Deadly Dragon Sound's Reggaematic Podcast

This ya mix was done by Scratch Famous for Tom Chasteen's (DubClub) show Meditation of Sound on Dublab Radio. I put together this mix highlighting some of my favorite tunes, some exclusive Japanese reissues and original music, and the exciting new voice of Deadly Dragon’s own Jonny Go Figure. 1. Don Drummond – Last Call (Coxsone Pre) 2. Matt Sounds –Seven Samurai (G Stone/Overheat) 3. Justin Hinds – Why I should Worry (Treasure Isle/Push Music) 4. Helmsley Morris – Think I’m a Fool (Clancy’s Pre) 5. Bob and Tyrone – I Don’t Mind (Studio One Pre) 6. Gloria Crawford – You Miss Me (Treasure Isle / Push Music) 7. Prince Buster – All My Loving (Fab) 8. Matt Sounds – Baku Steady (G Stone / Overheat) 9. Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra Feat. Bitty McLean – Fu Manchu (Axe Attack Records) 10. Dave Barker – Don’t Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Upsetter Pre) 11. Tommy McCook – Psychedelic Reggae (Treasure Isle / Push Music) 12. Hippy Boys – Nigeria (Gay Feet) 13. Winston Turner & Untouchables – Apollo 13 Explosion

About 15 years ago, we released a mix called Year Of the Gun chronicling the "Gun Tune" era of early-mid 90s. It was a mix that got a bunch of attention both positive and negative. Well, I decided to finally make a part 2 featuring some more obscure tunes and some tunes that, for whatever reason, got left out of the first one. Track List: Terry Ganzie - Welcome The Outlaw (John John) / Rickie General - Informer (Stone Love) / Spragga Benz - Bad Man No Beg Friend (John John) / Sebastien - Bad Boy (John John) / Spragga Benz - chunky (John John) / Spragga Benz - Bad Man Over Deh So (John John) / Junior Cat - Twilight Zone (John John) / Rickie General - Gun In a Barrow (Stone Love) / Destruction and Dennis Rock - Shoot Out (Remix Records) / Derrick Parker - I Don't Give a Chance (Stereo One) / Ratta Ranks - Original Bad Boy (Astra) / Junior Cat - Killing Pussy (John John) / Little John - Gun Ina Mi Hand (Romantic) / Junior Cat - Who So Ever (Kingston 11) / Panhead - One Fi The Money (How Yu Fi Say Dat) / Grind

I-Mo-Jah - Rockers From the Land of Reggae and Phillip Fullwood's Words in Dub LP mark the 100th and 101st releases from the venerable Pressure Sounds label. I have always admired Pressure Sounds for their dedication to finding some of the most interesting, inspiring and superb Jamaican music to release -- from Rocksteady to serious roots to crazy dubwise styles to the digital revolution of the 1980s. There is hardly a title among those 100 that I don't rate and there are plenty that travel with me everytime I play records. Furthermore, Pressure Sounds' releases have always looked great -- they showcase a respect for Jamaican music by taking the time and effort to make their packaging worthy of music contained within. In any case, I wanted to celebrate PRESSURE SOUNDS 100 by making this mix of some of my top Pressure Sounds releases that I was specifically feeling this week! Please take a look at https://www.pressure.co.uk/ for all of these great titles. TRACK LIST: I-Mo-Jah – Jah Love / Phillip Fullwoo

Part Two of my Studio One Roots Mix moving from the 1970s into the early 1990s. Tracklist: Dreamland / Dennis Brown - Take it Easy / Lloyd Forrest - Where its At / The Officials - Ten Years Ago / Wailing Souls - Stick Together / Cornell Campbell - Natty Don't Go / Karl Bryan & Count Ossie - Black Up / Cedric Brooks - Ethiopia / Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace - Far Beyond / Dudley Sibley - Love in Our Nation / Freddy McKay -- Free Man / New Establishment - People Skanking / Gladiators - Bongo Red / Lloyd Jones - Get Up and Try / George Phillip - One One / Prince Lincoln - Live Up To Your Name / Viceroys - Slogan on the Wall / Liberation Group - Namibia / Linton Cooper - You'll Get Your Pay / Magnificent 7 - Jack Johnson / Cedric Brooks - Power to the People / Im & Count Ossie - Right On Rasta / Gladiators - Roots Natty Roots / Lone Ranger - Natty Chalwa / DJ Dawn - Peace Truce Thing / Freddie McGregor - I Shall Be Released / Briggy - Every Man Mi Bredrin / Johnny Osbourne - Forgive Them / Silvertones - M

