Foundation Selections Gordy Robertson

First of all, I'd like to send a massive thankyou to all of you who have been there for me while I've been on my "break" from doing this.While I was feeling down, I put together a set of tracks from Studio One that are about heartbreak and loss.  While I'm in a solid relationship myself, this set goes out to those who have lost someone and are feeling it.  Tracklist:01 - Tears From My Eyes - The Gaylads02 - I Don't Want To See You Cry - Ken Boothe03 - You Can't Be Happy - The Clarendonians04 - A Change Is Gonna Come - The Heptones05 - Thinking - Ken Boothe06 - Out Of My Mind - Junior Soul07 - I Made A Mistake - The Termites08 - Bye Bye Baby - Zoot Simms09 - I'm Not A King - Delroy Wilson10 - Let Him Try - Alton Ellis11 - Giving Up On Love - Trevor Clarke12 - Let Them Say - Bob Andy13 - Losing You - The Madlads14 - I Can't Get You Off My Mind - John Holt15 - Since I Fell For You - The Heptones16 - Down Low - Errol Dunkley17 - I'll Never Fall In Love (12" Mix) - Dennis Brown18 - Let Them Stay - Delroy Williams19 - Without You - The Wailing Souls20 - Gonna Take A Miracle - Alton Ellis21 - What About Me - Myrna Hague 22 - Didn't I - Cornell Campbell23 - You're Not The Kind - Freddie McKay24 - Things Ain't Going Right - Lloyd Charmers25 - What Difference Does It Make - Freddie McGregor26 - Rainbow - Wentworth Vernal 

Continuing the series that started over on Mixcloud - here's the latest installment of some of my favourite uptempo doo wop tunes.  (I'll upload the other volumes over here at some point too for those who have never heard them).  Lots of tracks from 1961 here as it was the time when doo wop was morphing into soul. Track Listing:01 - Just For You - Jimmy Witherspoon & The Lamplighters (Federal) 195402 - Woman Is A Man's Best Friend - Teddy & The Twilights (Swan) 196203 - So Much - The Starfires (Bargain) 196104 - Roaches - The Court Jesters (Blast) 196105 - Come On - The Five Blacks (B&C) 196106 - All She Wants To Do Is Dance - The Turbans (Unreleased Roulette - Collectables CD) 196107 - That Night - Riff Ruffin & Group (Collectables CD - Harlem Rock n Blues) 1960?08 - Queen Of Swing - The Labradors (Chief) 195809 - 59 Volvo - The Medallions (Dooto) 195910 - Gee - The Marathons (Arvee LP - Peanut Butter) 196111 - Let The Good Times Roll - The Crenshaws (Warner Bros EP) 196112 - Mr Astronaut - The Drivers (King) 196213 - The Girl's A Devil - The Dukays (Nat) 196114 - The Last Roundup - The Cleftones (Old Town Unreleased - Ace CD Old Town Doo Wop Vol 5)15 - Rock N Roll Fever - The Monitors (Specialty) 195716 - I Wanna Love - The Jiving Juniors (UK Bluebeat) 196117 - Off The Mountain - The Magnificents (Vee Jay) 195718 - When Will The Light Shine For Me - The Solitaires (Unreleased Old Town - Ace CD - Walking Along With..) 195819 - From The Bottom Of My Heart - The Fantastic Five Keys (Capitol) 196220 - Woe Is Me - The Cadillacs (Josie) 195621 - Baby For Your Love - The Upfronts (Lummtone) 196322 - Looking For A Love - The Valentinos (SAR) 196223 - I Really Love You - The Stereos (Cub) 196124 - Stardust In Her Eyes - The Big Five (Shad) 196025 - Strollin' - The Hornets (Rev) 195826 - I'll Be There - The Vocaleers (Ace CD - Old Town Doo Wop Vol 4)

