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Kingston Jamaica's well known and always forward operating Dancehall creators Equiknoxx in special collaboration with eclectic Twin Cities USA newcomers Feel Free Hi Fi Soundsystem 4 tracks with 4 dub versions of experimental electronic... -
Long lost dub companion to classic reggae Fred Locks album from 1976 "Black Star Liner" featuring dubs to "Blood Money" "True Rastaman" and many... -
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Kalita Records announce the first ever retrospective on Jamaican-born artist Desmond Chambers With the politically conscious "Haly Gully (Version)" only previously available on his now-invisible 1987 album Tiger Bom, and "The Morning Show" only available as the B-side of the equally invisible single "I Have Seen Love In Your... -
'Hot Sauce 2' is the second in a series of compilations which aim to highlight the Trojan related UK record labels that existed between 1965 and 1975 It's an all killer no filler journey through early reggae and rocksteady full of rare gems from the period alongside the odd better known track Amalgamated, Beverley’s Records,... -
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New Age Doom follows up its critically acclaimed 2020 drone metal opus Himalayan Dream Techno with a serendipitous LP featuring the dub legend Lee "Scratch" Perry as lead vocalist With its central themes of experimentation and dreaming, the album takes listeners on a sonic trip through a genre-defying blend of drone, jazz, stoner... -
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The dub classic celebrating the four decades of 1977 to 2017 now officially re-issued as 40 th Anniversary Remaster-Edition in a picture sleeve!The Joe Gibbs "African Dub" records are considered to be among the first and best dub albums ever recorded The series, recorded between 1972 and 1978 feature the Joe Gibbs house band aka... -
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Radiation Roots present a reissue of Laurel Aitken's The Fantastic Laurel Aitken, originally released in 1972 Remastered and expanded edition of this hyper-rare early '70s release from the "Godfather Of Ska" By 1970, Laurel Aitken was well and truly established as the "Father of British Reggae", having dominated the country's... -
Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, proudly presents Disco Reggae Vol 4, following three precedent acclaimed editions Imagine the biggest classics from Roy Ayers, Chemise, Lyn Christopher, Gerswhin, A Taste Of Honey, Keni Burke, Patrice Rushen or Kraftwerk reworked and re-arranged as Reggae & Dub killer... -
Shockout debut from Dembow dream team DJ Python, Kelman Duran & Florentino aka Sangre Nueva, with a killer EP released between DJ Python’s Worldwide Unlimited and Florentino’s Club Romantico imprints, funneling hybrids of reggaeton into deep house x R&G with cinematic influences = unmissable heat for dancers/DJs... -
"Recorded at Randy's Studio 17 and Lee Perry's Black Ark, Max Romeo's Revelation Time is rightfully regarded as one of the cornerstones of Jamaican music Released in JA in 1975 on Black World the album was picked by United Artist for US release and later by listed in The Rough Guide to Reggae as one of the essential reggae albums... -
"Often called reggae's 'Dark Prince,' Keith Hudson was one of the genre's most innovative left-of-center producers and vocalists, often mentioned in the same breath as Lee Scratch Perry Hudson's fourth album, Flesh Of My Skin, Blood Of My Blood, was released in 1974 to critical reception in London, paving the way for his future... -
Originally released in 1986, Brother Resistance's 'Rapso Takeover' blends calypso, reggae, disco, funk and poetry to create the artist’s signature Rapso sound "A progressive form of poetry from Trinidad and Tobago, Rapso emerged as a means by which to articulate the daily suffering symptomatic of the social unrest afflicting the... -
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The Wailers’ “Catch A Fire (Original Jamaican Version)”, the world’s first analog LP with a zippo lighter jacket, will be reissued! This is the original Jamaican version of their 1973 major-label debut, “Catch A Fire” This album features the dynamic Jamaican sound without the guitar and organ overdubs of the UK... -
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Prince Far I aka the Voice Of Thunder got his start in the burgeoning Jamaican music industry as a sound system DJ (for Sir Mike The Musical Dragon), workingsecurity at Joe Gibbs’ stuido and in a similar roll at Coxsone Dodd's Studio One As fate would have it, King Stitt, the regular DJ at Studio One, failed to turn up to voice... -
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In the 1970s reggae music burst forth from its birthplace of Jamaica and took over the world Who would have ever thought that one of the first outposts it captured on its way to global domination would be an unlikely city known mostly for its Brahmin heritage and blue‐collar brawlers as well as for violent racial polarization... -
