Since I’ve decided to get my ass in gear and write some more stuff on this blog I’ve come up with a new semi-regular feature that I’ll call — wait for it —Version Galore! Original right? Well that’s kinda going with the new theme of the feature.
Reggae’s very core is built on the version going [...]
The wonderful (and we can’t say that enough) DanceCrasher site updated their long running list of 100 greatest Rocksteady tunes back in December but we didn’t get it posted here so we’ll make up for it now. They present another amazing collection of label art, stories and sound clips of some of the most outstanding [...]
There was an interesting piece in the Jamaica Observer about the classic Count Prince Miller cut “Mule Train”. This was a hit back in the day and still gets a spin sporadically in the clubs today.
As the story states: his involvement in the 1972 recording session was somewhat impromptu. “I came down here with, Millie [...]
With the recently re-issued Laurel Aitken’s “High Priest of Reggae” on CD it’s only fitting that someone does a story about Western inspired Reggae covers.
Nina, our friend and fellow Ram Jam Club selector has done just such a thing (funny how it all hits at the same time). She’s written up a nice little selection [...]
There’s a brand new 7″ slice of vintage vinyl goodness from the new house of roots: Jandisc Records! It’s another platter produced by J. Bonner of Vessels & Aggrolites fame and featuring Jah Faith & The Black Emeralds (the Jandisc house band). The heavy duty militant rockers style riddim “NO BOTHER GRUMBLE” backed [...]
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