picked this up yesterday
http://s.pixogs.com/image/R-3548153-1334814657.jpeg
― Donkamole Marvin (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 11 March 2013 18:42 (eleven years ago) link
ordered this todayhttp://4.bp.blogspot.com/_W7GgQI-3cEw/S61jLQ1DYFI/AAAAAAAAAIk/dd7cJj-8Z28/s1600/horace+andy+-+dub+box+(rare+dubs+73-76)+front.jpg
my collection severely lacking in the Horace Andy dept for some reason
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Thursday, 2 May 2013 16:43 (eleven years ago) link
Oh, that looks good.
― brotherlovesdub, Thursday, 2 May 2013 17:19 (eleven years ago) link
watched "Rockers" over the weekend, weird that I had never even heard of this movie until like a year ago
― four Marxes plus four Obamas plus four Bin Ladens (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 6 May 2013 16:23 (eleven years ago) link
can't go wrong with this (if u don't have it yet)
http://www.ebreggae.com/reggae-images/front/CD/147631/USED-ITEM-Horace-Andy-Feel-Good-All-Over-Anthology-2-CD.jpg
― am0n, Monday, 6 May 2013 16:32 (eleven years ago) link
argh have spent the whole day trying to find this goddamn horn break that I KNOW I have and can't remember the song arrrrghhh. It's an ascending line, 3 sets of 4 sixteenth notes followed by two quarter notes gah where the fuck is this thing
― Mr. Scarf Ace is Back (Shakey Mo Collier), Friday, 31 May 2013 21:17 (eleven years ago) link
Can you hum it to me? What type of rhythm? Vocal or dub? What era?
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 1 June 2013 03:17 (eleven years ago) link
dub, mid-70sit goes
da da da da (root note)da da da da (third)da da da da (fifth)dah dah (root one octave up)
I think
― Mr. Scarf Ace is Back (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 1 June 2013 17:30 (eleven years ago) link
Rocking this:http://assets.boomkat.com/images/264259/333.jpg
Haunting Dub sounds like something from the 90s (or even the present), weird how out-of-time some of this stuff can seem
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Monday, 26 August 2013 16:13 (ten years ago) link
http://assets.boomkat.com/images/264259/333.jpg
Niney is nearly always a win. Gonna get that as soon as I see it.
― brotherlovesdub, Monday, 26 August 2013 16:25 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y651C7aNXRc&feature=youtu.be
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 17 September 2013 16:51 (ten years ago) link
this album is killin me right nowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42Ia9yan5mA
― what's up ugly girls? (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 24 September 2013 16:23 (ten years ago) link
v tempted by this recent reissue of Keith Hudson's Torch of Freedom, anyone heard it?
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 23:03 (ten years ago) link
Yes, I bought both the CD and the Vinyl. Sounds great. One of his best albums. Absolutely essential purchase. The vinyl is green and comes with the great liner notes that the CD has. Buy it now.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 23:34 (ten years ago) link
As far as song quality goes, I think it's better than both Ibidments and Enter the Dragon, two others that have recently been repressed.
― brotherlovesdub, Tuesday, 18 February 2014 23:38 (ten years ago) link
cool yeah I ordered the vinyl (Ibidments is the other Hudson I have on LP)
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 18 February 2014 23:42 (ten years ago) link
Furnace is pretty great too! but Hudson is all-time for me.
― rob, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
he is! this new reissue's not available on itunes, unfortunately.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 02:26 (ten years ago) link
also ordered Jah Lloyd's "Herb Dub", about which I can find next to no reliable info. sleeve is awesome tho
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 20:30 (ten years ago) link
the Ernie B's listing says it was recorded and mixed at Tubby's with a slew of good players (Chinna, Lloyd Parks, Carlton Barrett) in 1975. Sleeve looked great!
― rob, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 21:14 (ten years ago) link
i know rite?
http://ak1.ostkcdn.com/images/products/7128064//bmmg/ent/JAH-LLOYD-HERB-DUB-L667209404628.JPG
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 21:18 (ten years ago) link
lol hueg sorry
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Wednesday, 19 February 2014 21:19 (ten years ago) link
it's okay because it's amazing.
