TOO Hot!

"S-90 Skank" - Big Youth - Tougher Than tough [Mango]
"Too Hot" - The Specials - The Specials [Chrysalis]
"Coming In Hot" - Peter Tosh - Wanted Dread and Alive [Columbia]
"1865/96 Degrees In The Shade" - Third World - The Reggae Box [Hip-O/Mango]

"What About The Half" - Dennis Brown - Trojan Story Vol 2 [Trojan]
"The Higher The Monkey Climb" - Justin Hinds & the dominoes - 45RPM [Dutchess]
"Rougher Yet" - Slim Smith - 45RPM [Coxsone]

"Private Beach Party" - Gregory Isaacs - Private Beach Party [RAS]
"Get On Up!" - Joe Gibbs AllStars - Get On Up! [Trojan]
"Ital Jacuzzi" - Sister Carol - Call Mi [Heartbeat]
"I Am That I Am" - Peter Tosh - Equal Rights [Columbia Legacy]
"Forward To Love" - Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free [Tuff Gong]
"Crawling From The Roots" - Earlyworm - MP3 [Dubmatix]

"Monkey Man" - Amy Winehouse w/Rico Rodriguez - Late4r with Jools Holland [ITV]
"Skin Lake" - Judge Dread - The Dawning Of A New Era [MOJO]
"Cool Off Rudies" - Derrick Morgan - Rudies All Around [Trojan]
"Tear Up" - Skatalites - Ska Authentic vol 2 [Studio One]
"Sea Of Love" - Heptones - Sea Of Love [Studio One]
"Triangle" - Skatalites - 12" Single [Deep Groove]

"Dangerous" - See-I - See-I [Fort Knox]
"Sticks Man" - Black Slate - Six Plus One [Top Ranking]
"Lberate" - King Chango - Viva La Rasta [Aztlan]
"Six Plus One" - Black Slate - Six Plus One [Top Ranking]
"Leaving Babylon" - Bad Brains - Babylon Central [ESL]
"Escape From Hell" - Tappa Zukie - Escape From Hell [Studio one]
"Stardust" - Rico Rodriguez - Reggae Jazz Attack [Charly]

The Master Mixer Escapes NYC

1. "One Night Of Sin" {JBM} - Jackie Brown - I Still Love You
2. "Don't Stay Away" {Treasure Isle} - Phyllis Dillon - Hottest Hits vol 2
3. "You Don't Need Me" {Treasure Isle} - Melodians - Hottest Hits vol 2
4. "Come Along" {Heartbeat} - Maytones - Their Greatest Hits
5. "Little Boy Blue" {Heartbeat} - Maytones - Their Greatest Hits
6. "Life's Precious Gift" {VP} - Tarrus Riley - Chi-Chi Bud
7. "Mr Brown" {VP} - Lloyd Brown - Chi-Chi Bud
8. "Gonna Take A Miracle" {VP} - Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
9. "So Nice" {VP} - Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
10. "Artibella" {VP} - Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
11. "Old Fashion Way" {VP} - Ken Boothe - Everything I Own
12. "See It In Your Eyes" {Greensleeves} - Don Campbell - Songs For Reggae Lovers
13. "Love I Can Feel" {Greensleeves} - John Holt - Songs For Reggae Lovers
14. "Sound Of The Wise" {Matador Records} - John Holt & Uroy - Lloyd Daley Reggae Classics
15. "Happy Heart" {Greensleeves} - Etana - Songs For Reggae lovers
16. "Survival" {JBM} - Jackie Brown - The Very Best
17. "Sha La-La" {Heartbeat} - Maytones - Their Greatest Hits
18. "Madness" {Heartbeat} - Maytones - Their Greatest Hits
19. "Send Me The Pillow" {JBM} - Jackie Brown - The Very Best Of Jackie Brown
20. "Umbrella" {Cousins Records} - Sylvia Tella - From R & B to Reggae
21. "No One" {Cousins Records} - Adele Harley - From R & B To Reggae
22. "Where Is The Love" - Sonya Spence - Reggae Songbirds
23. "Move Out A Babylon" {Super Power} - Johnny Clarke - Johnny Clarke Very Best
24. "Nobody's Business" {Super Power} - Johnny Clarke - Johnny Clarke Very Best
25. "True Believer" {Super Power} - Johnny Clarke - Johnny Clarke Very Best
26. "Going To A Ball" {Super Power} - Johnny Clarke - Johnny Clarke Very Best
27. "Throne Of Gold" {Rhino} - Steel Pulse - Earth Crisis
28. "Just My Imagination" {VP} - Jimmy London - A Little Love
29. "A Little Love" {VP} - Jimmy London - A Little Love

