Blue Cat

01 - Lloyd Clarke - Young Love

02 - The Pioneers - Reggae Beat

03 - Joe Mansano - Life On Reggae Planet

04 - Lester Sterling - Zigaloo

05 - Andersons All Stars - Intensified Girls

06 - Amiel Moodie - Life Line

07 - Joe White - Try A Little Tenderness

08 - The Gaylads - Go Away

09 - Drumbago & The Blenders - The Game Song

10 - The Leaders - Someday Someway

11 - Ed Nangle - Good Girl

12 - Leroy Reid - Great Surprise

13 - The Uniques -  Girls Like Dirt

14 - The Dynamics - My Friends

15 - The Wrigglers -Get Right

16 - Vern & Alvin - Another Fool

17 - Ranford Williams - Code It

18 - The Concords - I Need Your Loving

19 - Roy & The Duke All Stars- Pretty Blue Eye

20 - Alva Lewis - She Is Leaving

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Counter Auction One

A First for this blog a Vocal set AND and a Dub selection as well , this comes from first time contributer Dominic , thanks for a fine set of Roots and Dubs

01. Africa Awaits its Creators - Ewan Napthali
02. Life Table - Tyrone Taylor
03. When Spring Is Around - Al Campbell
04. Red, Gold and Green Rainbow - Junior Dan and Jah Light
05. Life's Experience - Hopeton Crawford
06. Give I Fi I Name - Pablo Moses
07. Happiness Is My Desire - Leroy Smart
08. Our Roots Are In Africa - Roy Dobson
09. Come Together - Freddy McKay and Trinity
10. Black Unity - Clarence Aird
11. Red Blood - Black Skin
12. Jah Children Rising - Roy Dobson
13. Africa Is Our Home -  Big Dread  and Unity All Stars
14. Africa - Unity All Stars

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Here's the Dub version

01. Homeward Bound - Twelve Tribes Band
02. Life Table Version - Jack Ruby All Stars
03. Spring Version - Sunshot All Stars
04. Rainbow Dub - Jah Light Band
05. Life's Experience Dub - Ayamba All Stars
06. Give I Fi I Dub - Chung All Stars
07. Dub is My Desire - The Micron Steppers
08. African Root - Dobson All Stars
09. Come Together Dub - GG All Stars
10. Black Unity Version - Rhythm Force
11. Mark Around His Head - Cry Tuff All Stars
12. Rising Dub - Black Pearl All Stars

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Pablo For Hire

An accomplished producer in his own right Pablo non the less recorded some cracking tunes for other producers & here's some great ones ,compiled by my friend in the USA

1 Cinderella In Black (Jimmy Radway)

2 Oregan Style (Gussie Clarke)

3 Classical Illusion (Gussie Clarke)

4 Soul On Fire (D Madden)

5 Born To Love You (Gussie Clarke)

6 Pablo’s Mercy (A Folder)

7 Feeling Moody (Roydale Anderson)

8 Sahara Rock extended (C Moses & S Mowatt)

9 Coconut Oil (W Riley)

10 More Warning (Bunny Lee)

11 Exit extended (Gussie Clarke)

12 Upful Ites extended (Top Ranking)

13 Crisis Dub extended (Tommy Cowan)

14 Pablo In Moonlight extended (Prince Jammy)

15 Spirit Of Umoja extended (Dennis Brown)

16 The Way (Tommy Cowan)

17 Glass House (W Burnett)

18 Home Sweet Dub (W Smith & E Smith)

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Something To Say

Cheers Claude!!

01 - Earl Sixteen - Love Always Show

02 - Bev Bailey & I Roy -I Was In Love/I Pray Thee 

03 - Cedric William - Something To Say

04 - Tapper Zuckie & Big Youth - Human Rights 

05 - Jah Warriors - Apartheid

06 - Maxi Priest - Love In The Ghetto

07 - Antony Chambers - Free Man

08 - Captain Sinbad - Party Time

09 - Hopeton Lindo - Territory

10 - Tony Murray - Beautiful Lady

11 - Barrington Levy - Tomorrow Is Another Day

12 - Junior Brown - What A Disaster

13 - Vince Black - Back Off

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Rub A Dub Session

A nice selection of  Linval Thompson productions ,compiled my a friend of mine in the USA


