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

Culture - Peel Sessions

This great peel sessions post comes courtesy of Neil in Lewisham. Culture are a reggae band formed in 1976 and became huge favourites with punks at the time particularly the track "two sevens clash" which is featured here along with 3 other tracks for your listening pleasure. Many thanks neil for this link.anyways please listen, enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!
Culture Peel sessions

UB40 - Peel Sessions

Seasons greetings to all of interweb land.this christmas cracker (bdum tsh!!) comes courtesy of mr. camden dave who stopped by muebles towers last night. anyways this is a compilation of 2 UB40 sessions from '80 and '82 and is a great listen especially the tracks 'king'and 'food for thought' from the session broadcast in 1980. the second session is in one longish file as neither of us had the technical prowess to split it into 4 seperate tracks but we are hoping someone out there will !its a great listen cos you get all john peels between song banter etc between songs as well.anyways dont know if i will get a chance to post anymore today as i still have all the christmas shopping to do so if i dont merry christmas or happy holidays or whatever to all of you.so please now listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

NEW LINK http://www.mediafire.com/?l5bu52mtdz3z65s

Toots and The Maytals - Live in N.Y 1976

this is another gift from my mate reg for you all this evening.its a gig recorded by ska and reggae legends toots and the maytals in New York in 1976.its only 9 tracks long but its a great gig.not really anything else to say so play this loud,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

www.megaupload.com/?d=O2FQJ6Y1

Rico Rodriguez - Roots to the Bone

Roots to the Bone is a 1995 reissue (sort of!)of ricos album 'man from wareika' with a few additional 12" cuts recorded during the 1970's.its 14 songs in total and a great listen for all reggae and ska fans and 2-tone completists etc etc.im enjoying listening to the album as i type and i hope you all listen,enjoy it as well and then leave a comment.thanks!

all things being well the d/l link should be just below this line.cheers

www.megaupload.com/?d=KBJPA9A8

Misty in Roots - The Peel Sessions

after watching the dvd of the recent ruts benefit show for foxy i felt i had to post this.they were one of the bands on the line-up and they were excellent.what a great show that was and i thought henry rollins was a fantastic vocalist for the night.anyway back to this post.its a compilation of 3 sessions(i think!).i have the dates and a full cover somewhere so until then youll have to make do with this one i found on the interweb.my fave track on here is 'wanderer' and its a great,great track.as you all probably know the ruts sung 'jah war' was written about clarence baker, a member of the collective of singers and musicians that made up the original lineup of the band.so there you have it.put this on loud,relax,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

here you go with the d/l link www.megaupload.com/?d=O8P26OZ6

Ruts DC - Animal Now

Another delicious re-post from the box labelled 'Repost these now please ' comes this album from Ruts DC.After the great vocalist Malcolm Owen's death from a heroin overdose in 1980, The Ruts added a "D.C." to their name, for "Da Capo" (meaning "back to the beginning) and recorded Animal Now in 1981. Adding sax man Gary Barnacle as a full time member and Paul Fox handling the vocals, Animal Now still features riveting songs and Foxy's amazing guitar work, but more jazz and reggae influences come to the fore. Dangerous Minds, Despondency and No Time To Kill are 3 of the standout songs here for me.This CD re-release of Animal Now contains 7 bonus tracks with demos and extended versions of various songs.so sit back,relax,play it loud,enjoy, then leave a comment.thanks!

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The Wailers - Peel Session '73

another peel related post for you today this features the wailers recorded at the paris theatre on regent street in london.it was a show originally recorded and broadcast in 1973.the theatre itself is now the homeware store 'habitat'.i wonder if the staff are aware of its musical heritage?doubt it.anyway play this mellow show with the bass on high,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
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Bad Brains - I and I Survived (DUB)

this is the seventh album from hardcore punk legends Bad Brains.this album is largely instrumental and a mainly dub affair (but dont let that put you off !)with occasional journeys to their traditional hardcore punk side.kind of like one of their other albums but in reverse if you like.always a great band to listen to and to go and see live.they still do the odd tour to europe and beyond so go see them if you can.if you like this album you should definitely check out I against I a superb blending of face meltingly fast hardcore punk and great reggae tunes too.so listen,relax,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

I___I_survived__Dub_.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!