Mister Soundtapes Admin
Number of posts : 2565 Age : 50 Location : South London Registration date : 2008-10-06
| Subject: A-Z of London sounds (circa 1981) Fri Nov 21, 2008 8:01 am | |
| Teefed from uncarved.org Respect and gratitude due to Steve Rice !! This first appeared in NME around 1981!
London: North-East
Fatman Hi-Fi - North London Baddest (Tottenham) Sir Does Hi-Fi - Champion of Tottenham Sir George Hi-Fi from Tottenham (Cubies resident) Seven Seals (Tottenham) Nationwide of Tottenham Ital Force (Tottenham) Tippa Sound (Tottenham) The Mighty Youth Of Zion (Bruce Grove) Count Shelley - Heavyweight Champion of the North (Tottenham / Stoke Newington) Sir KP’s Hi-Fi - Stoke Newington Heavyweight Champion Papa Eastman International (Stoke Newington) The Mighty Prophets (Stoke Newington) Imperial Zion (Stoke Newington) Emporer (Stoke Newington) Jah Spirit (Stoke Newington) Sir Fray Hi-Fi (Dalston) Serge Hi-Fi of Dalston (Four Aces / Cubies resident) Liberator Esq (Dalston) Joshua Hi-Fi - Kingsland Entertainer North Star Hi-Fi (Highbury/lslington) Kendra the Young Lion (Archway) Sir Bigga the President (Papa B) of Hornsey Mighty Intrepid Sound of Finsbury Park Roots Rocker (Finsbury Park) Progressive Sound (Turnpike Lane) Saxon (Wood Green) Count Marshall from Edmonton Count Cozie Cool the Trojan (Hanwell) Tokyo the Monarch (Leyton) Unitone of Leyton Imperial Youth (Leyton) Sir Wayne (Leyton) Capt’n Ken Big Panasonic Sound - North London No.1 Musical Brain His Majesty Jah Whitey - North London Humble Lion Jah Tubby from North Count Reggie Hi-Fi (North London)
London: North-West
Tony the Paddington Terror Duke Vin of Ladbroke Grove Jah Sufferer of Ladbroke Grove (erstwhile Metro resident) Messiah of Ladbroke Grove Mighty Warrior of Harrow Road Success the Raver from Kilburn Java (with Jumbo at the controls) of Kilburn Lord Koos of Willesden - the Harlesden Master Alpha Int (Harlesden) Count Sputnick (Harlesden) Sir Jessus - King of the Bush King Tropical Sound with the Velvet Touch (Acton) Merritone Higher Field Marshall Sound (Greenford) Jammini Sound from the North-West DIRECTORY OF SOUNDS Creator from Camberwell Sanatone Hi-Fi the Cool Charm Rocker (Waterloo) Trojan Hi-Fi of Woolwich Mighty Observer from West Croydon Papa Cass of Croydon Youth Steppers (Thornton Heath) Mighty Crusader (Downham) Neville the Musical Enchanger (South London veteran) Sir Royale Quadraphonic - the Sound of the South
London: East
Chicken - East London No. 1 Entertainer King Original the Crucial Rocker from Stratford (Studio One specialist) Sir Riley Hi-Fi of Upton Park Chappie Dread International of Corner Shot (Upton Park) Sledgehammer of West Ham Chanter Sound - East London Rocker (West Ham) Jah Vengeance (West Ham) Ital Rebel Hi-Fi of Forest Gate Jah Youth the Mystical Rocker (Forest Gate) Mighty Emporer (Forest Gate) Casanova Hi-Fi (Hackney) Mighty Intrepid Rebel (Homerton) Mafia Dub Presser (Clapton)
Country
Quaker City the Earthshaker Dub Rocker from Birmingham Jungle Man - Birmingham Outernational Warrior Sound Mafia-Tone from Birmingham Studio City from Birmingham Sir Christopher from the Midlands (Birmingham/Wolverhampton) V Rocket Sound from Nottingham Quantro-Tone - Midlands Roots Rocker of Nottingham Falcon Music International - Luton A1 Ital Earthquake - Luton Rocker Poppa’s Hi-Fi of High Wycombe Black Terror - Hitchin Rocker Sir Newcome from Hitchin Crystus - Slough Hardest President of Reading - 79 Cup Winner King Solomon the National Entertainer from Reading Rockers Hi-Fi from Reading Jah Tom of Ipswich Masai Sound of Oxford Jah Love Youth-a-National Oxford’s Dance Corker Blazing Fire of Swindon Enterprise from Bristol Loco of Bristol Count Ton Hi-Fi from Hastings King Alpha of Coventry Wellingborough’s Mr Entertainer: Sir Noel Hi-Fi Samaritan Rockers of Gloucester
London: South-West
Sir Coxsone Outernational (Battersea) The Mighty Moa Anbessa - The People’s Choice (Battersea) S’Phese (Battersea) Warrior King (Battersea) Black Unity (Battersea) Young Lion - Brixton Cat (Battersea I Wandsworth) Sledgehammer from the Bridge (Wandsworth) I Spy the Entertainer (Wandsworth) Frontline International (featuring Natty at the control, Chuckle & General Saint at the microphone) from Brixton His Lordship Soferno B from Brixton D’Nunes the Champ of Brixton -South London No.1 Godfather Stereograph of Brixton Sir Higgins the Governor (Brixton) Small Axe the Dub Technician (Brixton) Papa Dynatone International (Clapham Perk) Christos Sound of Clapham (boat dance specialists) The Right Honourable Sir Lloyd Sound - Mr Lovers Rocker (Balham) Lord David Imperial Hi-Fi - SW Rocker
London: South-East
Jah Shaka the Spiritual Dub Warrior (Lewisham) Tiffany’s Hi-Fi with the Velvet Touch (Lewisham) T-W-J (Lewisham) Moziah (Lewisham) The Mighty Enforcers (Lewisham lovers rock) Jah Man (Lewisham / Peckham) Admiral Ken of Peckham (Bouncing Bell host) Papa Viking Sound (Peckham) His Imperial Gorgon Hi-Fi (Peckham) The Mighty Sounds of Black Scorpion (Peckham I East Dulwich) Jah Revelation the Placid Rocker (Dulwich) The Mighty Revolutionaries - South-East A1 Sound (Deptford) Jah Ceaser (Deptford) Rootsman Hi-Fi (Deptford)
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Floyd Valued contributor
Number of posts : 727 Age : 46 Location : West-Berlin, Germany Registration date : 2008-10-08
| Subject: Re: A-Z of London sounds (circa 1981) Fri Nov 21, 2008 7:51 pm | |
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MrEnergizer Moderator
Number of posts : 865 Registration date : 2008-10-10
| Subject: Re: A-Z of London sounds (circa 1981) Sat Nov 22, 2008 5:42 am | |
| yeah I never so many sounds hailed from London. I haven't even heard of some of them! |
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Mister Soundtapes Admin
Number of posts : 2565 Age : 50 Location : South London Registration date : 2008-10-06
| Subject: Re: A-Z of London sounds (circa 1981) Sat Nov 22, 2008 6:35 am | |
| isn't it! whoever put it together did a great job. I wonder if tapes even exist for alot of these sounds |
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