01 - Mr Big Shot - Linval Thompson
02 - Trials & Crosses - Earl 16
03 - Back Off - Johnny Osbourne & Papa Tullo
04 - Who No Waan Come - Wailing Souls
05 - Strictly The Dread - Toyan
06 - African Monica - Wayne Wade
07 - You Better Try - Johnnie Clark
08 - Your Friends - Triston Palmer
09 - Holy Mount Zion - Dawn & Christine
10 - Mr Collie Man - Linval Thompson
11 - Girl Of My Complexion - Johnny Osbourne
12 - Dreadlocks Party - Toyan
13 - Babylonian - Bunny Lie Lie
14 - Another Weekend - Freddie McKay
15 - Can't Stop Falling Now - Johnny Clarke
16 - Rub A Dub Session - Triston Palmer

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Day To Day Skank

Just in from Erik a nice selection of tunes which remind him of the different towns he travels to

01 Peter Tosh- Vampire


02 Gladiators - Can't Stop Righteousness

03 Ranking Devon - Pass The Chalice In A Circle

04 Peter Tosh - Legalize It Dub

05 Love Children - Ship Ahoy

06 Crutches - Collie Bud

07 Pablo Gad - Natty Loving

08 Iron & The Tritters - Dread A Dread

09 Noel Brown and Mighty Threes - Sata (Version 2)

10 Josey Wales - Kingston Hot

11 Leroy King - Mash Down Babylon

12 Early B - Gateman Get ''Fraid''

13 Gladiators - Jah Works

14 Errol Dunkley - I Am The Scorcher

15 BMW - Smile Jamaica (Version)

16 Yellowman - Sensemilla

17 Michael Dyke - Saturday Night Special

18 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Most On The Corner   http://www.4shared.com/rar/0fzMjgu4/Day_To_Day_Skank.html
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Troubled World

First selection from Claude a great compilation of tunes which seem as relevant now as when first issued

01 - Fire Facts - Earth In Turmoil


02 - Bob Soul & United Stars - Message From The Congo

03 - Errol Walker - In These Times

04 - Corna Stone - In This Town

05 - Ranking Caretaker - No Dash it Way

06 - Roland Wellington - When Jah Come

07 - Horace Martin - If You Are Regarded As a Fool

08 - Naggo Morris - A True Them No Know

09 - Rising Fire - Free Up Black Man

10 - Papa Levi - Mi God Mi King

11 - Earl Sixteen - Rally Round

12 - Judah Eskender Tafari - Choose One

13 - Junior Boyce & Ranking Buckers - What Kind of World

14 - Dennis Brown - Troubled World

15 - Luciano - Over The Hills

16 - Tony Rebel - If Jah Is Standing By My Side

17 - Bushman - Downtown 

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Dance Is On

Next up from Vibes A Rama is this collection of dance tunes

01 - AUSTIN FAITHFUL - Imagine How


02 - LLOYD GREENE (WINSTON HARRIS) - Reggae A Go Go

03 - JOE HIGGS - Neighbour Neighbour

04 - JACKIE ROBINSON - Over And Over

05 - SLIM SMITH - Please Stay

06 - ERIC MORRIS - Cinderella

07 - SOUND DIMENSION - Time Is Tight

08 - PRINCE BUSTER - A Change Is Gonna Come

09 - WINSTON SAMUELS - Don't Believe Him

10 - BARRY LLEWELYN - Sad Song

11 - PAT KELLY – You Are Not Mine

12 - THE CONQUERERS - On That Day

13 - ERROL DUNKLEY - When The Dance Is On

14 - ALTON ELLIS - Party Time

15 - THE TARTANS - Real Gone Sweet

16 - THE UNIQUES - Secretly

17 - THE SOUL SET - Hurt My Soul

18 - HAMLINS - Everyone Got To Be There

19 - JACKIE MITTOO & THE SOUL BROTHERS - Wives And Lovers

20 - THE CLAREDONIANS - She Bring Me Joy

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Ya Ha Ma Rock

Another first for this site a various guest compilation .Most of these tracks were sent in by you guys (well a few of you!!) so many thanks to everyone who did contribute.




