80s Syndrum Roots (Live & Learn Special)

Spotlight on Delroy Wright and his Washington DC-based Live & Learn label. He started off as a producer in the late 70s following the footsteps of his famous brother Hyman (Papa Life) Wright who run the Jah Life label and shop from New York. Both brothers had strong link-ups with JA producers like Junjo Lawes, Linval Thompson, Al Campbell and many affiliated artists and regularly travelled to Kingston in the 80s to book out studios (mainly Channel One) and run sessions. Whilst Jah Life stuck to Roots Radics and Junjo, Delroy was more experimental and diverse, with stand-out artists like Don Carols, Junior Reid, Al Campbell (behind many of the arrangements/compositions), Jr Brammer (AKA Trinity), Michael Prophet and Winston Hussey. This mix focuses on the mid/late 80s productions with heavy use of syndrum

When Music Hits You You Feel No Pain Mix

Tracklist: 

Jamming (12" Mix/Exodus 40 Version)/Punky Reggae Party (12" Mix)/Exodus (12" Mix)/Waiting In Vain (Advert Mix)/Who The Cap Fit/Crazy Baldheads/Johnny Was (Unreleased Mix)/One Drop/One Dub/Smile Jamaica/War (Unreleased Mix)/No Woman No Cry (Live At The Lyceum)

A Donna Summary (I Feel Love)

Kode9 - Dreichwave Mix

Tracklist:

Simple Minds - Film Theme/The Associates - White Car in Germany/100% Manmade Fibre - German Voices on the Radio/Ultravox - Mr. X/The Klingons - Wake Me Up For World War 3/Simple Minds - Somebody Up there Likes You/100% Manmade Fibre - New Day/100% Manmade Fibre - One Way Street/Dick Tracey’s Wrist Radio - She is So Random/100% Manmade Fibre - Escape/100% Manmade Fibre - We Know the Truth/Dick Tracey’s Wrist Radio - Think of You/The Associates - Message Oblique Speech/Simple Minds - Veldt 

(Originally mixed for Laurel Halo's Rinse FM show)

The Under Water Magic of Lee Perry Mix

Tracklist:

1 Congoman (12" Mix) - The Congos 

2 Devils Dub Plate - The Upsetters 

3 Tedious (Dub) - Junior Murvin & The Upsetters 

4 Uh Fi Run It Down/Version - Danny Clarke/The Upsetters 

5 Mr Dubz (Dub Plate Mix) - The Upsetters 

6 Soldier & Police War - Jah Lion 

7 Dreadlocks In Moonlight - Lee Perry 

8 Green Bay Incident/Version - Lord Sassafrass/The Upsetters 

9 Ketch Vampire (Extended Jamaican Mix) - Devon Irons & Doctor Alimentado 

10 Curly Locks/Croaking Lizard - Lee Perry & The Upsetters 

11 African Freedom - Brother Hood 

12 I Forgot To Be Your Lover (12" Mix) - George Faith 

13 Roast Fish & Cornbread - Lee Perry & The Upsetters

Mickey Dread: Dread At The Controls

Ninety Minutes

The Very. First. Issue. Of Spy. 1986. pic.twitter.com/yGEMKwxjoZ

— David Kamp (@MrKamp) August 12, 2022

Dancehall Style Mix (1980-85)

Tracklist: 

1 M-16 - Lone Ranger 

2 Gunman - Michael Prophet 

3 Ganja Smuggler/Wa Do Dem - Eek-A-Mouse 

4 Soundclash - Anthony Johnson 

5 Spar With Me - Toyan 

6 Police In Helicopter - John Holt 

7 Mr Landlord - Half Pint 

8 Mi God Mi King - Papa Levi 

9 Under Me Sensi - Barrington Levy 

10 Under Mi Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith 

11 Original Fat Ting - Echo Minott

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious 4 MC's: Live At The Jackson Projects (1978)

Man We're Glad To Know You Mix

A mix of Man and Help Yourself and the crossover members with Deke Leonard, Malcolm Morley and the late great (and nicest man in rock winner) Ken Whaley

Tracklist: 

1 Brown Lady/Blown Away/American Mother - Help Yourself 

2 Eddie Waring (Live) - Help Yourself with Deke Leonard 

3 7171-515 - Deke Leonard 

4 Jam Up Jelly Tight-Oh No Not Again (Live)/California Silks & Satins/American Mother (Live) - Man 

5 Man We're Glad To Know You - Help Yourself

Darryl Hunt R.I.P.

