Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio Podcast

Alerth Bedassee - Night Food
Lord Lebby - Dr. Kinsey
Alerth Bedasse - Big Boy and Teacher
Lord Kitchener - Dr Kitch
Jackie Opel - Push Wood
Nora Dean - Barb Wire
Maytals - Peeping Tom
Lloyd Terrell - Birth Control
Ethiopiaqns - Satan Gal
Lloyd & Fay - Sex Grand National
Charlie Ace and Fay - Punanny
I-Roy - Welding
Ranking Slackness (General Echo) - Lift Up Your Dress Fat Gal
Welton Irie - Fishie Anniversary
Leroy Smart - She Love It In The Morning
Ringo - Two Lesbians Hitch
Dirty Des - Sexy Like A Bottle Of Pepsi
Maddoo - Hotel Fee
Beenie Man - Tell Lie Pon Breed
Nardo Ranks - Punnany Invention
Risto Benji - Hard Core
Josey Wales - Want No A.I.D.S.
Shabba Ranks - Hard & Stiff
Dominic - Boy George
Toyan - Buff
Junior Ruff - Love Agony
Lady Saw - Backshot
Aquaman - Juice Attack
Lecturer - Punanny Too Sweet
Super Barry - Penis Too Sweet

When God invent crayon, first Caveman drew giant wishful super penis on the cave wall, when man invent cinema, porno was first film he filmed, when camera invented man took picture of Punnany, in Jamaica the Cocksman quietly ruled from the moment music was recorded in the studios of a hot and sweaty Kingston… tunes like Big Boy and Teacher & Rough Rider back in Mento days, tune like Barbwire later on, tune like Penis Too Sweet inna Dancehall days even later… the ladies joined in with tune like Lady Saw and Spragga Benz’s ‘Backshot’.

You can only ignore Slackness for just so long and I have reached my time limit. you can only Edge for just so long… !

Be aware this show is X-Rated no punches pulled.

Break out the musical Lubrication.. and get ready for some Aural Massage,… Happy Ending A Come… ‘nuff vibes ;-)

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Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon / U-Roy - Gorgon Wise - Attack Revive 7”
Johnny Clarke - Rock With Me Baby / King Tubby - A Crabbit Version - Attack 7”
Chantells - Natty Supper / Dub - Phase 1 Revive 7”
Glenroy Richards - Wicked Can’t Run Away + Dub - Pantomine 7” Revive
Jah Stitch - Full Control - Third World 7”
Culture - Stop The Fighting - High Note Revive 7”
Jerry Morris - Nyah Nyah - Black Eagle 7”
Prophets - Words of The Prophets + Dub - Vivian Jackson 7”
Prince Heron - Maca Bee - Micron 7”
Joe Higgs - More Slavery / Version - Fox Revive 7”
Dave Richardson - I Wish I Had A Dream - Kim 7”
Ranking Joe - Leave Fi Mi Girl Arlene - Joe Gibbs 7”
King Stitt - Skank Corner - Studio One 7”
Jim Brown - In Time - Midnight Rock 7”
Professionals / Little Joe - Joe Gibbs Party Time Riddim - Horns Cut / Deejay Cut - Belmont 7”
Lone Ranger - Tribute To Marley - Studio One 7”
Michael Prophet - So Strong - Jah Guidance 7”
Jah Thomas - A Different Style - Midnight Rock 7”
I-Roy - Black Bullet - Morpheus 7” Single
Big Youth - 6 Dead and 19 Gone To Jail - Third World 7”
Observer Strike - Head Line - Third World 7”
Little John - Cocaine Move - Arrival 7”
Jim Nastic - Reggae Galore + Version - Studio One 7”
Lee Van Cleef - Different Fashion - Dance Hall 7”
Prince Heron - Me Little But me Tallawa - KIM 7”
Michigan and Smiley - Rub A Dub Style - Studio One 7”
Early B - Dj Government - Music Master 7”
I-Roy - Silver Platter - Mafia 7” Revive
Peter Ranking 7 General Lurky - Easies And Squeasies + Dub - Roots Tradition - 7” Revive

Well, Putin is still murdering Ukrainians in the name of a warped concept of ‘Freedom’; America is still refusing to engage with gun control at the detriment of Children’s lives, in the name of a warped concept of ‘Freedom’, and we’re all still running on the Hamster Wheel of Capitalist Doctrine in the midst of a warped concept of ‘Freedom’. So a little light at the end of the dark tunnel, some hopefully decent music for a little corner of humanity where decent people also reside.. play that tune there sah! Because when music hits you feel no pain. Close your eyes for a few moments of Freedom, Dance to Freedom, break the chains of mental slavery.

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Barrington Levy - In Dis Time - 21 Girl Salute - Jah Life Lp
Albert Malawi - Children of the Emperor - Ethiopia First - Stereo Style - Uprising 12”
Johnny Ringo - Pancoot - Pancoot - Hit Bound Lp
Sugar Minott - Is It True - Up Tempo 12”
Louie Ranking - Typewriter - Ah Wah! - Shelly’s Lp
Sugar Minott - Strictly Sensi - Buy off the Bar - Powerhouse Lp
Michael Campbell - Gunman A Come - Channel One (USA) 7”
Cocoa Tea - There Is a Voice - Corner Stone 7”
Johnny Osbourne - Curly Locks Girl - Arrival Lp Yo-Yo
Purpleman - Out Of Hand - Greensleeves Lp, The Yellow, The Purple, The Nancy
Earl Sixteen - The In Thing Now - Studio One Lp ‘Earl Sixteen Showcase’
Michael Rose - Glitter - Lp African Roots
Mighty Diamonds - 4000 years - from Lp - Deeper Roots
Mighty Diamonds - Why Me Black Brother Why - From Lp - Right Time
Pablo Gad - Blood Suckers/Dub both taken from Lp Trafalgar Square
Simple Simon - No War - From Lp - Bad Man
Linval Thompson - Call Me - Look How Me Sexy - Greensleeves Lp
Lacksley Castell - Babylon World - Rockers 7” Single
Trevor Ranking - Mr Landlord + Dubwise - Hit Sound 7” Single
The Gladiators - Chatty Chatty Mouth - Trench Town Mix Up Lp
Garnet Silk - Who Is Like Sellasie - Penthouse 7” Single
Eezekial Parchmant and the Jaytels - West Beirut - One Combination 7”
Mighty Diamonds - Gate Of Zion - W Label 7”
Errol Dunkley - Train To Zion - Third World 7”

Bam Salute, to 21 Girls (although if you look at the reverse of the cover, there are only 20 ladies present it has to be said!), Heavy Weight Barrington Levy, the ‘Mellow Canary’, Albert Malawi’s stalwart tune of Shaka’s Rocking it super Sound System, and Johnny Ringo kicking us off, on a proper Reggae Extrava~Ganjafied journey through the sonic soul of the Land of Springs Reverb . . Boom, Haul Up, Wheeeeeel, re-lick, rewind, come again selectman. Lickshot…… shot like this could never miss…..

STRAIGHT TO PUTIN HEAD, THE MAN HAVE THE EVIL AND HYPOCRISY TO QUOTE SCRIPTURE, TO QUOTE THE BIBLE IN SUPPORT OF THE DEVIL, BEWARE THEM MAN WHO WEARS THE CLOTHES OF A PRIEST BUT HAS THE HEART OF BLACK PETER. HEX PON ALL FACISTS, WHATEVER BRAND THEY SELL THEM SELF UNDER..

That’s All Volken Grill.

