NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT [Episode #510 ~ 09-19-26]
Pictured: Jackie Mittoo.
At Studio One, [Sylvan] Morris was often assisted in his engineering duties by singer Larry Marshall, while at different times, Jackie Mittoo, Leroy Sibbles, Richard Ace, and Robbie Lyn arranged music, ran sessions, and functioned with Morris as de facto producers. Morris recalled: “Coxsone wasn’t there when we was doing the work. Most of the times it’s just me and the musicians. Jackie Mittoo, ’cause he was musical arranger at that time, and when he left, you had Leroy Sibbles.” Sibbles and keyboardist Jackie Mittoo are especially cited by many musicians as unsung heroes whose musical genius guided Studio One into the roots era and enriched Jamaica’s bank of riddims immeasurably. Dudley Sibley echoed the sentiments of many Jamaican musicians when he explained: “You can’t leave out the great Jackie Mittoo. Jackie would hardly go home. Jackie would live at Studio One. Night and day Jackie would be at Studio One, thinking how to evolve this music. Him really play a great part, him a the brainchild in the riddim.” If anything, Sibley’s comments are an understatement, considering Mittoo’s arrangement with Dodd, under which the keyboardist allegedly agreed to compose five new riddims per week—theoretically totalling thirteen hundred riddims during his five-year stint at Studio One!
— Michael E. Veal, Dub: Soundscapes and Shattered Songs in Jamaican Reggae.
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Here’s what we played in Ep. 510 of No Condition Is Permanent:
FIRST SLICE
The O’Jays — “This Time Baby” — Philly Freedom: 70s Dance Floor Anthems From The City Of Brotherly Love
Aktion — “Groove The Funk” — Celebration
The Ghastly Ones — “Grave Dig Her” — Target: Draculon
Los Escorpiones — “Igual Me Da” — Chicha for the Jet Set
The Dinks — “Kocka-mow-wow” — Wildsville!
The Upsetters — “Dollar In The Teeth” — Eastwood Rides Again
Larry Williams & Johnny Watson — “A Quitter Never Wins” — Two For The Price Of One
Perez Prado — “Mamma A Go-Go” — Concierto Para Bongo
The Mothers of Invention — “Dwarf Nebula Processional March and Dwarf Nebula” — Weasels Ripped My Flesh
SECOND SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Najib Al Housh — “Ya Aen Daly” — Habibi Funk 015: An Eclectic Selection Of Music From The Arab World, Part 2
Chris Powell & His Five Blue Flames — “I Come From Jamaica” — Jukebox Mambo Vol. 2
Lancelot Layne — “Umbawa” — Kaiso Power: Sound Revolution in Trinidad 1970-1980
The Wailers — “Out Of Our Tree” — Steppin’ Out: The Roots Of Garage Rock 1963-1965
Lashio Thein Aung — “A Girl Among Girls” — Guitars of the Golden Triangle: Folk and Pop Music of Myanmar, Volume 2
The Outsiders — “Backwards, Upsidedown!” — Capitol Collectors Series
Kalle et l’African Team de Paris — “Merengue-Fontaine” — African Party Vol. 1
Jean Yves Labat — “Champegarpaen” — M. Frog
Jackie Mittoo — “Brain Mark” — Champion In The Arena 1976-1977
THIRD SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Dave Hamilton — “Tell Your Mama” — Detroit City Grooves
The Aggrovators — “Simmer Dub” — Kaya Dub
The Hydromatics — “Asteroid B-612” — Powerglide (High Octane Edition)
Kishore Kumar — “Ina Mina Dika” — Doob Doob O’ Rama 2: More Filmsongs From Bollywood
The Five Quails — “Jungle Baby” — Mercury Records Doo Wop, Vol. 7
Los Destellos — “Tanto Tienes, Tanto Vales” — Super Disco Pirata: De Tepito Para El Mundo 1965-1980
Al Casey — “Baja” — Jivin’ Around
Tabu Ley Rochereau — “Sey Sey” — African Pearls – Congo: Rumba On The River
THE FINAL SLICE O’SCHEIßE…
Kid Creole & The Coconuts — “Maladie D’Amour (Mutant Disco Version)” — Off The Coast Of Me
Gasper Lawal — “Kai Anibaba” — Abio’sunni
Reigning Sound — “Reptile Style” — Time Bomb High School
Burning Spear — “Throw Down Your Arms (Jamaica Version)” — The Burning Spear Experience Vol. 2
Howard Werth — “Obsolete” — Dangerhouse 45rpm
Conjunto Casino — “Mejor Que El Mantecado” — Moliendo Cafe
LORD BUCKLEY’S WEEKLY BENEDICTION…
Chris Whitley — “I Forget You Every Day” — Living With The Law
NO CONDITION IS PERMANENT MERCH!
