I’m really looking forward to visiting the forthcoming exhibition of the photography of Dave Hendley, who died this summer.

//Outer gatefold, Rebel Music, Trojan Records, 1979. Design: Uncredited//

Hendley is best known for the photos he took of the Jamaican music scene in the 70s, but he holds a special place for me as the man responsible for one of my favourite compilations, the double-LP Rebel Music, released by Trojan at the end of that decade.

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Tags: Big Youth, Bobby Gillespie, Central Saint Martins, Creation Rockers, Dave Hendley, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, I-Roy, Junior Byles, Peter Tosh, Redbel Music, Sufferer's Rights, Trojan records

//Clockwise from top left: William Blake; Jah Wobble; King Tubby; Miles Davis; The Stooges; Jimi Hendrix Experience//

An essential element of the current group exhibition The Conformist is the companion soundtrack selected by Jah Wobble.

This blends Wobble’s take on William Blake’s Tyger, Tyger (from the great 1996 album The Inspiration Of William Blake) with tracks to be expected from one of the world’s greatest dub, jazz and soul fiends – including King Tubby & Augustus Pablo, Big Youth, Miles Davis and the Isley Brothers – and some surprises, such as Joni Mitchell’s Big Yellow Taxi.
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Tags: Alice Coltrane, Belmacz, Big yellow Taxi, Big Youth, Bob Marley & The Wailers, Buzzcocks, Gil Scott-Heron, Isley Brothers, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Joni Mitchell, King Tubby, King Tubby & Augustus Pablo, Mayfair, Miles Davis, Spiral Scratch, Stevie Wonder, The Inspiration Of William Blake, The Stooges

I was flattered to be invited to contribute this playlist to Tim Broun’s great blog Stupefaction:

01. Cocoa Song from Moon Over The Alley OST
02. I Start Counting – Basil Kirchin
03. Say You Don’t Mind – Colin Blunstone
04. Cut The World – Antony & The Johnsons
05. Burundi Black (Part 2) – Burundi Stephenson Black
06. Bo Diddley – Bo Diddley
07. Boogie Children – John Fred & the Playboys
08. Jump Sturdy – Dr John
09. Natty Dread Taking Over – Culture
10. Love A We Deal With – Big Youth
11. Train To Rhodesia – Big Youth
12. Sadness Is A Blessing – Lykke Li
13. The Lights Of Tucson – Jim Campbell
14. Coz I Luv U – Slade
15. High – Ssion
16. Inside Out – Odyssey
17. Genesis – Grimes
18. Baby’s On Fire – Die Antwoord
19. Sick Of Myself – Matthew Sweet
20. You Shouldn’t Do That – Hawkwind (full live version)

Stupefaction features a 15-track Spotify and 20-track video version here.

You may go direct to the Youtube version here.

Enjoy.

Tags: Antony & The Johnsons, Basil Kirchin, Big Youth, Bo Diddley, Burundi Stephenson Black, Culture, Die Antwoord, Dr John, Grimes, Hawkwind, Jim Campbell, John Fred & The Playboys, Lykke Li, Matthew Sweet, Moon Over The Alley, Odyssey, Slade, Ssion, Stupefaction, Tim Broun