From the very start, Coxsone Dodd allowed the more spiritual side of his musicians to speak in the studio on select tracks. As Rasta consciousness became more and more prevalent, Dodd managed to keep his finger on the pulse, releasing a wide variety of roots and conscious Tunes. This is part one of a two part mix examining some of my favorites. Track List: Skatalites – Exodus / Skatalites – Last Call / Skatalites – Addis Ababa / Gaylads – Africa / Bonny & Skitter – Lumumba / Hamlins – People Get Ready / Carlton & Shoes – Happy Land / The Melodians – Let’s Join Together / Denise Darlington – War No Right / Heptones – Equal Rights (12” discomix version) / Jah Jesco – Warning / Big Joe – Get Out Bald Head / King Stitt – Be A Man / Keith Wilson – God I Say / Bob Andy – Unchained / Alton Ellis – African Descendants / Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights / The Heptones – Message From a Black Man / Sir Harry – Sound #1 / Lloyd Williams – Is It Because I’m Black / Zoot Simms – African Challenge / Im & D

For the past couple months I have found myself oddly obsessed with a certain sound. Basically what I used to consider "Country Man" tunes circa 1971-1973 (although I added a bunch of exceptions) heavy in harmony (both group and solo) and touching on sufferation and heartbreak. Soo...this mix covers a grouping of those type of tunes selected in a way that I thought created a consistent "conversation" within the music. Apologies to Earth & Stone because I used their image for this mix, but none of their tunes as their wonderful music did not quite fit the parameters. TRACK LIST: The Rulers – Let My People Go (JJ) / King Alpha and the Saints – March To Zion (Blank) / Invaders – Story of Love (Sir Collins) / The Immortals – You Can’t Keep a Good Man Down (Mellotone) / Invaders – You Touch My Soul (Sir Collins) / Black Brothers – School Children (Studio One) / Roslyn Sweat & Paragons – Black Bird Singing (Duke) / Tony Brevett – Over Hills and Valleys (Blank) / Tidals – What a Great Day (Pressure Sounds)

Winter is lifting and Springtime is showing signs of life! Over the past months I have received a number of great reissues and new productions from Japan and abroad and I wanted to drop some of these alongside some recent favorite tunes. This mix goes the gambit from Ska to Digital and as always is mixed live and direct with sweet vinyl! Tracklist: Skatalites – Willow Weep (Studio One Blank) / Tommy McCook & Supersonics – Persian Ska (Push Music – Treasure Isle) / The Gladiators – Lie Low (Push Musi – Trojan) / The Paragons – I Wanna Be With You (Push Music – Treasure Isle) / Eric Monty Morris – Tears in My Eyes (Push Music – Dutchess) / Rpy Shirley – The Prophet (Fire) / Johnny Osbourne – The Power & Glory (Techniques) / Tropicos – Alone Not Alone (Freedom Hill Records) / Tommy 115 All Stars – Rock Steady (115 Records) / The Frightnrs – Dispute (Daptone) / Babylon Panic – Guns of Brixton / Kenzo Special – Apache (Reality Bites) / Reckless Breed – Tranquility (Pisces) / Monty Alexander – Soulful Str

+ Delroy, Cornell, Alton & Friends Valentines Day Special + This one dedicated to all the Lovers on Valentines Day! Relying primarily on 70s cuts, Delroy Wilson, Alton Ellis and Cornell Campbell (plus friends!) sing about love and loss in a way guaranteed to melt the heart! As always, this one mixed live and direct from the turntables !!!! Track List: Dave Barker - Dont Let the Sun Catch You Crying (Blank) / Cornell Campbell - Magic Spell (Jackpot) / Delroy Wilson - Just Because Of You (Bongo Man) / Delroy Wilson - Baby Don't You Do It (Pratt/Pressure Sounds) / Delroy Wilson - I'm Trying (Warrika) / Delroy Wilson - How Can I (Micron) / Delroy Wilson - To Be A Lover (Blank) / Delroy wilson - Its a Shame (Well Charged) / Alton Ellis - Its a Shame (Splash) / Alton Ellis - I Dig You Baby (Well Charged) / Alton Ellis - Since I Fell For You (Blank) / Alton Ellis - What Does It Take (Duke Reid) / Cornell Campbell - My Confession (Panther) / Cornell Campbell - The Sun (Jackpot blank) / Carlton & Shoes - Y

