Dr Alimantado

That's the good doctor himself, flies open on Kingston Street in 1978 or so, in Dave Hendley's iconic photo. Anyway, today, apart from shopping and cleaning and blogging, I have been listening to 'House of Singles' compilation covering 1969-1978 (I think), and outstanding it is too. Many of the rhythm tracks will be immediately recognisable to fans of reggae - Lee Perry and Randy's feature prominently, but Tado's toasting adds an new dimension to versions of classic songs like 'Piece of my Heart' and 'The First Cut is the Deepest' - even though many of these tracks are in the early call and response DJ style, in which he echoes the lyrics and effuses in heavy patois on matters of love, life and Rastafari. Simple, but effective.