Greetings,

Had to sneak away for a work conference last weekend during Smile Jamaica. Because I like to have fresh roots every Friday, enjoy this Digital Dubplate of Roots Reggae from disks waiting to be rinsed out in my office.

A whole heap of memories in these 3 hours. Spinning roots for almost 30 years!

All killer,  no filler!

bless, Bobbylon

Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Digital Dubplate (Feb. 2018) 

0-30 min.

• Dennis Brown – Together + Brothers (dub); Junior Delgado – Brothers (DEB Music)
• Doctor Alimantado – Return of Muhammad Ali; Born For a Purpose (Greensleeves)  ’74 boxing
• Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Stop That Train; Stop That Train (Greensleeves) ’83 UK dj duo
• Candy McKenzie – Breakfast in Bed; Lee “Scratch” Perry Presents (Upsetter) ’77 Dusty Springfield cover
• Aswad – I a Rebel Soul; Aswad (Mango) ’76 UK
• Dillinger – Check Sister Jane; Top Ranking (Rhino)  ’84 dj to Johnny Clarke’s Bob tune – Waiting in Vain 

30 – 60 min.

• Benjamin Zephaniah & the Wailers – Stop de War; Rasta (Workers Playtime)  ’83 UK dub poet
• 15 16 17 – Girls Imagination; Magic Touch (DEB Music)  ’78 two sisters & a cousin cover Smokey Robinson – Just My Imagination
• Culture – This Train; Cumbolo (Shanachie) ’17
• Hopeton Lindo – Black History; Rockers Vibration (Heartbeat) ’84 Mikey Dread prod’n
• Rod Taylor – His Imperial Majesty; Rockers Vibration (Heartbeat)  ’84 same riddim as Black History
• Lady Ann – Informer; Dancehall (Soul Jazz)  ’81 female deejay
• Ijahman Levi – Jah Heavy Load; Inside Out (Jahmani) ’89 update to his 70’s classic
• Capital Letters – Vinyard; Vinyard (Greensleeves) ’82 UK youth group, herbtune 

60-90 min.

• Junior Murvin – Bad Weed (Disco Mix); Police & Thieves (Deluxe Edition) ’77 Lee “Scratch” Perry/Black Ark hertbtune
• The Upsetters – Dyon Aswa; Return of the Superape (Upsetter)  ’78 Black Ark
• Grace Jones – Love Is the Drug; Compass Point Sessions (Island) ’80 Sly & Robbie, Roxy Music cover
• Frankie Paul – Pass the Kushempeng; Big Blunts vol. 1 (Tommy Boy) ’84 herbtune
• Dambala – I Chuwumeka; Azania (Dada Music) ’83 UK

90 min – 2 hr.

• Foundation – Beverly Hills; Flames (Mango) ‘88
• Carlene Davis – Ism Schism; 15 Classics of (Sonic)
• Eagles – Country Living; Reggae Classic (DCC) ‘73
• Fred Locks – Key Of Life + Acapella; Missing Link (VP) 2000
• Winston Francis – Going to Zion (Extended); Rare Grooves From Studio One (Heartbeat/Studio One)
• Sisters Jam – People of This World; Rockers International (Greensleeves) female group, A. Pablo prod’n
• Cookey Monster – Space Age Nigger; Age of Reggae (Twinkle)  ’84

2 – 2 and 1/2 hr.

• Yellowman – Pooping Contest; Yellow Man, Fat Head and the One Peter Metro (Absissa) ’82 – rude, scatological
• Eddy Grant – War Party; Killer on the Rampage (Portrait/ICE) ‘82
• Jennifer Lara – A Change Is Gonna Come; Studio One Presents (Studio One) ‘81
• Gregory Isaacs & U Roy – Love Is Overdue (Discomix); Love Is Overdue (Heartbeat) ‘74
• Donovan Carless – Be Thankful; Randy’s 17 North Parade (Pressure Sounds) ‘70’s cover of William DeVaughn soul classic
• Linton Kwesi Johnson – Di Eagle an’ Di Bear; Making History (Mango) ’84 UK dub poet
• Love Joys – Jah Light; Reggae Vibes (Wackies) ’81 female duo
• Cedric Myton & the Congos – Where He Leads; Face the Music (VP/Go Feet) ’81

2 and 1/2 – 3 hr.

• Lloyd Parks & Hugh Brown – Into the Night (Extended Version); Music Works vol. 2 (Ambassa) ’81 Benny Mardones pop hit
• Pablo Moses – Dubbin is a Must; A Song (Mango) ‘80
• Rita Marley – Fussing & Fighting; Harambe (Shanachie) ‘82
• Earl Zero – None Shall Escape the Judgment; Visions of Love (Epiphany) ’80 12” mix of Johnny Clarke original
• Special AKA – Free Nelson Mandela; In the Studio (2 Tone) ’84 UK 2 Tone ska
• Sonya Spence – Give Thanks; In the Dark (Skynote) ‘78