Friday, December 31, 2004  

Many thanks for
reading the Suburbs
in '04.

January 2004
With Kamall at the Sunday night dance in Rae Town, Kingston, Jamaica


December 31, 2004
With MR in Silver Spring, Md.

More than music, or haircuts, 2004 was defined for me by tour stops at these places:
Kingston, Jamaica
Cape Town & Johannesburg, South Africa
Oslo, Norway
Venice, Italy
Montreal, Quebec
The Redneck Riviera, Florida
Detroit, Michigan
Chicago, Illinois
New York City

Yeah, music was the reason I went to many of these cities, and music is what will help me remember them, but the things I saw and the people I met (esp. the peeps, always the folks)---well, it makes my head spin how lucky I was to meet you and visit your backyards. Eternal thanks.

I don't do year-enders anymore (for myself or publications), mostly because I can't group things into 365-day segments, but plenty of people do them quite well and I'm all too happy to read them.

But I'm all for a year-end blowout upsies: Here are a bunch of songs I uploaded, never wrote about, and thus never posted.
--
Dave Barker & Tommy McCook
"Lock Jaw"
Greater Jamaica: Moon Walk-Reggay
(Jet Set/Culture Press, 1997; Treasure Island, 1969)

Dave Barker & the Upsetters
"Shocks of Mighty"
Lee Perry & the Upsetters: Some of the Best
(Heartbeat, 1990; rec. 1970)

Bob Marley & the Wailers
"Shocks of Mighty"
More Axe: The Complete Bob Marley & The Wailers - 1967-1972 - Part II
(JAD, 1998)

Bob Marley & the Wailers featuring Lee Perry
"Shocks of Mighty" (alternate)
Keep on Skanking: The Complete Bob Marley & The Wailers - 1967-1972 - Part III
(JAD, 1999)

Lee Perry
"Shocks of Mighty"
Jamaican E.T.
(Trojan, 2002)

The Folkes Brothers & Count Ossie
"Oh Carolina"
Prince Buster Presents the Original Golden Oldies Vol. 1
(Prince Buster's Record Shack, 1998; rec. 1961)

Rico Rodriguez
"Oh Carolina"
The Man Is Forward
(2-Tone, 1981)

Shaggy
"Oh Carolina"
Pure Pleasure
(Virgin, 1992)

Buy them all from Ernie B's Reggae, the best mail-order joint on the Web.

Lemme know if the MP3 links still work. I haven't tested them because I'm 'bout to drop down & get my New Year's on.

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