There’s a great compilation from Joe Gibbs and partner “Errol Thompson, called “Scorchers from The Mighty Two” that digs way back and is wall to wall FIRE. He had moved to NYC a few years earlier to see if he could get his DJ career in motion, but fate had another plan. I remember Louie most as the guy who got murdered outside of my favorite dancehall club in 1987, The Reggae Lounge in Chinatown. He took his name from infamous Jewish gangster Louis “Lepke” Buchalter, who dispatched hitmen all over the place while running the NYC garment district Unions for the Syndicate in the 1930s. Louie only recorded a handful of singles, and was known for getting on the mic at dances with both Gemini and Volcano Sound Systems.

Late Night Movie / Mind Yuh Mouth – Joe Gibbs gets in on the same riddim in 1982 with Louie Lepkie and Barrington Levy. Coxsone Dodd clearly had an amazing ear for realizing which old tunes from his vaults he could resurrect at precisely the right moment. And another case where the later 1980 tune took control of the riddim, renaming it from Jackie Mittoo & The Soul Vendor’s original “ One Step Beyond” instrumental from 1968. Can you imagine finally scoring a hit record and having your name spelled wrong for all eternity? Johnny’s version became so popular that most people would now call this the Truths & Rights riddim, instead of Take a Ride.īobby Babylon – Another CS Dodd production from the same year, from another legend, Freddie McGregor. This track sounds so old school because it is simply Johnny singing brand new vocals over the original recording of Al Campbell’s “ Take a Ride”, from 1968 – a song that was apparently tragically mislabeled, and actually recorded by a singer named Cal Campbell. Truths and Rights – The title track to Johnny Osbourne’s 1979 LP, produced by Coxsone Dodd for Studio 1, and catapulting him to dancehall fame. Toots & the maytals – 54-46 was my number Numa crew vs linton kwesi johnson – inglan is a bitch (blend) Justin hinds & the dominoes – carry go bring come Admiral bailey – no where no better than yard

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