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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Don't Push Me Around - Ranking Trevor

Trevor burst on to the market in the early days of "The Channel One Sound" with some toasts on the best rythyms of the day so its only right that we start with some of his "Well Charged" tunes from the Hookim Brothers

01 ITAL STEW
02 NATTY A ROOTS MAN
03 HOTTER FIRE
04 LOVE YU SISTER
05 ANSWER ME QUESTION
06 THE MURDERER
07 THREE PIECE CHICKEN & CHIPS
08 CAVEMAN SKANK
09 PENNY A LOOK
10 AUNTIE LULU
11 MASCULINE GENDER
12 RUBBER DUB STYLE
13 PASS THE CHALICE
14 SAVALAMAR ROCK
15 HANG ON
16 AIN'T NOBODY BUT YOU
17 WHIP THEM JAH JAH (12")
18 DON'T PUSH ME AROUND (12")
19 REALLY LOVE YOU (12")
20 MR LANDLORD

re upped 29-5-12

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Jamican Serenades Vol 30

Here's the next Volume of Serenades I compiled

01 ITAL VIBES ---------LENNIE HIBBERT
02 CONTINENTAL ---------SUPERSONICS
03 MULE JERK ------------JACKIE MITTOO
04 MELLOW MOOD --------ROLAND ALPHONSO
05 I DID IT ---------------WINSTON WRIGHT & THE DYNAMITES
06 ANN MARIE -----------BOBBY ELLIS & THE CRYSTALITES
07 EAST OF SUEZ -----------DANDY & HIS GROUP
08 TENDER LOVING CARE ---LYN TAIT & THE COMETS
09 SOHO ------------------------SOUL BROTHERS
10 LAST NIGHT ----BYRON LEE & THE DRAGONAIRES
11 SAY BOSS MAN ----------BUSTER’S ALL STARS
12 REGGAE HAPPINESS ---CANNON BALL KING
13 CAN I CHANGE MY MIND ------BRENTFORD ROAD ALL STARS
14 WALK WITH DES --------------DES ALL STARS
15 THE BALL ----------------------EARL LINDO
16 GULLETTO VERSION ------------BUNNY LEE ALL STARS
17 TCHAIKOVSKY PIANO CONDERTO----NEASDEN CONNECTION
18 T BONE GIRL ---IAN ROBINSON
19 LOVING YOU -----JOE WHITE
20 BREEZING ----------MIKEY CHUNG
21 PSYCEDELIC REGGAE --------RAD BRYAN
22 YOU’RE GONNA NEED ME ---TYRONE DOWNIE
23 SPEAK EASY ---------------MATADOR ALL STAR BAND
24 WEST OF PARADE -----TOMMY MCCOOK

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More Dub

Another selection of Dubs from different producers

1 MORE DUB CHAPTER 2 ------------------------Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
2 SWINGING ------------------------------------------Sounds Of Musik
3 LLONGO ---------------------------------------------Royals
4 GOD IS WITH US ----------------------------------Morpheus DEB Players
5 ALWAYS TRYING 2 ------------------------------Brentford Road All Stars
6 SISTER VERSION -------------------------------Phase 1 All Stars
7 FIGHT IT ---------------------------------------------Power Stars
8 FREEDUB---------------------------------------------Jazz Maz Whoto
9 MAD SHANK ----------------------------------------Matador Band
10 SURVIVAL PT 2 ------------------------------------Jah Lloyd
11 JUDGEMENT STYLE ------------------------------Jammy
12 GIRL I DUB YOU -----------------------------------Channel One
13 BLACK I AM -----------------------------------------Fe Me Time All Stars
14 GHETTO DUB ---------------------------------------Revolutionairies
15 DOUBLE STRUGGLE ------------------------------Zuckie
16 CHOCK FULL OF DUB DUB----------------------Augustus Pablo
17 ABOUT TO LOSE MY DUB -----------------------Village Bunch
18 MESSAGE RECEIVED -----------------------------Gangsters Of Love
19 ESCAPE PRISONERS -------------------------------Sly & Robbie
20 DANGER IN YOUR DUB --------------------------Gussie
21 NEVER RUN AWAY DUB ------------------------Wambesi Gang
Re Upped 29-5-12
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Jamaican Serenades Vol 24

Here's the next contribution I made to the "Serenades" collection lots more Instrumentals from the 60's to the 70's

1 donkey version - briscoe all stars
2 wellbread - peter tosh
3 julia sees me - exodus
4 maximum serenade - fire session
5 the way to my heart - im & david
6 daydream - b lee all stars
7 poison reggay - joe nolan
8 in like flint - good guys
9 hi life - granville williams orchestra
10 open the door - baba brooks
11 skalarama - skatalites
12 exodus - e ranglin
13 rub up - dennis sindry
14 train to ska-ville - soul bro's
15 living soul - fugitives
16 goodnight my love - roland alphonso
17 mabrouk - tommy mccook
18 hot pop - jo jo bennett
19 ashamed version - brevett all stars
20 rhodesia - rebels
21 to take it all - jah devon
22 corn meal pop - deadley headley

23 alternative 3 - tradition
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