Episodes

  • ROOTS IN THE EARLY DANCEHALL ERA 1979-85

    ROOTS IN THE EARLY DANCEHALL ERA 1979-85
    Nov 21 2024

    A selection of roots and heavy rub a dub tunes cut in the first dancehall era of 1979-1985 before Sleng Teng brought in the second era. Lots of Junjo, Linval Thompson and Prince Jammy productions as arguably they were the leaders of the music at the time. Please share far and wide and most importantly, enjoy. Bless Up. Gordy.

    Tracklist:

    01 - Guide Us Jah Jah - Freddie McKay (Thompson Sound 12")
    02 - Crisis - Earl Sixteen (Wambesi)*
    03 - Be Wise - Audley Rollens (Philadelphia Reggae Sounds LP - Showcase)
    04 - Armageddeon - Dennis Brown (Tads 12")
    05 - Love Fire - Aswad (CBS LP - New Chapter)
    06 - You Can't Stop Natty Dread - Gallimore Sutherland (KC 12")
    07 - Glory Glory - Beshara (Home Spun Music 12")
    08 - Glory Version - Beshara.
    09 - What Kind Of Herb - Anthony Johnson (Midnight Rock LP - Gunshot)
    010 - Hypocrite And Parasite - Lion Melody (Rockstone 12")
    011 - Repatriation - Errol Dunkley (Jah Guidance)
    012 - Youthman - Noel Phillips (Jammys 12")
    013 - Ism Skisms - Wayne Smith (King Culture LP - Dancehall Vibes)
    014 - Moving Out Ever - Rod Taylor & Ranking King (Unity Promotions 12")
    015 - Englishman - Barrington Levy (Volcano)
    016 - World Of Illusion - Cultural Roots (Germain LP - Drift Away From Evil)
    017 - Judas And Jesus - Junior Murvin (Greensleeves LP - Muggers In The Street)
    018 - Jah Love - Al Campbell (Prophets Studio B)
    019 - Educate The Nation - Lui Lepke (Prophets Studio B)
    020 - Jukes And Watch - Barry Brown (Greensleeves 12")
    021 - Jukes And Watch Version
    022 - Worries In The Dance (CH1 Cut) - Frankie Paul (Hitbound)
    023 - Worries Version.
    024 - Wild Like A Tiger - Eek A Mouse (Greensleeves 12")
    025 - Rat A Cut Bottle - Lion Youth (Virgo 12")
    026 - Jah Fire Will Be Burning - Hugh Mundell (J&F 12")
    027 - Can't Stop Us Now - The Viceroys (Music Hawk 12")
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    2 hrs and 3 mins
  • SOULFUL SISTERS 3

