House of Reggae
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Taking a leisurely stroll through my vinyl record collection to share a few of my favourite Jamaican tunes and trivia, just like I used to do a few years ago in the House of Reggae podcast... https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/houseofreggae
And finally, here's some great footage from the early 80s of Delroy Wilson singing Dancing Mood in King Tubby's vocal booth while Prince Jammy is at the mixing desk and Bunny Lee watches on...
youtu.be/hRQg9DCkkxs?...
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youtu.be/hRQg9DCkkxs?...
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Delroy Wilson - Dancing Mood
YouTube video by koolroots1
youtu.be
October 5, 2026 at 9:15 PM
And finally, here's some great footage from the early 80s of Delroy Wilson singing Dancing Mood in King Tubby's vocal booth while Prince Jammy is at the mixing desk and Bunny Lee watches on...
youtu.be/hRQg9DCkkxs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
youtu.be/hRQg9DCkkxs?...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
So many favourites from Delroy both in the 60s and 70s. Such a great catalogue.
October 5, 2026 at 9:10 PM
So many favourites from Delroy both in the 60s and 70s. Such a great catalogue.
Yes, including the 'Clash' LP in '77, part of which they recorded at Chalk Farm.
October 5, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Yes, including the 'Clash' LP in '77, part of which they recorded at Chalk Farm.
A great version. 👌
Considering this one is a cover version too. He certainly made it his own...
youtu.be/E3hCMJip5Tg?...
Considering this one is a cover version too. He certainly made it his own...
youtu.be/E3hCMJip5Tg?...
DELROY WILSON - I'm Still Waiting [1976]
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
youtu.be
October 5, 2026 at 7:59 PM
A great version. 👌
Considering this one is a cover version too. He certainly made it his own...
youtu.be/E3hCMJip5Tg?...
Considering this one is a cover version too. He certainly made it his own...
youtu.be/E3hCMJip5Tg?...
Excellent. Nice bit of fast chat in that too 👌
Just remembered Four Aces is mentioned in this one as well...
youtu.be/kNUghLTMgVc?...
Just remembered Four Aces is mentioned in this one as well...
youtu.be/kNUghLTMgVc?...
Dillinger Meet Trinity - Jesus Dread [Vivian Jackson (Yabby You) 1977]
YouTube video by Roots Reggae
youtu.be
October 5, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Excellent. Nice bit of fast chat in that too 👌
Just remembered Four Aces is mentioned in this one as well...
youtu.be/kNUghLTMgVc?...
Just remembered Four Aces is mentioned in this one as well...
youtu.be/kNUghLTMgVc?...
Noel Bailey aka Sowell Radics started out as a singer before taking up the guitar and playing on many of the Roots Radics early recordings.
He still recorded the occasional vocal, like on this powerful roots 12"...
youtu.be/Ny_ClDbxUgk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
He still recorded the occasional vocal, like on this powerful roots 12"...
youtu.be/Ny_ClDbxUgk?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky
October 5, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Sowell Radics - All Nite Jammin' 1981
YouTube video by Lodeva Sound System
youtu.be
October 5, 2026 at 6:43 PM
And on the B side, Delroy Wilson sings Alton Ellis...
youtu.be/XUlU-DiXmtA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
youtu.be/XUlU-DiXmtA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
October 5, 2026 at 6:40 PM
And on the B side, Delroy Wilson sings Alton Ellis...
youtu.be/XUlU-DiXmtA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
youtu.be/XUlU-DiXmtA?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
And finally, Sharon Little's Don't Mash Up Creation has been re-pressed on 12" a couple of times in the last 10 years by Jah Fingers / Common Ground, who have also included it on this new compilation LP...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music
Queens Of Roots, by Various Artists
0 track album
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2026 at 7:31 PM
And finally, Sharon Little's Don't Mash Up Creation has been re-pressed on 12" a couple of times in the last 10 years by Jah Fingers / Common Ground, who have also included it on this new compilation LP...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music
And here's the Version side.
The One Love label appears to have been a collaborative partnership between Sharon Little and Colin Coke. It was only used to release recordings they made together...
youtu.be/fl_56Yf3dyw?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky #dub
The One Love label appears to have been a collaborative partnership between Sharon Little and Colin Coke. It was only used to release recordings they made together...
youtu.be/fl_56Yf3dyw?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky #dub
October 4, 2026 at 4:42 PM
And here's the Version side.