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Tab Hunter - My Mother’s Eyes - Down Beat - 78rpm Shellac
Count Owen - Fat Gal - Kalypso - 78rpm Shellac
Count Owen - Kendal Duppy - Kalypso - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Begginer - History of Carnival - Brunswick - 78rpm Shellac
Alerth Bedasse - Big Boy and Teacher - Chin’s - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Power with Trenton Spence Quartet - Let’s Do It - Hi-Lite - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Power with Trenton Spence Quartet - Strip Tease - Hi-Lite - 78rpm Shellac
Laurel Aitken - Wayward Traveller - Caribou - 78rpm Shellac
Calvin Boze - Safronia B - Alladin - 78rpm Shellac
Count Lasher - Shepherd Rod - MRS - 78rpm Shellac
Count Lasher - Pick Your Choice - MRS - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Kitchener - Counting Cats - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Smiley Lewis - Caledonia’s Party - Imperial - 78rpm Shellac
The Ticklers - Healing in the Balm Yard - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis - Chihuahua - Down Beat - 78rm Shellac
Enrique Aviles and his Orchestra - Bombon Chá - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Tito Rivera and his Havana Mambo Orchestra - Chico’s Mambo - Seeco - 78rpm Shellac
Alerth Bedasse - Night Food - Kalypso - 78rpm Shellac
Dennis Compton Calypso - Lord Kitchener - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Invader - Hurricane Connie - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Wynonie Harris - Blood Shot Eyes - Vogue (UK) - 78rpm Shellac
Count Lasher - Calypso Cha Cha Cha - Caribou - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Begginer - Caribbean Lullaby - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Gene and Eunice - This Is my Story - Vogue (UK) - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Kitchener - Calypso - Melodisc - 78rpm Shellac
Lord Fly - Medley of Jamaican Mento - MRS - 78rpm Shellac
Cyric X Diaz - Tabu - Cook (Revive) 7” Single

Some super rare Mento, Calypso and a dash of classic 50s Rhythm and Blues and Jump Blues, with the idea of reflecting the vibes on islands of the Carib in the mid to late 50s. In the main the R&B is Jamaican pressed, on labels like Tewari’s Down Beat, just to keep it in line with the Flava.. and I’ve included one Cricket Calypso, which frankly considering the number of them, you just have to do…

I ain’t gonna talk on this show, to be honest, if you’re interested in these tunes, you can find out about them with some research, or by checking out the excellent compilations by Honest Jon’s Records of Trini Calypso. it’s niche, but we like it.

That’s All Volks.

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Lee Scratch Perry passed away a short while ago and rather than add to the plethora of tributes by so many much better qualified than I to honour him, I held off until now, when I felt I could no longer delay my addition to celebrating the incredible creativity of Jamaica’s most exotic producer and performer. There is something about his utilisation of his own life as an ongoing artistic installation of Words, Sounds and Power that became a major reason for my interest in Jamaican CULTURE. This show is offered as truly as one ever could be to a LEGEND.

The following is not a comprehensive look at his music, from early productions beloved by those proponents of ‘Skinhead Reggae’ to the later Reverb washed mystical meanderings on U-Sound records; instead it’s some of my favourite Perry productions, mainly it has to be said from the era of his Black Art outpourings. You could collect his music for decades and still only be part the way to lifting the surface on his musical output, I’m no expert, but I know what I like!

George Faith - I’ve Got The Groove - Island - Single
Devon Irons - When Jah Come - Black Art Revive - Single
Augustus Pablo - Vibrate On + Vibration Dub - Black Art Revive - Single
Silvertones - Finnancial Crisis - Produced and Directed by the Upsetter - Pressure Sounds - Cd
Watty Burnett - Open The Gate - Revive Black Art - Single
Max Romeo - Fire Fe The Vatican - Mango - Single
Junior Byles - Fever - Black Art Revive - Single
The Upsetters - Enter The Dragon - Dip - Single
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Man to Man (Who The Cap Fits) - Upsetter Revive Single
Winston Prince - A Place Called Africa - Africa’s Blood - Trojan Records - Cd
Jimmy and the Inspirations - Ain’t No Love - Scratch/Pressure Sounds - Single
The Bleechers - Check Him Out - Upsetter - Single
Busty Brown - What A Price - Upsetter Revive - Single
Eric Donaldson and The West Indians - Never Get Away - Upsetter Revive - Single
Muskyteers - Kiddy-O - The Upsetter - Trojan Records - Lp
Upsetters - Soulful I - The Upsetter - Trojan Records - Lp
Sir Lord Comic and the Upsetters - Django Shoots First - Lp2 The Upsetter - Trojan - Lp Box Set
U-Roy - Double Six - Double Seven, Lp3 of The Upsetter Box Set - Trojan - Lp Box Set
Upsetters - Soul Fire - Lee Perry Presents Roast Fish Collie Weed and Corn Bread - Upsetter - Lp
Silvertones - Rejoice Jah Jah Children + Rejoicing Skank - Black Art Revive - Single
Jah Lion - Columbia Collie - Black Art Revive - Single
Heptones - Party Time - Island - Single
Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves + Jal Lion - Soldier and Police War - Island - Single
Junior Murvin & the Upsetters - Philistines on the Land - Black Art Revive - Single
Carlton Jackson - History - Upsetter Revive - 12” Single
Tommy McCook and the Upsetters - Cloak and Dagger Dub Pressure - Trojan - 10” Single
The Congos - La La Bam-Bam - Heart of the Congos Lp - Simply Vinyl/Blood and Fire - Lp
Jah Lloyd - White Belly Rat - The Upsetters with Lee Perry and Friends - Lp 1 - Trojan - Lp Box Set
Devon Irons - Vampire - Arkology - Island Records - Cd1 - Cd Box Set
Leroy Sibbles - Jah Far I On a Pinnacle - Big Spanner Ajax - 12” Single
Junior Murvin and Dillinger - Roots Train - Arkology - Island Records - Cd2 - Cd Box Set
The Upsetters - Croaking Lizard - Super Ape - Mango - Cd
Eric Donaldson and the Keystones - Stand Up - From I am The Upsetter Box Set - Single
Lee Perry - Chicken Scratch - Chicken Scratch - Heartbeat - Lp

That’s All Volks.

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Photographer one of my favourite labels of the Dancehall era, here exhibited alongside two other labels/production houses that I like very much to give you some of the vibes of an 80s - early 90s Dance. Artists like Early B, Josie Wales, Carl Meeks, Sugar Minott, Little John, Peter Metro, Michael Palmer…. Wheel…

Hope you’re on a level.. and enjoy.

Nuff Murderation Inna The Dance…

Play it loud…. and Mash the Bass…

Little John - What A Bubbling - Power House - Selector’s Choice Cd collection.
Sugar Minott- Buy Out The Bar - Power House - Selector’s Choice Cd collection.
Admiral Tibet - Curfew - Photographer In A Dancehall, V.A. Lp.
Sister Verna - Island Over Populated - Photographer In A Dancehall, V.A. Lp.
Lone Ranger - Trod Along - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Karl and Gibby - Flash It - Black Solidarity - 7” Single
Michael Palmer - Gunshot A Bust - Powerhouse 7” Single
Vicious Irie - Don Man - Powerhouse 7” Single
Carl Meeks and Daddy Lilly - Bring Mi Lover Back - Photographer 7” Single
Lady Pacha - Jump Around - Photographer 7” Single
Peter Metro - Experience - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Time And Place - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Barrington Levy - Come Home - Powerhouse 7” Single
Lone Ranger - Lovelorn - Powerhouse 7” Single
Carl Meeks - Haul and Pull Up Selector - Photographer 7” Single
Carl Meeks - Run Around Girl - Photographer 7” Single
Little John - Over Me - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Little John - Yu Look Good - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Triston Palma - True Love - Powerhouse 7” Single
Charlie Chaplin - Que Dem - Powerhouse 7” Single
Early Black - A Count Out - Photographer 7” Single
Don Romeo - Medley Of Saw - Photographer 7” Single
Early B - Gateman Get ‘fraid - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Early B - No Funny Trick - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Josie Wales - Hail Me - Powerhouse 7” Single
Tenor Saw - Roll Call - Powerhouse 7” Single
Daddy Lilly - Listen Mi - Photographer 7” Single
Carl Meeks - Come A Dance - Photographer 7” Single
Ranking Devon - Country Party - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Linval Thompson - Touch up The Key - Black Solidarity 7” Single

That’s All Volks.