    SOULFUL SISTERS 3
    Sep 24 2024
    After yet another break, I'm back at it. Here's the third installment of my Soulful Sisters series. The first two parts, that focused mostly on R&B and Northern Soul, can be found over at Mixcloud (search for DJ Greedy G). This time I've decided to go down the deep and sweet soul route with a couple of doo wop tunes thrown in. If you like what you hear please share far and wide. Thanks! Tracklist: 01 - No Other Love - The Blossoms (Capitol 1958) 02 - Stranger In My Arms - The Cookies (UK London American 1962) 03 - I Don't Want To Cry - Big Maybelle (Savoy 1957) 04 - Me And The One That I Love - Dinah Washington (Roulette LP - In Love 1962) 05 - I Don't Know You Anymore - Linda Hopkins (Brunswick 1961) 06 - What You Gonna Do - Debra Lewis (Valiant 1961) 07 - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is - Irma Thomas (Imperial 1964) 08 - Let Them Talk - Mitty Collier (Chess 1963) 09 - Someday, Someway - Martha & The Vandellas (Hip O Select CD - Lost And Found 2005) 10 - Good Things Come To Those Who Wait - Pat Hunt (Grand 1963) 11 - It's Gonna Take A Miracle - The Royalettes (MGM 1965) 12 - One Step Ahead - Aretha Franklin (Columbia 1965) 13 - Never Never Leave Me - Mary Wells (20th Century 1965) 14 - This Is Beautiful - Shirley Ellis (UK London American 1965) 15 - I Shall Be Released - Nina Simone (RCA LP - To Love Somebody 1969) 16 - I Don't Want To Go On Without You - The Sweet Inspirations (Atlantic 1967) 17 - Missin' My Baby - Clydie King (Imperial 1965) 18 - What Have I Done (To Make You Mad) - Linda Jones (Loma 1967) 19 - There'll Come A Time - Betty Everett (UNI 1968) 20 - I've Gotta Be Me - Vivian Reed (Epic LP - self titled 1968) 21 - Oh How It Hurts - Barbara Mason (Arctic 1967) 22 - I Love You So Much - Sugar Pie De Santo (UK Pye International 1964) 23 - Young Wings Can Fly - Ruby & The Romantics (UK London American 1963) 24 - True Love Don't Grow On Trees - Helene Smith (Deep City 1967) 25 - If I Ever Needed Love - Ruby Johnson (Volt 1967) 26 - I'll Work It Out - Marva Whitney (King 1968) 27 - Pledging My Love - Erma Franklin (Epic LP - Her Name Is Erma 1962) 28 - The Touch Of You - Brenda & The Tabulations (Top And Bottom 1969) 29 - Thank You Baby - Betty Wright (Numero LP - Outskirts Of Deep City 2007) 30 - What's Gonna Happen To Me - Jeanne & The Darlings (Volt 1967) 31 - Dedicated To You - Barbara Mason (Charger 1964) 32 - It's Dark Outside - Betty Harris (Jubilee 1963) 33 - I Know How It Feels - Marvelle Hampton (Piggylo 1973) 34 - What A Difference A Day Makes - Patti Austin (Coral 1967) 35 - People Make The World - Jeannie Reynolds (Washington 1972) 36 - I Love You Too Much To Say Goodbye - Margie Joseph (Volt LP - Phase II 1971) 37 - Ebb Tide - The Three Degrees (Roulette 1971) 38 - Good To Me - Mavis Staples (Volt LP self titled 1969) 39 - Souvenirs - Bettye Lavette (Art And Soul CD 2000) 40 - He Called Me Baby - Ella Washington (Sound Stage 7 1968) 41 - Good To The Very Last Drop - Millie Jackson (Spring LP - It Hurts So Good 1973)
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    1 hr and 55 mins
  • DOWN LOW: STUDIO 1 HEARTBREAKERS

    DOWN LOW: STUDIO 1 HEARTBREAKERS
    Nov 18 2023
    First of all, I'd like to send a massive thankyou to all of you who have been there for me while I've been on my "break" from doing this. While I was feeling down, I put together a set of tracks from Studio One that are about heartbreak and loss. While I'm in a solid relationship myself, this set goes out to those who have lost someone and are feeling it. Tracklist: 01 - Tears From My Eyes - The Gaylads 02 - I Don't Want To See You Cry - Ken Boothe 03 - You Can't Be Happy - The Clarendonians 04 - A Change Is Gonna Come - The Heptones 05 - Thinking - Ken Boothe 06 - Out Of My Mind - Junior Soul 07 - I Made A Mistake - The Termites 08 - Bye Bye Baby - Zoot Simms 09 - I'm Not A King - Delroy Wilson 10 - Let Him Try - Alton Ellis 11 - Giving Up On Love - Trevor Clarke 12 - Let Them Say - Bob Andy 13 - Losing You - The Madlads 14 - I Can't Get You Off My Mind - John Holt 15 - Since I Fell For You - The Heptones 16 - Down Low - Errol Dunkley 17 - I'll Never Fall In Love (12" Mix) - Dennis Brown 18 - Let Them Stay - Delroy Williams 19 - Without You - The Wailing Souls 20 - Gonna Take A Miracle - Alton Ellis 21 - What About Me - Myrna Hague 22 - Didn't I - Cornell Campbell 23 - You're Not The Kind - Freddie McKay 24 - Things Ain't Going Right - Lloyd Charmers 25 - What Difference Does It Make - Freddie McGregor 26 - Rainbow - Wentworth Vernal
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • JUST FOR YOU - EVEN MORE DOO WOP ROCKERS

