Posse, Are You Ready? (Vol. II) - a 1979 - 1985 rub-a-dub mix by BMC

Late august this year I dropped my first rub-a-dub mix in a long time: "Posse, Are You Ready? Vol. I". As promised, when there would be enough interest, I'd drop a Vol. II soon. Well, here it is! Got great response to Vol. I that even went to the negative side with someone selling CD's of it on ebay (!!!, and ebay did nothing with my claims to remove it, ahhh, frustrating) and people requesting me to upload the tunes seperately for them to download (forget it, that is so not my intention with these mixes!!!!). Luckily, most response was just positivity on the vibes and the selection.

Vol. II has the exact same recipe as Vol. I: early 80s tunes by a whole variety of singers and deejays and no vocalist appears twice, all tracks taken from vinyl, so expect some crackle and pop here and there. Mix in the usual BMC style: no full tunes, one continuous 60 min. mix with some added soundsamples.

Tracks in order of appearance:

Posse, Are You Ready? - Vol. II 
(in brackets the source of each track is given, where 7, 10 and 12 are single sizes)
01) Sugar Minott - All Kind Of People (Black & White 7)

02) Fathead - It's Me (Greensleeves 12)

03) Johnny Osbourne - Yo Yo (Black Zodiac 7)

04) Little Danny Dread - Spar With Us (Black Zodiac 7)

05) U Brown - Stop Your Bouncing (Jam It Tonight LP - CSA)

06) Cornell Campbell - Boxing (Boxing LP - Starlight)

07) Billy Boyo - Jah Jah Made Me To Be A MC (DJ CLash 2 LP - Greensleeves)

08) Scion Sashay Success - Dance Hall Queen (Jah Life 12)

09) Bingy Bunny & Morwells - Apple Of My Eye (Bingy Bunny & Morwells LP - Park Heights)

10) Nicodemus - Star Fi-Di Show (Serious Nicodemus Chapter One - Sound System)

11) Midnight Riders - Illegal Gun (Showdown Vol. 9 - Tasha/DKR)

12) Mr Spalding - Vision (Kris Disk 7)

13) Little John - Bubbling Style (Black Roots 12)

14) Colour Man - Skin Afe Peel (Black Roots 12)

15) Linval Thompson - Bubble Up (Gamble 12)

16) Freddie McGregor - Are You Crazy (Come On Over LP - RAS)

17) Gay Lads - Little Candle (Vision Of Reggae LP - Tamoki Wambesi)

18) Zimbabwe Dread - Ladder Of Progress (Earthman Connection LP - Kingdom)

19) I Roy - Street Chat (Outer Limits LP - Intense)

20) Peter Broggs - Jah Jah Voice Is Calling (Rastafari Liveth LP - RAS)

21) Edi Fitzroy - Youthman In A Penitentiary (Maroon Rockers 12)

22) Ringo - Life In A Jail House (Maroon Rockers 12)

23) Toyan - Radics Connection (Witty 12)

24) Roy Rankin & Raymond Naptali - African Daughter (KG Imperial 12)

25) Teezy - Wanted By The Massive (Two Of A Kind LP - Tamoki Wambesi)

26) Michael Palmer - Chucky No Lucky (At Channel One LP - Dancefloor)

27) Kelly Ranks - Woman Make You Waistline Roll (At Channel One LP - Dancefloor)

28) Tony Tuff - Big Bout Yah (Come Fi Mash It LP - Volcano)

29) Jah Mel - Sufferers Song (Iroko 12)

30) Jah Mel - Sinking Sand (Iroko 12)

And who knows, nuff tunes left, so a Vol. III might even appear in 2015.......

Let me know if you enjoy the tunes. That's what makes it nice to share these mixes.

Find it here, streaming and limited amount of downloads:

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Bless,

BMC

My reggae end-of-the-year lists 2014

That time of the year again: the end-of-the-year lists! And no, those just looking for downloads: this is not a download!!!! Do not ask for copies either, this is just my list of my picks of the year, nothing more, nothing less. Curious about 'm, go check 'm out!

