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September 15, 2013, at 10:02 pm September 13, 2013, at 3:18 am Last month we reported that Prince Jazzbo was very ill with lung cancer. Sadly he lost this battle and passed away on Wednesday of this week. RIP Prince Jazzbo, thanks for the music. August 27, 2013, at 10:33 pm  Regular visitors to DanceCrasher will know that all of this has been possible due to the 50 year copyright rule, and if you’ve really been paying attention you’ll know that this will all change shortly as the period has been extended to 70 years in the EU (read about it here). Laurel Aitken – More Whisky The latest edition to the expanding collection brings together Laurel Aitken’s earliest recordings in a CD/LP collection; “The Blue Beat Explosion Vol 2 – Boogie In My Bones”. Laurel was always a bit of a blues shouter so the R&B styles that he recorded at the start of his career and that feature on this collection are easily amongst his best work, tracks like Boogie In My Bones and M0re Whisky are an absolute joy. There is a lot of repetition with the previous Sunrise releases mentioned above as pretty much all of these recordings came out on Blue Beat or other Melodisc subsidiary labels. So if you picked up any previous releases then check the tracklists before you invest in this. Michael DeKoningh’s sleevenotes set the scene well with a biography of Laurel and a track by track run down of the tunes featured and despite the age of the recordings and the vinyl sources used the sound quality is pretty impressive. The Blue Beat Explosion Volume 2 is released on CD and LP (with slightly different track lists) on the 2nd September. August 24, 2013, at 9:27 am There is one place to be if you’re reaching the Notting Hill Carnival tomorrow or on Monday – Gladdy Wax Sound System!  August 23, 2013, at 9:48 pm Deejay and producer Prince Jazzbo is currently very ill with advanced lung cancer. To help care for him at this difficult time his longtime partner has set up a funding page so people can make donations. Please help them out if you can.  July 30, 2013, at 10:29 am If you’re looking for Reggae themed T-Shirts but are not interested in ganja leaves and Bob Marley portraits then look no further. We’ve put together a series of T shirts that whilst hopefully not infringing anyone’s copyrights celebrates the golden age of Jamaican music in the 60′s and 70′s. Shirts tend to come in two prices – basic white no brand shirts are £15.00 each and colour shirts, branded American Apparel, are £20 each. There is currently a discount – £10 off if you spend £50 (enter the discount code TENOFFUK) this offer end on the 6th August. Mens and womens T-shirts are available and a few children’s ones too. We are currently selling to the UK and the rest of Europe, no sales to America or Australia at the present time – sorry. Please check the full range here. This design is taken from an original paper bag for Joe’s Record Centre from circa 1970.
 The Roaring Twenties is legendary as one of the first venues where you could hear Ska in London in the 60′s thanks to Count Suckle’s Sound System. This graphic is taken from an original advert for the venue.
 This design is taken from an original paper bag for R&B record’s (the shop behind Ska Beat, R&B, Giant and Jolly records).
 Representing the Tighten Up Crew, this shirt in several colours. The Muzik City design is taken from an original paper bag for the record shop chain.
 Speakers Corner – Celebrating sound system culture. Sound systems are speakers, amps etc. You’re not a sound if you don’t have these so don’t say you are! The graphic is adapted from an original photo of part of a speaker stack at the Notting Hill Carnival.
 Record Specialists – Kingston Jamaica. The premier record pressing plant in the 70′s. The design is as used on 7″ sleeves. July 18, 2013, at 9:21 am  A big thanks to Mike Turner who conducted the interview along side Brad Klein. July 15, 2013, at 9:22 pm  Babylonian Dub Thompson was issuing some excellent music during this period and a number of his best tracks are represented here, highlights include Africa In Dub (Anthony Johnson – Africa), Babylonian Dub (Linval Thompson – Six Babylon) and Roots Version (Cornell Campbell – Whenever You Need Me) the last one being more version than dub as the name suggests. Tracks of this caliber mean that any collection of dubs is bound to be a solid effort and this release certainly doesn’t disappoint. The biggest gripe would have to be that it is almost impossible to read the excellent sleeve notes by David Katz. What is the point of going to the trouble of having these written and then reproducing them in such a tiny font that you need a magnifying glass to read them? Roots Version Boss Man’s Dub will be available on CD, there are no immediate plans for a vinyl issue. July 13, 2013, at 4:28 pm Out and about with the Tighten Up Crew in August: 
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