Opinions on these albums and singles?

[BMC]

Another little list again. Any opinions on any of the following records and singles, mainly from 80s and 90s? Any you'd conscider worth picking up (prices are good)?

Thanks for the input!

LPs

Admiral Bailey - Original (Powerhouse)
Admiral Tibbet - Things that you do (Super Power)
Augustus Pablo - Rising sun (Greensleeves)
Blackstones, the - Take another look at love (Pressure)
Charlie Chaplin - Take two! (RAS)
Johnny Clarke - Rock me Baby (Clocktower)
Keith & Ken - Jamaica (Mode)
King Tubby - African love dub 1974 - 1979 (Clocktower)
Macka B - Buppie culture (Ariwa)
Macka B - Natural suntan (Ariwa)
Max Romeo - Open The Iron Gate (Liberty)
Michael Palmer / Kelly Ranks - Michael Palmer meets Kelly Ranks at Channel One (Dancefloor)
Pliers & Junior Moore - Clash of the 90`s (Steppa Productions)
Tenor Saw - Tribute to Tenor Saw; Lives on (Sky High)
Tiger - Touch is a move (Super Power)
Tippa Irie - Two sides of Tippa Irie (GT`s)
Twinkle Brothers - All the hits (Twinkle)
Twinkle Brothers - Rastafari chant (Twinkle)
Various - 5 the hard way - DJ clash `86 (Live & Love)
Various - Black Scorpio All stars - hits of the 90`s (Black Scorpio)
Various - Dancehall reggae (Rohit)
Various - Exterminator presents various artists (Exterminator)
Various - Great British DJ`s roll call `89 (GTS)
Yellowman - King of the dance hall (Rohit)
Yellowman & General Trees - A Calypso encounter (Rohit)



Singles (7 & 12")

Cocoa Tea & Cutty Ranks - Gang war / 2 versions (Greensleeves - 12")
Cutty Ranks / Papa San / Taxi Gang - Husle husle / Give her the credit, version (Taxi - 12")
Damian Marley - Me name Jnr. Gong - the alamo remix EP (Tuff Gong - WEA - 12")
Joy White & Ronnie Davis - Please stop your lying / version (Spiderman - 12")
King Kong - Girl dem a come / Raggamuffing a pass (Now Generation - 12")
King Kong - Sensimania is walking / Digital sensimania mix (REM - 12")
King Sounds & the Israelites - Brand new child / A living dub (Grove Music - 12")
Milton Smalling - Fighting spirit / If you break the curfew (CSA - 12")
Ninja Man / Baby Wayne - Ninja / Can`t live so (JR Productions - 12")
Shabba Ranks / Ninja Man, Burro Banton - 1 Man / Set speed, Charming (Massive B - 12")
Tiger, Super Cat / Private P - A wa do them / sex walk (Wild Apache - 12")
Tippa Irie - Complain neighbour / Lyric maker (UK Bubblers - 12")
Tippa Irie - Telephone / Sleng teng finish already (UK Bubblers - 12")

Augustus Pablo - Original roots / Version (Rockers - 7")
Charlie Chaplin - Come back Charlie / Charlies theme (Winner - 7")
Daddy Woody - Wickedness / version (Sinbad Productions - 7")
King Solomon & Joe Lickshot - Horse tonic / version (Ottey`s Ashantites - 7")
Lord Creator - Jamaica welcome / Land of the sea & sun (Melrose - 7")
Pad Anthony - Bigger boss / version (Jammy`s - 7")
Pinchers - False alarm / version (Supreme - 7")
Rankin Devon - Tell it to the nation / version (Afro Eagle - 7")
Robert Ffrench - Nice time / version (Afro Eagle - 7")
Tony Tuff - Champion jockey / version (Volcano - 7")
Vicious Irie - Don man (stick to yu man) / Version (Powerhouse - 7")

[kalcidis]

I haven't heard too many of those albums but I can really recommend


Some really fantastic tracks on it.

[Freddy C]

LPs

Admiral Bailey - Original (Powerhouse)
Admiral Tibbet - Things that you do (Super Power)
I have one Admiral Bailey on vinyl - can't remember the title. Think he's dressed like an Admiral on the cover - maybe he usually did. ;D
(Great start! ;D) Don't think it's on Powerhouse. I've a feeling it's Jammy's.


Johnny Clarke - Rock me Baby (Clocktower)
Mine is called "Rock with me Baby" and is a dodgy Abraham's CD which I bought about 17 years ago when I knew much less. I haven't dragged it out in ages but I believe it's well worth having even if there is a cover of "Massachussetts" on it.

**Just looked at Roots Archives - basically it's Moving Out without "Move Out Of Babylon" on it.



Charlie Chaplin - Take two! (RAS)
Dunno - but I have some good stuff by him on RAS.


Macka B - Buppie culture (Ariwa)
Macka B - Natural suntan (Ariwa)
I have one of his Ariwa albums but I never really got into it him a big way for some reason. Most people rate him. I love the "Hamady Bogle" mix up ting he did with Senegalese singer Baaba Maal. Give me a PM if you haven't heard it. He's a good DJ really, maybe I never really warmed to his voice enough.


