SUGAR MINOTT - OH MR. DC

Half Pint - Freedom Fighter

KING JAMMYS PRODUCTIONS 2013

ITUNES LINK: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-love-king-selassie-remix/id768108415?ign-mpt=uo%3D4

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BLACK UHURU & CHRONIXX, I LOVE KING SELASSIE

Jacob Miller "Keep on Knocking" w/version (Joe Gibbs) 12" mix

Dê o play, macaco! STUDIO ONE RUB-A-DUB http://goo.gl/fb/vxXdx

(Studio One Rub-a-Dub) Freddie Mcgregor - How Could You Leave

This playlist mixes best with sunshine, but will also bring a little a light into your life on a cloudy day... Compiled and lightly mixed in 2007 with the intention of bringing a smile to your face and movement to your hips, I hope it warms your blood and opens you up for Sharon Gannon's words of wisdom weaved into track 18

08 - 100 Weight of Collie Weed & Ganja Smugglin (Carlton Livingston & Eek A Mouse)

After making his mark as lead singer with popular vocal trio, the Versatiles, Keith ‘Junior’ Byles embarked on a hugely successful solo career, writing and recording a series of hugely succeesful songs, which included ‘Beat Down Babylon’, ‘Da Da’, ‘A Place Called Africa’, ‘Curly Locks’ and ‘Fade Away’. But as the 1970s progressed, health problems increasingly affected his career and by the eighties he had all but withdrawn from the music business.

Earl "Chinna" Smith was only 19 in 1974 when he wrote and produced Fade Away, which is inspired by a line from Psalms 18. The song was recorded at Channel One with Theophilus "Snapping" Beckford on piano, Carlton "Santa" Davis on drums and George "Fuilly" Fullwood playing bass.

By 1975, Byles' health had begun to decline. Suffering from depression, he was deeply affected by the death of Haile Selassie, unable to reconcile this with his belief in Selassie's divinity, and attempted suicide.  He was admitted to Bellevue Hospital, after which his health continued to decline. Although he had regular spells in the hospital, he continued to record, reworking "King of Babylon" for Winston Holness, working again with Campbell, and recording a cover of The Archies' "Sugar Sugar" with Big Youth. By the end of 1976, he had all but vanished from the music scene, with a comeback attempted in 1978, recording two singles for Joe Gibbs. It was clear that he was still not well, however, and it would be 1982 before he re-emerged, working with New York City label Wackie's. Progress on a planned new album was slow, and Byles was beset by tragedy when his mother died, and he lost his home in a fire. His wife and children also emigrated to the United States, and aside from a few singles, Byles would release nothing until 1986's Rasta No Pickpocket album. The album did not, however, see a long-lived upturn in Byles' fortunes, and by the following year, he was living on the street, scavenging for food in dumpsters, and begging from passers-by. Although rumors of his death have been circulating it appears he is still alive and living in Jamaica.

Junior Byles- Fade Away

Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner

Black Cinderella - Errol Dunkley

VP Records brings four essential 7-inch singles back to the market, crossing boundaries from the Rastafari anthem "None A Jah Jah Children" to Glen Brown and Richie McDonald's deep roots scorcher "Realize"; and a pair of massive Junjo Lawes productions featuring the Roots Radics: Johnny Osbourne's eternal hit "Ice Cream Love" and Hugh Mundell's much sought "Rasta Have The Handle." All feature superlative dub mixes on the flip, hallmarks of reggae's golden era.

Ice Cream Love - Johnny Osbourne

VP RECORDS

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