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Regresan los camaradas de Kriptolites con 5 nuevos temas llenos de Reggae, directo desde Andalucía y bajo el sello de 4 Cracks nos dejan a disposición su nuevo material, espero lo disfruten y pónganse a mover los pies!
Keith Hudson & Friends - The Hundson Affair
THE HUDSON AFFAIR:
This is an excellent retrospective of Keith Hudson's production work between the late sixties and middle seventies. Featuring more than 50 prime reggae cuts along with first-class packaging and sleeve notes, this has to be considered the definitive Hudson collection - although to be honest, there's not much competition out there. Setting out with Ken Boothe's great OLD FASHION WAY from 1969, THE HUDSON AFFAIR takes in early reggae classics from singers like Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis, Horace Andy, and a virtual who's-who of foundation DJs, including Dennis Alcapone, Big Youth, U Roy and I Roy. There are also numerous instrumental and dub versions (check the brilliant MELODY MAKER), and plenty examples of Hudson's own "unique" microphone technique (a somber, not-always-in-tune blues wail from the lower registers), all of which make a convincing case as to why the producer was nicknamed the Dark Prince of Reggae. For the most part, this isn't the kind of breezy, rum and coke reggae promoted by the Jamaican tourist board. Instead, Hudson often prefers deep, voodoo-blues basslines accentuated by wheezing, spluttering organ parts and menacing guitar licks. There's no escaping the ominous overtones of THEME FROM SATAN SIDE, DARKEST NIGHT ON A WET LOOKING ROAD, or CLASS & SUBJECT, but there's also a lighter spiritual side to Hudon's work, as evidenced by Delroy Wilson's classic A PLACE IN AFRICA, and Hudson's own HEALING OF THE LAND and TORCH OF FREEDOM among others. There's an astonishing catalogue of music recorded here; a fantastic anthology that's long overdue. Really, you should buy this right away.
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INFO
TRACK LIST :
Ken Boothe - Old Fashion Way
U Roy - Dynamic Fashion Way
Dennis Alcapone - Spanish Omega
Keith Hudson - Old Broom
Keith Hudson - (You Must Be) Popular
Keith Hudson - Don't Start It Up
Keith Hudson - Don't Get Me Confused
Dennis Alcapone - Shades Of Hudson
Delroy Wilson - I'm Gonna Get You
Delroy Wilson - Run Run
Alton Ellis - Big Bad Boy
Dennis Alcapone - Jungle Of Crime
Keith Hudson & Phillip Samuel - We Will Make
Big Youth - S. 90 Skank
Augustus Pablo - Fat Baby
Zap Pow - Broken Contract
Alton Ellis - You Are Mine
Dizzy & The Soul Syndicate - Riot
The Soul Syndicate - War Dance (aka Bongo Riot)
U Roy - The Hudson Affair
U Roy Junior - Tribal War
Keith Hudson & The Chuckles - Satan Side (aka Theme from Satan Side)
Delroy Wilson - A Place In Africa
Keith Hudson - Boost It Up (aka Rudy Hot Stuff)
I Roy - Hot Stuff
Keith Hudson - Darkest Night On A Wet Looking Road
The Chuckles - Darkest Night Version
Keith Hudson - Melody Maker
The Chuckles - Melody Maker Version 2 (harmonica & bongo dub)
Big Youth & Keith Hudson - Can You Keep A Secret
Horace Andy & Earl Flute - Don't Think About me (I'm Alright)
King Tubby & The Mafia All Stars - Don't Think About Dub
Keith Hudson - Jean You Change Everything
Earl Flute & Keith Hudson - The Betrayer
Earl Flute & Horace Andy - Peter & Judas
Keith Hudson - True True To My Heart
I Roy - Silver Platter
Keith Hudson - Fight On Fight On
Augustus Pablo - Satan Side Version (aka Kiss14)
Keith Hudson - Class & Subject
The Chuckles - Class & Subject Version
I Roy - Jah Lion Jungle
Keith Hudson - Barbican
Keith Hudson - Smoke Without Fire
Johnny Clarke - Golden Smoke
Myrna Townsend All Stars - Golden Skank
Little Clive - African Bread
Eric Clarke - Need Someone To Help Me
Myrna Townsend All Stars - Cynthia
The Soul Syndicate - Love I
Keith Hudson - Healing Up The Land
Keith Hudson - Torch Of Freedom
Keith Hudson - Lost All Sense Of Direction
Lloyd Lindburg - Jonah Come Out Now
Keith Hudson - Jonah Version
Glen Brown aka Tommy McCook - Horny DUB - RARE ALBUM
TOMMY McCOOK PRODUCED BY GLEN ADAMS
MEGA RARE WHITE LABEL ONLY 10 TRACK L.P.
