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Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Dennis Brown

A True

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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King Tubby Meets The Upsetter @ The Grass Roots

King Tubby

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Studio 16)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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King Tubby Surrounded By The Dread

King Tubby

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Studio 16)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Forward To Zion / Join Them

Roots Trunks & Branches

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

13,99 €*

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Kingston Sounds)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Joseph White aka Joe White is a foundation of Jamaican music. He started singing in the late 50's and did his first recordings for Duke Reid in the early 60's. He moved to Sonia Pottinger's label later and get a first success in 1965 with the song « Every Night ». He also recorded for Prince Buster, Coxsone Dodd and Rupie Edwards. In the 70's, Joe White was one of the only melodica player in Jamaica with Augustus Pablo, Peter Tosh and Bobby Kalphat. He released beautiful melodica instrumentals like « Kenyata », « Call Me Trinity » for Derrick Harriott and « Cheer Up » for Glen Brown. Joe White was also a member of the famous BB Seaton's backing/studio band « The Conscious Minds ». In the mid seventies, he moved to London and released his classic album « Love For Every Family ».
Joe White formed the group Roots, Trunks & Branches to release several tracks on the label Splendour Heights. “Forward To Zion” was released in 1979 and became a truly reggae roots stepper banger for sound system across the globe. Probably electronic music fans will appreciate the futuristic dubwise. “Forward To Zion” is a song of peace, love, freedom and emancipation of people. Uplift your selection, listen to the words of the prophet, it's time for us to get together; we are going forward to Zion. Jah don't care whether you are a natty dread or you're a baldhead, just as long as we unite and stop the fight, we are going forward to Zion!

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Tapper Zukie

Black Man

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Black Solidarity)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tapper Zukie’s ‘Black Man’ album originally came out in 1978 as a Jamaican only release on Tapper’s’ Stars imprint. Long deleted it has become a classic in Mr Zukie’s vast cannon of musical biscuits and is well overdue this worldwide release for the first time.

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Barry Brown

Step It Up Youthman

18,99 €*

Dennis Brown / Ranking Joe

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Seminal 1979 roots LP from Barry Brown reissued here by Black Soldiarity, featuring classic production from Bunny Striker Lee.

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Slave Driver

12" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Ranking Joe)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dennis Brown / Ranking Joe

Home Sweet Home

12" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Ranking Joe)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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All The Time / Jah Bull - We Know Where We Are Going

Delroy Williams

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

13,99 €*

7" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Rockers International / Onlyroots)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Delroy Williams over "555 Crown Street" rhythm. Arranged by Augustus Pablo in 1979. Reissue on the brand new Delroy's label "Prosperity" Records. Jah Bull DJ version on the flip.

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Hugh Mundell

Feeling Alright

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stop Them Jah / Blackman's Foundation

Hugh Mundell

12" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Rockers International / Onlyroots)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Partial)

Vin Gordon

Kojo Hoy

7" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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* A classic roots instrumental from the late 1970s from legendary trombonist Vin Gordon, who played on numerous Studio One classics, as part of the in-house band Soul Vendors as well as countless sessions with Joe Gibbs, Lee Perry and many more.

* Vin played on Aswad’s classic `Warrior Charge’, which from that recording session, `Kojo Hoy’ was born.

* Featuring Aswad Riddim Section - Tony Gad on bass & keys, Angus Gaye on drums and “Bammie” Rose on flute.

* Previously released by Partial in 2015 on 10” (prtl10005) which rapidly sold out. This issue features an extended dub version.

* Tracklist: A Vin Gordon – `Kojo Hoy’ B Vin Gordon – `Kojo Dub – Extended Mix’

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Wellesley Braham

Never Get Weary

12,34 €* 12,99 € -5%

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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It's My House / House In Dub

Marie Bowie

7" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

11,99 €*

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (On-U Sound)

Rebel Vibrations

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Jah Thomas

Dance On The Corner

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The Return Of Pipecock Jackxon

Release: 1979 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Toaster Jah Thomas began his career on the west Kingston sound systems of the mid-1970s, making a massive splash with ‘Midnight Rock’ in 1976. After a debut LP for Channel One, his self-produced Dance On The Corner raised the bar several levels. Voiced at King Tubby’s studio, mixed by Tubby, Jammy and Scientist and edited by the King himself, the album has Thomas chatting over hard Roots Radics rhythms earlier used by Barrington Levy – the perfect platform for Thomas’ relaxed chants, vexed rants, and commentaries on Jamaican life. This is Jah Thomas at his best – a must for all fans of reggae, dub, deejay, and dancehall!

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Lee Perry

LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Honest Jon's)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1980, this album is the final work to emerge from the Black Ark studio, before its permanent destruction. It concludes a series of such LP masterworks as Super Ape, War In A Babylon, Police And Thieves, and The Return Of The Super Ape. Enthrallingly, it crosses the soundworld of Roast Fish Collie Weed And Cornbread with new hybrids — like the irresistible elevenminute opener, rolling and delirious, a kind of reggae prophesy of Marvin Gaye’s Sexual Healing, but musically richer, and more glazed, randy and visionary.

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LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Dub Mir)

Big Showdown

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hopeton “Scientist” Brown and Lloyd “Prince Jammy” James both learned their dubcraft at the feet of the universally-acknowledged master of the art form, King Tubby. The 10 tracks from this classic LP from 1980 sound pretty strong in terms of style and approach, all of them are quietly brilliant, reflecting a complete mastery of the form. Rhythms are supplied by the unstoppable Roots Radics band!