The One Love label appears to have been a collaborative partnership between Sharon Little and Colin Coke. It was only used to release recordings they made together...
youtu.be/fl_56Yf3dyw?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky #dub
The One Love label appears to have been a collaborative partnership between Sharon Little and Colin Coke. It was only used to release recordings they made together...
youtu.be/fl_56Yf3dyw?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky #dub
"You say you are a rude boy
You also say you can't go to jail
But you live in a glass house
So don't throw stones..."
youtu.be/iuRSDDuor_M?...
You also say you can't go to jail
But you live in a glass house
So don't throw stones..."
youtu.be/iuRSDDuor_M?...
Don't Throw Stones - Prince Buster
YouTube video by Emiliano Espinoza Espinosa
youtu.be
October 4, 2026 at 4:36 PM
"You say you are a rude boy
You also say you can't go to jail
But you live in a glass house
So don't throw stones..."
youtu.be/iuRSDDuor_M?...
You also say you can't go to jail
But you live in a glass house
So don't throw stones..."
youtu.be/iuRSDDuor_M?...
Yes it's got that similar sound.
October 4, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Yes it's got that similar sound.
It doesn't happen often but it's always nice when I'm able to introduce you to a new tune! 😁
It's just been included on this new compilation which reminded me to pull it off the shelf again...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
It's just been included on this new compilation which reminded me to pull it off the shelf again...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
Queens Of Roots, by Various Artists
0 track album
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com
October 4, 2026 at 3:00 PM
It doesn't happen often but it's always nice when I'm able to introduce you to a new tune! 😁
It's just been included on this new compilation which reminded me to pull it off the shelf again...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
It's just been included on this new compilation which reminded me to pull it off the shelf again...
commongroundinternational.bandcamp.com/album/queens...
Jah Shaka used to play it a lot and it became a 'sought after' tune. Since then it's been reissued a couple of times and also had a couple of new mixes, one by Shaka's son, Young Warrior.
October 4, 2026 at 12:43 PM
Jah Shaka used to play it a lot and it became a 'sought after' tune. Since then it's been reissued a couple of times and also had a couple of new mixes, one by Shaka's son, Young Warrior.
Now you mentioned it, I can now see they look like calabash bowls.
October 3, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Now you mentioned it, I can now see they look like calabash bowls.
Ah of course it is. I thought it said Gala Bash!
October 3, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Ah of course it is. I thought it said Gala Bash!
Sadly, Hopeton Lewis died in 2014, aged 66.
Heather Augustyn wrote a tribute on her Skabook website and included this advert from December 1966 for Mr Hopeton 'Sounds & Pressure' Lewis...
skabook.com/2014/09/05/h...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
Heather Augustyn wrote a tribute on her Skabook website and included this advert from December 1966 for Mr Hopeton 'Sounds & Pressure' Lewis...
skabook.com/2014/09/05/h...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
October 3, 2026 at 8:56 PM
Sadly, Hopeton Lewis died in 2014, aged 66.
Heather Augustyn wrote a tribute on her Skabook website and included this advert from December 1966 for Mr Hopeton 'Sounds & Pressure' Lewis...
skabook.com/2014/09/05/h...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
Heather Augustyn wrote a tribute on her Skabook website and included this advert from December 1966 for Mr Hopeton 'Sounds & Pressure' Lewis...
skabook.com/2014/09/05/h...
#reggae #reggaesky #music #musicsky
Yes, and just when I think I've got a handle on something, I come across a new version/fact/opinion etc... 😁
October 3, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Yes, and just when I think I've got a handle on something, I come across a new version/fact/opinion etc... 😁
Sounds & Pressure entered the JA Top 10 at the beginning of December 1966. It stayed there for 8 weeks.
The striking piano was played by Leslie Butler who also starred on the B side...
youtu.be/r4Aos8ndUqE?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
The striking piano was played by Leslie Butler who also starred on the B side...
youtu.be/r4Aos8ndUqE?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
October 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Sounds & Pressure entered the JA Top 10 at the beginning of December 1966. It stayed there for 8 weeks.
The striking piano was played by Leslie Butler who also starred on the B side...
youtu.be/r4Aos8ndUqE?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
The striking piano was played by Leslie Butler who also starred on the B side...
youtu.be/r4Aos8ndUqE?...
#reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky
