Rita Marley and the Melody Makers – November 27, 1982 Jamaica World Music Festival – Montego Bay, Jamaica

Rita Marley  and the Melody Makers

November 27, 1982
Jamaica World Music Festival – Montego Bay, Jamaica

Recording Info:
SBD -> Cassette Master (Sony TC-D5M/TDK MA-C90/Dolby B)

All Transfers and Mastering By Charlie Miller
charliemiller87@earthlink.net
April 19, 2011

Notes:
– Thanks to Frank Streeter for lending me his masters

Setlist:
Introduction
That’s The Way
A Jah Jah
Who Feels It Knows It
Thank You Jah
There Will Be Always Be Music
 No Woman No Cry
Sugar Pie
Children Playing In The Streets
What A Plot
One Love

One Draw  and One Draw Pt 2
Harambe
Jamming

The Jamaica World Music Festival in Montego Bay on Nov 27, 1982 was part of a 3 day event that combined rock, pop, soul and reggae artists. The festival never became the annual event it was hoped to become, but lucky for fans most of the show has become available to collectors.  Some of the other bands that played at the festival included The Clash, The Grateful Dead, Aretha Franklin, The Talking Head, The English Beat, Toots and The Maytals, Rita Marley and The Melody Makers, and the historic and controversial set from Peter Tosh. Here in its complete form is the wicked set from Black Uhuru who were in top form in 1982.  This recording comes from the master tape so it is as good as quality you can get without a studio remaster. I will feature other sets from some of the other artists in future posts. 

Stephen Marley – Punky Reggae Party- Lowlands festival,the Netherlands Aug. 20th 2011 Bonus Track

 

Stephen Marley – Punky Reggae Party-  Lowlands festival,the Netherlands Aug. 20th 2011 Bonus Track

Many have been enjoying this great show from Grammy winner Stephen Marley and Crew for months now.  It was broadcast on a few networks-satellite channels some complete and some in different qualities. I recently came across this opening bonus track of Punky Reggae Party that Stephen likes to open the show with. Below is the rest of the show in the highest quality available so get ready for some roots, rock, reggae.

And the rest of the show, which has been on tearing up youtube.

If you like individual tracks, here are a few I made from this massive show.

No Cigarette Smoking In My Room

Pale Moonlight

Chase Dem

 

 

Linton Kwesi Johnson w/ Dennis Bovell Dub Band – Sep. 27, 1981 Stockholm, Sweden Full Show

I am a big fan of Linton Kwesi Johnson. His Dread Beat and Blood was one of the most played piece of vinyl on my turntable back in the mid 80′s. This show from Stockholm captures Linton in his prime with the Dennis Bovell Dub Band. It was broadcast on the radio and I give thanks to those document and share rare unreleased roots like this show.

01 Intro / It Noh Funny
02 Five Nights Of Bleeding
03 Dread Beat an’ Blood
04 Doun Di Road
05 Di Great Insohreckshan(Acapella)
06 What About The Working Class (Acapella)
07 Inglan Is A Bitch
08 Reality Poem

Encores
09 Sonny’s Lettah
10 Brain Smashing Dub

Israel Vibration – Roslyn, In my Father’s House, NY Oct. 10th 1979 Great Pre80′s Live Reggae

Today’s special is one of the oldest recording of the great roots harmony group Israel Vibration. To me I-Vibes are only the original trio, they might still carry on with the name but nothing compares to the beautiful sound the group in their hay-day with the original three members Wise, Apple, and Skully.  Enjoy this rare treat, I think there is only one other Israel Vibration show from 1979 and that is from Sunplash in Jamaica.

Israel Vibration
backed by Monyaka

1979-10-10
Roslyn, In my Father’s House, NY

01 Same Song Instrumental                                               
02 Prophet has arise (sic)
03 Walk the Streets of Glory
04 Weep and mourn
05 I’ll go through
06 Jah Time has come
07 Ball of Fire
08 Same Song
09 Why worry

Youtube vid of the complete set. Thanks to all tapers who document these rare moments in musical history.

