Reggae & Dancehall Vinyl 1765 Items

Content To Write It In I Dine Weathercraft DJ Sotofett Remakes

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The 2nd release from Midlands based DnB, Breaks & Bass Label 'Something System Records' features a 140 Breakbeat track from Parallel Action & a DnB track from his alter ego ScanOne

Side A: Parallel Action 'Air' In a word.. Drums! Parallel Actions debut on SSR opens with this Jazz fuelled epic. The track has a real 'live session' feel with some insane drum editing. An eastern flavour compliments the cinematic overtones of this piece perfectly. A real 'Lights on' end of the night tune for sure.

Side B: ScanOne 'Unity' This time it's the turn of Parallel Actions alter ego 'ScanOne' In many respect's this is a remix of 'Air' A beautiful, rolling, atmospheric slice of Drum & Bass that encapsulates all the qualities of side A but a more peak time tempo.

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Stano

2x12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Allchival)

19,99 €*

Sweet Night Dew / Love In Oputer Space

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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DJ Sotofett remakes of the debut LP (Content To Write In I Dine Weathercraft, 1983) from Irish post-punk producer Stano. A whole load of styles on this one. TIP!

How this record came about has been lost a bit to the midst of (recent) time, back in 2018 when we repressed "Content to Write in I Dine Weathercraft" the 1983 debut LP of one of Ireland's more enigmatic musical characters - we slid it the way of the versatile Norwegian polymath who suggested a remix, which quickly became two and soon ended up a full suite. We put it aside for a bit, became a bit longer, then the artwork - pieced together by the Sex Tags boss himself cutting up features from Irish fanzine Vox - and the general lag of production in the post covid world and here we are the guts of 5 years later!

A member of the legendary punk / post-punk group The Threat which disbanded after lead singer Maurice Foley disappeared to join the Hare Krishnas, Stano set up his outsider stall early on. The Threat had Stano on synths, one of the first female bassists in Deirdre Creed and their debut single was produced by progressive trad musician Donal Lunny of Planxty. His solo career of improvised electronic music continued in this vein of the unexpected – sitting outside both the country’s mainstream and alternative rock scenes. Eschewing both live performance and the spotlight for studio collaborations for this LP he worked with a number of Irish musicians - Roger Doyle, Daniel Figgis and of course Michael O Shea.

This remix pack kicks off with the drum machine exotica funk of "Room" and runs the gamut of 80's pop experimentation via the new wave dream pop of "Emma Wild", dubbing out the haunted house vibes of "Seance of Klondalike", adding some menace to the gothic feel of "Melting Grey", stretching "Out of the Dark, Into the Dawn" into a skrangled baleric dubby house jam and closing it out adding a hypnotic repetitive punch to O'Shea's beautiful timeless playing on "A Dead Rose".

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Ossy Little Noise Weaver

7" | 2022 | JP | Original (Right Place)

28,99 €*

Ministry Of Echology, Kaseta & Genn Bo

Release: 2022 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Exquisite mood of exotic electronic dub, rhythm box organ reggae instrumentals at its finest! This is a completely limited 7" from the second album "Woven" released in 2007! This is the first analog version of the very popular Ylnw self-cover of the last single by the Determinations in 2003. This one is a must have! Yossy Little Noise Weaver consists of ex-Determinations keyboardist Yossy and trumpet player Icchie, and the A-side is a self-cover of a classic song from the latter years of the Determinations' career, written by Yossy. The A-side is a self-covered version of a late Detami classic composed by Yossy. The minimalist composition of rhythm box, organ, and trumpet creates an exotic mood, and the endlessly sweet melody with just the right amount of dub is a superb organ reggae instrumental number! The B-side features a cover of the spiritual jazz classic "Love In Outer Space" by Sun Ra. This one has a cosmic exo-jazz groove with electronic sounds, organ, and trumpet, and is super cool! This is a super strong double-sider single without any complaints.