Apologies to all for my long absence! I have moved to Tokyo and have not had my turntables all set up. Big Thanks to Chii Irie for letting me use his set-up to record this one! Unfortunately, the first half of this mix was damaged and could not be uploaded, but rather than admit I wasted the day, I am just going to post up this short mix (the second half!) Hope you all enjoy and stay tuned as my shit will be set up soon and ready to go! Tracklist: Heptones - Our Day Will Come (Prince Buster) / King Alpha - Marching to Zion (Blank) / Barry Heptone - Law Of The Land (Morwell Esq) / Prince Allah - Born A Fighter (Makosa) / Jerry Johnson - Zion Rock (City Line) / Rico - Take Five (Island 12") / Reggae Clinic 65 - Take Five (EMI), Val Bennett - The Russians are Coming (Lee) / Prince Lincoln - Humanity (Clocktower) / Ray Darwin - Nothing Can'Touch My 45 (Love Tank) / Terror Fabulous - Have You Ever Seen a 45 Dubplate / Chronixx - Spanish Town (Chronixx) / Sound Dimension - Joe Frazier (Blank) / Singing Melody

This one is all about the heat -- A Whole heap of nice tunes moving from roots into obscure Digital! Mixed Live and Direct with 2 turntables and a mixer!! Track List: Pablo Roots - Reggae Mr. Operator (Stepping) / Anthony Chambers - Free Man (Corner Stone) / Junir Reid - Sufferation (Hard Rock 12") / C. Hylton - Keep Trying (Black Success) / Peter Metro & Dickie Ranking - Rock So Good (Rhythm Ruler) / Eek a Mouse - Sensimilla (Thompson) / Junior Reid - Turn The Radio One (Hard Rock 12") / Al Mighty Dread - Mr. Deejay (Street People) / Ringo - Life In Jail (Musical Ambassador) / Gregory Issacs - Wailing Rudy (African Museum 12") / Burro banton - Ready (Dennis Star) / Karta Ranking - ? (Dennis Star) / Papa San Grandfather ( Kingston 11) / Dignitary Stylish - Pon The Attack (Thunder Bolt) / Junior Frost - Lyrics Degree (Dignitary) / Freddie Star - Sound Get Bury (Sure Spin 12") / Junior Rider - Tunder Rap (Acetate Dub Plate) / Gregory Isaacs - Only You (Sunset) / Tinga Stewart - Float a Come (Calabash) /

++ SPRINGTIME CHILLS!++ Its been a cold Spring, no sun, not much fun! So this ya mix designed to bring some warmth! Track ListUnknown 7" / Delroy Wilson - Baby Don't You Do It (Sunshot) / Phyllis Dillon - Nice Time (Cool Spoon) / Bob Marley & Wailers - Nice Time (Tuff Gong Blank) / Bob Marley & Wailers - Hurting Inside (Tuff Gong Blank) / Rita Marley - Play Play Play (Tuff Gong Blank) / Roman Stewart - Never Too Young To Learn (Pantomine Blank) / Pau & Peluka - Make Your Move (Bullwackie) / Wild Bunch - Hi Spirit (Clintones) / Al Bell - Babylon a Cannibal (Micron) / Al Bell - Baby Lue (Micron) / Joe Higgs - Wages of Crime (Micron) / The Actions - Holy Mount Zion (Demon) / Mr, Brown - Babylon Gates (Express 10") / Junior Byles & Jah T - Informer Men (Justice League) / Bunny & Ricky - Freedom Fighters (Upsetters) / Unknown Imbidimts blank) / High Supreme - Reggae Espanol (Serious Gold) / Frankie Paul - Children of Israel (10" Acetate Dubplate) / Horace Andy - Fight Fight (Channel One 10")

