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Clement Dodd, the founder of the iconic Studio One label, was a fierce proponent of Marcus Garvey's message of self-reliance, having heard it in his youth Over the years he recorded and produced many songs that expressed the yearnings and feelings of his fellow Jamaicans Afrikan Blood is a timely release that captures some of the... -
Few artists enjoy a legacy that involves a re-engineering of the very genre in which they work Lee "Scratch" Perry is such an artist As a pioneer of dub reggae Perry viewed the mixing console as musical instrument in its own right The influence of his revolutionary approach has been felt world-wide and into genres far beyond... -
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2021 restock "U-Roy was a true reggae pioneer, dubbed The Originator for good reason Bursting onto the Jamaican scene in the earliest 1970s, he pioneered the vocal approach called 'toasting,' which in addition to branching out Jamaican music into a new era, was also heavily influential on an American genre in its infancy: rapping... -
Prophet Noir is a 6 track 12" of dystopian industrial dancehall experimentalism created by Twin Cities Sound System Feel Free Hi Fi featuring the vocal powers of eclectic Brooklyn MC Eddie Hill and vagabond lyricist Manic Times "Feel Free Hi Fi began in 2016 when Derek Maxwell and Shawn Reed met in Minneapolis Reed’s vast... -
The Chosen Few was a reggae group from Kingston, Jamaica, formed in 1969 They were highly popular in the '70s and '80s, and continue to draw appreciative audiences around the world today 'Everybody Plays The Fool' is their second album, originally released in 1975 through Trojan Records Comes on 180 gram... -
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Long unavailable set from The Inturns produced by Phil Pratt Essential album that mixes superb playing and production with soulful... -
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Basic Channel heads Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald keep the burial mix series going with its most ambitious release to date - a collection of one-rhythm tracks featuring vocal contributions from Basic Channel collaborators old and new "See Mi Yah" is a classic collection of one-rhythm tracks, typical format and production... -
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All-time classic, life-changing biz The hallmarks are all there; Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald have already set the world ablaze once, twice, three, four times with their work as Basic Channel and the splintering into microscopic, heavyweight offshoots by way of the M series, Main Street, Chain Reaction, Rhythm and... -
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Versions' leaves out the vocal accompaniment and exposes the production as it drifts off into instrumental effervescence This second breathtaking CD leaves out the vocal accompaniment and exposes the terryfingly deep Basic Channel production as it drifts off into instrumental effervescance The hallmarks are all there; Mark... -
Fixtape includes a star-studded lineup, such as the Nineteen85-produced track Twist and Turn featuring Drake and PartyNextDoor Additional guest appearances include French Montana, Preme, Masicka, Stylo G, Dane Ray, Frahcess One, Tommy Lee, and Jada Kingdom Fixtape continues Popcaan's historic narrative as one of the most prominent... -
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Keith Hudson's key achievement in a career launched when as a fourteen-year-old he recorded members of The Skatalites on his Shades Of Hudson rhythm Originally released in 1974, after a series of solid-gold productions for Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson, John Holt, U-Roy and the rest, it projects Hudson's removal from JA to London... -
American rhythm & blues fervour, boosted by a multitude of sound systems playing 78rpm records on increasingly larger sets, gripped Jamaica from the late forties onwards but, towards the end of the decade, the American audience began to move towards a somewhat softer sound The driving rhythm & blues discs became... -
Fantastic sounds from the rocksteady years in Jamaica – tracks that are a fair bit more rare and obscure than some of the bigger singles that circulated at the time – even though they feature a fair bit of the same artists and musicians! The work here all came from the studios of Federal Records – one of the first indies in... -
Out of stock Keith Hudson's key achievement in a career launched when as a fourteen-year-old he recorded members of The Skatalites on his Shades Of Hudson rhythm Originally released in 1974, after a series of solid-gold productions for Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson, John Holt, U-Roy and the rest, it projects Hudson's removal from JA to London...
