Linton Kwesi Johnson - Paris Theatre, London, UK - 30.05.1984 (Flac)

With Dennis Bovell & The Dub Band. Excellent sounding recording.

Original Info Files:

Comments:
A Radio One In Concert performance, recorded at Paris Theatre in London on 30th May 1984 and broadcast on 5th June. Spot-on FM.


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Note: The Sony JE530 is a minidisc recorder, however
a pure digital output is available when using it as a
"passthrough" device. Therefore, despite the presence
of a minidisc device in this lineage there is no MD/
ATRAC compression.

The Dub Band:
 1. Introduction                    0:41
 2. Instrumental                    2:12
 3. Dub Master                      4:58
 4. Come With Me                    3:41
 5. Reggae High                     4:02
 6. Brain Damage                    3:12

Linton Kwesi Johnson:
 7. Introduction                    1:00
 8. Dread Beat An' Blood            3:21
 9. All Wi Doin' Is Defendin'       3:02
10. Want Fi Goh Rave                4:01
11. Reggae For Dadda                3:53
12. Band Introductions              1:41
13. Reggae Fi Peach                 3:14
14. Di Great Insohreckshan          3:43
15. What About The Workin' Class?   5:37
16. Makin' History                  3:56
17. Reggae For Rodney               3:34
18. Instrumental                    1:52
 Total Time : [57:41]

Linton Kwesi Johnson : Vocals

 with The Dub Band:
Paget King : Keyboards
Patrick Tenyue : Trumpet
Buttons Tenyue : Trombone
John Kpiaye : Lead Guitar
Francois Cuffy ; Rhythm Guitar
Bruce Smith : Drums
Nick Straker : Synthesiser
Geoffrey Scantlebury : Percussion
Dennis Bovell : Bass


Editing:
Normalising and tracking, that's all. There's a minor gap
between tracks 14 & 15, corresponding to the tape flip.

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Clermont-Ferrand, France - 15.06.1983 (Flac)

The setlist was updated by dave_Sez, thanks to hm for that and to the original uploader on Dime for sharing it..

Lineage: Traded Tape > Aiwa Tape Deck >
Tascam DA-20 Mk 2 DAT machine > HHb burnit CDr recorder...no EQ
CDr > EAC > Traders Little Helper > Flac8 sector aligned

Dennis Bovell Dub Band (LKJ's backing band) play six tracks before LKJ comes on. The DBDB tracks are from the 1981 Dennis Bovell album "Brain Damage", with the exception of "Choose Me", a 1977 Lovers Rock composition by Dennis Bovell, later covered by Marie Pierre for the Trojan record label (https://dennisbovell.bandcamp.com/track/choose-me).

Disc One:

Dennis Bovell Dub Band
01 - Chief Inspector
02 - Heaven
03 - Bah Be Lon
04 - Bettah
05 - Choose Me
06 - Run Away

Linton Kwesi Johnson

07 - Want Fi Goh Rave
08 - It No Funny
09 - Dread Beat And Blood
10 - Five Nights Of Bleeding

Disc Two:

01 - Doun De Road
02 - Reality Poem
03 - It Dread Inna Inglan
04 - Di Great Insohreckshan
05 - Band Intros
06 - Inglan Is A Bitch
07 - Independent Intavenshan
08 - Sonny's Lettah
09 - All Wi Doin Is Defendin
10 - Fite Dem Back
11 - Reggae Fi Peach

Feel free to do whatever you like with this recording as long as you don't charge money for it!
MP3, Who Cares? Just remember to support the artists, and live music!!

Linton Kwesi Johnson - Caribbean Week, †berseemuseum, Bremen, Germany - 27.06.1980 (Flac)

Very Good FM broadcast. Thanks to the original uploader.


Tracklist:

01 Reality Poem
02 It No Funny
03 Want Fi Go Rave
04 Reggae Fi Peach
05 Inglan Is A Bitch
06 band intro
07 Bass Culture
08 Loraine
09 Di Black Petty Bootswah
10 Sonny«s Lettah
11 Independent Intavensham
12 Two Sides Of Silence
13

min  45:55

FM - Cassette (1. gen) - Audacity - xACT

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Linton Kwesi Johnson & The Dennis Bovell Dub Band - Stockholm, Sweden - 27.09.1981 (Flac)

Thanks to Vince for sending me this recording to share here.

FM > ? > CD-R > WAV (EAC) > FLAC

1. It Noh Funny
2. Five Nights Of Bleeding
3. Dread Beat an Blood
4. Doun Di Road
5. The Great Inshureckshon
6. What About The Working Class
7. Inglan Is A Bitch
8. Reality Poem
9. Sonny's Lettah
10. Brain Smashing Dub

Total duration: 45:17
Quality : 10/10


FM broadcast of LKJ with the Dennis Bovell Dub Band, recorded in Stockholm on 27th September 1981.

Bootleg Artwork and Details : http://www.bootlegzone.com/album.php?name=BT931CD

Linton Kwesi Johnson- UBC SUB Ballroom, Vancouver, BC, Canada - 28.04.1984 (Flac)

Thanks to dave Sez for sending me this one to share here.

L.K.J. live shows are really rare, and in this excellent 1984 performance, the poet sizzles. He's also backed by Dennis Bovell's Dub Band, so that's icing on the cake. Enjoy!

Notes from the original uploader:

Prepare to skank the night away, have your spirit uplifted and your mind stimlutated. LKJ's message is as timely now as ever. This is one of the most intense performances I've seen by anybody, anywhere. LKJ electrified the entire room when he burst onto the stage from the wings and tore into "Want Fi Goh Rave," and the intensity built from there. This recording sounds great to my ears, even though it's the offspring of the lowly but dependable D-6. Blackbeard's bass resonates nicely, and the Dub Band is ultra-tight.

Couple of technical things: There are several abrupt cuts in between songs. A little bit was lost in "Come Wi Goh Dung Deh" during a tape flip. There's another small cut in the Instrumental Outro.

This show requires two discs. Sorry I didn't name the tracks accordingly, but I hadn't listened to it in quite a while and I was surprised when it turned out to be two discs rather than one. Also, I did not create separate tracks for LKJ's rather lengthy intros to each song. Apologies if that's a problem. I'm not sure about some of the titles of the Dub Band tunes.Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! Oh, and there's a scan of the handbill and a ticket stub for those who like to make artwork.

Set the subwoofer level to max and crank up the volume!

Technical Information:

Artist: Linton Kwesi Johnson
Location: UBC SUB Ballroom, Vancouver BC, Canada
Date: April 28, 1984

Audio Codec(s): FLAC
Encoding: Lossless
Rip: Cassette rip, split tracks
Avg. bitrate: 923 kb/s
Sample rate: 44100 Hz
Bits per sample: 16
Channels: 2
File size: 683 MB
Length: 1:43:34


Setlist:

01. Introduction by George Barrett (0:55)
02. Instrumental (2:14)
03. Dub Master (5:46)
04. Come with Me (4:44)
05. Reggae High (4:18)
06. Brain Damage (3:47)
07. Want Fi Goh Rave (4:55)
08. It Noh Funny (3:44)
09. Dread Beat An' Blood (3:23)
10. Independant Intavenshan (4:07)
11. Reggae Fi Peach (3:30)
12. Inglan Is A Bitch (2:58)
13. Di Black Petty Booshwah (3:53)
14. Reality Poem (6:09)
15. Come Wi Goh Dung Deh (2:21)
16. Reggae Fi Dada (4:06)
17. Band Introductions (3:29)
18. Di Eagle An' Di Bear (4:59)
19. Di Great Insohreckshan (4:26)
20. Wat About Di Workin' Claas? (6:23)
21. All Wi Doin Is Defendin (4:43)
22. Sonny's Lettah (4:59)
23. Reggae Fi Radni (4:27)
24. Making History (3:29)
25. Fite Dem Back (2:50)
26. Instrumental Outro (2:59)


Thanks to the late great http://forthedishwasher.blogspot.com/2010/10/linton-kwesi-johnson-ubc-sub-ballroom.html