Mix Called Love is Funny Sometimes... This one is a rather random mixture of some serious obscurities ranging from ska acetates to sweet rocksteady to country man roots all the way up to some hard-hitting 80s digital. As Always this ya mix is live and direct - 2 turntables and vinyl! Andy and Joey - You Wondering Now (Acetate) / Charly Organaire - Ska Bo (Acetate) / Ken Boothe - Come Running Back (Studio One) / Castle Sisters - Solid as a Rock (Studio One) / Derrick & Patsy - Turn Me Loose (Prince Buster VOP) / George Dekkar - Run Them (BL Pre) / Belltones - No More Heartaches (blank) / Gaylads - Aren't You The Guy (Links Pre) / Owen Gray - Am Satisfy (Sir Collins) / Larry & Alvin - Your Cheating Heart (Coxsone pre) / John Holt - Wooden Heart / Gaylads - Looking For a Girl (Links Pre) / Vin Gordon - Soul Trombone (Coxsone Pre) / Ken Boothe - The Girl I Left Behind (Studio One) / Collins Band - Sweet Music ( Sir Collins) / Little WILLIE FRANCIS - JUST LIKE ME / BLACK BROTHERS - LOVE IS FUNNY (ST

2016 was beyond shitty...Too many people lost. Too much insanity in the world. So, as a final goodbye to a historically shit year, we give you a bunch of sweet rocksteady and early reggae! Enjoy! Track List -- Rulers - Let My People Go (JJ Reissue) / Termites - We Gonna Make It (Merritone) / Desmond Dekkar - Fu Manchu (Beverly's Reissue) / Prince Buster - All My Loving (Fab) / Keith & Tex - Hypnotizing Eyes (Derricks Pre) / Mr Foundation - Timo Oh (Studio One Pre) / Stephen Chang - Always Together (Sunshine Reissue) / Hortense Ellis - Somebody Help Me (Fab) / Eric Morris - Play It Cool (Gay Feet) / Hamlins - Why You want To Walk This Way (Dutchess/Push Music) / Jimmy Riley - You Should Have Known (Studio One) / Gaylads - Fall In Love (Links Pre) / Entertainers - ? (Coxsone Pre) / Hopeton Lewis & Winston Frazer - Finders Keepers (Merritone Pre) / Hopeton Lewis - Skinny Leg Girl (Merritone Pre) / Desmond Dekkar - Sabotage (Pyramid) / Gaylads - Mama Look Pon (Links pre) / Dermot Lynch - Cool It (Gay F

Some Obscurities coming from Studio First ... Mixed as always live and direct with vinyl sweet vinyl! Track ListDon Evans – How Sweet it is (Studio One) / Claudette – Give Love Another Chance (Studio One) / Gaylads – Slipping and Sliding (Studio One) / Alton Ellis – Hurting Me (Coxsone) / King Stitt – Skank Corner (Coxsone) / DJ Dawn & The Ranking Queens – Peace Truce (Studio One 12”) / Freddie McGreogor – I shall Be Released (Studio One) / Jah T – Downpresser man (Studio One 12”) / Field Marshall Haye – Roots and Herb Style (Studio One) / Soul Vendors – Big Daddy Rock (Studio One 12”) / Roland Alphonso – Death In The Arena (Studio One 12”) / Jay Tees – Come to Me (Studio One 12”) / Pablove Black - High Locks (Studio One) / Black Brothers – School Children (Studio One) / Tony Brown – Inflation (Studio One) / Hortense Ellis – Life (Studio One) / Angela Prince – My Man Is Gone (Studio One) / Silvertones – Make A Joyful Noise (Studio One) / Willie Williams – Jah Righteous Plan (Music Lab 10”) / Judah Eske

++ Tribute to the Fallen ++ R.I.P. to the great Prince Buster! 2016 is shaping up to be one of the worst -- snatching our heroes left and right! This Podcast is a tribute to those who we have lost -- mixed, as always, live and direct with Vinyl sweet Vinyl! Tracklist:Prince Buster - Al Capone (Blue Beat) / Prince Buster - Skahara (Prince Buster VOP reissue) / Prince Buster - Sunshine With My Girl (Prince Buster VOP) / Roland Alphonso - Istanbul (Duke Reid / Push Music Reissue) / Hopeton lewis - Black Man Time (Treasure Isle / Push Music Reissue) / Trevor Clarke - Giving Up on Love (Studio One Pre-Release) / Silvertones - Down By The Shore (Studio One 12") / Heptones - In The Mood (Coxsone) / Reuben Alexander - Big Daddy Rock (Studio One 12") / Tommy McCook - Tunnel One (Downbeat The Ruler LP) / Unknown (Studio 17 Blank) / Unknown (Old South Blank) / Johnny Clarke - Golden Snake (Atom) / Dennis Alcapone & Inversions - Shake Your Body (Swing a Ling) / Vin Gordon - Freedom Call (CB) / Al Campbell - When Spr

