The 60s was all about peace and love . . . when the entire world tried to catch up to Jamaica’s vibes. What was Jamaica doing in the 60s? Making the best music in the world, mon. Balcony Radio can dig it. Roll up and twist off episode 17 of Songs From the Yard, our testament to the sacrament of reggae music. In this episode, we spin all the roots, ska, and rocksteady that grew out Marley’s hair in the 70s. Light up yourself and enjoy.
PLAYLIST:
EASY SNAPPING: CLUE J & HIS BLUES BLASTERS (THE BEST OF BLUE BEAT: 1960)
FATTIE FATTIE: THE HEPTONES (FATTIE FATTIE)
PEOPLE FUNNY BOY: LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY & THE UPSETTERS (I AM THE UPSETTER-THE STORY OF LEE ‘SCRATCH’ PERRY GOLDEN YEARS)
WATCH THIS SOUND: THE UNIQUES (WATCH THIS SOUND)
007 (SHANTY TOWN); DESMOND DECKER (007 SHANTY TOWN)
HERE I STAND: JUSTIN HINDS & THE DOMINOES (EARLY RECORDINGS)
BA BA BOOM: THE JAMAICANS (BA BA BOOM)
ROCK STEADY: ALTON ELLIS & THE FLAMES (BE TRUE TO YOURSELF: THE GODFATHER OF LOVER’S ROCK ANTHOLOGY 1965-1973)
ALI BAB: JOHN HOLT (LIKE A BOLT)
RETURN OF DJANGO: THE UPSETTERS (RETURN OF DJANGO)
REGGAE IN YOUR JEGGAE: DANDY LIVINGSTON (TIGHTEN UP VOL. 2)
EVERYDAY IS A HOLIDAY: THE SENSATIONS (TREASURE ISLE PRESENTS: ORIGINAL REGAAE)
FIRE CORNER: THE DYNAMITES W/KING STITT (FIRE CORNER)
MUSIC FIELD: ROY SHIRLEY (LEGEND)
BANGARANG: NORA DEAN (PURE REGAAE)
YOU DON’T NEED ME: THE MELODIANS (YOU DON’T NEED ME)
WHY DID YOU LIE: DAWN PENN (DUKE REID ROCKS STEADY)
DON’T STAY AWAY: PHYLLIS DILLON (DON’T STAY AWAY)
(GUN FEVER) BLAM BLAM FEVER: THE VALENTINES (PUT YOUR BEST DRESS ON)
ONLY A SMILE: THE PARAGONS (ON THE BEACH: THE ANHTOLOGY)
WE ARE IN THE MOOD: THE ROYALS (DUKE REID ROCKS STEADY)
TELL IT TO ME: STRANGER COLE & THE FUGITIVES (PUT YOU BEST DRESS ON)
There are few places in time that you should be mad you missed out on . . . the Belle Epoque, Haight-Ashbury, Greenwhich Village come to mind. But the one you really missed out on was Jamaica in the 70s. Today for episode 15 of Songs From the Yard, our tribute to reggae (mon), we drop five on it for tickets to some of the best live music produced on the real Emerald Isle. Close your eyes and open your ears, the contact high is coming through the headphones.
Time to get on the train skaville, the real emerald isle — Jamaica. In episode 14 of Songs From the Yard, we spin twenty-two of the haziest jams the island could roll up and smoke. The soundtrack to the perfect afternoon of de-stressification has been located. Get comfortable. Stay hydrated.