#5 - Lone Ranger & Dennis Alcapone

To promote the release of Lone Ranger - On the Other Side of Dub Deluxe Edition and Dennis Alcapone - Forever Version Deluxe Edition, Heartbeat presents the Heartbeat Reggae Podcast #5. Alcapone’s original Studio One album was released in 1971 and Ranger’s was 1981. Now both classic albums are available on CD with bonus tracks and rare stereo mixes. Enjoy the music in context with their original Studio One rhythms.

Playlist:
Lone Ranger - Keep on Coming a the Dance
Don Drummond - Heavenless
Larry Marshall - Nanny Goat
Dennis Alcapone - Nanny Version
Horace Andy - Fever
Dennis Alcapone - Fever Teaser
General Smiley - Mama Prayed
Delroy Wilson - Conquer Me
Dennis Alcapone - The Conqueror
Sound Dimension - Heavy Beat
Lone Ranger - Noah in the Ark
Ernest Wilson - Why oh Why
Horace Andy - Skylarking
Lone Ranger - Screw Gone a North Coast

 
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November 26, 2007 | Filed Under Podcasts | 2 Comments 

#4 - When Rhythm Was King

When Rhythm Was King is an 18 track compilation of some of reggae’s most enduring rhythms. On #4, you’ll hear those tracks matched with their dub versions, Studio One originals, and other rhythm versions. Also featured on the program is the Studio One dub compilation, Version Dread.

When Rhythm Was King cover

Playlist:
Alexander Henry - Please Be True
Sound Dimension - Please Be True Version
Carlton & the Shoes - Me and You
Ethiopians - Incessantly
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby
Basil Daley - Hold Me Baby Pt. 2
Heptones - Fattie Fattie
Jackie Mittoo - Goldmine
Bassies - Things a Come Up to Bump
Soul Vendors - Things a Come Up to Dub
Dillinger - Natty Kung Fu
Dub Specialist - Freedom
Ernest Wilson - Why oh Why
Ernest & the Sound Dimension - Why oh Why Version
Johnny Osbourne - Can’t Buy Love
Soul Vendors - Swing Easy
Silvertones - Smile
Alpheus - Mrs. Right

 
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November 11, 2007 | Filed Under Podcasts | 4 Comments 

#3 - Roots Man Dub

Roots Man Dub is centered around the Dudley “Manzie” Swaby-produced LP which was originally released in 1979 on the GG’s label. The Heartbeat reissue features remastered sound and bonus tracks produced by Alvin Ranglin, plus an entire album of bonus dubs. It’s available on 2 CDs or 2 LPs. On the podcast, you’ll hear some original vocal cuts by the Maytones, the Starlights, and Gregory Isaacs followed by their dub counterparts.

Roots Man Dub

Playlist:
Revolutionaries - Macabak Rock
Maytones - Africa We Want To Go
GG’s All Stars - Over Africa
Maytones - Madness
GG’s All Stars - Mad Dub
Starlights - Born Again Rasta
GG’s All Stars - Dub Again Rasta
Gregory Isaacs - Want to Go
GG’s All Stars - See Me Dub
Gregory Isaacs - Each Day
GG’s All Stars - Each Day Dub

 
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November 1, 2007 | Filed Under Podcasts | 2 Comments