By right royal appointment, Norman Jay MBE, the legendary provider of the best good times on the planet, presents the official ‘Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Festival’ after-party, ‘A Right Royal Carry On’ at London’s infamous party central, The Clapham Grand on Sunday 3^rd June, a four day weekend!

Known by his peers and contemporaries as ‘The Peoples DJ’ because of the width and breadth of his deejaying style and universal appeal, Norman Jay (MBE) will take to the stage complete with his legendary wheels of sound, the ‘Good Times Bus’, to treat the crowd to one of his signature sets of infectious deep, diverse and unrestricted Good Times party tunes, and bring an exceptional night of revelry to the celebrating London masses over this prestigious weekend! This jam packed bootie shaking party will see Norman bring with him hundreds of party goers from the daytime Diamond Jubilee Festival celebrations at Battersea Park into the night and all the way through until the early hours, completing what will be nearly a 15 hour all day Good Times marathon, set to pack out the Clapham Grand to the rafters and lift the roof of the joint!

To help celebrate this monumental event, Norman will also be joined on stage by a very special guest…… to be announced soon!!!!! (Check www.facebook.com/normanjaymbe to be kept up to date with the details!)

TICKETS: £10 in Advance from www.normanjay.com/tickets or £15 from the Good Times Bus at the Diamond Jubilee Festival in Battersea Park during the day.

TICKET LINK - http://www.normanjay.com/tickets

Jay set up his first sound system, Great Tribulation, in 1979 with his brother Joey which became Good Times Sound System in 1981, the start of a 30-year residency at Notting Hill Carnival. Norman changed the face of the music played there, introducing a range of gritty, soulful styles to complement the predominantly reggae-based sound systems. The move paved the way for the open-minded Carnival we know today, with Good Times still at its core.

From Good Times, Jay’s career burgeoned. He became a key DJ during the ‘80s London rare groove scene, hosting a series of legendary clubs – Shake ‘N’ Fingerpop, High On Hope (inspired by New York’s Paradise Garage) and famed sessions at London’s Bass Clef (later the Blue Note), all of which built his reputation for open-minded soulful selections spanning soul, funk, disco, early house, reggae and hip hop. Through his club nights, he was one of the first to introduce legendary US DJs like Tony Humphries, Louie Vega and Blaze to the UK. Further success followed – he was one of the founders of London station Kiss FM and ran the seminal Talkin’ Loud label alongside Gilles Peterson at Phonogram.

Jay’s tireless work as a DJ has earned him many accolades – he has appeared on the BBC’s Question Time, and received an MBE for his work in 2002, the first time any DJ had received such an accolade.

In the wake of his many achievements and the ongoing success of Good Times, Jay has enjoyed a series of essential compilation albums on React, Resist, Nuphonic and Azuli stretching back to 2000, as well as a recent spin-off album, ‘Good Times Australia’. Now, the maestro returns with a special 30^th Anniversary collection for Strut, another bumper set of genre-hopping classic and rare Good Times favourites. Tracks include boogie rarity ‘Dreamin’ by short-lived band Zalmac and Fries & Bridges’ ‘Forever This’, a 4×4 belter featuring an early vocal by chart superstar Cee-Lo Green. Jay touches on independent hip hop with Basement Chemist, jazz grooves courtesy of Kira Neris and Attic Tree, skanking reggae from Jacob Miller and doo-wop soul courtesy of Little Anthony & The Imperials.

Norman Jay presents Good Times 30 is released on CD, LP and download. For the CD and LP formats, leading journalist and author Lloyd Bradley interviews Norman Jay for an extensive career-spanning sleeve note. The package also features rare and unseen photos from across Norman Jay’s career as a DJ.

1. MARK CAPANNI – I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES

2. AVERY SUNSHINE – I GOT SUNSHINE

3. TED TAYLOR – GHETTO DISCO (Edit)

4. ZALMAC – DREAMIN’

5. TERRI WELLS – WHO’S THAT STRANGER

6. LITTLE ANTHONY & THE IMPERIALS – I DON’T HAVE TIME TO WORRY

7. MARIO BIONDI – MY GIRL

8. JACOB MILLER & INNER CIRCLE – TIRED FE LICK WEED IN A BUSH

9. THE BASEMENT KHEMIST – EVERYBODY (L I F E)

10. J BOOGIE’S DUBTRONIC SCIENCE feat. GOAPELE and CAPITOL A – TRY ME (People Under The Stairs Remix)

11. ATTIC TREE – VOAR

12. CURTIS MAYFIELD – VICTORY

13. DANTE – FREAK IN ME

14. FRIES & BRIDGES – FOREVER THIS

15. THE DETROIT EXPERIMENT – THINK TWICE (Henrik Schwarz Remix)

16. ASHLEY SLATER – PRIVATE SUNSHINE

Label: Strut Catalogue No: STRUT080CD/LP
Formats (all unmixed): 2xCD / 2xLP/ digital
Release date: 19th July 2011

The Flip the Script book is an unparalleled collection of photographs documenting some of the most talented artists from both sides of the Atlantic to have emerged over the past decade and further back.

The preface is by Norman Jay MBE with special images taken at the 2010 Notting Hill Carnival & Good Times 30th Anniversary. In the book are never-seen before images of Jamiroquai, Omar, Erykah Badu, Roisin Murphy, Brand New Heavies, John Legend, 4 Hero, Estelle…plus much more.

It features insights into the changing music scene and also discusses the preservation of the music we grew up with being manifested in new forms.

http://www.flipthescriptbook.com