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Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First Light (Mad's Lovers Smooth Mix)

Yoshiko Goshima

7" | 2019 | JP | Reissue (PolyStar)

LP | US | Reissue (Channel One)

Release: 2019 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Repress of Mad Professor's 90s Japanese Mono Lovers remix masterpiece 7" S.S.W. Yoshiko Gotoh is also known as the vocalist of Denki Groove's 'Niji'. This is the first 7" release from '19, coupling the classic "First Light" with a superb dub mix of "Nameless Pierce", and is now being repressed in a limited edition of 300 copies Yoshiko Goshima was described as "a genius female singer with a five-octave voice" in the 1990s and early 2000s. She is a talented artist who is popular for her soulful singing that combines sweetness and toughness, and her 1999 hit single 'Open Up', which was used in a TV commercial, is also memorable. This 7" couples two rare remixes by the reggae dub scene's Mad Professor. The A-side features the 'Mad's Lovers Smooth Mix ver.' from the 'First Light Remixes' 12" single, which was released as a promo-only single in '97 and is now hard to find. A light dub number with dreamy synths and a stretched high-tone voice that feels great, the B-side is the "Mad's Summer Swim Mix" of "No Name Earrings" from the CD single "Swingin' the Swing", also released in '97. " from the CD single 'Swingin' the Swing', also released in '97. It is a moving song with powerful yet melancholy and delicate vocals and a chorus work that builds to euphoria towards the latter half of the song

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Yellowman

Them A Mad Over Me

LP | JM | Original (Taxi)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Yellowman

Girls Them Pet

39,99 €*

LP | 2011 | US | Original (VP)

Release: JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Yellowman

Duppy Or Gunman

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Yabby You Sound Dubs & Versions

Yabby You & The Prophets

2LP | 2022 | UK | Reissue (Pressure Sounds)

2LP | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Pressure Sounds)

Release: 2022 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular its reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes were eulogised in Big Youth’s ‘s90 Skank’ and Dillinger’s ‘cb200’, whilst their rival was lauded on Shorty The President’s ‘Yamaha Skank’, to name the most obvious examples. The plot of the film ‘Rockers’ revolved around how transformative a motorbike could be, providing a livelihood whilst projecting an image of success in the ghetto. Vivian ‘Yabby You’ Jackson had been fiercely independent as a singer and producer, and the success of his early self-pressed productions, mostly on the Prophets or Vivian Jackson labels, had given him a sense of hard earned autonomy. A motorbike was one of the fruits of his labours, acquired as a way of zipping around the capital’s roads to deliver records and organise recording sessions. His wife Jean could often be see hanging on to the back. Twelve years after his death, she remembers various exploits on the pot-holed roads of Kingston. Jean Vencella Williams: ‘His first motorbike was a Honda 50 and then a 100, a Yamaha. I remember the Yamaha, it was a dark blue colour, it must have been from the mid 70s til the early 80s. I used to ride around on the back and we ride all over, like we go to the country cos his mother lived in Clarendon. And he had a little carrier thing for boxes of records, so we go to Mandeville in Manchester, sometimes to Spanish Town fe sell records. Most of the time he sell them to the shops, like Randys, and the people them buy it from there. He had pressing plants like Byron Lee and later Tuff Gong, so when the records pressed we find out the time when we get back the records, which usually was at least a couple of days or about a week. And later when we living in Clarendon we come into Kingston to pick them up at the pressing plant. And when he book the studio he might book two or three days and we come in and usually stay til late.

‘He used to carry the records from the different pressing plants on the bike, but because of the rain and weather you know it not so good for the records, and also the sun beating down. Then Wayne Wade had an accident on the Yamaha, and he was hurt quite bad, and he had to go to the hospital for quite a while. Well Yabby didn’t ride it after that, cos it was getting dangerous with so many cars coming in. So he gave up the Yamaha and bought a Toyota Carina, and that car was very good to him. Then the Carina become a little shaky, so he got a Toyota Corolla which he drove until his death.’

This album presents a sample of the best of those ‘Dubs and Versions’ that Yabby was ferrying around town, whether rarities, B-sides or tracks culled from albums that showcase the breadth of Yabby’s productions between 1975 and 1982.

