Wipers: Wipers Live 1985 + Is This Real? 1980 + Alien Boy EP 1980

Wipers was a punk rock band formed in Portland, Oregon in 1977 by guitarist Greg Sage, along with drummer Sam Henry and bassist Dave Koupal. The group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion were hailed as extremely influential by numerous critics and musicians. The band is considered the first Pacific Northwest punk band.

Sage founded Wipers in Portland in 1977 along with drummer Henry and bassist Koupal, originally

just as a recording project. The plan was to record 15 albums in 10 years without touring or promotion. Sage thought that the mystique built from the lack of playing traditional rock 'n' roll would make people listen to their recordings much deeper with only their imagination to go by. He thought it would be easy to avoid press, shows, pictures and interviews. He looked at music as art rather than entertainment; he thought music was personal to the listener rather than a commodity.

Wipers' first single, "Better Off Dead", was released in 1978 on Sage's own Trap Records.
Sage wanted to make his own recordings and manufacture and run his own label without outside financing. In 1979, Sage approached several Portland punk bands (including Neo Boys, Sado-Nation and Stiphnoyds) and asked them to record singles for his new Trap label.

The Wipers first album, "Is This Real?", was issued in January 1980 on Park Avenue Records, a label that the band hoped would gain them wider distribution. It was originally recorded on a 4-track in the band's rehearsal studio, but the label insisted that the band use a professional studio. Once released, the album gained a cult following, although the band was best known for their live shows around the Portland area.

Guitarist/vocalist Greg Sage writes fairly simplistic songs with power chords, but each melody

infects your brain like a fever. Even though Sage is from Oregon, he sings in a New York-style slur not dissimilar to Joey Ramone. Throughout the album, there is a very dark and ominous feel to the material (e.g., "D-7"), but it's made interesting on tracks like "Alien Boy," which changes from 4/4 time to 2/4 time. Sage also has a unique guitar style where he strums chords and lets them sustain into feedback, which creates rich textures in the songs (e.g., "Potential Suicide" and "Don't Know What I Am").

The album was reissued on CD by Sub Pop in 1993, augmented by the three tracks from the Alien Boy EP.
"Alien Boy" is the seventh song on the first Wipers album, Is This Real? (Park Avenue Records), released in 1980.
"Alien Boy" is also the title of a 1980 Wipers EP, with "Alien Boy" on side A, and three outtakes from the Is This Real? album sessions on side B. In 1993, the tracks were added to the Sub Pop reissue of the album Is This Real?.

The Alien Boy EP cover art featured on the back of the Sub Pop version of Is This Real? was not the original; instead, Sub Pop used the cover art of the German version of the Alien Boy EP, released in 1987 on the label Weird System, a special limited edition of 2,000 numbered copies on green vinyl.

According to frontman Greg Sage's statement on the Zeno Records website, James Chasse, also

called "Jim Jim", was the subject of "Alien Boy". Sage noted, "Jim Jim's conversations with me and his powerful sense of vision painted uncanny, powerful visions in my head that became a huge influence for a few songs that were later recorded for the Is This Real? LP." Chasse was murdered by police officers in Portland, Oregon in September 2006, and he is the subject of the documentary film Alien Boy: The Life and Death of James Chasse.

Henry left to join the Rats, and Koupal moved to Ohio. Later in 1980, Park Avenue released the Alien Boy EP, consisting of the title track and three demo outtakes.

With the new rhythm section of bassist Brad Davidson and drummer Brad Naish (ex-Styphnoids), Wipers recorded a second album for Park Avenue, the last for that label. Youth of America, released in 1981, contrasted with the short/fast punk songs of the time. According to Sage, this change of pace was a reaction against the punk trend of releasing short songs. The album was, according to Sage, not well received in the United States at the time of its release, though it did fare better in Europe. Along with other Wipers records, Youth of America came to be acknowledged as an important album in the development of American underground and independent rock movements of the early 80s.

"Wipers" is a self-titled live album by punk rock band Wipers, recorded between February and March 1984 and released in 1985 by Enigma Records. It had previously been issued by the band's own Trap Records as a cassette-only release titled Wipers Tour 84. It was later reissued as Wipers by Restless and band leader Greg Sage's Zeno Records.

