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Returning Solicitor-advocate, Past President Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland, formerly at Scottish Government
Was "Three Piece Suit" not a version of a Soul Syndicate tune with Santa Davis behind the kit?
January 27, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Was "Three Piece Suit" not a version of a Soul Syndicate tune with Santa Davis behind the kit?
Spoiler: He dies at the end
January 27, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Spoiler: He dies at the end
Ernest Hoo Kim's mike placement and mixing skills helped a lot here, but Sly is in thunderous form on yet another Coxsone cover
youtu.be/bb_GH3jSWRA?...
youtu.be/bb_GH3jSWRA?...
Melody Life Adopted The Jayes
YouTube video by nederburg1128
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Ernest Hoo Kim's mike placement and mixing skills helped a lot here, but Sly is in thunderous form on yet another Coxsone cover
youtu.be/bb_GH3jSWRA?...
youtu.be/bb_GH3jSWRA?...
Here he is with Lloyd Parks on bass covering an early 70s Herman Chin Loy tune best known as "King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown"
youtu.be/ye5WXAui3ek?...
youtu.be/ye5WXAui3ek?...
GEORGES NOOKS - The Creator (Discomix)
YouTube video by Bionic Dub
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Here he is with Lloyd Parks on bass covering an early 70s Herman Chin Loy tune best known as "King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown"
youtu.be/ye5WXAui3ek?...
youtu.be/ye5WXAui3ek?...
"High Seat kill Miss Thomas' puss
And the greedy dog lose his bone
To the reflection of his own shadow
There shall be reaction"
One of the tunes where his drumming changed the music
youtu.be/Bxk-QCKKDh4?...
And the greedy dog lose his bone
To the reflection of his own shadow
There shall be reaction"
One of the tunes where his drumming changed the music
youtu.be/Bxk-QCKKDh4?...
Wailing Souls - Bredda Gravalicious
YouTube video by THEILASOUND
youtu.be
January 26, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"High Seat kill Miss Thomas' puss
And the greedy dog lose his bone
To the reflection of his own shadow
There shall be reaction"
One of the tunes where his drumming changed the music
youtu.be/Bxk-QCKKDh4?...
And the greedy dog lose his bone
To the reflection of his own shadow
There shall be reaction"
One of the tunes where his drumming changed the music
youtu.be/Bxk-QCKKDh4?...
Is that an Alexander Thomson frame? It looks like his style
January 22, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Is that an Alexander Thomson frame? It looks like his style
They played the Rainbow again at the end of March 1979. Contrary to what you will read elsewhere, Sly and Robbie did not play on tour. Mikey Richards was the drummer and i think Ranchie McLean was on bass. Mikey had a massive gong at the back of his kit
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
They played the Rainbow again at the end of March 1979. Contrary to what you will read elsewhere, Sly and Robbie did not play on tour. Mikey Richards was the drummer and i think Ranchie McLean was on bass. Mikey had a massive gong at the back of his kit
My grandfather joined the firm when James Thin was still alive
January 22, 2026 at 9:03 AM
My grandfather joined the firm when James Thin was still alive
On checking the photos, you are correct. The ring mark picture was taken an hour after the Dunadd shots, so was indeed nearby but not at the hillfort itself
January 21, 2026 at 1:38 PM
On checking the photos, you are correct. The ring mark picture was taken an hour after the Dunadd shots, so was indeed nearby but not at the hillfort itself
Haven't we all?
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Haven't we all?
With regard to the "Natty Dread" cut of NWNC I did an experiment a while back. Sleeve says track runs 4:06, but it plays for 3:46
I slowed it down to 92% so it played for the time stated. It sounds far more like the various later live versions. I think Island speeded it up (which was a bad idea).
I slowed it down to 92% so it played for the time stated. It sounds far more like the various later live versions. I think Island speeded it up (which was a bad idea).
January 20, 2026 at 9:20 AM
With regard to the "Natty Dread" cut of NWNC I did an experiment a while back. Sleeve says track runs 4:06, but it plays for 3:46
I slowed it down to 92% so it played for the time stated. It sounds far more like the various later live versions. I think Island speeded it up (which was a bad idea).
I slowed it down to 92% so it played for the time stated. It sounds far more like the various later live versions. I think Island speeded it up (which was a bad idea).
I remember looking at the track listing back in 1984 and thinking "No, that's not representative of Bob Marley's career, and has sod all to do with reggae". My opinion remains firmly unchanged.
January 18, 2026 at 10:32 PM
I remember looking at the track listing back in 1984 and thinking "No, that's not representative of Bob Marley's career, and has sod all to do with reggae". My opinion remains firmly unchanged.
My ex-wife had an inexplicable loathing for that tune.
She simply couldn't grasp the concept of borrowing lyrics from an advert, or why someone ostracised for his albinism might want to big up his success.
Mind you, she never grasped that Smashie and Nicey were parody characters either...
She simply couldn't grasp the concept of borrowing lyrics from an advert, or why someone ostracised for his albinism might want to big up his success.
Mind you, she never grasped that Smashie and Nicey were parody characters either...
January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
My ex-wife had an inexplicable loathing for that tune.
She simply couldn't grasp the concept of borrowing lyrics from an advert, or why someone ostracised for his albinism might want to big up his success.
Mind you, she never grasped that Smashie and Nicey were parody characters either...
She simply couldn't grasp the concept of borrowing lyrics from an advert, or why someone ostracised for his albinism might want to big up his success.
Mind you, she never grasped that Smashie and Nicey were parody characters either...
I'd forgotten that Jean "Hilda Ogden" Alexander played Christine Keeler's mammy
January 8, 2026 at 7:28 PM
I'd forgotten that Jean "Hilda Ogden" Alexander played Christine Keeler's mammy
It was the lead track on this LP released by Island at the time the film came out
January 8, 2026 at 7:16 PM
It was the lead track on this LP released by Island at the time the film came out
Cover of Mel Tormé's "Coming Home Baby"
January 8, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Cover of Mel Tormé's "Coming Home Baby"
Also covered by Joy Roberts and Leroy Sibbles, with an Ernest Ranglin version on the flip
youtu.be/DquwKU3Qd1Y?...
youtu.be/DquwKU3Qd1Y?...
JOY ROBERTS & LEROY SIBBLES ♦ I Am Swept For You/Version {IRON SIDE 7"}
YouTube video by Studio Seventeen
youtu.be
January 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
Also covered by Joy Roberts and Leroy Sibbles, with an Ernest Ranglin version on the flip
youtu.be/DquwKU3Qd1Y?...
youtu.be/DquwKU3Qd1Y?...
That's pretty outrageous typecasting....
January 4, 2026 at 9:00 PM
That's pretty outrageous typecasting....
Is that not the "Rasta On A Sunday" vocal over a dub of "Determination Skank"?
January 4, 2026 at 9:51 AM
Is that not the "Rasta On A Sunday" vocal over a dub of "Determination Skank"?
That's only "DIAB", not "Thief Ina The Kitchen"
January 3, 2026 at 7:16 PM
That's only "DIAB", not "Thief Ina The Kitchen"