JOE TEX & U BLACK + JOE GIBBS & THE PROFESSIONALS - Batman & Robin + Bat rock (1981 Belmont)

DJ COMBINATION ON THE "LOVE ME GIRL" RIDDIM,
A STUDIO 1 TUNE FROM 1968 SUNG ORIGINALY BY LEROY SIBBLES & ROCKY ELLIS.
JOE TEX & U BLACK MADE A COUPLE OF TRACKS FOR JOE GIBBS...
HERE THEY ARE AS BATMAN & ROBIN...
WHAT A PROGRAM INNA RUB A DUB STYLEEE !!!

RANFORD ROACH - Dub her tonight + version (1978 Channel one)

GREAT RECUT FROM THE MELODIANS "I get along without you"
A TUFF STEPPER WITH A HUGE VERSION !
DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ELSE FROM RANFORD ROACH...

THE MAYTALS + THE BEVERLEYS ALLSTARS - Teacher teacher + version (1971 Beverley's)

A GREAT TUNE FROM THE MAYTALS FULL OF MENTO INFLUENCE
DONE WHEN THEY WERE WORKING WITH LESLIE KONG
DURING THE GOLDEN DAYSOF EARLY REGGAE !

WINSTON MCANUFF & BAZBAZ ORCHESTRA - Devil may roar live @ Paris 2012

LAST CLIP FROM WINSTON MC ANUFF & BAZBAZ ORCHESTRA
@ PARIS "Music to rock the nation" FESTIVAL 2012
"DEVIL MAY ROAR" FROM THE 2004 LP "A DROP"
DON'T REALLY KNOW WHY BUT THE MELODICA ALWAYS REMINDS ME
OAKLEY BUMPS "GET A LICK" ON THE STUDIO 1 LABEL !
WHATEVER IT'S A GREAT TUNE !!!

DUKE REID & DUTCHESS - Religious service on Bond street (1966 Treasure isle)

IT'S ALL IN THE TITLE...
A SUNDAY MORNING ON 1966 IN A KINGSTONIAN CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
BLESS FROM THE DUKE & LUCILLE REID !!!

WHITE MICE & ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL - True love @ Paris La Mutualité 23 11 1987

YAMI BOLO & ROCKERS INTERNATIONAL - Free Mandela @ Paris La Mutualité 23 11 1987

A BIG TUNE FROM YOUNG YAMI BOLO OPENING FOR AUGUSTUS PABLO !

BRONCO KNOWLEDGE & NOISE ZION BAND - PARIS Glazart 14 06 2012

4 BIG TUNES LIVE WITH BRONCO KNOWLEDGE
INCLUDING "SENTRY" HE WROTE AND RECORDED WITH KNOWLEDGE IN 1978 !
FAMOUS TRENCHTOWN SOUNDS !!!

PRINCE BUSTER & THE ALL STARS - Here comes the bride (1965 Prince Buster)

THIS BALLAD IS A TRUE LEGENDARY TUNE,
A CLASSIC IN CECIL "PRINCE BUSTER" CAMPBELL REPERTOIRE.
WHENEVER I'LL GET MARRIED ONE DAY I'D PLAYING THAT ONE !!!
...

OWEN GRAY - Cry me a river (1975 Clocktower repress

THIS ONE IS A RECUT FROM JACKIE OPEL TUNE (Aka YOU GOTTA CRY)
AND NOT THE JULIE LONDON STANDARD (WICH IS GREAT TOO)
I GUESS THIS ONE WAS VERY FAMOUS IN THE RADIO DAYS IN JAMAICA
AS IT SEEMS TO BE DEEP DOWN IN THE JAMAICAN MUSICAL CULTURE.
OWEN GRAY CUT THIS VERSION IN A TYPICAL BUNNY LEE STYLE FROM 1975.
I WISH I COULD HEAR JOHNNY CLARKE MAKING HIS OWN  ! 

WINSTON MCANUFF & BAZBAZ ORCHESTRA - Sentenced @ Paris 2012

2ND EXTRACT FROM THE WINSTON MCANUFF & BAZBAZ ORCHESTRA GIG
"SENTENCED" IS A GREAT ORIGINAL TUNE  AND A PERFECT MIX OF WORK BETWEEN THE TWO ARTISTS.
ENJOY !

WINSTON MCANUFF & BAZBAZ ORCHESTRA - Unchained @ Paris 2012

Big cover from Bob Andy's famous studio 1 hit !
Originaly recorded by Winston  McAnuff in the late 70's on top ranking label,
here is the 2012 rendition if this ageless classic from the ever young Electric dread.
He's backed here by the great (small) Bazbaz orchestra
Bazbaz : organ / rhodes / melodica
Christiane Prince : drums
Jerome "Santana" Perez : guitar
Thierry Negro : bass)
Thanks to the staff  (Ela & co) of "Music to rock the nation" festival for making things becoming easier

GROUNDATION @ CERGY L'OBSERVATOIRE 09 05 2012

 "Merry go round" and "Upon the bridge" from their "Building an ark" tour in France !
Enjoy it !

PRINCE PAMPADOO - Dread bandwagon + Life in Jamaica (1978 Vivian Jackson)

One of the governor general early tune over the "death in the arena" riddim.
Nice to hear Pompidoo before he became the "rockstone voice" !

RUDDY THOMAS - Dry up your tears (1978 D.E.B Music)

ALL I'VE GOT TO SAY IS BIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIM !!!

CARL DAWKINS & THE CARIBEATS - Hard time (1967 JJ)

RUPIE EDWARDS + R.E ALL STARS - Irie feeling (Aka "Skanga") + feeling high (1974 Cactus)

WICKED INSTRUMENTAL TUNE FROM TOP PRODUCER RUPIE EDWARDS,
IRIE FEELING IS A MASSIVE DUB WITH A GREAT MIX!
IT WAS A HUGE ROOTS HIT BACK IN THE DAYS !
JACOB MILLER & INNER CIRCLE MADE THEIR OWN VERSION SOON AFTER...

LITTLE JOHN - Pray to Jah + version (1983 Hitbound)

BARRINGTON LEVY & THE ROOTS RADICS - Come on (1982 Greensleeves)

THE SOUL RYTHMS - Tribute to Drumbago (1969 Gay feet blank)

LOVE THIS SILLY MELODY !