Dilemma

Get on the Cherry

BURNING SPEAR - INVASION (BLACK WADADA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEq0sLluCwk

Civilisation

No divering about tonight... Clock Dva .. 1981 .. Album .. THIRST..

Spin us up a youtube link String

i dont know how to do links , i have the original vinyl , its never been easy to find anywhere that plays it.. i just checked.. you can get it on Spotify... Very aquired taste.. i hope you like it .. not many do    4 hours was the single. play that before you give up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfa5VTdq1U0

Ummm, yeah, no, It did grow on me a bit but then the thought popped into my head "Is that Yoko Ono on the penny whistle?"
and I couldn't unthink it

Thanks anyway.

Barrington Levy  "Vice Versa Love".   

I don't think you'll be disappointed.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyeDLIW-R9E&list=RDYyeDLIW-R9E&start_radio=1

Righto Biggins

Here's a classic for you String - loved this when i was a teen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqJW-9N7dj4&t=32s

Dillinger - Cocaine in my brain

Good stuff Dixie ,, one of my fav albums from the 70,s ... Dillinger v Trinity  Clash 

Some great reggae recordings in the late 70s and early 80s String.  Listening to John Peel first got me in to that type of music. Dillinger was still performing a few years back, Trinity unfortunately passed away in 2021.

Still have loads of vinyl from those days - Dennis Brown, Black Uhuru, Steel Pulse, Mikey Dread, Misty In Roots , Aswad (before they went mainstream) etc.

Always listened to the David Rodigan show on Radio London. Great memories of those times.

John Peel .. now your talking started listening to his show early 77 with the Punk explosion , he loved that Misty in Roots live Album , I saw them play at a uni gig with Sham 69  early days , ended up in chaos obviously , great days , gigs 3-4 a week .. no one knew that Roddy was white back then 

I tuned in to JP for the punk /new wave stuff and initially was dismissive of the reggae tracks he played but soon came to love them. The live album by the Mistys is fantastic, still have my original vinyl copy, second hand CDs are 40 or 50 quid on ebay ! They are still together and have a couple of gigs lined up for next year.

I too never knew "roddy" was a white guy, first time i saw him on TV i though he must be an albino like Yellowman

The Hersham Boys are still going as well - they are playing the 229 club in Great Portland St next month, doubt it will be as chaotic as when you saw them though String

I dont go many gigs nowadays , more of a Barfly these days, too many infact

Talking of gigs this mob were great live....  without doubt my favourite punk album , very underated and under played anywhere. .. WIRE ..  Album .. Pink Flag  .. 1977   and   Pogues 1st album  Red Roses for me .. we were watching the Pogues very early days and it was a good night out and turned into a good scene before it got silly... London was the bollocks for live music back then

So many bands were coming along at that time String, 999 was another fav from the John Peel days, did you see them ?  Emergency is a cracking song. They are still going, will be their 50th anniversary next year !

My absolute favs though were The Stranglers, Rattus Norvegicus in 1977 was a requirement for any lover of the genre, brilliant album.

I liked 999 Singles , but never saw them live and dont remember anyone that did, thinking back , it was strange.. they just werent popular in my area .. there picture covers probly didnt help , they looked like they were posing for a catalogue   dyou know where they were from Dixie ?   Rattus  great album

Nasty Nasty

just looked 999 up .. London Based played regular at the Hope and Anchor  ( it only held 100 people ) the wiki write up is as vague as i remember them   Strange turnout

Yes 999 didn't look particularly punky but their sound was good. The lead singer (Nick Cash) was previously in Kilburn and the High Roads with a certain Ian Dury.

How about Siouxsie and the Banshees did you see them ?  The Scream is another corker of an album.