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There’s a lot of Babylonian business going on right here & right now funk soul brothers and sisters! Royal Ascot, thousands attend, Notting Hill Carnival not being allowed to happen? The streets are filled with football fans, the parks are filled with football fans during the Euros, throwing spit contaminated beer in the air all over each other. I didn’t really believe it, but I do now believe we are being hustled, and control is being exerted on us by BABYLONIAN forces for bullshit… do your part in protest by listening to this entirely ineffective reggae show with a smattering of Babylonian themed protest, and mash down music.

You can listen to this show … or get out and about and throw another statue of some sick slaving prick into the sea… your choice.

Nuff..

Play it loud….

The Officials - Babylonians - 1974 Version + Babylonians - 7” Single.
Richie Spice - Red Hot - VP Records 2020 - 7” Single
Prince Hammer - Bible - Front Line 1978 - 7” Single
Mikey Dread - Jumping Master - from Lp ‘World War III’
Daddy Lilly - Shocking-Shocking - from Lp ‘Photographer In a Dance Hall’
The Gladiators - Thief In The Night - from Lp ‘Trenchtown Mix Up’
Flames and the Brentford Rockers (Jackie Mittoo) - In a Amagideon + Amagideon - 7” Single
King Sporty - Dj Special - from CDR ‘Studio One Archive Special Vol 32’
Dermot Lynch - I’ve Got Your Number - from Cd Jamaican Memories (Blue Cat)
Little Roy - Tribal War - from Pressure Sounds taster ‘Sounds and Pressure Vol1’
Sound Dimension - One Time - from CDR ‘Studio One Archive Special Vol 32’
The Mighty Diamonds - Gate of Zion and Dubwise - 7” Single
Morgan Heritage - Jah Revive I&I - 7” Single
Triston Palma and Nica Smart - False Preacher - 12” Single
Albert Malawi - Children of the Emperor + Dub - 7” Single

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So.. there I am, alphabetising my collection . . . again, when it dawns on me.. just pick out the first 20 tunes you find that swing your thing and make you want to skip and flip and dip your hip (as I-Roy may have said)…

Pure 7” Singles selection with some dubs and gwaaaannn…

Play it loud!!

Dennis Brown - Ghetto Girl - Joe Gibbs 7” Single
Nicodemus - Eagle Feather - Jammy’s 7” Single
Joe Morgan - Basement Session - Bullwackie 7” Single
Junior Byles - Fever - Black Art 7” Single
Bring Allah / Phillip Fraser - Black Rose - Freedom Sounds 7” Single
Clarendonians - Rudie Bam Bam - Coxsone 7” Single
The Itals - Ina Disa Time - Love 7” Single
Kiddus I - Graduation In Zion - Shepherd 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Foot Of The Mountain - Impact 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Stars - Nu Beat 7” Single
Settle Fe Me - Frankie Jones - Mini Bus 7” Single
I-Roy - Let Me Tell You Boy - Moodisc 7” Single
David Isaacs - Hard Road To Travel - Love 7” Single
I Sees - Break Your Heart - Temper Rose 7” Single
I-Roy - Mr Bendwood Dick - Monica’s 7” Single
Hopeton Lewis - Rock A Shaka - Merritone 7” Single
Step It In A Ballet - Hugh Griffiths - Greedy Puppy 7” Single
Johnny Osbourne - No Ice Cream Love - Jah Guidance 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Meet Me At The Corner - Impact 7” Single
Bone Soul and Mudie’s All Stars - Stripping the Bone / Bone Stripper - Moodisc 7” Single

That’s All Folks

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When the music hits you feel no pain, and for a chaser tek set pon the dub wise, and the deejay, nothing expresses Jamaican musical culture as well as the 12” discomix. 12 inches of pure musical pleasure.

The first outing of 12” Disco Dynamite was very successful and so, here’s another edition, chock full of nutty clusters of musical happiness.

Play it loud!!

Barry Brown - One Way Lover & Dubwise - Tad’s 12”
Edi Fitzroy - Check You Once Girl + Roots Radics - Check Dis Yah Dub - Ganjam 12”
Sugar Minott - All Kind Of People - Black & White 12”
Dennis Brown - Unite Brotherman & Dubwise - Tad’s 12”
Love Joys - Gimme Back My Loving & Dubwise - Wackie’s 12”
Wailing Souls - Take a Taste & Johnny Ringo - Don’t Know Much - Upfront 12”
Barry Brown - Warmonger - Flabba Sounds 12”
Dennis Brown - Money In My Pocket / Prince Mohammed & Joe Gibbs and the Professionals - Running Irie Trojan 12”
Robert French - Where The music Play / Jah Thomas - Brush Your Teeth - Midnight Rock 12”
Alton Ellis - Breaking Up Is Hard To Do / Breaking Up - Phantom & Supersonics - Breaking Up Dub - High Note (T-Isle) 12”

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The 5th Archive Show, and back by popular demand, House of Reggae and Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio. A number of listeners who can recall the BMD RR and HOR shenanigans have been requesting that these shows are re-release, so here is the first for you. Not necessarily the first show we did together, but one of the earlier ones for sure. Enjoy.

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Archive of a show originally from 2009 Pt. 1
Reggae music for your listening pleasure

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The BMD Archive - Part one of an Interview recorded with Reggae researcher, writer, collector, compiler Steve Barrow who worked for Trojan, the label he ran Blood and Fire, Soul Jazz, and countless others. Steve has also been involved in Reggae artist interview projects and co wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae.
This is part two of the interview conducted in his own London home in the mid to late 2000s. Steve travelled with and hosted Bunny Lee, Glen Brown and Jah Stitch, Deejayed with Ranking Joe and many others and was present from the moment Jamaican music appeared in early 60s UK, running many record shops and being at the centre of the Jamaican music scene (and many others) in London England throughout.

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Interview first recorded with Reggae researcher, writer, collector, compiler Steve Barrow who worked for Trojan, the label he ran Blood and Fire, Soul Jazz, and countless others. Steve has also been involved in Reggae artist interview projects and co wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae.
This is part two of the interview conducted in his own London home in the mid to late 2000s. Steve travelled with and hosted Bunny Lee, Glen Brown and Jah Stitch, Deejayed with Ranking Joe and many others and was present from the moment Jamaican music appeared in early 60s UK, running many record shops and being at the centre of the Jamaican music scene (and many others) in London England throughout.

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My personal belief is that there have been two eras of Jamaican music where above all energy has ruled the choices made, the sounds created and the vibes forthcoming, Ska and Ragga/Dancehall of the late 80s/early 90s. To me, Jackie Opel is full of the same energy and force as Cutty Ranks and it’s why Ska remains a firm favourite of mine ..

