Some of that old time ska & reggae

BlueBeard · August 26, 2007

Here's some great old ska & reggae - love it!

DESMOND DEKKER - Israelites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZlFz9yZ1Fs

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - Sweet And Dandy

JIMMY CLIFF - The Harder They Come

DAVE & ANSELL COLLINS - Double Barrel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypsBpu6JZvk

KING STITT - From Russia With Love

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFMza0ZDMCw

DELROY WILSON - Dancing Mood

DESMOND DEKKER - Please Don't Bend

JIMMY CLIFF - Many Rivers To Cross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW5TH2WoYc0

TOOTS & THE MAYTALS - Reggae Got Soul

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YyydWuUfgo

KEN BOOTHE - Everything I Own

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DK17dgbSmzM

SKATALITES? - TOMMY McCOOK & THE SUPERSONICS? (whoever it is, it's bleedin' good!)

Tim W · August 26, 2007

Can see you dancing round your living room: Dr Martins, Ben Sherman, Stay-press and a Chelsea scarf. Weakest link must be double barrel never rated it

BlueBeard · August 26, 2007

Can see you dancing round your living room: Dr Martins, Ben Sherman, Stay-press and a Chelsea scarf. Weakest link must be double barrel never rated it

If only I could find a pair of Sta-Prest!

Yeah, I agree - Double Barrel was a bit lightweight compared to most of the reggae that was around at the time, though Dave Barker did do some good solo stuff.

glory55 · August 26, 2007

Many Rivers!!

Better than the UB40 cover!!

Blinder!!

MANY MANY MANY

loz · August 26, 2007

Many Rivers to Cross is my favourite Jimmy Cliff track, and was always my favourite on the Harder they Come soundtrack.

lauren · August 26, 2007

I was a Black Uhuru fan, love Sly and Robbie, saw the band play twice.

was fortunate to see Marley at Crystal Palace in about 81.

also like Steel Pulse

Lofty · August 26, 2007

Many Rivers!!
Better than the UB40 cover!!

Blinder!!

MANY MANY MANY

Of course it's better than UB40!! Not that I'm one of those who takes the piss out of the band, some of their early stuff, before Labour Of Love, was brilliant. As for Jimmy Cliff, I've still got this album on vinyl:

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And not all that long ago bought it again on CD from Amazon UK if you're interested - check it out, at that price it's one hell of a bargain!

mad_mac · August 27, 2007

last one sounds like the skatalites mate, loved their "Guns of Navaronne"

Scott

Mike O · August 28, 2007

This summer I took the kids to see Toots at Guilfest and he was still absolutely kicking it. What a total star that guy is.

Four days later we went to a race meet at Sandown at which UB40 played following the final race and they were also good. Whilst appreciating that their pop years really grate (tho' not as much as Aswad's) for my money their very first album was a total classic and a key soundtrack to my teen years. One in Ten and Food for Thought were the best songs of the evening by a country mile.

Lofty · August 28, 2007

I've got a couple of Aswad CDs but very rarely bother with them. UB40 - Signing off and Present Arms are amazing albums. I used to have them both on vinyl, but now Signing Off is available on a CD that includes the incredible "Madame Medusa" and the other tracks from the bonus 12" single. Of their later stuff, Rat In The Kitchen was also pretty good, "Sing Our Own Song" to my mind being an underrated all time classic.

The "only" Toots I've currently got is this 6-CD box set:

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which consists of their first 6 Jamaican albums, slightly deceptive because one of these is a greatest hits compilation. Typically Trojan, all 6 CDs could have easily fitted onto a 3-CD set, but those are minor complaints. My copy's got a different cover to this one at Amazon UK and each CD is enclosed in a copy of the original album cover. Got to love it.

High Street Ken · August 28, 2007

That King Stitt video is fantastic, never seen it before.

I agree with Lofty about the early UB40 stuff. "The Earth Dies Screaming" is one of my favourite ever tracks.

I saw a reggae/ska documentary recently and Prince Buster was on and still playing to packed crowds. He looked amazingly young considering he's well into his seventies.