 

 

Steel Pulse with Al Anderson, The Ritz 1982 Plus Bonus Santa Cruz 1982

 

Steel Pulse w/ Al Anderson
The Ritz Theatre, New York. 1982-xx-xx.  3rd Night.   WBAI broadcast 99.5 FM 

Another special treat for reggae fans. 2 Steel Pulse rare unreleased shows and a killer jam with Al Anderson of Bob Marley and the Wailers. So much rare roots reggae to share with the fans, just takes a little time and positive vibes for all to enjoy.

 

01 Drug Squad 5:37
02 Blues Dance Raid 7:25
03 Ku Klux Klan 5:08
04 Man No Sober 6:53
05 Ravers 9:15

 

Al Anderson photo by Jim Crowley. Thanks to TheLibrarian for sharing. Al plays lead on a smokin version of Drug Squad.

 

You can download the lossless FLAC files below or this MP3 File

 

 

Also included is another rare Steel Pulse show from the The Catalyst, Santa Cruz, CA on July 10th 1982

Uncle George
Biko’s Kindred Lament
Blues Dance Raid
Soldiers
Rally Round
Riot
Chant A Psalm
A Who Responsible
Sound System
Ravers
Find It Quick
Ku Klux Klan
Man No Sober
Drug Squad
Reggae Fever
Handsworth Revolution

 

 

 

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02 Blues Dance Raid.flac Size : 36653.389 Kb Type : flac

03 Ku Klux Klan.flac Size : 25301.906 Kb Type : flac

04 Man No Sober.flac Size : 34067.031 Kb Type : flac

05 Ravers.flac Size : 46431.198 Kb Type : flac

Gregory Isaacs & Roots Radics- Los Angeles, Ca, Roxy, 1982-08-21 Late Show Complete Show

Todays special is a unreleased show from Gregory Isaacs run in Los Angeles in August 1982 were he played a  two night stand at the Roxy Theater with two sets a night. A very nice setlsit with the rockin’ Roots Radics Band sounding tight and Gregory doing a rare live version of “Mary”.

Gregory Isaacs with Roots Radics

Los Angeles, Ca, Roxy, 1982-08-21 (Late Show)

CD 01

01 MC Intro for the Roots Radics                      
02 Pass the Kouchie Instrumental
03 NN Instrumental
04 MC Intro for Gregory Isaacs
05 Gregory Isaacs Instrumental Medley
06 Tune in
07 Mr. Brown
08 Storm
09 Slave Master
10 My Number One
11 Sunday Morning
CD 02

01 Soon forward
02 Poor and Needy
03 Oh what a Feeling (snippets: Have you ever / DENNIS BROWN)
04 Mary
05 Substitute
06 Love is overdue
07 Front Door – MC
08 MC
09 Border – MC

Download CD1

Download CD2

Bob Marley & The Wailers – April 13th 1979 Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan Rare Recording

Bob Marley & The Wailers

1979.04.13. Festival Hall, Osaka, Japan

This show has the  most clapping I have ever heard during any concert, so I asked a Japanese friend if he could give me some insight.  I talked with Hideki Nakagawa who explained to me that since the Japanese can’t sing along with the songs since they don’t understand English well, they “clap to convey the feelings of us from start to end.”  Hideki also had this to say about this particular show. “I am hearing this show now and it is most amazing show of all Japan shows. The Crowd sing along with No Woman No Cry(Bob brings to sing and start sing) it is magic moment.
Junior said Japanese word at end of Jammin “Okini”.
That means “Thank you” in the words of Osaka Dialect,
usually “Arigato”.”

Audience Recording.  Fairly Good Quality. One of the lesser circulated dates from the April 1979 tour of Japan.  For the more serious collectors that like to have history preserved in its best quality, I have provided lossless FLAC files and for most are MP3 files, just click on the song title to play or left click and save as to download.

01 – Positive vibration                       
02 – Concrete jungle
03 – Them belly full
04 – The heathen
05 – Running away
06 – Crazy baldhead
07 – I shot the sheriff
08 – No woman no cry
09 – Is this love
10 – Lively up yourself
11 – Jammin
12 – War
13 – Get up stand up
14 – Exodus

You can Download Lossless FLAC files on the main site here JAPAN PAGE