This release comes with sleevenotes original artwork.

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Yabby You & The Prophets

Conquering Lion

Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dread Propecy Crucial Cuts

Yabby You

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Shanachie)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2013 | UK | Original (Greensleeves)

Winston Edwards

Natty Locks Dub

Release: 2013 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Unavailable since its original 1974 release (Fay Music) this limited edition vinyl re-press will not be around long!

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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Wailing Souls

Fire House Rock Deluxe

Bad Weathers Black History Month Vinyl Edition

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A touchstone LP from the beginning of reggae's 'post-Bob Marley era,’ Wailing Souls’ Fire House Rock was released by Greensleeves in 1981 to enduring acclaim. The title track became Wailing Souls’ most popular, anthemic song. Features production by Henry Junjo Lawes, backing by the Roots Radics with mixes by Scientist.

For the Record Store Day 2022 edition, the original mixes were transferred from reel-to-reel to a pristine 24-bit/96k digital master. These are paired in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with a bonus 12-inch single disc of alternate, extended mixes originally released through VP’s Jah Guidance imprint.

Sticker application; 180g Heavyweight Vinyl Pressing Gatefold sleeve with full-colour Inner Bags featuring rare photos and extensive notes.

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Vivian Weathers

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (UMR)

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (We Are Busy Bodies)

Vis-A-Vis

Odo Gu Ahorow

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Scoops)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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As both a popular live act and in-demand studio musicians, Vis-A-Vis released 13 albums between 1975 and 1982, of which Obi Agye Me Dofo remains the most sought after. Led by vocalist Isaac “Superstar” Yeboah and featuring Sammy Cropper on guitar, Slim Manu on bass and Gybson “Shaolin Kung-Fu” Papra on drums, Vis-A-Vis helped propel K. Frimpong to fame as one of Ghana’s most popular stars of the 1970s. On some of Frimpong’s albums, they also overlapped as part of his other recording band, the Cubano Fiestas.

As We Are Busy Bodies begins its roll out the Vis-A-Vis catalogue, it will also simultaneously release another essential album by the group, 1976s Odo Gu Ahorow. Original copies of both LPs are scarce and in great demand, with Obi Agye Me Dofo briefly issued as an LP in the US in 1980, and again in 2011 by Continental Records. Along with the Frimpong albums, they remain some of the most sought after West African records from the golden age. These reissues have been handled with the utmost respect — every detail has been given strict attention and care, with albums being remastered by Senior Mastering Engineer, Noah Mintz at Lacquer Channel.

About the album:

"The Vis-A-Vis have had many good things to their credit, none more so than the collection of nostalgic items that make up this album “Odo Gu Ahoroo”. It has been able to achieve its well-deserved place in the Ghanaian musical best-seller parade. Now by the titles and programming this entirely new album benefits from Ofobros latest recording experience, bringing many plus-factors of listening pleasure.

With brilliant musicianship, the Vis-A-Vis as a group leads in the field of danceably rhythmic arrangements which do not obscure the enchanting melodies, such as “Abofra Ketewa”. Highlighting the softly soothing, yet richly textured blend of the organ and Slim’s bass work are solos by Sammy ‘red” Cropper on lead guitar, and other instruments as well.

The groups’ thirteen years’ experience in the field of dance music has made their melody reign supreme, and I hope these all are songs that will become a cherished part of our musical past in the future, and an enduring part of our musical period then. This recording the Vis-A-Vis with a new lustre that promises to glow through many mood-matching moments in the future.

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Vibronics

Woman On A Mission 2

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Vibronics teams up with an army of top female Reggae & Dub artists to collaborate on the new album “Woman On A Mission 2” .. to celebrate the rise of women in the Reggae & Sound System Dub scene Vibronics invited Carroll Thompson, Sandra Cross, Marina P, Sisters in Dub, Sista Habesha, Empress Shema, Koko Vega, Vanya O & SoulSteppa into the Dub Cupboard Studio to create this epic double album of Vo-cals & Dubs for 2024. The album features fine vocal tracks & heavyweight instrumental Sound System style dub style tracks.

