Featuring Winston Wright At King Tubby's - Jackie Mittoo

Advantages: Perfect summer day's album
Disadvantages: not really winter listening

...Jackie Mittoo is perhaps not as well known as he should be. Perhaps this reissue will help people remember. Prominent in the rocksteady and burgeoning ska scene in Kingston in the 60s, he became the inhouse producer and arranger at Studio One. On this compilation, he shows the funkiness and louche coolness of his keyboard playing. You can feel the sheer dopeness of his attitude throughout. The instrumentation is assurred and funky but never too showy, giving an impression of relaxed contentment. You just feel that you are in some hot, humid (but not oppressive) summery environment, watching the boats leave the harbour in Montego Bay or lounging on the balcony at a bijoux Notting Hill or Brighton appartment Mittoo doesn't have make the listenere realise he has style, it is just too plainly obvious. He ain't too bad at singing either... Read review

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Advantages: Fantastic bassline. Original sounds. Good chioce of tracks.
Disadvantages: It's music designed for sound systems. Sound quality suffers.

...and nice neighbours). There are only really a handful of dub reggae artists from the 70’s, but between them they have produced a lot of material. The 21 tracks here, recorded at Randy’s, Black Ark, Harry J’s, Channel One and King Tubby’s studios are simply a taster of the total. Sadly Augustus Pablo (Horace Swaby) died in 1999 at only 46 from the nerve disorder ‘Myasthenia Gravis’ but left a whole discography behind for us to enjoy. The album features a whole host of bass players and drummers. On lead guitar is Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith and on rhythm guitar are Fazal Predergrass, Tommy McCook, Marquis, Bobby Ellis and Vincent Gordon. The saxophone is played by Richard ‘Dirty Harry’ Hall and Everton DaSilva is on percussions. For a good comparison check out King Tubby, Lee Perry or Scientist. The first two of which have also contributed... Read review

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Advantages: All the family will enjoy it, classic songs
Disadvantages: BBC Radio 2

...1979 Steve joined Radio 1 originally presenting a Saturday night show, then a chat show, the Top 40, and, with Mike Read as his partner the entertaining Read and Wright show. In 1982 he moved to daytime with 'Steve Wright in the Afternoon'. This was a popular, entertaining and innovative programme with comical guests such as Mr. Angry from Purley, and 'Mick Jagger', catchphrases such as 'Get Some Therapy' and 'He's Allright'. Track listing 1. Rio - Duran Duran 2. Faith - Michael, George 3. Cool For Cats - Squeeze 4. Watching The Detectives - Costello, Elvis 5. Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears 6. Blackberry Way - Move 7. Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac 8. Jackie Wilson Said - Dexys Midnight Runners 9. I Want You Back - Jacksons 10. Heard It Through The Grapevine - Gaye, Marvin 11. Son Of A Preacher Man... Read review

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