On Friday June 24th, 2016 we celebrated serious Vintage sounds with Jah Wise (Tippatone), Tommy Far East, Jah Point, Diggy Brown, Lee Gemini and Scratch Famous (Deadly Dragon). This is the recording - live and direct. Unfortunately we had a few problems and some significant parts did not record but we hope that this glimpse into a great night is good enough!!! This a Part 3!!!!

On Friday June 24th, 2016 we celebrated serious Vintage sounds with Jah Wise (Tippatone), Tommy Far East, Jah Point, Diggy Brown, Lee Gemini and Scratch Famous (Deadly Dragon). This is the recording - live and direct. Unfortunately we had a few problems and some significant parts did not record but we hope that this glimpse into a great night is good enough!!! This a Part 2!!!!

On Friday June 24th, 2016 we celebrated serious Vintage sounds with Jah Wise (Tippatone), Tommy Far East, Jah Point, Diggy Brown, Lee Gemini and Scratch Famous (Deadly Dragon). This is the recording - live and direct. Unfortunately we had a few problems and some significant parts did not record but we hope that this glimpse into a great night is good enough!!! This a Part 1!!!!

A whole heap of a tunes from Rocksteady to Digital and everything in between for your listening pleasure! As always mixed 100% live and direct from vinyl sweet vinyl! ENJOY! Roland Alphonso - Ethiopian War (HighNote) / Im & Brentford Rockers - Everyday Skank (Studio One) / Techniques - heart of a Man (Treasure Isle / Push Music) / Dudley Sibley - We're Having a Party (Studio One Pre) / Boomshot! - Cower and Bend (Boomshot) / Sound Dimension - Park View (Sold Gold LP) / Fabulous Flames - Lovitis (Clandisc) / Bobby Ellis - Shuntin (Song Bird) / Alton Ellis - Arise Blackman (Aquarius Pre) / Rupie Edwards - Romp In this Room (Success) / Rupie Edwards - Success Pleasure (Success) / Rupie Edwards - Another Pleasure (Success) / Errol Dunkley - Mr. Smiley (Sydna) / Carlos Malcom - Sublime Dream (MAL) / Lennox Miller - Got To Be a Winner (Iron side) / I Roy - My Food Is a Ration (Sunshot) / Big Youth - Big Score (Terminal) / I Roy - Native Land (The Thing) / Ranking Starcky - Phenzic (Flames) / Tony Brown - Inf

Deadly Dragon coming thru with the Springtime blossoming! Track Listing: The Ethiopians – Gunman (Sir JJ) / Tommy McCook – Danger Man 007 (Treasure Isle Pre) / Tommy McCook – Black Coffee (Treasure Isle) / Jackie Mittoo – Walking Trouble (Randys Reissue) / Sound Dimension – Jamaica Bag (Studio One) / Sound Dimension – Silky (Banana) / Rico – Jungle Fever (Pre-Release) / Tommy McCook – Reggae Or Funky (Moodisc) / Young Billy Cole – Sitting In The Park (Audio Connection) / Dave Barker – Are You Sure (Big Shot) / Errol Dunkley – Running Child (Pressure Disc) / Tempo And The Jet Sets – Sweetest Thing To Me (Globe) / Don Cornel – My Darling (Soul Sound) / ?? // Don Cornel & The Eternals – The Days Are Gone (Moodisc) / Lloyd Parks – Darling Donna (Parks) / Willie Williams – Get Ready (Soul Sounds) / Heptones – Drifting Away (Teem) / Don D Junior – Reble Rock (Teem) / Horace Andy – Aint No Sunshine (Justice Reissue) / I Plees – Aint Too Proud To Beg (Blank) Delroy Wilson – Living In The Footsteps of Another Man