Reggae Album Covers

Sugar and Eek A Mouse just need to have a pose off to settle who is the real King Of Wicked Posture.

There can be only one.

Reggae Album Cover Art

I'm feeling that Black Eagles one below. Of course reading the phrase "Chalice Blasted" is hard to pass on.

Eek A Mouse

Besides being a total a-hole Eek A Mouse makes good music or more importantly made good music. His impact on modern deejay style can not be denied regardless of how looney dude is off stage.

Also how is it I can't talk to one of my friend's about Eek A Mouse without getting some sketchy story that involves one of the following: cocaine, Oceanside, shady apartment complex, underage girls?

Track Listing:

Sensee Party
Looking Sexy
Modelling Queen
You Na Love Reggae Music
Always On My Mind
Do You Remember
Skidip
Na Make Mi Girl Go Away
Fat And Slim
Where Is My Baby

This actually might be his best long player. It's all rub a dub and doesn't actually have any digital tunes at all.

Production by Linval Thompson, Channel One Studios, Radics.


Skip Dip Skip Dip Skip Dip Eh

Aces International

Just copped this today. This one is really only for real dancehall nerds though.

Recorded live in 1982 and 1983 this album catches most of Volcano and Junjo artists live in the dance. This is the stuff you always hope to find when you go looking for records. It sounds like you're right there with all the echos from the zinc walls and drunk Jamaican people shouting over the artists.

I think Eek A Mouse actually takes the cake on this one, but Little John is in close second with a lot of forwards erupting from the crowd during his tunes.

The tracks are just labeled by artist:

Eek A Mouse
Buro Banton
Yellowman And Fathead
Little John
Toyan
Yellowman
Eek A Mouse
Toyan
Ringo
Beenie Man

Listening to Beenie Man from way back when is always worthwhile too. Dude was like 5 when he got on his start. Crazy.

Get it:

VA- Live at Aces International

Reggae Overload

I'm pretty sure this is actually a compilation and not a proper album, but like anything I could be wrong. The first four tunes alone are worth the download. The whole album comes from Brown's (Niney Years) which many nerds consider to be when Brown was at his best.

Track Listing:

Africa
No More Will I Roam
Blood Sun
Tribulation
Run Too Late
Only A Smile
Silver Words
Funny Feeling
Go Now
Shame

Download:
Dennis Brown "Dennis"





And then we have this dude. I was talking with Unite on the phone and we started getting into the whoas of Eek A Mouse and his off stage f*ckery, but we both ended up talking about how crucial Eek A Mouse truly was to dancehall's 80s era. One listen to this album and you'll know how random dude truly is. I picked "Assassinator" in particular just because it is harder to come by and I have never seen it on cd ever.

Check the tune "Posse" for some vicious sing jay biddy biddy bong bong non sense.

Track Listing:

Assassinator
Gunshot A Cry
Crime
Born Traveller
Peenie Walli (Fireflies)
Triple Love
Safari
Bad Friday
Posse
Some A Holla Some A Bawl


Download:
Eek A Mouse "Assassinator





One of the biggest toasters ever. I-Roy has some many good tunes. I thought this one would be good to round out the trifecta post here. I-Roy died in 1999 and was apparently homeless at the time of his death.

Track Listing:

Semi Classical Natty Dread
Musical Shark Attack
Drum Sound
Is Love I Deal With
Social Development
Jamboree
Skyjuice And Festival Dumping
Run For Your Life
Tribute To Michael Holding
Everybody Ballin'
Tribute To Marcus Garvey

I-Roy "Musical Shark Attack

Eek A Mouse

Eek A Mouse is the quintessential definition of an anomaly. There is no artist to compare him to from his era or any other era in dancehall for that matter. His style is so bizarre and practically unintelligible to most listeners.

Greensleeves has been re-issuing a ton of classic stuff of late in a series they call "Most Wanted."

Ed* The Ranking Dread one I posted on here a while back is quite crucial as well.

The did a really huge favor for serious collectors by putting 10 different 12" mixes on this one which makes having the hassle of having to track down the accompanying version for the tune no longer necessary.

Granted, Eek A Mouse isn't the most savory character off stage as many folks I know can attest to, but his music is just too damn good to just put aside.

Track Listing:

1. Anarexol (12" Mix)
2. Ganja Smugglin
3. Wa Do Dem (12" Mix)
4. Noah's Ark (12" Mix)
5. Do You Remember (12" Mix)
6. Terrorists In The City (12" Mix)
7. Wild Like A Tiger (12" Mix)
8. Operation Eradication (12" Mix)
9. Star, Daily News & Gleaner
10. Teacher (12" Mix)
11. Sensee Party
12. Christmas A Come (12" Mix)

Download Here:

Eek A Mouse "Most Wanted"


Bonus You Tube Videos:

Eek A Mouse At Sunsplash

Ed* "Me no say dat!!!"

Eek A Mouse "Schoolboy"

Ed* Cocaine is one helluva drug!

Eek A Mouse "Hitler"

Ed* Another sleeper tune