Crucial Reggae

Nice thanks for posting that

 

good roots

 

Great late Black Ark track, fist heard this on one of the fantastic Trojan compilations (maybe Open The Ark?) compiled by Steve Barrow in the early ‘80s

 

love the track, heard it on the I Am the Upsetter Box set years ago

 

Yes, Steve Barrow put the 12" cut on "Open The Gate", Sanctuary era Trojan also reissued the 12" with Watty Burnett's "Rainy Night In Portland" on the B side.

 

Triple vinyl 2 X CD Open The Gate, brilliant comp love Watty Burnett's - Rainy Night in Portland

 

I'm in Lee Perry mode, one of my favorites The Jolly Brothers - Conscious Man:

 

I first heard I Roy's Deejay version on the Blood &
Fire album Don't Check Me With No Lightweight
Stuff. Love that album title.

 

A great compilation album from my favourite and in my opinion the best deejay, another of my favourite singles although I may have let my UK copy go and just kept the Jamaican Gussie single:

 

Reminded me of my love for I Roy's - Sound Education (Black Cinderella):

 

And the vocal cut is on "Keep The pressure Down", another reason to buy it if any were needed.

 

Jimmy Radway is one of my favourite producers, amongst all the vocal/instrumental/DJ cuts that he produced are very very duds

 

The original UK 12" of this on Ballistic sounds amazing.

 

The Seven Leaves Conscious Man CD, sound fantastic as well, it's also got the 12" version.

 

Is this available anywhere else other than the Larks from the Ark comp?

 

I think I mentioned to the person that has the rights to the Seven Leaves material that the Jolly Brothers LP was worth a reissue, originally it was only around for a couple of years in the mid-nineties, unfortunately he doesn't seem to have taken any notice of my suggestion although last time I spoke to him there was a lot of Lee Perry releases in the pipeline.

 

Ballistic put it out on 12" two or three times, it used to be pretty easy to find, the 7" is very easy to get, I know a shop with unplayed original copies, the album and CD don't seem to turn up that much, but I guess there are lots of copies of all formats on Discogs.

 

Another gem Mystic Eyes - Elaine

 

Bunny Scott - I've Never Had it So Good:

 

Playing some Lee Perry now, Brent Dowe Down Here in Babylon:

 

The last time I posted this song, somebody here told me it isn't reggae, and should not be classified as such. But I have it on a compilation CD titled Great Reggae, so there.

Whatever, I love this groove. Stevie Wonder wrote it, BTW.

 

Skulls - Third World:

 

This is fun Claudette & the Corporation - Skinhead a Bash Them:

 

Sweet, Gaylads - Love Me With All Your Heart:

 

Don't worry I'm going out soon! Augustus Pablo - Soul Vibration: