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Post by riksdodgydeals » Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:09 am

thanks for the mix, cool stuff

other than Cool Out Son i dont know the tracks, any chance of a tracklisting i'd like to get hold of some of those

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Post by trevord » Sun Apr 05, 2009 2:52 am

Hi
sorry for being MIA - got busy there for a while
As far as more music goes - anyone willing to host should hit me with a pm and lets work something out

Don't know if you guys know the story of Joe Gibbs - more than a technical genius he was/is a business genius.. With the result that it was hard to find his material released in those "anthologies" of reggae music. Which was sort of like releasing an anthology of R and B without Motown records.

He licensed the material he owned in a very limited fashion. The Closest was "Joe Gibbs and Errol T - The Mighty Two" which did not have his biggest hits.

I am happy to say I have finally seen an anthology with the original Joe Gibbs material and has all the hits . I would recommend this for anyone looking to for this kind of reggae.
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Post by apropos of nothing » Sun Apr 05, 2009 9:20 am

Fantastic thread, bump.

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Post by solidfi » Tue Apr 28, 2009 6:27 am

trevord most respect.
thanks for sharing the knowledge and system recording. big youth, u-roy, michigan and smiley forever. I would love to hear those tapes and learn more about those yard parties/clashes. I have a lot of dub plates from that era.

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Post by BENDYmusic » Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:42 am

Best. Thread. Ever.

Soulful.. Joe Gibbs

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Post by Paid In Full » Tue Apr 28, 2009 10:55 am

I've got to recommend this music blog for tracking down the more obscure reggae stuff (including 7 Joe Gibbs releases):

http://youandmeonajamboree.blogspot.com

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Post by BENDYmusic » Tue Apr 28, 2009 11:05 am

Paid In Full wrote:I've got to recommend this music blog for tracking down the more obscure reggae stuff (including 7 Joe Gibbs releases):

http://youandmeonajamboree.blogspot.com
Wow, thats awesome!!! Thanks!!!!!!
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Post by ryansupak » Wed Mar 03, 2010 9:23 am

Bumping this old thread. TrevorD, if you are still around, I would absolutely love more rips of your reggae DJ sets from the 80's.

I can provide webspace to post them as well. Message me if interested.

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Post by Teacher's Pet » Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:18 am

YES PLEASE

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Post by JGriffin » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:56 am

Just as an aside: I have 2 Phase Linear amps and love the snots out of them. Great stuff.
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Post by ryansupak » Mon Aug 01, 2011 10:56 am

Bumping this thread *just in case* TrevorD happens to see it and wants to upload more live soundclash recordings from the early 1980s... :)

I've cobbled together a system that is maybe a slightly less "smiley face EQ" version of the systems described upthread. I'm really fond of old Richard Long (Paradise Garage sound system designer) stuff, mainly his crossover that "doubles" the bass and tweeter parts instead of completely separating them. To me it sounds more natural that way.

Here's a pic of a modern reissue of this crossover. (Don't be fooled by its simplicity. It's very powerful in a Sound System situation.)

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Finally, the reason I reposted: to ask about Stereo Imaging with a system like this. I've been running everything in Mono, but I was considering switching everything but the Sub-Bass to Stereo. Does anybody have experience with this kind of thing? What are some strengths and weaknesses of this approach?

Thanks for any thoughts,
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Post by Gregg Juke » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:10 pm

Wow! I can't believe I missed this (twice!). Cool runnins' TrevorD.

GREAT stories. I'll have to check-out the mixes later. I am both a (roots) Reggae fan, and a teacher that presents a course called "H3: The History of Hip-Hop," so I found this material fascinating.

I always thought that the "selector," "DJ," and "sound-system man" were one and the same/inter-changeable...

Anyone know where TrevorD is now?

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Post by ryansupak » Mon Aug 01, 2011 1:12 pm

I know -- I learned so much from this thread, especially from TrevorD.

I've emailed him a few times and bumped this thread a few times in the last couple of years but haven't heard back. He might just have moved on completely -- but at any rate I hope he's in good health.

rs

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Post by Snarl 12/8 » Mon Aug 01, 2011 2:36 pm

Growing up, I knew this dude (guitar player) who had a Phase Linear and a pair of JBL monitors (15" 3-ways) for his stereo. He wouldn't go longer than 7 feet of 12 ga for his speaker wires. He was always talking and showing me how badass his stereo was. This thread got me jonesing for a Phase Linear all over again back when it was fresh. I probably spent 2 hours on eBay. Something about an amp that can drive a short just speaks to me. You probably know him Gregg. I bet he still has that amp.
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Post by Gregg Juke » Mon Aug 01, 2011 6:37 pm

Hmmm...

Alex? Sounds about right, but he was a bass player.

Jimmy? Too poor; perpetual student.

Paul? Could be, although he didn't brag much about anything (but he did walk around with a set of headphones and metronome playing odd-time clicks in his ears all the time).

Steve? Into Neil Young guitar solos?

Do I win? Do I win????

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