Were John & Ian the only ones dancing?
Don’t be put off if the link looks struck through – anyone can play the playlist. If you don’t have a YouTube Music subscription you’ll get occasional adverts, that’s all.
John and I have separately tried to remember our most regular and favoured tracks, then swapped notes…
…eventually a metaphorical puff of (totally legal) white smoke came out of a metaphorical chimney.
Your role, dear reader, is simply to enjoy the playlist. But please, if you wish, do chime in through comments with your own memories of bust fund discos, which I believe started several years before our sabbatical year and presumably went on for some years after.
For any readers who might be baffled by what a Bust Fund disco might have been – I explain the phenomenon in this piece – click here or below:
John White and I tended to focus mainly on ska, rocksteady, reggae and dub – as had oft been the wont of bust fund discos, plus a nod to sixties/psychedelic music, which “bust-fund-disco-istas” also tended to like.
Our DJ-ing style was to cluster types of sound and to favour segues that had some meaning…even if you needed a degree in musicology and/or expertise in music of those particular styles to get the gist of the segue choice!
For those who just want to look at the list rather than click and listen – the track listing is shown below.
The Prince, Madness, 2:31
Al Capone, Prince Buster, 3:00
Gangsters, The Specials, 2:51
Sun Is Shining, Bob Marley & The Wailers, 4:36
Warrior Charge, Aswad, 3:54
Kites, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound, 3:46
Paint It Black, The Rolling Stones, 3:23
Homburg, Procol Harum, 3:58
Jamming, Bob Marley & The Wailers, 3:31
Master Blaster (Jammin’), Stevie Wonder, 5:09
Electric Avenue, Eddy Grant, 3:48
Living On The Frontline, Eddy Grant, 5:58
Man In The Street, Don Drummond, 3:25
Sweet and Dandy, Toots and The Maytals, 3:00
007 (Shanty Town), Desmond Dekker, 2:42
James Bond, The Selecter, 2:19
Kingdom Dub, The Scientist, 4:52
Sinsemilla (feat. Sly & Robbie), Black Uhuru, 5:12
Ranking Full Stop, The Beat, 2:48
Stand Down Margaret (Dub), The Beat, 3:34
Maggie’s Farm, Bob Dylan, 3:55
Mr. Tambourine Man, The Byrds, 2:30
Sunshine Superman, Donovan, 3:16
White Rabbit, Jefferson Airplane, 2:31
Good Thing Going, Sugar Minott, 3:44
Kaya, Bob Marley and The Wailers, 3:16
Legalize It, Peter Tosh, 4:40
Police Officer 1986, Smiley Culture, 3:47
Wa-Do-Dem, Eek-A-Mouse, 3:54
Fattie Boom Boom, Ranking Dread, 3:46
Steppin Out, Steel Pulse, 4:06
Ku Klux Klan, Steel Pulse, 3:35
Three Little Birds, Bob Marley & The Wailers, 3:01
Swing Easy, Soul Vendors, 2:57
Bed Skank (Skank In Bed), Scotty feat. Lorna Bennett, 3:44
54-46 Was My Number, Toots & The Maytals, 3:25
Another One Bites The Dust, Clint Eastwood and General Saint, 3:49
Money In My Pocket (Parts One & Two – feat. Deejay Trinity), Dennis Brown, 8:12
You’re Wondering Now, The Specials, 2:37
Night Nurse, Gregory Isaacs, 4:07
Yes, surely you saw something you want to hear – here’s the link to that YouTube Music playlist again. And please do chime in with your Bust Fund disco memories.
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