NEVER RELEASEDI HAVE NO TITLES FOR THE TRACKS BUT I HAVE RECORDED TRACK ONE AND TRACK TEN.
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Bob Marley & The Wailers - AMMUNITION DUB COLLECTION
Bob Marley is an icon. Over two decades after his death, his music continues to thrill those who hear it, whether they are new fans or long-time followers. His music speaks to the common man and celebrates life. Whether you prefer the early recordings from the '60s or his 'hit period' in the '70s, there's rarely a dull moment in his catalog. This unique collection gathers a whole host of B-sides taken from the original Jamaican singles that featured early dub mixes of the vocal A-side. This is dub music that was just beginning to develop in Jamaica in the early 1970s. 24 tracks.
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Track List :
1. Nicoteen (Dub Plate Mix)
2. Ammunition
3. Red (Dub Plate Mix)
4. Long Long Winter Version 1
5. Satisfy Version
6. Kaya Scat Version
7. Zig Zag
8. Lovelight Version
9. Faceman
10. Pass It One (Dub Plate Mix)
11. Dracula
12. Soul Rebel Version
13. Axe Man
14. Dreamland Version
15. Grooving Kingston 12
16. Samba
17. Live
18. Babe Version
19. Black Progress Version 2
20. Keep On Moving
21. Downpressor Version
22. Soul Almighty Version
23. Choke
24. Nice Time (71) Version
The Legendary Studio One Records - Original Classic Recording 1963 - 1980
Soul Jazz Records does it again, digging that little bit deeper into the vaults of Brooklyn’s Studio One (post-1979) to reveal more of the most stunningly beautiful, deep, original, truthful… I’m running out of superlatives for this essential compilation! Roots soul truth, Jamaican Style!
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Studio One Sound Repost !
An exceptional track selection makes this one a winner.
David Katz 2012-06-22
Knowledge of Studio One is integral to an understanding of reggae. More than any other Jamaican production stable, Studio One was a crucial force during the 1960s and 70s, being the true home of ska and a hugely important site of early reggae.
London’s Soul Jazz began an association with Studio One founder Clement Dodd during the 1990s, helping to introduce this great music to a whole new audience. Dodd’s death interrupted the release schedule, but Studio One Sound shows that things are back on track. It’s a sublime set of little-known material from the label’s heyday.
It opens with Hip Hug, Slim Smith’s wonderful rock steady dance tune, which is followed by the extraordinary funk-roots of Good People, an exceptionally rare 1979 offering from Ras Michael and the Sons of Negus. Lord Tanamo’s Keep on Moving is an alternate take of Jackie Mittoo’s Totally Together, and The Wailing Souls’ Trouble Maker has the harmonic brilliance that made their name.
Elsewhere, Rita Marley’s Call to Me reminds of her early renown, and Johnny Osbourne’s All I Have Is Love is absolutely chilling. But the cheesy version of Smokey Robinson’s I Second That Emotion is pure novelty-value stuff – credited to The Martinis, it features Bajan singer Emile Straker.
More noteworthy highlights include Irvin Brown’s falsetto party tune, Run Come, The Heptones’ stunning Give Give Love, Jackie Opel’s ska-gospel The Lord Is With Me, and Ken Boothe’s heartbroken I Am a Fool. Larry Marshall’s take on The Gaylads’ There’s a Fire is full of emotion, and Freddie McGregor’s wonderful Homeward Bound is yet another standout, as are a few splendid instrumentals.
