About time I put on my dancing shoes back on and got dancing to Episode three!
So why son’t you do the same, pull on those wellies, dub your wax jacket and get dancing!!!
This is Ep. 3 of 4, 30 odd minutes each of lovely wonderful lovely and wonderful… yes you’ve guessed it… Ska…..
Don’t forget to check out the other episodes!

Tracklist – All tunes on 7″ Single

01. Bob Marley – one Cup Of Coffee
02. Bob Marley – Judge Not
03. Jackie Opel – Turn To The Almighty
04. Alton Ellis – Mouth A Massy
05. Ruddy and Sketto – I Love You
06. Don Drummond – Smiling
07. Bunny and Skitter – A Little Mashin’
08. Derrick Morgan – Be Still
09. Winston Grennan – Turn On The Lights
10. Maytals – Just Got To Be
11. Maytals – Somebody’s Going To Ball
12. Skatalites – China Clipper

Blimey… Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,… contrary to the charts on podomatic… downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 600+ members, all chatting Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

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Finally – Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the rightside of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

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The last in four shows, all Ska music, for you Ska heads…. put on your cuban heels, and get jumpin’… you devils you!

‘Oi Des, Crank the volume up, people wanna hear that stuff when you go sailing past in your works van!!’

Tracklist – All tunes on 7″ Single

1. Roland Alphonso – Shot In The Dark
2. Roland Alphonso – Cleo’s Back
3. Larry Marshall – Snake In The Grass
4. Skatalites – La Ska Racha
5. Tommy McCook – Riverton City
6. Heptones – Gunmen Coming To Town
7. Bibb and the Astronauts – Please Beverly
8. Johnny Moore – Red Is Danger (Take 4)
9. Skatalites – Ska Boo Da Baa

Blimey… Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,… contrary to the charts on podomatic… downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 600+ members, all chatting Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

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Finally – Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the rightside of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

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If Deejay be your trade, then toast on, that’s my advice to the plethora of talkers upon the Mic… this podcast is offered as remedy for the lack of Deejays on the podcasts, and the requests for more… I hope you enjoy all 29 of them.

Tracklist – All tunes on 7″ Single

Prince Far I – Cream Of The Crop
Jah Lloyd – Leggo
Scorpion – What A Drought
Ray I – Winey Tiney
Ranking Trevor – Love Is Not A Gamble
Prince Huntley – Granny Iley
Josie Wales – Man Shortage
Josie Wales – Bobo Dread
Jah Bengie – I am A Ethiopian
I-Roy – Loving Pauper
Jah Walton – Stay A Yard and Praise God
Lee Van Cliff – Bam Salute
U-Roy – Cool Down
U-Roy – Dreamland
U-Roy – Creation Rebel
U-Roy – Every Knee Shall Bow
Nicodemus – The Best
Michigan and Smilie – Jah Lick We
Count Machukie – Pepper Pot
Dillinger – Middle East Rock
Dillinger – C.B. 200
Trinity – Jesus Dread
Jah Stitch – Killer
Yellowman and Fathead – You Wrong To Send Come Call Me
Early B – Bible Story
Charlie Chaplin – Gilbert Disaster Over
U-Brown – The Border (Roll River Jordan)
Big Joe – In The Ghetto (aka Satta In The Palace)
I-Roy and Johnny Clarke – Satta

Blimey… Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,… contrary to the charts on podomatic… downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 630+ members, all chatting Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

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Finally – Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the rightside of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

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Over the years Steve’s interest in Jamaican music has developed from collecting through to writing for Black Echoes, running his own record stores, compiling records for Island, Trojan, and his own label Blood and Fire records. He co-wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae, a bible for all Jamaican music fans. Amongst his close friends are people like Bunny Lee, Dennis Alcapone, Glen Brown, Lopez Walker, U-Roy and Trinity. He’s even recorded a toilet for Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry! He’s currently writing sleeve notes for Soul Jazz records and an upcoming release of some Dancehall Reggae music, related to Beth Kingston’s book ‘Dancehall’ that Soul Jazz brought out last year.

Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio had the honour of travelling up country to join Steve and his partner Sue at their house in Forest Gate, London, for an afternoon of chat, record playing, tea and biscuits. The ensuing interview spread over 4 hours of recording and will be presented in a number of parts for you to listen to. This is part 1. His insight and experience makes for essential listening for all Jamaican music fans. I know I learnt more from him in 5 hours than I have on my own in 5 years!