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Dubartis

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Dubartis)

33,99 €*

7" | 2022 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dubartis compilation is a double LP of previously digitally released tunes. First LP is dedicated to Lithuanian dub reggae band Ministry of Echology remixed by local artists and producers. Deep spaced-out dub and cinematic electronics. Second LP - boom bap and experimental beats collection from Kaseta and Genn Bo. All about sampling, looping, slicing, cutting, blending old dusty records.

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The Frightnrs

Always

9,89 €* 10,99 € -10%

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Always Colored Vinyl Edition

The Frightnrs

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Daptone)

31,99 €*

Always Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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unklar, ob farbige direkt von Daptone kommen.

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The Frightnrs

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Daptone)

31,99 €*

The Kings Of Dub Rock (Jacques Palminger, Viktor Marek, Rica Blunck)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Before Dan Klein's unfortunate passing, The Frightnrs agreed to keep a promise he asked of them - continue making music together. Part of that promise has been made manifest here... Daptone Records is proud to present ALWAYS - the raw, soulful new long player from The Frightnrs.

The road to Always began with a period of intense songwriting back when The Frightnrs and producer Victor Axelrod (Ticklah) were working on the group's debut, rocksteady masterpiece, Nothing More to Say. In addition to the scorchers heard therein, Axelrod and The Frightnrs agreed many of the recordings were too sweet to tamper with in order to fit the rocksteady mold. Some were created at their headquarters in Queens with Dan on the mic, some were elaborations on older ideas, others were brand new creations made at the finish line.

Thanks to the vocal stems they had captured in this golden period, Dan Klein's other-worldly voice lived on, giving The Frightnrs all the raw material they needed for an entire album's worth of new, original music. So with that, The Frightnrs and Axelrod returned to the studio and painstakingly conceptualized, tracked, re-tracked and mixed them into a complete album with their beloved friend singing lead. The fruits of this arduous process lay bare the undying love and respect between musical brothers.

The last song written for this album, "Why Does it Feel Like a Curse", married two song concepts with one of Dan's original vocal performances - creating a beautiful, flawless composition that not only serves as a highlight reel of their editing skills and songwriting prowess, but also as a kind of metaphor for The Frightnrs jour ney. The per fect ending f or ALWAYS.

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Dubbies On Top Translucent Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Misitunes)

19,49 €* 25,99 € -25%

Kings Of Dub Rock, The (Jacques Palminger, Viktor Marek, Rica Blunck)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Limited to 500 red copies.

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Dubbies On Top

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Misitunes)

21,24 €* 24,99 € -15%

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Never Born Again Picture Disc Edition

Mephiskapheles

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Jump Up)

32,99 €*

The Wiseman & The Fool / A Wise Dub

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition one side music one side digital-print picture disc from legendary NYC ska punk pioneers. Six tracks, four from their latest EP plus two bonus demo versions of songs. One time press of 500, housed in a black stickered sleeve.

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Abeng & Eeyun Purkins

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Dig This Way)

10,99 €*

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Flexi Cuts)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"The Wiseman & The Fool" , the last brand new Roots & Culture track arranged & played by mighty Abeng , extra deep mood with horns , falsetto voice and an extra Dark dubwise by Eeyun Purkins. Around April/May 2020 , during the toughest Lockdown we had a very productive and constructive period , Abeng aka Claudio , which arrange, play and sing almost all the instruments of all the chunes we released by him , did a great job finalizing a number of demos he sent us in the previous month and ourself as a label tried to create some fresh connections , we like , when possible to be able to work with a wide number of artists so that each production have some unique magic into it. Eeyun Purkins from the Co-Operators (uk) is surely one of the brightest lights in this Roots & Cultures movement that is bringing to light some fresh fantastic music and during that period he helped us mixing some of Abeng's chunes and passed us some of his riddim (Check Dtws009 "The Moonlight Runner") , he did a majestic job mixing this track , and we are extremely thankful for this. Last but not least , we had the shining Rootikal Horns how did some special horns finalizing and some tuff Sax and Trombone solo....that by now will remain unreleased. Final Touch by Pressure Mastering that did put all the things in order to be pressed and spreaded!

