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First Choice Hi Fi Tottenham 1983 Featuring: Charlie Brown, Ranking Toyan, Little John, Colonel Robbie, Yabby Youth, Billy Boyo. Operator: Leo North London’s First Choice are in full effect on this tape. Charlie Brown rides the M16 rhythm very well giving a tour of London with his ‘Spar with me and you know the City’. They play some Studio 1 classics including: ‘Feel like jumping’ & ‘Never let go’. All the MC’s on this tape really do work well over the rhythms. They drop a nice special from Jah Thomas ‘First Choice are the dub champion’ Visiting supers, Little John, Ranking Toyan, Billy Boyo & Ranking Trevor are in the dance. We get to hear Little John, Toyan & Billy Boyo on the mic. Toyan gets the crowd bawling forward when he steps up on the Hi Fashion before handing over to Little John who ‘sings the girl is mine’. Shame there is only a small portion of the late Billy Boyo, but very nice to hear him nicing up a UK dance. A very fine UK session this, it’s a pity we don’t have any more First Choice tapes from this era...
Funkers Delight Acton 1990
Graphic Superpower vs. Java 1989
Jah Revelation/Jah Love @ The Black Swan, 438 Stapleton Road, Easton, Bristol, U.K. 19th March 1999 Featuring: Brigadier Jerry, Freddie McGregor, Horace Andy Selector – Cecil Reuben “The Twelve Tribes of Israel Organisation presents a celebration of “Rasta Jubilee Chapter 1” held in Bristol in 1999. You get to hear the Tribes leading deejay Brigadier Jerry alongside a pair of Jamaican greats, Freddie McGregor and Horace Andy, running through some classics. Great to hear three bonafide legends working in a sound system style.”
Maverick Hi Fi Leeds 1984
Merritone Hi Power St Anselems Hall, Southall 1986 Featuring: Daddy Dezzie, Winston Irie, Colonel Biggs, Papa Banton, Rootsman, Sticks, Selector Banton Operator: Daddy Wayne We are not sure if this is the old Merritone sound from Greenford way but it is a lively mid 80's UK dance. Plenty of lyrics getting flung down by the MC's especially Winston Irie who really shines on this one.
One Love vs. Taurus & Coxsone London 1989
Sir Coxsone Outernational Studio 200 Balham 1983 ** Three Hours **
Sir Coxsone Outernational vs Gemi Magic Stoke Newington 21-7-84 Featuring: Bikey Dread, Jah Screechy, Levi Roots, Duffus Irie Operators: Blacka Dread, Gappy Crucial, Festus A n ice session from Brixton’s finest Sir Coxsone. Blacka drops some wicked Junior Reid special’s including ‘You could a run, run but Coxsone’s gonna find you’. Coxsone regulars Bikey & Screechy ride the rhythms well but its Super duper Levi Roots that stars the show drawing a massive forward from the Stokey Posse as he sings over the Hi fashion rhythm. He gives us ‘Shoulder move’, ‘the saddest day of my life’ & ‘it’s too late baby’ and you can hear the licking of wood all over the dance. They then drop some Half Pint & Frankie Paul before finishing off with a special that Blacka calls ‘The Burial of Saxon’ one version mixed by Scientist then a next cut mixed at Tubby’s studio by Professor. Now added a further 2 parts thanks to our good friend Daddy Ruffhouse........
Sir Coxsone Outernational Balham 28-3-1986
Sir Coxsone Outernational North London 1986
Sirena Hi Fi Hackney Downs Park 1985 Featuring: Philip Levi, Tipper Irie, Daddy Colonel, Miss Irie, Charjan, Riddler Banton, Miss Irie, Cinderella, Madler. Sirena sound are playing in the open air for this session and special guests are the Saxon Posse so you know there is going to be lyrics galore....
Saxon vs Sir Coxsone Peoples Club, Praed Street, Paddington 18-1-85
Young Lion Hi Fi Bedford January 1981 Featuring: Ranking Tony, Negus Roots, Bob Hope, Errol, Dennis.. A real nice early Young Lion session this one. We think this one is against another sound in Bedford, but we are not 100% sure of which one. At one point one of the deejays talks about Ray Symbolic & Ranking Joe so it could well be one of the last dances of the Ray Symbolic tour. All that aside it is a killer session as they drop a good Rootsy selection from the likes of: Mighty Diamonds, The Viceroys, Noel Phillips, Barrington Levy, Earl 16, Eastwood & Saint and more. They drop a wicked I Roy steppers style dub-plate and all of the mc's give a good performance throughout the session. Big thanks go out to Markie RDK for this great early 80's slice of UK sound system action...
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