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LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Dub Mir)

Heavyweight Dub Champion

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Scientist was only 20 years old when, working with fellow producer “Junjo” Lawes, came up with this stunner, a sinuous groove party with cartoonlike special effects (a lots of bongs and boings like pans hitting one another, blips and squeals that sound like a Pac-Man game). All the “song” titles are references to boxing (a motif that Scientist was obviously mining for all it was worth), and all are great individual bits of dub sound that cohere into a meaningful whole.

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Introducing Scientist - The Best Dub Album In The World

LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (Superior Viaduct)

12" | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Taxi)

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hopeton Brown, better known as Scientist, has been a pioneering figure in the world of dub for nearly 40 years. His early love of electronics proved fruitful when (still a teenager) he was hired at King Tubby’s studio in Kingston. Brown quickly ascended the ranks and became heir to Tubby’s throne, producing imaginative and technically impressive mixes that solidified his forward-looking nickname.

Introducing Scientist – The Best Dub Album in the World, his 1980 debut LP, lives up to its boastful title. Recorded with Sly & Robbie at Channel One Studio and mixed at King Tubby’s, the album features hypnotic basslines, reverb-drenched keyboards, and fluid, start-stop rhythms. Opening track “Steppers,” with its well-balanced phrasing and organic contours, shows Scientist’s mastery of the studio-as-instrument concept. On “Scientific,” the effects-laden guitars are stretched to their outer limit to create magnificent, spaced-out textures and muted tension. Introducing Scientist displays the talents of a man obsessed with every element of production, drawing out the very best of the dub form.

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Tamlins

Baltimore

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Ital Foundation

Ital Foundation Volume 1

LP | 1980 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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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 their legendary career, the 1980 release Ital Foundations Vol.1. A tumultous history rought with trial and tribulation resulted in Ital Foundation being an underground musical movement that saw record sales all over the world while the band languished in obscurity.

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Junior Keatting

Weekend Lover

7" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1980 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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During the late 1970s, deejay-turned-producer Jah Thomas played a key role in the emerging dancehall movement, harnessing the Roots Radics at Channel One studio for rough-edged futuristic rhythms that became platforms for songs of everyday life. Junior Keating’s solid debut LP Weekend Lover gathered popular singles such as ‘Watch What You Do,’ which implored upright living, and lovers laments ‘Long Long Time’ and ‘Something Is Bugging Me’; ‘Conquering Lion’ showed that the versatile singer was also adept at deep roots tunes. With a tough mix by Scientist at King Tubby’s studio and additional editing by Bullwackie, this superb offering is of massive appeal to all fans of late roots and foundation dancehall.

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Ras Talent

African Trap

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Presents Rockers International Volume 1

Augustus Pablo

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

22,99 €*

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (On-U Sound)

Starship Africa

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Junior Murvin

Time Stiff

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Cornell Campbell

Two Timer

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Linval Presents: Space Invaders

Linval Thompson

2LP | 1981 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

51,99 €*

Release: 1981 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The official re-issue of the dub classic "Space Invaders" available as extended 2LP vinyl-set with 20 tracks and poster. The original album from 1981 has been state-of-the-art remastered and is twinned with a second disc of the original vocal versions. All recordings recorded at Channel One with the Roots Radics and mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's with producer Linval Thomspon.

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LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Superior Viaduct)

In The Kingdom Of Dub

Barrington Levy / Gg's All Stars

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hopeton Brown, better known as Scientist, has been a pioneering figure in the world of dub for 40 years. His early love of electronics proved fruitful when (still a teenager) he was hired at King Tubby’s studio in Kingston. Brown quickly ascended the ranks and became heir to Tubby’s throne, producing imaginative and technically impressive mixes that solidified his forward-looking nickname.

Originally released in 1981, In The Kingdom Of Dub remains one of the best early LPs in Scientist’s long career. Produced by Roy Cousins at Channel One and featuring Sly & Robbie along with members of The Revolutionaries, The Aggrovators and The Soul Syndicate, the album offers a wide range of arresting rhythms, bold effect drops and exquisitely melodic bass. From “18 Drumalie Avenue Dub” (a reference to King Tubby’s address) to “Burning Sun Dub,” Scientist lays down a veritable roadmap of dub —filled with disintegrating echoes of satiny organ and textural guitar—firmly cementing his place as one of the true innovators in Jamaican popular music.

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You Have It / You Have A Dub

12" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

7" | 1981 | UK | Reissue (Pressure Sounds)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Same tune as "I Hold The Handle" which appears on the "Life Style" album. Here it comes with an extended version on the first side. Dub on the flip. Produced by Alvin "GG's" Ranglin in 1981.

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Yabby You

Beware / Lazy Mood

9,99 €*

No Follow Bad Company / Duke Street

Release: 1981 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hypnotic and the jewel in Yabbys musical crown. A side taken from the Beware dub Lp and the flipside is the same off key but still charming keyboard cut of the same rhythm.

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The Pearls

12" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Isle Of Jura)

Wild Paarty Sound Record Store Day 2022 Vinyl Edition

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The concluding 12” in The Pearls trilogy shows the origins of the band with two playful Rootsy numbers, ‘No Follow Bad Company’ and ‘Duke Street’ backed with the essential Dub versions. Both tracks went on to feature on The Pearls debut LP ‘The War’ released on Sly & Robbie’s Taxi label in 1981.

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V.A.

