The 5th Archive Show, and back by popular demand, House of Reggae and Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio. A number of listeners who can recall the BMD RR and HOR shenanigans have been requesting that these shows are re-release, so here is the first for you. Not necessarily the first show we did together, but one of the earlier ones for sure. Enjoy.

Archive of a show originally from 2009 Pt. 1

Reggae music for your listening pleasure

The BMD Archive - Part one of an Interview recorded with Reggae researcher, writer, collector, compiler Steve Barrow who worked for Trojan, the label he ran Blood and Fire, Soul Jazz, and countless others. Steve has also been involved in Reggae artist interview projects and co wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae.

This is part two of the interview conducted in his own London home in the mid to late 2000s. Steve travelled with and hosted Bunny Lee, Glen Brown and Jah Stitch, Deejayed with Ranking Joe and many others and was present from the moment Jamaican music appeared in early 60s UK, running many record shops and being at the centre of the Jamaican music scene (and many others) in London England throughout.

Interview first recorded with Reggae researcher, writer, collector, compiler Steve Barrow who worked for Trojan, the label he ran Blood and Fire, Soul Jazz, and countless others. Steve has also been involved in Reggae artist interview projects and co wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae.

This is part two of the interview conducted in his own London home in the mid to late 2000s. Steve travelled with and hosted Bunny Lee, Glen Brown and Jah Stitch, Deejayed with Ranking Joe and many others and was present from the moment Jamaican music appeared in early 60s UK, running many record shops and being at the centre of the Jamaican music scene (and many others) in London England throughout.

My personal belief is that there have been two eras of Jamaican music where above all energy has ruled the choices made, the sounds created and the vibes forthcoming, Ska and Ragga/Dancehall of the late 80s/early 90s. To me, Jackie Opel is full of the same energy and force as Cutty Ranks and it’s why Ska remains a firm favourite of mine ..

Hope you enjoy this selection…

1. Baba Brooks - Independence Ska - Island 7”

2. Roland Alphonso - Freedom Sound - Revive C&N 7”

3. Roland Alphonso - Skaravan - Revive Top Deck 7”

4. Rico Rodriguez - Rico’s Special - Randy’s Revive Ltd Ed 7”

5. Lord Tanamo - Night Food Ska - Treasure Isle Revive 7”

6. Lord Creator - Don’t Stay Out Late - Randy’s Revive Ltd Ed 7”

7. Jackie Opel - Old Rocking Chair- Coxsone Revive 7”

8. Owen and Leon Silvera- Practice What You Preach - Treasure Isle 7” from (Box Set Ska Rarities) Trojan

9. Larry Marshall - Snake In The Grass - Tuneico 7” Single Revive

10. Blues Busters - Tell Me Why - Blue Beat 7”

11. Higgs & Wilson - It Is A Day - Starlite 7” Single

12. The Wailers - Diamond Baby - Coxsone 7” Revive

13. Duke Reid Group - What A Bailing - Dutchess 7” from (Box Set Ska Rarities) Trojan

14. Alton & Eddie - Chickeroo - Sunshot Revive 7”

15. Skatalites - Suddenly - King Edward’s Revive 7”

16. Ferdy Nelson - Birds And Bees - Top Deck 7” Revive

17. Skatalites - Kingston 11 - Giant 7” Revive

18. Ernest Ranglin - Selected Group - Skalvouvia - Kentone 7” Revive

19. Lloyd Robinson with Rico Rodriguez and his Group - Give Me A Chance - Blue Beat 7”

20. Roland Alphonso - A Shot In The Dark - Top Deck Revive 7”

21. Baba Brooks - Musical Workshop - King Edwards 7” Revive

22. The Vikings (Toots) - Just Got To Be - Island 7” Single

23. The Skatalites - Ghost Town - Top Deck 7” Revive

24. The Skatalites - Collie Bud - Randy’s 7” Single Revive

25. Lynn Taitt and the Boys - Storm Warning - Treasure Isle Revive 7”

That’s All Folks

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24 Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio - The Gorgon - A Tribute to Bunny Lee

Bunny Lee passed away on the 6th October this year of 2020. This show is offered in respect of I believe the greatest of all the Jamaican record producers.

Not only did he virtually single handedly define the ‘Skinhead’ era of Early Reggae but he excelled in the era of the Golden age of Roots Reggae, a mission seemingly past the capabilities of Coxsone Dodd and Duke Reid, who only re-packed and re-dubbed their earlier output for a new era, fantastic though it was, while Lee produced fresh rhythms and entirely new music.

