One is the appearance of a primitive two-oscillator synthesizer making weird sounds on "How can I leave you?" (a remake of the Sharks' Studio One hit "How can I live?"), which makes me want to skip to the next track. There are a couple of sonic problems that bother me. Only half the tracks have deejays on them: the rest are just extended mixes with instrumental jams, again provided by the Professionals, here expanded to include Style Scott and Mikey Boo on drums, Flabba on bass, Bo Peep on guitar, and many more keyboard players, including Ansel, Keith Sterling, Gladdy & Winston Wright. "Equal Rights" with a toast by Big Youth was among the first extended disco mixes, released on a 12" record in summer 1977, a few months after the very first, which was a Marcia Griffith's disc. I was more taken with the Dennis Brown set, A Little Bit More, which is 12-inch mixes from Joe Gibbs' studio 1977-83. Also there are some inane lyrics like "Baldhead Bridge is burning down" to the nursery tune of "London Bridge is burning down." The bass and drums are relentless and about an hour in you start wishing for a bit more dub and less toasting! (The Bo Jangles toast "Selassie I Cup" is something you only need to hear once, if at all.) However there are some outstanding rare grooves on here and it is always a pleasure to listen to the warm earthy tones of Joseph Hill. It's really intense and maybe a bit too much to listen to all the way through. These 11 extended mixes feature the toasts of some lesser-known deejays - Bo Jangles, Shorty the President, Prince Mohamed, Nicodemus - along with better-known luminaries of the microphone like I-Roy, Clint Eastwood & Prince Far I. Culture and the Deejays at Joe Gibbs 1977-79 showcases the voice of Joseph Hill of Culture, backed by the Professionals: Sly and Robbie, Sticky, & the horn line-up of Vin Gordon on trombone, Bobby Ellis on trumpet, Herman Marquis on alto and Tommy McCook on tenor sax. The original 17 North Parade is the site of Randy's Record Mart in Kingston the current label is based, appropriately, in Jamaica, New York. The legacy of Joe Gibbs is thus celebrated in some new releases from 17 North Parade. Give them a new mix of some old favourites: a dub plate or a deejay toast over a familiar lyric, whether from Motown or Trenchtown, and they are happy. A LITTLE BIT MORE: JOE GIBBS 12" SELECTION 1978-83 (VP4115)ĬULTURE & THE DEEJAYS AT JOE GIBBS 1977-79 (VP4116)
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