WIPERS: LIVE  1985

Wipers: Wipers (Live)

Released: 1985

Recorded: 1984

Length    43:18

Label: Gift Of Life ‎– GIFT 021

Format: CD, Album, Reissue

Country: Germany

Released: 1990

Genre: Rock

Style: Alternative Rock, Punk

TRAXS

01.     Pushing The Extreme     4:37

02.     Messenger     2:02

03.     Moon Rider     4:18

04.     Doom Town     4:12

05.     Think About It     2:48

06.     Potential Suicide     3:46

07.     D-7     4:58

08.     Now Is The Time     2:55

09.     Tell Me     2:29

10.     Window Shop For Love     4:00

11.     Youth Of America     7:45

Recorded live between Feb. + Mar. 84.

MP3 @ 320 Size: 101 MB

FLAC  Size: 250 MB

IS THIS REAL?  1980

01. Return Of The Rat     2:44

02. Mystery     1:52

03. Up Front     3:09

04. Let's Go Away  1:50

05. Is This Real?     2:41

06. Tragedy     2:05

07. D-7     4:09

08. Potential Suicide     3:37

09. I Don't Know What I Am     3:00

10. Window Shop For Love     3:03

11. Wait A Minute     3:06

12. Born With A Curse (Unrelesed)  1:50

13. Rebel With A Cause (Outtake)  2:13

14. Misfit (Unreleased)  1:38

15. Mystery  (Original 4-Track Is This Real Recording)  1:48

16. Tragedy (Original 4-Track Is This Real Recording)  2:13

17. Let's Go Away  1:55

18. Is This Real? (Original 4-Track Is This Real Recording)  2:42

ALIEN BOY EP  1980

Wipers: Alien Boy

Genre: Rock

Style: Garage Rock, Punk

Year: 1980

19. Alien Boy (Alien Boy EP) 3:28

20. Image Of Man     2:32

21. Telepathic Love     1:33

22. Voices In The Rain     1:23

Is This real? + Alien Boy EP

MP3 @ 320 Size:124 MB

FLAC  Size; 377 MB

V.A: The Definitive Garage Beat '66 2018

Sundazed Music is an American independent record label based in Coxsackie, New York. It specializes in obscure and rare recordings from the 1950s to the 1970s. In 2000, Sundazed had a staff of 15 and two mixing studios, including a vintage audio equipment collection.

History

Label founders Bob Irwin and his wife Mary started the label in 1989. Irwin's skill at restoring old vinyl records for the (then new) CD format, attracted the attention of major labels, who increasingly solicited him to help them re-issue material from their back catalogs. He helped Sony Music release their archival Legacy Records label. Later, his restoration work included early material by the likes of Bob Dylan, Nancy Sinatra, and the Byrds. Irwin also worked at Arista for a time.

The first Sundazed releases were 1960s recordings by the Knickerbockers and the Five Americans,

and reflected Irwin's personal preference for garage rock and surf music. Later releases included the albums of the Turtles, the Challengers, Liverpool Five, and Jan and Dean's long-lost album Save for a Rainy Day. The company reissued the complete catalog of LPs by New Orleans funk pioneers the Meters on vinyl and CD. The label later ventured into country music, including extensive reissues of Capitol Records albums by Buck Owens and other acts including Jimmy Bryant. Sundazed also issued vintage jazz guitar albums through their Euphoria label.

For years, the Garage Beat ‘66 series spanned the U.S. and Canada, with each volume meticulously assembled from the original source tapes and with full participation of many of the artists.
That means this stuff has never sounded so wonderful!

Sundazed's Garage Beat '66 series of mid-'60s garage rock takes much the same approach as hundreds, if not thousands, of such compilations that have been issued since the late '70s. Each

volume has an assortment of tracks from all over North America, many of them rare, none of them national hits, and most of the acts known only within their region, if at all. The emphasis is on raw, fuzzy outrage, often inspired by (but not as polished as) the more R&B-aligned end of the British Invasion.

Garage Beat ‘66 pushes its way onto the digital scene with a legion of rail-thin kids wielding

obnoxiously loud guitars! The original army of teenage garage bands, the ones who made life worth living in the ‘60s and the heroic subjects of Sundazed’s long running series, has made their presence known. It’s the most far-reaching, legit, vintage garage-rock series ever, and we’ve culled from the piles of tape boxes a brief 49 track introduction to GB ‘66’s bruisingly upbeat screamers, longhaired R&B lunacy, and an unhealthy dose of some of the darkest, most disturbingly intense records from the summer of hate.