Not only did he encourage the creativity of the greatest of house bands, but he employed the early creative talents of King Tubby, a genre defining artist (in the true meaning of the word) himself. He produced one of the first tunes to be called ‘Reggae’ Bangarang by Max Romeo and Lester Sterling.. he truly was ‘The Gorgon’ a Monster of Music.

With thanks to Ken Jones aka Charlie Reggae for the Unity and Gas Singles. Charlie passed away many years ago, but was my original Reggae music mentor.

1. Ken Parker - How Could I - Trk 10 from Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party At Buckingham Palace Cd - Jamaican Gold

2. Lloyd Clarke - Summertime - Trk 9, Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party At Greenwich Farm Cd - Jamaican Gold

3. The Sensations - Long Time Me No See You Girl - Trk 17 Sir Lee’s Rocksteady Party at King’s House Cd - Jamaican Gold

4. Lester Sterling - Bangarang - Cd 2 Trk 3 of The Bunny Striker Lee Story

5. Errol Dunkley - I Take You in My Arms - FAB 7” Single

6. Pat Kelly - Striving For The Right - Gas 7” Single

7. Dave Barker - Wet Version - Attack 7” Single

8. Slim Smith - Zip-Pa-Di-Do-Da - Unity 7” Single

9. Pat Kelly as ‘Little Boy Blue’ - Dark End Of The Street - Lee’s 7” Single

10. Karl ‘King Cannonball’ Bryan - Fire Ball - 7” Unity Single

11. Jackie Mittoo & The Bunny Lee All Stars - Hook Up - 7” Unity Single

12. John Holt - Sometimes - Unity 7” Single

13. Slim Smith and The Uniques - My Conversation - Cd4 Track 19 of ‘The Bunny Lee Story’

14. George Dekker - Foey Man - Carib-Disco (Pressure Sounds) 7” Single

15. Jeff Barnes and the Uniques - People’s Voice - Unity 7” Single

16. Delroy Wilson - Stay By Me - Jackpot 7” Single

17. U-Roy - Hat Trick - Trojan 7” Single

18. Jackie Brown - What Is Your Plan - Harry J (UK) 7” Single

19. Johnnie Clarke - Lemon Tree - Pyramid 7” Single

20. Johnnie Clarke - Joshua’s Word + Horns Dub - Jackpot 7” Single

21. Cornell Campbell - The Gorgon + Version - Angen 7” Single

22. Leroy Smart - I Don’t Like It - Attack Gold 10” Single

23. Dillinger - Jah Show Them The Way - Attack Gold 10” Single

24. Ken Boothe - Satta Massagana - Attack 7” Single

25. Lloyd Parks - Everybody Needs Love + Version - Horse 7” Single

26. Linval Thompson - No Escape - Gorgon 7” Single

27. Barry Brown - Cool Pon Yu Corner - Jackpot 7” Single

28. Ronnie Davis - The Power Of Love = King Tubby In A Fine Style - King Tubby The Dub Master Trojan 10” Single

29. Linval Thompson - Cool Down Your Temper / U-Roy - Cool Down - Jaguar 7” Single

30. Ronnie Davis - Kaya - Attack 7” Single

That’s All Folks

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GOD BLESS BUNNY LEE

The fathoms you plunder the more you get, the more you realise. The harder they drop, the deeper they fall on the wheels of steel… the more you go back to olde ways, to the fathomless mystifying sound of the Brentford Road Posse the greater the epiphany. Coxsone was a Wizard of Time and Space. Foundations isn’t even the works, foundation stone, head corner stone, is just the first building block, but the house of Reggae is built upon and within the Earth and the soil, and the beating heart and lungs of that earth . . . Was Studio One.

Here is a selection to cease your objection to any other direction of Argue-ment, Record money well spent… forward with the rhythm of life. Run it . . . .

p.s I’m sure that Lone Ranger says ‘Mi Friend Seth Blatter’ on Now the Gate Fly..!

