DODDBALL

I heard Cal Tjader on the radio the other day, and today the Modern Jazz Quartet, both times digging on the vibraphone. I needed me a fix and I knew who I was going to look for. Lenny Hibbert, I knew I'd posted him before and I was surprised to find that the link was still good. Yee haw. 

Lennie Hibbert was one of Coxsone Dodd's session hires at Studio One, one of the most consistently great reggae labels in its day (the peak being the early sixties to late seventies). Hibbert was a vibes player, not an instrument that's barely audible on reggae recordings. But Dodd was into jazz and put out a few records by Hibbert. The two LPs I've heard are awesome. Some reggae, some a little more jazzy, and some a little funky. But it's all good and the unlikely juxtapositions of instruments works, It fills a void you didn't know existed.

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Listen: 
Lennie Hibbert - Creation, Full LP (streaming) at YouTube
Lennie Hibbert - Creation (via ADrive) at Ghost Capital Full LP zip with 12 individual mp3s. Go to Ghost Capital for the song list.

DODD AT THE CONTROLS

Ah, hell yeah. You could do a lot worse. Twenty two minutes of three extended mix 12"s, from the vaults of Studio One. That's the man above, Coxsone Dodd, who likely had nothing to do with these mixes. But it was his studio, his label, and at that time, early seventies, he was the absolute shit. Like a Phil Spector or Sam Phillips, but in reggae. I've posted Studio One stuff here many times. You may have noticed sometimes oddballs pop up in Dodd's discography. Though records coming out of Studio One were primarily reggae, even then there was some weird shit going on.

In the middle of this mix (below), there appears to be some sort of synth strings (or some other kind of keyboard that mimics strings) and there's some flute, giving it a sort of Blaxploitation soundtrack vibe, still with a reggae beat. I normally hate fake strings but if it was real strings on this it would just sound too polished, too fancy.

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Listen:
12 Inch Session #23 – Brentford Disco Set mix mp3 at Roots and Culture
Mix contains:
Jackie Mittoo, Brentford Disco Set and Jah Stone – Gold Streak (Studio One – 197X) [0:00 > 8:38]
Richard Ace and Brentford Disco Set – Mo-Bay Dub / Mo-Bay Special (Coxson – 1972) [8:38> 14:24]
Brentford Disco Set – Rebel Disco (Studio One – 197X) [14:24 > 22:15]

HORACE ANDY GETS THE SPECIAL CHAIR TONIGHT

Okay, so this is the 3000th post here. Rather than muttering about any imagined significance, a milestone that really isn't, blah, blah, blah, I figured I'd just crack my knuckles and post an all-time favorite of a random genre. It wasn't hard to come up with a handful. More than a handful to be exact. Maybe it'll turn into a series of posts, but before that gets decided let's just start with one. Horace Andy's Skylarking LP, his first, from the golden age of reggae, top shelf stuff, beginning to end. Released on Studio One with a backing of a band so archetypal that their riddims still being used today. Skylarking is one of my favorite LPs of all time and as good as the music is, there are other reasons that made me re-access it after my first few listens decades ago. It was a couple of roommates and their varied and open minded listening habits that drew me back into it. We were living in a house that would become a hang out for people in the punk rock crowd. (Descriptions of the house and it's inhabitants can be found here.) Despite the huge influence of growing up living among two fellow music freak brothers (more about the listening habits of the boys' room here), it wasn't until these two roommates started dissecting the houses aggregate record collection that I fully appreciated the anything goes mode of listening. All good stuff was on the table, regardless of genre or vintage. Almost a figurative nod to Chuck Berry's "Little Queenie", "If it's a rocker, that'll get it, and if it's good, she'll admit it" with rocker taking on the meaning of any music innately cool, moving, or otherwise worthy of attention. This was one LP that really does stand as a personal milestone, because it was the constant spinning of it almost forty years ago (yikes!) that really changed how I approached listening from then on. Put it in your back pocket. One would hope it's good for another forty years.

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Listen:
Horace Andy - Skylarking mp3 at ATumblr (?)
Horace Andy - Where Do the Children Play (streaming) at YouTube
Horace Andy - Mamie Blue (streaming) at YouTube
The full LP:
Horace Andy - Skylarking (download) at Global Grooves Click on the green download button, fill in the captcha, and you're gold baby.

FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE DEPOT

If you don't follow the chaotic politics of the United States, you might not have heard that Donald Trump was making a speech roughly a week ago and the presidential seal that was displayed on a screen behind him was not the official seal. (If you know all about that skip this paragraph.) It had been altered displaying a two headed bird as seen on the Russian flag, instead of the traditional (single headed) bald eagle that's supposed to be on the seal. In addition, the traditional thirteen arrows representing the original thirteen colonies of the U.S. that are normally in the left talon on the eagle were replaced by golf clubs. The olive branches normally in the right talon were replaced with a wad of cash. In the banner of the seal that normally says "E pluribus unum" ("out of many, one" in Latin) it said "45 es un títere" which in Spanish is "45 is a puppet" (Trump is the 45th president, or at least that's what he thinks he is). The person responsible for the projection of the wrong seal was fired. (The whole story can be read at the BBC website.)

Photo: Ken Feinleib

Long backstory, I know, but here's the good part. Last night Blondie was playing in Camden NJ, and included their cover of the John Barry penned theme from the James Bond film "From Russia With Love", which has been in their set for at least a year. About 40 seconds in, the screen backdrop behind them reprised the fake seal as a triptych, an intentional dig at Trump. The crowd erupted with applause. This almost makes up for "Heart of Glass".

Check this video that appeared a couple years ago. It's a doctored expertly edited clip showing the FBI taking down Michael Fynn, Steve Bannon (with James Comey watching), Kellyanne Conway, Jared Kushner, and finally Donald Trump, with "To Russia With Love", the original version, as a soundtrack. It's like an updated version of the cut and paste type thing ala Jamie Reid's "God Save The Queen" artwork.

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Listen:

Matt Monro - From Russia With Love mp3 at Tumblr From the original soundtrack
Roland Alphonso - From Russia With Love (streaming) at YouTube Studio One!
Video:
Blondie - From Russia With Love (live) at YouTube At 1:24, seals obscured by camera overexposure
Blondie - From Russia With Love (live) at YouTube At :13, a better shot from a different angle.

ONE COOL SONG

Just a total smokey vibe on this, it sounds like a lazy hot afternoon. So cool. About the energy level of the the Endless Summer theme, though a completely different song, in a different genre, from a completely different country. Jackie Mittoo was the main keyboard dude at Studio One, and he produced and arranged a bunch of others when he wasn't playing on a session or writing songs. I just ran into this one by Mittoo from a ten year old post here. I was surprised the link still worked.

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Listen:
Jackie Mittoo - Black Organ mp3 at Passion of the Weiss

RETURN OF THE STONE COLD CLASSIC

You gotta know by now that I'm not above posting something a second or third time. There's a few reasons. One is that sometimes it's just too damn hard to think of something to post. You try to think of 2835 different artists. That's how many posts are here. So there's going to be artists or songs posted repeatedly. Which brings up another reason. Sometimes I'm A) Amazed that the old links still work, or B) I've found new links. Neither would be reason enough, but if it's something I dig enough to really want to push it in front of you, all bets are off. Cutting to the chase: Horace Andy's debut LP on Studio One is a true reggae classic, period. It's made the top reggae LPs of all time lists  a zillion times for good reason. It's an iconic slab containing Andy's young voice as smooth as it ever was, the fantastic prime-era-Studio One sound and band (Leroy Sibbles and, Jackie Mittoo undoubtedly in the mix). Think of it this way, it's like the first Ramones LP of reggae. I guess.

It's a hard title to find on Studio One, meaning the original versions. He rerecorded most, if not all, of the songs in later years on other labels, but none are nearly as good as the originals. But the re-recordings are the ones that always seem to pop up, new or used. Not the original recordings. So, if you find it on Studio One, snag it. In case you never do, it's down there. Dig it.

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Listen:
Horace Andy - Skylarking mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The full LP:
Horace Andy - Skylarking (streaming) at YouTube
Horace Andy - Skylarking (download) at Global Grooves Click on the green download button, fill in the captcha, and you're gold baby. Note: you may have to do the captcha twice.
Visit:
Other Studio One posts (scroll down)

PICASSO NEVER POSTED REGGAE

I'm pretty sure that most of you just tolerate the reggae posts here because there's stuff on other posts you might dig. If I were an asshole, I'd say tough shit. But it's not to piss you off. It's just that there might be a handful of people that would get excited about a a combination like this: Burning Spear, Coxsone Dodd, the Sound Dimension, both sides of a 45, the B side a version. I'd be lapping that shit up if I was you. That doesn't necessarily make me an asshole.

