Dennis Brown - It's Too Late

The crown prince of reggae doing a fine rendition of a Carol King classic.

Early 60's Richard Faralla

Made of salvaged wood and mirror. Scored this nice abstract piece on my recent trip to San Francisco to escape the smoke and heat of LA.

Richard Faralla- Sculptor 1916-1996

Attended CSFA (F.F.A. in 1955) and San Francisco State College 1956. Previously a painter, he turned in 1959 to sculptures and reliefs assembled from small scraps of wood, which he generally painted black or white; like the wood sculptures of Louise Nevelson, they were built around an essentially Cubist formal vocabulary, animated by a Byzantine intricacy of surface pattern and richness of texture. His earliest works were mosaics made of geometric bits of wood gathered from construction sites. In the early 1960's he began to use driftwood and his constructions became more organic.

from "Art in the San Francisco Bay Area" 

by Thomas Albright.

Karl Bryan & Count Ossie - Black Up

I love me some Studio One Roots. Karl Bryan blowing sweet over Count Ossie's nyabinghi drumming.

Ketty Lester - Love Letters

The Desires - Need Someone

Chi-town soul from the 60's. No mention of this one in Robert Pruter's book Chicago Soul (a great book by the way), but not to be overlooked. I love the piano, it sound like a kid's toy.

Bill Hutchinson - Congo Dread Dub

Also available on the Danger Zone label, this flip to Bob Soul - Message From The Congo is a scorcha!  One of King Tubby's earliest and possibly best mixes

Colgate Record Sleeve

Found in Jamaica. A recycled toothpaste box turned into a 45 sleeve.   

Carlton Jackson - History Of Captivity

Carlton Jackson, a true Rasta man bringin' civilization on ya. This is one of my personal favorite Lee Perry productions.