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Reggae & Dancehall

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Dole Age: The 1981 Reggae Collection

Talisman

LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

7" | 1981 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. The city of Bristol has undoubtedly a rich reggae heritage. The criminally neglected Talisman finally benefits of a long overdue release, collecting their first efforts plus a series of extra tracks. You’ll get their first two singles released on Recreational Records - Run Come Girl/Wicked Dem and Dole Age/Free Speech, both released in 1981 – plus a selection of five long lost contribution. Originally formed in 1977 as Revelation Rockers, a name they soon changed, Talisman were considered the top reggae act in town alongside local contemporaries Black Roots. The band – popular for their intense live shows – opened for such glorious and diverse acts as Burning Spear, The Clash and The Rolling Stones ! This proper release on vinyl allows a new generation of fans to catch with their original style. Talisman certainly shows a different side of the UK reggae flourishing scene – think about Aswad, Steel Pulse and Misty In Roots – putting Bristol back on the map !

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One Blood

Lady Lady

16,24 €* 24,99 € -35%

Creation Rebel / New Age Steppers

Release: 1981 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A mellow stepper lovers cover of T.I.M.E's soulful reggae classic. The album version is a different take from the one released as a single at the time. The reverse side is a great lovers rock song with a heavy one-drop backed by One Blood!!

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Threat To Creation

LP | 1981 | US | Reissue (Anthology)

23,99 €*

Release: 1981 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Released on Cherry Red in 1981, Threat To Creation spotted the collaboration between two mystical entities : Creation Rebel and New Age Steppers. Forerunners of the british dub scene the two bands shared several members, a who’s who of the On U-Sound school and key figures of the Bristol and London scene. Adrian Sherwood is – obviously – the man behind the desk a craftsman on its own, a character with no borders and one of the most sought after producer of the time. The supergroup is ran by post-punk stalwarts Bruce Smith (The Pop Group) on drums and Keith Levene (PIL) on guitar. Ari Up of The Slits sits on piano and organ, while masters Crucial Tony is both on bass and guitars. Members of African Head Charge – bass player George Oban, Eskimo Fox and Style Scott on drums – are welcomed addition to the line-up. Threat To Creation is still recognizable as an album ahead of its time, a futuristic blend filling the gap between the Jamaican heritage, the so-called (post) industrial revolution and the studio witchery of the whitey man.

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LP | 1981 | UK | Reissue (On-U Sound)

Psychotic Jonkanoo

Release: 1981 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Madoo

Backway Mr Landlord

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (On-U Sound)

African Head Charge

Environmental Studies

Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Features contributions from Bruce Smith (The Pop
Group), Style Scott (Roots Radics) and Deadly
Headley (The Wailers).

Re-cut at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin for
maximum bass pressure. Includes printed inner
with sleevenotes by Steve Barker (‘On The Wire’),
plus download card for full album.

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Henry Junjo Lawes

2LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

35,99 €*

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The official re-issue of the dub classic "Wins The World Cup" available as extended 2LP vinyl-set with 20 tracks and poster. The original album from 1982 has been state-of-the-art remastered and is twinned with a second disc of the original vocal versions. All music recorded at Channel One with the Roots Radics and mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's with producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes.

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Glen Adams

A Beat For You

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue and Jamwax come together to present the first of three essential 12's from NY/Jamaican label Capo Disco, all officially licensed and remastered for the first time. The brainchild of reggae vocalist, musician, producer and label owner Glen Adams, the label married disco with his Caribbean roots to perfection. TIP! Born and raised in Jamaica, Adams story is a similar one to the performers of the golden period post-Independence. Initially discovered as a vocalist by Coxsone Dodd, he went on to work with such luminaries as Ken Boothe and Stranger Cole before co-founding The Heptones and working Duke Reid, Bunny Lee and Lloyd Charmers.
As a session organist he worked for The Hippy Boys, The Reggae Boys and later with Lee Perry's The Upsetters. Here he came in to the orbit of The Wailors, touring England with them in the early 70s and with Perry co-wrote Mr Brown. When most of The Upsetters became Marley's rhythm section, Adams stayed with Perry before making the move to Brooklyn in 1975.
There he started Capo Records, running it and it's sub-labels, successfully until the mid-80s. During these later years he ventured in to mixing Reggae with Boogie and Disco rhythms and released just four 12's under Capo Disco as well as recording boogie and hip-hop influenced releases with T Ski Valley and as Glen Adams Affair for SAM and Moonglow Records.
Here then the spotlight is on Adam's nascent disco releases and the series starts with the wonderful, uplifting A Beat For You. Actually appearing on a one off sister-label, Top Secret, this is a beautiful 'Lovers' anthem from Adams over a laidback dub-bass riddim. Backed with a simple instrumental Version, the space and interplay of the keys and guitar over drum and bass is superlative. 'There is a beat in my heart, just for you...just for you.'

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Tony Clarke

Going Home

LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tony Clarke is from Waterhouse, St. Andrew Jamaica. At the tender age of 10 he started following sound systems like Sir Mike The Musical Dragon with the great toaster Prince Ruff at the controls, and King Tubby's with the legendary U-Roy. Tony Clarke did his first recording in New York in 1971 at Hugh Hendricks recording studio called "Righteous Man" of which he played both bass and lead guitar. The band was later managed by the legendary band leader/trombonist Carlos Malcolm.
Tony Clarke decided to write the song “Going Home” to reference the roots of his music. In those days and even now good reggae music that was being recorded in the United States was not receiving the approbation from home because, in Jamaica they felt that the best reggae music could only come from and be created in Jamaica to substantiate the true feeling of the genre. So he decided to go back to Jamaica and record “Going Home” at Harry J Studio with Sylvan Morris as engineer.
The rhythm track was played by Lloyd Parks (Bass), Devon Richardson (Drum), Andy Bassford (Lead Guitar), Winston "Bo-Pee" Bowen (Rhythm Guitar), Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul (Keyboard), David Madden & Junior "Chico" Chin (Horns). He also recorded the cover version to “Hey Little Girl” originally done by Dee Clark. For this 12'' vinyl edition, the artwork was done with a vintage photo of Tony Clarke in front of his house at Waterhouse and extended liner notes on the back cover.