Vibronics is one of the most established names in UK Dub/Reggae music achieving millions of views on YouTube, millions of Spotify streams and many tens of thousands of vinyl record sales. Collaborators include Michael prophet, Macka B, Iration Steppas, Soom T, Aba-Shanti and more.

Meet some of the amazing artists involved in this album:

Carroll Thompson is the official ‘Queen Of Lovers Rock” - the biggest name in UK Reggae here showing her amazing versatility by singing a roots-reggae anthem for the Sound System generation

Sandra Cross is the award winning UK Reggae legend famous for her work with Mad Professor on the Ariwa Label

Marina P from Italy via Paris teams up with Vibronics following her success with Glasgow bass heavy beat legends Mungos HiFi.

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2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Diggers Factory/Xterminator)

Xstory

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2016 | US | Original (VP)

We Remember Dennis Brown

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The ultimate tribute project with all exclusive new recordings featuring the new breed of jamaican stars and upcoming artists like Chronixx, Jah 9, Iba Mahr, Jesse Royal, Kabaka Pyramid, Ikaya, Exco Levi and exciting bands like Raging Fyah or No-Maddz. Also paying tribute are the international known and established artists Jah Cure, Maxi Priest, and Gyptian, Richie Spice, with also the veterans Freddie McGregor and Mutabaruka being on board. All tracks have been recorded with producer legend Clive Hunt, who also appears with two instrumentals as the VP Hit Team. "We Remember Dennis" comes as 2LP-vinyl set with 20 tracks available including high-quality printed inner sleeves presenting sleeve notes and images! (Also available as 2CD Digipak with 24-page booklet including photos and linernotes).

"We Remember Dennis" is a celebration of the life and music of Dennis Brown, proclaimed one of the top 50 voices of the 20th Century! He is also one of the most influential vocalists among reggae musicians and was noted to be Bob Marley's favorite singer. His iconic status and pivotal place in the history of reggae music is highlighted by the range of contemporary artists and power in the musical selections on the album. The two-disc longplayer blends romantic love songs and ballads with roots and revolutionary songs made famous and (mostly) written by Brown, with all tracks recorded with producer legend Clive Hunt. Dennis Emmanuel Brown was a spokesman for the people of Jamaica and the diaspora and his message is a vital today as when these songs were first recorded. His voice and his music are with us and we remember Dennis Brown (born 1st February 1957 - r.i.p 1st July 1999) - his music will will forever!

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Uptown Top Ranking-Reggae Chartbusters

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Trojan)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Treasure Isle: Solid Gold

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Charly)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Charly Records have done plenty of leg work here thatmeans you can save yourself lots of time and effort and immediately make yourself out to be a font of dub and reggae wisdom. Treasure Isle Solid Gold is a well curated selection of the most vital club hits produced by the legendary Jamaican label owner Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid. You will know plenty of the artists he worked with from the opener John Holt via Rolando Alphonso Baba Brooks Band, Don Drummond & The Skatalites and U-Roy & The Pargons. The sounds are varied but never less than sensational across both sides of wax.

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LP | 1997 | US | Reissue (Studio One)

Toughest

Release: 1997 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Single LP 13 Tracks

Beautiful Songs from the Studio One Archives (First Release 1997)

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2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

The British Core Lovers

47,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dennis Bovell is a producer, musician, and engineer who is an indispensable part of the history of British reggae. In 2008, P Vine compiled a collection of Dennis' master recordings under the title "Rebirth of British Reggae" and released it on vinyl for the first time. Marie Pierre's version of the Young Rascals' classic "Groovin'," which has been covered by numerous musicians including Marvin Gaye and Aretha Franklin, was released as a 7-inch single on P-vine in 2021 and sold out immediately. This is a supreme compilation album with plenty of sound sources that reggae fans will not be able to resist.

