Cheers for uploading Charley. I also remember you from The Selecter. Too Much Pressure was my fave 2 Tone album. I had a copy on vinyl which PB signed for me a few years ago. Your drumming on that album was A1. I was only about 11 when you guys were kicking it in the charts, I didn't even know any other kinds of ska existed. 30 odd years on and I'm proper into my roots reggae and original ska. Still listen to the 2 Tone though and fuck knows why ND wanted you out (if it is he you refer to) because you were the dog's bollocks at drumming.
thankyou years ago I did some drumming for a rave music group from London in mid 1990s the solo drum near the end on too much pressure they had me doing that as their samplers and roland drum machines couldn't replicate it quite glad I did that, forgotten group of of their dads come and said hi I believe your mr B, I replied yes sir, he still had an old selecter t shirt I wore on stage in a german gig and must of left it behind after changing so I autographed it, and he put it back in its plastic bag,
Easy to "guess" that one but sad to actually hear that... :-( Never mind Charlie if it''s of any conciliation then for me The Selecter were and are the original line up who produced the two great albums "Too Much Pressure" & "Celebrate The Bullet" of which you were an integral part of and that has given me over 30 years of musical pleasure listening to them... :-)
True you shouldn't and it's not advisable to meet up with some stranger from RU-vid especially at a demolished studio... ;-) Wondered fi you could answer a wee question I have which is... Why aren't you playing with The Selecter anymore ? It aint the same when it's not the original line up that I skanked to at the Glasgow Apollo & Edinburgh Playhouse some 30 odd years ago... :-(
Hey Charlie, you commented on a Selecter video I posted a wee while back but I gotta say as much as the REAL Charley Bembridge is a hero of mine it's a bit rich to call folks idiots if they don't believe you are the REAL Charley Bembridge... Simple fact is anyone could create a RU-vid account with the name Charley Bembridge but that doesn't mean to say they are the REAL Charley Bembridge... So if you are in fact the real Charley Bembridge how are you going to prove it... :-)
a lot of the tracks i have on tape are on here anyway plus i have a lot of reels to transfer to digital when i get the time but as a lot of the tunes are on here anyway i didnt see the point most of the reel tapes i got didnt have track listings so its a case of listening to them and playing my 7 inch records to try and match the tunes coxsone dodd was good at exporting tapes to america with different titles than the jamaican titles or he didnt bother putting titles on the tape boxes
So TRUE. Nuff people thought RICO and I were related. I met some of his relatives a couple of years ago they were commenting on how I looked like family.
Alors il y aurait beaucoup à dire sur Mister Don Cosmic il fut le leader incontestable des Skatalites. Hélas tous les grands hommes et peu importe le domaine meurt jeune lui ce fut sa copine de l époque Marguarita qui il decoupa en morceau et alla se rendre an commissariat .interne a l hospital psychiatrie de b elle vue il fut retrouver mort dans sa chambre parait il paranoïa mélange de barbiturique.
to cut a long story short the main member of the selector (if youre a fan you will guess who that is decided that i wasnt really welcome anymore so got my sticks and left and ask for the idiot who wanted to meet me at a piece of grassed area it didnt matter like you said you never know who may of turned up
HI CHARLEY, IF YOURE INTRESTED FOR COUNT OWEN'S BYE BYE BLACKBIRD I CAN RECORD THE COMPLETE ALBUM FOR YOU (COUNT DOWN WITH COUNT OWEN) GOT AN EX COPY IN ME LP COLLECTION. JUST CONTACT ME ON FACEBOOK (Arne Beykirch)
hi madfrank shouldnt have to prove who i am i was refering to an idiot ages ago who suggested meeting me at horizon studios coventry (england) the studio is long gone and the entire building was demolished years ago, so meeting them at the studio was out of the question regards. c h b
Mißter Cosmic était le Boss du Groupe Skatalites il sent sont rendu compte quand hélas il fût interné pour avoir découpé sa copine Marguarita fille d un bourgeois qui par son influence fit interné Le King a hospital belle vue ou 6 ans après il fût retrouver mort dans sa chambre !ce fût la casse des Skatalites !
please do record it for me thankyou for replying arne (IM NOT ON FACEBOOK) i nearly have all the album tracks i dont have bye bye blackbird you could email it me at charleybembridge@gmail.com i would be grateful and if youre ever looking for a rare ska tune let me know regards