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Linval Thompson

Look How Me Sexy

Bad Mind / Big Bout Ya Dub

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Re-issue of the album from 1982, recorded at Channel One & Harry J Studios with the Roots Radics and mixed at Channel One by Soldgie Hamilton!- "Look How Me Sexy" features nine Linval Thompson productions while the hit title track, produced by Henry "Junjo" Lawes, features one of the top reggae riddims of its time ("I'm Not Getting Crazy"), which is most known by Frankie Paul's "Worries In The Dance". While most of the album's ten tracks fit the lovers rock style of the era, it also includes the brooding "I Spy", with the riddim that was also used for Eek-A-Mouse's "Do You Remember". Furthermore dubbed out versions exsist of "Are You Ready", "Call Me", "Things Couldn't Be The Same" and "Holding On To My Girlfriend", all mixed by Scientist and released in the´Greensleeves Dub Classic series.

Linval Thompson was one of the first reggae singers of his era to move into self-production, he 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 would become one of the most successful producers of the early 1980s, eclipsing Thompson in terms of output.

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Vivian Jones / Disciples

7" | 1982 | JM | Original (Disciples)

8,99 €*

Release: 1982 / JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Low & Highs

26,99 €* 29,99 € -10%

LP | 1982 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies 180 gr vinyl. Officially the latest album released by the british super group, Lows & Highs is the triumphant epilogue to these fascinating adventure in rhythm. Featuring vocals from Crucial Tony and Lizard Logan this is probably the most straight ahead reggae album in their whole discography. Producer Adrian Sherwood is in charge behind the desk while Style Scott, Eskimo Fox and Donald Campbell bring all their potential efforts on the drums. Deadly Headley and Dave’ Flash’ Wright are the top horn section here. The album features the bonus track Read And learn from 1982 single ‘Love I Can Feel’. A must have for any english dub worshipper.

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Triston Palmer

Show Case

17,09 €* 17,99 € -5%

2LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Recorded in the 1982. Roots Radics backing in a dancehall style with the drums and bass of style scott and errol flabba holt on extended 12" mixes. Produced by Jah Thomas at Channel One Studio.

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Roots Radics

Dub Landing Volume 2

30,59 €* 35,99 € -15%

It's Love That Makes A Woman

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The second part of the all-time dub classic, "Dub Landing" Vol.2, originally released by Starlight Records in 1982! Even more rare than Volume 1 from the previous year it is now re-mastered by Kevin Metcalfe and matched with a second disc of original vocal versions of the Linval Thompson productions. The two disc set got a great newly created cover art by renowned illustrator Tony McDermott, and includes previously unreleased music from Sister Nancy, Papa Tullo, Hell & Fire and other much sought after tunes by The Viceroys and Barrington Levy. This is the classic sound from the Roots Radics band at Channel One with all tracks mixed by Prince Jammy and Overton "Scientist" Brown at King Tubby's studio. The 2CD-set is packaged in a deluxe six-panel hardcover digisleeve with a booklet glued in the package, and there are extended liner notes by reggae expert Harry Hawke. The 2LP-Vinyl set has a one sided giant poster of the frontsleeve atwork inside a 5mm spine double-LP sleeve!

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Karen Dixon

7" | 1982 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 1982 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This is a gem of a Chicago soul masterpiece by Barbara Acklin, faithful to the original, but sublimated into a superb lovers' rock with tough drum & bass. On the flip side is a refreshing number by Charisma. The ear-catching phrase, reminiscent of Young-Holt Unlimited's "Soulful Strut," is impressive.

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Dub Me Crazy Pt 2: Beyond The Realms Of Dub

LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

League Unlimited Orchestra

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 2 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1982 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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Love And Dancing

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

20,99 €*

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Them A Fight

Barry Brown

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Scars Of War / High Times All Star

Delroy Williams

7" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Delroy tune from 1983. Reissue on his brand new label "Prosperity" Records. Delroy started his career in the late 60's as member of the Afrotones. Later in the 70's he will join Augustus Pablo Circle with whom he released his deepest roots tunes.

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Jahlin

Roots Reality

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jahlin, whose real name is Colin Pitter, was born in Clarendon, Jamaica and moved to Canada in 1975 for his education. He graduated from high school majoring in welding in 1979 and began working as a welder in Toronto while pursuing his musical career. In 1980, Jahlin joined the reggae band Joshua on the recommendation of a fellow musician, Gregory Frank. Later, he recorded his first single "Roots Reality" under his own label, Black Echo. Jahlin's "Roots Reality" is a roots reggae song that was originally released on the Roots Reality label in 1983. Overall, "Roots Reality" is a powerful roots reggae song that showcases Jahlin's talent as a singer and songwriter, as well as his commitment to spreading messages through his music. Its particularity is the addition of violin which is rarely heard in roots reggae music.