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Cultural polymath - pop star, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, commentator, Grammy winner Oh and DJ, too Take your pick from the many coats worn by our selector, Don Letts aka The Rebel Dread Born in Brixton, a child of the Windrush Generation, Letts’ slippery and unorthodox career is somewhat hard to define, without taking a... -
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The tracks span the 'Golden Era' of Reggae from the mid-70's through the early-80's Includes tracks from Junior Murvin, Culture, Black Uhuru, Barrington Levy, Eek-A-Mouse, and the list goes on! Anyone familiar with these songs will realise what an outstanding collection this is And if you are unfamiliar with these songs, this is a... -
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Without Count Ossie, it could be argued, there would be no ska, no reggae, no dancehall, no Jamaican popular music as we currently know it A Rastafarian drummer born Oswald Williams in 1926, Count Ossie began performing Nyabinghi music in the 1950s This rhythm and chant heavy religious meditation derived from the drumming... -
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Rawbone Reggae On Top dubs mixed by Barry Issac and Dougie Wardrop at Conscious... -
Here’s a monster of its own Not to be confused with Trevor Jackson early 2000 project (even if the british producer has obviously been informed by post-punk, dub, post-industrial and the likes) Playgroup was more than anything a collective, based somewhere around Bristol and London Drummer Bruce Smith was the key figure behind... -
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2021 repress; LP version Lee "Scratch" Perry's Black Ark Studio opened its doors in 1974, situated in his backyard at 5 Washington Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica Using only basic equipment, a Teac 4-track recorder, a Soundcraft mixing desk, an Echoplex delay unit, and later adding a Phaser effects unit that he used in conjunction with... -
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A thundering 16 tracks produced by Lee Perry that takes us through the key period of his output at the Black Ark Many of the tracks come from a single master tape The remaining tracks are from dub plates As re-issues go this is pretty remarkable Maverick Productions that showcase Perry at his most... -
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Upon release in 1971, 'Africa's Blood' was the first record Lee "Scratch" Perry released under his own name, although his band The Upsetters do appear on most of the tracks There's an undeniable influence from American contemporary R&B, but still Perry's signature dub and reggae fusion shines through Comes on 180 gram... -
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'Conquering Lion' stands as one of the few truly essential albums of the roots era As devotional as anything by Burning Spear, as polemical as Bob Marley, and as militant as the Mighty Diamonds, the album also communicates a haunting spiritual quality that is uniquely its own Amazingly, for such a coherent work, the tracks were... -
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Repress! 'In Fine Style' was the second album of Augustus Pablo's material to be released on Pressure Sounds It is a unique set in that much of it has never before been released on CD and was only ever previously available on rare seven and twelve inch... -
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Rids the World of the Curse of the Vampires (1981) not only ably displays Scientist's varied approach, but also clocks in as one of his best outings Scientist keeps things lively with plenty of reverb and echo-treated percussion, ghostly piano parts, video game sound effects, and other wobbly interjections from the mixing board... -
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Into The Deep Treasury presents RIDDIM POETRY Shining the light on the emergence of the reggae movement in France, through a selection of hidden gems from the 80's, Carefully restored and remastered, Riddim Poetry is an off-beat journey composed of 7 masterpieces influenced by several styles (Pop, Library, Raï, Disco) which... -
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Bashy, reconstituted ragga mutations and moody electronica from Dill Dodos Recife chief R A M S E S and Gablab aka PPC RIYL Imaginary Forces, DJ Plead, Two Shell Dancers and DJs should be checking for at least three of these cuts, with handy club gear found between the strolling ragga chat and white noise lashes of ‘Szcrew’,... -
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Sugar Minott was a dominant presence in Jamaican music in the 1970’s & 80’s As a singer and song writer he was hugely popular with fans & influential among musicians and vocalists His recording career bridged three major eras in reggae; from Studio One to Lover’s Rock and to the digital age in... -