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The Bristol Roots Explosion Record Store Day 2024 Blue Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Bristol Archives)

48,44 €* 56,99 € -15%

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Synthesize The Soul (Astro-Atlantic Hypnotica From The Cape Verde Islands 1973-1988)

2LP | 2017 | US | Original (Ostinato)

114,99 €*

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Kings Yellow Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Soul Jazz)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This is a very special one-off new special edition of one of the most popular of all the Soul Jazz Records" collections that has been out of print for many years! Featuring great new sleeve design as well as a special Colored Vinyl pressing, Studio One Kings is a "who"s who" of the world"s greatest reggae artists. Studio One"s list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of Jamaican music. Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Freddie McGregor, Johnny Osbourne and more. This album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary Studio One catalogue: Ska, Roots, Rocksteady, Lovers and more from the 1960s and 70s. The album also comes with sleeve-notes by the great writer Chris Salewicz, author of books on Reggae Explosion, Rude Boy as well as books on Bob Marley, The Rolling Stones, Jimmy Page, Joe Strummer and more.

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2LP | 2004 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Studio One Funk

59,99 €*

Release: 2004 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Smudge All Stars)

Smudge All Stars

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ska La-Rama: Treasure Isle Ska 1965 To 1966 Record Store Day 2023 Edition

2LP | 2023 | Reissue (Trojan)

Release: 2023 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Record Store Day 2023 limited run of 650 copies.
During the final two years of the original Jamaican ska era, producer Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid released arguably his finest works in the genre. The popularity of his work from this time is reflected in the high demand for his productions from this period, with most of the 7” singles he issued between 1965 and 66 now fetching three figure sums on the collectors market. ‘Ska La-Rama’ brings together 14 of the Duke’s most elusive works from this golden era, with half of the tracks on the album appearing on vinyl for the very first time. Among those that have previously seen issue are a number of recordings widely regarded as being among the finest ska productions of the period, notably, the title track, ‘True Confession’ and the hugely collectable ‘Renegade’ by the Zodiacs. Pressed on Colored Vinyl and boasting an insert featuring a fascinating essay on the recordings by esteemed music historian Tony Rounce, this limited edition collection album comes housed in a stylish, retro-style sleeve, which captures the exciting spirit of the original ska era. An essential addition to the collection of any self-respecting fan of ska and Duke Reid’s inimitable sound.

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Rootikal In The Vaults At Midnight Rock

LP | Original (Roots)

Release: Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Rise Jamaica:Jamaican Independence Special

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Trojan)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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3LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Reggae Legends

40,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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All the great Reggae Classics by the Reggae Masters in a nice 3LP vinylboxWith Bob Marley, Yellowman, Max Romeo, Greogry Isaacs, Horace AndyâÇ¦

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Reggae Anthology

51,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Take a trip to Jamaïca with this selection of the finest tunes played by the masters of Reggae. A nice 5 LP vinyl boxsett with Bob Marley, Lee " Scratch " Perry, Max Romeo, Black Uhuru....

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Baco)

Real Step

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2019 | UK | Original (On-U Sound)

Pay It All Back Vol. 7

39,99 €*

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Original Soul Reggae Classics

LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Trojan)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2x12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Above Board Projects)

Optimo 25 (Part 2)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Optimo (Espacio) started life as a weekly club night. It was born at The Sub Club in Glasgow on a wet, windy, wintry November Sunday night in 1997. Run by JD Twitch and partner in crime Jonnie Wilkes. Optimo was a reaction against what felt like an increasingly conservative musical soundtrack in clubs here at that time. Clubland felt as if it had become very bland and a bit too serious; it was the era of the dawn of the Superstar DJ. Clubs often felt like bastions of male energy. It seemed dance music and culture was going somewhere far, far away from where it was meant to be. The notion of fun had got lost.

It was no longer the world they had devoted ten years of their lives to already, and lots of their friends felt the same. When the opportunity came up to do a Sunday night at The Sub Club it felt like the perfect opportunity to rip it all up and start again. So they did. There was nothing in the city (or possibly anywhere) like it. As the club believed wholeheartedly in what they were doing, there was no pressure from The Sub Club to fill the club. So, they embraced the freedom. Groups of people who had never been in the same room at the same time before came together. A community of kindred spirits started to emerge.

Word spread, slowly. Lots of people checked it out. Many loved it, some hated it. The core of the Optimo idea was to embrace music they loved that might work on the dancefloor from whatever era or genre they thought felt right. It might not seem very radical now but at that time it was revolutionary.