Various: The definitive Garage Beat '66

Label: Sundazed Records

Founded: 1989

Founder: Bob Irwin, Mary Irwin

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Garage rock, surf music, psychedelic rock

Country of origin: U.S.

Location: Coxsackie, New York

Official website: www.sundazed.com

TRACKS

PART 1.

 

01. The Mad Hatters - I'll Come Running 02:22   

02. The Galaxies IV - Piccadilly Circus 02:40   

03. The Druids Of Stonehenge - Bald Headed Woman 04:17   

04. The Torquays - Stolen Moments 02:05   

05. The Counts IV - Discussion Of The Unorthodox Council 02:33   

06. The Sparkles - Hipsville 29 B.C. (I Need Help) 02:11   

07. The Answer - I'll Be In 02:32   

08. The Groupies - Down In The Bottom 02:33   

09. The Barons - Surprise, Surprise 02:17   

10. The Druids Of Stonehenge - Who Do You Love 02:16   

11. The Great Scots - I Ain't No Miracle Worker 02:44   

12. Nobody's Children - Good Times 02:49   

13. The Brogues - Don't Shoot Me Down 02:20   

14. The Preachers - Who Do You Love 02:26   

15. Southwest F.O.B. - Smell Of Incense 02:42       

16. Words Of Luv - I'd Have To Be Outta My Mind 02:49   

17. The E-Types - She Moves Me 02:16   

18. Butch Engle & The Styx - Going Home 02:06   

19. The Others - I'm In Need 02:11   

20. The Galaxies IV - Don't Lose Your Mind 03:02   

21. The Answer - Why You Smile 02:34   

22. Rear Exit - Miles Beyond 01:56   

23. Moss & The Rocks - There She Goes 02:54   

24. Neal Ford & The Fanatics - Shame On You 02:13

MP3 @ 320 Size: 139 MB

FLAC  Size: 231 MB

PART 2.

   

25. The Preachers - Stay Out Of My World 02:33   

26. The Rahgoos - Do The Rahgoo 02:11   

27. Neighb'rhood Childr'n - Feeling Zero 03:05   

28. The Sparkles - No Friend Of Mine 02:24   

29. The Brogues - But Now I Find 02:16   

30. Things To Come - Sweetgina 03:00   

31. The Menn - Things To Come 02:07   

32. The Barbarians - Hey Little Bird 02:21   

33. More-Tishans - (I've Got) Nowhere To Run 02:09   

34. The Concepts - Faces Come, Feelings Go 02:5   

35. The Go-Betweens - Have You For My Own 02:29   

36. The Five Americans - I'm Feeling O.K. 02:19   

37. Spiders - Don't Blow Your Mind 02:53   

38. The Third Bardo - Lose Your Mind 02:14   

39. We The People - In The Past 02:35   

40. The Vejtables - Feel The Music 02:54   

41. Things To Come - Speak Of The Devil 02:40   

42. Neal Ford & The Fanatics - Good Men (Are Hard To Find) 02:56   

43. Roy Junior - Victim Of Circumstances 02:23   

44. The Daybreak's - Psychedelic Siren 02:22   

45. Jokers Wild - All I See Is You 02:38   

46. The Vejtables - Shadows 03:12   

47. The Torquays - Harmonica Man (From London Town) 02:17   

48. Free For All - Show Me The Way 02:25   

49. Road Runners - Goodbye 02:34 

MP3 @ 320 Size: 146 MB

FLAC  Size: 229 MB

Body Count: Body Count 1992

Body Count is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1990. The group is fronted by Ice-T, who first established himself as a rapper but co-founded the group with lead guitarist Ernie C out of their interest in heavy metal music. Ice-T took on the role of vocalist and writing the lyrics for most of the group's songs. Lead guitarist Ernie C has been responsible for writing the group's music. Their self-titled debut album was released on Sire Records garnered much attention due to a controversy around the song "Cop Killer".

Body Count's label, Sire Records, and their parent company, Warner Bros. Records, defended the single, however Ice-T chose to remove the track from the album because he felt that the controversy had eclipsed the music itself. The group left Sire the following year. Since then, they have released six further albums on different labels.

Three out of the band's original six members are deceased: D-Roc died from lymphoma, Beatmaster V from leukemia and Mooseman in a drive-by shooting.