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Michael Powell

Christmas Time

14,99 €*

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Original "Mr. Cool Ruler"

Jackie Edwards

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

LP | 1983 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. Reissued on vinyl for the very first time! Originally released in 1983, this reggae lovers album was recorded by Scientist, produced by Bunny Lee, with the best of Jamaican musicians like Sly & Robbie, Jackie Mittoo, Winston Wright, Earl Chinna Smith ans more...

Edwards was born in Jamaica in 1938 where he was raised with fourteen siblings. Strongly influenced by Nat King Cole, he began performing at the age of 14. He came to the attention of Chris Blackwell in 1959. Edwards had four number one singles in Jamaica between 1960 and 1961, all self-written ballads with Latin-influenced music. When Blackwell set up Island Records in London in 1962, Edwards travelled with him. Edwards worked as a singer and songwriter for Island, recording as a solo artist and also duets with Millie Small, as well as performing duties such as delivering records. He wrote both "Keep On Running" and "Somebody Help Me", that became number one singles in the United Kingdom for The Spencer Davis Group. He continued to work as a recording artist himself, with regular album releases through to the mid-1980s. Much of his later work was produced by Bunny Lee, and he also worked with The Aggrovators.

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U Brown

No Stoppin' This Music

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1983 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The compilation you hold in your hands features the best of U Brown’s 1983 release Jam It Tonight, cut at Channel One with the Roots Radics, coupled with enthralling earlier singles laid at Channel with the Revolutionaries. The high points are many in this thoroughly agreeable set that showcases the best of peak-period U Brown; beginning with the devotional ‘Jah Is My Father Still’ and ‘Walk With Jah Love’ from Jam It Tonight, the title track speaks of reggae music’s unstoppable nature and ‘Reggae Gone International’ is a celebratory take of the ‘Pick A Dub’ rhythm, here totally reconfigured, Maxfield Avenue style. ‘Rub A Dub All The Time’ (aka ‘Tu Sheng Peng’) is a killer take of the Dennis Brown song of the same name, while ‘Blow Mr Hornsman Blow’ is an awesome re-working of the ‘Take Five’ rhythm, and ‘Come Along’ a beautiful deejay counterpart to Sugar Minott’s ‘Steal Away Girl’. U Brown has since gone on to enjoy all kinds of musical adventures in the UK, USA, and Europe, where he settled in the 1990s; listen to the artistry on No Stoppin’ This Music and marvel at his enduring talents.

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Cornell Campbell

Fight Against Corruption

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Released for the first time in 1983 on the UK label Vista Sound, “Fight Against Corruption” sees Campbell backed by most of The Aggrovators musicians (Sly & Robbie, Earl “Chinna “ Smith, Jackie Mittoo, Winston Wright) .The album was produced by Bunny Lee and Campbell itself, who – here - clearly skims some social criticism , but also does not disdain some more lovers tunes…another killer album to love forever!

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Dub Me Crazy Part 3: The African Connection

LP | 1983 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

Wadada Magic Record Store Day 2024 Clear Turquoise Vinyl Edtion

Release: 1983 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 3 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. This one features the much played killer, Bengali Skank .. TIP! Originally released in 1983 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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Suns Of Arqa

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissued for the very first time on vinyl "Wadada Magic", Suns Of Arqa's majestic second album. The wicked world of Michael Wadada is well represented here: an ever-changing kaleidoscope of tribal dub, early electronics , proto-wave and global beat. Special guests on vocals Prince Far I and Prince Hammer, while on bass the true genius of Lizard from Creation Rebel / Singer & Players.

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Singers & Players

Leaps & Bounds

If The 3rd World War Is A Must

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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1984 mandatory re-issue for british dub-roots combo. Co-produced by On U Sound and Cherry Red the album shows the masterful production of wizard Adrian Sherwood and a series of sublime vocal performances by stalwarts Bim Sherman, Mikey Dread and Prince Far I. The sublime line-up is completed by master musicians Crucial Tony, "Deadly" Headley Bennett, Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah and Evar Wellington. Enjoy the purity of this aquatic sound 1

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Ruffy & Tuffy

12" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Shella)

14,69 €* 20,99 € -30%

7" | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Earl Lindo production from 1984...

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Roy Smith

Bondage

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Without Your Love I'd Go Crazy

Tony Hearne

7" | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

19,99 €* 24,99 € -20%

The Air Music International

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lovers cover of the Manhattans' dance classic masterpiece "Crazy". The urban sound faithful to the original song is superb. The flip side is a first-class cover of the classic by the Blood Sisters, a sister group to One Blood. Both sides are recommended for soul music fans!!

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Pass The Santa-Lucia Gate In Manila

LP | 1984 | JP | Reissue (Music That Shapes)

43,99 €*

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Joe Gibbs Music)

Release: 1984 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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A very rare independent LP known among Japanese new wave maniacs is officially reissued on Music That Shapes! THE AIR Music International is an experimental band that brings a background of dub and roots reggae to avant-garde free jazz sessions with fuzzy psychedelic guitars. The album was self-produced in 1984 in collaboration with the indie label ICR. The album is dedicated to LEE Perry and quotes Holger Czukay and Upsetters. This album has an unparalleled vibe and is highly recommended for dub, free jazz, new wave, environmental music and ambient music lovers.