Some of my favourite deep and sweet soul tunes from the 1960s and 70s with a couple of late 50s tracks too.Most tracks taken from reissues, LPs and CD.  Original label of release stated for those who want to track a tune down.Tracklist:01 - I've Just Been Feeling Bad - Eddie Floyd (Stax)02 - It's So Hard To Break A Habit - The Webs (Pop Side)03 - Danger - Marvin L Sims (Revue)04 - Love Bug - Willie And West (Stang)05 - Suffer - Tyrone Davis (Four Brothers)06 - Running Out - Vernon Garrett (Kent)07 - Like A Big Bad Rain - Kenny Carter (Kent CD -  Showdown RCA Recordings)08 - Take Another Look - The Turquinettes (Kent CD - Lost Without You)09 - My Love Is Real - Little Joe Hinton (Arvee)10 - My Heart Cries For You - The Invincibles (Warner Bros and Stardom)11 - Faith - Ricky Allen (Age)12 - No Headstone On My Grave - Esther Phillips (Atlantic LP - Country Side Of)13 - His Love For Me - Inell Young (Busy B)14 - One Hurt Deserves Another - Fabulous Fiestas (RCA Victor)15 - I Need Lots Of Love - Johnny Taylor (Derby)16 - One Girl - Garnett Mimms (United Artists)17 - Sometime, Someplace, Somewhere - Johnny Wilson (Arnold)18 - Tomorrow May Never Come - The Spinners (Motown)19 - Human - The Ad Libs (AGP)20 - Blues Get Off My Shoulder - Dee Clark (Abner)21 - Life Is Too Short - Benny Spellman (Minit)22 - You're The Most - Kelly Brothers (Sims)23 - Saving Face - Roscoe Shelton (Sound Stage 7 unissued)24 - Just A Little Overcome - The Nightingales (Stax)25 - One More Chance - The Masqueraders (LA Beat)26 - Black Balloons - Syl Johnson (Twinight LP - Is It Because I'm Black)27 - Only Your Love - Paul Kelly (Dial)28 - You Were Meant For Me - Little Buster (Jubilee)29 - Always In The Wrong Place At The Wrong Time - The Upsetters (lead - Jimmy Wess) (ABC)30 - Lonely People Do Foolish Things - Judy Clay (Scepter)

My set that I was kindly invited to play on Roots Locker West Radio the US/UK collaboration, on July 11th this year:Tracklist (all tracks original JA 45s unless stated).01 - Ska La Parisienne - The Skatalites (C&N)02 - Man In The Street - Don Drummond (Studio 1)03 - The Jerk - Granville Williams & Baba Brooks (Gayfeet)04 - Addams Family Rock Steady - The Carib Beats (Sir JJ)05 - Napoleon Solo - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone)06 - Full Charge - Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendors (Studio 1 LP - Evening Time)07 - Second Fiddle - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics (Treasure Isle)08 - Batman - Lyn Tait & The Jets (Merritone)09 - Dulcemania - Drumbago & The Dynamites (Clandisc)10 - Grandfather's Clock - Winston Wright & Rupies All Stars (Success)11 - Soul Scorcher - Karl Cannonball Bryan (as King Cannon) (UK Trojan LP - No More Heartaches)12 - Dynamite Line - Joe's All Stars (UK Joe)13 - Shang Hied - The Vulcans (UK Trojan LP - Star Trek)14 - Tomorrow's World - Fleece & The Live Shocks (UK Nu Beat)15 - High Plains Drifter - The Upsetters (UK Scratch - RE)16 - ET Special - Bobby Ellis & Tommy McCook (Impact LP - Java Java Dub)17 - Invasion - Herman's All Stars (Aquarius)18 - Dirty Harry - Tommy McCook & Richard Hall (Pantomine)19 - Drugs Man - Hux Brown (Power Pack RE)20 - Ten Years - Bubbles Cameron (Dennis)21 - Lion Head - Bobby Kalphat (Leo)22 - Unknown Scorcher - Bobby (Ellis) (Hot Spice)23 - Hail I - Bongo Herman & Les (Crystal)

Two hours of some of my favourite Lee Scratch Perry productions. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield, UK on 29/04/19.

