The Birmingham Beat

In the Mid 70's I used to visit Brian Harris' Mango records shop on Handsworth Lane .Brian used to import new JA pre's every week , nothing unusual about that! loads of shops in Birmingham used to do that but not many others can boast a Quality UK group of labels . Alongside Keith Thornton of Black Wax records on Lozells Road three labels were set up ,Mango,Black Wax & Locks ,here's a taster of what they issued . Brian once told me he was on the verge of releasing Burning Spear records just before Island put a bid in ,and in fact issued some Perry produced gems deemed too rootsy for Island

01 Shark Out Deh - Errol Holt LOX17
02 Chant Down Babylon - Jnr Byles WAX15
03 Black IS Our Colour - Wayne Wade MAN1005
04 Natty Bald Head - Jah Woosh LOX16
05 Satta I - Lizard WAX14
06 Leave The Studio - The Boston Brothers MAN1001
07 Not Giving Up - Leo Graham LOX12
08 The Philistines - Gregory Isaacs WAX19
09 Zone Five - Ansell Collins MAN1000
10 I'm A Natty - Jacob Miller LOX6
11 Rhodesia - The Rebels WAX16
12 Peace And Love - The Royals MAN1007
13 Black Man - Leroy Smart LOX2
14 Mother Nature - Delroy Wilson WAX20
15 Prophesy Must Fulfill - Justin Hinds MAN1004
16 Burn Babylon - Silford Walker LOX9
17 Babylon Deh Pon Fire- Truth Fact And Correct WAX18
18 Stop The War In A Babylon - James Brown MAN1011
19 When JAh Come - Devon Irons LOX14
20 Miss Wire Waist - Carl Malcolm WAX7
21 Leggo - Jah Lloyd MAN1014

Re Upped 22-5-12

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Island 45's Vol 4

It's been a while since we had some Ska uploaded so here is my next collection ,this time 20 more gems from the early Island label

1 SUDDENLY ////////////////////////////ERIC MORRIS
2 TELLING LIES ////////////////////////////TECHNIQUES
3 TEENAGE SKA/////////////////////////////BABA BROOKS
4 COME ON PRETTY BABY////////////////NORMA FRASER
5 HI LIFE//////////GRANVILLE WILLIAMS ORCHESTRA
6 THINGS AIN’T GOING RIGHT//////////SHENLEY DUFFUS
7 YOU SAID YOU LOVED ME/////////LLOYD ROBINSON
8 COOLIE BOY///////////////////////DON DRUMMOND
9 TELL ME THE REASON/////////////////MAYTALS
10 CAN’T YOU SEE ////////////////////DELROY WILSON
11 RIVERBANK COBERLEY //////////////TOP GRANT
12 HOT ROD ///////////////////////////ROLAND ALPHONSO
13 I BET YOU DON’T KNOW////////////BASIL GABBIDON
14 AROUND THE WORLD /////////////SKATALITES
15 TIGER IN YOUR TANK//////////////LORD BRYNER
16 CLEAN THE CITY////////////////////LESTER STERLING
17 TOO YOUNG TO LOVE //////////////FREDDIE McGREGOR
18 HE WHO FEELS IT KNOW IT /////////WAILERS
19 I DON’T WANT TO SEE YOU CRY //////KEN BOOTHE

20 1 2 3 KICK ////////////////////////////TOMMY McCOOK

 re upped 30-5-12

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Jamaican Serenades Vol 43

This is the very latest" just completed" Jamaican Serenades Volume ,I did no 38 but will upload that another time ,so this is as you would expect another selection of Instrumental tunes

01 Tribute To The Duke - Alimantado & The Rebels
02 Virgo - The Maytals Band
03 Stop That Train - The Wailers
04 Caesar- Jo Gibbs All Stars
05 Guess What - Cedric Brooks
06 Freedom Time - Bongo Herman & Bingi
07 Memories Of A King - Danny Simpson
08 Multiplication - The Thoroughbreds
09 10 Cent Skank - The Upsetters
10 Joe Kidd - The Vulcans
11 Eastern Memphis - Family Man
12 Compelled - Cosmic Idren
13 Bingo Kid - Earl Smith
14 Trial By War - Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis
15 Dub Organizer - Augustus Pablo
16 Take A Look - Lennox Brown
17 Kings House Rock - Glen Brown
18 Sound Check - Rico
19 Franco Nero - The Skatalites
20 Free Azania - Aswad

re upped 8-6-12

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