I’m a member of oldschoolhiphop.com (sup fam over there!!!) and got a message off a new member, Bobby Dazzler.  He has sent me links to loads of tape rips for Mike Allen, live stuff in the UK, various old acts etc.  I have literally copied the mail he sent me and pasted it straight in here, so maximum respect to him.

As these are not my own tape rips, I can’t vouch for the standard of the quality of any of them, so you’ll have to be the judge of that!

Massive props to Mr Dazzler for these, head over to OSHH to say thanks!  Here’s a thread that features links to a lot of other Mike Allen shows:

http://board.oldschoolhiphop.com/viewtopic.php?t=552

Enjoy, peace!

http://rapidshare.com/files/187637553/Mike_Allen_1985_The_Best_of_PT1.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187637554/Mike_Allen_1985_The_Best_of_PT1.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187655872/Mike_Allen_1985_The_Best_of_PT2.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187655874/Mike_Allen_1985_The_Best_of_PT2.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187679541/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT1.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187679544/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT1.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187729250/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT2.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187729254/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT2.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187794866/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT3.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187794870/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT3.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187810096/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT4.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187810097/Mike_Allen_1986_UK_FRESH_PT4.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/187831118/Mantronix_Live_london.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/187831122/Mantronix_Live_london.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/189731216/LL_Cool_J_-_Live_1988.wav.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/189731217/LL_Cool_J_-_Live_1988.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/190220776/Mike_Allen_-_Mike_Allen_Radio_Show_1986_No.1.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/190220782/Mike_Allen_-_Mike_Allen_Radio_Show_1986_No.1.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/190258905/Mike_Allen_-_Mike_Allen_Radio_Show_1986_No.2.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/190258909/Mike_Allen_-_Mike_Allen_Radio_Show_1986_No.2.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/190724393/LWR_tape_Transfer.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/191916772/Mike_Allen_Interviews.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/192439602/Public_Enemy_-_PE_Live_London.wav.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/192439604/Public_Enemy_-_PE_Live_London.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/192978964/Various_Dazzler_RIP_1.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/193714981/RUN_DMC_-_RUN_DMC_LIVE.wav.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/193714982/RUN_DMC_-_RUN_DMC_LIVE.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/194035741/Various_Dazzler_RIP_2.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/194416471/Herbie_Hancock_-_Herbie_Hancock_Live_London_Part_1.wav.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/194416473/Herbie_Hancock_-_Herbie_Hancock_Live_London_Part_1.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/194430621/Herbie_Hancock_-_Herbie_Hancock_Live_London_Part_2.wav.mp3

http://rapidshare.com/files/194430622/Herbie_Hancock_-_Herbie_Hancock_Live_London_Part_2.wav.cue

http://rapidshare.com/files/196603322/Various_Dazzler_RIP_3.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/197223553/Masquerade.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/198810087/Various_Dazzler_RIP_4_pt_1.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/201878404/Various_Dazzler_RIP_4_Pt_2.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/202980851/Various_Dazzler_RIP_5.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/204802872/Various_Dazzler_RIP_6.zip

http://rapidshare.com/files/210634176/Planet_Patrol.zip

UK Fresh 86 Tape 2 Disco Scratch

Content has been a bit thin over recent weeks my fellow Disco Scratchers, but a bumper update this week should vanquish the hunger pains for that old school material.  Look out for more demo tracks from the vault, late 80s Westwood & Dave Pearce tapes and the next Simon Harris LP.

Anyway, UK Fresh ’86… this tape represents the end of part 1 and first part of part 2.  This is because when Capital put the show out, it was 2 2 hour shows over a Friday and Saturday night, but obviously tapes are only an hour and a half, so hence 3 tapes.

DS UK Fresh 86 Tape 2 Inlay

It was great relistening to the tape again, some particularly dope performances.  Not a lot more to say, enjoy the tape & pass the word around that DS has got those nuggets from the crates you need!  Til’ next time, WAXOFF…!

Well people, I hope I find you in fine fettle!  Sorry for lack of updates, hopefully this will make up for it!

So, where do I start?  Uk Fresh ’86.  For those that don’t know, this was the biggest Hip Hop jam to have ever come to the shores of Mighty Blighty.  To be honest, I really don’\t know if there has been a bigger jam.  Certainly in terms of venue, I mean this was at Wembley!  The acts that appeared were:

Word of Mouth
DJ Cheese
Hashim
Steady B
Mantronix
Afrika Bambaataa
World Class Wreckin Cru
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
Dr. Jeckyll & Mr. Hyde
The Real Roxanne
Just-Ice

I was 14 in 1986 and me old dutch wouldn’t let me go… ahhh, yes I know, I’m sure I wasn’t the only one not allowed to go!  If you look in the History section of the site you’ll see the original scan of the application form for tickets I filled out.  Yes it’s true, my hardcore B Boy style will be blown out the water when you realise I lived in Petersfield!  No crack or guns there people, if Mrs Jones from number 56 dropped her oranges in the street it made the local news!

There are some pictures from the UK Fresh event on the rtbb site, so check ‘em out.  There’s a fair bit of info on the web about Fresh ’86.  You can already download the audio from a number of places, so why download mine?  COS I STAYED UP TO TAPE IT OFF MIKE ALLEN THAT’S WHY!  As with all stuff on DS I only put up stuff I have ripped from my own collection and that is not available elsewhere.  As these 3 tapes were recorded from FM and the MP3s are made from those masters, the quality is about as good as you can get.  I went for 160 kbps as going any higher is pointless really and makes the file size too big.

My boy Benzini has Mike Allen & Fresh 86 stuff available on his Blog, Ageing B Boys Unite so nip over there and check it out.

Also, here’s the complete original programme as a PDF file:

If you’ve subscribed to the podcast you’ll get the audio automatically, but there are options in this post to download it directly.

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I recorded this on 3 tapes, so that’s how I’ll deliver it.  All tapes are 1 entire MP3 file, side 1 fades out into a fade in of side 2.  I love the old Capital jingles and Mike Allen saying stuff like “Hit It Cheese!” with great gusto, the old Hawaiin shirt wearing Groove Records on moped visiting legend!

Anyway, here’s the audio, enjoy!