Right, for a start, how gnikcuf stupid is the spelling of February… really?  I mean why doesn’t someone go to the powers that be and say… Look, the spelling of February is shit… people are still depressed from Christmas, darkness etc… the LAST thing they want is a badly spelled month.  FEBUARY… Right?  Fu*k a “R”!

Anyway, get your log ‘oles sound Uncle Repo doin’ damage like is only right… last nights show… ENJOY!

Ladies and gents, every once in a while I drop a bollock and I did so with the calendars.

I didn’t do enough research into them and based the price on a few quick searches and the lowest prices I saw. This plus the fact that I chose a supplier that informed me they would be a fiver to manufacture.

Well, how wrong I was… I didn’t check the small print and what I thought was a fiver turned into £11.50 per calendar, PLUS they would not give me a discount for combined shipping..

So, I managed to find another place that was a bit cheaper but still more than advertised. Now I was willing to pay the extra at my own expense, but when I submitted the pictures, they came back to me saying some shite about resolution blah blah blah and they would be £9.50 each.

Well, after a couple of weeks of thinking about it and in light of recent events I propose the following:

It’s obvious I can’t do these calendars for the price I advertised, as far as I can see these manufacturers are taking the proper piss… so here are your options:

1. No hassle refund, just send me an e-mail to discoscratch@gmx.com and I’ll refund you the money (with big apologies), use the word “refund” in the subject line

2.If I get over 10 people willing to pay the additional £6.50 (extortion!!!), I’ll do a “Financial Calendar” from April 1st for a whole year with the full calendar as it was meant to be. If you fancy this, send an e-mail to discoscratch@gmx.com with the subject “calendar”

3. In light of my recent escapades with the stash of stuff relating to Mike Allen, I propose everyone gets a Mike Allen mug in preparation for the bundle Mex is going to sell this year… all net profits of which will go to Uncle Mike himself. This will act as a promotional tool, you’ll get a dope mug plus a copy of a signed original photo of the man himself and a newsletter detailing as much information that we have as possible at time of posting relating to the bundles of Mike Allen goodies coming up for sale. If you want the Mike Allen mug, please send an e-mail to discoscratch@gmx.com with the subject as “mug”

This is so it is easy to track…

I have spoken with Mex and got the nod to do this and I will be offering the mugs online for sale as a separate entity also, priced £7.50 plus p&p. Anyone that wants a mug instead of a calendar will NOT have to pay any more, you will get it at the price you already paid (least I can do!)

People I’m really sorry about how this has turned out… and the length of time it has taken for me to do something about it, but I hope you understand I do not make any profit from anything I do on Disco Scratch and never have and sometimes life just kicks me in the nuts.

So, to summarise, please add your comments in this thread on the forum and let me know what you want to do by e-mailing discoscratch@gmx.com with the appropriate word as described above.

Once again, thanks for your patience I hope you understand and that I have tried to resolve as best as possible…

Cheers, Wax.

“What’s that big yellow thing in the sky?!!” my kids shouted at me about a week ago… in the West Midlands in the UK, we pretty much live in perfect vampire weather for most of the year, a’ la FORKS USA… well, I thought I’d celebrate the fact that it’s actually been lovely for a week, and looks to be nice all over the Easter bank holiday weekend with a little sunshine selection for the last 40 minutes…

This show was rudely interrupted every 15 poxeyed minutes by adverts…so after speaking with Sensei management it looks like we’ll be giving LiveStream the gas face and moving to a new host by next week, so keep checking back for updates, I’ll FB/Tweet & post it all over the gaff anyway… thanks to all those that tuned in live for staying with the show.

Also contained in the show is a little UK “Break to the beat version excursion”, plus  a load of new joints which I’ve been partial to this week.  And as if that wasn’t enough I went to Aldi’s earlier and found something to go with my tea for tonight’s show…

Gangsta Bix!

By the way… GURU, 1 year on… we remember you.  Have a listen to this to remember just how dope Gang Starr really is/was/will be: (Courtesy DJ Yoda)
Guru Mini-mix by DJ Yoda (UK)

1.Gang Starr – The Production (Interview)
2.Gang Starr – Dwyck (Live on “In Living Colour”)
New Joints
3.Phi Life Cipher – Watchin’ My TV
4.First Name Basis – Uncivilized Remix
5.Elzhi – Deep (Dirty)
6.J-Live – No Time To Waste
7.Freeway & Statik Selektah ft. Jak Frost & Tek of Smif N Wessun)
8.Foreign Legion – Fast & Loose
9.Die-Rek – Grown Man Biz ft DJ Versatile
10.Set Backs ft. Junclassic (Undercurrent)

Various tracks, mainly UK over last decade to 20 years (ish!)

11.Rough Element – Reflex Reaction
12.Points Proven feat M.A.D. – From The Bridge Of London
13.Diversion Tactics – Scouts Report
14.Kode 1 ft Madcut – Street Fighter
15.Klashnekoff – Parrowdice

Break To The Beat Version Excursion (Purely for Props)

16.Adam & The Ants – Ants Invasion

17.Foreign Beggars – Crypt Drawl (While You Were Thinking)

As Used by…..

18.Body Snatchers – Piece O’ Shit Props To Scenes14 for getting this first in the chartroom

20.Construction – Time To Get Raw
21.JC-001 & D-Zire – All My Children
22.Longusto, Vecks & Koaste – Major
23.Bus Driver – Imaginary Places

S U N S H I N E  S E L E C T I O N

24.KC & The Sunshine Band – I Get Lifted
25.KC & The Sunshine Band – Let It Go
26.Yellow Sunshine – Yellow Sunshine
27.Another Smooth Alliance – Ain’t No Sunshine
28.De La Soul – Sunshine
29.Brand Nubian – Wake Up (Reprise In The Sunshine)
30.Monkey Sons – Sunshine Day
31.Large Professor – In The Sun
32.Main Source – Live At The Barbecue
33.Sunshine Power – It’s Too Late

If you fancy listening to the show with loads of pony adverts courtesy LiveStream:

http://sensei.fm/player/player.php?show=1086

All your other download options:

http://www.mediafire.com/?np27h28yn6294o1

http://www.multiupload.com/1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/RS_1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/MU_1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/DF_1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/HF_1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/ZS_1BBRVE524M

http://www.multiupload.com/UP_1BBRVE524M

Now and again on mhy internet travels I come across people who are of a similar min set and also extremely generous!

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.

Click to subscribe in iTunes

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!