Hope you enjoy this selection…
1. Baba Brooks - Independence Ska - Island 7”
2. Roland Alphonso - Freedom Sound - Revive C&N 7”
3. Roland Alphonso - Skaravan - Revive Top Deck 7”
4. Rico Rodriguez - Rico’s Special - Randy’s Revive Ltd Ed 7”
5. Lord Tanamo - Night Food Ska - Treasure Isle Revive 7”
6. Lord Creator - Don’t Stay Out Late - Randy’s Revive Ltd Ed 7”
7. Jackie Opel - Old Rocking Chair- Coxsone Revive 7”
8. Owen and Leon Silvera- Practice What You Preach - Treasure Isle 7” from (Box Set Ska Rarities) Trojan
9. Larry Marshall - Snake In The Grass - Tuneico 7” Single Revive
10. Blues Busters - Tell Me Why - Blue Beat 7”
11. Higgs & Wilson - It Is A Day - Starlite 7” Single
12. The Wailers - Diamond Baby - Coxsone 7” Revive
13. Duke Reid Group - What A Bailing - Dutchess 7” from (Box Set Ska Rarities) Trojan
14. Alton & Eddie - Chickeroo - Sunshot Revive 7”
15. Skatalites - Suddenly - King Edward’s Revive 7”
16. Ferdy Nelson - Birds And Bees - Top Deck 7” Revive
17. Skatalites - Kingston 11 - Giant 7” Revive
18. Ernest Ranglin - Selected Group - Skalvouvia - Kentone 7” Revive
19. Lloyd Robinson with Rico Rodriguez and his Group - Give Me A Chance - Blue Beat 7”
20. Roland Alphonso - A Shot In The Dark - Top Deck Revive 7”
21. Baba Brooks - Musical Workshop - King Edwards 7” Revive
22. The Vikings (Toots) - Just Got To Be - Island 7” Single
23. The Skatalites - Ghost Town - Top Deck 7” Revive
24. The Skatalites - Collie Bud - Randy’s 7” Single Revive
25. Lynn Taitt and the Boys - Storm Warning - Treasure Isle Revive 7”

That’s All Folks

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24 Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio - The Gorgon - A Tribute to Bunny Lee

Bunny Lee passed away on the 6th October this year of 2020. This show is offered in respect of I believe the greatest of all the Jamaican record producers.

Not only did he virtually single handedly define the ‘Skinhead’ era of Early Reggae but he excelled in the era of the Golden age of Roots Reggae, a mission seemingly past the capabilities of Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, who only re-packed and re-dubbed their earlier output for a new era, fantastic though it was, while Lee produced fresh rhythms and entirely new music.

Not only did he encourage the creativity of the greatest of house bands, but he employed the early creative talents of King Tubby, a genre defining artist (in the true meaning of the word) himself. He produced one of the first tunes to be called ‘Reggae’ Bangarang by Max Romeo and Lester Sterling.. he truly was ‘The Gorgon’ a Monster of Music.

With thanks to Ken Jones aka Charlie Reggae for the Unity and Gas Singles. Charlie passed away many years ago, but was my original Reggae music mentor.

Ken Parker - How Could I - Trk 10 from Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party At Buckingham Palace Cd - Jamaican Gold
Lloyd Clarke - Summertime - Trk 9, Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party At Greenwich Farm Cd - Jamaican Gold
The Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl - Trk 17 Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party at King’s House Cd - Jamaican Gold
Lester Sterling - Bangarang - Cd 2 Trk 3 of The Bunny Striker Lee Story
Errol Dunkley - I Take You in My Arms - FAB 7” Single
Pat Kelly - Striving For The Right - Gas 7” Single
Dave Barker - Wet Version - Attack 7” Single
Slim Smith - Zip-Pa-Di-Do-Da - Unity 7” Single
Pat Kelly as ‘Little Boy Blue’ - Dark End Of The Street - Lee’s 7” Single
Karl ‘King Cannonball’ Bryan - Fire Ball - 7” Unity Single
Jackie Mittoo & The Bunny Lee All Stars - Hook Up - 7” Unity Single
John Holt - Sometimes - Unity 7” Single
Slim Smith and The Uniques - My Conversation - Cd4 Track 19 of ‘The Bunny Lee Story’
George Dekker - Foey Man - Carib-Disco (Pressure Sounds) 7” Single
Jeff Barnes and the Uniques - People’s Voice - Unity 7” Single
Delroy Wilson - Stay By Me - Jackpot 7” Single
U-Roy - Hat Trick - Trojan 7” Single
Jackie Brown - What Is Your Plan - Harry J (UK) 7” Single
Johnnie Clarke - Lemon Tree - Pyramid 7” Single
Johnnie Clarke - Joshua’s Word + Horns Dub - Jackpot 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon + Version - Angen 7” Single
Leroy Smart - I Don’t Like It - Attack Gold 10” Single
Dillinger - Jah Show Them The Way - Attack Gold 10” Single
Ken Boothe - Satta Massagana - Attack 7” Single
Lloyd Parks - Everybody Needs Love + Version - Horse 7” Single
Linval Thompson - No Escape - Gorgon 7” Single
Barry Brown - Cool Pon Yu Corner - Jackpot 7” Single
Ronnie Davis - The Power Of Love = King Tubby In A Fine Style - King Tubby The Dub Master Trojan 10” Single
Linval Thompson - Cool Down Your Temper / U-Roy - Cool Down - Jaguar 7” Single
Ronnie Davis - Kaya - Attack 7” Single

That’s All Folks

GOD BLESS BUNNY LEE

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The fathoms you plunder the more you get, the more you realise. The harder they drop, the deeper they fall on the wheels of steel… the more you go back to olde ways, to the fathomless mystifying sound of the Brentford Road Posse the greater the epiphany. Coxsone was a Wizard of Time and Space. Foundations isn’t even the works, foundation stone, head corner stone, is just the first building block, but the house of Reggae is built upon and within the Earth and the soil, and the beating heart and lungs of that earth . . . Was Studio One.

Here is a selection to cease your objection to any other direction of Argue-ment, Record money well spent… forward with the rhythm of life. Run it . . . .

p.s I’m sure that Lone Ranger says ‘Mi Friend Seth Blatter’ on Now the Gate Fly..!

Reggae Galore - Jim Nastic - Studio One 7” Single
Majic Spell - Cornell Campbell - Studio One Lp - Majic Spell
Baby Why - The Cables - Studio One 7” Single
Fear Not - Winston Jarrett - Studio One 7” Single
Skank Corner - King Stitt - Studio One 7” Single
Make A Joyful Noise - Silvertones - Studio One 7” Single
Freddie McGregor - Rastman Camp + Version - Studio One 7” Single
Johnny Osbourne - Truths and Rights - Studio One 7” Single
Lone Ranger - Now The Gate Fly - Studio One 7” Single
Blackstones - Tribute To Studio One - Studio One 7” Single
Bop and the Belltones - Smile Like An Angel - Coxsone 7” Single
The Heptones - Ting A Ling - Studio One 7” Single
Lascelles Perkins - Tell It All Brother - Studio One 7” Single
Cedric ‘Im Brooks - The Chicken - Studio One / Soul Jazz 7” Single
Roland Alphonso and the Sound Dimensions - Freedom Street - Rock a Shacka (C&N) Revive 7” Single
Carey Johnson - Correction Train - Money Disc 7” Single
Alexander Henry - Please Be True - Studio One 7” Single
Johnny Osbourne - Lend Me The Sixteen - 7” Studio One Single
Senior Pablo - Seniorita - Studio One 7” Single
Jackie Opel - Old Rocking Chair - Coxsone 7” Single
Clarendonians - Rudie Bam Bam - Coxsone 7” Single
Pablove Black - Chaunting Dread - Studio One 7” Single
Prince For I - Natty Farmyard - Coxsone 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Natty Don’t Go - Studio One 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Easy Take It Easy - Studio One 7” Single
Freddy McKay - Picture On The Wall - Money Disc 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Stars - Nu-Beat 7” Single
Mystery Track - Paul Rodgers with ‘The Maytals’ - I just Want To See You Smile, a One Away special recorded while Paul Rodgers was on Holiday in Jamaica 1972, offered as a tribute to the now late great Toots of Toots and the Maytals, long may he rest in utter Peace.

