In the depths of this cold winter we must stay warm people. Some, wear their scarfs and woollen hats. Others don Snuggies, Snugglers and Toasty Wraps. You can stew the beef cheek my children, but the only true way to warm your bones is with one of Mayor Goldie Wilson’s Mid-Winter Sound Systems.
Sit back and radiate.
Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour
Not only does this album (Best Dressed Chicken in Town) have the greatest cover art of ALL TIME! It features the good Doctor (born Winston James Thompson) toasting over the seminal Horace Andy track Poison Flour. A harrowing tale of contaminated grain.
Clint Eastwood - What A Hard Man Fi Dead / Them Conscience / The Girl Them Love Me
3 Clint Eastwood tracks to warm your cockles. All from the Album Africa Youth. These jams where produced by the omnipresent Bunny Lee and the pioneer of dub, the late great King Tubby.
The Congos – Fisherman
Recorded at Lee Scratch Perry’s Black Ark Studio (which was burnt down by Perry as a protest). The tune showcases the dynamic range and trademark cow sound effects of this Jamaican vocal group. Truly one of the landmark recordings of Perry’s Black Ark period. Sadly The Congos and Perry would fallout for decades.
Tall T & The Touchers - Touching The President (10 Inch)
Turn this up LOUD! A dub of the Jackie Mittoo Jam Drum Song. This is the extended 10inch of the song. Behold
Althea & Donna- Uptown Top Ranking
Althea & Donna’s classic Uptown Top Ranking, to everyone’s amazement, became a UK #1 single in 1978. The two girls where a mere 17 and 18 years old at the time!
Well I know that warmed those frosty bones of yours.
-Mayor Goldie Wilson
