klang
klang
i reckon that's the most 'reggae' of 67 and very pioneering. the brass arrangements and general tidyness really make it stand out.
what happened to him? i really only know his late 6ties / early 7ts stuff...
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i reckon that's the most 'reggae' of 67 and very pioneering. the brass arrangements and general tidyness really make it stand out.
what happened to him? i really only know his late 6ties / early 7ts stuff...
klang
klang
just to clarify as to why i like this tune: the use of the amazed and excited extras is sublime. have a listen how they get super excited when the train finally arrives in rainbow city. and how they put in a bit of silence at the grave of the dead rude boy. and of course they don't stop in phoenix city because it's a monday and everybody understands.
it really takes you on a journey and it feels like you are bang in the middle of it all. much more so than the prince buster version. (having said that, the prince buster version is cool as fuck as well)
spliff
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We seem to be spending a lot of time in the 60's, we have quite a few decades get through before August.
So if we could edge our way towards the 70's may I introduce these please.
The first one reminds me of quid deals on stairways at house parties.
The second is just my man. The Stepping Razor
So if we could edge our way towards the 70's may I introduce these please.
The first one reminds me of quid deals on stairways at house parties.
The second is just my man. The Stepping Razor
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hold that thought spliff! This has all bean carefully planned to go up a year at a time - today will be 1968, tomorrow 69, day after 1970, landing on 2012 on August 6th. 70s soon come
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1968
Another year, another innovation: '68 the official year of the birth of reggae, with Larry Marshall & Alvin Perkins - Nanny Goat definitely one of the very first to have that signature two-note skank
Flagging this one also allows the opportunity to pay respects to Count Matchuki, who deejays over this Sound Dimension instrumental piece of the riddim ( Goes out to Steph
)
Supposedly Matchuki got his name from his habit of chewing matchsticks (love that!). Worked on a number of sounds including Coxsone's Downbeat Sound System, and is credited as the first to talkover/deejay songs, emulating the jive talk of American radio DJ's (at the request of Dodd). He's also been credited as the originator of beatboxing, adding what he called "peps" to records that he thought sounded weak. In the late 1960s, with little financial reward or recognition of his work he left the music industry.
I want to squeeze in one more here - 1968 is synonymous in my mind as a year of civil rights struggles (particularly in the US and Europe I guess), and it was also the year Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, so it seems fitting to post this Heptones cut, which the youtube uploader has dubbed a couple of MLK quotes over
Another year, another innovation: '68 the official year of the birth of reggae, with Larry Marshall & Alvin Perkins - Nanny Goat definitely one of the very first to have that signature two-note skank
Flagging this one also allows the opportunity to pay respects to Count Matchuki, who deejays over this Sound Dimension instrumental piece of the riddim ( Goes out to Steph
)Supposedly Matchuki got his name from his habit of chewing matchsticks (love that!). Worked on a number of sounds including Coxsone's Downbeat Sound System, and is credited as the first to talkover/deejay songs, emulating the jive talk of American radio DJ's (at the request of Dodd). He's also been credited as the originator of beatboxing, adding what he called "peps" to records that he thought sounded weak. In the late 1960s, with little financial reward or recognition of his work he left the music industry.
I want to squeeze in one more here - 1968 is synonymous in my mind as a year of civil rights struggles (particularly in the US and Europe I guess), and it was also the year Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, so it seems fitting to post this Heptones cut, which the youtube uploader has dubbed a couple of MLK quotes over
spliff
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Sorry mate didn't realise about the plans. I was just impatient, sorry if I interrupted the flow.hold that thought spliff! This has all bean carefully planned to go up a year at a time - today will be 1968, tomorrow 69, day after 1970, landing on 2012 on August 6th. 70s soon come
I can think of quite a few very mucky tunes from the 70's This could be fun.
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yeah that one really took me aback - never heard before - what a tune (ken boothe black gold & green) - looking it up i think its a 70s tune though
71/72 ish
spliff
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It's all very complicated isn't it. Baffling and bewildering but I will try and get a grip.today will be 1968, tomorrow 69, day after 1970, landing on 2012 on August 6th. 70s soon come
klang
klang
fantastic! great story!
klang
klang
where would we be without toots, eh?
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This is a personal fav
klang
klang
i for one am really looking forward to the seventies. great variety of tunes to be had there. come monday we're off!
klang
klang
what an outfit! 'if you knew' in 67, now this. very impressive track record!
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its not the most perfect bit of music but i do love it. Theres this update/version of it from 76 too, which is doing it too
Jah Bring I Joy in the Morning - Bobby Melody
klang
klang
yeah, but i much prefer the gaylads. more soulful imo. that bobby melody one loses a bit of charm with this very tidy production.
klang
klang
just a little thought on the side - the beatles' obladi oblada was also released in 1968, which i find very interesting as it marks the beginnings of an ever-growing love affair between western pop and carib niche music. the beginning of cod reggae and all.
reggae nowadays really is the most widely accepted and integrated 'world music' there is....who would have thought, back in 1968, eh?!?
reggae nowadays really is the most widely accepted and integrated 'world music' there is....who would have thought, back in 1968, eh?!?
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