We don’t do the normal shite..

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A show for people who love their Reggae. Hosted by Big and Littlemikey Dread.
& Sent Straight to Trump’s Ego!!

Brentford Road All Stars- Throw Mi Corn
Horace Andy - Government Land / Government Dub
Cutty Ranks with Chase and Status - Retreat 2018
Cutty Ranks - Retreat Sound Boy
The Ragga Twins - Ragga Trip
The Heptones - Party Time
Tappa Zukie - Chalice to Chalice
Jah Stitch - Natty Dread Thing
John Holt - Man & Woman
The Crystalites - Musical Madness
Ruddy & Sketto - Etheopia
Rico - Over The Mountain
Aggrovators - A Ruffer Version
Sugar Minott - Let Jah Love Come
Mikey Dread - Headline News  
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Straight to Facist & Racist’s Head!

Dub is a Monster and it’s coming over the hill.  Bass is it’s pounding footsteps.  Hi Pass filtered HI-Hat .. it’s dripping and venomous fangs.
The infinite echo returns, as it screams & searches out it’s next sonic victim. If you are a Racist, if you are a Facist, it’s gonna be YOU!!  

Join me, Mike Murphy as I explore the realm that is ‘The Kingdom of . . . DUB and mash down all Grudgeful People.  

B A B Y L O N (and all wicked men) S H A L L G O D O W N

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Here are your tunes: Not necessarily in this order…

ABC Move Dub - Sly and Robbie - Taken from Lp ‘Hard Core Dub’
Marvellous Rocker - Winston Wright - Taken from Lp ‘ Grass Roots’
Zion Is Here - Yabby U - Taken from the Lp ‘King Tubby’s Prophecy of Dub.
Lawless Society Version - Revolutionaries - Taken from the Lp ‘Wailing Souls at Channel One’.
Bazooka Blast - Junior Delgado / Sly & Robbie - Taken from the Lp - ‘Raiders Of The Lost Dub’.
Revolution Dub - Prince Jammy - Taken from the Lp - ‘Africa Must Be Free by 1983 Dub’.
Demo Dub - Mikey Dread - Taken from the Lp - ‘Dub Catalogue Volume 1’.
Victorious Dub - Dennis Bovell - Taken from the Lp - ‘LKJ In Dub’.
The Corpse Rises - Scientist - Taken from the Lp - ‘Scientist Rids The World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires’.
Jab - Scientist - Taken from the Lp - ‘Scientist Heavyweight Dub Champion’
Zion Land - Dadawah - Taken from the Lp ‘Peace and Love’.
Distant Drums - Rico Rodriguez - Taken from the Lp - ‘Jama Rico’.
White Boy A Follower - The Church of Jah Rastafai - Taken from the Lp - ‘Churchical Chants of the Nyahbinghi’.
Satta Massa Gana - Cedric Brooks and the Magical Light of Saba - Taken from the Lp - ‘The Light of Saba’.
Juck’s Incorporation - Dub Specialist - Taken from the Lp - Juck’s Incorporation’.
Dub Specialist - Theme From Dub Room - Taken from the Lp - ‘Hi Fashion Dub Top Ten’.
Nah Run Weh - King Tubby’s - Taken from the Lp - ‘King Tubby’s presents Sound Clash Dubplate Style Part 2’.
Born for a Purpose / Reason for Living - Dr Alimantado and the Rebels - Taken from the Keyman 12” Release.
Elastic Dance - African Headcharge - Taken from the Lp my Life In A Hole In the Ground on U-Sound
Inner Circle and the Atman Riddim Section - Peace Time Now - from the Blood and Fire Lp (on Simply Vinyl) - Heavyweight Dub Killer Dub.
Prince Far I - Bendel Dub - Taken from the Frontline Lp - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2.
Scientist - Quasar - Taken from the Greensleeves Lp - Scientist Meets the Space Invaders.

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You can’t control the Dub, Dub is the interplanetary ship on which we travel, the ship is a living being, it has a mind of it’s own. The Blackstar Liner’s engines are set to full power, on overdrive, turbo powah, fuelled by Bass. At light Speed, we’ll get there tomorrow, and we set off in two weeks time. Tickets may be purchased for free: Care Of’ - The Concious Ticket Office’, Marcus Garvey Drive, In the Kingdom of Emancipation, Ethiopia…

We’re travelling straight to Cornovirus Head and we’re not stopping for no Bumboclaat Icebergs on the way. Sekkle yourself for a feature length journey into Dub, Instrumental and Concious Reggae. Roots Man Style.

Here are your tunes: Not necessarily in this order…

Errol Thompson with Joe Gibbs and the Proffesionals - Jubilation Dub - from the Lightening Lp ‘African Dub Almighty Chapter 3’
Rockers International Band - Only Jah Jah Dub, from the Greensleeves Lp ‘Augustus Pablo Presents Eastman Dub’.
King Tubby & Soul Syndicate - Dub the Right Way - Taken from Blood and Fire Cd - ‘Freedom Sounds In Dub’.
Sir Coxsone Sound - Picadilly Circus Dubb - from the Lp ‘King of the Dubb Rock’.
Prince Heron - Ethiopia Land Of My Father Second Cut - from the Lp ‘King Tubby, Surrounded By Dreads At The National Arena’.
King Tubby & Should Syndicate - Kind Tubby’s Key - Taken from Blood and Fire Cd - ‘Freedom Sounds In Dub’.
Augustus Pablo - Corner Crew Dub - Taken from Cd’ King Tubby’s Meets Rockers Uptown’
Roots Radics Band - Mission Impossible - Taken from the Cd set ‘Trojan Dub Box Set’.
Pachyman - Jumpy - Taken from the Lp - ‘Pachyman In Dub’.
Dub Specialist - Taurus Dub 2 - Taken from the ‘Studio One Dub’ Double Lp on Soul Jazz Records.
Dub Specialist - Accra - Taken from Studio One Lp - ‘African Rub ‘A’ Dub’
Dub Specialist - Banana Walk - Taken from ‘Dub Specialist ‘ - 17 Dub Shots from Studio One Cd on Heartbeat Records.
King Tubby - King Tubby’s Rock - Taken from Pressure Sounds 7” Box Set ‘Yabby You - Songs of Love and Unity’.
Yabby You - Stop Your Quarrelling Version - Taken from Pressure Sounds 7” Box Set ‘Yabby You - Songs of Love and Unity’.
Bunny Lee - Dreaming Dread - Taken from ‘Rock A Dub - Page One’ a Valdene Records Lp.
Lee Perry & King Tubby - Dub Organiser - Taken from the ‘I am The Upsetter’ 7” Box Set from Toejam Records.
Scientist - Mass Murder and Corruption - Taken from the Kingdom Lp ‘Scientist Crucial Cuts’.
Bim Sherman / Adrian Sherwood - Reaching Dub - Taken from Lp ‘Matrix Dub Century 1000’.
Sly & Robbie - Back To Base - Taken from The Lp ‘A Dub Experience’ on Island Reggae Greats.
Augustus Pablo - Silent Satta - from the Cd ‘Dub, Reggae and Roots from the Melodica King’ on Ocho Records.
King Tubby - Dunza Dub - as released on Lp ‘Rockers Almighty Dub’ on Clocktower Records. + Melodica Spice

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In these times of Future Past, where we are locked down, frozen moving forwards, or backwards, in stasis and wondering what will happen to us, I offer unto thee, in These Times Of Tribulation a selection of fine Reggae music for Lockdown Generation. So, place a virtual needle on the Record, step back, admire your surroundings, turn up the volume, adjust the bass. And, get ready to dance.