001 - For A Few Dollars More - The Upsetters
002 - Barbara - Val Bennett
003 - People Funny Boy - Lee Perry
004 - Rockfort Psychedelion - Count Sticky
005 - Nonesuch Bust Me Bet - The Mellotones
006 - Handy Cap - The Upsetters
007 - Sick And Tired - Neville Grant
008 - Big John Wayne - Val Bennett & Upsetters
009 - Do Your Thing - Dave Barker
010 - Move Me - The Upsetters
011 - Gee - Al & The Vibrators
012 - Tender Love - The Inspirations
013 - Some Sympathy - Dave Barker
014 - Ain't No Love - Jimmy & The Inspirations
015 - Sound Doctor - Bobby Floyd
016 - Doctor Skank - Young Dellinger (Dillinger)
017 - Big Bird Skank - The Upsetters
018 - Elusion - Teddy & The Upsetters
019 - Sipreano - Lee Perry
020 - Be Prepared - Keith Poppin
021 - Don't Cross The Nation - Little Roy
022 - Ghetto Sidewalk - Lee Perry
023 - Cross Over - Junior Murvin
024 - Free Up The Weed - Lee Perry
025 - Houses Of Parliament - The Meditations
026 - Version
027 - Brother Noah - The Black Shadows
028 - Confusion - The Untouchables
029 - Rasta No Pickpocket - Junior Byles
030 - Babylons Burning - Maxie, Niney & Scratch
031 - Chim Cherie - The Upsetters
032 - Staring - Time Unlimited
033 - Much Smarter (aka Think So) - Meditations
034 - Irie Irie - The Originals
035 - Ruffer Ruff - Horace Smart
036 - Start Over - The Gatherers

Another of my Foundation Selections shows from the past couple of months. First broadcast on Gumbo FM, Sheffield on 4/8/19.

Tracklist:

01 - Away With Your Fussing And Fighting - Junior Delgado/Jah Levi (Rockers 12)
02 - Satta Dread (alternate take) - Wayne Jarrett (Pressure Sounds LP - Next Cut)
03 - Weakheart Men - Bim Sherman (Pressure Sounds LP - Tribulation)
04 - Version.
05 - Jah Jah Jahovia - Ronnie Davis (Live And Love)
06 - Father Father - Tappa Zukie (Ivanhoe)
07 - Ivanhoe Strikes Again (aka Zambezi) - Lennox Brown (Ivanhoe)
08 - Version - King Tubby (Live And Love)
09 - Please Officer - Earl Zero (Arab)
10 - We Nah Run - Barry Brown (Moll Selekta LP - Richman Poorman)
11 - Repatriation - Carl Malcolm & Ranking Trevor (Cancer Kid 12)
12 - Sons Of The Almighty - Fred Locks ( Vulcan LP - Black Star Liner)
13 - Malcolm X (D.Harriott cut) - Earl Sixteen (Wildflower)
14 - Version (Wildflower)
15 - Cold Cold World - The Morwells (Morwell Esq)
16 - Their Reward - Prince Alla (Guiding Star RP)
17 - Version (Guiding Star RP)
18 - Here I Come - Freddy McKay (Plant LP -Creation)
19 - Every Man Has A Right - Cultural Roots (Greensleeves LP - Hell A Go Pop)
20 - Whom Shall I Be Afraid - Barrington Levy (Germain Revolutionary Sounds 12)
21 - Jah - Barrington Levy (GGs LP - Lifestyle)
22 - Sunday School - Barrington Levy (JB 12)
23 - The Prophet Rides Again - Dennis Brown (A&M LP - same)
24 - Running Star - Barry Brown (Jabba Roots)
25 - Birdsong - Larry Marshall (Original Music LP - Throw Mi Corn)
26 - Roots Music - Devon Russell (Studio 1 LP - same)
27 - I'm A Revolutionist - Freddie McGregor (Studio 1 LP - Bobby Bobylon)
28 - The People Keep Quarreling - Alton Ellis (Bamboo LP - Grooving With Bamboo)
29 - New Civilization - Burning Spear (Ironside)
30 - Our Rights - The Defenders (Micron)