01 - Prince Hammer - Ya-Ha-Ma Rock (Ramon)

02 - Matic 16 – Jahoviah (Ron Parker)

03 - Mikey Dread - Barber Saloon (james mac)

04 - Dr Alimantado - Dread Bongo Natty (Groomsy)

05 - The Heptones - It's Brighter Today (Josef)

06 - Carlton & The Shoes - Better Days (Terry Wilson)

07 - Bongo Gene – Skyjack (Josef)

08 - Augustus Pablo - Black Gun (Terry Wilson)

09 - Black Aces - Open The Gate (Josef)

10 - Bobbie Sarkie - Keep A Good Man Down

11 - Errol Dunkley- Praise Jah All The Time

12 - Larry Marshall - Jah Fire ( Acetone)

13 - Barrington Levy- Jah Black

14 - Barry Brown - Unity And Love (Ron Parker)

15 - Errol Scorcher - Unity Rock (RonParker)

16 - Alric Forbes - Morning Train (Acetone)

17 - Joe White Recording Band – Kenyata (Acetone)

18 - Lloyd Hemmings - It Is Because I Am Black (Maddy)



So lets hear from more of you guys


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Soulful Strut

Vibes A Rama returns with a Coxsone Cracker Compilation ,last time I saw "Soulful Strut " for sale it fetched over £300 ,here's what you can listen to for free.

01 - Mama Didn't Know - The Termites


02 - You Dont Know - Righteous Flames

03 - Sure Shot - Jackie Mittoo

04 - Love Me Always - Heptones

05 - True Believer- Delroy Wilson

06 - Drum Song - The Soul Vendors

07 - Change Everything - Al & The Vibrators

08 - You Should Have Known - Jimmy Riley

09 - College Girl - Marshall Williams

10 - Soul Power - The Heptones

11 - The Battle - The Octaves

12 - It Ain't - Lloyd & Randolph

13 - Undying Love - Ernest Wilson

14 - West Of The Sun - The Soul Vendors

15 - You're Gonna Leave Me - The Tonettes

16 - Beware - The Bassies

17 - I Made A Mistake - The Termites

18 - Tired of Waiting - Kieth Balfour

19 - Soulful Strut - Sound Dimension

20 - Breaking Up - Cecil Lloyd & Jackie Mitoo

21 - A Man Of Chances - The Three Tops

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Candy Ska

Another SWEET collection of Ska tracks from Vibes A Rama

01 - No More (In Life) - Winston Stewart


02 - So Long - Lester Sterling & Baba Brooks

03 - Run Old Man - Roy Panton

04 - Girl Of My Dreams - Eric Morris

05 - Hush Baby - Stranger & Ken

06 - Sweet Heart Of Beauty - The Clarendonians

07 - Black Dragon - Prince Buster All Stars

08 - You May Not Believe - (Big) Charlie Organaire

09 - Candy Ska - Ewan & Primo

10 - Passing Through - Lord Creator

11 - You Told Me - Lloyd Robinson

12 - I'm So Glad - Winston Samuels

13 - Prime Minister's State - Ron Wilson

14 - China Jacket - Prince Buster

15 - Hot Sun - Soul Brothers

16 - She's Mine - Eric Morris

17 - Keino Ska -Los Caballeros Orchestra

18 - After He Breaks Your Heart - The Clarendonians

19 - 10-30 With Tony V - Baba Brooks

20 - I Want To Go Home - Stranger & Ken

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Beat Street

First time selection from Vibes A Rama with this great collection of Ska tunes

1 - A Little Mashing - Bunny And Skitter


02 – I Want My Money – Eric Morris

03 - Beat Street - Lloyd Clarke

04 - Red Sea – Big Charlie

05 – Sly Mongoose – Beverleys All Stars

06 - Rude Boy - Duke Reid's Group

07 - I Dont Need Your Love - Bibby And The Astronauts

08 - Golden Horns - Llans Thewell

09 - Thunderball - Soul Brothers

10 - Lolita - Roy Panton

11 - Islam - Prince Buster

12 - Stranger For Durango - Roland Alphonso

13 - Ain't Got No Tip- The Maytals

14 - Rumpelstillskin - The Mighty Vikings

15 – Mad World – Baba Brooks

16 - Jerk Time - Tommy McCook

17 - Sit And Cry Over You - Winston Samuels

18 - Going Back To Jamaica - Basil Gabbidon

19 - Ska Lamour - Roland Alphonso

20 - Congo Revolution - Prince Buster All Stars

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Bamboozled

Baff Boom steps up again with another great compilation ,this time from the Bamboo label (no overlap with previous Bamboo compilation)
01 - (Bam 01A) - My Whole World Is Falling Down-Ken Parker


