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Post by themusicologist on Aug 13, 2008 16:17:38 GMT
musicology #201 teachings of billionaire Yen Tzu #11 Original Coxsone, (JA), 45 of one of my earliest Studio1 memories.. Ernest Wilson - Undying Love themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Oct 27, 2008 6:58:22 GMT
shit...has it been that long since I posted? .. anyone know the Al Green version of Funny How Time Just Slips Away? back in the Autumn saddle now. Summer's done and dusted. just to let you know that I laid down the Treasure Isle version of Alton's 'Breaking Up' yesterday on themusicologist which is credited on the label to Tommy McCook and the Supersonics with no mention of Alton anywhere on the 45... musicology #226 Tommy McCook & The Supersonics, (Featuring Alton Ellis) - Breaking Up hope all is as well as can be expected for the chatty crew and no-one's had a visit from the Repo man. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Dec 23, 2008 17:40:08 GMT
deja vu..... can't believe how time flies.....slipping and sliding through christmas with a selection of alternative cuts from across the musical spectrum. today's cut musicology #267 Owen Gray - Collins Greetings. Preceeded by #253 The Maytals - Christmas Feeling #254 Fats Waller - Swinging Them Jingle Bells #255 Otis Redding - White Christmas #256 Mahalia Jackson - Silent Night #257 Riff Ruffin - Xmas Baby #258 Joe Tuner and Pete Johnson - Christmas Date Boogie #259 Tampa Red - Christmas & New Years Blues #260 Harmon Ray - Xmas Blues #261 Lowell Fulson - Lonesome Christmas #262 The Mighty Sparrow - Winter Wonderland #263 Jerry Butler - O Holy Night #264 The 5 Keys - It’s Christmas Time #265 Horace Andy - Christmas Time #266 James Brown - Santa Claus Is Definately Here To Stay themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 19, 2009 12:44:57 GMT
musicology #290 new theme on themusicologist this week..JamaicanVocalGroupAction. Having just finished the 'twolegendsclash' needed to bathe in the sweet sounds of JA. first up is one that we all know and love, the magnificent Johnny & The Attractions - Young Wings Can Fly themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 20, 2009 15:23:44 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 21, 2009 11:28:41 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 23, 2009 14:31:45 GMT
musicology #293 Top of the tree version of Curtis Mayfield's Minstrel & Queen, (as I'm sure you all know !!) The Techniques - Queen Majesty themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 26, 2009 10:25:03 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 27, 2009 19:14:41 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 28, 2009 16:24:26 GMT
musicology #296 JamaicanVocalGroupAction #7 Nothing that we don't know inside out but majestic all the same and always a pleasure to hear. (The Melodians - Swing & Dine) themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 29, 2009 12:35:47 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 30, 2009 13:05:09 GMT
musicology #298 JamaicanVocalGroupAction #9 One of my favourites...bit battered, (Green JA copy), but still 'reem. Justin Hinds & The Dominoes - Save A Bread - Treasure Isle themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 31, 2009 16:39:50 GMT
musicology #299 JamaicanVocalGroupAction #10 (Mighty Diamonds - Have A Little Mercy) Penultimate cut of the Jamaican Vocal Group selection…listening back over the proceedings I can’t help noticing that it has been heavily weighted in favour of the 60’s and with hindsight perhaps I should have called it ‘Sixties Jamaican Vocal Group Action’…still, hindsight is not all it’s cracked up to be as “too much thought spoils the action” in my opinion so even though there’s only two cuts from outside of the ’60’s, (make that 3 with todays), I hope this hasn’t dulled your enjoyment over the last couple of weeks. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Jan 31, 2009 16:40:58 GMT
make that 4 outside of the 60's
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Post by themusicologist on Feb 4, 2009 15:59:41 GMT
musicology #300 last of the Jamaican Vocal Group selection and what better way to finish than the Wailing Wailers harmonising on the original cut of 'Cry To Me' The Wailers - Cry To Me p.s I have also finalised and posted 'the project', (attached to #300), that I have been working on for the last 8 months !! that I hope you all like. Your feedback, (above all others) would be most appreciated and valued. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Feb 19, 2009 11:33:16 GMT
musicology #312 Live&Direct #8 Prince Buster - Move Over ‘Live’ (Recorded 1967 at the Marquee I do believe) themusicologist.wordpress.comp.s even though It's not J.A the day before I laid down a live version of Ian Dury & The Blockheads - Blockheads that tore themusicologist's house down...absolute magic
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 5, 2009 11:51:07 GMT