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Vinyl reissue of a classic Mississippi tape compilation! Extremely limited, was only available to subscribers of Mississippi Subscription Seriesbut we've got... -
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When English reggae band Aswad released their third album New Chapter in 1981, it didn't perform as well as expected within the mainstream reggae market, and so the band decided to reimagine the record with a dub remix That did not go unnoticed: A New Chapter of Dub, released in 1982, went on to receive critical acclaim and is... -
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An underrated early dub set originally issued in the UK on Safari Records with a slightly different track arrangement There are dubs to Augustus Pablo’s Guiding Star, and Delroy Wilson’s Love, both Gussie Clarke productions, two different mixes to A Hudson’s early roots classic We’ve Got To Leave This Place, Louisa... -
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Dub Store Records is the Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae and Dancehall reissue label run by the eponymous Tokyo based record store The label aims at accurately covering the 50-plus years of Jamaican music, and pass on many rare and magnificent recordings, which are non-commercial and highly artistic Carefully handing down the tradition of... -
Smooth, sophisticated sounds from the highly respected Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin Originally released in 1965 and reissued for the first time by Dub Store... -
Lynn Taitt the acknowledged genius behind the rock steady rhythmical revolution Seemingly insouciant, yet completely compelling, the soulful sound of rock steady has held every subsequent development in Jamaican music in a vice like grip hear the originator... -
Recorded in 1964 at the Federal studio, this elegant yet unique previously unreleased album is said to be the origin of the Jamaican Mento meets 4 Beat Jazz This brilliant album is one of the most important Jamaican Jazz recordings that Ernest Ranglin has ever made Everything in this album starts with the traditional Caribbean... -
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At the same time that Neville 'Bunny Wailer' Livingston recorded his debut solo long playing masterpiece, 'Blackheart Man', he was also creating a series of singles for his own Solomonic label These records were every bit as good, at times even better, but they have never been released outside of Jamaica Until now… It is next... -
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The premier exponent of soul inspired reggae presents a perceptive set of early seventies recordings Black, proud and saying it loud, Derrick Harriott, interprets the music of the American black consciousness movement in Kingston, Jamaica for this sophisticated collection After an incredible sixty years in the Jamaican music... -
“Let Africa be our guiding star, OUR STAR OF DESTINY” Marcus Mosiah Garvey In 1967 Ras Michael began to play occasional recording sessions for Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd with Jackie Mittoo and Soul Vendors at Studio One Instead of getting paid for his work Ras Michael requested studio time for recordings for his own Zion Disc... -
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Ken Khouri's Federal Records gave Jamaica its musical identity The Federal Record Manufacturing facility was the first pressing plant in Jamaica their studio gave birth to mento, ska, rock steady and reggae of the highest calibre This album features an astonishing selection of well known classics and rarities transferred straight... -
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When first released, This Is Jamaica Ska followed in the footsteps of the successful Ska Authentic releases and also marked the first time that Clement Dodd began to showcase on LP his new discovery, The Wailers, who had begun tearing up the dances in Kingston with “Simmer Down” This song had been held for exclusive... -
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Reissue of the greatest dub album ever A combination between the "Far East" style of Augustus Pablo playing melodica, clavinet and organ and dub's master Osbourne Ruddock aka "King Tubby's" Featuring the finest Jamaican musicians, Aston and Carlton Barret, China Smith, Vin Gordon, Bobby Ellis Mixed at King Tubby's Studio in 1976... -
The Melodians are a rocksteady band formed in Jamaica, which recorded several hits Their most famous song “Rivers of Babylon” reached world fame after Boney M scored a giant worldwide hit with it in 1978 The album by the same name features more of their attractive sounds, like the single 'Sweet Sensation', which made it to the... -
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A welcome reissue of the second Zion Train album, originally released on Universal Egg in 1993 Zion Train were at the forefront of the UK dub scene and took their sound worldwide from continent to continent and from festival to festival Sporting Moments explores the outer limits of dub electronically and mind-bendingly with ample... -