    JUST FOR YOU - EVEN MORE DOO WOP ROCKERS
    Sep 7 2023
    Continuing the series that started over on Mixcloud - here's the latest installment of some of my favourite uptempo doo wop tunes. (I'll upload the other volumes over here at some point too for those who have never heard them). Lots of tracks from 1961 here as it was the time when doo wop was morphing into soul. Track Listing: 01 - Just For You - Jimmy Witherspoon & The Lamplighters (Federal) 1954 02 - Woman Is A Man's Best Friend - Teddy & The Twilights (Swan) 1962 03 - So Much - The Starfires (Bargain) 1961 04 - Roaches - The Court Jesters (Blast) 1961 05 - Come On - The Five Blacks (B&C) 1961 06 - All She Wants To Do Is Dance - The Turbans (Unreleased Roulette - Collectables CD) 1961 07 - That Night - Riff Ruffin & Group (Collectables CD - Harlem Rock n Blues) 1960? 08 - Queen Of Swing - The Labradors (Chief) 1958 09 - 59 Volvo - The Medallions (Dooto) 1959 10 - Gee - The Marathons (Arvee LP - Peanut Butter) 1961 11 - Let The Good Times Roll - The Crenshaws (Warner Bros EP) 1961 12 - Mr Astronaut - The Drivers (King) 1962 13 - The Girl's A Devil - The Dukays (Nat) 1961 14 - The Last Roundup - The Cleftones (Old Town Unreleased - Ace CD Old Town Doo Wop Vol 5) 15 - Rock N Roll Fever - The Monitors (Specialty) 1957 16 - I Wanna Love - The Jiving Juniors (UK Bluebeat) 1961 17 - Off The Mountain - The Magnificents (Vee Jay) 1957 18 - When Will The Light Shine For Me - The Solitaires (Unreleased Old Town - Ace CD - Walking Along With..) 1958 19 - From The Bottom Of My Heart - The Fantastic Five Keys (Capitol) 1962 20 - Woe Is Me - The Cadillacs (Josie) 1956 21 - Baby For Your Love - The Upfronts (Lummtone) 1963 22 - Looking For A Love - The Valentinos (SAR) 1962 23 - I Really Love You - The Stereos (Cub) 1961 24 - Stardust In Her Eyes - The Big Five (Shad) 1960 25 - Strollin' - The Hornets (Rev) 1958 26 - I'll Be There - The Vocaleers (Ace CD - Old Town Doo Wop Vol 4)
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    58 mins
  • Deep And Sweet Soul

