General Public - All the Rage

here we go today with the debut album from general public.featuring their classic single 'general public' and another song i really like 'wheres the line?'.the band also featuring ex-specials bass player horace panter and from the clash mick jones released some great stuff throughout their short lived career.anyway enough rambling from me.listen enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

General Public - All The Rage.zip

The Clash - Do it Now

moving on to clash post no.2 today we have this show recorded by the clash II in switzerland in 1984.another audience recording here with reasonable sound throughout.i say reasonable only because you can hear some people in the audience talking clearly at the beginning of a few tracks but its still listenable and a good one for clash completists.so play it loud, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s if anyone could translate what some of the audience members are saying and let me know that would be great.thanks very much.

bern 84.zip

The Clash - Live at Kent State

the first of several clash posts today is this show recorded in ohio in 1982.great sound throughout and featuring a really good version of 'brand new cadillac' which is one of my favourite clash tracks(yes i know its not a clash original).i think its an audience recording but its a very good one if it is.for more info on recording quality etc dont forget to visit www.blackmarketclash.com .so play loud till the cat hides under the couch,enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!

kent state cd1.zip

kent state cd2.zip

Paul Weller - Hamburg Calling

this is yet another great posting from ARNE.another paul weller live show recorded in hamburg in 2002.possibly another unbroadcasted german radio show this has excellent sound throughout and i must say thanks again to ARNE for sending me all this great music.so play loud,listen,enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!

Hamburg Große Freiheit 07.11.2002.zip

Paul Weller - Live in Berlin 2004

another great offering today again courtesy of ARNE is this live show recorded for german radio but never broadcasted(is that right ARNE?) by paul weller in berlin.its another great show so listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

Berlin 29.10.2004.zip

Paul Weller - Later with Jools Holland 2003

for this post i would like to say a big thankyou to ARNE in hamburg who sent me a cd with some great paul weller shows,some redskins and lots of other great music which i will be posting here over the next few days.this first post i got from him is a show recorded for the 'later with jools holland' show in 2003.this show features 13 tracks in total including a handful of songs from the jam days with a great version of 'thats entertainment' being a fave of mine.great quality throughout so its over to you guys to listen,enjoy and then after saying thanks to ARNE coming back to leave a comment.thanks!
paul weller - Later With Jools Holland.zip

The Specials - Glasgow Re-post

hi all.first post today ( for jockman70) is a repost of the specials recent glasgow gig.i know a lot of you had probs with the downloading so im reposting it in the hopes that this one reaches you in better condition.ive tried downloading and unzipping it myself and it all works great.so hopefully its now sorted.cheers

Glasgow repost.zip

UK Subs - Live at the roxy

todays post is a live album from the uk subs recorded at the famous roxy club in londons covent garden back in 77.some great stuff here including another fave of mine 'i live in a car'.so play this till you pogo like it was 1977 again then come to the computer to leave a comment.thanks!enjoy

uk subs - Live At The Roxy.zip

A 30 year wait is over............

hi all.just had to post these few photos from the specials show at brixton on tuesday.more to come tomorrow with some random bits of cameraphone footage as well.thanks to major matt mason also.you are a star!

The Specials - Manchester 4.5.09

thanks to PABBY once again for this excellent recording.not much to say except,listen,dance enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!
4.5.09 part1.zip
4.5.09 part2.zip
p.s i forgot to mention that if anybody is in central london tomorrow afternoon neville staple is doing a booksigning in 'fopp' in covent garden at 1pm.see you there!

The Jam - Holland 1982 radio show

first up this evening we have this show from the jam originally broadcast on a dutch fm station.this recording comprises 10 tracks but i dont know if its a complete show or not but its soundboard quality all the way through.this is another jam boot i got recently in a trade with another jam show to come later on today.so play it,listen to it, enjoy it and then leave a comment on it!thanks

the jam-holland 82.zip

Madness - Manchester 18.12.08

once again thanks to PABBY for uploading and recording this.the sound on this cd is brilliant and is a great listen throughout.top notch mate and im looking forward to the 2nd specials post.thanks to madphil and camden again as well.anyway play this loud , dance, enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!
18.12.08 part1.zip 18.12.08 part2.zip

The Jam - Live at the El Mocambo

i did a trade yesterday of some live boots and this is the first one i got.its a great show from the jam recorded as the cover says at the 'el mocambo club' in toronto in 1978.i love that name,it conjurs up images of hawaii to me for some reason but im rambling now.the sound on the c.d isnt bad but in a couple of places it sounds 'stretched' not for a huge amount of time but a second or two.anyway its a great record of the jam in their prime.listen out for when paul weller goes mad when someone chucks beer at him.its after song 3 and its brilliant.anyway over to you to play loud(ish),enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

The Jam – El Mocambo 21-03-78.zip

p.s more 'jam' to come tomorrow when i have a day off work.yippee!