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Listen:
Burning Spear - Call On You mp3 at Kazo's Wailers Discography
The Sound Dimension - Call On You Version mp3 at Kazo's Wailers Discography

GOOD SHIT MAYNARD

I've always been a bird in the hand guy. I know enough to stop where I'm satisfied and avoid being a glutton. Sometimes I have stupid ideas and if I act on them without caution, I end up mired in shit. That's my reasoning to stop at the first click tonight. Lucky for you it's an awesome mix of Studio One instrumentals, quite a few hard to come by. Two hours. Fuck yeah.

This one has all the big hitters and multiple eras, all from the golden age. Studio bands Sound Dimension, Soul Defenders, Soul Defenders and the Brentford Road All Stars and solo cuts by Jackie Mittoo, Ernest Ranglin, Cedric Brooks, and Roland Alphonso. Hell, the second cut is by Lennie Hibbert, one of the very few, if not the only vibraphonist in reggae. The reliable bonus here, as with most of the Studio One from those years, Leroy Sibbles's bass is all over these. To put it simply, this mix is killer.

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Listen:
Studio One Instrumentals at Internet Archive Streaming and as a download.  In the right column, under "Download options" click on "VBR MP3 Files"
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HERE WE GO AGAIN

Another day, another Studio One compilation from Soul Jazz, this one Black Man's Pride, The one sorry thing about getting a whole bunch of different compilations culled from one source, be it studio or record label, is that sooner or later there is going to be an overlapping of content. Thankfully the discography of Studio One is so vast that there's still some surprises on just about every compilation.

I'd never heard the Classics' "Got to Be Cool" before last night. After hearing it and then playing snippets of other songs from the comp at Soul Jazz I think I may have to bite. Kind of reluctantly. Soul Jazz releases are pricey, and a personal bugaboo is their shit CD/LP covers. Not all of them, not the one for this album, but most of them.

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Listen:
The Classics - Got to Be Cool mp3 at For The Sake of the Song Go there to get it.
Black Man's Pride - Song samples from the LP (streaming) at Soul Jazz

AND IT WON'T BE THE LAST TIME

When it comes to pointing you towards something good, even if I have posted it before, there's no shame in a periodic re-posting of something I consider essential, especially when it's not easy to find. Todays refresher is in the debut LP of Horace Andy on Studio One. Released in 1969, when Andy was eighteen and just a voice, before he came with associations, collaborators or otherwise. Just a kid with a voice. And it's on Studio One, perfectly situated. The label had it's own sound, by most accounts, the best in town. Regardless of what degree of significance you put on the early recordings of a reggae legend, or just a damn good record on a damn good label at the right time, any combination of Horace Andy and Studio One is something you need to hear.

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Listen:
Horace Andy - Skylarking mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The full LP:
Horace Andy - Skylarking (streaming) at YouTube
Horace Andy - Skylarking (download) at Global Grooves Click on the green download button, fill in the captcha, and you're gold baby. Note: you may have to do the captcha twice.
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STUDIO ONE (SLIGHT RETURN)

Here's a whole heap of stuff from Coxsone Dodd's Studio One. If you're not familiar with the label, there's some links below to get you caught up. Suffice it to say that it was one of the most important reggae labels of all time, particularly during the sixties and seventies. There's over a hundred and fifty cuts and they run the gamut. Vocals, instrumentals, dub, ska, some with excellent sound and some with surface noise and occasional pops and skips. (I miss skips in records.) If you dig golden era reggae, there'll be some names you'll recognize and many you won't. Even if you consider yourself knowledgeable about Studio One, there's some surprises. There's also a link to a two part documentary, which can lag in parts, but just seeing Dodd in conversation should be enough for some of you fiends.

A note about downloading from Internet Archive: Once there, in the right column, under "Download options" click on "VBR MP3 Files".

