Archive for the ‘reggae’ tag
- August, 1979
The middle of August, 1979 and I’d just turned 6. That’s me in the picture above, apparently. JP was on good form, although I was still a bit young to fully appreciate his genius. This was a shame really, as I was about to miss the one and only session by The Police. Not only did Sting and chums have a single in the top ten at the time, they also finally realised their dream of getting a Peel session, not that JP himself was terribly impressed by their effort. Other highlights of the mid August show included Dolly Mixtures first and only session. Full as possible details of the show have been lovingly cobbled together by my friends over at the Peel wiki, and you can download the little gem here.
Elsewhere, another band who, like the Police, had ‘pestered’ JP greatly to get on the show – U2 – were making their first big radio interview. Michael Jackson released his first breakthrough album Off the Wall, and on the telly we were treated to the very scary – I was 6 – Sapphire and Steel, among other things. Am I the only one who’d completely forgotten about Outer Spacers?
Here’s what magazines looked like back then.
If you want to look through the entire mid-August 1979 edition of Smash Hits, you can do so by clicking here (courtesy of the remarkable Like Punk Never Happened).
- Mod Reggae
Go on, try to find a good reason why you shouldn’t be listening to this in the height of summer.
Mod Reggae (1 of (probably) 1)
01 John Holt – Ali Baba
02 Lynn Taitt And The Boys – Storm Warning
03 The Maytals – Just tell me
04 Laurel Aitken & The Soulmen – Last Night
05 The Message – Rum-Bum-A-Loo
06 Ike Bennett & The Crysyalites – Bombshell
07 Derrick Morgan – Fat Man
08 The Enforcers – Musical Fever
09 Dermott Lynch – Hot shot
10 Jimmy Cliff – The Man (Aka Man To Man)
11 Lord Kitchener – Dr Kitch
12 The Vagabonds – Lindska
- Roast Fish on the Menu: Podcast 4
I’ll update this post even more when I have time, but for now you can download the reggae special here (only 31 mb for 45 minutes).
01 – POLICE and THIEVES – JUNIOR MURVIN
02 – ROAST FISH and CORNBREAD – LEE PERRY
03 – WAR INA BABYLON – MAX ROMEO and THE UPSETTERS
04 – NATTY TAKEOVER – JUSTIN HINES
05 – COLUMBIA COLLY – JAH LION
06 – MAN IN THE HILLS – BURNING SPEAR
07 – CROAKING LIZARD – PRINCE JAZZBO and THE UPSETTERS
08 – RASTAMAN – BUNNY WAILER
09 – NO SYMPATHY – PETER TOSH
10 – THREE BABYLON – ASWAD
Alternatively, listen below…
As I said, more details to follow when I get a chance.
- Ub40’s Debut: 2nd January, 1980
A boyish UB40 on TotP
PiL on the Old Grey Whistle Test
Don’t have much to say about PiL, but it’s a fine tune and a great ‘Whistle Test’ clip.
This is the first hour of the show for that night.
Track listing
Ian North – Don’t dance
The roaring 80s – apparently
Elvis Costello and the attractions – I can’t stand up
Public Image Limited – Poptones
UB40 – Food for thought
The Clash – I’m Not Down
The Beatles – I’n Down
Captain Beefheart – Son of Mirror Man – Mere Man
Lonny and the Devotions – Jocko Home
Andy Capp – Popatop
Mental as Anything – The Nipos are Getting Bigger
Simple Minds – Real to Real
Simple Minds – Naked Eye
UB40 – King
British Shoes – Running from Mummy
PiL – Chant (first ten seconds only)
Great to hear the legendary Popatop on a Peel show… here’s probably the best youtube clip ever
A beautiful 45rpm single, yesterday
Duration: 61 mins
File size: 56 mb
Glaring errors, as ever, to be rectified in the comments section below!