The Specials - Manchester 3/5/09

Firstly thanks to PABBY for recording the gig and then uploading to dimeadozen for us.if you read the comments he has another specials post to come soon.i cant wait for that one.top notch guy and we all thank him a lot.

woohoo.thanks again to madphil for the headsup on this gem and also to longy for the advice on winrar and also to camden dave for all the other stuff involved in getting this recording to you.me and camden took longys advice and as he said bizarrely enough it seems to have worked.we also did the gig as winzip instead of winrar and maybe that worked too.but we downloaded it again to check and it WORKS!!!all 27 tracks of it (although one is the break when they left the stage before the encores).i think the sound is slightly better too which is always nice.so until the next posting or next tuesday may the 12th when i see some of you at brixton academy(ill be in front of the mixing desk wearing a mondo-de-muebles t-shirt!!)play this loud,enjoy and leave a comment.thanks!

3.5.09.zip

Important message no.5

ok this is driving me mad.lately when i rip a cd or listen to an mp3 someone has sent me the tracks play fine.when i 'winrar' the file and then 'unrar' it it plays fine but after 'winrar' and then uploading to mediafire and then downloading and 'unrar' to check it ,it usually has a track or two in it thats corrupt or thats had a few seconds cut from it.how is this happening?i dont understand.when i uploaded files to rapids****e i never had this problem apart from them removing my posts alltogether,but lately as ive started using mediafire again this is happening quite a bit and is getting to be a pain in the arse.can someone offer an explanation as to why im having these problems with uploads?maybe ill go back to using rapids****e.anyway thanks for your attention and i hope someone out there has an answer.cheers
re-post for dz below and for anyone else who had a problem with track 8 here you go!
08 fire in my heart.zip

The Specials - Glasgow April 2009

ok to those of you who havent downloaded this already you may need to download all 3 links(the second two are quite small so dont worry!)and then cut and paste the incomplete files.i dont know why this happened so hopefully doing it this way will sort it.cheers

first off thanks to madphil for the headsup on this one and to camden dave for the technical bits and pieces and to the recorder of this gig (whoever he or she may be!).this is a great quality audience recording of the specials very recent glasgow gig.24 tracks of moonstomping ska for you all to enjoy.i dont really need to say anything else for this except enjoy yourselves then leave a comment.thanks!

Glasgow 28.4.09.rar

p.s apparently some people have had a few problems with 3 of the tracks,so i ripped the offending 3 tracks again for you.ive checked these ones by downloading myself and they all worked fine for me.sorry for the inconvenience.cheers!new link below

specials09.rar

ok this is weird.i dont know why this is happening but 2 more songs have had problems apparently.so here they are for you to download.if anyone would just like me to re-up the whole show instead just let me know.thanks very much and once again i apologise for any problems you may have experienced whilst flying Air Muebles.

fixed09.rar

The Clash - Dday in Dallas

to finish things off today i give you this snappily titled clash boot 'd-day in dallas'.another great sounding boot which once again must be a soundboard recording. www.blackmarketclash.com once again have more info on the technical side of things and reviews from people who attended.so play this sucker loud,play it again,enjoy it so much you play it a 3rd time then come back here and leave a comment.thanks!
d-day in dallas.rar

The Clash - friday night,saturday morning

greetings on a wonderful day in sunny london town.todays offering is another cd-r from the days of the clash II and their infamous busking tour of various towns around britain.this is taken from the may 9th appearance at ripon and st.johns college and im going to be honest i really like it.the sound is very good and theres an interview with john warburton of radio york as well to finish things off.if you go to www.blackmarketclash.com there is some great info on the whole busking tour and an interview with john warburton as well which makes for interesting reading.so play it loud,enjoy in the sunshine and then tomorrow when its probably going to rain again leave a comment.thanks!

friday night,saturday morning.rar

Live from The Roxy

on a recent trip to the 'record and tape exchange' in londons berwick street i got this brilliant live compilation cd for £2.its a great quality live compilation taken from previous roxy compilation albums and other live roxy club recordings by some of the artists.the sound on it is very good indeed and features an interesting drum intro to 'oh bondage up yours' and a fantastic version of 'smash it up'.so its a great listen and a great piece of punk history.i didnt scan the cover so i borrowed this one from the interweb.anyhoo play this loud,pogo,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

Live From The Roxy.rar

The Specials - Live 10/4/09

ok even hotter of the presses today here is part 2 of the specials live on the Jools Holland show.once again they perform 2 numbers,the ones today being 'man at c+a' and 'little bitch'.there is also mp3s included of each song and also the video of the interview they did with mr. holland.seriously i cant wait for the 12th of may at brixton academy.its going to be great.i wonder when the first recordings of the tour will appear?rumour has it the band are releasing a live album from the tour but we'll wait and see.in the meantime,listen,watch,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