Body Count's self-titled debut album was released on Sire/Warner Bros. Records on March 31, 1992.

On the strength of the album, Body Count toured internationally, developing a strong following. When the group performed in Milan, Italy, some of the punks in the crowd began spitting at Ernie C. Ice-T attempted to calm the situation by telling the crowd not to spit, but the spitting continued. As the band prepared to play "Cop Killer", Ice-T identified an audience member who spit in his direction; Ice-T responded by rushing into the crowd and punching the spitter. As the band began to play, some of the audience began fighting with Ice-T. Body Count escaped the crowd mid-song, and the promoter immediately shut the concert down.

The song "Cop Killer", intended to criticize corrupt police officers, encountered controversy, as it was seen as an attack against the entire police force.

According to Ice-T, "I thought I was safe. I thought within the world of rock'n'roll, you could be free to write what you want. Hell, I was listening to Talking Heads singin' 'Psycho Killer.' Fuck it, I'll make 'Cop Killer'! But, that was the cross of metal with something that was real. Now we’re not just killing your family, we’re killing somebody so real that everybody just went, 'oh shit.'"

   
The Dallas Police Association and the Combined Law Enforcement Association of Texas launched a campaign to force Warner Bros. Records to withdraw the album. Within a week, they were joined by police organizations across the United States.  Some critics argued that the song could cause crime

and violence. Many defended the song on the basis of the group's right to freedom of speech. In The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck, Ice-T wrote that "The people who did have a platform were way off backing me on the First Amendment. That's not where all the anger should have been directed. The anger should have been generated back at the police. [...] Because people jumped on the wrong issue they were able to drive this thing totally through Warner Brothers."

Over the next month, controversy against the band grew. Vice President Dan Quayle branded "Cop Killer" as being "obscene," and President George H.W. Bush publicly denounced any record company that would release such a product. At a Time-Warner shareholders' meeting, actor Charlton Heston stood and read lyrics from the song "KKK Bitch" to an astonished audience and demanded that the company take action.

The album's material focuses on various social and political issues ranging from police brutality to drug abuse. It also presents a turning point in the career of Ice-T, who co-wrote the album's songs

with lead guitarist Ernie C and performed as the band's lead singer. Previously known only as a rapper, Ice-T's work with the band helped establish a crossover audience with rock music fans. The album produced the single "There Goes the Neighborhood".

Body Count is well known for the inclusion of the controversial song "Cop Killer", which was the

subject of much criticism from various political figures, although many defended the song on the basis of the group's right to freedom of speech. Ice-T eventually chose to remove the song from the album, although it continues to be performed live. It was voted the 31st best album of the year in The Village Voice's Pazz & Jop critics poll, and is believed to have helped pave the way for the mainstream success of the rap metal genre, although the album itself does not feature rapping in any of its songs.

[ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine 

Divorced from the controversy that surrounded its release, Body Count's self-titled debut is a surprisingly tepid affair. Apart from the previously released "Body Count" (which appeared on Ice-

T's 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster), the record is devoid of serious commentary, trading intelligence for a lurid comic book depiction of sex, violence, and "Voodoo." All of Ice-T's half-sung/half-shouted lyrics fall far short of the standard he established on his hip-hop albums.

The controversial "Cop Killer" -- which is nothing more than a standard thrash metal chant -- stands out because it is one of the few tracks that doesn't rely on garish, cartoonish imagery. There's the saga of "Evil Dick," which tells Ice-T not to "sleep alone." There's "KKK Bitch," where he crashes a Ku Klux Klan meeting and screws the grand dragon's daughter. There's "Voodoo," where a witch doctor cripples our hero with a voodoo doll.

There's "Mama's Gotta Die Tonight," where Ice-T offs his mother cause she's a racist. By the time the band works around to the power ballad "The Winner Loses" and Ice-T is crooning "My friend's addicted to cocaine," it's unclear whether the record is a parody or a horribly flawed stab at arena metal.]

