Category Archives: reggae

#528

July 19, 2022

Fourth and final week of the reggae series on Gulls Window Circus breathes deep and expands into a sunny spot. A highlight is Freddie McGregor ‘Children Listen To Wise Words’ which uses the melody of Cat Stevens ‘Wild World.’ The Charmaine Burnett cover of Barbara Acklin’s ‘Am I the Same Girl’ is pretty great, as is Jerry Jones ‘Trying Times’ and Family Choice ‘Reggae Beats Goes On’. The two dubs from Studio One Dub that close out the first hour are nice. One is a dub of Delroy Wilson ‘Run Run’ which we hear right before it. Speaking of dubs, Creation Rebel ‘Vision Of Creation’ and Charisma ‘Every Dub’ are deep – all tracks rightfully earn their place and should bring you joy.

Dandy Livingstone

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Artist Song Release Label
Bob Marley & The Wailers One Drop Survival Island Records
Dandy Livingstone Yesterday Dandy Returns Real Gone Music
Creation Rebel / New Age Steppers Threat To Creation Threat To Creation Anthology Recordings
Ambient Warrior Bayan Dub Journey’s Isle Of Jura Records
Charmaine Burnett Am I The Same Girl Hustle! Reggae Disco Soul Jazz Records
The Selecter The Selecter This Are Two Tone Two-Tone Records
Richard Ace Jones Town Massaca (Apophenia Dubit) Jones Town Massaca Emotional Rescue
Glen Ricks I Have Been Waiting (DJ Duckcomb Digimix) I Have Been Waiting Emotional Rescue
Bob Marley And The Wailers 400 Years Catch A Fire Tuff Gong
Dandy Livingstone Tribute To The Prince Dandy Returns Real Gone Music
Jerry Jones Trying Times Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 Soul Jazz Records
Delroy Wilson Run Run Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 Soul Jazz Records
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd In Cold Blood Version Studio One Dub Soul Jazz Records
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd Chase Them Version Studio One Dub Soul Jazz Records

Artist Song Release Label
Bob Marley & The Wailers Zimbabwe Survival Island Records
Latisha I’m Every Woman Hustle! Reggae Disco Soul Jazz Records
Family Choice Reggae Beats Goes On Hustle! Reggae Disco Soul Jazz Records
The Specials Rudi, A Message To You This Are Two Tone Two-Tone Records
Creation Rebel ‎ Vision Of Creation Dub From Creation On-U Sound
Charisma Every Dub Everything Is Fine Emotional Rescue
Alton Ellis Black Man’s Pride Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
Dennis Brown Created By The Father Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
The Heptones Equal Rights Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
Glen Miller You Must Be Love Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
Freddie McGregor Children Listen To Wise Words Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
Horace Andy Careful Midnight Rocker On-U Sound
Winston Jarrett Up Park No Mans Land Black Man’s Pride Soul Jazz Records
Wailing Souls Face The Devil Wailing VP Records
Burning Spear Rocking Time Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records
Sugar Minott Oh Mr. D.C. Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records

#527

July 12, 2022

The third week of ‘reggae’ brings us deep once again. I loved discovering Dambala ‘Lorraine (Lexx Dub)’ one of the six 7″ singles we hear today from the one off collaboration between the Emotional Rescue label and the Japanese store HMV. Directly following the Dambala track is the totally classic Peter Tosh/Mick Jagger collaboration ‘(You Got To Walk And) Don’t Look Back’ – wow. Be sure to hear Myrna Hague ‘What About Me’, The Silvertones ‘Burning In My Soul’, Albert Griffiths And The Gladiators ‘Righteous Man’ and Hortense Ellis ‘Sitting In The Park’.