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Sarmacja

Booh Tales Remix Album

12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Room In The Sky)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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"booh Tales" is a one story seen and heard from different parts of the room. It's the memories focused on some vanishing details of the same party. The soap bubble of "booh" splits into many pieces just to spread around the people and have a glimpse of the good time. All the original track written by Sarmacja and taken from the Booh EP (released by Byrd Out). Sarmacja is Aleksandra Szalinska, Pawel Bartnik & MIchal Kolowacik. // The vinyl version features remixes from the tales of Lazy Snail, Sam Ruffillo, Roberto S, Pepe., Revisq, Relative. Plus a digital version with Freeze, Teielte, DJ Rocca, My Friend Dario and Baby Meelo remixes included.

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V.A.

Dinner Time EP

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Kinky Fly / Sweet Loving Love

Bunny Scott

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Freestyle)

3LP | 2022 | EU | Original (LowLow / HHV)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Freestyle Records mark the recent passing of the great Lee "Scratch" Perry with this gem of 45 showcasing 2 of his stellar early Black Ark-era productions - plucked from the To Love Somebody LP reissue project from earlier this year, which unearthed the Perry-produced debut from Bunny Scott (aka Bunny Clarke aka Bunny Rugs, later of Third World).

The Blaxploitation-influenced funk track 'Kinky Fly' features members of The Chi-Lites' backing band (passing through the infamous studio whilst in Jamaica for a series of shows) - their horn section and Chinna Smith's wah-wah guitar shine through with synth overdubs adding to the mood, underpinned by the ghostly click tracks of the Conn Rhythm Unit (constituting one of Scratch's earliest experiments with drum machines). On the flip, the upbeat 'Sweet Loving Love' boasts a jaunty synthline high up in the mix and a stellar rhythm section augmenting Bunny's soulful tenor.

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Cali P x TEKA

Vizion

28,99 €*

Headcornerstone, Umberto Echo / Hcs, Adubta

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition of 300 copies on triple vinyl in a gatefold outfit.

TEKA as the musical mastermind behind “Vizion” has created hits for the likes of Lutan Fyah, Richie Spice, Ziggi Recardo, Trettmann and Megaloh and more within the last 15 years. In 2005, his “Crystal Woman” riddim got voiced by the energetic deejay Cali P among others – which led to a close work relationship. Since then, Cali collaborated with artists like Walshy Fire, Capleton, Equiknoxx, Swing Ting & Massive B. In late 2018, Cali P and TEKA launched “Vizion” on the freshly founded label LowLow as a new project exploring the hybridity of reggae and hip hop.

The two reggae protagonists use current styles from the international hip hop scene and unite them with their typical, heavyweight roots sound. The result is a warm, authentic hybrid of tracks, which blast both radio and sound system suitable productions through your bass bins, with an optimistic yet serious flavour.

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Crystal Towers, Dub / Why, Dub

12" | 2021 (Headcornerstone)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Cedric 'Congo' Myton / Petah Sunday

A New Race / Dub

7" | 2021 (SouLove)

10,99 €*

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mystic Warrior Meets Bly Shei

Pachamama's Tears / Dub

7" | 2021 (Itection)

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Salute To The Heroes / Version

Nathan Skyers

7" | 2021 (Family House)

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hard Knock Life / Dub Mix (Fatty Fatty Rhythm)

Danny Ray

7" | 2021 (Blackjack)

8,99 €*

Release: 2021

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Key Day & Newentun All Stars

All You Fascists Bound To Lose

7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Newentun)

Mystic Warrior / Bly Shei

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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New production of Newentun Records, this time they have had one of the most representative voices of Jazz, Rocksteady etc.. of Valencia as Key Day.
Accompanied by Newentun All Stars, they have paid tribute to Woody Guthrie, American folk singer, unionist and anti fascist musician.
Covering his classic "All You Fascists Bound To Lose"

The production and mixing has been in charge of the master Javier Giner "Kodi", they have counted with musicians of the Valencian Jamaican scene like Davido Cases on tenor sax, Jonas Sánchez on trombone, Héctor Galán on piano and hammond, Mario aka Dr.Rude on guitar, Pancho Montañez on drum

With touches of Rocksteady, New Orleans flavour with the wind section and heartbreaking vocals with touches of blues.