Reggae albums new 10:
1) Chronixx - Dread & Terrible (Chronixx Music)
2) Alpheus - Good Prevails (Liquidator)
3) Addis Pablo - In My Fathers House (Jah Solid Rock/Only Roots)
4) Reality Souljahs Meets Rockers Disciples - Blackboard Jungle Showcase Vol. 1 (Blackboard Jungle)
5) Roberto Sanchez & Rockers Disciples - Blackboard Jungle Showcase Vol. 2 (Blackboard Jungle)
6) Earl Sixteen - Natty Farming Showcase (A Lone Productions)
7) Lee Scratch Perry - Back On The Controls (Upsetter)
8) Tuff Scout - Inna London Dub (Tuff Scout)
9) Tarrus Riley - Love Situation (ZWW)
10) I Octane - My Journey (Tad's)

Reggae albums reissues 10:
1) Dennis Brown - Deep Down (Observer/Iroko)
2) Scientist - Jah Life In Dub (Jah Life)
3) Michael Prophet - Serious Reasoning (Island)
4) Frankie Jones & Midnight Riders - Showdown Vol 9 (Tasha/Digikiller)
5) U Black - Westbound Thing A Swing (Third World)
6) Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations - Come Back Darling (Sunspot Records)
7) Yabby You & The Prophets - Deeper Roots Part 2 (Pressure Sounds)
8) Yabby U - Jah Jah Way (Island)
9) Scientist - The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear (Dub Irator)
10) Various Artists - Studio One Dancehall - Sir Coxsone In The Dance: The Foundation Sound (3-LP) (Soul Jazz)

Reggae vinyl singles new 10 (focussed only on tunes that got a vinyl-release):
1) The Breadwinners - Mr Landlord feat. Stevie (Horus 12", b-side to Far As I Can See)   [the absolute best tune of the year!!!]
2) Cornel Campbell - Hypocrites (Tuff Scout 7")
3) Skarra Mucci - Empress Reggae (Irie Ites 7", Soulful Spirit riddim)
4) Chronixx & Protoje - Who Knows (Overstand Entertainment 7")
5) Beenie Man - Survivor / Randy Valentine - Lock Me Up (Jugglerz Records 7", Penthouse riddim)
6) Dubkasm Meets Luciano & Turbulence - Jah Victory / Right There (Dubkasm 12")
7) Dre Island - Let Jah Love Shine Down / Jesse Royal - Raising Your Voices For Freedom (Maximum Sound 7", Imperial Crown riddim)
8) Jah Cure - Save My Soul / Loyal Flames - Go Hard (Maximum Sound 7", Jah Blessing riddim)
9) Iba Mahr & Notis - Diamond Sox (Notis Production 7")
10) Jah Cure - Territory / Jesse Royal - Preying On The Weak (Overstand Entertainment 7", Militancy riddim)

Reggae vinyl singles reissues 10 (focussed only on tunes that got a vinyl-release):
1) Upsetter Revue Feat. Heptones, Congoes & Junior Murvin - Play On Mr Music / King Scratch (Lee Perry) - Dread Lion (Emidisc/Rock A Shacka 10")
2) Jah Joe - Love On The Seen/78 Style / Boom B - Jah Power/Version (Lovepower/Pressure Sounds 10") 
3) Slickers - St. Jago De La Vega / Slickers - Version (Afrik 7")
4) Norris Regal/Manicus & Steppa - Struggle/Dis Ya / Dub Struggle (Reel Heavy Music 12")
5) Gregory Isaacs - Mr. Know It All / Ossie Hibbert & THe Revolutionaries - War Of The Stars (Blood & Fire 12")
6) Devon Russell - Come A Me Girl / Gully Ranking (Archive 12")
7) Flick Wilson (Aka Dandy Lion) - The Vives (The Vibes) / Flick Wilson - Version (Things I've Been Through/Digikiller 7")
8) Carltons - Better Days / Upsetters - Tight Spot (Underground/Digikiller 7")
9) Blue Bells - Call Me Teacher / Blue Bells - Part Two Dub (Premier/Reggae Fever 7")
10) Bobby Melody - Channa Channa / Bobby Melody - Version (Amussu Music 7")

Non-reggae albums 5:
1) Run The Jewels - 2
2) Sharon Jones - Give The People What They Want
3) Dilated Peoples - Directors Of Photography
4) Seun Kuti - A Long Way To The Beginning
5) Royal Blood - Royal Blood