My Foundation Selections revive ska, rocksteady and reggae show from 8th September this year.

There is no playlist this time as I scrapped my usual setlist. I had just heard the news of Prince Buster passing on as I was going to air. So I ran a few dub selections from CD while I got a Prince Buster selection from my collection.

I hope you enjoy my tribute to the great man.

Gordy

My Foundation Selections reggae show from TGM Radio on September 1st this year. Listen live every Thursday at 6pm UK time on www.tgmradio.com (there was no show on August 25th).

Playlist:

01 - Fight Against Babylon - Eric Clarke

02 - Mad Mad World - The Flames

03 - Barber Saloon - Prince Far I

04 - One One - Delroy Wilson

05 - Black Is The Highest Culture - The Jewels

06 - Monday Morning - Earl Sixteen

07 - Wicked A Wonder - Enos McLeod

08 - Holy Mount Zion - Freddie McGregor

09 - Love And Only Love - Fred Locks

10 - Poor Man - Linval Thompson

11 - So Much Soul To Save - Prince Alla

12 - Jah Shall Conquer - Palmer Brothers

13 - Roots Man Time - Michael Prophet

14 - Babylon Bridge - Cultural Roots

15 - Zion A Love - Phillip Parkinson & Ily P

16 - Be A Man (later 70s cut) - The Heptones

17 - Book Of History - Justin Hinds & The Dominoes

18 - Cally Weed - Junior Byles

19 - Heads Of Government - Mighty Diamonds

20 - He Can Surely Turn The Tide - Johnny Osbourne

21 - No Love In The City - Horace Andy

22 - I'm A Natty - Jacob Miller & I Roy

23 - Clean Head Dread - David Jahson

24 - Way Down In Babylon - Little Roy & Ian Rock

25 - Joshua's Word - Johnny Clarke

26 - Judge No Man - Leroy Smart

27 - Satta Massa Gana - Beshara

28 - Uptown Top Ranking - Frederica & Joy

29 - Disco Fits - Candy McKenzie

30 - My Love Song - Tony Brevett

31 - Hospital Trolley - I Roy

32 - Of Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Barrington Levy

33 - I'm A Revolutionist (Niney cut) - Freddie McGregor

34 - My Guiding Star (Extended) - Leroy Sibbles

35 - Back To Africa - Alton Ellis

36 - Regulation 15 - The Revolutionaries

37 - Gibraltar Rock - Bim Sherman

38 - Come In A The Dance - Johnny Osbourne.

Thanks for listening as always!

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My Foundation Selections revive show on TGM Radio from July 7th this year.

Playlist:

01 - You Hurt My Soul - Joe Higgs (Island)

02 - A Change Is Gonna Come - Prince Buster (Prince Buster)

03 - A Change Is Gonna Come - Ken Parker (UK Giant)

04 - Little Boy Blue - Pat Kelly & The Uniques (Lee's blank)

05 - Super Special - Lester Sterling (Blue Cat)

06 - Cool Collie - Hopeton Lewis (Island)

07 - Jah Jah Me Horn Yah - Cornell Campbell (Trogans)

08 - Prisoner Of Love - Gene Rondo (Magnet)

09 - When The Sun Goes Down - Brent Dowe (Trojan LP - Build Me Up)

10 - Time Is Getting Harder - Errol McDowell (Gussie)

11 - Really For A Reason - Junior Hibbert (Ethnic)

12 - Forward To Jah - Jay Tees (Studio 1)

13 - Double Minded Man - Anthony Rocky Ellis (Studio 1)

14 - Homeward Bound - Freddie McGregor (Studio 1)

15 - Higher - Traps (Studio 1)

16 - Talawah - The Gladiators (Studio 1)

17 - Man No Dead - KC White (Dynamic)

18 - Rock Back - The Selectors (Ethnic)

19 - Mash Up Illiteracy - Delroy Wilson (Jackpot)

20 - Mash It Up - Dr Alimantado (Blood And Fire LP - If Deejay Was Your Trade)

21 - Buck Bryan - I Roy (Clocktower)

22 - Love Along With Jah - Johnny Clarke (Clocktower)

23 - Gorgon At The Ginegog - Cornell Campbell (Grounation)

24 - Version - King Tubby (Grounation)

25 - Bearded Babylon - Jackie Brown (Telegraph)

26 - Rebel Woman - Laurel Aitken (blank)

27 - Time - The Minstrels (Success)

28 - I Believe In Music - The Jamaicans (Dynamic)

29 - You Just Got To Be In Love - Boris Gardiner Happening (Dynamic Sounds)

30 - Rebel Woman - Gene Rondo (Question)

31 - 6345789 - Dingle Brothers (Caribbean)

32 - Where Must I Go - Errol Dunkley (Count Shelly)

33 - 100% Love To Share - Fitz Major (Golden Sounds)

34 - Tell Me Why - Beres Hammond (Question)

35 - Let Them Say (70s cut) - Bob Andy (Tropical LP - Music Inside Me)

36 - Piano Twist - Black Slate (Slate)

Thanks as always for listening and please tell your friends all about the show!!!! Bless Up.