    Deep And Sweet Soul
    Sep 5 2023
    Some of my favourite deep and sweet soul tunes from the 1960s and 70s with a couple of late 50s tracks too. Most tracks taken from reissues, LPs and CD. Original label of release stated for those who want to track a tune down. Tracklist: 01 - I've Just Been Feeling Bad - Eddie Floyd (Stax) 02 - It's So Hard To Break A Habit - The Webs (Pop Side) 03 - Danger - Marvin L Sims (Revue) 04 - Love Bug - Willie And West (Stang) 05 - Suffer - Tyrone Davis (Four Brothers) 06 - Running Out - Vernon Garrett (Kent) 07 - Like A Big Bad Rain - Kenny Carter (Kent CD - Showdown RCA Recordings) 08 - Take Another Look - The Turquinettes (Kent CD - Lost Without You) 09 - My Love Is Real - Little Joe Hinton (Arvee) 10 - My Heart Cries For You - The Invincibles (Warner Bros and Stardom) 11 - Faith - Ricky Allen (Age) 12 - No Headstone On My Grave - Esther Phillips (Atlantic LP - Country Side Of) 13 - His Love For Me - Inell Young (Busy B) 14 - One Hurt Deserves Another - Fabulous Fiestas (RCA Victor) 15 - I Need Lots Of Love - Johnny Taylor (Derby) 16 - One Girl - Garnett Mimms (United Artists) 17 - Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere - Johnny Wilson (Arnold) 18 - Tomorrow May Never Come - The Spinners (Motown) 19 - Human - The Ad Libs (AGP) 20 - Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Dee Clark (Abner) 21 - Life Is Too Short - Benny Spellman (Minit) 22 - You're The Most - Kelly Brothers (Sims) 23 - Saving Face - Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7 unissued) 24 - Just A Little Overcome - The Nightingales (Stax) 25 - One More Chance - The Masqueraders (LA Beat) 26 - Black Balloons - Syl Johnson (Twinight LP - Is It Because I'm Black) 27 - Only Your Love - Paul Kelly (Dial) 28 - You Were Meant For Me - Little Buster (Jubilee) 29 - Always In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time - The Upsetters (lead - Jimmy Wess) (ABC) 30 - Lonely People Do Foolish Things - Judy Clay (Scepter)
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • INSTRUMENTAL SCORCHERS - ROOTS LOCKER WEST RADIO JULY 11TH 2023

    INSTRUMENTAL SCORCHERS - ROOTS LOCKER WEST RADIO JULY 11TH 2023
    Jul 13 2023
    My set that I was kindly invited to play on Roots Locker West Radio the US/UK collaboration, on July 11th this year: Tracklist (all tracks original JA 45s unless stated). 01 - Ska La Parisienne - The Skatalites (C&N) 02 - Man In The Street - Don Drummond (Studio 1) 03 - The Jerk - Granville Williams & Baba Brooks (Gayfeet) 04 - Addams Family Rock Steady - The Carib Beats (Sir JJ) 05 - Napoleon Solo - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone) 06 - Full Charge - Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors (Studio 1 LP - Evening Time) 07 - Second Fiddle - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics (Treasure Isle) 08 - Batman - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone) 09 - Dulcemania - Drumbago & The Dynamites (Clandisc) 10 - Grandfather's Clock - Winston Wright & Rupies All Stars (Success) 11 - Soul Scorcher - Karl Cannonball Bryan (as King Cannon) (UK Trojan LP - No More Heartaches) 12 - Dynamite Line - Joe's All Stars (UK Joe) 13 - Shang Hied - The Vulcans (UK Trojan LP - Star Trek) 14 - Tomorrow's World - Fleece & The Live Shocks (UK Nu Beat) 15 - High Plains Drifter - The Upsetters (UK Scratch - RE) 16 - ET Special - Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook (Impact LP - Java Java Dub) 17 - Invasion - Herman's All Stars (Aquarius) 18 - Dirty Harry - Tommy McCook & Richard Hall (Pantomine) 19 - Drugs Man - Hux Brown (Power Pack RE) 20 - Ten Years - Bubbles Cameron (Dennis) 21 - Lion Head - Bobby Kalphat (Leo) 22 - Unknown Scorcher - Bobby (Ellis) (Hot Spice) 23 - Hail I - Bongo Herman & Les (Crystal)
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    1 hr
  • FOUNDATION SELECTIONS - LEE PERRY PRODUCTIONS

