Greetings,
- Fill 2 bags or so full of vinyl Reggae out of the Smile Jamaica Ark-ives
- Haul records to KRCL
3. Pull vinyl from sleeve
4. Clean vinyl with Red record mitt
5. Drop the needle pon the record
6. Listen at maximum volume; rinse and repeat
bless, Bobbylon
Smile Jamaica Ark-Ives: Jah-nuary 19, 2019 Annotated Playlist; 36 sec.
Set 1:
- Zema & Gladiators Band – Free At Last Dub; Black Sleep (Melchizedek) 2003 SoCal includes MLK Jr. speech
- Cedric ‘Im Brooks – Mun-Dun-Go; Studio One Scorchers (Soul Jazz/Studio One) ’76 Instrumental Album of the Hour
- Barry Brown – Leader of the Massive; I’m Still Waiting (Rocktone) ’83 Can.
- Mystic Youth feat. I-Skeeda & the Irie-Ites – Miss America; Best Wishes (Sunspot) San Fran. youth group with female vox
- Barrington Levy – Collie Weed; Hunter Man (Burning Sounds) ’83 UK 4:20 Cannabis Service Announcement
- Dillinger – Reggae Beat; 12″ (A & M) ’81 US picture sleeve
Set 2:
- Sister Carol – Murdee & Stylee; Black Cinderella (Jah Life) ’84 Brooklyn
- Flick Wilson – I Don’t Mind; School Days (Jah Life) ’80 Brooklyn; Temptations Ain’t Too Proud to Beg
- Yellowman & Fathead – Water Pumping; Yellow Man, Fat Head and the One Peter Metro (Absissa) ’82 Brooklyn
- Dennis Lucas – Natty Dread Smile and Rejoice; 12″ (Samson) ’80 US
Set 3:
- I Roy – African Herbsman; African Herbsman (Joe Gibbs) ’81 Miami – dj to Johnny Clarke “African Roots”
<6 states trying to legalize in 2019; 94 sec.>
- Spartacus R. – Azania Song; Third World War (Zara) ’80 UK
- Sister Candy – Pick Pocket; Laserbeam (World Enterprise) ’80 Brooklyn
- David Isaacs – Jah Love I; 12″ (Wild Flower) ’70s
Set 4:
- The Specials – Why?; 12″ EP (2 Tone) ’81 UK picture sleeve/2 Tone ska
- Sista Ruby – Capture the Dance; Woman DJ (Keyman) ’99 UK speed rapper female
- K.C. White – Cool It; Try a Little Happiness (Zola & Zola) 70’s Netherlands
- Musical Youth – Pass the Dutchie; 12″ (MCA) 1’82 US Mighty Diamonds update by UK youth singers
Set 5: Wailers Family Tree
- Bob Marley & the Wailers – I Am Going Home; Best of Bob Marley & the Wailers (Studio One) ’64 JA
<I am Going Home; 98 sec.>
- Marcia Griffiths – Everywhere; Marcia (RAS) ’89 DC – Fleetwood Mac cover
- Peter Tosh – Rumours of War; Mystic Man (Rolling Stone) ’79 UK
- Bunny Wailer – Peace Talks; 12″ (Shanachie) ’84 US
Set 6: Jamaican Jukebox 7″ 45s – Roots Dawtas Cover Rock ‘n’ Soul
- Grace Jones – Love Is the Drug; 7″ (Island) ’80 US – picture sleeve cover of Roxy Music
- Ebony Sisters – Son of a Preacher Man; 7″ (Form) ’75 Dusty Springfield cover
- Hortense Ellis – Unexpected Places; 7″ (Gusse 76) ’76
- Sheila Hylton – Breakfast in Bed; 7″ (Harry J) ’72 Dusty Springfield cover
- Veronica Adams – Midnight Train to Georgia; 7″ (Impact!) ’75 Gladys Knight & the Pips cover
- Blackbeard – Electrocharge; I Wah Dub (More Cut) ’80 UK Dub Album of the Hour
Set 7:
- Aisha – For Salvation; Daughters of Zion ( Twinkle) ’93 UK
- UB40 – Theme From Labour of Love; 12″ EP (Virgin/DEP) ’85 UK dub to Don’t Break My Heart
- Freddie McGregor – Sergeant Brown; FM (High Times) JA herbtune
- Mighty Threes – Rasta Business; 12″ (April) ’79 US
Set 8: Mutant Dub
- Singers & Players feat. Prince Far I – Bedward the Flying Preacher; Pay It All Back vol. 1 (ON U Sound) ’84 UK sampler
<The Preacher couldn’t fly>
- Basement 5 – Games. Dub; In Dub (Island) ’80 UK forerunners to Big Audio Dynamite
- New Age Steppers feat. Ari Up – Stormy Weather; Foundation Steppers (ON U Sound) ’83 female vox on Lena Horne classic
- The Vision – Dub Start; Dub Vision (Funfundvierzig) ’88 Germ. green vinyl
- Dubfront & Junior Murvin – Dub Order + Get Your House In Order; 10″ (Dubfront Outernational) 2000 Germ.
- 101ers feat. Joe Strummer – Keys to Your Heart; Elgin Avenue Breakdown (Andalucia) ’81 comp. – before the Clash