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Listen:

Prince Noonie - See A Man's Face mp3 at Internet Archive
The Soul Brothers - 007 mp3 at Internet Archive
Alton Ellis - African Descendents mp3 at Internet Archive
Cedric IM Brooks - Shaft mp3 at Internet Archive
Keith Hudson - Pick A Dub mp3 at Internet Archive
Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - I Shaved the Barber mp3 at Internet Archive
The collections:
Reggae From Studio One - 106 cuts at Internet Archive Vocals, instrumentals
Soul Vendors Soul Junction - 58 cuts at Internet Archive Mostly Dub
The Documentary:
The Studio One Story at Internet Archive
More:
Other Studio One posts (scroll down)  NOTE: Some links are repeated and some are dead, but there's a ton to cherry pick from.

Studio One at Wikipedia

Coxsone Dodd at Wikipedia

THE KID SINGER

If you think Dennis Brown looks young in that photo, he was even younger, twelve years old, when he cut "No Man Is An Island" at Studio One. That's nuts. And he was singing for Byron Lee and the Dragonaires before that. He had a good long career, roughly thirty years, before he died in 1999 at age 42, after years of coke use.

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Listen:
Dennis Brown - No Man Is An Island (streaming) at YouTube 1969
Dennis Brown - Rain Drops Keep Falling On My Head mp3 at ATumblr 1970
Dennis Brown - Silhouettes mp3 at ATumblr 1975
Dennis Brown - Man Next Door mp3 at East African Tube 1977

A SHITLOAD OF STUDIO ONE

Because I've posted Studio One stuff here about a thousand times, I haven't bothered to look for anything else for a while, not because there isn't a lot out there but because there's so much of it that you have to give it a rest at some point. Or not. Tonight I was in the mood, and I ran into a page with over a hundred Studio One cuts. If you're familiar with the label, you already know that a second wasted here reading any crap I'm writing is a second you could be spending listening to good music. You are excused.

If you aren't familiar with Studio One, get with it, man. Just consider them one of the most important reggae labels of all time and you're off to a good start. From the late fifties, through the seventies and beyond, from R & B, through ska, rocksteady, reggae, DJ stuff, and all sub-genres in between, label owner Coxsone Dodd churned out quality shit, and when he was done with that he churned out more quality shit. Studio One was like Jamaica's Stax, Motown, Chess or Sun. And there's a lot of it. You'd be hard pressed to find anyone who's heard all of it. Although by now someone must have put together a complete Studio One discography, the last time I checked, not one person knew of all of Dodd's releases, not even Dodd himself when he was still alive.

Part 2 can be seen here.

The songs at Internet Archive are almost all early, some from vinyl copies with audible surface noise. If you're expecting some sanitized remastered stuff, you're in the wrong place. That's kind of missing the point. Jamaican studios were rather funky in comparison to the fancy shit in the states, and their record pressing operations were even funkier. I'll take a loss in fidelity any day if it reminds me of the less than perfect conditions that something was recorded in.

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Listen:
Sound Dimension - Time Is Tight mp3 at Interne1 Archive
Roy Richards - Another Thing mp3 at Interne1 Archive
The Skatalites - Exodus mp3 at Internet Archive
Dennis Alcapone - Power Version mp3 at Internet Archive
Visit:
Reggae From Studio One at Internet Archive NOTE: Scroll down to where it says "Download options" below that click on "VBR MP3". 105 cuts.

A COUPLE MORE STUDIO ONE ODDBALLS

This first one starts out sounding like another excellent Sound Dimension instrumental. Even if you've heard a lot of their stuff, do check this one. When Cedric IM Brooks's solo comes in, it becomes a whole different monster.

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Listen:
Cedric IM Brooks and The Sound Dimension - Mun-Dun-Gu mp3 at Cocoringo's Circadian Sounds
Bunnie and Skitter - Lumumbo mp3 at Cocoringo's Circadian Sounds Go there to get it. Unrelated but equally cool.

THE ONE MAN CRASH COURSE

If you recognize that man above, you are no doubt a Studio One fiend. I will address you first so you don't have to read crap you already know. Instead, read this: Reggae Directory, June 1992 issue, It's a whole issue dedicated to Coxsone Dodd (above, but you know that) and his work, and the artists that recorded for him. The lengthiest piece is with Dodd, but there are snippets, most in interview format and most Studio One related. There's a few pages of images of 45 labels, from other Dodd created record labels (so his dominance of the charts would mot appear the result of payola). There's a few pages with the line ups of various Studio One backing bands and harmony groups. Yeah. Resist the urge to take your iPad to the john.