02 - (Bam 07B) - Baby Face - Sound Dimension

03 - (Bam 11B) - Darling I Love You - The Heptones

04 - (Bam 13B) - My Ambition - Marcia Griffiths

05 - (Bam 23A) - Life Could Be A Dream - The Maytals

06 - (Bam 29A) - Tumbling Tears - Allton Ellis

07 - (Bam 31A) - Can I Change My Mind - Brentford Rd All Stars

08 - (Bam 40A) - Always Together - Bob & Marcia

09 - (Bam 43A) - Message From A Black Man - Heptones

10 - (Bam 43B) - Jamaica Underground - Sound Dimension

11 - (Bam 44A) - A Love I Can Feel - John Holt

12 - (Bam 44B) - Long Liver Man - Hugh Black

13 - (Bam 46A) - Turn Back The Hands Of Time - Winston Francis

14 - (Bam 47A) - I Can Feel It - Owen Gray

15 - (Bam 48A) - California Dreaming- Winston Francis

16 - (Bam 48B) - Soul Stew - Jackie Mittoo

17 - (Bam 49A) -Do You Love Me - John Holt

18 - (Bam 51A) - Dancing Groove - Jackie Mittoo

19 - (Bam 51B) - Peanut Butter - Black And George

20 - (Bam 66A) - Rhythm Rebellion - Lord Comic

21 - (Bam 70A) - Black Is Black - Im & David



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The Real Stepping Razor - Joe Higgs

This comp is from my Friend Ray"Small Axe" Hurford and showcases one of the Giants of JA Music .
JOE HIGGS

1. King Spinner


2. Song My Enemies Sing

3. You Hurt My Soul

4. Burning Fire

5. Mother Radio

6. Mademoiselle

7. Captivity

8. Creation

9. World Upside Down - JA Mix

10.World Upside Down - UK Mix

11.Lay A Foundation

12.Wave Of War

13.More Slavery

14.Hard Times Don't Bother Me

15.My Baby Still Loves Me

16.Devotion

17.Sons Of Garvey

18.Talk To That Man

19.So It Go

20.Day O

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Colour Of Rainbow

Back to Guest compilations ,this is a bit of a mixed bag much like the colour of the rainbow

01 - The Black Stones - We Nah Go Suffer - Daddy Kool

02 - Prince Mohammed - Bubbling Love - Lightning

03 - Trinity - Real Ranking - Top Ranking

04 - Michael Prophet - Nice Children Of Israel - Lightning

05 - Prince Far I - Big Fight - Cry Tuff

06 - Augustus Pablo - Dubbing Pablo - Treble CCC

07 - Big Youth - Roots Foundation - Negusa Nagast

08 - Black Symbol - My Heart Reveals Danger - Black Symbol

09 - Michael T & The Gaylads - Colour Of Rainbow - Soul Proff

10 - Black Uhuru - Abortion - Taxi

11 - Johnny Osbourne - Backra - Java

12 - Hugh Brown - Weather Balloon - Hit Sound

13 - Johnny Powell - Shower Down Your Blessing Jah - Bomb

14 - Leroy Brown - Take My Hand - Tesfa

15 - Prince Tony - It A Go Dread - Magnum Force

16 - Jah Thomas - Best Dress - MCM

17 - Carlton Patterson - Wash Wash - Black & White

18 - Black Uhuru - Wood For My Fire - D.E.B. Music

19 - Sharon Black - Struggling - High Note

20 - Prince Huntley - Rat In A House - Greedy Puppy

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No Shit Harriott Vol 2

Next Volume from Baff Boom with a top Harriott Selection

01 lloyd and glen - that girl

02 - derrick harriott-walk the street

03 - ike&crystalites-illya kuryakin

04 - junior soul-glendevon special

05 - keith&tex-leaving on that train

06 - crystalites-barefoot brigade

07 - kingstonians-your love

08 - crystalites-musical madness

09 - ethiopians-good ambition

10 - bongo herman,les&bunny-know for i

11 - bongo herman,les&bunny-know for i(version)

12 - big youth-cool breeze

13 - chosen few-do your thing

14 - i roy-tougher than tough

15 - augustus pablo-bells of death

16 - dennis brown-concentration

17 - dennis brown-he cant spell

18 - derrick harriott-turn back the hands of time





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Dreadrecords Mighty Superstars Toasting Selection

The next compilation is another Guest one (keep it up guys) featuring some great DJ tunes

                                                                                                                                                                                      