Stream of Concious-ness

The MasterMixer got bogged down in I-95 traffic on his way to take the reigns of today's show (Friday, 15th)... so, after a mad dash to the studio, this is what comes from last-minute programming. The music has a life of its own... you point it in the right direction, and it flows where it wants.

"Z-90" - Trinity - Shanty Town Determination [Blood and Fire]
"Soul Food" - Lee Perry/Lynn Taitt
"Watergate Rock" - Larry Marshall - King Tubbys Meets Larry Marshall/I Admire You in dub [Motion]
"Forward To Love" - Ziggy Marley - Wild And Free
"Trenchtown Rock" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - The Anthology 1969-1978
"Trenchtown Rock" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Heartland Reggae/One Love Peace Concert
"Crawling From The Roots" - Earlyworm - MP3 [Dubmatix]

"Give Yourself Over" - John Brown's Body - Amplify [Easy Star]
"Christopher Columbus" - Burning Spear - Hail H.I.M. [Heartbeat]
"Walter Rodney" - Corey Harris - Zion Crossroads [Telarc]
"Roman Soldiers Of Babylon" - Jacob Miller - Dread, Dread [Liberty]
"Human Nature" - Tarrus Riley - Contagious [VP]
"Devil's Triangle" - Skatalites - 12" [Deep Groove]

"Dub-Presser Man" - Peter Tosh - Equal Rights [Columbia]
"Soul Universe" - See-I - See-I [Fort Knox]
"Cali-HI" - Mystic Roots Band - Cali-Hi [Stay Positive]
"Mad Dub" - Professor/U-Roy - Madness [Groundation]
"One Love One Heart" - Yabby You - One Love One Heart [Shanachie]

"Triangle Version" - Skatalites - 12" [Deep Groove]
"Don't Let Me Down" - Marcia Griffiths - 45RPM
"I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Cry" - Maytals - 45RPM [Rolando & Powie]
"Fattie Fattie" - Scully "Zoot" Simms
"Do The Reload" - Rico Rodriguez
"Life In Living Colors" - Prince Buster - 45RPM [Voice Of The People]

A Tribute To South Sudan

The Birth of a Nation. Saturday, 9 July 2011.


"Sounds And Pressure" - Prince Buster - 45RPM [Voice Of The People]
"Africa Unite" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - Survival [Island]
"Watching The Wheels" - Victor Essiet & the Mandators - Crucial! [Mystic Records]
"The World Has A Feeling" - The Three Tops - Run For Cover [Trojan]
"Free Africa" - Twinkle Brothers - Free Africa [Caroline]
"Africa For Africans" - Black Slate - Six Plus One [Top Ranking]
"Dreamland" - Marcia Griffiths - The Reggae Train [Heartbeat]

"The Leaders" - Afrikan Dreamland - The Leaders [Soptek]
"Nah Skin Up" - Johnny Osbourne - Truths And Rights [Studio One]
"Nah Give Up" - the Ark Band - Nah Give Up [AMR]
"Propaganda War" - Taj Weekes - Deidem [Jatta]
"East Jerusalem" - Professor - Madness [Groundation]
"Igziabeher" - Peter Tosh - Legalize It [Columbia]
"Tribal War" - George Nooks - 45RPM [Crazy Joe]
"Tribal War Version" - King Tubby - Bunny Lee Presents The Late Great King Tubby [Unity]