1. Reggae Galore - Jim Nastic - Studio One 7” Single

2. Majic Spell - Cornell Campbell - Studio One Lp - Majic Spell

3. Baby Why - The Cables - Studio One 7” Single

4. Fear Not - Winston Jarrett - Studio One 7” Single

5. Skank Corner - King Stitt - Studio One 7” Single

6. Make A Joyful Noise - Silvertones - Studio One 7” Single

7. Freddie McGregor - Rastman Camp + Version - Studio One 7” Single

8. Johnny Osbourne - Truths and Rights - Studio One 7” Single

9. Lone Ranger - Now The Gate Fly - Studio One 7” Single

10. Blackstones - Tribute To Studio One - Studio One 7” Single

11. Bop and the Belltones - Smile Like An Angel - Coxsone 7” Single

12. The Heptones - Ting A Ling - Studio One 7” Single

13. Lascelles Perkins - Tell It All Brother - Studio One 7” Single

14. Cedric ‘Im Brooks - The Chicken - Studio One / Soul Jazz 7” Single

15. Roland Alphonso and the Sound Dimensions - Freedom Street - Rock a Shacka (C&N) Revive 7” Single

16. Carey Johnson - Correction Train - Money Disc 7” Single

17. Alexander Henry - Please Be True - Studio One 7” Single

18. Johnny Osbourne - Lend Me The Sixteen - 7” Studio One Single

19. Senior Pablo - Seniorita - Studio One 7” Single

20. Jackie Opel - Old Rocking Chair - Coxsone 7” Single

21. Clarendonians - Rudie Bam Bam - Coxsone 7” Single

22. Pablove Black - Chaunting Dread - Studio One 7” Single

23. Prince For I - Natty Farmyard - Coxsone 7” Single

24. Cornell Campbell - Natty Don’t Go - Studio One 7” Single

25. Dennis Brown - Easy Take It Easy - Studio One 7” Single

26. Freddy McKay - Picture On The Wall - Money Disc 7” Single

27. Cornell Campbell - Stars - Nu-Beat 7” Single

28. Mystery Track - Paul Rodgers with ‘The Maytals’ - I just Want To See You Smile, a One Away special recorded while Paul Rodgers was on Holiday in Jamaica 1972, offered as a tribute to the now late great Toots of Toots and the Maytals, long may he rest in utter Peace.

We don’t do the normal shite..

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A show for people who love their Reggae. Hosted by Big and Littlemikey Dread.

& Sent Straight to Trump’s Ego!!

1. Brentford Road All Stars- Throw Mi Corn

2. Horace Andy - Government Land / Government Dub

3. Cutty Ranks with Chase and Status - Retreat 2018

4. Cutty Ranks - Retreat Sound Boy

5. The Ragga Twins - Ragga Trip

6. The Heptones - Party Time

7. Tappa Zukie - Chalice to Chalice

8. Jah Stitch - Natty Dread Thing

9. John Holt - Man & Woman

10. The Crystalites - Musical Madness

11. Ruddy & Sketto - Etheopia

12. Rico - Over The Mountain

13. Aggrovators - A Ruffer Version

14. Sugar Minott - Let Jah Love Come

15. Mikey Dread - Headline News



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Straight to Facist & Racist’s Head!

Dub is a Monster and it’s coming over the hill. 
Bass is it’s pounding footsteps. 
Hi Pass filtered HI-Hat .. it’s dripping and venomous fangs.

The infinite echo returns, as it screams & searches out it’s next sonic victim. If you are a Racist, if you are a Facist, it’s gonna be YOU!!



Join me, Mike Murphy as I explore the realm that is ‘The Kingdom of . . . DUB and mash down all Grudgeful People.



B A B Y L O N (and all wicked men) S H A L L G O D O W N

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Here are your tunes: Not necessarily in this order…

1. ABC Move Dub - Sly and Robbie - Taken from Lp ‘Hard Core Dub’

2. Marvellous Rocker - Winston Wright - Taken from Lp ‘ Grass Roots’

3. Zion Is Here - Yabby U - Taken from the Lp ‘King Tubby’s Prophecy of Dub.

4. Lawless Society Version - Revolutionaries - Taken from the Lp ‘Wailing Souls at Channel One’.

5. Bazooka Blast - Junior Delgado / Sly & Robbie - Taken from the Lp - ‘Raiders Of The Lost Dub’.

6. Revolution Dub - Prince Jammy - Taken from the Lp - ‘Africa Must Be Free by 1983 Dub’.

7. Demo Dub - Mikey Dread - Taken from the Lp - ‘Dub Catalogue Volume 1’.

8. Victorious Dub - Dennis Bovell - Taken from the Lp - ‘LKJ In Dub’.

9. The Corpse Rises - Scientist - Taken from the Lp - ‘Scientist Rids The World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires’.