Max Romeo - Open The Iron Gate (Liberty)
Well, again check Roots Archives - this seems to be the worst way to buy a really sublime album. Essential but Revelation Time and the BAF set have more tracks. You do not want to be without these (from the BAF set) -
Valley Of Jehosaphat - Version
Fire Fe The Vatican
Melt Away

Dunno if BAF did a vinyl release - worth asking. Buy the Liberty album anyway if it's cheap. It's not like you couldn't move it later and it'll be a decent pressing. (EMI)


Michael Palmer / Kelly Ranks - Michael Palmer meets Kelly Ranks at Channel One (Dancefloor)
No idea but I'd definitely buy it! Record it for me, please.


Tiger - Touch is a move (Super Power)
I loved Tiger's style. If you do, get it. Solid. Get Me Name Tiger, too.


Various - Dancehall reggae (Rohit)
I have a Shelly Thunder on Rohit called The Best Of Dancehall Reggae Vol.2 (if I remember correctly) - crap title, bootleggy label - some great output. I've a feeling the Shelly LP does not feature her name very prominently or at all on the green coloured sleeve. Maybe this is the same album - maybe not. You know me by now - buy it.


Yellowman - King of the dance hall (Rohit)
Yellowman & General Trees - A Calypso encounter (Rohit)
I'm keen on Trees so I'd buy it. I have about two of his albums but I haven't heard this.



Singles (7 & 12")

Cocoa Tea & Cutty Ranks - Gang war / 2 versions (Greensleeves - 12")
I was playing the "Another One for the Road" set with those two + Home T just the other night but this ain't on it. I'd risk it. Probably Gussie again.


Joy White & Ronnie Davis - Please stop your lying / version (Spiderman - 12")
No Idea, but based on artists and label I'd .... buy it.

King Kong - Girl dem a come / Raggamuffing a pass (Now Generation - 12")
King Kong - Sensimania is walking / Digital sensimania mix (REM - 12")
No idea but It's King Kong - if the price is low, buy it. ;D


King Sounds & the Israelites - Brand new child / A living dub (Grove Music - 12")
If it's early 80's rather than later (and it might be being on Grove) it could be OK. He could get a bit schmaltzy on some later stuff.


Ninja Man / Baby Wayne - Ninja / Can`t live so (JR Productions - 12")
The title is very familiar. I might have this on an album, possibly that School Pickney Sing Ting from 1992 ... it's Ninja's only Junior Reid set.
Two good DJ's - buy it.


Tiger, Super Cat / Private P - A wa do them / sex walk (Wild Apache - 12")
Sound's promising.

Tippa Irie - Complain neighbour / Lyric maker (UK Bubblers - 12")
Tippa Irie - Telephone / Sleng teng finish already (UK Bubblers - 12")
Catchy - I'm not a big fan personally but these are solid tunes by him.


King Solomon & Joe Lickshot - Horse tonic / version (Ottey`s Ashantites - 7")
No idea but I'd buy it. I have nothing I can recall by Joe Lickshot and nothing on Ottey's.


Robert Ffrench - Nice time / version (Afro Eagle - 7")
Tony Tuff - Champion jockey / version (Volcano - 7")
I'd buy those because I like the artists.


As you can see, when it comes to music I'm a gambling man. When I can't use my ears, I just use my nose. Usually it goes well for me.

Reggae isn't that hard to sell if you bought cheaply. If I had any local sources for secondhand oldies I'd buy plenty without an audition, just using instinct and watching their condition really.

[skitter]

The best tune there is Joy White & Ronnie Davis's take on the Dunkley tune.

Observer

[BMC]

Thanks for the input gentlemen, appreciated!

Yes Fred, I'm a reasonable gambling man too when it comes to reggae, but when too much is offerered at the same time (the above list leaves out stuff I know I'm gonna get, so it's not all), the wallet forces to be more picky, which is when I call for help on the forums.


Penny, do you know from when that Joy White & Ronnie Davis tune is? Sweet lovers styled reggae? Thanks.

[BMC]

Reserved quite a bunch of the titles, plus some I already knew I was going to get so I didn't list 'm (like King Kong's Paro Them Paro and Cpt Sinbad's Seven Voyages). If everything goes as planned I will get the records tomorrow (incl. the 5 the hard way, kalcidis!), will report back with the verdict!

[kalcidis]

Sounds great. Please do give me a review what you think of the 5tHW. »Paro them Paro« was a nice catch indeed!

[skitter]

Circa 1977/78

Observer

[BMC]

Cheers Penny, I've received the 12" yesterday, very nice tune with nice dub.

[timp]

kalcidis said:

I haven't heard too many of those albums but I can really recommend


Some really fantastic tracks on it.

And a great picture of Major Worries too

[dudley1ne4]

Johnny Clarke - Rock me Baby (Clocktower)

this is another classic from the 75 / 76 era, top choice.


Max Romeo - Open The Iron Gate (Liberty)

max romeo inna rebel lyrics fashion !!


Joy White & Ronnie Davis - Please stop your lying / version (Spiderman - 12")

nice duet update from the late 70's, on a strong revolutionary rhythm.

[wellcharge]

"Complain Neighbour" / "Lyric Maker" by Tippa Irie is one I recommend! Great lyrics (Tippa going on about his white, intolerant neighbours "This reggie what they play is worse than opera"), mid 80s UK MC style.