Greetings,

1. Fill 2 bags or so full of vinyl Reggae out of the Smile Jamaica Ark-ives
2. 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