Rest In Peace Darryl old friend he lived near by I played a few gigs on bass for Darryl when he was promoting his solo album He was a great character Condolences to his daughter Sophie & all who loved him. Rock N 'Roll Heaven @poguesofficial @spiderstacy https://t.co/bRdbPLgAsu

— Shanne (@Shanne12345678) August 9, 2022

I am very very sorry that Darryl has passed on, he was a really nice guy and a great friend and a great bass player. We will all miss him. May he have a happy state of eternal bliss and bless his family and friends love ❤️ Shane @poguesofficial pic.twitter.com/Hnzh98GpJa

— Shane MacGowan (@ShaneMacGowan) August 9, 2022

We are saddened beyond words. Our Darryl passed away yesterday afternoon in London.

Darryl Gatwick Hunt 04/05/1950 - 08/08/2022

‘I know you want to hear me catch my breath
I love you till the end’ pic.twitter.com/9TZWx8eLLc

— The Pogues (@poguesofficial) August 9, 2022

Here's Darryl's first band with an early single on Stiff

Bass Is The Place Mix

Tracklist: 

1 Jazzoetry - The Last Poets 

2 Black Man At Your Shoulder - John Martyn 

3 Well Well Well (Dub) - Grace Jones 

4 Homesick Blues/Dub - Samia Farah 

5 Machine Gun - Portishead 

6 Blues Away - Moor Mother 

7 What Is The Plan? - Mutaburaka & African Head Charge 

8 Baby I Love You So (12") - Colourbox 

9 No Government (Plaid Remix) - Nicolette 

10 The Crackdown (Oicho Remix) - Billie Ray Martin 

11 Linoleum (Josh Wink Interpretation) - Tweaker ft David Sylvian 

12 Women Respond To Bass - Renegade Soundwave 

13 Solid As A Rock (Hexadecimal Full Length Remix) - Bim Sherman

Mark Stewart & Maffia - Live at Kingston Polytechnic & Bristol (1982)

This was the first time I caught Mark after his Pop Group days apart from a couple of CND rallies in London where he performed Jerusalem accapella and this was certainly also the London(ish) debut of the Maffia. This was the Creation Rebel line up of the Maffia with Adrian Sherwood at the mixing desk and it goes without saying that this was Kingston upon Thames as opposed to Kingston JA. I was kindly invited by my friend Richard Thomas (ex Fall manager and current Laugharne Weekend promoter) to the gig, who had given me some time before a Townhouse Studio cassette dubbing of the tracks that would appear on his Jerusalem 12" as well as the New Age Steppers version of High Ideals so I knew what to expect. Not at all sure of the exact date of this but on November 12th 1982 Mark also played at Trinity Hall in Bristol so I'm guessing either side of then. I have never heard that Trinity Hall recording and would be grateful if anyone has it  to share

Repost 

...and a (partial) recording of a gig in Bristol from 1982 has come my way. Mark wishing the audience a merry christmas suggests it's not from November. Oh well...at least these two recordings of the Creation Rebel version of the Maffia exist     

Maffia/None Dare Call It Conspiracy/Liberty City/Don't You Ever Lay Down Your Arms

Mark Stewart and Algiers Talk Post-Punk, Past, Present and Future

Lambchop - So There

The Most Pathetic Men in America

Republicans: You can't investigate Trump now because he's president!

Republicans: You can't impeach Trump now because he lost the election and he's not going to be president.

Republicans: You can't investigate Trump now because he's thinking about being president again. https://t.co/TvJjRbvj4L

— Stonekettle (@Stonekettle) August 9, 2022

The Most Pathetic Men In America