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Here are your tunes:

Simple Simon - Winston Churchill - Taken from his Lp Reggae Move on Vista Sounds.
The Silvertones - Make A Joyful Noise - Studio 1 - 7” Single.
Yabby You - Jah Vengence + Version - Prophets - 7” Single - Taken from the ‘Yabby You - Songs of Love and Unity’ - Pressure Sounds Box Set.
Bob Marley and the Wailers - Small Axe - 7” Single - Taken from ‘The Upsetter Box Set’ on Trojan Records.
Leroy Palmer / Scientist - Head Cornerstone + Version - Freedom Sounds 7” Single Revive.
Peter Ranking and General Lucky - Easies and Squeazes + Version - Roots Tradition - 7” Single.
Frankie Paul - Curfew In The Dance - Arrival - 7” Single.
Senya - Children Of The Ghetto - Impact - 7” Single.
Pioneers - Poor Rameses - Trojan Records - 7” Single.
The Skulls - Black Slavery Days - Fox - 7” Single Revive.
Elvis Presley - Crying In The Chapel - Studio? - 7” Single.
Lloyd Parks - Everybody Needs Love Version - Horse - 7” Single.
Augustus Pablo - Valley of Jehosephat - Rockers - 7” Single.
Jackie Statement - Watch Me - Hit Bound - 7” Single.
Maytals - Hold On - Pyramid - 7” Single Revive.
Jah Berry - Sufferation and Starvation - Tuff Beat 7” Single.
Winston Jarrett and the Righteous Flames - War - Ballistic 7” Single.
Barry Brown - Give Thanks and Praise - Attack 7” Single Revive
U-Brown - Blackstarliner - Hit Sound - 7” Single.
Wayne Wonder and Nardo Ranks - Sound Boy What Happen To You - Techniques - 7” Single.
Vicious Irie - Don Man - Power House - 7” Single.

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So in these odd days, when we are being strongly reminded of our mortality, there is something, at least for me, comforting in listening to my old 78 records. I haven’t wanted to listen to much music since this all started, and today, when I finally switched on the Hi-Fi all I wanted to do was play some Crackly Old 78s. They remind me of home, even though I don’t know what or where home is anymore.

I’ve tried to mix a flavour of what I like, moody Mambo, Rhythm and Blues in it’s original sense, funky old stuff. Even a Cab Calloway weed smokers anthem, yes they had jazz fags in the 30s and 40s, you weren’t the first, your Great Grandparents weren’t even the first!

They’re comforting, like food you’ve always loved. That’s why I haven’t played Reggae for this show, I almost don’t want to spoil ‘the good vibes’, and there’s something natural for me, playing some old tunes. If you don’t normally listen to this kind of thing, I urge you to give it a try. I knows you’se gonna likes it.. Daddy O.

See you all on the other side when we have the party! In the meantime, perhaps these tunes will help you boogie a little at home.

Big Joe Turner - Chains Of Love - Atlantic
Willie Bryant with the Tab Smith Septet - Blues Around The Clock Pt 1 - Apollo
Don Rendell ‘ Music In The Making’ - Presque Cubain - Vogue
Charles Brown and his Band - Sooth Me - Vogue
Smiley Lewis - Queen Of Hearts - Imperial
Country Jim - Sad And Lonely Blues - Imperial
Lord Beginner - England Regains The Ashes - Esquire
Cecil Knot & His Joybell Orchestra - When You Come America / Cowhead - MRS
Chuck Berry - Too Much Monkey Business - Chess
Billy Haley and his Comets - Mambo Rock - Brunswick
Lord Invader with The Rupert Nurse Calypso Band- Hurricane Connie - Melodisc
Smiley Lewis - The Rocks (with Fats Domino on Piano) - Imperial
Lord Kitchener with Freddy Grant’s Caribbean Rhythm - Denis Compton Calypso - Melodisc
Anne Cole - In The Chapel - Baton
Earl Bostic - Sleep - Vogue
Bill Doggett - Ram Bunk Shush - Parlophone
Lord Begginer - Caribbean Lullaby - Melodisc
Charlie Parker’s New Stars - Stupendous - Parlophone
Shirley and Lee - Do You Mean To Hurt Me So - Down Beat
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five - Let The Good Times Roll - Brunswick
Les Brown and his Band Of Renown - They Were Doin’ The Mambo - Vogue Coral Series
Les Brown and his Orchestra - Triskadekaphobia - Columbia Swing Time Music Series
Earl Bostic - Jungle Drums - Parlophone
Dan Marino Barreto and his Cuban Orchestra - Yo Ta Namora - His Master’s Voice
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra - The Man From Harlem - Brunswick
Enrique Aviles and his Orchestra- Tan Sabrosona - Melodisc
Earl Grant - Hunky Dunky Doo - Decca / Kentone
Smiley Lewis - Down The Road - Imperial
Earl Bostic and his Orchestra - I Hear A Rhapsody - Parlophone
Edmundo Ross and his Orchestra - Cuban Mambo - Decca
Count Basie - Boogie Woogie - Brunswick
Stephan Grappelly and his Hot Four (feat Django Reinhardt - Guitar) - Avalon - Decca

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A Collection of Tunes that could have got played, and are now... - Dedicated to Will, Ferdinand, Keith, Roy Hanney and Crew.

Tracklist:
Jah Lion - Columbia Collie - Black Art - Revive 7"
Vivian Jones - Institutionalize Racism - Global Domination 7”
Junior Murvin - Philistines On The Land - Black Art - Revive 7”
Upsetters - Bingo Kid - Black Art - Revive 7”
Junior Murvin - Police and Thieves - Island 7”
Jah Lion - Soldier and Police War - Island 7”
Jah Walton - Stay A Yard and Praise God - Moodisc 7”
Jah Mitto - Sharper Than Barbwire - Peckings 7”
Ripton Hylton - My Father’s Land - Eek-A-Mouse Records - Revive 7”
Prince Allah - Black Rose - Freedom Sounds - 7”
Prince Allah - Stone - Freedom Sounds - 7”
Jah Wally Stars - Freelimo - Addis Ababa - 7”
King Kong - Jah Jah Rule - Thompson Sound -7"
Joe Morgan - Basement Session - Bullwackie - 7”
King Kong - Trouble Again - Jammy’s 7”
Bounty Killer & Wayne Smith - Sleng Teng Ressurection - Jammy’s 7”
Louie Ranking feat. Red Hot Love Tone - Typewriter Hip Hop Mix - YouTube
Luciano and Selvie Wonder - Neighbourhood Watch - XTerminator 7” (Given by Nick Ferracone, So nice!)
Tenor Saw - Golden Hen - Up Tempo 12” (Dedicated to Will and Lianne)
Lee Van Cliff - Bam Salute - Jah Guidance - Revive 7”
I-Roy - Rootsman - Love - Revive 7”
The Itals - Ina Disa Time - Love - Revive 7”
Errol Alphonso - Chant Jah Victory - Vivian Jackson - Revive 7”
The Abyssinians - Satta Ammasagana - Tropical Sound Tracs 7”
I-Roy and Johnny Clarke - Satta - Monica’s Records 7”
The Abyssinians - Satta Don - Clinch - Revive 7"

You can now donate to the show on PAYPAL & Patreon, I hate Patreon, but at the time it was the only way to link the listeners on Podomatic with a way to contribute, now you have the much more one time only donation friendly Paypal option. I would always prefer that you use this option should you wish to help..