    FOUNDATION SELECTIONS - LEE PERRY PRODUCTIONS
    Jun 22 2019
    Two hours of some of my favourite Lee Scratch Perry productions. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield, UK on 29/04/19. 001 - For A Few Dollars More - The Upsetters 002 - Barbara - Val Bennett 003 - People Funny Boy - Lee Perry 004 - Rockfort Psychedelion - Count Sticky 005 - Nonesuch Bust Me Bet - The Mellotones 006 - Handy Cap - The Upsetters 007 - Sick And Tired - Neville Grant 008 - Big John Wayne - Val Bennett & Upsetters 009 - Do Your Thing - Dave Barker 010 - Move Me - The Upsetters 011 - Gee - Al & The Vibrators 012 - Tender Love - The Inspirations 013 - Some Sympathy - Dave Barker 014 - Ain't No Love - Jimmy & The Inspirations 015 - Sound Doctor - Bobby Floyd 016 - Doctor Skank - Young Dellinger (Dillinger) 017 - Big Bird Skank - The Upsetters 018 - Elusion - Teddy & The Upsetters 019 - Sipreano - Lee Perry 020 - Be Prepared - Keith Poppin 021 - Don't Cross The Nation - Little Roy 022 - Ghetto Sidewalk - Lee Perry 023 - Cross Over - Junior Murvin 024 - Free Up The Weed - Lee Perry 025 - Houses Of Parliament - The Meditations 026 - Version 027 - Brother Noah - The Black Shadows 028 - Confusion - The Untouchables 029 - Rasta No Pickpocket - Junior Byles 030 - Babylons Burning - Maxie, Niney & Scratch 031 - Chim Cherie - The Upsetters 032 - Staring - Time Unlimited 033 - Much Smarter (aka Think So) - Meditations 034 - Irie Irie - The Originals 035 - Ruffer Ruff - Horace Smart 036 - Start Over - The Gatherers
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • FOUNDATION SELECTIONS - MORE ROOTS

    FOUNDATION SELECTIONS - MORE ROOTS
    Jun 21 2019
    Another of my Foundation Selections shows from the past couple of months. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield on 4/8/19. Tracklist: 01 - Away With Your Fussing And Fighting - Junior Delgado/Jah Levi (Rockers 12) 02 - Satta Dread (alternate take) - Wayne Jarrett (Pressure Sounds LP - Next Cut) 03 - Weakheart Men - Bim Sherman (Pressure Sounds LP - Tribulation) 04 - Version. 05 - Jah Jah Jahovia - Ronnie Davis (Live And Love) 06 - Father Father - Tappa Zukie (Ivanhoe) 07 - Ivanhoe Strikes Again (aka Zambezi) - Lennox Brown (Ivanhoe) 08 - Version - King Tubby (Live And Love) 09 - Please Officer - Earl Zero (Arab) 10 - We Nah Run - Barry Brown (Moll Selekta LP - Richman Poorman) 11 - Repatriation - Carl Malcolm & Ranking Trevor (Cancer Kid 12) 12 - Sons Of The Almighty - Fred Locks ( Vulcan LP - Black Star Liner) 13 - Malcolm X (D.Harriott cut) - Earl Sixteen (Wildflower) 14 - Version (Wildflower) 15 - Cold Cold World - The Morwells (Morwell Esq) 16 - Their Reward - Prince Alla (Guiding Star RP) 17 - Version (Guiding Star RP) 18 - Here I Come - Freddy McKay (Plant LP -Creation) 19 - Every Man Has A Right - Cultural Roots (Greensleeves LP - Hell A Go Pop) 20 - Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Barrington Levy (Germain Revolutionary Sounds 12) 21 - Jah - Barrington Levy (GGs LP - Lifestyle) 22 - Sunday School - Barrington Levy (JB 12) 23 - The Prophet Rides Again - Dennis Brown (A&M LP - same) 24 - Running Star - Barry Brown (Jabba Roots) 25 - Birdsong - Larry Marshall (Original Music LP - Throw Mi Corn) 26 - Roots Music - Devon Russell (Studio 1 LP - same) 27 - I'm A Revolutionist - Freddie McGregor (Studio 1 LP - Bobby Bobylon) 28 - The People Keep Quarreling - Alton Ellis (Bamboo LP - Grooving With Bamboo) 29 - New Civilization - Burning Spear (Ironside) 30 - Our Rights - The Defenders (Micron)
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    2 hrs