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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)... -
Classic skinhead reggae from 1972 - never reissued ever since Import from Holland on the Blue Elephant...Out of stock
Bunny Wailer is not only known as an original member of reggae group The Wailers, but also because of his solo career His second album 'Protest' from 1977 consists of solid reggae rhythms and conscious lyrics Comes on 180 gram...Out of stock
Bunny Wailer's album 'Sings The Wailers' from 1980 successfully reworks many of The Wailers songs with the backing of top Jamaican musicians, Sly and Robbie Dubby overtones and well produced arrangements are all part of the wonderful sound created by Bunny and Sly and Robbie Comes on 180 gram...
"Classic reggae album from 1978 re-released on 180 gram vinyl Produced by Linval Thompson Extensive sleeve notes Personnel: Bass - Robbie Shakespeare; Bongos - Skully; Drums - Sly Dunbar; Organ - Ossie Hibbert; Percussion - Sky Juice; Piano - Winston Wright; Producer - Linval Thompson Recorded At: Channel One Recording Studio...Out of stock
Repress! 'The Keyboard King', first issued on Third World in 1976, features Mr Mittoo's delightful organ workouts, completely reconfiguring hits by John Holt, Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell and Bunny & Skully, among others This is a fine reissue on...Out of stock
Bunny Wailer's 'Blackheart Man' from 1976 is one of the ultimate reggae masterpieces from the former member of the Wailers His solo debut album is both complex as attractive and critics have been praising this record for many years Bunny explores themes like repatriation, marijuana, and his childhood in Jamaica The title is based...
A “Mocko Jumbie” is the performer of the carnival stilt- dancing tradition which has had a presence in the Virgin Islands for several hundred years, and which historians consider to have been brought to the Caribbean by enslaved West Africans In 1964, at age 14, Alvin “Allie” Paul entered the St Thomas carnival as a...
Funky soul reggae LP released by HAROLD BUTLER in 1976 reissued for the first time! CEDRIC BROOKS on saxophone and MARCIA GRIFFITHS as a backing vocalist Features reggae arrangements of classics such as "THE WAY (I LIKE IT)"! A must-have for...Out of stock
Double deep, rare and classic Rastafari roots cuts from reggae’s golden era and golden studio, starring Freddie McGregor, The Wailing Souls, The Gladiators, Horace Andy, Devon Russell, Cedric Brooks, Count Ossie and Judah Eskender Tafari “Soul Jazz Records’ new Studio One collection ‘Fire Over Babylon: Dread, Peace and...
Don Cosmic is a new Studio One compilation that chronicles the legacy and influence of Don Drummond, one of Jamaica's most legendary performers during the ska era This collection features a handful of Don Drummond rarities, many of which have never been featured on prior albums You can hear Drummond's timeless sound all across the...Out of stock
Hotter than hot collection of proto-electro dancehall jams from the Studio One archives, featuring the voices of Johnny Osbourne, Prince Jazzbo, Horace Andy and the sweet crooning of Alton Ellis These triple LP comps that Soul Jazz do are always top notch, and this one is no different Immediate favourites of ours include ‘In...Out of stock
Reissue of ska legend Rico Rodriguez Rico started his career in the late 1950s playing with the likes of Prince Buster Laurel Aitken and Max Romeo as a session musician in addition to creating his own recordings He moved to the UK in the early 60s and continued performing live and playing as a session musician He signed to Island...
Originally released in 1981 Features Jackie Mittoo, Junior Dan,...Out of stock
"Debut solo album from the Black Slate singer originally released in 1979 Now released on 180 gram vinyl Red Hot Dub, originally released in 1979 through West London's Burning Sounds label and credited to Elroy Bailey, is a superior dub-based collection that showcases subtle, masterful musicianship rather than electronic...
Originally released in 1980 Nice showcase album, vocals and dubs Features Sugar Minott, Black Roots Players, Scientist, Errol Youth,...Out of stock
Resetting the timeline to 1997-2020, ‘Now Thing 2’ expands upon the seminal first set - which was a gateway to the world of dancehall for many heads - with crucial cuts from the scene’s leading producers; spanning Dave Kelly to Steely & Clevie, from NYC’s Bobby Konders to Ward 21, and including killer side-spins on...Out of stock
"Reissue of 1975 album on 180 gram red vinyl Produced by: Norman Grant Recorded at: Channel One Recording...
Bunny Lee recorded a massive volume of remarkably consistent music in the '70s This compilation brings together rare and unreleased cuts that put the listener bang in the middle of a typical recording session, complete with false starts and studio...
The man known as Augustus Pablo was a visionary, part of an intimate group of creative figures whose approach to reggae music and audio recording have forever changed the shape of popular music in Jamaica, and the echoes of his creative ingenuity have reached far beyond the island's shores The enigmatic figure will always be most...Out of stock
On 'Dub in Blood' you'll find some top draw versions mixed at Channel One Produced by Phil...
Brilliant, haughty Jamaican avant-gardism, inspired by Jammy’s Sleng Teng explosion, rearing up at a Hackney crossroads opposite techno, hiphop, breakbeat and rave Presented as a next-generation companion to London Is The Place For Me: the mood is more defiant — a Jamaican secession from London — with themes of inner-city...