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Anyone who loves Reggae will love the extended mixes that came with the invention of the 12” single, built for remixes and versioning and with the deeper and wider grooves for a heavier BASS they are an ideal way to showcase riddims, the song, the deejay cut and the dub. Here are some of my favourites, without chat, (we chatted so much on the last show), I hope you like the tuneage as much as I do; the show includes the Shaka show stopper Jahovia, an excursion into dub versioning that should get even the most jaded of palates salivating. Jonnie Clarke’s Babylon with it’s biting guitar lick and massive dub is another must.

Tristan Palmer & Ranking Joe - Fussing and Fighting - Art & Craft 12”
Twinkle Brothers - Jahovia - Virgin Frontline 12”
Gregory Isaacs - Poor And Clean - African Museum 12”
Yabby U - King Pharaoh Plague / Plague of Horns - Vivian Jackson 12”
Barrington Levy - Prison Oval Rock Dub Plate mix / Prison Oval Dub Dub Plate mix - Greensleeves 12”
Jah Thomas - Dance In The Area - Midnight Rock 12” (with heavy Bass and Drum Dubwise)
Jonnie Clarke - Babylon - Jah Shaka Music 12” + Dub
Naggoo Morris - Come Home Little Girl - Frontline 12”
Chantells - Bad Reputation - Phase One 12:
Errol Shorter / Eek A Mouse - Wild Inna ’81 Style / Wa Do Dem - Greensleeves 12”
Frankie Paul - Pass The Tush Em Peng - Greensleeves 12”
Singie Singie - Big Bout Yah - Midnight Rock 12”
Anthony Johnson - Gunshot - White Label 12” with Ranking Toyan and Jah Thomas DJ
Black Uhuru / Ranking Joe - Rent Man / Rent Man Style - Ranking Joe Universal 12”
Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell / Dub My Bell - Sound City 12”
Barrington Levy + Trinity - A Yah We Deh - Burning Vibrations 12”
Misty In Roots - Peace And Love - People Unite 12"

You can donate to the show on Patreon, help to keep us running, promo and contact via Facebook Group - Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio. See you there… and don’t forget we’re running Sound at the Pig’s Palace Hastings on the 29th Feb. Leap a Gwaaaaaaan with Power Surge Sound System. ‘Nuff bass in a dee place...

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Mr. Russ Bell-Brown aka Russ Disciples, of the Disciples, UK Roots and Dub Producer, shares some of his favourite signpost tunes with Bigmikey on a whopping three hour + Basement Session recorded before and during the Christmas period 2019. There are some truly classic tunes on the show and too much to get your teeth into.
Russ chats about favourite tunes, production and his musical influences and musical loves in general. A must for all Roots lovers and budding Reggae producers who want to know what goes on in the mind of one of the World’s top creators of New Roots music. The tracks played on the show are as follows…

Tommy McCook and the Supersonics - More Love - Treasure Isle 7” Single
Richard Ace - Hang ‘Em High - Trojan 7” Single
Pat Kelly - Workman Song - Gas 7” Single
The Love Generation - Warwick Hill - Grape 7” Single
Burning Spear - This Population - Bongo Man 7” Single
Freddie McGregor - Go Away Pretty Girl - Money 7” Single
Freddie McGregor - Homeward Bound - Studio One 7” Single
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - Jungle Lion - Upsetter 7” Single
Ital Winston - Ride On - Vital Food 7” Single
Gregory Isaacs - Thief A Man - Advance 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Give The Little Man A Great Big Hand - Justice 7” Single
Leroy Smart - The Road Is Rough - Sweet City 7” Single
Bush Ranger - Ranger In The Workshop - Count Shelly 7” Single
Fred Locks - The Last Days - Jahmikmusic 7” Single
Don Hutchinson - What You Gonna Do - IMF 7” Single
Pablo & Tubby’s - King Tubby’s Meets The Rockers Uptown - Yard Music 7” Single
Hugh Mundell - Africa Must Be Free By 1983 - Rockers International 7” Single
Yabby Youth And The Sons Of Jah - Jah Speak With Lightening And Thunder - TR Groovemaster 7” Single
Wayne Wade - Black Is Our Colour - Mango 7” Single
Frankey - Slavery Days - Maroc 7” Single
Delroy Wilson - Big Man In Town + Version - Third World 7” Single
Junior Ross & The Spears - Babylon Fall - Caribbean 7” Single
Ras Midas - Good Old Days - Jaywax 7” Single
Welton Irie - Blackman Get Up Pon Tan Foot - South East music 7” Single
Trinity - Vampire - Flagman 7” Single
Hugh Brown - The Big Licking Stick - Jackpot 7” Single
I-Roy - Proud Black - Blank 7” Single
Mikey Dread - & The Instigators - Robbers Roost - 40 Leg 7” Single
Makka Bees - Nation Fiddler - Congo 7” Single
Unity Stars - Africa - Nice 1 7” Single

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I’ve been listening to this, and I’ve been listening to that, I’ve been putting those tunes to one side and this is them.. enjoy your meal.

Tony Mahoney - False Preacher / Burn False Preacher 7” Single
Pachyman - Flash The Rhythm - Pachyman In Dub Lp
Ken Parker - It’s True - Dragon 7” Single
Dennis Brown / Big Youth - Equal Rights + Version - Lightening 12” Single
Pat Kelly - How Long - From Both Sides Lp
Chantells - Baby Don’t Leave Me - Phase One Waiting In The Park Lp
Prince Far I - Jamaican Heroes - Jamaican Heroes Lp
The Silvertones - Whoo Baby - Rocksteady Rarities Cd set
Ranking Joe - Milkman Coming - Weakheart Fade Away Lp
Pachyman - Jumpy - Pachyman In Dub Lp
Bigmikeydread - One Spliff, Two Heineken - BMDRR
John Holt - You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine - Hold Me Strong Lp
Bunny Wailer - Fighting Against Conviction - Blackhearts Man Cd
Crystalites - Musical Madness - For a Fistful Of Dollars Cd
Rupie Edwards - If You Can’t Beat Them Join Them - Rupie’s Scorchers Cd
Nevill Hinds - My Piano And I - Rupie’s Scorchers Cd
Early B - Get Inna Dee Army - History of Jamaica Cd
No Mystery Tune
So who do you think is your favourite (and don’t say Boris Johnson!), let me know on the Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio Facebook page, bust some moves of your own there. And check out the show in future, let me know what you liked, and if you want to support the show, get in touch and I can let you know how.. - Tah.

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When Marley and his post Wailing Wailers was swingin’ his thing in the USA and Europe, Jamaica was listening to Messrs. Isaacs, Clarke, Brown & Campbell. In an effort to right the balance, here’s some good olde worlde tunes from these 4 luminaries of the Jamaican pop music scene.