TRAXS

01. Smoked Pork      Ice-T         0:46

02. Body Count's in the House    Ice-T    Ernie C     3:24

03. Now Sports      Ice-T         0:04

04. Body Count      Ice-T    Ernie C      5:17

05. A Statistic      Ice-T         0:06

06. Bowels of the Deil     Ice-T    Ernie C      3:43

07. The Real Problem    Ice-T     0:11

08. KKK Bitch     Ice-T    Ernie C      2:52

09. C Note     Ernie C      1:35

10. Voodoo    Ice-T    Ernie C       5:00

11. The Winner Loses    Ernie C      6:32

12. There Goes the Neighborhood      Ice-T     Ernie C    5:50

13. Oprah    Ice-T         0:06

14. Evil Dick      Ice-T     Ernie C   3:58

15. Body Count Anthem    Ice-T    Ernie C       2:46

16. Momma's Gotta Die Tonight    Ice-T    Ernie C       6:10

17. Out in the Parking Lot    Ice-T     0:30

18. Cop Killer     Ice-T    Ernie C        4:09

Total length:    52:59

Personnel

Ice-T – lead vocals

Ernie C – lead guitar, acoustic guitar

D-Roc the Executioner – rhythm guitar

Beatmaster V – drums

Mooseman – bass

Sean E Sean – sampler, backing vocals

Sean E. Mac – hype man, backing vocals

COP KILLER LYRICS

I got my black shirt on.

I got my black gloves on.

I got my ski mask on.

This shit's been too long.

I got my twelve gauge sawed off.

I got my headlights turned off.

I'm 'bout to bust some shots off.

I'm 'bout to dust some cops off.

I'm a cop killer, better you than me.

Cop killer, fuck police brutality!

Cop killer, I know your family's grieving,

(fuck 'em!)

Cop killer, but tonight we get even, ha ha.

I got my brain on hype.

Tonight will be your night.

I got this long-assed knife.

And your neck looks just right.

My adrenaline's pumpin'.

I got my stereo bumpin'.

I'm 'bout to kill me somethin'.

A pig stopped me for nuthin'!

Cop killer, better you than me.

Cop killer, fuck police brutality!

Cop killer, I know your momma's grieving,

(fuck her!)

Cop killer, but tonight…

Die, die, die pig, die!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Yeah!

Cop killer, better you than me.

I'm a cop killer, fuck police brutality!

Cop killer, I know your family's grieving,

(fuck 'em!)

Cop killer, but tonight we get even, ha ha ha ha, yeah!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Fuck the police!

Break it down.

Fuck the police, yeah!

Fuck the police, for darryl gates.

Fuck the police, for rodney king.

Fuck the police, for my dead homies.

Fuck the police, for your freedom.

Fuck the police, don't be a pussy.

Fuck the police, have some muthafuckin' courage.

Fuck the police, sing along.

Cop killer!

Cop killer!

Cop killer!

Cop killer!

Cop killer! what do you want to be when you grow up?

Cop killer! good choice.

Cop killer! I'm a muthafuckin'

Cop killer!

Cop killer, better you than me.

KKK BITCH  LYRICS

[Spoken]

Aw yeah, what's up out there? BC's in the house. Right about now, I'm gonna tell you a little love story, you know what I'm sayin'? This is a Body Count love story. Check out the lyrics, you know. I'm a tell you 'bout what happened when we went down south last year on tour

[Verse 1]

Out on tour yo, I been all around the world

Went to Georgia, met this fine-ass white girl

Blonde hair, blue eyes, big tits and thighs

The kinda girl that would knock out most guys

She got wild in the backstage bathroom

Sucked my dick like a motherfucking vacuum

Said I love you, but my daddy don't play

He's the fucking Grand Wizard of the KKK

[Hook]

I love my KKK bitch, I love it when she sucks me though

I love my KKK bitch, I love it when she fucks me though

I love my KKK bitch, she loves it when I treat her bad

I love my KKK bitch, motherfuck her dear old dad

[Spoken]

You know what I'm sayin'? So we was down south fallin' in love, you know. D-Roc had this Nazi girl. My man Mooseman had a skinhead. I fell in love with Tipper Gore's two twelve year old nieces. It was wild, you know what I'm sayin'? It got even worse, you know

[Verse 2]

So, one night, they took us to a meeting

White sheets, white hoods, no room for seating

There was skinheads, Nazis, and crazies

Talkin' 'bout black people pushin' up daisies

They hated blacks, Jews, Puerto Ricans

Mexicans, Chinese, even the Indians

We had our hoods on, we were slick

She pushed her butt up hard against my dick

Then her daddy jumped on the stage

Talkin' 'bout killin' in a goddamn rage

I got mad, my dick got hard

Entered in her ass, she said, "Oh, my God!"