If you're a semi-fiend or less, let me just say this. In my opinion, Coxsone Dodd is the single most influential person in the history of reggae. He operated sound systems, traveled abroad looking for records, started a studio, discovered raw talent, had several labels, and he sold liquor. He did everything but play the music. He wasn't always the best, he wasn't always the highest earning, and he didn't always get the credit, or even name recognition, that he deserved. But he was an innovator, and he was tireless. Go to Wikipedia. Check the music in the other Studio One posts (scroll down this page). Read the Reggae Directory thing. The sooner you get acquainted with Coxsone Dodd, the sooner you have an understanding of where reggae came from.

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Listen (totally random choices):
The Dynamics - Let's Make Love mp3 at Dusted
Horace Andy - Skylarking mp3 at ATumblr (?)
Sound Dimension - Drum Song mp3 at Leave You Wanting Less Errol Dunkley - Way Down Low mp3 at Pixie Radio
Ken Boothe - Set Me Free mp3 at Surface to Air
Many more songs on older posts Scroll down.
47 song mix:

Producer Series: Coxsone Dodd's Studio One mix (via Zippiy Share) at Underground Uncovered
Note: Do the "Captcha" thing in the top right, then click on "Download Now" right below it. Avoid all the other download buttons. You will probably get one pop-up, just close it.

Massive mix, 60+ songs:
Coxsone Dodd Rarities at Underground Undercover (where it says "LINK" at the end to the text) NOTE: Once at Zippy Share, enter the Captcha, and then click on the "Download Now" link, not the button that just says "Download"
Visit:
Reggae Directory - The Coxsonne Dodd/Studio One issue at Issuu June 1992

DODD'S MOB

If you have any vintage reggae in your collection, chances are you have some Sound Dimension. You might not have any records credited to them, but believe me, you've heard them. They were the house band at Studio One, one of the most active labels from the early sixties through the late seventies, and arguably the most important label and studio in the history of the genre. Initially led by organist Jackie Mittoo, Sound Dimension had a rotating line up comprised of reggae's heavy hitters, notably Leroy Sibbles (bass), Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace (drums), Ernest Ranglin (guitar), Cedric Brooks and Roland Alphonso (saxophone), Vin Gordon (trombone), and Bobby Ellis (trumpet).

Prior to 1967, with a slightly different line-up, they were known as the Soul Vendors. As the story goes, Jackie Mittoo toured England with the band, and when they returned guitarist Rick Frater brought home an echo effect branded Sound Dimension. Viola! A new name for the band was adopted. (A rare Coxsone Dodd screw up. What name could possibly be better than the Soul Vendors?) They're all over everything. If you know anything at all about reggae, you know that riddims (rhythms), particularly the good ones, are used again and again, oft times for decades. Such is the case with Sound Dimensions'. Their tracks were practically a template for the genre.

Here's a mish mash, with a few of the lesser know tracks, along with a few some of you will know well. You fiends should check out "El Cumbanchero" by Puerto Rican composer Rafael Hernandez. It's the song that "Rockfort Rock" is based on.

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Listen:
Soul Vendors - Swing Easy mp3 at DJ No DJ
Soul Vendors - Musical Happiness mp3 at DJ No DJ
Sound Dimension - Rockfort Rock mp3 at Leave You Wanting Less
Sound Dimension - Drum Song mp3 at Leave You Wanting Less
Sound Dimension - Congo Rock mp3 at Roots and Culture
Sound Dimension - Swell Head Part 2 mp3 at Roots and Culture Vocal: Burning Spear
Sound Dimension - Moan and Groan mp3 at Roots and Culture
Sound Dimension = Great Mu Ga Ru Ga mp3 at Roots and Culture
Rafael Hernandez - El Cumbanchero (streaming) at YouTube

RETURN OF THE STONE COLD CLASSIC

I'm not even going to mess around with this one. If you dig vintage reggae and don't have Horace Andy's Skylarking LP, don't sleep on this. It's his first LP, released in 1969 when he was eighteen, his voice super smooth, before age did its work (minor as it was). It is post rocksteady, pre-roots, golden era, and all of that, recorded at Studio One, at a time when label owner Coxsone Dodd had everything dialed in. The studio and label of the same name were unstoppable, dominant enough that Dodd made up other labels so radio DJs wouldn't have to shy away fearing claims of favoritism. In short, Studio One was the most important record label in the history of the genre; the archetype, both in sound and riddims (rhythms). To put it in non-reggae perspective, the studio and label belong in the ranks of other legendary labels like Stax, Motown, Sun or Chess. And like those studios, a big part of it was the house band, in this case the Sound Dimension, whose riddims are still being used in reggae today. 