10.4.09.rar

The Specials - live 7/4/09

ok listeners.this one is hot off the presses.last night the specials did two tracks on the jools holland show and thanks to my nephew who has one of those fancy dvd recorder thingys i got this today.its their performances of gangsters and a message to you rudy in both mp3 format and the video of each performance.just a little taster to whet your appetites for the tour starting soon.the performances are great by the way,full of energy and it hardly seems like theyve been away at all.top notch all round.anyways now its time to watch on your tellys and then listen on your mp3 playing devices,enjoy yourself and then leave a comment.thanks!

p.s i just heard that on the friday (longer running time) repeat of the jools holland show they perform 2 more songs(not sure which ones yet!)and give an interview.ive already got my nephew to fire up the dvd recorder so i can get the rest of the performance ready for posting.in the meantime here is the link for the first 2 songs!

7.4.09.rar

UK Subs - more from the peel show

big thanks to camden dave for coming up trumps again with this one.a load more songs the subs recorded for broadcast on the john peel show.so as with the last lot,play this loud ,take in the delicious punk sounds issuing forth from your speakers and enjoy.then leave a comment.thanks!

uksbs2.rar

The Ruts - Stepping Bondage Demos

going through various files and folders on the hardrive at the weekend i found this in a folder labelled 'misc2' ( which was in a folder labelled 'a pictorial history of WW2' !!)

.anyway its apparently a collection of demos, session tracks etc recorded between 78 - 80 and a live track at the end.ive been looking on the interweb for some info but all ive found is info on a 3 track e.p of the same name.when i found the cd-r i had this on it had nothing on the front except the title and the cover only had the track list.so kids its over to you to play this loud,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

Stepping_Bondage-demos.rar

The Clash - Blitzkrieg in Berkeley

a decent sound recording of the 1st gig by the clash in america.features 10 tracks in total.here is a very quick word from www.blackmarketclash.com and what they had to say about this gig.

The CLASH in San Francisco
"The Clash played their first show in the US on February 7, 1979 at the Berkeley Community Theater. Bo Diddley opened for The Clash that night. On the following night, February 8th, The Clash played a benefit gig at for New Yooth in the Fillmore."

read more about this and other gigs by visiting that site.so play this one loud,enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!

7-2-79.rar

The Clash - Rockers Galore promo c.d

this one is the rockers galore promo c.d given away with initial copies of the clash back catalogue when it was remastered a few years ago(apparently).its got interviews and tracks from various clash releases.a nice piece for your collections.the cover (my copy anyway) art looks like it was copied on a colour copier but its still worth a print out if thats what any of you do with these covers.so sit back,relax,enjoy then leave a comment.thanks!

r.gpromo.rar

The Specials - Radio interview

a nice post now for all you specials fans today(and lets face it who isnt?)is this radio 2 interview to promote the release of the specials hits cd +dvd release some months ago.runs about 25 mins or so and is a nice listen.only got this today so ive not listened to the whole thing but the sound is great with a mix of talk and music.play it tomorrow when youre reading the sunday newspapers and enjoy with a cup of tea.then on monday at work skive off by coming here to leave a comment.thanks!

radio_2_interview.rar

Killing Joke - Peel Sessions

another top posting today for you all to savour and keep for your collections.as it says on the cover its a compilation of 4 peel sessions and one for the richard skinner show all recorded at the bbc studios.a great version of the song 'wardance' the killing joke song that everyone should know is included here for you all.no cover art was given to me with this one so you only have the front im afraid which i found on the interweb.so listen,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

killing_joke_peel_sessions.rar

UK Subs - Peel session e.p

this is a compilation of 5 tracks recorded by the band for the john peel show but i know they did a lot more.a great band led by the charismatic and very friendly charlie harper.when i lived in brixton he used to drink in the same pub (the prince of wales if youre interested!) and was always up for a game of pool or a chat.so for a blast from punk rocks glorious past give this session a listen.enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

UK_subs_peel_sessions.rar

Joy Division - Peel Sessions

this is a compilation of various recordings that joy division did for john peel.its not as the cover suggests 'the complete' recordings but camden dave told me that this is all he had of that particular cd.i cant find the full artwork for it im afraid but i dont think that will detract from hearing classic tracks such as 'shes lost control'and 'transmission'.incidentally if anyone has the full version of this cd please get in touch as i believe the full version also has interviews etc on it that i would really like to hear.so enjoy this one and then leave a comment.thanks!

Joy_Division_-_peel_sessions.rar

The Vibrators - Peel Session e.p

some more peel related shenanigans for you all today.this post comes courtesy of the vibrators and features 5 tracks recorded for the great mr. peel.a lot of people argue whether or not the vibrators were actually 'punk' or not but im not bothered by that.a great live band and this is another collection you should all enjoy.so anyways play this loud,enjoy and then leave a comment.thanks!

The_Vibrators_-_peel_sessions_e.p.rar