A new series where I invite other DJs and collectors to do a mix or selection for the page.

I'll be posting a guest selection every month.

First up we have DJ Kenny Kool from Bedfordshire near London with a great mix of rocksteady love songs.

Hope you enjoy and look out for more great guest spots coming soon!

Bless Up

The fourth and final part of my tribute selections to the late great Dennis Emmanuel Brown, the Crown Prince (and to me, the actual King) of reggae music.

This last part features my favourite tunes that he recorded in his final nine years in the 90s.

Tracklist:

01 - Give Thanks

02 - Liberation

03 - Hypocrite Corner (feat. Bryan & Tony Gold and Little Twitch)

04 - Warning (feat. Bunny Rugs and Cocoa Tea)

05 - Stay In My Corner

06 - It's A Fact

07 - A Winner

08 - True True

09 - Moving On

10 - Never Gonna Give You Up

11 - Give Me The Vibe

12 - Gangster

13 - Rainbow Country

14 - Run Run

15 - It's A Feeling

16 - Missing You

17 - A Bird In Hand

18 - If I Can't Be Close To You

19 - Can't Stay Away

20 - Moonlight

21 - Let's Build Our Dreams

22 - The Closer I Get To You (with Janet Kay)

23 - There's Nothing Like This.

Thanks as always to all my listeners and supporters, I love and appreciate you all.

Next up another soul podcast.

Gordy

Greetings all,

Back again with part 2 of my Dennis Brown selections. This time I'm playing some of my favourite roots tunes he recorded in the 70s and some from the 80s.

Much love and respect to all listeners old and new. Parts 3 and 4 are coming later this week. Dennis recorded so many great songs that I had to do 4 different shows!

Playlist:

01 - Take A Trip (To Zion)

02 - Jah Can Do It

03 - So Long Rastafari

04 - Blood Son

05 - Voice Of My Father

06 - Well Without Water

07 - Words Of Wisdom

08 - God Bless Our Souls

09 - Run Too Tuff

10 - Africa

11 - Bubbling Fountain (AKA Love Jah)

12 - A Cup Of Tea

13 - Three Meals A Day

14 - Slave Driver

15 - Deliverance Will Come

16 - Concrete Castle King

17 - A True

18 - The Half (Extended Mix)

19 - Tenement Yard (Extended Mix feat. Ranking Buckers)

20 - Whip Them Jah

21 - Home Sweet Home

22 - Want To Be No General

23 - Troubled World

24 - Emmanuel God Is With Us (Extended Mix)

25 - Wolves And Leopards.

Thankyou for listening and look out for part 3.

Also, some news about my podcast coming soon!

Blessed Love

Gordy

The first part of a four part session playing my favourite tunes from the late great Crown Prince Of Reggae, Dennis Emmanuel Brown. This first part features his early recordings for Studio 1, Derrick Harriott, Phil Pratt, Herman Chin-Loy and others.

Part 2 follows soon and parts 3 and 4 will be uploaded in the next couple of days.

Thanks to all my listeners around the world, old and new - your support is greatly appreciated.

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Part 2 coming soon, here's the playlist for part 1:

01 - Lips Of Wine

02 - Something's Bugging Me

03 - Silhouettes

04 - Impossible

05 - I'll Never Fall In Love (Extended Mix)

06 - Grooving Out On Life

07 - If I Follow My Heart

08 - No Man Is An Island

09 - Let Love In

10 - The Song My Mother Used To Sing

11 - Black Magic Woman

12 - It's Too Late

13 - Out In The Rain

14 - I Didn't Know

15 - Meet Me At The Corner

16 - Life Goes In Circles

17 - What About The Half

18 - Created By The Father

19 - There Must Be A Fight

20 - Make It Easy On Yourself

21 - Look What You're Doing To Me

22 - Only A Smile

23 - If You're Rich, Help The Poor

24 - Yagga Yagga

25 - Perhaps

26 - It's Impossible.