Limited Edition 200 copies

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Pachamama's Tears

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Itection)

12,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Drop Shot Records)

Likkle Lion

Upside Down

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2021 | EU | Original (Kalita)

Michael Paul

Reggae Music

15,19 €* 15,99 € -5%

10" | 2021 | EU | Original (Riddim Chango)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Kalita Records announce the first ever official re-release of Michael Paul's 1984 reggae boogie single Reggae Music. Originally appearing on New York-based Revolver Records, run by famed jazz bassist Bob Cranshaw, Reggae Music was seemingly the "hit-that-never-was" upon its initial release. However, since then a combination of both scarcity and quality has transformed the single into one of the most sought-after records in the genre. Accompanied by a phenomenal dub version, this record easily deserves its space on record shelves across the world. With prices becoming ever exceedingly eye-watering and copies ever harder to find, Kalita come to the rescue, offering a loud and remastered 12" single for all.

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Son Of Simeon

Golliath Brothers

7" | 2021 | UK | Original (Emotional Rescue)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Sons of Simeon consist of 3 members Abba-Gana I, Balthazar Abba Gana and Herb Powers. Raised in London, The Solomon's and Kemet the sound is deeply embedded in Roots, Herbs & culture with a prime focus on providing King David music and contributing to the legacy of the elders
and the mysteries of Dub science. Goliath brothers is the debut release and first chapter by SOS featuring 3 cuts out of 36 versions made. Expect plenty more hard hitting dread releases in 2021 and beyond. The Sons give thanx to father, the mother of creation,
Simeonites & the Most High. Strictly Limited to 300 copies!

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101 Band

Crazy Kind Of Feeling

12,34 €* 12,99 € -5%

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Newentun Resistance)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue and HMV Record Shop (Japan) present the 2nd Disco Reggae Lovers with the music of Haile Maskel and his 101 Band and their cult Jamaica meets America reggae disco bomb Crazy Kind Of Feeling, in it's super rare 7" Mix. Heralding from the furtive 60's Trenchtown, Jamaica, Michael Ashley aka Haile Maskel grew up around music, recording his first sessions with friend Bob Marley, alongside the likes of Peter Tosh, Robbie Shakespeare and Carlton Barrett. Working with Lee Perry, he joined Light Of Saba, while touring with Dennis Brown and Sugar Minott led him overseas, settling in Los Angeles in 1983 and soon launching his Opulence (Sound) label. The label's in house project, Maskel's 101 Band mixed a conscious message in love song, crafted around a boogie discodub. Coming as 7" and 12" (erc101) releases, here the single is presented alongside the true dub version. Dub Take 2 was discovered when the original master tapes were recently unearthed and while the recent 12" reissue featured an "instrumental alternative mix", Dub Take 1, this 7" includes a real dub version, cutting and dropping back and forth between drums, bass, key, vocals and horns in a cool excursion for the heads.

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Juanaman Sai Sai

Showcase

22,99 €*

Jonny De Ambassador / Krabah

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Juanaman Saï Saï’s first vinyl will feature 5 reggae tracks produced by JuaNaMaN Saï Saï at Panchita Studios Barcelona, in true sound system style. This vinyl will also feature 5 dub versions made by Chalart58 plus a bonus dub from the We Good theme.

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7.05

7" | 2020 | EU | Original (Dig This Way)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Shaky Norman)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tebel crew, a reggae collective grown through Italy and Jamaica, is proud to present its new tune! Based and developed on an Abeng's musical idea (already edited by Dig This Way Records) here Tebel and D.T.W. are proud to introduce a Jonny Deambassador's new interpretation of "Grown In Captivity" entitled 7.05. This number reminds to the morning hour when the alarm rings, so this new Tebel's one talks about the feeling had by contemporary wage-labour workers and specifically to the inner-crisis each one of them feels because of his everyday bad condition of living but in the last part of the song the lyric reaches the form of a freedom chant praised by the community of the people who works for an emancipation. The message 7.05 finally would bring is to stand out different meanings the word "work" could assume and the difference between the concept of a mechanical work and a creative one. Roots People Works TO THE Rhythm OF Reggae Music TO Step OUT Babylon Establishment!

