Ranking Roger - Radical Departure

this 2nd probably long overdue repost offering today is a 1988 solo album from ex-beat and general public singer ranking roger.consisting of a mix of styles from reggae/ska to an almost punkish track called 'point of view' this should definitely brighten your day and deserves to be in your collection.so play it loud,listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.

Rogers return

Ranking Roger - Inside my Head

 Hello and welcome back to all things Muebles. First up today is the long, longer than a big bag of long things overdue reposting of this Ranking Roger album. Not much else to say really except to apologise for the lateness. It's a cracking album and features a track co written with Neville Staple of the Specials. Anyway without further ado its time to listen, enjoy and leave a comment.

INSIDE MY HEAD

Repost requests

2 people have left repost requests for Ranking Roger and Captain Sensible.I know i definitely have the RR set and i probably have the CS one also.BUT im away at some point from tomorrow and wont be around for a month or so but i will get on it as soon as im back.Please remind me around the end of August and ill get on it.thanks very much

The Beat - Hammersmith Palais 1982

With the sad passing on Tuesday of Beat vocalist Ranking Roger at the far too young age of only 56, here is a reposting of a show from the band recorded in Hammersmith in 1982.RR was an awesome presence on the stage,non stop bouncing,dancing and singing from start to finish,a true gentleman who even though i never met him,will miss him terribly. R.I.P
Ranking Roger RIP

The 2-tone Story - Book

Moving further along today we have this(re-posted!) wonderful book for you to read on your phones and tablets or computery things etc..it does exactly as it says on the cover and is full of great photos,memorabilia, stories of the 2-tone tours,the bands ,the breakups etc etc.anyway its a great read in super easy to use pdf format,so please read,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

2tone Story PDF

2-Tone Tour Live in Amsterdam 1980

Morning all.During another trawl through the muebles archives last night i found this 16 track compilation recorded apparently on the 2-tone tour in Amsterdam in 1980. Now i have no idea where i got it from or anything about its origins etc but its a great sounding recording featuring songs from The Specials,The Selecter,The Beat and Madness.Not much else to say but listen,dance and then leave a comment.Thanks very much!
2-tone tour 80

OPEN FOR BUSINESS

Well ladies and gents for the first time in almost a year the boxes in the wardrobe are being dusted down and re-examined as (for the time being anyway!)we are now back in business.its time to get back to posting choice punk,ska,film soundtracks and everything else in between.ive got a bunch of reposts to work through first so if you'll put up with those first ,then we can begin. reposts will begin this week most likely tomorrow as i begin the first of 5 days off work!!thankyou very much to those of you who have kept visiting,downloading and occasionally leaving comments. normal service is about to resume.thanks very much for your patience.
oh yes one more thing if you have seen any dead links you would like reposting ,then please please get in touch via comments or the message box thingy further down the page.muchas gracias amigos!

General Public - Live '86

todays repost is an absoute cracker.its a live show from general public recorded in philadelphia in 1986.im reading horace panters book 'skad for life' at the moment and in it he talks about his time with general public and what great shows they were to do.anyway it reminded me i had a show of theirs somewhere and after some frantic searching through boxes of stuff found it in a shoebox of cd's inside a suitcase which was under the bed!its a great quality sound recording and they cover a couple of beat songs as well.theres also a nice little speech from saxa on cd2 which is a nice listen.so over to you guys now to listen,dance enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
descargar aqui amigos!
p.s i highly recommend horace panters book if you havent read it.he comes accross as a really nice guy who loves the music and it also has some real laugh out loud moments.i got mine in a shop called 'fopp' in covent garden in london for only £3.!!

The Beat - Rockpalast 1980

Hi all.a great live show from the beat recorded for the rockpalast tv show in july 1980.16 tracks in total for your listening pleasure.all your faves are here,so rather than waste time reading this please listen to the show,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

http://www.mediafire.com/?lht1s0nx35vqad8

Dance Craze - Live

an absolutely classic album that was actually the first one i ever bought.i had to save my pocket money for weeks so i could buy it.it cost me £5.50 from golden discs in dun laoghaire shopping centre in dublin.the shop is long gone(its a bar now!) but listening to this album always brings me back to that period in time and the happy memories associated with it.anyways enough of my babbling please listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=7HW2VHWS

