad
16 Lee Perry & The Sensations - something you've got
17 Lyn Taitt Band - dee's special
18 Clancy Collins - dread man special
19 Lord Charles - jamaican bits & pieces
20 Delano Stewart - tell me baby
21 Hopeton Lewis - this music got soul

leave a comment if you feel the urge

Boogie in my bones part 2
Long time coming. Here is, by popular demand, part 2 of boogie in my bones. So don’t just lie there on your back, get up and take a chance, DANCE! A dancing mixture of reggae, ska, soul, r&b, latin and rocksteady for your listening pleasure. (psst Dave, spot the newie x)

1 Carl Bryan - night curfew
2 Dandy Livingstone - when i see her
3 Lord Brynner - teach me to ska
4 Rafael Cortijo & Ismael Rivera - arrecotin arrecotan
5 U B Barret - thinking about my baby
6 The Skatalites - step down
7 Lee Allen & His Band - boppin' at the hop
8 U Roy – the tide is high
9 The Cougars - i wish it would rain
10 The Viceroys - wrap up now
11 The Coasters - young blood
12 Monguito Santamaria - hey sister
13 Joe´s Allstars - musical feet
14 King Perry - big fat mama
15 Booker T Averhart - take your shoes off (part 2)
16The Interpretations - soul affection
17 King Coleman - hang it up
18 Prince Buster - remember me
19 Rudy Mills - place called happiness

Any comments would be gratefully received. Thank you xx

bite of the cherry

Hello. I am one half of, as Rhys (Reggae Fi Wan) puts it, ‘dj’ing greats’ Gal Tek Ova. We had a dance last week and here for you is a little bite of the sweet and juicy cherry that is Gal Tek Ova.

1 Funkhouse Express - music makes you move
2 Oscar Sulley & the Uhuru Dance Band - bukom mashie
3 Latin Xpress - elegua
4 A.Skillz & Krafty Kuts - tricka technology (feat. TC Izlam)
5 James Brown & The Famous Flames - night train
6 The Upsetters - for a few dollars more
7 Shark Wilson & The Basement Heaters - make it reggae
8 Mungos HiFi & MC Ishu – belly ska dub
9 Shenley Duffus - christopher columbus
10 Bob Marley - judge not (first cut)
11 Clifton White & His Royal Nights – fix it
12 Yellowman - strong me strong
13 Kanka – revolution (feat. Brother Culture)
14 DJ Dolores vs Taraf de Haïdouks - dumbala dumba
15 Roosevelt Mathews with Billy Ball & The Upsetters - tighten up
16 Mungos HiFi & Kenny Knots – meditation dub
17 Johnny Ringo - rub a dub style
18 Prince Mohammed – let the power fall version
19 The Supersonics - touch a dub

Valentines special
Happy Valentines Day to one and all. Here’s a selection of tunes with love as their theme, especially for Valentines Day. The first tune is a request and if anyone knows the artist for the second one (it was given to me as a bootleg cd with no track list!) could they tell me who it is.
Play loud and enjoy.
One love x

1 David Isaacs & Jah Thomas - just like the sea / pauline
2 ?? - have some mercy
3 The Techniques - you don’t care
4 Norris Weir - dr honey
5 Pat Kelly - how long will it take
6 Diane Lawrence – hound dog
7 Nicky Thomas - don't touch me
8 Ras Karbi - longing for your touch
9 John Holt & Prince Buster All Stars - the first time
10 The Tidals - you don't know how glad i am
11 Jacob Miller - baby i love you so
12 Junior Byles - fever
13 Ruby & Gloria - worried over you
14 Elegance - stop in the name of love
15 Phyllis Dillon - don't stay away
16 Gregory Isaacs - don't go
17 The Heptones - baby

Boogie in my bones
I feel so good, I got the boogie in my bones. A collection of bluebeat, ska, soul, r&b and funk that gets me dancing. Play it loud!
One love x

1 Laurel Aitken - boogie in my bones
2 Piano Red - lay in boogie
3 Booker T & the M.G.s - big train
4 Roy Head - treat her right
5 Theo Beckford - ska-ta-brain
6 Little Walter - oh baby
7 Dorothy Berry - ain't that love
8 Little Florene - miss you so
9 Basil Gabbidon - going back to JA
10 Ruth Brown - 5-10-15 hours
11 Professor Longhair - big chief
12 Winston Groovy – funky chicken
13 Monty & The Cyclones – silky
14 Judy Clay - do you think that's right
15 Fire - flight to cuba
16 Aretha Franklin - rocksteady
17 Frank Motley - ya ya
18 Little Richard - it ain't watcha do
19 The Beazers - blue beat
20 Theo Beckford - walking down king street
21 Noble Watts - easy going

JOE GIBBS SPECIAL
Producer Joe Gibbs' (born Joel A. Gibson) career spans a healthy chunk of Jamaica's musical history, from the early days of rocksteady to '80s dancehall. Here a just a few of my favourite tracks. Some are from cd, some from vinyl, a few are downloads and some from dat tape. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

JOE GIBBS SPECIAL

1 Joe Gibbs - fat dog
2 Joe Gibbs All Stars - rocking the clock
3 Lloyd Willis - feggae fever
4 Nicky Thomas - have a little faith
5 Jackie Brown - love and affection
6 The Inspirations - ease up
7 Sir Gibbs All Stars – jana
8 Pioneers - peace maker
9 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - virginia skank
10 The Mighty Two - belly solution
11 Joe Gibbs, Errol T & The Professionals - bwoy it rough
12 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - labba mouth
13 Joe Gibbs - high noon
14 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - zion rock
15 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - take heed brother
16 Joe Gibbs - righteous train