BLACKER DREAD PRESENTS SOUND BUSiNESS 1981 DIGITALLY REMASTERED 2023 

Memories galore.......yuh just cant beat those days......so many ruff sounds back then...we were sploit for choice and we didnt know it until years on from then.....Rave 7 days straight......bwoy we had it bloody good for entertainment....

Brixton was abetter place dem days

NICE...DUB. MUSIC

Reggae ❤I love 🧡

This video brings back great memories. 1981 being a teenager getting ready to go out on a Saturday night while listening to Rodigan between 10pm and Midnight. Then go out (even walk/ trod sometimes with friends) to dances or parties in the south London area. Be obsessed with DJs like Ranking Joe, Yellowman, General Echo, Nicodemus, Lone Ranger, Trinity etc, spend most Saturday afternoons in the record shop and get many cassette tapes from sound systems like Jack Ruby, Gemini, Sturgav, Virgo etc. Of course, there was crime, but I don't think it was as much as nowadays because we were having fun with music, girls and sport which looking back kept me and many others out of trouble. Now I have a grey beard, but I still have the original music vibes and classic some vinyl 7"singles by Dennis Brown, Freddie McGregor, Gregory Issacs, Johnny Osbourne and others.

The youths in the UK certainly played an important role in carrying on the roots reggae music…

3:00 young Levi Roots

I will never forget this era! 2023 & I still live it, breathe it, eat & sleep this music and can not go without my Sunday dinner ❤️❤️❤️❤️ Shit just ain't the same without these don’s, ma brothers around like one time! Thank you to all these kings & general who made our youth a memorable one! Full of fun and good times! Although every Saturday and Sunday I was woken up from 6 in the morning because it was domino night. We had to set up the home, clean and cook fi di whole squad I use to love but hate it because I wanted to go about my business. Now, I appreciate every single moment. My children are some real roots and reggae yutes. Today they understand it all you would think they were born dem time deh. Lolz. Much love and appreciation! Have to share this with ma old school head goodies❤️❤️❤️❤️🎵🎶

Used to watch the houses of joy being loaded into the Clarendon hotel Hammersmith as a kid ,we used to call the boxes wordrobes 😂🇬🇧🍀🇮🇪

Original sound system dancehall..Real tings..the good ol'days. Glad I'm old enough to have experienced it. Those old enough knows the vybz. Big up yourself for the upload.💯👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👊🏿

@Cabwebsound! Roots rock reggae will never dies, Jah bless all jamaica sound system federation.

THANK you for releasing this and great remaster! Things like this must be preserved right for coming generations!

I Roy R.I.P

Some of those dubs will be priceless!

Is it me.back in them day we were all 6ft tall slim and healthy we were picking up speaker boxes power amplifiers record boxes it was like going to the gym it keep us fit I was a box boy get paid £3💪💪💪💪😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Respect king. I left the UK in December of 80, so this really bring back memories. I've been waiting to see the full clear copy for years.

Thank you so much ❤. When I woke up this morning I never imagined I’d be watching this 👍🏿. I was a child these times but I fed off the vibes of my elders. You guys and more of your generation taught future generations how to drop music. Like many things from our people that have been imitated by other cultures, the recipients haven’t a clue about its origins✊🏿.

This is historic!! Bless up for this!!

Simply wondrous insight into the yesteryear of this exquisite culture called sound system…..many thanks for posting

Those were the days when tings were nice. Big up to all, Blacker, Napps and festus. From Bristol !👨🏾‍🎓

Fantastic upload, thank you

This is not a dis to new modern systems... but something got lost in how they sound. Now most new systems sound like a pa system, not a soundsystem. Small details like when Lloyd Coxone talks about all the wires being strung up that you would see going to the box's, all that created atmosphere. I find standing next to a modern stack punishing, not because the bass is too heavy, but because they work the low mid and kick bins too hard. I don't want to be kicked by that frequency because its tiring. Give me low deep, heavy bass, a gap, then your mid an ting. These are subtle things that together make a big difference. When the music hits, i don't want to feel no pain.

Amazing doc !!!! Shaka Bass caused an earthquake throughout London !!!!

Crucial and historic documentary.

Excellent documentary

great film and superb devotees of the art of amplification! Best music there is, thanks for posting this.

Wow in brought on dvd from dub vendor back in “07 and have seen many times on you tube, this version must be the uncut cause there’s so much in this version then the released version. Bless up Blacka dread for the upload ❤️💛💚

Great video, the good old days, chest thumping bass

Dj Country looks like Mr Reggae Reggae Sauce!

The real ting. Pure dancehall style. Historical document right here.🇬🇧🇯🇲🇬🇧🇯🇲

Just for the future and the storyteller of all levels music is the best key to life keep it real 💯 👌 ✨️ ✨️ 🙏 ✨️

Rise In Power Mikey Dread Billy

"Rocks and Mountains" on 2 different dubplate... let alone shaka with the "give I the power" at the end of the hall footage... massive cuts that night. This is a history lesson for us dub seekers.

I have to say, (Rest Well) Jah Shaka, DJ Freddy Bigfoot, Mikey Dread - 'Dread At The Controls in Jamaica (JBC). And not forgetting DJ Sil. Much LOVE.❤️💛💚🎤🎤🎤✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

I remember Sir Coxsone Sound in London Town late 1970s. It was a fantastic time. Big bins blasting out the sounds from dub plates. Version excursions. DJs on the mics. The 1970s and the 1980s were halcyon days. Singers and Players. There was a lot of soul in the sounds. When it became too digitised the music lost its way..