No I never , they were poncy arty types from Bromley , Sign the banshees was regular grafiti back then   I saw the clash twice in 77 , i fort they were sh1te live and didnt like the way they kissed Don Letts arris either the Damned were good live but sensible was a palace pr1ck and the woosie wont play stab your back these days   im not easily pleased ... i prefer nutters like The League from Tunbridge Wells

Nick cash .. real name or punk name

But i do have a sense of humour.. me and mates used to go and see  2  northern type acts ,, Ted Chippington .. Sh1te jokes and sh1te versions of old songs , so bad we found it funny,, and he was defo paranoid of us turning up at his gigs in half empty pubs and Frank sidebottom  proper nut that geezer..  they both regularly played at the cricketers pub behind the Oval cricket ground,, theres a great documentry about Frank .. called.. Being Frank.. crazy funny bloke  CULT

I remember Frank Sidebottom, a proper eccentric, often made cameo appearances on the music progs, especially ones with Tony Wilson.
Sadly he died in his early 50s from cancer

Nick Cash is indeed his punk name, real name is Keith Lucas i believe, no wonder he changed it

I take it The League are the Anti Nowhere's ?

YEP .. seen em twice at the Forum in T-wells years ago , really good little venue for live bands.. not far from the cricket ground

DixieDean60
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Yes 999 didn't look particularly punky but their sound was good. The lead singer (Nick Cash) was previously in Kilburn and the High Roads with a certain Ian Dury.

How about Siouxsie and the Banshees did you see them ?  The Scream is another corker of an album.


i seen Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Sound .. Album .. Jeopardy .. underated.. good live band...saw them few times in London in the early 80.s.. Missiles was best track imo...

Also .. Pixies ,, Surfer Rosa.. Album  .. was never much into yank bands , but a sexy bird took me to see them  ,, they were great ..live  .. better than her   loved them since

So many Indie type bands from the 80.s now getting songs played on adverts ..

Before Diversity

Never heard much of The Sound, String but i know the music press raved about them, i will have to give some of their stuff a listen.

Fad Gadget (aka Frank Tovey) was a post punk act circa 1980 that i liked as they were different, some cracking lyrics in their songs, Saturday Night Special a particular fav of mine.

I remember Fad Gadget , not sure if i saw them ,but they had a weird type single released  circa 1979

The Chameleons .. great 80.S  Indie Manc Band.. v  Wasted Youth .. not very well known Gothy East London band , but good live ..  good single .. My friends are Dead

I saw Depeche mode support Wasted Youth in a pub in Canning Town

The same pub I saw the Upstarts support the Rejects  .. Mensi a true Socialist 

E  N  G  L  A  N  D 

ANGELIC UPSTARTS

ENGLAND


The red in the flag is the blood that was spilt
In the way that your forefathers tell
And never a country been so great
The stories Britannia coud tell

I never want to live my life
Away from the golden shores
There's never a country in the world
With the scent of an English rose

England, oh England, a country so great
The land of so fair and so true
There'll never be any colours like
The red, the white and the blue

Whenever you go to the far off shores
Ther's something that goes with you
The pride and the joy and the love that comes
From your mother of red, white and blue

You cold never be born under a flag that's like
The one of a Union Jack
St.George's spirit has never died
It all keeps coming back

England, oh England... (5x)


Was Tommy Robinson the Lead Singer

Wayhey Man ...Geordie Maggots

No Google req 

Come on you Lions

I think the Upstarts were more Antifa weren't they String ?

More likely Donny (YHTL) singing than Tommy R

yeh supporting the Rejects , never seen so many Bulldog sellers and georges flags in my life

Who Killed Liddle

F I L T H

Correct

I do think the Royal Family would have done well with U Roy advising them ..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uds2JNoqsvc&list=RDUds2JNoqsvc&start_radio=1

Indeed

Feeling irie... so tonights choice is... Tapper Zukie .. MPLA..  ( Natty going on a holiday )    and.. IRoy  The Godfather ... I Roy Track New york city is a cracker  both mid 70,s albums..

Flashback .. I went to see Sham 69 at the 100 club , they were supporting Tapper Zukie ,, never heard of him ,  great night i was about 15

Jimmy used to Go Dogs , Think he still owns a couple , known to sell paintings to raise funding for the Hersham Hounds Greyhound Sanctuary.

used to go Catford Dogs thursdays and Saturdays in the 70,s.. early 80.s  good night out , then few pubs and night club .. only 2 pubs now , no night clubs no dogtrack .. plenty of poxy chicken shops ...