Gregory Issacs - Thief A Man - 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Tenement Yard - 7” Single
Johnny Clarke - Peace In The Ghetto - 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Wherever I Lay My Hat - 7” Single
Gregory Isaacs - Uncle Joe - 7” Single
Dennis Brown with Big Youth - Ride On, Ride On - 7” Single
Johnny Clarke - Crazy Bald Head - 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon Speaks - 7” Single
Gregory Isaacs - How Can I Change My Mind - 12”Discomix
Dennis Brown - Running Around - 12” Discomix
Johnny Clarke - Rude Boy - 12” Discomix
Cornell Campbell - Bumming In The Getto - 12” Discomix
Gregory Isaacs - Loving Pauper - 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Whip Them Jah - 7” Single
Johnny Clarke - Jump Back Baby - 7” Single
Cornell Campbell - Natty Don’t Go - 7” Single
Gregory Isaacs - Mr Cop - 7” Single
Dennis Brown - Song My mother used To Sing - 7” Single
Johnny Clarke - Hold On - 7” Single
Cornell Campbell and the Eternals - Reach Out Darling - 7” Single
Glen Brown - Dance Good - 7” Single

Mystery Choone… ‘They Were Doin’ The Mambo' - Les Brown and his Band of Renown 78rpm on Vogue Coral Series.

So who do you think is your favourite (and don’t say Les Brown!), let me know on the Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio Facebook page, bust some moves of your own there. And check out the show in future, let me know what you liked, and if you want to support the show, get in touch and I can let you know how.. - Tah.

This show is offered up in the memory of Glen Brown, producer and musician who passed away this last week. RIP.

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a right ole hotch potch of poorly considered bad choices, .. nah not really.. Listen and you will hear a veritable musical genius at work...

This show contains tunes by Pablove Black, Dennis Brown, The disciples, Barry Brown, Jerry Morris, Ken Boothe, Rico Rodriguez and many more.

Yabby You and the Prophets - Conquering Lion + Dub - 7” Single
L. Bennett and Jah Berry - Captivity - Discomix 12”
Jim Brown - In Tine - 7” Single
The Diciples - Return To Addis Ababa - 12”
Glen Brown & King Tubby - Lambsbread J Outernash - Nick Mannaseh Remix - Blood and Fire Select Cuts dbl Lp
Anthony Redrose - Tempo - Firehouse Revolution Lp
Early B - Gateman Get ‘Fraid - 7” Single
Nicodemus - 2000 soundclash War - Fatha Demus Lp
Ras Ibuna - Pay Them Dues - 7” Single
Barry Brown - Catch Them Jah Jah - 7” Single
Jerry Morris - Nyah Nyah - 7” Single
Ken Boothe - Let’s Get It On - 7” Single
Alexander Henry - Please Be True - 7” Single
Winston Francis - Games People Play - Mr. Fix It Lp
Dennis Brown - Running Around - Discomix 12”
Rico Rodriguez - Distant Drums - Jama Rico Lp
Pavlov Black - high Locks - 7” Single
Junior Hibberts - Really For A Reason - 7” Single
Dae and Ansel Collins - Wild Bunch - Double Barrell Lp

Hope you have enjoyed the show, if you have let me know and spread the word,..

Thank you

Mikey

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Whole leap a good music to hear, whole leap a dance music to jump and prance, whole heap of good tunes to nice up your party and free up your mind..

Well over 2 hours of great music and frankly woeful commentary to get you through your daily commute, the lunchtime break at work, your kids birthday party or a tedious trip to the inlaws house one weekend...

Michael Palmer - Can’t Take the Fuss aka Run Around Woman - Greensleeves 12”
Barrington Levy - Come On - Greensleeves 12”
Scientist - Night Of The Living Dead - Greensleeves Lp - Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
Little John - Dancehall Style - Greensleeves 12”
General Roy - Deejay Version to ‘I Wan’t To Hold You Girl - Majesty 12”
LKJ - Brain Smashing Dub - Lp LKJ In Dub on Island Records
Burning Spear - Social Living Is The Best - Lp Social Living
Dr. Alimantado - Just Because A Bit Of Bread - Kings Bread Lp
Mikey Dread - Dub Addict - Lp Dub Catalogue Vol 1
Gregory Isaacs - Jailer Jailer - Lp Mr Isaacs
Sugar Minott - Right Track - Lp Bittersweet
Junior Murvin - Strikes and Demonstrations - Lp Muggers in the Street
Hugh Mundell - Time Has Come - Lp Blackman’s Foundation
Sly & Robbie - Channel 1 Rock Dub - Lp Hord Core Dub
King Tubby & Yabby U - Conquering Dub - Prophecy In Dub Lp
Sly & Robbie - Indiana James - Lp Raiders of the Lost Dub
Augustus Pablo - Western Kingston Style - Africa Must Be Free by 1983 in Dub
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Wicked and Dreadful - Lp State Of Emergency
Joe Gibbs - Lime Key Rock - Lp African Dub Almighty Chapter One
Skulls - Third World + Third World Shuffle - Lp Clappers Black Slavery Days
Winston & Robin - Wailing Time - Lp Rocksteady Coxsone Style
Jackie Mittoo - Ghetto Organ - Lp Macka Fat
Wailing Souls - Got To Be Coll - Lp the Wailing Souls
Heptones - Equal Rights - Lp Heptones On Top
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time - Lp armagideon Time
El Tibby & The Stingers - Stepping Into Zion - Lp Naturally the Bongoman Collection
Barry Brown - Release The Chains - Rockers 10”
Winston Wright - Marvellous Rockers - Lp Grass Roots
Black Uhuru - Sinsemillia - Lp Sinsemillia
Tommy McCook - Real Cool - Lp Sir Coxsone and Duke Reid In Concert at Forresters Hall
Mystery Track

Hope you have enjoyed the show, if you have let me know and spread the word,..

Thank you

Mikey

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10 Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio - Deejay Come To Play, Yowser yowser yowser as Frank Zappa would’a say.. please find herein some right nice Deejay tunes, for I love up the toasting and I hope you do too, it has a way of bring the dance into your home, so draw your brakes, see how much pressure your house of joy will take, and lick up one spliff and two Heineken my friend.. it’s the Big Mikey Dread Reggae Radio extravaganjah.

Buckers - Sugar & Spice - Deb - Dj Tracking Lp
Prince Far-I - Head of The Buccaneer - Cry Tuff 7” Revive Single
Jah Berry - Sufferation and Starvation - Tuff Beat - 7” Single + Dubwise
Sister Carol - Down In The Ghetto - Jah Life 12” Single
Welton Irie- Lamb’s Bread International - Pantomine 10” Single
Count Machuki and the Destroyers - Movements (The Joe Gibbs Way) - Amalgamated Revive (Trojan) 7” Single
Dennis AlCapone - Rock Them Capone - Jackpot 7” Single
Hugo Brown - Ayatollah - Mandingo 7” Single
Dillinger - Jah Jah Dub + Vin Gordon Magnum Force- King Tubbys the dub master - 10” Single
Jah Stitch - Set Up Yourself Dreadlocks (aka Killer ) - Jackpot Revive 7” Single
Ranking Devon - Country Party - Black Solidarity 7” Single
Nickademus (sic) - Earth & Moon - Music Master 7” Single
U-Roy - Tom Drunk - Treasure Isle Revive 7” Single
Early B - Righteous Rasta - Kingjam 10” Single
Ringo - New Yorker - Atomic Bum 7” Single
Tappa Zukie - Jah is I Guiding Star + Dubwise - Attack Gold 10” Single
Lone Ranger - Natty Burial - Taken from the Lp Reggae Anthology, the Channel One Story on VP Records
Mystery Tune

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Mikey

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