No Condition Is Permanent

Pictured: Black Uhuru.

Though she was an official group member since Showcase, [Michael] Rose reveals that Puma was absent for the recording of Sinsemilla, the album that got the group a contract with Island records in 1980. ‘When we record Sinsemilla, she wasn’t there for some reason and me have to sing the harmony. We just put her face ‘pon it, and the album run ‘way.’ Along with the herb anthem title track, Sinsemilla offered poetic reasoning on a range of human topics, including the human race’s unnecessary division on “The Whole World Is Africa.”

‘The whole inspiration with that is how earth set up,’ Rose explains, ‘and the everyday life of the Rastaman, the fighting, and Babylon at war fi land. A earthquake separate the land. If you look at the world and see how it was one thing, but because the people them fight so much, it have so much negative vibes that the earth move. If people more ‘pon a neutral level, where everything free and people just live natural life, that mean you have a different vibe, but you have to pay for land, you have war, man capture, take ‘way. That just push off a whole negative thing inna earth, so [some] place stable and some place a move.’

— David Katz, Solid Foundation: An Oral History of Reggae.

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Here’s what we played in Ep. 462 of No Condition Is Permanent:

FIRST SLICE O’SCHEIßE...

The Isley Brothers — “Fight The Power, Pts. 1 & 2” — The Heat Is On

T.P. Orchestre Poly-Rythmo — “Hwe Towe Hun” — The Kings Of Benin Urban Groove 1972-80

The Moons — “Gammera” — Sleazy Surf! Vol 1

Salim El Baroudi — “Fatouma” — Zamaan Ya Sukkar: Exotic Love Songs And Instrumentals From The Egyptian ‘60s

Patrinell Staten — “Little Love Affair” — Wheedle’s Groove: Seattle’s Finest in Funk & Soul ’65-’75

I-Roy and Augustus Pablo — “Devil’s Brother In Law” — Tape Rolling! …With Bunny Lee & Friends: On Wax And In The Studio 1971-74

The Tropics — “This Must Be The Place” — As Time’s Gone

IT’S MADISON TIME…

Burt Blanca — “Brain Twist” — RCA 45rpm

SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Al Massrieen — “Hatgeni Tani” — Habibi Funk 006: Modern Music

Fire — “Father’s Name Is Dad” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers

Eugene Balthazar — “Dap Pignan” — Dolores: Salsa & Guaracha from 70’s French West Indies

Wire — “Outdoor Miner [Single Version]” — Chairs Missing [Special Edition: Singles, B-Sides & Studio Recordings]

Maimun Hussein & The Dulcet Boys — “Gerhana” — Psyche Oh! A Go Go: Lost Gems Of Malaysia/Singapura Pop Music ’64-’74

Funkadelic — “Philmore” — America Eats Its Young

Black Uhuru — “Big Spliff” — The Dub Factor

Flat Duo Jets — “John Law” — Introducing Flat Duo Jets

Carol Kim — “Nỗi Buồn Con Gái (The Sadness Of Being A Girl)” — Saigon Rock & Soul: Vietnamese Classic Tracks 1968-1974

THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

New York Dolls — “(There’s Gonna Be A) Showdown” — Too Much Too Soon 

Modesto Duran & Orchestra — “Goro-Gu” — Fabulous Rhythms of Modesto

The Devils & The Devilettes — “Love and Understanding” — Eccentric Soul: The Cuca Label

El Rego et Ses Commandos — “Djobime” — El Rego 

Jerry Warren & The Tremblers — “Rompin’” — Godfathers of Psychobilly

Chicha Libre — “Juaneco en el Cielo” — Canibalismo

The Final Analysis — “Gotta Get Down” — 1st Annual Inner-City Talent Expo 1972

Yabby You & The Prophets — “Yabby U Sound” — The Yabby You Sound: Dubs & Versions

THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…

Warm Sounds — “Nite Is A-Comin’” — Acid Drops, Spacedust & Flying Saucers

Gasper Lawal — “Witch-Dance” — Abio’sunni

Coati Mundi — “Tropical Hot Dog Night” — The Former 12 Year Old Genius

Devon Irons — “Vampire” — Arkology Reel I: Dub Organiser

Buck Owens — “Hot Dog” — Capitol 45rpm

The (St Thomas) Pepper Smelter — “You, I” — Back To Peru Vol. 1: The Most Complete Compilation Of Peruvian Underground ’64-’74

LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…

Ennio Morricone — “Metti Una Serra A Cena” — Metti Una Serra A Cena OST

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