Background music comes from Blood and Fire releases.

Here is part – 1

The tracks included on this episode for your listening pleasure are:

Derrick Morgan – Sea Wave
Early B – History Of Jamaica
Shabba Ranks – Respect
Ronnie Davis – Change The System + Dubwise
Lloyd Charmers – Travelling On (Organ Cut to the Marvells ‘Rocksteady’)
Delroy Wilson – What Is Man + Dubwise
Barrington Spence – Don’t Touch I Dread + Dubwise

Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the right hand side of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,….. downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 660+ members, all chatting about Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

http://www.podomatic.com/profile/fan/bigmikeydread

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

Respects – Mikey

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If you want to know more about the Reggae scene in London from the 60s through to the present, or an insight into record label runnings from the 70s onwards, then this may make for essential listening.

Steve wrote for Black Echoes in the 1970s, ran his own record stores, compiled records for Island, Trojan, and later his own label Blood and Fire records. He co-wrote the Rough Guide To Reggae, a bible for all Jamaican music fans. Amongst his close friends are people like Bunny Lee, Dennis Alcapone, Glen Brown, Lopez Walker, U-Roy and Trinity.

I had the honour of travelling up country to join Steve and his partner Sue at their house in Forest Gate, London, for an afternoon of chat, record playing, tea and biscuits. The ensuing interview spread over 4 hours of recording and will be presented in a number of parts for you to listen to. This is the final part, part 2. His insight and experience makes for essential listening for all Jamaican music fans. I know I learnt more from him in 5 hours than I have on my own in 5 years!

Background music comes from Blood and Fire releases.

Here is part 2 –

The tracks included for your listening pleasure are:

Prince Jazzbo – ‘Blank’ – Ting A Ling Version
Owen Gray – On The Beach
Roland Alphonso – Ethiopian War
Lynn Tait – Soul Food
Lloyd Clarke – Untitled (possibly ‘Hell and Heaven’) + Dubwise
Winston Francis – Chain Gang
Righteous Flames – Ride On Version
Leroy Sibbles & Beenie Man – Original Full Up
Roland Alphonso & the Soul Vendors – Ringo Rock
Jah Joe – Love On The Scene
U-Roy – High Priest
Big Youth – Black On Black

Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the right hand side of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,….. downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 660+ members, all chatting about Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

http://www.podomatic.com/profile/fan/bigmikeydread

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

Respects – Mikey

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1. Noel ‘Bunny’ Brown – Fat Boy
2. Abyssinians – Sweet Feeling
3. Big Boss – Kung Foo Rock
4. Patrick Andy – Living In Mount Zion
5. Wayne Wade – Poor and Humble
6. Dennis Brown – Cup of Tea / Dub
7. Ras Bug – Fisherman
8. Basil Gabbidon – Back To Jamaica
9. Don Drummond – Dew Drops
10. Gaylads – Joy In The Morning
11. Lyn Taitt – Only A Smile
12. Bitty Mclean – Tell Me
13. I-Roy – Rootsman
14. Hamlins – Soul and Inspiration
15. John Holt – Soul and Inspiration / Dubwise
16. Dennis Brown – Money In My Pocket (‘72 Version)
17. Early B – Imitator
18. Josey Wales – Gateman
19. Tiger – Bom Bastic
20. Sister Carol – Down In The Ghetto
21. U-Brown – Things A Come Up To Bump
22. Eek A Mouse – How I Got My Name
23. Barry Brown / Ranking Joe – Rumours Dem A Spread
24. Tinga Stewart – Dry Up Your Tears
25. Alton Ellis / Ranking Trevor – You Make Me So Happy
26. Horace Andy – Money Money
27. Mongo Santamaria – El Pussycat

Blimey… Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio is getting more and more popular,… contrary to the charts on podomatic… downloads are way up… check out the Facebook group Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio, it’s got 630+ members, all chatting Reggae.

Becoming a fan of the show helps get it out to more people you can do so here:~

http://www.podomatic.com/profile/fan/bigmikeydread

Finally – Bigmikeydread Reggae Radio really needs your help. It costs to get this show out to you. It doesn’t have to be a lot! Just look down the rightside of the homepage for the show, There’s a Paypal button there Yunno?! You guys are what keeps this show going!

Don’t forget you can find me on FACEBOOK and on Myspace, and if you want friends to find the show, just tell them to type ‘Bigmikeydread’ into Google and click the link to my podomatic page….

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