Tony Tuff - Upside Down 7'' [198x Tesfa Original Pressing]

We're going to just continue down our New Year dancehall bash with another monster tune, this time featuring Mr. Tuff on the same hard riddim as Tommy Trouble's Enquirer (also posted earlier, let me know if I have to reup). These both are not ones you see very often, so snag a copy if they cross your path!

Inside Out

Raphael Foster - Dancehall Night / Devon Barton - Who Seh De Gun Dem Pudung 7'' [199x Wild Geese Original Pressing]

Oh man this is a tuff double sided release on the same sharp version of the Tonight riddim. You don't see double sided 7'' dancehall vinyl often, but both sides are killers. You can also get this repressed, but og is always preferred! Raphael Foster, better known as Romeo Django, and Wild Geese productions are still recording and performing today.

Dancehall Night

Gun Pudung


 Junior Spice - Keep On Burning 7'' [198x Wild Geese Original Pressing]

While the above 7'' is from the early 90's, this release is an earlier one from Adrian Shippy that predates that one by several years. Here we see another killer Tempo cut, by Jr Spice aka Alric Deass aka Al Sencere, and is on the same instrumental as Romeo Django's Them A Run Come. In fact, the version was so killer, that Romeo recorded a bunch of modern artists over it, and released a Dancehall Tempo Showcase LP in 2011.

Keep On Turning

Junior Delgado - Mona Lisa 7'' [199x Intelitec Original Pressing]

Rough version of Tempo riddim with Delgado inna lovers style. This one's from Blemo Crichton's sound, after he had relocated to Miami (similarly as Skengdon and Buffalo labels did) in the early 90's. On the same instrumental as White Mice's Jah Stands Predominant... a rare but terribly sung 7''. This one is hard to find too... unlike Jamaican girls named Mona Lisa apparently haha.

Gimme Di Temper

Frankie Paul - Ride On 12'' [198x Top Rank Original Pressing]

One of the earliest of EJ Robinson's digi releases on his Top Rank[ing] label, this was probably cut around '83-'84 and reminds me of a Channel 1... not quite fully digitalized... sound. That and the fact that it's cut inna 12'' Disco style with the song transitioning right into the version too. Still a killer though, and FP rides the riddim with his usual smoothness. Label art also differs from the more well known yellow and red print that came later in the decade.

Cool And Deadly

Theo B - Jailhouse 7'' [1995 The Linx Original Pressing]

Conscious likkle piece of mid 90's digi. Not the easiest tune to find, but a definite banger. One hit wonder Theo B... not to be confused with ska era producer Theophilus Beckford!

Cat And Mouse

Junior Reid - Loving Juvenile 12'' [1991 Rockers Forever Original Pressing]

Reid just has such an unmistakeable and distinct voice and delivery... the likes that created plenty of imitators inna Waterhouse styleee. He had two rough releases on Henricka Richards' Rockers Forever label... Poor Man Transportation (the 7'' posted awhile ago) and this guy. Both killer conscious releases about the youthman lifestyle in the garrisons of Kingston. This 12'' was the original version, while a remix with Bajja Jedd came out two years later on the same label.

It Ah Jus Junia Nature

Sluggy Ranks - No Money Na Run 12'' [1991 Rockers Forever Original Pressing]

Sluggy was another singer with a great style, highlighted on his only release on the RF label, this Sleng Teng-vaganza of a chune! Neither of these two rips include the versions on here. RIP the Slug-

Money Move

Courtney Jeffery - Nah Sorry Fi Rude Boy 7'' [1992 Safari Original Pressing]

Nice likkle tune from the Safari stable warning about the dangers of being a rude boy! Appears on the same riddim as Mello - Raggamuffin Love, who was one half of the female duo Mello and Jello. Classic early 90's sound.

Boyeee