Desert Island Reggae Discs

[SirSlim]

Nice. Not seen that Cry Tuff label design before - it's pleasingly amateur - do you think Prince Far I did it himself?

I would guess - yes!

In a parallel universe Sun Ra is playing reggae instead of jazz, with Prince Far I his toaster of choice...

[SirSlim]

I've finished reading the in depth book on Dennis Brown by Penny Reel:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Deep-Down-D.../dp/0954195906

It reminded me of just how many great tunes Dennis made over the years. Hard to pick one individual tune for the desert island but if I had to, it would probably be this one:

Tribulation

Also check the incredible dub version of said tune on the "sledgehammer dub" album:

Tribulation Version

[SirSlim]

Was playing this one earlier - the Upsetter at the peak of his powers - needs to be on the desert island:

Keith Rowe - Groovy Situation

[babycart]

Was playing this one earlier - the Upsetter at the peak of his powers - needs to be on the desert island:

Keith Rowe - Groovy Situation

Great tune, but the laughter sound effects always distract me a bit on that version. I like this mix - I had the organ vamp at the beginning as my ringtone for a while.

[SirSlim]

Great tune, but the laughter sound effects always distract me a bit on that version. I like this mix - I had the organ vamp at the beginning as my ringtone for a while.

Agreed BC - the first time I heard (and taped this) was on the radio - no laughing - and yet the version I subsequently picked up on record had the laughing...

The Upsetter having the last laugh - as per usual

[SirSlim]

DESERT ISLAND REGGAE

tony mahoney - burn false preacher
pablo gad - blood suckers
the black stones - we nah go suffer
sufferer sound - national front
dillinger - melting pot
mighty two (junior byles) - give it to jah
lopez walker - send another moses (version)
welton irie - black man get up tan up pan foot (version)
king tubby & the aggrovators (ken boothe) - you're no good (version)
king tubby - blood of africa
tribesman - sunburst
motion - walk on by
errol dunkley - a little way different
i jahman levi & the lucky allstars - loaded version
tetrack - isn't it time to see
delroy wilson - run run

Now available on my mixcloud page here:

https://www.mixcloud.com/edgar_walla...-reggae-discs/

[SirSlim]

Am about a third of the way through the King Tubby biog flagged by Shere Khan here: https://www.verygoodplus.co.uk/forum...ing-tubby-book

so I have Tubby on the brain at the moment ; it has reminded me of this killer toast by one of my favourite DJs, Jah Stitch: "good for us all", a riff on "god bless the child" no less. An amazing mix from King Tubby and awesome triple time drumming that was popular at the time (1976).

[Shere Khan]

Am about a third of the way through the King Tubby biog flagged by Shere Khan here: https://www.verygoodplus.co.uk/forum...ing-tubby-book

so I have Tubby on the brain at the moment ; it has reminded me of this killer toast by one of my favourite DJs, Jah Stitch: "good for us all", a riff on "god bless the child" no less. An amazing mix from King Tubby and awesome triple time drumming that was popular at the time (1976).

Great. I think you could do a pretty tasty 'Third World' primer.