After about a year and a half, the club went from having 100 people attending most nights to suddenly one week having 500 people turn up. It was very weird. It was as if a collective light bulb went off in people’s heads in Glasgow. From that week on, until the very last weekly Sunday night at the Sub Club, in 2010, over a decade later, it was packed.

There were 550 Sunday Optimo nights. A LOT of music was played. So, what was the music? People often find it hard to pin down exactly what Optimo is. This has been a positive but also a negative as we live in a world where people want easily defined “brand identities”. The simplest definition of the music played is “music for dancing”, which of course is a very broad definition. Even better than trying to define it in words, we have these 2 volumes of music that give a hint of what that might be.

This is not a “Best of Optimo” or a “Greatest Hits of Optimo” compilation. For people who come to, or used to come to the nights there are of course “Greatest Hits”. But, over such a long timespan they are “hits” belonging to a certain moment in time and space. Someone who came to Optimo in 1997 would have a completely different notion of the big tracks at the club to someone coming in 2003, or 2010, or today. This compilation is just a snap shot missing several genres that might make up the DNA of Optimo. There is though a broad sweep through lots of music Optimo loves, that they believe is amazing. Music that they know will rock a dancefloor, that they have played between 1997 and 2023. Of course Optimo nights were not all about rocking the dancefloor. The first hour was always a time for them to play music they loved that often was far removed from the dance. Side 1, Volume 1 of this compilation is the kind of music one might hear at the very start of an Optimo night.

Optimo have always loved a good slogan. The most long lived, and fitting Optimo slogan is "We Love Your Ears", which is in essence what it is all about to them.

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2x12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Above Board Projects)

Optimo 25 (Part 1)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Merritone Rock Steady 2: This Music Got Soul 1966

2LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Dub Store)

49,99 €*

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lucha Amada III - A Luta Continua

4LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Jump Up)

45,99 €*

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Let's Do Rock Steadythe Soul Of Jamaica

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Trojan)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

Kensei & Sensei Riddim

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission Three

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Isle Of Jura)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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The third and concluding edition of the Transmissions compilation series curated by IOJ Jura Soundsystem. The compilation focuses once again on rarities no longer available on Vinyl and touches upon Reggae & Dub, Ambient House, Downtempo and Leftfield Disco. Mixmaster Morris in his Irresistible Force guise opens the album with the Ambient Electronica of ‘Lotus Position’, a long time favourite that’s been unavailable on Vinyl for nearly 30 years. Full Moon Scientist pick up the Ambient Dub baton with ‘Lunar Base Dub’ segueing into Australia’s Rude Band, featuring Oz radio royalty Doug Mulray on the aptly titled ‘Doug’s Dub’ originally released on Oz Sounds in Australia in 1982, a true Balearic gem recorded long before the genre had been widely discovered. Other highlights include Mary House’s ‘Ambient’, a chuggy slo-mo piano houser originally the last track on a 7 track EP released in 1991 on Italian label Technology, and ‘Do It’, an obscure South African track by Inspiration which covers the music from Sylvester’s ‘I Need Somebody To Love Tonight’ paired with new vocals using the refrain ‘Do It’. Jean-Michel Bertrand gave his blessing to a special Jura Soundsystem version of ‘Dream Reggae’ which features long time collaborator Mike Burn adding lead and rhythm guitar to an extended edit of the song. The album closes with some Ambient Tools which should serve to raise a smile at the end of the series.

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Jura Soundsystem Presents Transmission Three

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Isle Of Jura)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Junjo Presents The Evil Curse Of The Vampires

2LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jah Children Invasion Volume 6

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Wackies)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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New compilation and long overdue next entry in the long running 'Jah Children Invasion' compilation series! This volume focuses on Wackies' foray into digital reggae, with a killer selection of tracks from the late '80s and early '90s. There are three previously unreleased tunes alongside seven others culled from prior rare and long out of print releases. In DKR style this comes in a 2 sided hand silkscreened jacket.

