27.11.25

THE EDGE OF 2 TONE : THE SKA REVIVAL PART 1

This special edition of THE EDGE celebrates the ska revival of the late 70's and early 80's.

My Daily Food - Jamaican Ska Fire

45 minutes of jamaican ska by Kingston Headroll: My Daily Food - Jamaican Ska Fire.

A Scorcha from Stephen T ~ 5th October 2016 (Part 2- Original Jamaican Ska)

Playing tracks by Jimmy Cliff, Charlie Organaire & The Tommy McCook Band, Joe Higgs, Jackie Opel, Ferdie Nelson and more.

Jamaican Ska is Tight with Mr Mule Train

33 beautiful ska tunes from young Jamaica, selected from the vault of Mr Mule Train Enjoy the ride! Bless Pat.

Buenaventura Ska Reggae Dub RoOts


majek fashekafricans-- keep your culture

dennis brown --blood sweat and tears

black slate-- rasta reggae

freddie mcgregor- looking pretty

dennis brown-- storms are racing

steel pulse --reggea fever

black slate-- rasta dub

nick manasseh-- dont you dub

sanchez-- unchained

chronicle-- diamond and gold

agustus pablo-- up warrika hill

owen gray –rizla

ras hassen ti --they will come dub

alien dread --great old dub

king tubby meets the upsetter-- at spanish town

Inna Studio One Old Skool Roots Reggae Mix

This is dedicated to my love of 70s old skool roots reggae as championed by Sir Coxsone Dodd, founder of the Motown of Jamaica, Studio One who had literally every great artist pass through from Bob Marley to John Holt, Horace Andy to Lee Scratch Perry. Their artists in turn went on to inspire the next generation so if it wasn't for this label perhaps hip hop, soul, jungle, electronic music, trip hop, dubstep, etc wouldn't even exist or at least wouldn't be anywhere near as good. All hail King Dodd! Now this is not a definitive mix, there are literally hundreds of songs I could have used. This is just me dipping my toes in their water and tipping my hat to legends.

Soul Cool Records - Roots Vibz Sessions' Legendary Roots Reggae Singers

A 1 hour special of the finest roots reggae singers exclusively. Soul Cool Records - Roots Vibz Sessions' Legendary Roots Reggae Singers

Soul Cool Records/ Spud Roots - Roots Reggae All Vinyl Guest Mix

An exclusive roots reggae mix for https://www.mixcloud.com/SoulCoolGuestList/ comprising of some rare cuts from the mid 70s to early 80s taken mostly from original vinyl of that period, with a few represses scattered here and there.

25.11.25

Rico Rodriguez & The Specials - Jungle Music [Official HD Remastered Video and Lyrics]

Video production credits: Chrysalis Records 
Audio production/writer credits: The Specials 

Rico Rodriguez & The Specials Jungle Music Lyrics:
What you talking 'bout?
You say you don't like the jungle beat
What you talking 'bout?
You say you don't like the jungle beat
You must be crazy
You must be crazy
You must be crazy
What you talking 'bout?
You say you don't like the jungle beat
What you talking 'bout?
You say you don't like the jungle beat
You must be crazy
You must be crazy
You must be crazy

19.11.25

Skinheads in the 1971 Documentary 'Stevenage' - VIDEO


In 1971, the Stevenage Development Corporation commissioned a documentary titled "Stevenage: The First New Town," which presents an optimistic view of life in Stevenage, England's inaugural new town. The film showcases various aspects of the town, including public opinions, amenities, nightlife, and recreational activities.

Skinhead, Suedehead and Rudeboy Documentary 1971 - VIDEO


A few bennies, couple of Jaytex shirts and a sleeveless cardigan.

The Phoenix Youth Club, Kilburn is asked, ‘What is a Skinhead?’ (1970) - VIDEO


'Scene' TV show visited the Phoenix youth club in Kilburn and asked, ‘what is a skinhead?’ (1970)

The Prisoners 1985 French TV - VIDEO


The Prisoners
Melanie
Explosion On Uranus
Hush

French TV 1985

18.11.25

Travelers All Stars - Another Life (modern skinhead reggae official video)


Another Life es una composición original de Travelers All Stars. 

Travelers All Stars son:

Jorge Martínez (Drums).
Israel Padrón (Bass).
Eduardo “Lalo” Hammond (Keyboard).
Virgilio Ramírez (Guitar).
Ludovic Ortiz (Mute Guitar).


Audiovisual a cargo de Big Shot:

Dirección, fotografía, guión y edición: Mario Cruz López.

Producción: Blanca Berenice Domínguez Pérez.

Asistentes de producción: Andy Nicolás Velázquez Muñoz y Magali García Sánchez.