Liner notes by discographer Rob Chapman add context, albeit despite minor errors, and the sound quality is occasionally a bit muffled. Also, why a photo of Dennis Brown during his A&M phase was chosen for the front cover, when he does not appear on the disc, is something of a mystery. But the exceptional track selection, masterfully chosen by Oxman of Dub Vendor, makes this one a winner in every sense.
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Track List :
1 Hip Hug
2 Good People
3 Keep on Moving
4 Trouble Maker
5 Call to Me
6 All I Have Is Love
7 I Second That Emotion
8 Run Come
9 Give Give Love
10 Double Minded Man
11 The Lord Is With Me
12 Happy Feelings
13 Live Up to Your Name
14 I Am a Fool
15 Happy Valley
16 There's a Fire
17 Rolando Special
18 Homeward Bound
Bunny Lee - Jumping With Mr. Lee 1967-68
Another in Trojan Records' excellent Producer Series, Jumpin' With Mr. Lee spotlights Bunny Lee's rock steady production work from 1967-1968. Like the Joe Gibbs' entry in this series, The Reggae Train, Jumpin' With Mr. Lee includes everything from soulful vocal numbers to instrumentals. In contrast to Gibbs' heavy and full sound, though, Lee favored a leaner production style that featured steely horn and guitar work anchored by a buoyant rhythm section. Some of the vocal highlights include Slim Smith and the Uniques' "Love and Devotion" and Ken Parker's cover of the Sam Cooke hit "A Change Is Gonna Come." On the instrumental side there is the liquid-toned work of alto saxophonist Lester Sterling on "Sir Lee's Whip" (it's hard to say if this is in reference to the boss' studio manner or not) and Vin Gordon's eerily satisfying trombone workout on "Sounds and Soul." The high-quality sound throughout helps make these 18 solid tracks one of the better rock steady collections available.
INFO
TRACK LIST :
The Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl
The Uniques - Love And Devotion
Val Bennett & Bunny Lee All Stars - Jumping With Mr Lee
Derrick Morgan - Hold You Jack
Lester Sterling & Stranger Cole - Bangarang
Pat Kelly - Little Boy Blue
The Uniques - Story Of Love
Ken Parker - A Change Is Gonna Come
Val Bennett - Jumping With Val
The Uniques - Girls Like Dirt
Lester Sterling - Tribute To King Scratch
Pat Kelly - Somebody's Baby
Vin Gordon - Sounds And Soul
The Uniques - My Conversation
Lester Sterling - Sir Lee's Whip
Slim Smith & The Uniques - The Beatitude
Laurel Aitken - Voodoo Woman - Music for Moods : SOUL & SKA Sounds from the Sixties
REVIEW :
Pressure Drop records entitled ‘Voodoo Woman - Music For Mods: Soul And Ska Sounds From The Sixties’ with the emphasis mainly on soul and also, though not in the title, R&B.
Now before Jamaica found its own musical style in the shape of ska the big noise at the dancehalls of the late 50’s was American R&B and opener ‘Voodoo Woman’ is straight up Bo Diddly inspired, pounding piano, brass stabbing, jungle rhythm beating R&B and ‘I Believe’ with its lolloping gait is Professor Long Hair meets gospel. There are some nice soul tunes ‘Jamaica’ is a heartfelt, homesick sounding lament squarely aimed at the new immigrant population of the UK, who were perhaps questioning whether they’d done the right thing in leaving for these shores. ‘Sweet Precious Love’ on the other hand is a real upbeat foot stomper. On the ska front ‘You Can’t Stop Me From Loving You’ and ‘Don’t Play With Fire’ are good ol’ fashioned harmonica powered gems.