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Irie Ites: Cream Of The Crop 2022

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Diggers Factory / Irie Ites)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Cry No More)

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Innerversions

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In The Mood For Ska - Caribou Ska Selection

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A collection of rare 60's sound sources, mainly by the Skatalites, that shows the heat of Kingston in the heyday of Ska!! Selections from Indian-Jamaican Dada Tewari's Caribou and Down Beat labels. Caribbean Recording Company, owned by Dada Tewari, was one of the first Jamaican studios to follow in the footsteps of Ken Khouri and Stanley Motta, and this album contains songs from the boogie shuffle to the heyday of ska. In addition to Lord Tanamo's ska anthem "In The Mood For Ska", this is the label's first album of mega-rare singles and top Caribou ska, including Don Drummond's last recording "Bellevue Special", "Up & Down" by the Mighty Vikings and "Way Of Fortune" by Pat & Roxie.

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If I Had A Pair Of Wings: Jamaican Doo Wop, Vol. I - Iii

3LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Death Is Not The End)

47,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Death Is Not The End together all three LP volumes of the critically acclaimed If I Had a Pair of Wings LP compilation series for a bundled edition.
"...all of the music on this compilation is the result of the forward-thinking artists and producers that realised the worth of local Jamaican artistry during a time when the island's leading political figures had not yet managed to throw off the colonial yolk. These are sounds with a certain innocence and the optimistic promise of better to come, with the influence of American pop ballads and doo-wop looming large, yet already pointing to the innovations of the future. Listen keenly and take in the sounds of the Jamaican music industry at its very beginnings, its singers and players drawing from the popular styles of the island's larger neighbour and already changing those styles into something their own." - David Katz
Lauren Laverne's comp of the week on BBC Radio 6 Music w/c 11th Jan.
Guardian feature: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/12/a-thousand-teardrops-how-doo-wop-kickstarted-jamaica-pop-revolution-reggae-rocksteady

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From The Vaults Volume 3

LP (Studio 1)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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For The Love Of Haiku Record Store Day 2023 Coke Bottle Green Vinyl Edtion

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Stella Polaris Music)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition coke bottle green vinyl coloured 180g vinyl gatefold double album from Stella Polaris.

The world’s largest free chill out event, Stella Polaris have been wrapping their electronic blanket of dubby and jazzy slo-mo sounds around tens of thousands welcoming bodies since ’97. An oasis of positivity and top-drawer music beaming out of Denmark, with a record label arm born in 2003.

Fast forward 20 years and their 17th album release, a delectable double album features new material from upcoming artists and exclusive Stella Polaris custom made remixes of well-known artists including: Foster The People (us), Groove Armada (uk), José Padilla (es), Underher (ca/de), Days of May (fr), The 2 Bears (uk), Elvstrøm (dk), Teitur & Mads Björn (dk).

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Xterminator)

Fatis Tapes In The Oven

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Easy Star Presents Jonquan

LP (Easy Star)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 1996 | UK | Original (Shiver)

Dubhead Volume Three

39,99 €*

Release: 1996 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Record has some hairlines and a few superficial scratches.
Records are close to VG+
Small sticker on cover.

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Dancehall: The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture 2017 Edition

3LP | 2017 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Release: 2017 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A definitive guide to Dancehall Reggae! Over 30 killer tracks from Yellowman, Eek a Mouse, Gregory Isaacs, Tenor Saw and loads more.

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BMN Ska & Rock Steady: Always Together 1964-1968

LP | 2018 | JP | Original (Dub Store)

Release: 2018 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Aloe Vera)

Aloe Vera Hits Volume 1

3LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This album from an Italian-based production outfit on Aloe Vera Records celebrates the label's early years and the unique style of one of the imprint's key acts, The Officinalis's. They were known for classics like 'Si Comme' Si' and for blending. Naples and Jamaican musical cultures. Aloe Vera Records skilfully merged these worlds in their output and created a distinctive and recognisable sound that bridges past and present. These are all well-crafted sounds with warm low ends, rich bass and plenty of loved-up melodies that make it a nice escapist listen.

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Upsetters & Lee Perry

Build The Ark

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (East Skankin)

Upper Cut Band

Painting On Silence

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Universal)

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UB40

Labour Of Love

47,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Collected Black Vinyl Edition

UB40

2LP | 2017 | Original (Music On Vinyl)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Irie Ites)

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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UB40 - Collected has captured all the different phases of the band in one complete album, from classic hits combined with the new!