Peter Tosh

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Artist Song Release Label
Horace Andy See A Man’s Face Studio One Showcase Soul Jazz Records
Myrna Hague What About Me Studio One Showcase Soul Jazz Records
Ambient Warrior Cajun Dub Dub Journey’s Isle of Jura Records
Creation Rebel Dub Fusion Dub From Creation On-U Sound
101 Band Crazy Kind Of Feeling (Dub Take 2) Crazy Kind Of Feeling Emotional Rescue
Ernest Ranglin In The Rain (Mukatsuku Dub) In The Rain Emotional Rescue
Red Cloud Freedom I Want To Be Free Emotional Rescue
One Blood Be Thankful (Slowly Dub) Be Thankful Emotional Rescue
Sugar Minott Hard Times I Remember Mama Emotional Rescue
Dambala Lorraine (Lexx Dub) Lorraine Emotional Rescue
Peter Tosh (You Got To Walk And) Don’t Look Back (You Got To Walk And) Don’t Look Back Rolling Stones Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers Pimper’s Paradise Uprising Island Records
The Silvertones Burning In My Soul Fire Over Babylon Soul Jazz Records

Artist Song Release Label
The Gladiators Sonia Fire Over Babylon Soul Jazz Records
Pablove Black Inner Peace Fire Over Babylon Soul Jazz Records
Horace Andy Mr. Jolly Man Fire Over Babylon Soul Jazz Records
Albert Griffiths And The Gladiators Righteous Man Fire Over Babylon Soul Jazz Records
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd Hooligan Studio One Dub Soul Jazz Records
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd Running Dub Studio One Dub Soul Jazz Records
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd Pretty Version Studio One Dub Soul Jazz Records
Dhaima Sweat Til Your Body’s Wet Love Lives Forever Numero Group
King Tubby & Prince Phillip The Dub Station Jamaican Fruit Of African Roots Shella Records
Hortense Ellis Sitting In The Park Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 Soul Jazz Records
Owen Gray Give Me A Little Sign Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 Soul Jazz Records
Slim Smith Born To Love Studio One Rocksteady Volume 2 Soul Jazz Records
Sharon Forrester Love Don’t Live Here Any More Hustle! Reggae Disco Soul Jazz Records

#526

July 5, 2022

The second week of the Reggae series brings a lot of yummy disco reggae and memorable songs, spun on vinyl on a real turntable in real time. My personal fave is Bunny Clarke’s cover of ‘Be Thankful’ (William DeVaughn’s 1972 amazing out-of-nowhere hit). Also love the dub of the 73 Spinners track ‘I’ll Be Around’ by Sound Dimension. Two Boney M alumni appear here (by coincidence!): Sylvia Tella and Toyin Adekale, each with great tracks. If I squint, I could hear Debsey Wykes of Dolly Mixture singing the Toyin track ‘Smile’. During the first hour there are 4 punk bands doing reggae, then we hear the artist that originally recorded Armagideon Time, Willie Williams.

For The Love Of You

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Artist Song Release Label
Taggy Matcher Cantaloupe Island Disco Reggae Vol.3 Stix
The Dynamics Miss You (Extended Disco Version) Disco Reggae Vol.3 Stix
Ruts DC Whatever We Do (Inst.) Present Rhythm Collision Vol. 1 Bohemian
The Carpettes False Foundations Fight Amongst Yourselves Radiation Records
The Clash Bankrobber Train In Vain CBS
The Scotch Bonnets Are You Red.. Y Recutting The Crap, Volume One Crooked Beat Records
Willie Williams Armagideon Time 100% Dynamite! Soul Jazz Records
Bunny Clarke Be Thankful 100% Dynamite! Soul Jazz Records
Cornell Campbell My Conversation Studio One Rub-A-Dub Soul Jazz Records
Len Allen Jnr White Belly Rat Studio One Rub-A-Dub Soul Jazz Records
Johnny Osbourne Forgive Them Studio One Rub-A-Dub Soul Jazz Records
Sound Dimension I’ll Be Around Version Studio One Dub Vol. 2 Soul Jazz Records
Brentford Disco Set Peace Version Studio One Dub Vol. 2 Soul Jazz Records

