The Melodians recorded Passion Love at Treasure Isle in late '72. It is a gorgeous harmony-filled love song.
They re-recorded it a few more times over the next couple of decades, but this original remains my favourite...
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@houseofreggae.bsky.socialThe Melodians recorded Passion Love at Treasure Isle in late '72. It is a gorgeous harmony-filled love song.
They re-recorded it a few more times over the next couple of decades, but this original remains my favourite...
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I’m not usually a super big fan of the flying cymbal sound, but this re-cut of Creation Rebel by Johnny Clark is a good one to have stuck in my head. Tappa Zukie is always good as well.
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The Mello Cats w/Count Ossie & The Warrickas - Rock-A-Man Soul
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Aura Lewis w/Upsetter - Full Experience
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Hot City All Stars w/Upsetter - Cleo's Dub (Beyond The Hills version)
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@houseofreggae.bsky.socialAnd finally, here's some great footage of U Roy with Flashing My Whip on the Thames cruise of the London International Ska Festival in 2016...
@houseofreggae.bsky.socialAnd here's the flip side, which sees U Roy DJ'ing on The Three Tops 1967 rocksteady hit Do It Right...
@houseofreggae.bsky.socialAnd finally, that same week in Melody Maker was this article explaining the new reggae phenomenon...
@houseofreggae.bsky.socialRemembering DJ legend U Roy who was born on this day in 1942.
U Roy had 8 Top 10 hits in the JA chart in 1970, including 3 No.1's. He carried over that success into 1971 with this Top 10 single on The Paragons Only A Smile...
@jamminreggae.bsky.socialPressure Busspipe & Zion I Kings' #recentrelease #reggae #reggaesky "All For A Time" on Zion High Productions
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@jamminreggae.bsky.socialWinky D's #recentrelease #reggae #reggaesky "Tete-A-Tete (Hello Africa)" on Vigilance Music
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Sound Dimension w/The Royals - Pick Up The Pieces Version
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Prince Buster All Stars - Pink Night
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Culture - Chiney Man
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@bassgalore.bsky.socialChezidek - Jah In Our Heart
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@houseofreggae.bsky.socialAnd here's a couple of reviews of the concert in the following week's music press...
@houseofreggae.bsky.social#OTD in 1969
Wembley hosted the first Caribbean Music Festival.
The second one in April 1970 was filmed by Horace Ové for the great concert film 'Reggae'. Here's the advert for the long-forgotten first one in Sept '69...
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@eddiestats.bsky.socialThis is out now #Reggaesky #DubPoetry #GiveThanks