Now an established force in the reggae world, the Aggrolites just kept pumping out a steady stream of toe-tapping adventures all the way through the first decade of the 2000’s This, their third and final album released by Hellcat showcased the talent and synergy that caused so many to dance and sing along To many fans, this... -
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Argued by diehards as the most under-appreciated full-length by the Aggrolites, the Pirates would just make the case for it simply being the least-heard So far… Following their exit from Hellcat, this album certainly didn’t get the mainstream press attention that the three previous albums did, or the outright accolades of... -
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The Aggrolites delivered a third album that completely busted the myth that surrounds this often difficult time in a band’s career In 2007 they released this phenomenal record, containing what many consider their best ever track “Free Time” This explosive album just built upon a momentum and trajectory that just continued to... -
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After exploding onto the scene and turning just about every head in the reggae and ska world with their debut LP "Dirty Reggae", this upstart group of hooligans set their sights on bigger stages, and new opportunities With those leagues of new fans and burgeoning aspirations came lasting friendships and partnerships with Tim... -
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Sixteen of Dennis Bovell's must have rare dubs and instrumentals as well as a couple of outstanding vocal tracks on one essential album 'Decibel' brings together some of his heaviest productions out for the first time since their original release in the mid-seventies on Dennis' Rama and More Cut labels He produced many dub plates... -
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Remastered reissue of this superb release The Joe Higgs album 'Life Of Contradiction' is, without doubt, one of the most seminal reggae records of all time Originally recorded for Chris Blackwell of Island Records the rights of 'Life Of Contradiction' were then given to Joe Higgs who released the album in Jamaica and the UK in... -
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The Viceroys (also known as The Voiceroys, The Interns, The Inturns, The Brothers, and The Hot Tops) are a reggae vocal group founded in 1966 Their first album released as the Viceroys was the Linval Thompson production 'We Must Unite', released in 1982 by Trojan Records Comes on 180 gram... -
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Raphäel Toiné’s Ce Ta Ou / Sud Africa Révolution, one of the most gorgeous Zouk albums ever made Funk arrangements, fat bass, and crazy synths all melt together in a record that transports the dancer to a remote piece of land in the middle of the Caribbean This rare Afro-boogie and Zouk synth funky LP was recorded in... -
Curating the tracks for a Mr Bongo Record Club compilation is always such a pleasure At a time when the expression "Music is My Sanctuary" has an even greater cathartic impact for many people, we set out to make this volume an extra special one - like an old favourite mixtape or playlist For Volume 4 in this series, we continue... -
In 1969, Clancy Eccles scored his biggest hit, 'Fattie Fattie', which became a hit in both Jamaica and the UK The single's popularity prompted Trojan Records to issue Eccles's debut album, 'Freedom', which gathered the best of his self-produced recordings as a singer Comes on 180 gram... -
Ital Foundation came together in the winter of 1977, out of a shared belief in Rastafarianism and deep love of reggae music in their home place Bermuda Their music tackles global issues of colonialism, poverty, prophecy and redemption They released only one album in... -
This collection of Jamaican doo wop from the late 1950s through to the early 1960s represents a period in which sound systems had begun to dominate the island, and were starting to step up their rivalry by beginning to record and release their own platters rather than rely on imported records to gain the competitive edge With... -
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A welcome reissue of an essential dub set from Centry, originally appearing on the Conscious Sounds label in 1993 Featuring ten varied-in-style rootical dubs from Centry consisting of Nigel Lake, Chris Petter, and Dougie Wardrop, with the set mixed by the latter Features some blazing horns and vocal snippets (from Danny Red, King... -
One of the finest Jamaican soul singers of his generation, Ken Boothe burst onto the international stage when his sublime rendering of Bread's melancholic 'Everything I Own' topped the UK charts in the autumn of 1974 In 1970, he moved to Leslie Kong's Beverley's imprint to record 'Freedom Street' Comes on 180 gram...
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