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Joe Gibbs

African Dub Chapter 5

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Michael Palmer / Dean Fraser

My Region / Champion

7" | 1985 | US | Reissue (Black Scorpio)

9,99 €*

Release: 1985 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1985 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Early B (The Doctor)

Sunday Dish

12" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1985 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Earlando Arrington Neil became Early B on the Jamaican sound system scene, working his way through Soul Imperial, King Majesty and other sets before coming to prominence in the early 1980s on Kilimajaro, where he became known as ‘The Doctor’ for unleashing his lyrical cures on the mic. Recording for various producers from 1981, Early B reached another level upon linking with deejay-turned-producer Jah Thomas in 1984, the humorous hit ‘Sunday Dish’ leading to this explosive LP of the same name, an enduring classic of early dancehall that also features the equally hilarious ‘Learn Fi Drive.’ All killer, no filler!

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Johnny Powell

Moving Out

22,99 €*

Hit After Hit After Hit (The Best Of)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The one arm keyboard luminary is well known in the entertainment circle of Western Jamaica. Born on the 2nd of March 1954, the accomplished singer and musician hails from Hayes, Clarendon. In 1969 he went to live in Kingston until 1973. Ancel's first effort in a recording studio was inside the popular Randy's in downtown Kingston. He did a single called 'Riding On' on the Musical Barber label out of Mandeville. In 1977 he joined a group called Solid Foundation and stayed with them for two years. After that he moved to Montego Bay to sing with Stamma and the Sounds of Mobay, with who he appeared on Reggae Sunsplash festival in 1980. Johnny made the move for the United States in 1982, and formed his first own band 'Uprisers' in Pittsburgh city. One of the things he likes to talk about is how he once reunited the famed Clarendonians with Peter Austin and Ernest Wilson. Both pioneer icons were at irreconcilable odds with each other for quite some time. When he came back to Jamaica in 1985, he invited Ernest Wilson to do back-up vocals for him. For the same studio session, he also invited Peter Austin for the same back-up duties, and that was how the reunion came about. Inside famous Aquarius studio, there was Burning Spear's personal Band called Burning. The songs recorded there were 'Moving Out' and 'True Love' with top musicians : Tony Green on the saxophone, Bobby Ellis on the trumpet, Dwight Pinkney on the guitar, Calvin on percussion, Nelson Miller on the drums and Maurice Gordon on bass. This was not the first time Ancel was working with Peter Austin. When the split came in the ranks of the Clarendonians, Ancel was asked to fill the breach. He thus teamed up with Peter Austin and their first single together was entitled 'Out Of Sight'. They later entered the annual Jamaica Festival Song competition in 1975. Their entry was entitled 'Paradise On Earth' which Ancel said was quite popular. However, it was not popular enough to prevent the late Roman Stewart from copping the award with 'Hooray Festival'. After the release of 'Moving Out', Johnny moved to Miami and continued his career as a solo artist, singing with different local bands. He did a number of singles, notably were 'Faith, Patience and Love' and 'Stand Back' for a producer called Jolly in Miami. In 1988 Powell formed his second band Benja, a band which gained increasing popularity in the time in South Florida. They have performed on several festivals, played in most major clubs and were a big success in Andros Island in the Bahamas for an audience who not necessarily consider Reggae their prime choice of music. The saddest part of his life was when he lost his left hand to what doctors termed as a cancerous situation in 1977. This did not, however, stop him from learning how to play keyboards. Initially he was taught by the late Bobby Vaugh in Montego Bay and also got further teaching from jamaican saxophinist Reuben Alexander. Now approaching 70 years old, Ancel is still very active in his music. In previous years he performed at the Marcus Garvey Celebration and is currently working with the “Synergy Band” at Royalton Hotel in Negril under the stage name “Ancel P.” Let the one arm keyboard luminary life and music live eternally !

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Delroy Wilson

LP | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. The soulful reggae singer "Best Of"! Originally released on Empire (Channel One's sub label). Hits from late 70's to 1984, recorded at Channel One studio with Sly & Robbie, Earl Chinna Smith, Dean Fraser, Deadly Headly and many more...

Delroy George Wilson (5 October 1948 – 6 March 1995) was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer. Wilson is often regarded as Jamaica's first child star, having first found success as a teenager. His youngest son, Karl "Konan" Wilson, has found success as part of British duo Krept and Konan. His voice matured as he left his teens, around the time of ska's transition to rocksteady and this period in the late 1960s produced many hits including one of the first rocksteady records, "Dancing Mood", "Jerk in Time" (with the Wailers), "Feel Good All Over", "I'm Not a King", "True Believer in Love", "Rain From the Skies", "Conquer Me" and "Riding for a Fall". "Won't You Come Home", a duet with Ken Boothe on a rhythm originally cut by The Conquerors for Sonia Pottinger has become one of the most-versioned Jamaican tracks ever. After leaving Studio One he recorded for other labels, with varying degrees of success, and set up his own short-lived W&C label. He enjoyed success with Bunny Lee in the late 1960s and early 1970s with tracks such as "This Old Heart of Mine", "Footsteps of Another Man", and "Better Must Come". His double A-side "It Hurts"/"Put Yourself in My Place" was a skinhead favourite and narrowly missed UK chart success. He recorded a version of "Run Run", a song he had originally recorded for Dodd, for maverick producer Keith Hudson. Wilson toured the UK and recorded for Trojan Records in 1970.

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Dub Me Crazy Part 5: Who Knows The Secret Of The Master Tape?

LP | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 5 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1985 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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Dub Me Crazy Part 4: Escape To The Asylum Of Dub

LP | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

7" | 1985 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 4 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor.

Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1985 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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Lloyd Hemmings

Work To Do

13,99 €*

Release: 1985 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Star Time / Top Ranking Sound)

Rudo

Freedom

11,99 €*

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Send Come Call Me / Version

Simple Simon

7" | 1986 | JM | Reissue (Top Rank)

9,99 €*

Release: 1986 / JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Bauhaus)

Avi Matos

Dub Im Neshama

14,99 €*

12" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Straight from the long forgotten tapes of Avi and never released before. The DUB version of Ish I'm Neshama (Man with soul) that was featured on his iconic Lokeach Et Hayom Leat album that was released in 1986 as the first ever reggae and dub record to be made in Israel. Produced by the greatest of the greatest Yossi Fine and Dennis Bovel.

This 7" with the special dub version sees the light of day for the first time ever, alongside its' original track. Fiyah ??

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Laury Webb

Woman My Queen

12,79 €* 15,99 € -20%

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Synth lovers rock at its best! Jamaican born and New-York based, Laury Webb is a singer, musician, producer, actor, former model and writer. He's been called both the Opera Dread and the Frank Sinatra of Reggae. Laury's musical career began with a role as keyboardist and later backing vocalist with the reggae vocal group The Meditations (with whom he continues to perform). Laury Webb posses a unique and eclectic vocal style. He has performed at some of New York city's premier musical venues, including Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall, The Village Gate, S.O.B.'s, The Ritz, The Lion's Den, Joe's Pub, Leopard Lounge, Kenny's Castaway, Central Park Summer Stage, The Baggot Inn and The Brooklyn Bowl. After enjoying years of being a back-up musician, Laury launched a solo career with his Tigerbone Band. During that period he recorded and releases singles "Woman My Queen" and "It Seems The Same". He was fresh out of college and touring with The Meditations, when he purchased a small organ for his girlfriend/mother of his two children for Christmas. By the time her birthday came around he was so broke and could not afford to purchase a birthday present for her so he gave her a writing pad and pen and told her to write down whatever came out of her mouth, and he sat at the keyboard and began playing and singing. “Woman My Queen”, was the result. “It Seems The Same” was begun in America but I did not finish writing it till the music was recorded. My cousin, Barry Biggs, worked with me on this one. We both sang on the backing tracks.

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Rudo

River Jordan

11,69 €* 12,99 € -10%

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Miguel Campbell

Accepted Time

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub Me Crazy Part 6: Schizophrenic Dub

LP | 1986 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

29,44 €* 30,99 € -5%

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Digikiller)

Release: 1986 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 6 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1986 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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John Holt & Alton Ellis

Live & Love

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

LP | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Killer combination roots tune from these two legends. Released in 1986, but the music sounds more in a 1980-81 Roots Radics style. Backed with hard dub version.

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Shakeena

Dance Music

25,99 €*

12" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Secousse)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Another one from the fruitful collaboration with LA's highly regarded Patrick Houchen aka Shakaman. After Shakeena's “I bet you” 12" re-issue flying off the shelves, we deepen the exploration within Shakaman's treasure chest of Reggae/Dub gems with Shakeena's first and last album on Majicaa Records. Originally released in 1987, this album is a proper act of musical generosity, not so easy to point out the “hit” track here – clearly a case of all killer no filler. Unlike too many albums where the format length sadly gets the best of the artists' work, rest assured with this one you can play from the beginning to end and you'll only have to come back to flip it. The professional execution of what is hands down an ensemble of highly seasoned musicians sets the tone for the dreamy lyrics and arrangements to unravel. Besides expected reggae rhythms, Shakaman brings in other influences with subtle electro/freestyle hints that might have been hard to ignore in LA at the time. New remastered version sounding especially big and cozy on the low end. Can't go wrong!

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Adioa

Toubab Bile

7" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Digikiller)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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1 december 1944, Thiaroye military camp, right outside of Dakar, Senegal. 1600 French soldiers of West African origin (Benin, Mali, Ivory Coast, Tchad, Senegal , Gabon, Togo etc.) have been quickly evacuated by the French Army during what was subsequentially called the ‘whitening of the colonial troops’ that happened before the armistice signature. The soldiers are awaiting to be paid for their war effort. Things go sideways, protests erupt, and the French military staff decides to open fire. The official number of casualties is 35, although various sources claim several hundred people died on that fatal day. Since then, several artists have grasped that difficult topic, screaming for recognition and reparation. Such is the case with a young Senegalese musician and singer named Maxidilick Adioa, with his very first single ever released, ‘Toubab Bile’, in 1987. At that time, Adioa had been living in France for a few years. He was considered a master percussionist, playing, recording and touring alongside the great Ivorian artist Alpha Blondy. He had just written a beautiful tune, ‘Nao’, for Aminata Fall, one of the biggest actress and singers in Senegal. It seemed like a good time to launch his solo career. Toubab Bilé remains Adioa’s biggest hit to this day, and one of the best African reggae tune ever recorded. Adioa ended up signing an album deal with Chris Blackwell’s Island records and toured the world endlessly during the following years. In 2012, François Hollande was the first French President to officially mention and pay tribute to the Thiaroye massacre in a speech.

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Hopeton Lindo

South African Border

14,99 €*

7" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Peak 1987 all time, top tier digital reggae. Killer one-away rhythm and awesome militant vocal from Hopeton Lindo. One of our all time favorite politically conscious reggae tunes, still relevant today. Better still, this release is taken straight from the original master tape and is nearly a full minute longer than the original release, wherein Hopeton drops a bit of our favorite dancehall vernacular. Real hardcore DKR heads will know when they hear it.