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Dubble Attack (The Original Pantomine Dee-Jay Collection...
Trinity & Friends is a new compilation by French label Patate that collects the best work of Wade Brammer, a Jamaican DJ turned singer who went by the name of Junior Brammer as well as Trinity He recorded a huge wealth of albums from the seventies onwards and worked with plenty of his contemporaries such as Barrington Levy,...
Cornell Campbell I Man A The Stal-A-Watt, highlighting the singer’s prominence in the golden era of reggae from the early 70s to early 80s The title is a boast from the early soundclash era when many of Campbell’s tracks, here produced primarily by Bunny Lee, would play first on King Tubby’s Home Town Hi-Fi in Jamaica The...Out of stock
A wicked showcase style collection from Roots singer Easton Clarke featuring 1976-77 rare 7" tunes "Tug O War" "Jah Say" "Dig A Hole" and "Must Wear My Crown" all with their killer...
1969 proved a crucial year in the development of Jamaican music Reggae had just superseded Rock Steady in becoming the island s national sound, with the new exciting style swiftly embraced by a fast developing British working class youth movement noted for their smart, functional clothing and cropped hair Skinheads So it was in...Out of stock
On vinyl comes a great upbeat collection of six of Dennis Brown's 12-inch discomixes from his late '70s/early'80s activities with Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson Featured are classics sa 'Slave Driver', 'Man Next Door', 'Oh What A Day' plus the killer 7-inch version of 'Open...
Gussie Presenting The Right Tracks - the original 70s classic collection with 11 selected tracks on wax A true parade of Jamaican greats Horace Andy, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Augustus Pablo, Leroy Smart etc - the next decade Gussie Clarke went truly outernational with global hits galore but these are the crucial cuts that...Out of stock
Never-heard work from the legendary Keith Hudson – material recorded with the Wailers Band at Tuff Gong studios shortly before his too-early death – finally seeing the light of day after all these years! This set features dub tracks from the sessions, with studio work from King Jammy – less lead vocals from Hudson, but...Out of stock
Strong roots vocal album from Clive Matthews in collaboration with Spanish producer Roberto Sanchez, recorded and mixed at A-Lone Ark Studios included 4 page lyric...
One of the first reggae singers of his era to move into self-production, Linval Thompson was known initially as a roots and culture artist, recording for various producers including Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee before initiating his own studio sessions in 1978 In 1979, he mentored Henry ‘Junjo’ Lawes as a producer, who in turn...Out of stock
2021 repress Reissue of Ital Dub, originally released in 1975 This is Augustus Pablo's first collaboration with King...
Originally released in 1977 The misleadingly titled "The Best Of Freddy McKay" is the fourth album of the artist and not a compilation The fruit of collaboration with the producer Alvin "GG's" Ranglin Recorded at Channel One & Harry J studios and backed by The Revolutionaries it marks the entrance of McKay in the Roots...Out of stock
Dennis was the third Jamaican teenage singing sensation (after Delroy Wilson and Errol Dunkley), but this collection skips his earliest work …country and doo-wop covers Let Me Down Easy and Silhouette, and the hypnotic self-penned self-help anthem Concentration From there we move to his crisp, scratchy sides for the...
The Jamaican reggae and dub musician Linval Thompson's career began around the age of 20 He collaborated with many of the greats of Jamaican music recording I Love Marijuana was his first self-produced LP in 1978 and featuring some of his well-known tracks, like the title song, the funky "Dread are the Controller" and "Just...Out of stock
Studio One Roots set the standard for Soul Jazz Records' long-standing series of Studio One collections and features many of the classic artists from Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's mighty roster of reggae This album includes Freddie McGregor, Willie Williams, Cornell Campbell, Alton Ellis, Devon Russell alongside some of the...Out of stock
Soul Jazz Records' new Studio One release Rocksteady Got Soul is a collection of uplifting and superb rocksteady and soulful reggae from the late 1960s and early 1970s Studio One is the number one label in the history of reggae and he album features - as ever with Studio One - an impeccable and unbeatable line-up of reggae...Out of stock
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Radiation Roots present a reissue of Pavement's self-titled album, originally released in 1969 Pavement's sole long-player is the stuff of legend, a record so rare that in-the-know vinyl connoisseurs have questioned its very existence As one of the many vinyl anomalies of the day, Pavement's obscure story is very much about a...
Radiation Roots present a reissue of Sly & Robbie's Master Of Ceremony Dub Master rhythm duo Sly and Robbie first met on the Jamaican club scene of the early 1970s, when both were playing clubs on Kingston's Red Hills Road They began working together at Channel One studio when Sly was drummer and arranger of The...
If you are in search of the origins of Jamaican music this is a great album to start with Mento was the original Jamaican folk music that predates ska and reggae Played exclusively on acoustic instruments, Mento was based on both African and European elements The 1950s was Mento's golden age, as many artists recorded songs using a...
Cap'tain Créole - formerly known as Trenchtown Meditation - was a band formed in 1984 by Clément, José, Jean-Pierre and SergeCap'tain Créole was a pioneering creole-speaking French reggae band with the aim of exploring new musical horizons With the help of 3 new members - among them a sax player and a trumpet player, both...
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