First of all, I'd like to send a massive thankyou to all of you who have been there for me while I've been on my "break" from doing this.While I was feeling down, I put together a set of tracks from Studio One that are about heartbreak and loss.  While I'm in a solid relationship myself, this set goes out to those who have lost someone and are feeling it.  Tracklist:01 - Tears From My Eyes - The Gaylads02 - I Don't Want To See You Cry - Ken Boothe03 - You Can't Be Happy - The Clarendonians04 - A Change Is Gonna Come - The Heptones05 - Thinking - Ken Boothe06 - Out Of My Mind - Junior Soul07 - I Made A Mistake - The Termites08 - Bye Bye Baby - Zoot Simms09 - I'm Not A King - Delroy Wilson10 - Let Him Try - Alton Ellis11 - Giving Up On Love - Trevor Clarke12 - Let Them Say - Bob Andy13 - Losing You - The Madlads14 - I Can't Get You Off My Mind - John Holt15 - Since I Fell For You - The Heptones16 - Down Low - Errol Dunkley17 - I'll Never Fall In Love (12" Mix) - Dennis Brown18 - Let Them Stay - Delroy Williams19 - Without You - The Wailing Souls20 - Gonna Take A Miracle - Alton Ellis21 - What About Me - Myrna Hague 22 - Didn't I - Cornell Campbell23 - You're Not The Kind - Freddie McKay24 - Things Ain't Going Right - Lloyd Charmers25 - What Difference Does It Make - Freddie McGregor26 - Rainbow - Wentworth Vernal

Continuing the series that started over on Mixcloud - here's the latest installment of some of my favourite uptempo doo wop tunes.  (I'll upload the other volumes over here at some point too for those who have never heard them).  Lots of tracks from 1961 here as it was the time when doo wop was morphing into soul. Track Listing:01 - Just For You - Jimmy Witherspoon & The Lamplighters (Federal) 195402 - Woman Is A Man's Best Friend - Teddy & The Twilights (Swan) 196203 - So Much - The Starfires (Bargain) 196104 - Roaches - The Court Jesters (Blast) 196105 - Come On - The Five Blacks (B&C) 196106 - All She Wants To Do Is Dance - The Turbans (Unreleased Roulette - Collectables CD) 196107 - That Night - Riff Ruffin & Group (Collectables CD - Harlem Rock n Blues) 1960?08 - Queen Of Swing - The Labradors (Chief) 195809 - 59 Volvo - The Medallions (Dooto) 195910 - Gee - The Marathons (Arvee LP - Peanut Butter) 196111 - Let The Good Times Roll - The Crenshaws (Warner Bros EP) 196112 - Mr Astronaut - The Drivers (King) 196213 - The Girl's A Devil - The Dukays (Nat) 196114 - The Last Roundup - The Cleftones (Old Town Unreleased - Ace CD Old Town Doo Wop Vol 5)15 - Rock N Roll Fever - The Monitors (Specialty) 195716 - I Wanna Love - The Jiving Juniors (UK Bluebeat) 196117 - Off The Mountain - The Magnificents (Vee Jay) 195718 - When Will The Light Shine For Me - The Solitaires (Unreleased Old Town - Ace CD - Walking Along With..) 195819 - From The Bottom Of My Heart - The Fantastic Five Keys (Capitol) 196220 - Woe Is Me - The Cadillacs (Josie) 195621 - Baby For Your Love - The Upfronts (Lummtone) 196322 - Looking For A Love - The Valentinos (SAR) 196223 - I Really Love You - The Stereos (Cub) 196124 - Stardust In Her Eyes - The Big Five (Shad) 196025 - Strollin' - The Hornets (Rev) 195826 - I'll Be There - The Vocaleers (Ace CD - Old Town Doo Wop Vol 4)