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Vicious Irie

Late Night Attack

11,99 €*

12" | 1987 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Late Night Attack come catch the Late Night Attack!" Good things come to those who wait. We're thrilled to finally unveil the latest reissue in our Harry J grail series, a long-anticipated release "Late Night Attack." This 1987 gem shares the same rhythm as "Jam The Calypso," a reissue from a couple of years ago. Vicious Irie, also known as Sedley Downer, delivers an absolute fire performance, spitting lyrics over this fast-paced Harry J digi riddim.

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Tlz

Molue

25,99 €*

Release: 1987 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dr. Alimantado aka Doctor Alimantado

In The Mix Part 3

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Keyman)

23,99 €*

12" | 1988 | EU | Reissue (Isle Of Jura)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tado's cut of Zion Gates, the Yabby You classic, with a hard dub. Backed with No More Heartache, “an original Harry J Beltones classic.”

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House Of Assembly

Hot Rock

8,99 €* 14,99 € -40%

12" | 1988 | UK | Reissue (Emotional Rescue)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1988 ‘Hot Rock’ was the final single from Pennsylvanian based roots reggae band House Of Assembly. The band, comprising main songwriter Norman Bailey, Marc Campbell, Claver Campbell and Louis Putman, grew up in the Water House area of Kingston, Jamaica bonding over their shared love of Dub & Reggae. The 4 members moved to Pennsylvania in the US in the early 80’s and released one album ‘Confusion’ on the local Meadowlark label, touring throughout the Mid-Atlantic region and becoming stalwarts of the Pennsylvanian roots scene.

The band started their own Concrete label in 1988 releasing ‘Hot Rock’ complete with a Dub Version possessing a potent combination of punchy 707 drum programming, killer rolling bassline, stripped back lead guitar and a rising synth line. For the official reissue there’s an added ‘Rockapella’ version not found on the original 12” and a new full sleeve jacket designed by Bradley Pinkerton.

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Mataya

Golddigger

LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1988 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue is at it again with another fully licensed and remastered offering, this time bringing to wax Mataya's Golddigger with a previously digital-only 'tape Mix.' Zimbabwe-born and later London-based Mataya "Clifford" Chewaluza was a core part of the vibrant West London music scene, using his songwriting, production and multi-instrumentalist skills on albums for RCA and Virgin. He also dropped a few 12"s and this one was released in 1988. It's a cult curio with crashing 80s production, disco-tinged grooves and plenty of subtle African rhythm which includes a standout dub mix from Jura Soundsystem.

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Gregory Isaacs

New Dance

LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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One of the most popular and high profile of Jamaican reggae vocalists, Gregory Isaacs was a rough diamond who clawed his way out of the harsh western Kingston ghetto with an instantly recognisable voice that was wonderfully emotive, expressing both his toughness and determination for betterment, as well as the bleeding heart of a vulnerable lover. New Dance is one of the excellent mid-1990s dancehall albums expertly produced by Anthony Dehaney, alias Bunny Gemini, working as usual with the Firehouse Crew, this time with Fatman Thompson of King Tubby’s studio at the mixing desk and guitarist Lascelles Beckford of the Gifted Roots band as special guest. As usual, Gregory rides the rhythms with considerable aplomb, feeling completely natural atop the hard-edged rhythms and tackling a range of topics along the way. Much of the album deals with love lost, love gained, and love deferred; ‘Say A Special Prayer’ revamps the evergreen ‘Send Me The Pillow That You Dream On’ and ‘New Dance’ salutes the allure of dancehall music in the open air. This is one of Mr Isaacs’ better offerings from the mid-1990s, worth getting to know if you’re not already familiar with it, and a must-have if you’ve worn out your original copy.

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Steely & Cleevie

At The Top

7" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Digikiller)

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jamaica’s supreme rhythm builders during the 1980s and 90s, Steely and Clevie joined forces at King Jammy’s in the aftermath of ‘Sleng Teng,’ with Clevie on drum machines and Steely on synths, to fashion countless hit rhythms for the rising stars of the dancehall movement. Dubbist was the first Steely and Clevie dub album, an irresistible collection of tough digital dub workouts that strips bare the computerised wizardry at the duo’s core. Collecting dubs cut at various studios, including King Jammy’s and Tuff Gong, these killer dubs will delight all digital dancehall fans

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Everton Chambers

This Love Of Mine

10,49 €* 14,99 € -30%

LP | 1988 | UK | Reissue (Charly)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Finally here, the first release in our long planned Parish label reissue program. Students of late '80s digital reggae know that Edgar Whyte's Parish label is one of the finest labels of the period, issuing many singles and albums, with a unique selection of artists and a bunch of killer original rhythms. We've been working on this program a long time and are very pleased it's finally here. There will be a killer selection of reissue and previously unreleased tunes coming in 2024, all from master tapes. We figured it's only fitting to start off with what is likely the most in demand Parish single for '80s digital collectors, and from one of the label's signature artists. Everton Chambers' "This Love of Mine" came out in 1988 and is extremely tough to find, a ruff piece of stepping digital, even favored for play by the late great Jah Shaka.

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Prince Jammy

Uhuru In Dub

31,99 €*

Release: 1988 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Seventh Seal 2024 Repress

Sound Iration

12" | 1988 | UK | Reissue (Partial)

7" | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Fat Bwoy / Top Ranking Sound)

Release: 1988 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Seventh Seal – originally released on the Mystic Red Corporation label in 1988 - was the blueprint for what would become the UK Dub / Roots scene, inspiring many others make bass-heavy dub music with a lean towards Jah Shaka sound system and the likes of Augustus Pablo and King Tubby.

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Johnny Lee

There You Go