1 -Prince Mohammed - Heart And Soul

2-Jah Stitch -The Killer

3-Clint Eastwood - Badder Dan You

4-Zimbabwe Dread - Earthman Connection

5-Mexicano -The Bouncer

6-Lone Ranger - Screw Gone a North Cost

7-Ranking Joe - Leave Fe Mi Girl Arlene

8-Lui Lepki - Can't Take Mi Landlord

9-Jah Stone - Dread A The President

10-Prince Mohammed - L.O.V.E. Is Love

11-Buckers - Sugar and Spice

12-Captain Sinbad -Construction Plan

13-Trinity - Starsky And Hutch

14- Kojak & Lisa - Fist to Fist Rub a Dub

15-Shorty the President - Natty Pass Him G.C.E.

16-Prince Mohammed - Ten Years Late

17-Rapper Robert and Jim Brown - Pirate

18-Lui Lepke - Custom Officer

19-Joe Tex & U Black - Friday Evening

20-Massive Dread -Black is Natural fack

21-Pappa Weedy - Nice Up The Dance

22-Prince Mohammed-Zion Gates

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What Now?

Swebley has sent us this compilation leaving me to name it ,I've called it What Now? because its quite a random set leaning towards Lovers tunes slightly.It's great to be able to listen to someone else's compilations so any one out there who would like to contribute get in touch.

01 - Return Home – Alva Lewis

02 - Impossible  - Delroy Wilson

03 – Daddy - The Maytals

04 – Dumplins – Byron Lee

05 - History Of Africa - The Classics

06 - I'd Rather Go Blind - Carl Bert

07 - Mama Didn't Know – The Termites

08 - No Man Is An Island – Derrick Harriott

09 - This Is Lovers Rock - Eargasm

10 - I Am In Love – Hortense Ellis

11 - Back A Yard – In Crowd

12 - Don't Get Weary – Tony Brevett

13 - Enter The Dragon – The Upsetters

14 - Don't Stay Away – Phyllis Dillon  

15 - Keep On Dancing – The Eternals  

16 - Misty Blue – B. Montgomery

17 - On A Saturday Night – Justin Hinds

18 - Swanee River  - Vic Brown Combo

19 – Troubles – Charlie Organaire

20 - You Are Mine – Two In Love

21 - You Heard My Calling – The Pearls

22 - What Now – Tommy McCook

23 - Sweet Cherry – Honey Boy

24 - Again - Higgs & Wilson   

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No Shit Harriott

A new contribution from Baff Boom  with a fine selection of Derrick Harriott Productions he says"the reason i've called it no shit harriott,is when we were buying records in the late sixties early seventies,you could almost guarentee a top tune from him,so hence the title" & here's the evidence

01 - kingstonians-sufferer
02 - crystalites-barefoot brigade
03 - crystalites-musical maddness
04 - derrick harriott-message from a black man
05 - ethiopians-no baptism
06 - kingstonians-singer man
07 - crystalites-psychedelic train version
08 - bongo herman,bingy bunny&les-salaam
09 - crystalites-earthly sounds
10 - chosen few-people make the world go round
11 - derrick harriott-let me down easy
12 - dennis brown-silhouettes
13 - big youth-dock of the bay
14 - chosen few-do your thing
15 - horace andy-lonely woman
16 - scotty-monkey drop
17 - big youth-cool breeze
18 - chariot riders-golden pearl
19 - dennis brown-concentration
20 - crystalites-blacula
21 - chariot riders-sensimilla dub
22 - u roy-penny for your dub

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Jah Army Band

Another "Alex" special & another great compilation

01 a. Dungeon b. Merchant Ship c. Jah Army Band - Singers & Players

02 Chant Down Babylon - Sylford Walker

03 Children Of Jah_Time To Unite - The Chantells

04 Heavenless - Don Drummond Jnr

05 Hot and Cold - Jackie Mittoo

06 Love Is The Light - Horace Andy & Big Youth

07 Man From MI5 - The Upsetters

08 Murderer - Johnny Osbourne

09 Natty Down De - I Roy

10 Natural Aggression - Aswad

11 Never Give Up In A Babylon - Pancho Alphonso

12 Reggae Merengue - Tommy McCook

13 Rise In The Strength Jah - The Viceroys

14 Rocking Universally - Willie Williams

15 Skanking In The Park - Dr Alimantado's Rebels

16 Throw Me Corn - Larry Marshall

17 You Make Me Happy (12 inch) - Alton Ellis & Ranking Trevor

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