[Hook]

[Spoken]

So what we really tryin' to say is Body Count loves everybody. We love Mexican girls, black girls, Oriental girls, it really don't matter. If you from Mars, and you got a pussy, we will fuck you. You know, that's all we're sayin'. Word

[Verse 3]

So, every year, when Body Count comes around

We throw an orgy in every little southern town

KKKs, skinheads, and Nazis

Girls break their necks to get to the party

It ain't like their men can't nut

Their dick's too little and they just can't fuck

So we get buck wild with the white freaks

We show them how to really work the white sheets

I know her daddy'll really be after me

When his grandson's named Little Ice-T

MP3 @ 320 Size: 129 MB

FLAC  Size: 379 MB

 IN MEMORY OF GEORGE FLOYD (25 - May - 2020)
(The black man killed by police in Minneapolis on Monday after an incident captured on video in which an officer knelt on his neck as he lay on the ground)

Black Uhuru: Ultimate Collection 2000

For over 50 years Black Uhuru has remained one of the most popular recognized prolific reggae band from Jamaica. The living legends have earned several achievements in the music industry including winning the first ever Grammy Award for reggae music. They’re long success along with having the highest reggae record sales after Bob Marley & the most songs sampled by other artist over the years has allowed them to become Ambassadors of reggae.

The roots of Black Uhuru formed in Kingston’s “Waterhouse” District in the late 60’s. It is the home of founder & leader Derrick “Duckie” Simpson along with all the rest of the singers from the

group. The original Uhuru’s Swahili for “freedom” were Duckie, Don Carlos & Garth Dennis. The first song was a Curtis Mayfield cover of “Folk Song”. They made only a couple more songs before Don left to pursue a solo career & Garth joined Wailing Souls. The two were replaced by Michael Rose & Errol Nelson both from Waterhouse. They recorded the debut album “Love Crises” in 1977 for Prince Jammy later re-released as “Black Sounds of Freedom”. Errol later left the group to join the Jays & was replaced by female singer Puma Jones.

By the late 1970s Black Uhuru referred to three vocalists who constituted the “golden age” of Black Uhuru’s popularity: Michael Rose, Derrick “Duckie” Simpson, and Sandra “Puma” Jones.

This new line-up is when the band began to collaborate with Sly & Robbie & developed the “classic Uhuru” sound of the 80’s. A unique style full of heavy drum &  bass, sharp keys, loud guitar riffs & long instrumentals filled with whirly background effects & the signature “wow oh-oh oh’s” echo. It was during this period they signed with Island Records. They began touring internationally & started receiving worldwide attention. They recorded some of their most popular albums like “Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner” “Sensimelia” & “Chill Out”. The album “Red” was voted #23 for Rolling Stone Magazine list of 100 greatest albums of the 80’s. And history was made when they won reggae’s first grammy award in 1984 for the album “Anthem”. Shortly after the grammy Michael left the group to go solo.

Another Waterhouse resident named Junior Reid became the new lead singer. Two albums were

released “Brutal” nominated for grammy & “Positive” with Ras Records. These albums included popular hits like “Dreadlocks on the Mountain” “Fit You Haffi Fit” & one of the groups first music videos “Great Train Robbery”. Sadly due to ill health Puma passed away in 1990. Around this time Jr. Reid was having visa issues unable to tour.

During the mid 90’s the original members reunited. Four albums were released “Now”,  “Iron”, Storm”, “Mystical Truth” &“Strongg” all nominated for grammy. They made an award-winning music video for “Tip of the Iceberg” that featured rap star Ice-T & another video for “One Love” featuring Louie Rankin. They performed live on television for VH1 a cover version of Jimmy Hendrix “Hey Joe”. In 1994 they won the Diamonds Awards for Excellence. Unfortunately, the group began to dispute over band legal rights & went to court in the late 90’s. Duckie won the rights to the name.

As the new millennium approached Duckie found Andrew Bee’s once again from Waterhouse. Bee’s first tour with the band was in 1996 in Brazil. They released two albums “Unification” in 1998 & “Dynasty” in 2001. In 2002 they reunited with Sly & Robbie for an international world tour & released a live album/dvd “Dubbin it Live”. The group resurfaced in 2010 & has been touring extensively throughout Europe, South America & the United States. In 2012 they performed in a Broadway musical in Los Angeles called “Loving the Silent Tears”. In 2013 Duckie was awarded a lifetime achievement award from the IRWMA. In 2017 they released a new single & music video “Jah Guide” a Peter Tosh tribute that featured Bugle.