I used to go to Maidstone dogs at Uniteds London Road stadium in the late 70s and early 80s, great memories. The footy team played a few league teams in those days in the FA Cup, beat Exeter i remember and they lost to Charlton in a replay after the infamous Hales/Flanagan scrap at the Valley

Otherwise Crayford was the track i most went to, now sadly gone as well.  Went to Catford in the 90s, remember the big old toteboard there. Think it's housing now ?

Jimmy and the boys are playing the 229 club in Great Portland Street in December, get yourself down there String

im all gigged out Dix, same as football only go 5-6 home games a season now to see old pals , hales .. flanagan and colin powell on the wing were a good frontline for Charlton,, loved the valley under the lights..Hales loved a punch up as well .. ended up at derby and west ham good goal poacher... my bruv played for bromley with powell and your boy dicky tydeman

yes Dix sadly all poxy flats on the dogtrack land ,, they look the same as the ones that have been built all around Rochester Station  ... souless

back them days bromley had quite a few ex charlton and gills players nicking a few quid before retiring

Had a good Day /night  its 80,s night tonight ,, bang into The Chameleons lately , unreal i first heard them early 80,s , there old stuff is still miles ahead of most stuff since then.. i made my own Cd of their stuff years ago , its still blinding,, so its all about them till i crash out  .. check em out lads

Heres a Couple for you string

Junior Delgado ,you really dont love me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMrDOqZud2A

The Mexicano, Move up starsky

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu5e-zzTEPQ

Both in the attic somewhere

The peoples Club Paddington , When Delgado was Playing all you could see was the  Dreads flying

Red Stripe and Rum   went a few Times never an Issue  ,at first think the Geezer on the door thought we were Nutters , great place

Was a Different world String , sadly we have had a load of woke grifters doing  their best to create Division ,without it they cannot exist

hung about with a Couple lads , punters,  and poker Nights , Top fellas , never been a weed Smoker poker games You didnt need to smoke it TBH

sitting there you would be high enough great times

Starsky

Brilliant Mate, AKA Im still waiting

when I moved from Tooting years back the Vinyl left in the Attic forgot them

left a decent set of golf Clubs as well

Mrs loved Reggae as well

Was you any good at smashing the Dominoes down

Greensleeves was the Go to shop,  Shepherds Bush Market,Reggae blasting all day  , in among the Dreads "you Got junior delgado,Mate ?"  Pmsl  Again you would be half Stoned just walking past it

Need cds for my car ..  early 90.s ... Catherine Wheel ..good live indie/rock band.. Very loud live .. too loud   see them a few times , probly too good and nice for there own good imo.. but .. had some  very good tracks  .. PJ Harvey  great live band .. ist album was blinding  ,,never bettered imo .. i hope she still wears them boots

Thinking back.. C/wheel never had much of a following at live gigs in London , and i think they got bracketed as shoe gazers.. it was a sound i liked but hard to replicate live by most bands .. a prime example was MBV.. great studio albums.. but shocking live imo

Had a nice few with the lads today , nice bottle of Red to knock me out.. its got to be late 70,s northern stuff .. Joy Division  .. Gang of Four .. to start with 

Disorder..

you seem to have one alright

Armalite Rifles  GO4

two classic albums both late 70.s .early 80,s,,i think.. 1st album from The CURE .. was a very original at the time imo  and  the 1st album by .. The Psychedelic Furs.. great opening track.. INDIA  .. only see them both twice.. and by that time they were selling out gigs too quick... Do the cure still play the Arab song

And the Furs 2nd album was better than the 1st imo .. what an opener track  ..Into you like a Train 

Placebo .. found a CD in my cupboard i  aint played for  years ... must be 15-20 years old ..never see em live ,always thought the geezer was a weirdo and his followers , but i liked the tunes .. stiil very  original sound imo  .. Special K