A lot of the songs have a feeling like you’ve heard it before with Laurel “borrowing” snippets and ideas long before the Gallagher brothers. ‘Last Night’ is an obvious cover / reworking of the Mar-Keys Atlantic hit while others such as ‘Bewildered Blues’ are more subtle as he steals a piano opening from Kerry Lester’s ‘Love Letters’ while ‘You Left Me Standing’ for some reason making me want to burst into a chorus of The Drifters ‘Save the Last Dance’.This is obviously a must for fans and collectors of Aitken, with almost all tracks new to CD,as it showcases another side to his prolific output, but also this should appeal to those who like tunes with a sixties groove that are more on the obscure side as well as to those of straight R&B. The album is well packaged with great informative sleeve notes by Mike Atherton. I mean I learnt a new great piece of trivia in that Laurels backing singers The Carols were just up the road from me in St Albans! A nicely put together album despite a dubious title, I do hate this compartmentalizing thing, although I can see where they are coming from.
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Track List :
01 – Voodoo Woman
02 – Last Night
03 – Baby Don’t Do It
04 – Can’t Stop Me From Loving You
05 – Seven Lonely Nights
06 – I Believe
07 – Bewildered And Blue
08 – Jamaica
09 – Looking For My Baby
10 – You Left Me Standing
11 – I’m In Love With You Baby
12 – Glory Hallelujah
13 – I’ve Been Weeping And Crying
14 – I Need You (Aka Indeed I Love You)
15 – Let’s Be Lovers (Aka I Can’t Stand It)
16 – Don’t Play With Fire
17 – The Mule
18 – This Little Girl Of Mine
19 – I Want To Love You Forever
20 – Pack Your Bundle And Go
21 – Bongo Jerk
22 – Don’t Break Your Promise
23 – Never You Hurt (The One You Love)
24 – Sweet Precious Love
25 – Darling
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Roy Panton And Yvonne Harrison With Friends
Roy Panton & Yvonne Harrison with Friends. Se trata de uno de los primeros duetos de Ska y Rocksteady de la escena musical jamaicana, con imperdibles carreras musicales, tanto como pareja artística como en solitario. Despues de décadas ve la luz el álbum que recopila sus grabaciones en estudio entre los años 1961 y 1970. Canciones que son prácticamente imposibles de conseguir en las ediciones originales en 7″ de la época, y que en el mercado del coleccionismo llegan a pagarse los 2.000 dólares por cada pieza.”
“Estas canciones han sido rescatadas para la ocasión, limpiadas y remasterizadas, y por fin disponibles para el público. Canciones de Yvonne Harrison y Roy Panton, tanto juntos como por separado, y de un montón de ilustres amigos, como es el caso de los jamaicanos Eric ‘Monty’ Morris, Millie Small, Glen Adams
“Roy Panton comenzó su carrera musical desde muy joven, y cuando terminó la escuela decidió tomarse en serio su pasión por la música y apostar por los escenarios. A finales de 1950, Roy Panton y Stranger Cole, ficharon por el productor Duke Reid grabando así dos canciones tituladas Freedom Land y Adam & Eve bajo el nombre de The Rovers, un nombre que ya no volverían a utilizar ya que despues de esa grabación cada uno siguió por caminos diferentes. Lamentablemente esa grabación nunca vería la luz.”
Fuente
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Track List :
1 Roy Panton Control Your Temper
2 Yvonne Harrison The Chase
3 Roy Panton,Yvonne Harrison Join Together
4 Roy Panton,Millie Small Oh Shirley
5 Yvonne Dearest
6 Roy Panton,Millie Small We'll Meet
7 Eric Monty Morris,Roy Panton Since You Left Me
8 Yvonne Harrison Take My Hand
9 Roy Panton,Yvonne Harrison Danger
10 Roy Panton Endless Memory
11 Roy Panton,Patsy In Your Arms Dear
12 Roy Panton The Mighty Ruler
13 Roy Panton,Yvonne Harrison No More
14 Roy Panton Beware Rudy
15 Roy Anton,Anette Go Your Way
16 Roy Panton,Anette Stand Up
17 Roy Panton,Yvonne Harrison Two Roads before
