Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Dusting off the vinyl...

Okay, I know technically Distinctly Jamaican Sounds has been closed for nearly seven months and aside from my mentioning of the passing of Yabby You I haven't done anything... now after a few months I have decided it feels like the right time to start dabbling again and I present for you a mix I just completed on my new version of Garageband. It's a rub-a-dub mix (imagine that??) with lots of new records that I've accumulated over the past year and some that have been sitting on the shelves collecting dust. Consider it my summer gift to you and possibly a sign of good things to come.

I've split the mix into 2 parts for easier uploading and quicker downloading...

Rub-A-Dub Mix A

1. Sammy Dread & Saddle Dread - Follow Fashion - Greensleeves 12"
2. Linval Thompson - Curfew - Jah Guidance 12"
3. Ranking Dread - Love A Dub - Greensleeves 12"
4. David Isaacs - Just Like A Sea - Steppers 7"
5. Jah Thomas - Pauline - Steppers 7"
6. Barrington Levy - In This Time - Jah Guidance 7"
7. Yellowman & Fathead - No Mention - Just Cool - Jah Guidance LP
8. Don Carlos - Just A Dread (AKA Rub A Dub Queen) - Roots & Culture - Jah Guidance LP
9. Wailing Souls - Diamond & Pearl - Greensleeves 12"
10. Gregory Isaacs - Can't Give You My Love Alone - African Museum 7"
11. Welton Irie - Come Nurse - Black & White 7"
12. Purpleman - In Heaven There Is No Beer - Hit Bound 10"

Rub-A-Dub Mix B

1. Dennis Walks - Fisherman - Music Masters 12"
2. Cornell Campbell & Raymond Napthali - Love Trap - Shuttle 12"
3. Michigan & Smiley - One Love Jamdown - Tuff Gong 7"
4. Toyan - Yard Stylee - Wittys 12"
5. Yellowman - Belly Move - Wittys 12"
6. Michael Prophet - Give I A Try - Certify - Burning Sounds LP
7. Leroy Smart - Sugar In My Coffee - Let Everyman Survive - Jamaican Gold CD
8. Jah Thomas - Working Hard For A Dollar - Vibes & Vibes 12"
9. Ranking Fish Eye - Love In The Arena - Reggae Connection 7"
10. Roland Burrell - Johnny Dollar - Tanka 12"

14 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you, Thank you, just checking on a lark today. Didn't expect this. The mixes are very nice. Much respect!!!

Anonymous said...

Haven't had the chance to listen yet, but just wanted to say thanks and nice to see you may have been bit by the bug again ... some conditions we don't want to see have vacines discovered.

Raggedy said...

Good to have you back!
I hope that rub-a-dub is something an old plain Reggae fan would like ...

John AKA Reggaexx said...

I'm fairly confident you'll enjoy it! :)

Catpad said...

UAU! it's awesome =) congrats

Anonymous said...

good to see a new mix!

jacob said...

hey man i'm having issues downloading side b from zshare. any chance you'd be willing to up it on another site? i'd really like to get to hear it...

thanks

Muddy said...
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John AKA Reggaexx said...

Switched the "B-side" to Mediafire - just click on the title and it'll take you to the new download link. Hope that works better for everyone.

Muddy said...

Welcome back. This is another great mix. Thanks so much. And, thanks for fixing the link to partB so quickly.

Zach Feldman said...

LONG LIVE DISTINCTLY JAMAICAN SOUNDS!

So glad to see you're up to your old tricks. Perfect for tomorrow's summer bbq.

Waskrijt said...

Glad to see you back,
and what a comeback!, every single song fire.
And I love the Michigan & Smiley track.

Michael Foley said...

This makes me happy.

Anonymous said...

Ruff'n'Tough Mix, thanks a lot!