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Roll Of Honour

Category: Reggae

Veteran of Violins
Culture, Mark Lanegan, Music, Record collecting, Reviews, Vinyl

Veteran of Violins

Dark Mark goes 80’s Continue reading Veteran of Violins

Le Saint Des Delinquents
Culture, Music, Record collecting, Reggae, Vinyl

Le Saint Des Delinquents

Sunday shining, Monday not so much Continue reading Le Saint Des Delinquents

Sexy Results
Culture, Death From Above 1979, Indie, Music, Record collecting, Vinyl

Sexy Results

From sexy sea to sexy sea Continue reading Sexy Results

Royally Truxed Up
Culture, Indie, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Royal Trux

Royally Truxed Up

Be a frayed, be very frayed. Continue reading Royally Truxed Up

Heads Will Roll
Culture, Heads, Music, Psych, Record collecting, Stoner rock

Heads Will Roll

Sober, clean-living fun guaranteed! Continue reading Heads Will Roll

December 10, 1949
Culture, Culture, Fats Domino, Music, Record collecting, Rock & Roll, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

December 10, 1949

The date of the biggest and best eruption there has ever been? Continue reading December 10, 1949

Hells Angels, Knife Fights, Danger … King Crimson?
Culture, Culture, King Crimson, Music, Record collecting, Rock, Vinyl

Hells Angels, Knife Fights, Danger … King Crimson?

In which our hero shows off about just how well Red he is. Continue reading Hells Angels, Knife Fights, Danger … King Crimson?

Come We Go Burn Down Babylon
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Culture, Music, Obsessive behaviour, Record collecting, Reggae, Vinyl

Come We Go Burn Down Babylon

Posthumous? does that mean all the dip has gone? Continue reading Come We Go Burn Down Babylon

I’m In Love With This Malicious Intent
Culture, Heavy Metal, Industrial, Ministry, Music, Vinyl

I’m In Love With This Malicious Intent

In which a scabby one-eyed rabid junkyard dog licks his balls whilst contemplating life and the New World Order. Continue reading I’m In Love With This Malicious Intent

JSBX ACME OKAY
Culture, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Music

JSBX ACME OKAY

Here’s an interesting one, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Acme, from all the way back in the late twentieth century. I fell … Continue reading JSBX ACME OKAY

Koboldo Kaco
Culture, Culture, Heavy Metal, Music, Record collecting, Self-indulgent nonsense, Vinyl

Koboldo Kaco

… Which as all you Esperanto speakers know is Esperanto for ….  GOBLIN COCK!! I made a bit of an … Continue reading Koboldo Kaco

Bus Ride To Armageddon
Culture, Culture, Music, Record collecting, Reggae, Vinyl

Bus Ride To Armageddon

We’ve all been there, sitting on the bus minding our own business when we’re struck with a vision of the … Continue reading Bus Ride To Armageddon

Sweet Struggle
Culture, Jimmy Cliff, Music, Record collecting, Reggae, Soul, Vinyl

Sweet Struggle

Now THIS is why I started my blog, because it makes me stop and listen to some overlooked gems in the 1537 … Continue reading Sweet Struggle

Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone & Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Culture, Music, Record collecting, Reggae, Vinyl

Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone & Fire

Here’s a record that means a great deal to me that I almost never listen to, mind you I’ve heard … Continue reading Lightning, Thunder, Brimstone & Fire

Simply Excrement
Culture, Jah Wobble, Music, Record collecting, Reggae

Simply Excrement

Jah Wobble Dreadlock Don’t Deal In Wedlock.  Is this 12″ single the worst record I own? possibly, it’s definitely in … Continue reading Simply Excrement

Question Everything You’re Told
Bob Marley & The Wailers, Music, Punk, Record collecting, Stiff Little Fingers

Question Everything You’re Told

Stiff Little Fingers never get their dues it seems to me.  If they’re remembered at all, it’s as politically angry young … Continue reading Question Everything You’re Told

She Had It Coming, Man!
Heavy Metal, Music, Reggae, River's Edge, Soundtrack, Thrash

She Had It Coming, Man!

Ever seen the film River’s Edge? I caught it once by accident when I was about 19 and it really … Continue reading She Had It Coming, Man!

Funky Kingston
Record collecting, Reggae, Toots & The Maytals

Funky Kingston

It’s cold and dark out and I’m starting to cold turkey from not buying records* and so I needed a shot … Continue reading Funky Kingston

Righteous, Righteous War
Dub, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Poet And The Roots, Record collecting, Reggae

Righteous, Righteous War

Every so often magazines here will hold surveys of the 100 best British LPs and all the usual suspects are … Continue reading Righteous, Righteous War

Misty Morning, Don’t See No Sun
Record collecting, Reggae

Misty Morning, Don’t See No Sun

I know it’s a cliché to reach for the reggae when the sun comes out, but hell I’ve studied enough … Continue reading Misty Morning, Don’t See No Sun

I’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave, Than Living As A Puppet Or A Slave
Jimmy Cliff, Reggae, Soundtrack, Toots & The Maytals, Vinyl

I’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave, Than Living As A Puppet Or A Slave

Reading back I notice I’ve used the phrase ‘life-affirming’ several times in my recent pieces and I’m really, really going … Continue reading I’d Rather Be A Free Man In My Grave, Than Living As A Puppet Or A Slave

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