The first in an occasional series where I play some of my favourite mid tempo and ballad soul tunes. These types of tunes have spawned a whole scene amongst Latino listeners and collectors in East Los Angeles in particular that is dubbed the "Low Rider" or "Gangster" soul scene. They also feature at some of the more discerning soul music nights in the UK especially in London and the South East. Anyway enough chit chat, here's the playlist:

01 - I Dig Your Act - The Whatnauts (Stang)

02 - There He Is - Dream Team (Gregory)

03 - Your Love Is Everything - Sandy Golden (Masterpiece)

04 - Workin' On A Groovy Thing - Barbara Lewis (Atlantic)

05 - On Old Broadway - 107th Street Stickball Team (Dorado)

06 - Look At Me Now - Terry Callier (Cadet)

07 - Walking Up A One Way Street - Willie Tee (Atlantic)

08 - Baby (Why Can't You Hear Me) - Otis Leavill (Brunswick)

09 - Then Came Heartbreak - Jive Five (UA)

10 - Yesterday's Girl - Artistics (Brunswick)

11 - Main Squeeze - Nate Evans (Twinight)

12 - I'm In Love - Lovelites (Uni)

13 - What Have I Done - Billy Stewart (Chess)

14 - I'm Getting Nearer To Your Love - Renaldo Domino (Smash)

15 - Black And Beautiful - Michael Liggins (Numero CD)

16 - I'm Gonna Tell The World - Dontells (Vee Jay)

17 - Poor Side Of Town - Johnny Rivers (Imperial)

18 - Poor Boy Got To Move - Allen Toussaint (Alon)

19 - He's A Lover - Mary Wells (20th Century)

20 - I Don't Want To Lose You - Tami Young (Modern)

21 - I'll Give My Life - Brenda Holloway (Del Fi)

22 - Don't Be Afraid - Lebron Brothers (Cotique)

23 - There's No Other Girl - Oliveri (Delta)

24 - Giving Up - Gladys Knight & The Pips (Maxx)

Hope you enjoy and please spread the word!

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A second helping of my favourite deeper tracks from the Stax/Volt catalogue.

Track List:

01 - Open The Door (Alt.Take) - Otis Redding

02 - I Was Born To Love You - Shirley Walton

03 - I Like Everything About You - Jimmy Hughes

04 - Just Because Your Love Is Gone - Darrell Banks

05 - I Have Learned To Do Without You - Mavis Staples

06 - Can't See You When I Want To (2nd Cut) - David Porter

07 - When Something Is Wrong With My Baby - Sam & Dave

08 - I'm Glad To Do It - C.L.Blast

09 - How Strong Is My Love - Ruby Johnson

10 - Chained And Bound - Otis Redding

11 - You're Taking Up Another Man's Place - Mable John

12 - Good To Me - Mavis Staples

13 - I'll Understand - The Soul Children

14 - I Had A Talk With My Man - Inez Foxx

15 - Don't Start Loving Me (If You're Gonna Stop) - Veda Brown

16 - Be Warm To Me - Mable John

17 - What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me - Paul Thompson

18 - After Laughter (Comes Tears)- Wendy Rene

19 - Peace Be Still - The Emotions

20 - Dedicated To The One I Love - The Temprees.

A set I recorded of some of my favourite deep soul and gospel tunes from the Stax label and its subsidaries. (Bit of talk over the first tune for the first 20 or so seconds - helps to turn the mic off!). Hope you enjoy and part two coming soon.

Tracklist:

01 - Big Party - Barbara & The Browns

02 - Closer To My Baby - Dorothy Williams

03 - I'll Run Your Hurt Away - Ruby Johnson

04 - I Love You More Than Words Can Say - Otis Redding

05 - What Can I Do - Bobby Marchan

06 - My Man Believes In Me - Carla Thomas

07 - Just Keep Holding On - Sam & Dave

08 - If I Ever Needed Love - Ruby Johnson

09 - I Dedicate My Life To You - Roger Hatcher

10 - Lovin' On Borrowed Time - William Bell

11 - I'm Loving You More Every Day - The Soul Children

12 - I can't Stand Up For Falling Down - Sam & Dave

13 - You're Gonna Make Me Cry - The Staples Singers

14 - In The Rain - The Dramatics

15 - Remove These Clouds - Judy Clay

16 - All I Need Is Some Sunshine In My Life - The Dixie Nightingales

17 - When Tomorrow Comes - The Emotions

18 - What Do You See In Her - Hot Sauce

19 - Ask The Lonely - Barbara Lewis

20 - Crossing Over The Bridge - Inex Foxx

21 - Try To Leave Me If You Can - Bessie Banks

22 - Stay Baby Stay - Johnny Daye