No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Burning Spear.

‘This time was the beginning for Rasta on a big scale. Well of course it had been around in Jamaica for years, but having people start looking for culture now meant that Rasta was coming out much more. Now its philosophies were becoming something that made sense to a much larger number of people than were actually dreadlocks, so it began to spread like fire. Rasta was only one light that sprang up at the time, but it was the brightest light as far as black consciousness in Jamaica went. And of course musicians benefited from it, they drew from it. This looking for Africa and culture meant the music’s rhythm patterns changed and it became faster – nothing like ska, but not like rocksteady either. The whole thought and the feeling of the artists and songwriters seemed to change as we were singing about Africa and culture and that. Not that we weren’t singing it before, but it became more prominent.’

— Burning Spear, quoted in Lloyd Bradley’s Bass Culture.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 394 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

The Delfonics — “I Told You So” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love

Geraldo Pino — “African Hustle” — Lagos Disco Inferno

The Ghastly Ones — “Dimension 66” — Target: Draculon

Afrosound — “Ponchito de Colores” — Carruseles

The Move — “Tonight” — UA 45rpm

The Soul Twins — “Pound Get A Blow” — The Complete UK Upsetter Singles Collection Vol. 1

The No-Na-Mees — “Just Wanna Be Myself” — Blow My Mind! The Doré-Era-Mira Punk & Psych Legacy

IT’S MADISON TIME…

The Mello Decisions — “Mello Decision” — Reel 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Charanjit Singh — “Aayega Aanewala” — Instrumental Film-Tunes

The Ba-roz — “Come Back Boy” — Beehive Breaks

Tono y sus Sicodelicos — “Borinquen Bella” — Mr. Boogaloo

John’s Children — “But She’s Mine” — Looking Back: Mod, Freakbeat & Swinging London Nuggets

Verckys et l´Orchestre Vévé — “Matinda Comono” — Congolese Funk, Afrobeat & Psychedelic Rumba 1969-1978

Amen Corner — “Hello Susie” — MOJO Presents… Small Faces & Friends

Hassan Abu Al Saoud — “Tigy Ya Hawa” — Egypt & Lebanon: Cosmic Arabic Disco & Searing Dance Floor Bangers 1974-1985

Roxy Music — “Street Life” — Stranded

The Congos — “Open Up The Gate” — Heart Of The Congos

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Creations Unlimited — “Chrystal Illusion” — Boddie Recording Company: Cleveland, Ohio

Viparat Piengsuwan — “Rak Tong Rorn (Love Passion)” — Thai Beat A Go Go Vol. 2: Groovy 60’s Sounds from the Land of Smile!

Chris Spedding — “Lone Rider” — Hurt

Joe Gibbs & The Professionals — “Social Justice” — Majestic Dub

Marvin Gaye — “Shake Well (Instrumental)” — Let’s Get It On

Eye Q — “Making Life Out of Music” — Can’t You Hear Me? 70’s African Nuggets & Garage Rock from Nigeria, Zambia, and Zimbabwe

The Only Ones — “The Happy Pilgrim” — Baby’s Got A Gun

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Deg Dos — “The End Of All” — Togo Soul 2

The Velvet Underground — “Guess I’m Falling in Love” — White Light White Heat: Live at the Gymnasium NYC April 30th,1967

Burning Spear — “The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)” — Garvey’s Ghost

The Cramps — “Fissure of Rolando” — Fiends Of Dope Island

Sorn Petch Pinyo — “Laek Laow Deum Nom” — Siamese Soul: Thai Pop Spectacular Vol. 2

The Twisters — “Run Little Sheba” — Gemini 45rpm

Henri Guédon — “Laisse Yo Pale” — Rétrospective 1972-1992

Thurston Harris — “One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer” — Music To Get Smart By… Vol. 2 – Do The Dive

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

The Tokens — “He’s In Town” — A Gerry Goffin & Carole King Song Collection 1961-1967

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