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Released in March 2011 by Greensleeves Records but originally created in the 1980's, Crucial in Dub by DJ Prince Jammy is a compilation of rare reggae dub tracks that were left behind due to the digital revolution of dancehall music This 12-track LP offers audiences the experience of early and classic dub mixing that set the... -
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Re-release of the classic 1970’s Dub album on 180 gram vinyl Niney The Observer's ‘Sledgehammer Dub In The Street Of Jamaica’ LP has always been considered to be a long lost gem with Dub collectors Originally released in early 1977 and pressed in a limited quantity of between 300 to 400 copies the record was a compilation of... -
"Well Pleased and Satisfied's debut album from 1978 is a roots reggae treasure Long out of print, this fantastic album is reissued from the revamped Burning Sounds label on 180 gram vinyl Recorded at King Tubby's with the backing band Sly and the Revolutionaries, Give Thanks and Praise is roots reggae of the highest... -
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Re-release of classic 1970's dub album on the revitalised Burning Sounds imprint This Album Is Strictly Rockers Dubbing And Rootsy Smoking 'Cos Babylon Must FallLP - 180 Gram... -
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French label Patate have got two super new compilations out this month Blackbeard Calling: Hulk's Reggae Archives Volume One is a new series looking at the best work of Rodguel 'Blackbeard' Sinclair It comes two years after the label started working with him and pays homage by selecting 12 tracks of his produced during the second... -
Re-issue of the album from 1979 in its original cover as a heavy weight 180gram edition, re-mastered and with extensive liner notes!Produced, composed and arranged by Pablo Gad, recorded with the backing band Zion Steppers from the UK, the artwork was created by Wayne Massop A release in the re-launch series of the classic UK... -
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Crisp new pressing of Wayne Jarrett’s 1981 dancehall classic Heavyweight Roots Radics rhythms sweetened by Jarrett’s dreamy, rootsy vocals = total... -
" Isaacs kicks off the set with his declaration of independence, 'No Footstool,' but a quartet of militant cultural numbers -- a fierce 'A Riot,' a simmering 'Jailer,' a heartfelt 'Village of the Under Privileged' and the powerful return-to-Africa-themed 'Border' -- fuels this set All are classic Isaacs, with the latter featuring... -
"1978 Roots Reggae album reissued on 180 gram vinyl Lonely Man showcases vocalist Pat Kelly and an all star band featuring Robbie Shakespeare, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Ansel Collins and... -
Originally issued in 1976 for the Fay Music imprint, here's on of the King Tubby classics re-printed with the Greensleeves seal of quality Recorded at King Tubby's Studio with the musicians of the Natty Locks Band Jamaica, produced by Winston Edwards, a cousin from Joe Gibbs The few vocals that appear on tracks B1, B3, and... -
"11 song LP compiling nearly all of the remaining '70s and '80s output of Clive & Trevor not already re-released by DKR Vocals, dubs and a deejay cut culled from various releases are all corralled here to complete the picture of the great body of work from these long time... -
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2020 repress; LP version Scientist's name can be found all over any dub record collection; he was a protégé of King Tubby, and many would say that when dub fell on quieter times it was Scientist who breathed new life into it His pared-down mixing style suited the dancehall reggae sound that arrived as the '70s rolled into the... -
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With this 1982 album, Scientist delivers one of his most progressive mixes, deconstructing the originals down to their skeletal base and adding just the right amount of mixing board-generated Echoplex and reverb with his patented minimal sound A landscape resplendent with steely piano, depth-charge drums, and futuristic dub... -
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Lee 'Scratch' Perry & The Upsetters' Eternal Dubs Chapter 2 on Clocktower Tracks: "Brad Draw," "Clocktower Version," "Clocktower Station," "Wa Fi Do," "Jah Dub," "Love Version," "Deliah Dub," "Ital Locks," "Ital Dub," "Dark Moon," "Moon Version," "Looking Dread" and "Dreaded... -
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First ever vinyl reissue of classic King Tubby dub set from 1983, revolving an allstar line-up on some premium heavyweight roots dub pressure Arriving at the latter end of dub’s golden era, ‘Majestic Dub’ is exemplary of Tubby’s studio as instrument tekkers, with the regal one at the desk joined by Prince Jammy (mixing)... -
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Classic skinhead reggae from 1972 - never reissued ever since Import from Holland on the Blue Elephant...
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