Greetings,

First show of Spring. Here is what is in store for the 3 hours: of Smile Jamaica: March 21, 2015. 85 sec.

Annotated Playlist: March 21, 2015: Smile Jamaica

Set 1:

• Azeem & Session – Pass It On; Live and Direct (M. Al’s) Berkeley, Collie-fornya vinyl
• Israel Vibration – Dub Worries; Same Song Dub (RAS) ’78 Dub Album of the Week
• Judy Mowatt – King of Kings; By the Rivers of Babylon (Shanachie); Rasta compilation

<Judy Mowatt – Wailers Family Tree; 25 sec.>

• The Archives feat. Lenny Kurlou – Why Can’t We Live Together (ESL) 2012; Timmy Thomas soul cover; ½ of Thievery Corporation

<Timmy Thomas soul original; 18 sec.>

• Courtney Melody – Bad Boy; 24 Karat Gold (Shanachie) DJ Yonnie megamix
• Horace Andy – Poor Johnny; See and Blind (Heartbeat Europe) ’98; 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement

<Poor Johnny chose cocaine over sensi 22 sec.>

• Barry Isaac – Mission Against Herbs (Original Vocal Mix 2); 10” (Reggae on Top) bonus herbs, 2008 militant steppers

<4 down, 46 to go!>

Set 2: Best of 25 Years

• George Faith – To Be a Lover (Have Mercy); To Be a Lover (Island) ’77; Lee “Scratch” Perry mix, William Bell soul cover; Riddim Shower (1): vox
• The Upsetters – Love Version; Rhythm Shower (Trojan) ’70; Riddim Shower (2): Version – to Shenley Duffus vox

<Reggae History Lesson: Riddim Shower; 17 sec.>

• Althea & Donna – The West; Uptown Top Ranking (Virgin Front Line) ’78
• Ranking Dillinger – See and Blind; None Stop Disco Style (Clocktower)

 Set 3: Wailers Family Tree

• The Wailers – Get Up Stand Up; Burnin’ (Deluxe Edition) (Tuff Gong); Live at Leeds 11/23/73
• Bunny Wailer – Dash Wey the Vial; Liberation (Shanachie) ‘88
• Peter Tosh – Fire Fire (Babylon Burning); Talking Revolution (Pressure Sounds) acoustic live at KZEL: Eugene Oregon

<Six Degrees of Smile Jamaica: Peter Tosh acoustic KZEL Eugene Oregon; 70 sec.>

Set 4:

• Sister Nancy – Transport Connection; 600% Dynamite (Soul Jazz)

<Reggae History Lesson: Singjay; 13 sec.>

• Murray Man – Hands Up; 10” (Meditative Sounds) 2008 Sweden militant steppers

<Reggae History Lesson: Militant Steppers; 9 sec.>

• The Specials – Rat Race; Stereo-Typical: A’s, B’s & Rarities (EMI) 2 Tone ska box set
• Prince Far I – Commandment of Drugs; Message From the King (Virgin Front Line) ‘78

<He who traffics in dope, will hang by a rope….Prince Far I; 12 sec.>

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

<bonus tune in Vinyl sets! 10 sec.>

• U Brown – Chalice to Chalice; Third World Disco vol. 1 (Third World) ’77 UK herbtune

<Reggae History Lesson: Disco for Rockers Reggae 15 sec.>

• Lovindeer – Grow the Ganja; De Blinkin’ Bus (TSOJ) ’82 JA
• Ini Kamoze – Settle With Me; Statement (Mango) ’84 US
• Ken Boothe – I Know It; Reggae For Lovers (Generation) ’79 Missisauga, Ontario
• Sis Nya – Babylon Trap; Jah Music (Jah Shaka) ’87 UK

 Set 6:

• The Selecter – Carry Go Bring Come; Too Much Pressure (Chrysalis) ’80; Justin Hines 2 Tone ska cover
• Big Youth – Dread Organ; Dreadlocks Dread (Virgin Front Line) ‘78 harmonica dub
• New Wave & the Rebel Arms – My Girl; Cobra Style (Heartbeat); Family Barrett prod’n
• Dennis Brown – Open the Gates; 10” (Observer Gold) 

<Reggae History Lesson: How Niney the Observer got his name; 9 sec.>

 Set 7: Jamaican Jukebox: 7″ 45 RPM

• The Meditations – Standing on the Corner; 7” (blank) ’78
• Owen Gray – Turning Point; 7” (TR Groovemaster) ’77; Tyrone Davis soul cover
• Hortense Ellis – Secretly; 7” (Studio One)
• Keble Drummond – Dangerous; 7” (Mod)
• Max Romeo – I Chase the Devil; Babylon Central (ESL ;76;  Riddim Shower (1): vox
• Peabody & Sherman – I Chase the Iron Man; 7” (blank); Max Romeo meets Black Sabbath

<You’ve got Black Sabbath in my Max Roemo!; 28 sec.>

Set 8: Mutant Dub

• Zion Train Sound System; Fuck the Nazis (Trancemasters Remix); ’95
• Ranking Joe – World in Trouble; Twilight Circus Remixed : Dubwise (M) Dutch dubber 2004
• Dreadzone – Shining Path; Second Light (Virgin) ‘95
• Botom Botom – Show Me the Vibes; This is Not a Stereotype (Hammerbass) French w/ female vox
• 808 feat. UB40 – One in Ten; CD single (Tommy Boy) ‘92