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U Brown

Still Chanting Rub-A-Dub

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2x12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Mysticisms)

Trance Vision Steppers

Dubplate #8: Timeless

LP | US | Reissue (Channel One)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Mysticism's Dubplate series has got a couple of great drops lined up at the moment and this is one of them - a boule pack from German digidub pioneers TVS aka Trance Vision Steppers. This was a project that never made it out of the studio but still cooked up some brilliant sounds, which in the case of this collection come from their earlier period between 1995 - 1999, all of which land on vinyl for the first time here. Fans of Adrian Sherwood, Dennis Bovell and Mad Professor will be head over heels of these dub delights - they are deep and atmospheric, with lush ambient pads, downtempo vocals and stoner synths next to more twisted rhythms.

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Toyan

LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

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Toots & The Maytals

Ska Father

2LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Caroline)

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue of classic 1999 album .

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Toots & The Maytals

Reggae Got Soul

LP | 1969 | UK | Reissue (Beverley's)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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After exploding onto the Jamaican music scene in the early ‘60s, the trio of Frederick ‘Toots’ Hibbert, Nathaniel ‘Gerry’ McCarthy and Henry ‘Raleigh’ Gordon - collectively known as the Maytals - establish themselves as one of the island’s leading acts with a series of ska hits for a number of local record producers. Now, 40 years after the group cut the tracks in Jamaica, the seminal LP finally receives the deluxe treatment it has long since deserved. Featured along with the original 10 tracks are an equal number of bonus tracks, comprising rare contemporary material, much of which has until now never seen issue.

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Toots And The Maytals

Sweet And Dandy

7" | 1985 | JM | Original (Jammy's)

Release: 1969 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Formed by lead vocalist legend Toots Hibbert, and the ragged call-and-response background singers Nathaniel “Jerry” McCarthy and Raleigh Gordon, Toots & the Maytals were spotted by Beverley Records’ founder Leslie Kong who produced the group’s first records in the 60s. Their Sweet And Dandy album was featured in 1972’s emblematic movie The Harder They Come, which included a performance of the title track recorded at Beverley Studios and also highlighted ‘Pressure Drop’ in its accompanying soundtrack. The movie’s unprecedented success, combined with some of the solid gold singles pulled from this album, fast-tracked Toots and the Maytals to reggae icon status, assuring the group international success and making Sweet And Dandy one of the most highly acclaimed albums in Jamaican music.

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Tonto Irie

It A Ring

44,99 €*

The Sannic Sounds Of Tommy Mccook

Release: 1985 / JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Medium: G+, Cover: Generic

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Tommy McCook

LP | 1974 | JP | Reissue (Dub Store)

37,99 €*

Release: 1974 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Evidence Music)

Tiwony

Frequency

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mr. Foundation / Hole In Your Soul Blue Vinyl Edition

Timo Oh / Dudley & Peter

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Studio One)

37,99 €*

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Chapter Two)

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Cours D'histoire

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Chapter Two)

Tiken Jah Fakoly

Braquage De Pouvoir

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Cleopatra)

Third World

Under The Magic Sun

42,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mr President Man / Rat Race

The Wild Bunch

12" | 1984 | UK | Original (Ariwa)

LP | 2024 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 1984 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Wailers

The Best Of The Wailers

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 2024 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Whereas before all jamaican recordings were made for 7-inch single releases, this recording session was held to release the longplay album “The Best Of The Wailers“, the very first album by The Wailers, and the very first album in reggae at all.
Recorded before their involvement with Lee Perry but not released until 1971 this is The Wailers at their soulful best. The songs are simple yet powerful. There are great harmonies between Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer, and unlike their later releases with Island records the sound isn't embellished. Each and every song is memorable, they are all classics.

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The Specials

More Specials 40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master Edition

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Remastered on heavyweigth 180 gram vinyl!

