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Sunday, March 16, 2014

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Been a while since I've posted... My bad!

Super Cat - Jah Paradise 7'' [198x 56 Hope Road Original Pressing]

Older Super Cat tune over mellow little riddim with him chatting about how Jah gave I and I a paradise to live in and how we've ruined it. Classic Cat sound and message before he sold out his music and character...

Adam and Eve

Just realized too how similar the 56 Hope Road and Don Ruben labels are with the Lion of Judah mirrored...
Mere coincidence or classic Jamaican pirating... I mean "borrowing"??

Tony Basco - Catch Di Dance 7'' [1989 Don Ruben Original Pressing]

Hard to find tune by unknown deejay Tony Basco over a nice likkle Kuff riddim. Say no more!

¡Baile Baile!

Little Kirk - I Don't Know / Little John - Cork Up Dancehall 12'' [198x Witty Original Pressing]

Double sided boom shot of a release by Whitfield Henry out of NYC. Classic 12'' with both Kirk and John at the top of their games... Kirky rides a booming Cuss Cuss riddim, while Johnny smoothly croons through a Screechy Across The Border riddim. I included the versions on both sides. Big up!

Side A

Side B

Singerman - Big Bad Sound 7'' [199x Love And Promotions Original Pressing]

Early 90's release on Taurus Riley's dad's label Love Promotion. Jimmy Riley's career started in the 60's as a member of the Uniques, but is best known for his roots work in the 70's. In the 80's he started producing dancehall tunes, and is still recording to this day with his son. The label was originally named Love And Promotions, but was later changed to Love Promotion. Here's a nice example of his production work with Singerman riding a sound killing Heavenless riddim.

Sound Boy You Ah Fool

Nitty Gritty - One Auntie Lulu 12'' [198x Crat Original Pressing]

Original copy of this much re-released rub a dub single. Tune also appears on Digikiller 12'' repress with White Mice on the flip, as well as on a Thriller label repress incorrectly titled Bandooloo with Carlton Livingston on the B side, and lastly, on the Powerhouse presents Tenor Saw And Nitty Gritty LP. Of course the tune was originally released by Donald Vassell on the Crat label as a 12'' single.

Yagga Yu Bandulu

King Kong - No Call Me No Boops 7'' [198x Firehouse Original Pressing]

Generic little Tubby digi tune with Kong riding the brief Boops wave that Super Cat popularized in '86. This riddim is actually the same as Ain't Gonna Be No Loafter track that appeared on Kong's split LP with Anthony Redrose (Two Big Bull In A One Pen). Loafter was also released as a 7'' later by Honest Jon's, but was never released as a single originally. Oppositely, No Call Me No Boops never appeared on any of Kong's LP's, and was only released on 7'' by Tubby.