Some of my favourite deep and sweet soul tunes from the 1960s and 70s with a couple of late 50s tracks too.Most tracks taken from reissues, LPs and CD.  Original label of release stated for those who want to track a tune down.Tracklist:01 - I've Just Been Feeling Bad - Eddie Floyd (Stax)02 - It's So Hard To Break A Habit - The Webs (Pop Side)03 - Danger - Marvin L Sims (Revue)04 - Love Bug - Willie And West (Stang)05 - Suffer - Tyrone Davis (Four Brothers)06 - Running Out - Vernon Garrett (Kent)07 - Like A Big Bad Rain - Kenny Carter (Kent CD -  Showdown RCA Recordings)08 - Take Another Look - The Turquinettes (Kent CD - Lost Without You)09 - My Love Is Real - Little Joe Hinton (Arvee)10 - My Heart Cries For You - The Invincibles (Warner Bros and Stardom)11 - Faith - Ricky Allen (Age)12 - No Headstone On My Grave - Esther Phillips (Atlantic LP - Country Side Of)13 - His Love For Me - Inell Young (Busy B)14 - One Hurt Deserves Another - Fabulous Fiestas (RCA Victor)15 - I Need Lots Of Love - Johnny Taylor (Derby)16 - One Girl - Garnett Mimms (United Artists)17 - Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere - Johnny Wilson (Arnold)18 - Tomorrow May Never Come - The Spinners (Motown)19 - Human - The Ad Libs (AGP)20 - Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Dee Clark (Abner)21 - Life Is Too Short - Benny Spellman (Minit)22 - You're The Most - Kelly Brothers (Sims)23 - Saving Face - Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7 unissued)24 - Just A Little Overcome - The Nightingales (Stax)25 - One More Chance - The Masqueraders (LA Beat)26 - Black Balloons - Syl Johnson (Twinight LP - Is It Because I'm Black)27 - Only Your Love - Paul Kelly (Dial)28 - You Were Meant For Me - Little Buster (Jubilee)29 - Always In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time - The Upsetters (lead - Jimmy Wess) (ABC)30 - Lonely People Do Foolish Things - Judy Clay (Scepter)

My set that I was kindly invited to play on Roots Locker West Radio the US/UK collaboration, on July 11th this year:Tracklist (all tracks original JA 45s unless stated).01 - Ska La Parisienne - The Skatalites (C&N)02 - Man In The Street - Don Drummond (Studio 1)03 - The Jerk - Granville Williams & Baba Brooks (Gayfeet)04 - Addams Family Rock Steady - The Carib Beats (Sir JJ)05 - Napoleon Solo - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone)06 - Full Charge - Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors (Studio 1 LP - Evening Time)07 - Second Fiddle - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics (Treasure Isle)08 - Batman - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone)09 - Dulcemania - Drumbago & The Dynamites (Clandisc)10 - Grandfather's Clock - Winston Wright & Rupies All Stars (Success)11 - Soul Scorcher - Karl Cannonball Bryan (as King Cannon) (UK Trojan LP - No More Heartaches)12 - Dynamite Line - Joe's All Stars (UK Joe)13 - Shang Hied - The Vulcans (UK Trojan LP - Star Trek)14 - Tomorrow's World - Fleece & The Live Shocks (UK Nu Beat)15 - High Plains Drifter - The Upsetters (UK Scratch - RE)16 - ET Special - Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook (Impact LP - Java Java Dub)17 - Invasion - Herman's All Stars (Aquarius)18 - Dirty Harry - Tommy McCook & Richard Hall (Pantomine)19 - Drugs Man - Hux Brown (Power Pack RE)20 - Ten Years - Bubbles Cameron (Dennis)21 - Lion Head - Bobby Kalphat (Leo)22 - Unknown Scorcher - Bobby (Ellis) (Hot Spice)23 - Hail I - Bongo Herman & Les (Crystal)

Two hours of some of my favourite Lee Scratch Perry productions. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield, UK on 29/04/19.001 - For A Few Dollars More - The Upsetters002 - Barbara - Val Bennett003 - People Funny Boy - Lee Perry004 - Rockfort Psychedelion - Count Sticky005 - Nonesuch Bust Me Bet - The Mellotones006 - Handy Cap - The Upsetters007 - Sick And Tired - Neville Grant008 - Big John Wayne - Val Bennett & Upsetters009 - Do Your Thing - Dave Barker010 - Move Me - The Upsetters011 - Gee - Al & The Vibrators012 - Tender Love - The Inspirations013 - Some Sympathy - Dave Barker014 - Ain't No Love - Jimmy & The Inspirations015 - Sound Doctor - Bobby Floyd016 - Doctor Skank - Young Dellinger (Dillinger)017 - Big Bird Skank - The Upsetters018 - Elusion - Teddy & The Upsetters019 - Sipreano - Lee Perry020 - Be Prepared - Keith Poppin021 - Don't Cross The Nation - Little Roy022 - Ghetto Sidewalk - Lee Perry023 - Cross Over - Junior Murvin024 - Free Up The Weed - Lee Perry025 - Houses Of Parliament - The Meditations026 - Version027 - Brother Noah - The Black Shadows028 - Confusion - The Untouchables029 - Rasta No Pickpocket - Junior Byles030 - Babylons Burning - Maxie, Niney & Scratch031 - Chim Cherie - The Upsetters032 - Staring - Time Unlimited033 - Much Smarter (aka Think So) - Meditations034 - Irie Irie - The Originals035 - Ruffer Ruff - Horace Smart036 - Start Over - The Gatherers