10. Jab - Scientist - Taken from the Lp - ‘Scientist Heavyweight Dub Champion’

11. Zion Land - Dadawah - Taken from the Lp ‘Peace and Love’.

12. Distant Drums - Rico Rodriguez - Taken from the Lp - ‘Jama Rico’.

13. White Boy A Follower - The Church of Jah Rastafai - Taken from the Lp - ‘Churchical Chants of the Nyahbinghi’.

14. Satta Massa Gana - Cedric Brooks and the Magical Light of Saba - Taken from the Lp - ‘The Light of Saba’.

15. Juck’s Incorporation - Dub Specialist - Taken from the Lp - Juck’s Incorporation’.

16. Dub Specialist - Theme From Dub Room - Taken from the Lp - ‘Hi Fashion Dub Top Ten’.

17. Nah Run Weh - King Tubby’s - Taken from the Lp - ‘King Tubby’s presents Sound Clash Dubplate Style Part 2’.

18. Born for a Purpose / Reason for Living - Dr Alimantado and the Rebels - Taken from the Keyman 12” Release.

19. Elastic Dance - African Headcharge - Taken from the Lp my Life In A Hole In the Ground on U-Sound

20. Inner Circle and the Atman Riddim Section - Peace Time Now - from the Blood and Fire Lp (on Simply Vinyl) - Heavyweight Dub Killer Dub.

21. Prince Far I - Bendel Dub - Taken from the Frontline Lp - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2.

22. Scientist - Quasar - Taken from the Greensleeves Lp - Scientist Meets the Space Invaders.

You can’t control the Dub, Dub is the interplanetary ship on which we travel, the ship is a living being, it has a mind of it’s own. The Blackstar Liner’s engines are set to full power, on overdrive, turbo powah, fuelled by Bass. At light Speed, we’ll get there tomorrow, and we set off in two weeks time. Tickets may be purchased for free: Care Of’ - The Concious Ticket Office’, Marcus Garvey Drive, In the Kingdom of Emancipation, Ethiopia…

We’re travelling straight to Cornovirus Head and we’re not stopping for no Bumboclaat Icebergs on the way. Sekkle yourself for a feature length journey into Dub, Instrumental and Concious Reggae. Roots Man Style.

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Here are your tunes: Not necessarily in this order…

1. Errol Thompson with Joe Gibbs and the Proffesionals - Jubilation Dub - from the Lightening Lp ‘African Dub Almighty Chapter 3’

2. Rockers International Band - Only Jah Jah Dub, from the Greensleeves Lp ‘Augustus Pablo Presents Eastman Dub’.

3. King Tubby & Soul Syndicate - Dub the Right Way - Taken from Blood and Fire Cd - ‘Freedom Sounds In Dub’.

4. Sir Coxsone Sound - Picadilly Circus Dubb - from the Lp ‘King of the Dubb Rock’.

5. Prince Heron - Ethiopia Land Of My Father Second Cut - from the Lp ‘King Tubby, Surrounded By Dreads At The National Arena’.

6. King Tubby & Should Syndicate - Kind Tubby’s Key - Taken from Blood and Fire Cd - ‘Freedom Sounds In Dub’.

7. Augustus Pablo - Corner Crew Dub - Taken from Cd’ King Tubby’s Meets Rockers Uptown’

8. Roots Radics Band - Mission Impossible - Taken from the Cd set ‘Trojan Dub Box Set’.

9. Pachyman - Jumpy - Taken from the Lp - ‘Pachyman In Dub’.

10. Dub Specialist - Taurus Dub 2 - Taken from the ‘Studio One Dub’ Double Lp on Soul Jazz Records.

11. Dub Specialist - Accra - Taken from Studio One Lp - ‘African Rub ‘A’ Dub’

12. Dub Specialist - Banana Walk - Taken from ‘Dub Specialist ‘ - 17 Dub Shots from Studio One Cd on Heartbeat Records.

13. King Tubby - King Tubby’s Rock - Taken from Pressure Sounds 7” Box Set ‘Yabby You - Songs of Love and Unity’.

14. Yabby You - Stop Your Quarrelling Version - Taken from Pressure Sounds 7” Box Set ‘Yabby You - Songs of Love and Unity’.

15. Bunny Lee - Dreaming Dread - Taken from ‘Rock A Dub - Page One’ a Valdene Records Lp.

16. Lee Perry & King Tubby - Dub Organiser - Taken from the ‘I am The Upsetter’ 7” Box Set from Toejam Records.

17. Scientist - Mass Murder and Corruption - Taken from the Kingdom Lp ‘Scientist Crucial Cuts’.

18. Bim Sherman / Adrian Sherwood - Reaching Dub - Taken from Lp ‘Matrix Dub *Century* 1000’.

19. Sly & Robbie - Back To Base - Taken from The Lp ‘A Dub Experience’ on Island Reggae Greats.

20. Augustus Pablo - Silent Satta - from the Cd ‘Dub, Reggae and Roots from the Melodica King’ on Ocho Records.

21. King Tubby - Dunza Dub - as released on Lp ‘Rockers Almighty Dub’ on Clocktower Records. + Melodica Spice