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Wendy Eisenberg on the cover of The Wire magazine 506

Primer spread with shot of Pablo and Junior Delgado rocking the Astoria in 1987

Opening spread of The Primer article on Augustus Pablo with Savage Pencil illustration

Savage Pencil strikes again! The brand new @thewiremagazine.bsky.social includes my guide to the world of outernational visionary Augustus Pablo, from sideman dates to digital steppers in the dancehall era, which has been on the back burner for many a month

Looking good! 👌

Caught the last hour and really enjoyed it. Cheers!

Getting better and better. This Alton Ellis is a beautiful tune 👌

Great tunes! 🔥🎶🔥

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Poster for Sunsplash 1984. Starring Aswad, Dennis Brown, Leroy Sibbles, Lloyd Parks, King Sunny Ade, Black Uhuru, Sly & Robbie, Skatalites and Prince Buster.

Ah excellent. I've seen a bit of footage from it. It does look like an amazing day!

And all for a tenner!

YouTube video by Guno Santos - Reggaeterapia Tommy McCook & Skatalites "Freedom Sound" (Deep Roots Music - Legendado)

And finally, here's some great footage of Tommy McCook taken from the early 80s documentary Deep Roots...

youtu.be/SYI9Rpug_ck?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky

YouTube video by VP Records The Skatalites - Latin Goes Ska (Live at Reggae Sunsplash, Crystal Palace, London, July 1984)

Here are The Skatalites reunited in 1984 at Reggae Sunsplash in London featuring both Tommy McCook and Jackie Mittoo...

youtu.be/jtWjDniz-VY?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #ska

YouTube video by Yabby You - Topic Love In Zimba (Zambia)

This one? I think it's the same as 'Zambia'...

youtu.be/AORupqFMZ2c?...

Ah in that case I'm not sure... Let me know if you do find it though, I'd be interested to hear it!

Yabby You - Dub It To The Top 1976-1979 Explore songs, recommendations, and other album details for Dub It To The Top 1976-1979 by Yabby You. Compare different versions and buy them all on Discogs.

Is it the opening track on this compilation?

www.discogs.com/master/37245...

Love this version. It's so chilled. 👌

I imagine so. He did move to Toronto in '68 but also seems to have returned quite regularly over the next couple of years for more Studio 1 sessions...

7" of Tommy McCook - Nehru on Duke Reid label. Released in 1970. Produced by Duke Reid.

7" of Soul Vendors - Drum Song on Coxsone Records label. Released in 1967. Produced by Coxsone Dodd.

Remembering legends Tommy McCook and Jackie Mittoo who were both born on 3rd March.

From Skatalites bandmates to studio rivals, they created some of the greatest Jamaican music...

Tommy - youtu.be/cGbGqMx1cN8?...

Jackie - youtu.be/B6WltiwWgXI?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

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Dennis Brown - Super Reggae & Soul Hits (1972 3rd Album) - YouTube TROJAN Super Reggae & Soul Hits 3rd Album 1972 age15 Derrick Harriott Prod TRLS 57

Beautiful! 👌

If you don't know it already, I think you might like this LP. Produced by Derrick Harriott with the added bonus of a teenage Dennis Brown in a very soulful mood...

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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This is a great video. I went to see them play in London the following year, although Monty couldn't make it and was replaced by Tyrone Downie.
Still an incredible and memorable night.

This is a great video! 🎶

YouTube video by Evidence Music Rod Taylor & Little Lion Sound - Where Is Your Love | WavZ Session [Evidence Music & Gold Up]

I can't find the other side of this 12" on YouTube, so instead here's a great clip of Rod Taylor just 3 years ago re-voicing the title track from his 1980 Greensleeves LP...

youtu.be/-F6ALcBtyVA?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky

Love the bassline on this rhythm. So deep!

12" of 1. Rod Taylor - Behold Him 2. Parrot Jungle Dub on Dread At The Controls label. Released in 1983. Produced by Michael 'Mikey Dread' Campbell.

Happy 69th birthday to Rod Taylor.

Rod voiced this deep roots tune at King Tubby's studio in 1978 over a Channel One rockers rhythm by Sly & Robbie.

It was reissued in 1983 on this 12" along with its legendary DATC dub...

youtu.be/YZ_kfPvFdlw?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

YouTube video by Rasta Vibe Burning Spear sings acapella - Jah No Dead (1978) High quality video & audio

And finally, here's Burning Spear's memorable cameo in Rockers with the beautiful a capella version of Jah No Dead...

youtu.be/NTDZfR4QUS8?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #burningspear

Knowing John, it was a pun on Ring The Alarm 😁

YouTube video by JahNesta Burning Spear - Slavery days ( Live At Sunsplash 1982 )

And here is Burning Spear at Reggae Sunsplash in 1982 with possibly his most impassioned performance of Slavery Days...

youtu.be/CqPuyL8PsIc?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #burningspear

💯 and I love all the recording details they put on the label. 😀 Something that Greensleeves also did.

Great 12" 🎶

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Wonderful clip. 👌

💯 Great clip! 👌