100% Nitro

This compilation is a bit of a departure for me as I usually compile more “Themed” CDs but I thought I would take a leaf out of the Soul Jazz series 100% Dynamite etc & put together some fairly random tunes ,so here’s my take called 100% NITRO

01 - Playing With Fire - Lord Tanamo
02 - Funky Soul - The Superboys
03 - Give It Away - Sound Dimension
04 - You're On My Mind - Ken Boothe
05 - Dawn Patrol - Itals
06 - Smiling - Patrick Andy
07 - Independant Man - Creation Rebel
08 - Bush Doctor - The Music Doctors
09 - Tenayistillin Wandimae - The Abbysinians
10 - Once A Year - Barrington Levy & Jah Thomas
11 - No Loafing - Vivian Jones & Pieces
12 - You Should Never Have To Come - Stranger Cole
13 - In Cold Blood - Pablove Black
14 - Take We Back - Wailing Souls
15 - People Are Changing - Joe White
16 - Give Thanks - Delroy Butler
17 - I Can't Believe - The Maytals
18 - The Destroyer - The Matadors
19 - Can't Dub - Chalice
20 - Torturing - The African Brothers

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Rio 45's Vol 3

Here's another compilation from the RIO label ,I compiled the first volume http://sidewalkdoctor.blogspot.com/2008/02/rio-viente.html and then someone else compiled the second volume which inspired Gabriel & myself to co compile this Third volume .Gabriel designed this fantastic cover art for the cd & we each contributed to the tracklist .

01 - The Survivors - Rawhide R 700 1965
02 - Andy & Clyde - Never Be A Slave R 62 1965
03 - Alan Martin - You Came Late R 6 1963
04 - Lord Tanamo - I Had A Dream R 21 1964
05 - Laurel Aitken - You Left Me Standing R 36 1964
06 - Errol Dunkley - Love Me Forever R 109 1966
07 - The Wailers - Dancing Shoes R 116 1966
08 - Vic Brown Combo - Kentucky Home R 5 1963
09 - The Heptones - Gunman Coming To Town R 104 1966
10 - Laurel Aitken - Bad Minded Woman R 13 1963
11 - Bobby Aitken - Whiplash R 40 1964
12 - Cornel Campbell - Gloria R 38 1964
13 - Bobby Aitken - Devil Woman R 11 1963
14 - Laurel Aitken - Bug-A-Boo R 36 1964
15 - Lloyd Briscoe - Fabulous Eyes R 42 1964
16 - Roland Alphonso - Pipeline R 79 1966
17 - The Soul Leaders - Pour On The Sauce R 134 1967
18 - Lloyd Clarke - It Takes A Friend R 15 1963
19 - Laurel Aitken - Adam And Eve R 11 1963
20 - Owen Gray - Girl I Want You R 700 1965
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Natty Sings A Hit Songs - Dillinger

Yes he does! and here's a selection of them showcasing how Dillinger benefited from the best rhythms from the Producer who was carrying the swing at the time in much the same way as my fave Toaster I Roy did .Producers featured here include Harry J, Errol T, Lee Perry ,C Dodd ,J Hookim ,L Parks P Pratt to name a few & thats what I believe kept Dillinger so Fresh(ly!) that and amusingly an ability to not be too worried about what rhymed with what ,check "Take A Dip " where Mr Bullocks rhythms Gregory with "Shregory" & Isaacs with "PIEZAX"

01 Country Style (Jaywax)

02 Detention Camp (GG)

03 I Saw E Saw (Clinch)

04 Tighten Up Skank (Downtown)

05 Big Score (Terminal)

06 God Is Standing By (High School International)

07 Black Starliner (Soul Beat)

08 Super Fly (Parks)

09 Chucky Skank (Iron Side)

10 Plantation Heights (Channel One)

11 Pack Up Your Troubles And Run (Concrete Jungle)

12 Eastman Skank (Well Charge)

13 CB 200 (Lucky)

14 Caymanias Park (Well Charge)

15 Freshly (Prophets)

16 Melting Pot (Wind)

17 Bump Shank (Love)

18 Ragnampaiza (Well Charge)

19 Natty Sings Hit Songs (Arab)

20 A You Me Love (Black And White)

21 War Is Over (Errol T)

22 Flat Foot Hustling (Observer)

23 Take A Dip (Ossie Sounds)

24 Out De Light (Belmont)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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