Greetings,

I know it’s spring when I have to go to the pharmacy for that behind the counter Claritin D

Love that extra hour of daylight on Smile Jamaica

I am going through a home remodel and have packed up my records until my room addition is completed. As I pack I pull out gems.

Musical nostalgia. Most of the shops I stocked the Ark-Ives from are long gone. Everything else is pieced out as single items on ebay.

Bim Sherman Century bought for $20 from UK now fetches $1250 on ebay.

When I started collecting Reggae in the mid 80s, people would sell their entire black collection for seed money for these new novelty items: the compact disk. So I scooped up as much Reggae vinyl as Ronald Reagan’s student loan check would allow. Bargain basement price.

I have records I bought for $4 in perfect condition that sell for $400 now in lousy condition.

In 2017 of all ironies: The Compact Disks is going the way of the dodo and vinyl (and vinyl only Record Huts) are coming back.

bless, robt

Smile Jamaica Ark-ives: March 18, 2017 – highlights 54 sec.

Set 1:

• Jennifer Lara – Rocking Tonight; Presenting Jennifer Lara (Studio One) ’81 JA vinyl
• Africjam – Woman I Love; Instrumental Dub Reggae Music ’93 UK vinyl; Dub Album of the Hour

<Guiltiness riddim shower; 27 sec.>

• Bob Marley & the Wailers – Guiltiness; Exodus (Tuff Gong) ’77 riddim shower (1) – vox
• I Roy – Commandment Ten (Guiltiness); Ten Commandments (Virgin Front Line) ’80: riddim shower (2) – deejay
• Chalawa – Guiltiness Dub; Exodus Dub (Micron) ’77 Can. vinyl
• Bunny Wailer – Conscious Lyrics; Dancehall Massive (Shanachie) ’92
• Black Slate – Legalise Collie Herb; Amigo (Ensign) ’80 UK: 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement 
• Junior Dan – Look Out For the Devil + version; Junior Dan (Hi Try) 70’s

Set 2:

• Peter Tosh & the Wailers – No Mercy; Honorary Citizen (Columbia/Legacy) ’72 – Rare Jamaican singles
• Grace Nelson & Ire Hi-Fi; Jah Is Real; Play de Music (Planet Dread) 2007 Germany
• Mutabaruka – Witeman Country; Check It! (Alligator) ’83 dub poet
• Cornell Campbell – What Kind of World; 10″ (Music Lab) cover of The Cables classic

Set 3: Best of 27+ Years

• Lacksley Castell – Morning Glory; Morning Glory (Negus Roots) ’83
• Johnny Clarke – Rebel Soldering; Don’t Trouble Trouble (Attack) ’75

<Reggae History Lesson: Soldering; 11 sec.>

• Cocoa Tea – Rocking Dolly; Rocking Dolly (RAS) ’82
• Sophia George – Girlie, Girlie; For Everyone (Pow Wow) ’85 – version galore (female vox)
• Charlie Chaplin – Boyie, Boyie; 12″ (Winner) ’85 – version galore (male vox)
• Augustus Pablo – East of the River Nile; (Shanachie) ’78 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 4:

• Don Carlos – Just a Passing Glance  + DJ version; Just a Passing Glance (RAS) ’84
• Big Joe – World Wide Kaya; AT the Control (Attack)  ’78 dj to Ronnie Davis’ cover of Bob Marley; herbtune
• Admiral Tibett – Poor Freddy; Dancehall Roots (Metro) ’91
• Christine Miller – Warmonger; 10″ (Backyard Movements) 2003 UK militant steppers

Set 5: Vinyl is Vital Set

• Bim Sherman & the Voluntary – Keep You Dancing; Century (Century) ’84 UK ON U Sound

<Bim Sherman record worth $1250; 1 min 12 sec.>

• Time Unlimited – Devil’s Angel; Devil’s Angel (Live Wire) ’84 JA
• Jennifer Lara – Hand to Mouth; High Times All Star Explosion (Alligator) ’85 Chicago
• Dennis Brown – Hallelujah; Wake Up (Natty Congo) ’85 JA
• The Gladiators – You Can’t Say That I’m Lying; Show Down vol. 3 (Hitbound) ’84 NY

Set 6:

• Chris Hinze feat. Peter Tosh – Silver & Gold; Kings of Reggae (Keyman) ’80 Dutch jazz flute player w/ Word, Sound & Power

<Dutch flautist with Sly & Robbie + Peter Tosh; 44 sec.>

• Joan Armatrading – I Can’t Lie to Myself; Walk Under Ladders (A & M) ’80 feat. Sly & Robbie
• Pfaff Family Dog – Two Hits and the Joint Turned Brown; Marijuana’s Great Hit Revisited (Re-Hash) ‘92 Dillard Hartford Dillard bluegrass/reggae herb tune
• Chariot Riders – Sanford and Son; 12” (Crystal) ’79 cover of Quincy Jones TV theme
• Scientist – 11 Guava Road Dub; King of Dub (Kingdom) ’81 Dub Album of the Hour

Set 7:

• Leroy Gibbs – Yodel Reggae; 12” (Echo) ’87 Sleng Teng riddim

“You’ve got Swiss Miss inna mi Jamaican rum”; 28 sec.

• Prince Buster – Police Trim Rasta; Sister Big Stuff (Sunset) ‘72

<Reggae History Lesson: Police would shave Rastas in jail as a religious insult; 36 sec.>

• Aisha – Glorify His Name; 10” (Ariwa) 2005

Set 8: Mutant Dub

• Systemwide – Gilgamesh; Live de International Festival de Jazz (BSI) 2002 Mutant Dub Set

<The original Sumerian flood story; 80 sec.>

• Abassi All Stars feat. Sis Sanae – Free jah Dub; Dub Showcase (Universal Egg) 2005 UK
• Matty G – Sensimilla; Bay Area Dub Step vol. 3 (Full Melt) 2011 herbtune
• Tena Stelin – I.D. Chip; 10” (Dub Corner) 2007 UK – conspiracy theory
• Black Uhuru – Journey; Red (Mango) ’80 request

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