Allah International, beware, this is...killer...reggae

Hello All,

New tune in the crates, long time I was searching for.

Rare Label, rare tune, murderous 7' on Allah International imprint, ah, ah!
This is not very surprising in Jamaica, Prince Buster had an "Islam" label after all.
The song is based on the same riddim as Sydney Wilson's "Why do I cry" on the Angwa label (this one I still search for...very rare...) and another cool DJ tune that I'll post just below.
So here you have tremendous roots with beautiful trombone and female backing vocals sounding like the I-Threes!
What could we ask for more? Perhaps better sound, this copy has been played a lot, but that's OK, no skips ,no jumps.
Enjoy!

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1xymwij9mh3t2kf/Clement%20Moore%20-%20Everytime%20I%20do%20my%20thing%207%27.zip?dl=0

(cut and paste the link above in your browser to DL the tune)

Has I said, there is a DJ lick to this riddim, by unknown Jah Minkie on the Rocket label, followed by a nice straight version.

Funny stuff, this DJ cut is produced by S. (Sydey?) Wilson, JA stuff..."la boucle est bouclée" as we say in Fance!

Share Jah Minkie - Wickedness 7'.zip - 16 MB

Hope you like it, 

Good night,

Peace!

Many moods...of Johnny Osbourne

Hello people,

I recently goy my hand on a 12' I've been looking for long.
It's a must have for all roots collectors and features a back to back killer tunes by Johnny Osbourne on Winston Riley Techniques label.
On the A side is that great social tune titled Inflation : "The mothers are crying, the children are crying too, Inflation is rising, the dollars are very few...". Think about it when you hear today leaders saying that they want inflation back...(even if they don't think of this level...).

Osbourne did another version of this tune with one of his latest groups called Ishan People.

On the B-side is the great roots classic "Purify your heart".
Both tunes come with extended version, originally out in 1973 if i'm correct.

Share Johnny Osbourne - Purify your heart 7'.zip - 15 MB

 Purify your heart also came on the Riley Imprint as a 7' (see below) and on the Black Joy label in the UK as a 12' at the same era.

Then in 1981 came out a re-cut on W. Riley Mummy label, that is worth the listening. It is my personal favorite version and speaks nothing but the truth : "You go into church on sunday, there's no love in your heart on monday..." and "It's not by how long you grow your natty, you come and say that you know Selassie" (thematic of the "false dread which inspired many singers).

Share Johnny Osbourne - Purify your heart 7'.zip - 15 MB

Hope you like it,

Peace,

Ben

The same song...different song, Top Ranking special!

Hello people,

Tonight feature will be about Top Ranking label and antithesis in Tommy Cowan stable.

First comes the very classic little 7' that launched Israel Vibration legend : The same song.

It's an anthem about unity between the various Rasta congregations. Classic lyrics : " oh wether you're an Orthodox, oh whether you're a Bingy natty dread, oh wether your a Bobo, oh whether you're a Twelve Tribes of Israel... we all gonna sing the same song etc".
Every reggae lover knows it so no further introduction, here you have the tune plus the dub titled Jam this jam  (and please excuse some cracks and pops, my copy has seen better days) :

Share Israel Vibration - The same song.zip - 17 MB 

Quite ironically, on the same label came out another tune, well less known, from Devon Irons, titled..."different song".

And the lyrics goes "Each and everyone have a different way of going around, each and everyone sing a different song in a different town..."ah!

Nice 12' on the same imprint with great sax works in the extended part by the one and only Dean Fraser.

Thanks to Greg (Graal recds) for introducing me to this one!

Share Devon Irons - Different song 12'.mp3 - 13 MB

As always, click on the blue link below the label image to DL the tune and if you like it, support the artists an go buy records!

Good news also, it is likely that I will be spinning some records from my crates in the near future in Geneva, Switzerland. I will keep you posted about this and hope to see some of you there if it works!

Peace to you all,

Ben