― EZ Snappin, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 21:20 (ten years ago) link
looks a bit like one of the Mudie's Dub Conferences though in color
― rob, Wednesday, 19 February 2014 21:25 (ten years ago) link
What would people say is the most apocalyptic religio-political rasta album? Thinking of stuff like Linval Thompson's Blood Gonna Run or Jr. Murvin's Police and Thieves
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:25 (ten years ago) link
War In A Babylon maybe.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:26 (ten years ago) link
Two Sevens Clash.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:29 (ten years ago) link
ohh. maybe marcus garvey? or maybe the one by sugar minott, ghetto-ology?
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:31 (ten years ago) link
Maybe something by Prince Far I. That guy would sound apocalyptic reading "Goodnight Moon".
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:32 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah Burning Spear good choice. Also Yabby You or Dadawah.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:33 (ten years ago) link
Hm don't have marcus garvey or ghettoology. Dont have any proper sugar minnott lps actually
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:34 (ten years ago) link
Wait you don't have Marcus Garvey?!?!?!
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:36 (ten years ago) link
Plenty of good Sugar Minott but because he recorded for so many different labels the quality of the reissues has been variable.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:37 (ten years ago) link
Both Wackies albums I have and the Studio One stuff is very strong.
― One bad call from barely losing to (Alex in SF), Saturday, 22 February 2014 17:38 (ten years ago) link
It's a compilation but Johnny Clarke - A Rougher Version fits the bill pretty well and you get some of King Tubby's best mixes. http://www.discogs.com/Johnny-Clarke-A-Ruffer-Version-Johnny-Clarke-At-King-Tubbys-1974-78/release/3334942
― brotherlovesdub, Saturday, 22 February 2014 18:08 (ten years ago) link
oooh .. i've got that, but not added it to the digital archive.ta for the nudge.picked up an unmarked jackie mitto recently.no label detail, nothing.clearly a vinyl rip, but still, its rather good.
http://www.discogs.com/Jackie-Mitto-Show-Case-Volume-3/release/4204078
other discoveries that no-one really mentions that i have enjoyed recently : compilations by the gladiators, a band i had never heard of, zap pow.
some of its 70s radio reggae (zap pow were supposedly known for their horn section) .. but there are some gorgeous deeper sounds.
― mark e, Saturday, 22 February 2014 18:23 (ten years ago) link
I forget the name of the original album, but the blood & fire reissue of Max Romeo's "Open the Iron Gate" also has a blood running down the streets vibe.Sugar Minott's/Wackie's "A Wicked Ago Feel It" was super cheap on Ernie B's the other day.
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:28 (ten years ago) link
the Gladiators' Studio One Singles set on Heartbeat is a personal favorite. Zap Pow's Lee Perry-produced "River" would be on my shortlist of favorite reggae songs, though I've not heard much else by them.
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link
xpost That was mostly "Revelation Time", and is a good choice.
"Madness" by the Maytones, probably my top choice for reggae LP which deserves a reissue is another.
― Tim, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:31 (ten years ago) link
ah right "Revelation Time" which makes it even more obviously of this genre.
― rob, Saturday, 22 February 2014 20:46 (ten years ago) link
AMG review of madness is intriguing.
Not to be confused with the 1963 Prince Buster hit of the same name, The Maytones's "Madness" dwelt on a verydifferent theme than the Prince's ironic Rastafarian classic. The duo's insanity refers to the state of the world, not how others viewed the religion. And 1976 Jamaica did indeed seem to be in the grip of madness, as election year violence blooded the land, times were tough, and the island was being drained of the best and brightest as they left in search of work abroad.Writers Vern Buckley, Gladstone "Son" Grant and Alvin Ranglin try to make sense of the situation. Is the state ofaffairs due to too much drink, too much collie, too much grudgefulness, or those with skills turning their backs on their own country? They're not sure, but they've no doubt that there's a madness upon the land, and reach out to Jah to lift its curse.Buckley delivers up the lyrics from his heart, beautifully echoed by Grant's high harmonies. Behind their impassionedconfusion, the backing G.G. All Star's (aka the defunct Zap Pow Band offer a steadying hand, laying down a sturdy rhythm. Its crisp beats and taut riffs, are offset by the more flowery keyboard riffs and an evocative synth line that gives the piece a rootsier depth. Ranglin keeps the production clean and straight-forward, allowing the beats to drive the song, whilst highlighting the pair's vocals."Madness" was a huge hit at home, and proved to be their break-out in a Britain that was also in turmoil, where the song rampaged through the reggae underground and beyond. Appropriately, the song would title the Maytones's UK album that was released this same year.
Writers Vern Buckley, Gladstone "Son" Grant and Alvin Ranglin try to make sense of the situation. Is the state ofaffairs due to too much drink, too much collie, too much grudgefulness, or those with skills turning their backs on their own country? They're not sure, but they've no doubt that there's a madness upon the land, and reach out to Jah to lift its curse.
Buckley delivers up the lyrics from his heart, beautifully echoed by Grant's high harmonies. Behind their impassionedconfusion, the backing G.G. All Star's (aka the defunct Zap Pow Band offer a steadying hand, laying down a sturdy rhythm. Its crisp beats and taut riffs, are offset by the more flowery keyboard riffs and an evocative synth line that gives the piece a rootsier depth. Ranglin keeps the production clean and straight-forward, allowing the beats to drive the song, whilst highlighting the pair's vocals.
"Madness" was a huge hit at home, and proved to be their break-out in a Britain that was also in turmoil, where the song rampaged through the reggae underground and beyond. Appropriately, the song would title the Maytones's UK album that was released this same year.
grudgefulness? anyway, there's only one album by this band on itunes, called solid gold showcase, but the song titles on that album are totally different from the song titles on madness (doesn't mean they aren't the same, tho; lots of recycling in roots-reggae music). title track has intriguingly direct lyrics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QeONYKfmKSY
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 22 February 2014 21:50 (ten years ago) link
intriguing/intriguing. i guess i found this album intriguing. mostly cuz i never heard of the band before.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 22 February 2014 21:51 (ten years ago) link
Had a quick scooch through that LP on iTunes - it's a very different sound from "Madness". I found a copy not too long ago, having been looking for a decent copy for years. No idea why it has never been reissued, it's a pretty well-known and well-liked record, in the UK at least.
Some of those lyrics are a bit questionable, btw: I'm pretty sure he's saying "it dread inna earth" not "if dread enough hurt", for example.
― Tim, Saturday, 22 February 2014 22:09 (ten years ago) link
It's not as apocalyptic-*sounding* as "Dreadlocks Dread" or something though. But he's singing with that country-style reggae voice (like him out of the Starlights) and I'm not really used to that kind of voice singing "Madness" style songs, so it adds to the sense of something being wrong.
― Tim, Saturday, 22 February 2014 22:18 (ten years ago) link
the vocals sound so much deeper/more gruff on that itunes disc. they sound a lot older (if it's even the same group?)
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 22 February 2014 23:16 (ten years ago) link
Haha yeah a cursory google suggests that something like 32 years separates the two LPs.
― Tim, Saturday, 22 February 2014 23:23 (ten years ago) link
always interesting to hear of an album that (a) may be worthwhile and (b) has been almost totally lost in the passage of time. makes me think there's still a treasure-trove of lost gems from the roots-reggae/dub heyday, and a continuing place for reissue labels like pressure sound (not the fly-by-night, sketchy labels that seem to dominate the market for reggae/dub reissues nowadays). also reminds me of how great a loss it was to have the blood & fire label cease operations a few years ago. has it been five years or more? time flies.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Saturday, 22 February 2014 23:41 (ten years ago) link
anyone dig garvey's ghost, the dub version of marcus garvey, almost as much as the album proper? i've been listening to it a little bit, and it's pretty mind-blowing at the moment.
― Daniel, Esq 2, Sunday, 23 February 2014 05:38 (ten years ago) link
I've never been able to fall for Burning Spear so Garveys Ghost is my fav BS album. Don't love his voice do the dubs are the best way in for me. His scene in Rockers was all-time classic though.
― brotherlovesdub, Sunday, 23 February 2014 05:42 (ten years ago) link