musicology #323 DownbeatTheRuler #3 Alton & Hortense Ellis - Easy Squeeze new theme started monday concerning my personal Brentford Road favourites. There was a debate about 'Rough & Tough' Rocksteady on the Chatty a few weeks back where I mentioned that for me this is one of them...Unlikely to be anything you Knowledge cats haven't already heard but all top ranking as far as I'm concerned. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 6, 2009 16:11:58 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 7, 2009 16:08:47 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 9, 2009 11:04:53 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 9, 2009 13:24:00 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 10, 2009 14:55:56 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 11, 2009 9:06:00 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 12, 2009 14:45:49 GMT
musicology #330 DownbeatTheRuler #10
Wailing Souls - Don't Fight
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 13, 2009 22:16:15 GMT
musicology #331 DownbeatTheRuler #11 (Lone Ranger - Dance ‘A Fi Cork) A treat for all ‘Downbeat’ Lovers…Lone Ranger in the dance waxing lyrical on the Larry Marshall Killer ‘Throw Me Corn’. Connoisseurs selection recorded live sometime in 1983? Taken from the Studio 1 LP ‘Battle Of The DJ’s’ themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 14, 2009 18:19:52 GMT
musicology #332 DownbeatTheRuler #12 (Delroy Wilson - I Want Justice) Penultimate cut of the Downbeat Tribute selection. Just like to make clear that for themusicologist Sir Coxsone’s Studio 1 is the Number 1 sound which is obviously a reason for paying a two week tribute to the musical legacy he laid down. Of course without the musicians, singers, producers and engineers who contributed it wouldn’t be. So even though this is a tribute to Downbeat it’s just as much a tribute to all who participated in delivering some of greatest music ever made and I hope the last two weeks have been as enjoyable for you as it has been for me. Tomorrow I will be releasing part two of ‘The Project’ that has occupied an ever growing part of my heart and mind for more than 20 years and as always would appreciate your feedback/critique/opinions on it. Today though it’s time for a slice from Mr Delroy Wilson who begun his career with Coxsone at the tender age of 13. Born in 1948 Delroy first enjoyed ’success’ with his musical attacks on Dodd’s one time employee Prince Buster, ( ‘Joe Liges’), which I was going to lay down, but it was during the Rocksteady period, (and after), that his star truly shone with cuts like I’m Not A King, Dancing Mood, Riding For A Fall, Keep On Trying etc, (all of which almost made it onto the tribute), At the tail end of the Sixties Delroy and Sir Coxsone parted ways and he drifted between various producers such as Bunny Lee, Gussie Clarke, Niney The Observer and the Hookim Brothers Channel 1 but as with many of Jamaica’s foundation artists the 80’s weren’t kind to him and his star begun it’s descent into almost obscurity by his untimely death in 1995. So if you’re listening Delroy…this one’s for you….a top ranking slice of the Ska pie from 1965 originally released as a 45 on the Studio 1 label featuring, (unless my ears are deceiving me), what sounds like The Wailers on backup. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Mar 16, 2009 14:28:28 GMT
musicology #333 DownbeatTheRuler #13 (The Wailers - Do It Right) Final cut of the Coxsone Tribute. Have to finish up with this 1965 piece of rip roaring Ska sung by the Wailers. Featuring not only Jamaica’s premier band the Skatalites but also no less than Sir Coxsone Dodd himself on ‘Beer Bottle Percussion’ Duties !! In addition, the Second in the Tribute Tee series is to communicate my appreciation, (in more ways than one), for the man who made it all possible. Clement Seymour ‘Sir Coxsone/Downbeat The Ruler’ Dodd whose musical legacy is, for themusicologist, second to none. themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Apr 24, 2009 5:44:21 GMT
musicology #360 Ideology&Philosophy #1 New theme starts today..combining music with another one of my passions Philosophy..Spoken Word Intro followed by a slice of musical wisdom. (The Silvertones - Smile) themusicologist.wordpress.com
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Post by themusicologist on Apr 29, 2009 17:05:49 GMT
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Post by themusicologist on Apr 30, 2009 17:05:37 GMT
musicology #365 Ideology&Philosophy #6 Following on from yesterday’s introduction to the ‘Enlightenment’ with a four minute critique of one of it’s most revered figures, Immanuel Kant whose contribution to the ideology of ‘Reason’ is as important as Plato’s was to ‘Dialogue’. The key word today is Metaphysics… The musical wisdom is one from themusicologist’s top ten. Wicked slice of late 20th Century ’steppers’ from the prophet Luciano on the Chant Out Label. (Luciano - Know Yourself) themusicologist.wordpress.com
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