In 2018 the longly awaited new album "As The World Turns" was finally releaesd. The first album in over 15 years was nominated for "Best Reggae Album" for the 61st Grammy Awards. The album was produced by Duckie Simpson & Horace Campbell & mixed by Jermiaine Forde. The album has

15 tracks with Duckie on lead & features collaborations with Agent Sasco & Prezident Brown. Two music videos for "Chalice" & "War Crime" were released from the new album. In 2018 Black Uhuru played the One Love Festival in New Zealand in January, headlined the Austin Reggae Festival in April, played at Rotterdam in Amsterdam &  No Logo Festival in France over the summer & toured the East Coast in September. In 2019 Black Uhuru toured the West Coast, Hawaii & the East Coast where they appeared on NPR's "Tiny Desk" concert series. The video was released on Black Friday November 29th. A new single was just released "I See You" from the new "Tropical House Cruises to Jamaica Reloaded" album by Contractor Music.

Black Uhuru is currently working on a new album & planning a world tour for 2020...

[Black Uhuru can claim big things in reggae history. Winners of the first Grammy Award for best reggae album (for Anthem), Black Uhuru took Bob Marley's punching rhythms and hardened them further, thanks to the duo of bassist Robbie Shakespeare and drummer Sly Dunbar. Singer Michael

Rose also had a raggy voice, which was coarse and impassioned like Marley's--and had a great alter ego in vocalist Sandra "Puma" Jones. This generous 77-minute set of classic Uhuru includes the major points: "I Love King Selassie," "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner," "Utterance," "Youth of Eglington." The melodic flow and harmony-vocal crosscut of the lattermost tune stood far and away above so much reggae of the era with an adroit mix of old-school rootsiness and creative expression. Alas, the lineup that cut the tune would break apart gradually, first with the 1984 departure of Rose (replaced by Junior Reed), and then in 1986 with the departure of Jones--who succumbed to cancer in 1990. The vast majority of these 17 tracks, though, come from the Rose/Island Records era, and for that, the collection indeed amounts to "ultimate" as its title claims. Andrew Bartlett]

[ AllMusic Review by Rick Anderson

This generous compilation isn't really a career retrospective, since it focuses almost exclusively on Black Uhuru's years on the Island label. However, it does take several tracks from the group's Greensleeves and RAS catalog and a Joe Gibbs single version of "Rent Man." What it all boils down to is an overview of the trio when it consisted of Michael Rose, Derrick Simpson, and Puma Jones,

which is generally considered to be the classic Black Uhuru lineup (Rose is replaced by Junior Reid on two tracks). Fans will have most of this material already, of course, but for the uninitiated this is a good an overview as one could imagine -- all of the most important songs are here, from the inevitable "I Love King Selassie" to "Youth of Eglington" (paired with its dub version from the Dub Factor collection). "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner" is mixed in showcase style, but with a dubwise appendix that differs significantly from the one on Heartbeat's Showcase album. "What Is Life?" and "Try It" are both presented in their original Jamaican mixes. No track is less than worthwhile, and some of them are among the finest reggae ever recorded.]

Black Uhuru ‎– Ultimate Collection

Label: Hip-O Records ‎– 314 542 348-2

Series: Ultimate Collection

Format: CD, Compilation

Country: US

Released: 2000

Genre: Reggae

Style: Roots Reggae

TRACKS

    

01. Sinsemilla   5:10    

02. I Love King Selassie   4:35        

03. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner   4:54    

04. Sponji Reggae   4:56    

05. Love Crisis   3:47        

06. Rent Man   3:18        

07. Endurance   4:00        

08. Whole World Is Africa   5:15        

09. Utterance [Explicit]   3:43        

10. What Is Life? (Original Jamaican Mix)   5:44    

11. Youth Of Eglington [Explicit]   5:02        

12. Youth   3:48        

13. Try It (Original Jamaican Mix)   5:26    

14. Dread In The Mountain   4:05        

15. Brutal   4:07        

16. Darkness   3:59    

17. Chill Out   5:58

MP3 @ 320 Size: 180 MB
FLAC  Size: 505 MB