Faith and the Muse - Sovereign (gothic rock)


LYRICS:

Between the world and the one inside

The truth you speak and the one you hide

Some stolen moments and a struggle within



Behind the pain and the sacrifice

Behind the mask and the grey disguise

How many angels dancing on the head of a pin?



There's a meeting at the midnight hour

Come alive and seize your power

Giving sight to the blind

We are one of a kind

So welcome here
 
Tonight



In the presence of a moment divine

As the shadows gather at the shrine

We retreat and advance

In the spell of the dance

Familiars all

Tonight



Before the mirror but behind the veil

Within the box but beyond the pale

The narrow margin peering down into the abyss



Believe in you and the flame within

Your real face, your second skin

Your soul immortal, radiant and given to bliss



Come out, come out wherever you hide

Time to stand and walk with pride

There's a look in your eye 
I could never deny

And it means the world

Tonight



Caught within a second sublime

Like the nail through the hands of time

There's a tale told bizarre

That's behind every scar

And I'm yours, all ears

Tonight



Your flashing eyes

Lay bare your soul

For all to see



Your beating heart

In time with mine

There's only you and me 



Because we now have the eyes to see

That we are sovereign, true and free

Free to play our future like the beat of a drum



Because we now hold our heads up high

Because their judgment we decry

Brothers and sisters

Thy kingdom come

Babyshambles - Dandy Hooligan (Reggay style New Official Video)


Lyrics

Dandy, Dandy Hooligan
Dandy, Dandy Hooligan
He's rude in temper rude in style
Him a wicked and a wild,
He loves an old hat shop
And a good punch up
Oh well he never punch down
This sartorial brawler
He never punch down
Dandy, Dandy Hooligan
Dandy, Dandy Hooligan
He likes to dance, he likes to sing
He likes to ‘lick off the 10 pound ting’
He loves an old hat shop
And a good punch up
He never punch down
He robs from the rich gives to his wardrobe
You know he never punch down
This sartorial brawler
He never punch down
Dandy, Dandy
Him Dandy
Him Dandy
Him Dandy
Dandy, Dandy Hooligan
Dandy, Dandy Hooligan


Performers

Peter Doherty - Vocals
Mik Whitnall - Guitar, backing vocals
Drew McConnell - Bass, backing vocals 
Adam Ficek - Drums, percussion, backing vocals
Christian Madden - Piano, organ
Mike Moore - Backing vocals

Production

Produced by Mike Moore
Engineered by Dave Pemberton
Recorded at Manchester Recording Studios & Chante Brise
Mixed by Ross Orton at McCall Sound Studios, Sheffield
Mastered by Dick Beetham @ 360 Mastering

30.5.25

The MOD REVIVAL - Nationwide, Retro Fashion (BBC Archive 1979 VIDEO)

James Hogg reports on the mod revival currently taking place in London. He interviews Ian Page - the vocalist with the new mod group Secret Affair - and John Entwistle of mod's elder statesmen The Who. Is the mod rebirth just a flash-in-the-pan, motivated by money, or is there more to it than that?

The whole affair is regarded with some amusement in Yorkshire, where the mod scene never really went away, and where there are still several thriving scooter clubs. What do these veteran mods make of what is happening down in London?

Originally broadcast 13 September, 1979.

To mark the BBC's 100th birthday, our wonderful archivists have been asked to pick THEIR favourite BBC moments.

"Semi-mythical item (purely as very few people seem to have seen it, and has never to my knowledge ever been re-used in any archive programmes). Captures the late 1970s Mod revival at a pivotal point, and looks at the scene in northern England as well as London." - Andy

You have now entered the BBC Archive, an audiovisual time machine that will transport you back to the golden age of TV to educate, entertain and enlighten you with classic clips from the BBC vaults.




2 TONE Records - Behind The Scenes BBC Music (1980 VIDEO)

"These earnest young Midlands entrepreneurs are the epitome of free enterprise in Margaret Thatcher's brave new Britain" - Tony Wilkinson.

Tony Wilkinson reports on the phenomenal rise of a small independent record label in Coventry, 2 Tone. The label is at the heart of the second wave of ska music, promoting groups like The Selecter and The Specials, bands who blend Jamaican rocksteady, ska and reggae with British punk.

Wilkinson chats to Jerry Dammers - keyboard player in The Specials and 2 Tone founder - about the origin of both the label and the music, and singer Neville Staple about his vocal style and anti-violence stance.

Clip taken from Nationwide, originally broadcast on BBC One, 22 May, 1980.

2 Tone The Sound of Coventry - BBC's documentary

The story of how 2 Tone, a record label from Coventry, went on to have a global impact. The brainchild of Jerry Dammers saw dance music with a message dominate the charts from 1979. Terry Hall and The Specials, The Selector, Madness, The Beat, Bodysnatchers.

Redskins - It Can Be Done (1986 VIDEO)

Video of the Redskins last single It Can Be Done from 1986.