Reggae cover versions

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couple of dusties:

 

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groovy:

 

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just thought of another one:

 

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and of course jimmy cliff / cat stevens:

 

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for the sake of sheer grimness:



although i do like the original:

 

[klang]

and so on and so on, there are 100000000000000s, some good, some not so good.

 

[ska invita]

THis is an interesting one - a lovely Hugh Masekela (south african trumpet don) track, from 1969, seems to be very rare, but has classic written all over it

with a three part version excursion here

1. Dizzy & The Soul Syndicate - Riot
2. Soul Syndicate - War Dance Affair (aka Bongo Riot) <<<love this one
3. U Roy - The Hudson Affair

 

[scalyboy]

THis is an interesting one - a lovely Hugh Masekela (south african trumpet don) track, from 1969, seems to be very rare, but has classic written all over it

with a three part version excursion here

1. Dizzy & The Soul Syndicate - Riot
2. Soul Syndicate - War Dance Affair (aka Bongo Riot) <<<love this one
3. U Roy - The Hudson Affair

Ooh that is a good one, I always thought the Soul Syndicate 'Riot' was the original, and I thought it was
a mid-60s recording - apparently not, according to Dub Vendor:
http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/dizzy--s...-smoke-without-fire-inbidimts-ja-7-5542-p.asp
Mad bongos on the 2nd cut!
D'you remember this:

 

[ska invita]

Ooh that is a good one, I always thought the Soul Syndicate 'Riot' was the original, and I thought it was
a mid-60s recording - apparently not, according to Dub Vendor:
http://www.dubvendor.co.uk/dizzy--s...-smoke-without-fire-inbidimts-ja-7-5542-p.asp
Mad bongos on the 2nd cut!
D'you remember this:

THE dUB vENDOr one is a repress though - I think originally it came out not long after Hugh's cut...first half of the 70s - 71/72?...no hadnt heard that Longsy D one oldskool!

 

[Louloubelle]

 

[Louloubelle]

original


far superior (IMO) cover - nice reggae beats and some footage from the Wire

 

[Crispy]

Like I need to post the original

 

[Sweet FA]

Oct 10, 2009

Toots' Country Roads

Good call

Sep 11, 2012

Country Roads...Toots and the Maytals

I love that cover of Country Roads by Toots

Anyone watching that must've thought it was a negative reality inversion.

 

[ska invita]

4 hour show of Jamaican versions of British and American songs - Reggae cover versions - Broadcast live on www.roootslabintl.com 8/10/13

As played by Al Breadwinner
http://www.talawa.fr/media/reggae-cover-versions-4-hour-show-www-ro-mw5Z8

 

[lt35]

Easy Star Allstars cover of Dark Side of the Moon album although the second track is some crazy junglist version



I've got a feeling you'll all already know it though!