Artist Song Release Label
Mikey Dread Jah Jah Love (In The Morning) World War III Dread At The Controls
The Skatalites El Pussy Cat Ska Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records
Johnny Osbourne Sing Jah Style AKA Sing-Jay Style Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records
Horace Andy Fever Studio One Classics Soul Jazz Records
Sylvia Tella You Might Need Somebody For The Love Of You (Volume 2) Athens Of The North
Toyin Adekale Smile For The Love Of You (Volume 2) Athens Of The North
Carl Johnson I Wish He Didn’t Trust Me So Much For The Love Of You (Volume 2) Athens Of The North
Suzy Brown Shake Your Body Reggae Disco Special Mukatsuku Records
Glen Adams A Beat For You A Beat For You Emotional Rescue
Al Charles Outstanding For The Love Of You Athens Of The North
Karen Dixon I Want To Be Free For The Love Of You Athens Of The North

#525

June 28, 2022

The start of a 4 week Gulls Window Circus series with the self-describing name ‘reggae’. All tracks are being played on vinyl, spun on a real turntable in real time. Lots of Soul Jazz compilations, some classic Bob Marley, a few Emotional Rescue 7″s, and a dub of a Sheila Rickards track. The song that keeps running though my head is the first song in the second hour, Ken Boothe ‘When I Fall In Love’ – like a reggae Johnny Mathis. Blundetto & Grand Magneto’s version of a song popularized by Nilsson ‘Everybody’s Talkin’ also keeps sticking – outside of that, every track should please. Be sure to check Zoot Simms ‘African Challenge’ and The Stingers ‘Rasta Don’t Stop No One’.

Mikey Dread

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Artist Song Release Label
Michigan And Smiley Nice Up The Dance Studio One Story Soul Jazz Records
The Skatalites Guns Of Navarone Studio One Story Soul Jazz Records
Alton Ellis W/ The Sound Dimension Blackish White Studio One Roots Soul Jazz Records
Zoot Simms African Challenge Studio One Roots Soul Jazz Records
Lloyd & Devon Push Push Studio One Disco Mix Soul Jazz Records
Doreen Shaffer Ain’t Gonna Change My Mind Studio One Disco Mix Soul Jazz Records
Dub Specialist Lagos Studio One Disco Mix Soul Jazz Records
Edi Fitzroy Oiley Stylee Mikey Dread, Edi Fitzroy – Gun / Jah Jah Style Music On Vinyl
Bob Marley & The Wailers Want More Rastaman Vibration Island Records
Fabian Cooke Mother And Child Studio One Ironsides Soul Jazz Records
Drum Bago & The Rebel Group Reggae Version Studio One Ironsides Soul Jazz Records
The Stingers Rasta Don’t Stop No One Studio One Ironsides Soul Jazz Records
Winston Prince Mark I Word Studio First, From The Vaults Volume 2 Studio One
The Meditators Give Me True Love Studio First, From The Vaults Volume 2 Studio One
Im & The Invaders The Great Ball Studio First, From The Vaults Volume 2 Studio One
Joseph Hill & Soul Defenders Behold (TK. 3) Studio First, From The Vaults Volume 2 Studio One

Artist Song Release Label
Ken Boothe When I Fall In Love Studio One Rocksteady Soul Jazz Records
Dennis Brown Easy Take It Easy Studio One Rocksteady Soul Jazz Records
Ken Boothe Moving Away Studio One Rocksteady Soul Jazz Records
Hawa Risin’ To The Top Disco Reggae Volume 4 Stix
John Milk Suit & Tie (John Milk Reggae Version) Disco Reggae Volume One Stix
Blundetto & Grand Magneto Everybody’s Talkin (Blundetto & Grandmagneto Original 7″ Version) Disco Reggae Volume One Stix
Peter Tosh Legalize It (Secret Circuit’s Echodelic Shockblast Mix) Legalize It (Echodelic Remixes) Delicious Vinyl
Goombay Dance Band Conga Man Sun Of Jamaica Polskie Nagrania Muza
The Heptones Now Generation Party Time Mango
Bob Marley & The Wailers Who The Cap Fit Rastaman Vibration Island Records
Ziggy Marley And The Melody Makers Dreams Of Home Conscious Party Virgin
Bunny Wailer Fighting Against Conviction Blackheart Man Island Records
Bob Marley & The Wailers Real Situation Uprising Island Records