Another of my Foundation Selections shows from the past couple of months. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield on 4/8/19. Tracklist:01 - Away With Your Fussing And Fighting - Junior Delgado/Jah Levi (Rockers 12)02 - Satta Dread (alternate take) - Wayne Jarrett (Pressure Sounds LP - Next Cut)03 - Weakheart Men - Bim Sherman (Pressure Sounds LP - Tribulation)04 - Version.05 - Jah Jah Jahovia - Ronnie Davis (Live And Love)06 - Father Father - Tappa Zukie (Ivanhoe)07 - Ivanhoe Strikes Again (aka Zambezi) - Lennox Brown (Ivanhoe)08 - Version - King Tubby (Live And Love)09 - Please Officer - Earl Zero (Arab)10 - We Nah Run - Barry Brown (Moll Selekta LP - Richman Poorman)11 - Repatriation - Carl Malcolm & Ranking Trevor (Cancer Kid 12)12 - Sons Of The Almighty - Fred Locks ( Vulcan LP - Black Star Liner)13 - Malcolm X (D.Harriott cut) - Earl Sixteen (Wildflower)14 - Version (Wildflower)15 - Cold Cold World - The Morwells (Morwell Esq)16 - Their Reward - Prince Alla (Guiding Star RP)17 - Version (Guiding Star RP)18 - Here I Come - Freddy McKay (Plant LP -Creation)19 - Every Man Has A Right - Cultural Roots (Greensleeves LP - Hell A Go Pop)20 - Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Barrington Levy (Germain Revolutionary Sounds 12)21 - Jah - Barrington Levy (GGs LP - Lifestyle)22 - Sunday School - Barrington Levy (JB 12)23 - The Prophet Rides Again - Dennis Brown (A&M LP - same)24 - Running Star - Barry Brown (Jabba Roots)25 - Birdsong - Larry Marshall (Original Music LP - Throw Mi Corn)26 - Roots Music - Devon Russell (Studio 1 LP - same)27 - I'm A Revolutionist - Freddie McGregor (Studio 1 LP - Bobby Bobylon)28 - The People Keep Quarreling - Alton Ellis (Bamboo LP - Grooving With Bamboo)29 - New Civilization - Burning Spear (Ironside)30 - Our Rights - The Defenders (Micron)

Originally broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield on 1st April 2019.George Nooks drop.01 - It Isn't Fair - Charlie Organaire (CCs)02 - Blacker Than Black - The Episodes (Don One)03 - Jah Jah Dreader Than Dread - Linval Thompson (Faith UK)04 - Wake Up Everybody - O.C.Roberts (Grounation UK)05 - The Chapel (aka Bend Down) - Roman Stewart (Morpheus UK)06 - Peace And Love In The Ghetto - Jah Woosh (Student UK LP)07 - Our Jamaican National Heroes - Horace Andy (Striker Lee)08 - Red Gold And Green - Stranger Cole (Wackies)09 - Sabayindah - Light Of Sabah (Kingston Connexion LP)10 - Inner City Blues - Max Edwards/Augustus Pablo (LMS)11 - Tribulation - Bim Sherman (Revue UK)12 - Black Horns - Baba Leslie & Mark (Wackies)13 - Entrance To Jah World - Norris Reid (Rockers)14 - It's Time To Be Free - Noel Tempo (Iroko RP)15 - Borrowed Time - Knowledge (Wambesi)16 - Chapter A Day - Charlie Chaplin (Wambesi)17 - African Tribesman/Butter 'Gainst Sun - Earl Sixteen/Mikey Dread (Sufferers Heights UK)18 - Repatriation - Errol Dunkley (Jah Guidance)19 - Version - Roots Radics (Jah Guidance)20 - Redemption Time - Dave Robinson (El Speedway)21 - See What You Stirring Up - Dean Stone & Bandido (Third World UK)22 - Love Rastafari And Live - Mighty Randells (Brownbeat Disc)23 - African Dream - Hugh Griffiths (Steppers)24 - Jahoveah's Kingdom - More Relation (More Relation US)25 - This Tribulation - Honey Vaughn (Rhythm Sound)26 - Helping Hand - Peter Noel (Navara)

Two hours of tunes chanting down babylon. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield on January 7th this year. Listen to me live every Monday night at www.gumbofm.co.uk1Babylon FallingCharlie Ace & Gaby Wilton2Beat Down BabylonJunior Byles3Weakheart Is BabylonDr Alimantado4BabylonLaurel Aitken5Babylon YardJohnny Clarke & Dillinger6Red In A BabylonLloyd Jones7Run BabylonLarry Marshall8Dread In A BabylonBig Youth9Bearded BabylonJackie Brown10Fight Against BabylonEric Clarke11Babylon Fight Down YouthmanErrol Mais12Come Let Us Leave BabylonEnos McLeod13Babylon Too RoughGregory Isaacs14Down Here In BabylonBrent Dowe15Babylon FallingThe Heptones16Babylon Fight RastaThe Jolly Brothers17Babylon Trap ThemThe Meditations18Babylon Go DownCornell Campbell19Chant Down BabylonJunior Byles & Rupert Reid20Dread In A BabylonJacob Miller21Down In A BabylonJohnny Clarke22Babylon FallJunior Ross & The Spear23Babylon Let I GoDr Alimantado24Babylon QueendomPeter Tosh25Run BabylonHorace Andy26Six BabylonLinval Thompson27Babylon WrongAshanti Waugh28Babylon BridgeCultural Roots29Chant Down BabylonJah Bull30Mash Down BabylonJackie Mittoo

Another two hours of my favourite tunes from 13 Brentford Road, Kingston, Jamaica (now renamed Studio 1 Boulevard). First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield, England on 28.1.19. You can listen to me live every Monday at 10pm UK time on www.gumbofm.co.ukTracklist:01 - Swinging Down The Line - Jimmy James02 - Solid Rock - Jackie Opel03 - Jailhouse (aka Good Good Rudie) - The Wailers04 - Green Collie - Roy Richards05 - Nannys Corner - The Skatalites06 - You Got To Change Your Ways - Delroy Wilson07 - Honky Panky - Roy Richards08 - Mama - The Heptones09 - Counting On You (12") - Joy White10 - Everyone Got To Be There - The Hamlins11 - Why Birds Fly - Hortense Ellis12 - Captain Cudjoe - Barrington Sadler & Sound Dimension13 - Last Dance - Al Campbell14 - You Have Lost Your Date - Righteous Flames15 - Feel So Good - Denise Darlington16 - In The Mood - Sound Dimension17 - Sea Of Love - The Heptones18 - Tequila - Roland Alphonso19 - Love Is A Pleasure - The Cables 20 - Hey Mama - Hubert Lee21 - Do Better To Me - Hugh Griffiths22 - Stop The War - Dillinger23 - Kissing Version - Big Joe24 - Skank Corner - King Stitt25 - Blues For I - New Establishment26 - Serious Thing - The Gladiators27 - Beat Down Babylon - Freddie McGregor28 - Right On Rasta - Cedric Im Brooks & Count Ossie29 - Dread Oppression - The Mellodies30 - Lonesome I - Soul Defenders31 - A Prayer To Thee - The Gladiators32 - Version Of Prayer - Gladiators Band33 - You'll Be Sorry - Freddy McKay34 - Mr Bassie (12") - Horace Andy35 - No Bother With No Fuss (12") - Angela Prince36 - Double Minded Man - Anthony Rocky Ellis37 - When Will Be The End - The Ethiopian38 - Don't Steal My Baby - The Fountainairs39 - Let Me Be Yours Until Tomorrow - Marcia Griffiths40 - Impossible - Dennis Brown

My Foundation Selections radio show from Gumbo FM in Sheffield, England. On this show I featured two hours of Studio One music. Part 2 will be uploaded soon. Tracklist:01 - Little Joe - Lascelles Perkins02 - Sit And Cry - Owen & Millie03 - Pretty Baby - David Brown04 - Best Twist - Owen Gray05 - Til The End Of Time - Jackie Opel06 - Charley Marley - The Gaylads07 - All I Need Is Loving - Delroy Wilson08 - World's Fair - Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole09 - King Solomon - The Skatalites10 - Help The Weak - Lee Perry11 - Ska Legion - The Skatalites12 - Jam Rock - Tommy McCook13 - Ball O' Fire - The Skatalites14 - Provocation - Roland Alphonso15 - Amen - The Wailers16 - Sugar Cane - The Soul Brothers17 - Soft Hand - Derrick Morgan18 - Let Him Try - Alton Ellis19 - I'm Not A King - Delroy Wilson20 - Money Worries - Ernest Wilson21 - Ten To Ten - Vin Gordon & Sound Dimension22 - Travelling Home - Sound Dimension23 - Colour Him Black - Sound Dimension24 - I'm So Proud - The Freetones25 - Let Me Blow My Smoke - The Ethiopian26 - Limit Skank - Hugh Griffiths27 - Chucky Skank - Dillinger28 - Gun Court - Little Joe29 - Ram Dance Master (12") - Brigadier Jerry30 - Happy Man (12") - The Gladiators31 - Armagideon Time (12") - Willie Williams32 - Let's Try (12") - The Heptones33 - Let's Go To Zion (10") - Winston Francis34 - Satta - Cedric Im Brooks