Bullwackies
If you were blessed enough to grow up on the east coast, as I was, then you were spoonfed Wackies. I find with most people that they either feel the Wackies vibration,these are the precious few that...
View ArticleBullwackies in New York (Documentary)
A fascinating documentary about one of the top ranking labels in the game. A time and place in ‘dis ya iwa’ called Bullwackies. Wackies gets much love and respect from the MIDNIGHT RAVER BLOG every...
View ArticleMidnight Raver’s Album Pick of the Week!
WAYNE JARRETT ‘SHOWCASE VOL. 1′ (WACKIES) Sit down and put a seatbelt on before you listen to this one. The sweet, soulful voice of Wayne Jarrett, backed by the All-Stars, and recorded at just the...
View ArticleAfrican Woman Abroad “Ethiopians Live It” (Wackies)
What a killer tune from the Wackies crew. One of the tuffest basslines ever laid to wax. Focus on the bass in this tune. You get lost in it. There is no other reggae label that put women up front…...
View ArticleChosen Brothers “March Down Babylon” plus Version (Wackies)
Another heavy, heavy roots tune from Wackies House of Music. Would you expect anything different from Bullwackie? Heaviest riddims on the planet. Harder than the best. Roots reggae done inna NYC...
View ArticleMilton Henry & Upsetters “This World” / “Midious Serenade”
PLUS MILTON HENRY IN THE BLACK ECHOES ARCHIVES! Heavy, heavy dread vibes from the Black Ark. Milton Henry, who just released a new 12″ produced by Roberto Sanchez on Iroko Records, is perhaps best...
View ArticleAIRES Records 7″ killers
The AIRES label is one of several subsidiary imprints of Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes’ Wackies Music label. The AIRES pressings are hard to find, and if you are lucky enough to come across them they are...
View ArticleWackies 7s. 10s, and 12s
Here are more Wackies selections from the MIDNIGHT RAVER archives. I’m a mad Wackies collector so if anyone is looking to unload any originals hit me at midnightraverblog@gmail.com. Wackies always had...
View ArticleReckless Breed “Rat Pack”/”Tranquility” (Pisces) 7″
Here we have a superb production by Lloyd “Bullwackie” Barnes and pressed to the Pisces imprint. Most likely recorded at King Tubby’s using the Soul Syndicate band AKA Reckless Breed, the tracks given...
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