I was talking to our (Simmertones) sax player Ray Beavis about the Allstars at a gig last week. I'd been watching clips of their gig on the Tube and a few other clips online and wondered why they never got a lot bigger or well known. Ray was a member of Graham Parker's The Rumour horn section and they played on loads of sessions, including the recordings and gigs with JBAs. He said it was a great band (obvious now looking back at the clips) but it just kind of fizzled out which was a shame. _________________ not in a ska band anymore although we do play ska. And punk. And folk, reggae, indie, rock, dub. All of it.
Great clip, used to have this on VHS as well. It must have been a logistical nightmare to get all these musicians together to REHEARSE, never mind gig. But there were a number of big bands around at that time.
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Fri May 17, 2013 8:17 am
StevieB Special
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Anyone know who all the band members were ? _________________ Can you hear them talking about us
telling lies, is that a surprise
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Fri May 17, 2013 5:50 pm
Hugh Too Hot
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I'm pretty sure I do
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Sat May 18, 2013 5:00 am
Sugarman Too Hot
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Imani wrote:
Harry wrote:
Above Q&A thing with Brad is from NME (24th March 1984)
Harry, I had a copy of this many lifetimes ago.
I collected all the J.B's vinyl through the years, It's a shame they didn't stay around long enough to record an album?
their B-Sides are also very interesting, the last single Alphabet Army released on 2 Tone was opening all kinds of new doors for the 2 Tone label but sadly it wasn't to be for the J.B's or 2 Tone records _________________ I'm having bags of fun
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Sat Jul 13, 2013 9:44 am
Harry Too Hot
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Did J.B release records or play live in the 90s?
I have a CD of Special Beat Service live. _________________ I got one art O'level it did nothing for me
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Sat Jul 13, 2013 11:14 am
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Seamus Beaghan
This one's a bit better
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Sat Jul 13, 2013 3:07 pm
Fester Too Hot
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Mmmmm Lesley Ash Mmmmmm
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Sat Jul 13, 2013 10:07 pm
Sugarman Too Hot
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Harry wrote:
Did J.B release records or play live in the 90s?
I have a CD of Special Beat Service live.
Here's some information about an unreleased 1984 recording, now available to buy on iTunes
1: Sound Effectian (Dub)
Composed for a cartoon series (which never even made it to the storyboard stage) about a super crime-fighting organisation from the future who use sonic rays to defeat the baddies. Now then, that’s as may be, but when it comes to; rock solid, locked in, on the money, bang on beat drumming... in the history of British pop music, there’s none finer than John Bradbury (Brad from The Specials). I was the bass player in his “bit on the side” crew: The JB Allstars (clips available on YouTube, vinyl available on eBay). This is just him and me, recorded in Larry Wallis’s Dads 8track studio in 1984. And I would contest, on the grounds that there’s no question about it, it’s the most creditable Punk Dub release ever?
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