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Shaky Norman

20,99 €*

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Emotional Rescue)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Shaky Norman is a French musician who discovered the melodica through the music of Augustus Pablo.His influences range from classical to Jamaican music as well as punk, Celtic music, French traditional music and jazz. He has collaborated with Mad Professor in 1990 playing melodica on the album Psychedelic Dub.
His new eponymous album features eight original creations. It is set up as a 32 minutes musical journey taking you through different atmospheres kept together as a whole. The collaboration with prestigious Jamaican musicians like the late Ronald Nambo Robinson on trombone, who played with Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Burning Spear, Sly & Robbie and so many others, and Glen Da Costa, the saxophonist of Bob Marley & the Wailers and Zap Pow, add an authentic depth to this album.

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101 Band

Crazy Kind Of Feeling

13,99 €*

Kiss, Cuddle & Torture Volume 2

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue presents the music of Haile Maskel in the first in a reissue series working with Patrick Billard aka DJ Duckcomb, sourcing and licensing from this digger's vaults and out to the wider world. Heralding from the furtive 60's Trenchtown, Jamaica, young Michael Ashley aka Haile Maskel grew up singing, learning guitar and bass. His first recording session was produced by friend Bob Marley, with Peter Tosh on keys, Robbie Shakespeare on bass and Carlton Barrett on drums. The list of sessions is long, working with Lee Perry, Light Of Saba, Dennis Brown and Sugar Minott. Touring took him overseas where he settled in Los Angeles in 1983, soon launching his Opulence Sound) label. Maskel's band, the 101's featured members of The Twinkle Brothers, including cousins Asher and Debo Brown on drum and bass, and augmented by local players. Mixing conscious messages in love songs, Maskel crafts a boogie discodub on which to exalt an uplifting summer jam. With the highly prized original the tapes unearthed unreleased dubs - "Take 1" providing a wonderful version. LA native Duckcomb found a trove of tapes of unheard material, still for discovery. For now, his longform Discomix, cutting and editing Maskel's vocal along with the dubs, completes a first archival splendor.

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The Hempolics

2LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Zee Zee)

20,99 €*

Do The Rock Steady' 1966-1968 Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Hempolics return with ‘Kiss, Cuddle & Torture: Volume 2’, the follow-up to their triumphant 2017 album which won them accolades including a BBC 6 Music ‘Album Of The Year’ selection. The new release builds on their trademark mash-up sound of reggae, dub, soul and pop but explores new territories with elements of hip-hop, shoegaze and trip-hop welcome additions to the mix.
As with Volume 1, the release is underpinned by the masterful production of main man Grippa – an engineer who cut his teeth working with Faithless – and he’s once again joined by unmistakable Hempolics vocalists Dandelion and Nubiya, who continues to turn heads with her Amy Winehouse meets Hollie Cook timbre.
Highlights of the album include the upbeat soul and reggae hit ‘Play On’, the trip-hop meets dub-influenced single, ‘Full of Surprises’, and the British reggae-funk stomper ‘Bongadashi’. ‘Gotta Thing’ sees the band deliver a fast hip-hop house track laced with classic Hempolics’ reggae flavours, vocals courtesy of Miami rapper Cojack, whilst ‘Place Is Here’, written by Grippa alongside Faithless vocalist Pauline Taylor, is a 90’s shoegaze influenced cut with a languid psych groove.
These releases are to be collected, and hopefully Volume 3 isn’t too far away.

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V.A.

LP | 2014 | UK | Reissue (Voice Of Jamaica)

Daba Makourejah & Ganja Tree

Release: 2014 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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“…the greatest man that came to Jamaica and changed the whole beat from ska to rock steady was Lyn Taitt. He was from Trinidad but Byron Lee did bring him come to Jamaica as an organist but he started playing guitar and the rest is history! We should call him rock steady… it’s Lyn Taitt as he was the man! He played lead guitar and ska at the same time…” Bunny Lee

As the frantic, frenetic pace of ska finally let up in 1966 the cool, cool sound of rock steady came to the fore. This languid, soulful music was the complete musical antithesis of its more famous antecedent and the gentle guitar of Lyn Taitt would forever define the sound of rock steady.