The LP has been posted here before, but the link went dead and it was a few years ago, so you probably missed it anyway. A heads up here, if you go looking to buy it, beware. There are Horace Andy compilations with the same title. Make sure it's the Studio One version, otherwise you'll be hearing a re-recorded version of the song, and other songs not on this LP. The album may be out of print, at least on CD. I haven't been able to find it anyways, and I've looked. (I have the vinyl, so no idea there.) The download linked below is fast, maybe a minute or two. Sleep on it at your peril.

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Listen:
Horace Andy - Skylarking mp3 at ATumblr (?)
The full LP:
Horace Andy - Skylarking (streaming) at YouTube
Horace Andy - Skylarking (download) at Global Grooves Click on the green download button, fill in the captcha, and you're gold baby.
Visit:
Other Studio One posts (scroll down)

SO SMOOTH HIS SOCKS MATCH

Remember a few weeks ago, when I mentioned that the record store down the street was stocking Studio One vinyl? No? You don't really read this blathering do you? Didn't think so. That's cool. As long as you check these cool as shit Jackie Mittoo grooves. Mittoo was the Studio One keyboard whiz. I just picked up a Studio One LP of his and it's had me binging, breaking out the other stuff I had, and just basically reliving the whole pouring over the liner notes routine. It somehow feels better coming from an LP cover rather than some dinky booklet, but I'll take it where I can get it. If you're not familiar with Mittoo, you can get a little bit below.

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Listen:
Jackie Mittoo - Get Up and Get It mp3 at DK Presents
Jackie Mittoo - Summer Breeze mp3 at DK Presents
Jackie Mittoo - Ghetto Organ mp3 at 8106
Jackie Mittoo - Hang 'em High mp3 at Passion of the Weiss
Jackie Mittoo - Oboe mp3 at DK Presets 
Visit:

Jackie Mittoo bio at Reggae Train

Jackie Mittoo at Wikipedia

STUDIO ONE SECOND STRINGERS

It was that kind of day. If you live in Southern California, you know what a Santa Ana is. For those that don't, it's a weather condition that brings warm dry air in from the east. Higher temperatures, clear skies, and offshore breezes; most common in the fall. It kind of extends summer, therefore it rules. That by itself would have made my day. But what really made my day (commence ho-humming any time), was that the closest record store to me, literally within barefoot walking distance, is now stocking, albeit limited titles, Studio One vinyl. Primitive cover art, crappy printing, and all. Neither of those two positive events of the day merit a post in and of themselves, but they do merit a "I'm going to cap this day off by doing what the fuck I want" type post. And I want reggae. Specifically Studio One. This is just a random selection, with the emphasis being lesser knowns. My favorites in this lot are the Dynamics and Larry and the Cables.

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Listen:
The Dynamics - Let's Make Love mp3 at Dusted Studio One
Winston Jarret - Just Can't Satisfy mp3 at Bad Luck City Studio One
The Sharks - How Could I Live mp3 at Reggae Top Site Studio One
Larry and the Cables - Please Stop Your Crying mp3 at Snuhthing Anything Studio One

FOREVER ON THAT KICK

Every one of us has a musical figure that they champion, and most of us, when given the opportunity, will force the issue beyond reason. Coxsone Dodd's one of the guys I won't shut up about. Here's the reason, his catalog is as stinker free as they come, and he put out an awful lot of records. Tonight I'm ankle deep in a long mix, roughly sixty songs posted at Undeerground Uncovered. This isn't the Studio One Rarities mix I linked to before, this is another one. And you rockers, if you're finally going to loosen up a little, this is a great mix to start with. I promise, you won't turn into a hippie. If you need some single songs to wet your whistle, scroll down to earlier posts here. There's bound to be some still active.

The Man with The Man: U Roy and Dodd

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Listen:
Producer Series: Coxone Dodd's Studio One mix (via Zippiy Share) at Underground Uncovered
Note: Do the "Captcha" thing in the top right, then click on "Download Now" right below it. Avoid all the other download buttons. You will probably get one pop-up, just close it.