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The Specials

3LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Chrysalis)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jamaica Soul Shake 1 Silver Vinyl Edition

The Sound Dimension

2LP | 2006 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Release: 2006 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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New one-off press limited edition silver coloured double vinyl edition of Soul Jazz Records long unavailable "Jamaica Soul Shake" collection of tracks from The Sound Dimension, probably the funkiest reggae groups to ever to exist on the planet! Features classic tracks recorded at Studio One. This is the first ever collection of the music of The Sound Dimension - a mixture of classic tracks alongside super-rare singles only ever released in Jamaica. Alongside The Skatalites, The Sound Dimension were perhaps the most important group in the history of reggae music. That they remain relatively unknown is explained by the fact that they mostly functioned as the in-house studio group at Studio One Records performing anonymously behind the stars of the day - the reggae equivalent of MotownâÇÖs Funk Brothers. In their relatively short-lived career, the groupâÇÖs unique sound came to define reggae music.

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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2000 | US | Reissue (Pirates Press)

The Slackers

Wasted Days

Peculiar Electric Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2000 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie, Reggae & Dancehall

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Pirates Press Records are happy to announce the long overdue reissue of one of The Slackers most acclaimed albums, Wasted Days. Their fourth studio double album, originally released in 2000, hasn’t been available since 2013, and is an essential component to any Slackers collection! It showcases The Slackers' innovative incorporation of diverse influences to create a sound that is truly their own - from ska, reggae, rocksteady, and dub to soul, R&B, calypso, jazz, and rock ’n roll. Led by Vic Ruggerio's unmistakably Bronx accented vocal stylings, the band never lose touch with the scrappy energy of where they call home, New York City. With The Slackers continuing to tour the world throughout the end of 2022 and early 2023 in support of their recent full length “Don’t Let The Sunlight Fool Ya” it seems only right to get their back catalog back in press for the new fans they never fail to make at every single show. Be sure to catch them in a town near you!

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The Slackers

LP+7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Pirates Press)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pressure Sounds)

The Skatalites

Ska-Boo-Da-Be

Silver Bullets Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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a Sino/Japanese twist.

In the early 1960s Justin Yap and his brother Ivan [aka ‘Jahu’] ran the Top Deck sound system from their family’s ice cream parlour and restaurant in Barbican, Kingston. The local success of the sound system encouraged them to venture into the recording business, and by 1962 Justin had recorded singers Larry Marshall, Ephraim ‘Joe’ Henry and Ferdie Nelson. The fledgling label enjoyed a modest local Jamaican hit in 1963, with trumpeter Baba Brooks and the Trenton Spence Orchestra's “Distant Drums” issued on Top Deck Records as the b-side to Larry Marshall’s hit “Too Young To Love”. As a fan of exotica composer Martin Denny, Justin had heard “Jungle Drums” on Denny’s 1959 LP “Afro-Desia”. His liking for Martin Denny would prove fruitful later, when Justin recorded the Skatalites in a mammoth all-night session in 1964 at Clement Dodd’s Studio One on Brentford Road.

By 1963-1964, hundreds of ska tracks were being recorded by Clement Dodd, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid, Vincent Edwards, Vincent Chin, Leslie Kong and Prince Buster and others. Justin had linked up with Allen ‘Bim Bim’ Scott, a friend of Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd, owner of the Studio One label who had already recorded the musicians who became the Skatalites.

Justin and Ivan organised a session in November 1964 at Studio One; it lasted 18 hours. The length of the session allowed for alternate takes to be recorded, but the highlights of the sessions were the five original compositions by Don Drummond – “Marcus Junior”, “The Reburial”, “Confucious”, “Chinatown” and “Smiling”. The first two are in tribute to the Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey; “The Reburial” refers to the occasion of his interment in Jamaica in 1964, his remains having been brought from the cemetery in Kensal Green London, where he was originally buried in 1940, and reburied in King George VI Memorial Park Kingston [later renamed National Heroes Park].

Along with these originals were some well-chosen cover versions. Two came from the Duke Ellington songbook: “Ska-Ra-Van” is of course Ellington and his trombonist Juan Tizol’s classic composition “Caravan”, while “Surftide Seven” is Ellington’s “In A Mellotone”. The LP title track “Ska-Boo-Da-Ba” is a version of Bill Doggett’s 1958 “King” US 45 “Boo-Da-Ba”. “Ringo” had also appeared on Arthur Lyman’s “Taboo” LP [1958] as “Ringo Oiwake”. Originally it was sung by Hibari Misora – a very famous vocal song in Japan, recorded in 1952, the melody composed by Masao Yoneyama. