<Smile Jamaica’s Christmas dilemma>

Greetings,

I don’t get hung up on the Holiday PC stuff. Happy Holidays? Okay. Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Kool Kwanza. Most awesome Mawlid (that’s what the Muslims call Jesus’ birthday – one of their Top 5 Prophets.)

My skygod of choice is Anu, Marduk and Isthar. Those who came down from the sky

My dilemma hosting Smile Jamaica for 27+ years is how much and when to start Xmas Reggae. Some years I get complaints, “Bah humbug Nelson – play some Christmas jams!” Other years it it, “I listen to Smile Jamaica to not hear commercial Christmas”.

So this week? One Christmas tune. All I want for Christmas is my Collie herb! 8 down 42, to go!

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Playlist: Jah-cember 3, 2016

Set 1:

• Phillip Frazer – Give King Selassie I Praises + Jah Blessing Flowing Dub; I and I in Inity (I & I Sound) ’87 US vinyl
• Natural Roots – Natural Roots (Only Roots) ’84 Fr. Vinyl: Dub Album of the Hour
• Beres Hammond – Bubbling; Beres Hammond and Friends (ERC)
• The Specials – Rude Boy Outa Jail; Stereo-Typcial (2 Tone) ’80 3 CD best of
• Ayo – What’s This All About; Gravity At Last (Wrasse) 2008: Nigerian-German female artist
• The Pioneers – Papa Was a Rolling Stone; From the Beginning (Jet Star) ’73 Temptations cover
• Aswad – Just a Little Herb; Rebel Souls (Mango) ’84 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
• Freddie McGregor – Jahovah; 10” (Observer Gold) over Satta riddim

Set 2:

• Johnny Osbourne – Trench Town School; Dancehall 2 (Soul Jazz) ‘80
• Marcia Griffiths – Feel Like Jumping; Classic Reggae Hits (Time)
• Black Slate – Legalize Collie Herb; Amigo (bbr) ’80 herbtune
• Buume – Seriously; 10’ (Zimatime) 2006 UK mutant dub instrumental

Set 3: Best of Smile Jamaica 27+ Years

• Gregory Isaacs – Happiness Come; Love Is Overdue (Heartbeat) ’74: 
• Rita Marley – Who Is Your Neighbor; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82
• UB40 – Little by Little; Signing Off (Sound/DEP) ’80 singles collection
• Jacob Miller & Ray I – Twelve Days of Ismas; Natty Christmas (RAS) ’78 xmas herbtune
• Burning Spear & the Black Disciples – The Ghost; Garvey’s Ghost (Mango) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4: Rockers do Reggae

• Keith Richards feat. Lee “Scratch” Perry – Love Overdue; Crosseyed Heart (Republic) 2015 Gregory Isaacs cover

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• Eric Clapton – Whatcha Gonna Do; Crossroads Box Set (Polydor) ’74: Peter Tosh cover, unreleased
• Magic! – Rude; Don’t Kill the Magic! (RCA) 2014 Canadian
• The Slits – Fade Away; In the Beginning (Jungle) ’80 live female punk cover of Junior Byles original

Set 5: Vinyl Is Vital

• Trinity – Bad Card; Bad Card  (Joe Gibbs) ’81 FL
• Sis Nya – Serious Time; Jah Music (Jah Shaka) ’87 UK
• No Fixed Address – Black Man’s Rights; Wrong Side of the Road (Black Australia) ’81  Australian soundtrack
• Sugar Minott – This Old Man; Studio One Sales Conference (Studio One) ’75 JA: nursery rhyme
• Frankie Paul – Brothers; Strictly Reggae Music (Londisc) ’84 JA

Set 6:

• Pato Banton – No Worry; Never Give In (Primitive Man) ‘88
• Ras Command – Kali Dub; In Dub (Red Arrow) ’95 Germ. Mutant dub
• Peter Broggs – International Farmer; Rastafari Liveth! (RAS) ’82 herbtune, request  

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• Love Joys – Let Me Rock You Now; Showcase (Wackies) ‘82
• Ja-Man All-Stars  – Dub Zone; In the Dub Zone (Blood and Fire) Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

• Gracy & the Herbman Band – Comfortable; Movements (Funfundvierzig) ’94 Germ. Female singer
• King Kong – Earth Is the Lord; Rumble Jumble Life (Massive B) 2005
• Rob I Peart – Scorpion; 10” (Kingston Connexion)

Set 8: Mutant Dub

• Alpha & Omega – Roots; Legend of A & O (Dopic Sounds) 2006 UK trance dubbers: Mutant Dub Set
• Audio Active – Kick the Bong Around (Adrian Sherwood mix); Bong (Birdman) 2000 Jahpon
• Dubblestandart – Steets of Dub (Anxiety Mix); Are You Experienced (Collision) 2006 Jah-stria
• Dubchek – Duppy Train; Down Memory Gap Lane (Unitone Wold) 2001
• Jim Nastics & Mungo’s Hi Fi – Nah Lef Africa; Jahtarian Dubbers vol. 3 (Jahtari) 2012 Germ.

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