Where is Bunny Reds nowadays? Does anybody know? All the old time sound men have been on the internet to tell their story but no Young Lion stories, strange. Anybody remember that Barrington Levy dubplate they rinsed in the clash with Saxon?? Bwoy.... Memories 😊😊

Pure good vibes 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲

Brilliant so glad you could get it to this quality

Beautiful era

One of the wickedest reggae doc I’ve ever seen from UK 🇬🇧 look how young Mr rodigan looks

Respect to all the brothers Saxon,Shaka,Simba,Young Lion,Coxone,Iration steppa that the vibe alive in southend ❤

Proppa Tingz!… Big up for the rerelease!… 🙏🏿

Thanks For Sharing This King Blacka Dread and King Lloyd Coxsone Rise In Power 🔋 and Rest In Peace Mikey Dread Billy.

Used to tape Rodigan every week

Fantastic, many thanks 🙏

Imagine getting to go and cut some dubs of the wailing souls firehouse rock now ..massive tune . its wicked how the tapes went around back in the day ....such a fascinating period of music. This was great to see festus cut .wicked stuff using a electro harmonix guitar pedal for effects ...

Thank you so much for this Mr Dread, This pure gold for an old time reggae fiend and a great insight into the London Sound System scene in the early 80's. Respec to da Dread !

History Class

THIS MADE MY YEAR!

Never forget who helped me festus . Sports . Frankie hawk . Were my mentors eternally grateful do you even know the real coxsone team cho lol

Thank you and blessings x

Thoroughly enjoyed this 🫡 thanks for sharing

killa post.....nuff Respect

Fascinating stuff. Vital insight into an important part of black british culture. Shaka RIP Thanks for posting ❤❤❤🎵🎶🎵🎶

i love this i watch it like a college course this and a few more then spiritually the music hit me an i knew it was deeper than music so i studied jamaican culture and embraced it whole hearted i started playing reggae in 1987 in sarasota florida thru the teachings of a selecta whom i can remember him name but i think he 's in new york.... but i am a afrikan in america killer bee intl sound system is my set when the world finally here me play you here the results of pure dedication

COXONE sound... KAPPPISH.....But SHAKA...a de new crosS BIGGA BOSS right show off.... REMEMBER DAT COXONE....🇬🇧🇯🇲💯

Respect!

Thanks for this Amazing ❤

BIG UP ! ! !

levi roots= country

Dem time deh preacher the bassman was playing with Dennis Brown & Gregory live while listening to Sir Coxsone as his sound of choice

💯 Nostalgia

Real talk throughout. Istory from school, wandsworth court house dance Coxone v Young Lion. Real clash days music talk not no bag slackness. Respect to all the artist from then, I P , stevie culture, bikey screechy, Tenor fly , Mr palmer , reds , Long man, Dodington crew, pressure, too much much fi name. Iconic music istory . Junction massive . Don't leave out the Joe ninty etc from Java hi power North London . Sound istory is Black istory . From then till now .

🤘🏿👑👽👑🤘🏿

I wonder what happened to Young Lion Sound, they had potential...

Original 👑⭐️🔥🖤

Wicked

Sound Business! ⚡⚡⚡

Seeing the wiring above peoples heads lol . Now that takes me way back 52:16 secs

So glad to see it remastered ! This is history so many thanks ! Someone know the tunes played when Young Lion is testing the new scoops ? Around 40 minutes (before and after) ? In fact I would love to have the all music of the doc ... Respect

Old Skool Wiring back in a di days ❤😂🎉😊

how it was indeed i been there done that and still love this time and sound i keep all the tools from this time til this day

This brother must have come just after I leave London UK ( Brixton Market ) 1980 Soferno B .was in the market and was the resident sound for club ' Bali hai '.. Coxsone used to be at ': Colombo's on Carnaby street 1977 -79?.. and ' Festus ';was the I never new Blackka ... I first saw him in a documentary about the Brixton riot's..

A so long dem a use the word " wicked" to described the realness of something.

dem hats r so damn cool

Great documentary , those Festus Beaver hats so cool, did they come from BIG APPLE hat store in Brixton ? Made in Italy but designed by the BIG APPLE owners

that white MG at 10:44 is still taxed lol

Bless Blacker dread for finally releasing this , long time waiting

Mickey dread u would no that voice

If Man dem can teef from someone who show da Right path, is a Rongen. SOUND TEEF

country the Dj for Sir Coxson, looks a lot like levi roots.? 3:06/56:41

Real Dub❤

Big thing 🔥🔥🔥 Someone can help at 41:24 ID choon or riddim

Mikey dredd back in his youth days !!! LOL 24.30

tune running in the background 5:33 please.

Memories galore trust me , never forget I was at this dance Brixton town hall, Coxsone, Shaka, stereo graph and young lion , standing next to stereo graph and Shaka by the stage, . Stereograph cleanest and heaviest the night , Shaka and his distortion. History dance .

Bunny reds young lion played a top tune in the 4 sound clash what it name

Wonder what record shop that was at the end?

Is Babylon the movie based on this?

seen

Jesus christ festus nice

the fashion is killer and is that Phil Lynott Thin Lizzy? @46:03

Buga

Roddiroddiroddi-gangangan

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 tune are 46:40 please?

Is there any chance someone has an ID of the track @40:29? Big tune!

What is the tune at 18:24 called? I've been searching for a long time

This is wicked…What’s the name of the tune at 19:09…hard

what is that original tune sir coxsone is using at 18:58 ?

19:00 can somebody please tell what this rhythm is.