"The Sun" - Burning Spear - Dry & Heavy [Mango]
"Soul Universe" - See-I - See-I [Fort Knox Records]
"Small Axe" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - African Herbsman [Trojan]
"The Judge" - Joe's All Stars - Rico & The Rudies/Blow Your Horn [Trojan]

"My Time Is The Right Time" - Alton Ellis - 45RPM [Pama]
"I'm Not Losing You" - Ethiopians - 45RPM [J.J.'s]
"Slow Slow Ska" - Zodiacs - 45RPM [Discovery]
"My Best Girl" - Paragons - Duke Reid's Treasure Chest [Heartbeat]
"Marijuana Affair" - Joe Gibbs All Stars - 45RPM [Joe Gibbs]

"You Can't Blame The Youth" - Peter Tosh - Equal Rights [Columbia]
"Triangle Version" - the Skatalites - 12" 45RPM [Deep Groove]

Impressions vs Stylistics Soundclash in a JA Stylee

Independence Day. Well, that feeling is relative. Politricksters and Wall Street and greedy CEOs might feel that way... but, we've come a long way from the original concept.
But, for independent thinkers... have a pleasant Holiday.

Part of today's mix: a bloodless clash of rocksteady and reggae intrepretations of the most popular sounds to Jamaica... the Impressions (without whom, the Wailers would have been very different) and the Stylistics. Versions, Galore!

"Get On Up" - the Creations - Get On Up [Trojan]
"Soul Shot" - Lynn Taitt & the Jets - Hold Me Tight [Trojan]
"Forward March" - Derrick Morgan - I Am The Ruler [Trojan]
"Hailing Up The Selector" - Zion Train - Original Sound of the Zion [Universal Egg]
"Reggae Pension" - Easy Star All Stars - First Light [Easy Star]
"Granting Us Dave" - Chris Leva - A Place Nobody Knows [Chris Leva]
"Healing Of The Nation" - Zion Train - Homegrown Fantasy [MESA/Blue Moon]
"Rougher Yet" - Techniques - 45 RPM [Coxsone]
"Crawling From The Roots" - Earlyworm - MP3 [Dubmatix]

"Queen Majesty" - Dennis Brown - Another Day In Paradise [Trojan]
"You Are Everything" - Wayne Wade - Reggae Love And Hit Rockers [J&W]
"Keep On Moving" - the Wailers - African Herbsman [Trojan]
"Stop Look Listen" - Sandra Cross - This Is Sandra Cross [ARIWA]
"Choice Of Colors" - the Heptones - Sea Of Love [Heartbeat]

"People Make The World Go Round" - the Chosen Few - Trojan Soulful Reggae Box Set [Trojan]
"I Do Love You" - Jackie Edwards - Solid Gold From The Vaults Vol 4 [Trojan]
"Betcha By Golly Wow" - Cool Riddims and Sistah Teedy - Pledge To My People [NYNO]
"I'm So Proud" - Joe White - Trojan Explosion [MOJO]
"Brand New" - Boris Gardiner - 45 RPM [Trojan]

"Break Up To Make Up" - Leroy & Junior - More Hottest Hits from Treasure Isle [Heartbeat]
"Gypsy Woman" - the Uniques - Best of The Uniuqes 67-69 [Trojan]
"One Love/People Get Ready" - Bob Marley & the Wailers - 12" Single Extended [Island]
"Devil's Triangle" - Skatalites - 12" Single [Deep Groove]

"Ska All Over The World" - Jimmy Cliff - The Real Jamaica: SKA [Epic/Legacy]
"Dumpling" - Stanley & the Turbynes - 45RPM [Dr. Komina]
"Triangle" - Lester Sterling & the Skatalites - 12" Single [Deep Groove]

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