The Beat - New York 27.2.10

evening all.a cracking show here today from dave wakeling and his beat musos.agreat audience recording from camden dave (not actually by him,but from him if you know what i mean!).so all the greats and more are here including one of my faves 'click,click'.so if youve not had too much guinness on this happy st.patricks day then put this on,dance around the kitchen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

here is the magic d/l link........ www.megaupload.com/?d=FL4SEBZA

The Beat - US Festival 1982

good morning listeners.todays first posting comes from birminghams finest the beat recorded at the US festival in 1982.i dont know the origin of the recording but im assuming its an fm broadcast or similar.anyway thats not important.what you get for your time and patience is 14 tracks of brilliant sounding,easy skanking great music.so without further ado you have to listen,dance,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

b.us.82.zip

International Beat - Their Most Explosive Hits !

a nice compilation cd this one from the international beat.its labelled 'their most explosive hits' but when ripping the cd i-tunes called it 'dancehall rockers' so im not sure now.anyway some really nice versions of beat classics like 'mirror in the bathroom' and 'stand down margaret' and various others from covers of ' i fought the law' to name but a few.a nice one for 2-tone completists!so listen,skank,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
ib1.zip

General Public - Hand to Mouth

continuing today with all things general public related comes this re-issue of their second album.featuring a bunch of bonus tracks including live cuts,12"versions etc this is a great album that only improves with each listen.some really nice reggae flavoured power-pop type tunes here.anyway as usual its over to you to listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

General Public - Hand To Mouth.zip

General Public - All the Rage

here we go today with the debut album from general public.featuring their classic single 'general public' and another song i really like 'wheres the line?'.the band also featuring ex-specials bass player horace panter and from the clash mick jones released some great stuff throughout their short lived career.anyway enough rambling from me.listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

General Public - All The Rage.zip

The Beat - Peel Sessions

hi all.todays first post (courtesy of camden dave who gave me a package yesterday of various artists peel session recordings including the beat,the jam,uk subs,magazine,the lurkers,joy division,madness,the adverts,generation x,the undertones to name but a few)is this compilation of 3 sessions the band recorded for the legendary john peel.a standout track for me is a great version of 'too nice to talk to' but im sure you all have your own favourites.anyhoo not a lot else to say then but play this loud,enjoy,dance a bit in your kitchen and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s this post doesnt have full artwork for it.sorry

The_Beat_-_peel_sessions.rar

The Specials and friends

These great mixes come courtesy of lazy at bloggers delite .the first one is one from the beat 01.BEATMIXTHIS.and can be found here

http://sharebee.com/3903316f

the second is called 02.Nothing Special Mix - The Specials. that can be found here http://www.zshare.net/audio/13184531e699f684/ or http://www.mediafire.com/?dif99dqdf3m

the 3rd is this punk/reggae mix called Punky Reggae Party and can be found here http://www.zshare.net/audio/8744465ad2a938/

a whole lot of work has obviously gone into doing these excellent mixes so stop by his site for more brilliant tunes and say hello.

anyway play these loud,listen and enjoy then leave a comment saying how much you liked them.thanks!

Fine Young Cannibals - The Finest

a collection of FYCs best recordings.featuring the finest song the beat never recorded(johnny come home)and a cover of the buzzcocks ever fallen in love this is another great compilation for your collection.enjoy,listen dance and leave a comment.thanks!

Fine_Young_Cannibals_-_The__Finest.rar

Dance Craze - soundtrack

it seems the blog world is going 2-tone crazy at the moment so here i am with my contribution.its the soundtrack to the film of the same name and its fantastic.each song is a classic ,filled with an energy that makes it impossible not to dance to.this is a great rip with all the songs included,none of this no madness here!it was done by someone i know who prefers to remain nameless and hes included nice scans of the covers from the record,cassette and vhs versions.there is also a scan of the front of the dance craze magazine that i got some where else.incidentally if anyone could point me somewhere i could see the whole magazine that would be great.right over to you guys again.put this on,listen,dance around your living room,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

Dance_Craze.rar

The Compact 2-Tone story

this is a comprehensive 4 disc set of all the 2-tone single releases including b-sides.it also came with a book called 'the 2-tone story' by george marshall.i may get round to posting the book one day as well!anyway enjoy,listen,dance and leave a comment.thanks!

(disc1)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=JMOPV7DW

(disc2)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=U9F3QG4N

(disc3)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=F64SV63K

(disc4)http://www.megaupload.com/?d=RM5GTW7U