Trinidadian Nerlyn ‘Lyn’ Taitt had been given a contract by Byron Lee to travel to Jamaica to play at the Independence celebrations in 1962 but fell in love with Jamaica and decided to stay joining The Sheiks and then The Cavaliers before forming Lyn Taitt & The Comets. Lyn also recorded as a guest guitarist with The Skatalites before Lyn Taitt & The Jets came together in 1966.

The rock steady beat was slower, more measured and the emphasis was placed on the bass. It no longer gave equal emphasis to every beat but, instead, played a repeated pattern that syncopated the rhythm. The

rhythmic focus shifted to the core of the music to the bass and the drums where it has remained ever since.

“For that tempo the tempo is very slow with the bass and guitar line playing the same thing. You used to use two guitars. Hux Brown and myself or another guitarist and myself. And it was very slow but with a definite bass line going straight through the song…” Lyn Taitt

Lyn Taitt & The Jets were soon in such great demand that they would often play up to five sessions a day for as many different producers but they were not the only rock steady band. When the Skatalites had broken up in 1965 Jackie Mittoo formed Studio One’s house band The Soul Brothers (who soon became The Soul Vendors) and Tommy McCook decided to work with Duke Reid at Treasure Isle studio with The Supersonics. Bobby Aitken’s Carib Beats eschewed subtlety for drive but together these musicians were responsible for establishing the rules of rock steady music.

Their gentle approach allowed vocalists such as Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe and Desmond Dekker and harmony groups including The Techniques, The Melodians, The Uniques and The Paragons and many, many more to demonstrate their prowess.

Rock steady only lasted for a brief period, from 1966 to 1968, but its significance to the subsequent development of Jamaican music is incalculable and it would go on to shape each successive musical movement over the next four decades. Deejays, dub, digital and dance hall all stepped to the tune and pace of rhythms whose

origins were grounded in the rock steady beat and it is impossible to ever overstate its importance... or its beauty.

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Bamba / Rootsman Corner 2023 Repress

12" | 2012 | UK | Reissue (Amoul Bayi)

18,99 €*

Release: 2012 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Trouble & Version / Di Wicked Dem & Version

Linval Thompson

10" | 2023 | UK | Original (Jamaican)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Music Picture Disc Vinyl Edition

Mr Benn

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Black Frog Studios)

27,99 €*

Zion Train Feat. Devon Russell

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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All the music from the iconic Mr Benn cartoons, available for the only time. Recorded in two sessions - Olympic Studios in 1969, and Gateway Studios in 2004. All the music was written by Duncan Lamont, and featured some iconic session musicians including

Kenny Wheeler, Ray Swinfield and Duncan Lamont himself. Ray Swinfield used the same instruments as he used on The Beatles Penny Lane on these recordings. Mr Benn has an enduring popularity, and was shown on The BBC every year from 1971 - 1999, then on Nick Jnr till 2010. The sessions have ben fully remastered, and sound fabulous! It was due to Nick Jnr that a 14th Mr Benn cartoon was made, and the second session features re-working of some of the original tunes as well as lots of new tunes for Gladiator.

The packaging features an insert with Mr Benn dressed in all his adventure outfits, and a game to match all the souvenirs to each adventure. Not to be missed. A must for everybody that grew up with Mr Benn. All the sleeve notes have been written by The Mr Benn cartoon producer Clive Juster, and are full of insights from the recording sessions.

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Jah Holds The Key

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Partial)

12,99 €*

Freedom Fables Green Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Classic roots reggae vocal track from the late Devon Russell.

* The original version was recorded by Coxsone Dodd for his Studio One label.

* This updated digital version was produced by Zion Train and released in 1992.

* A long-time sound system favourite with a dub version from Zion Train on the flipside.

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Nubiyan Twist

2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Strut)

28,99 €*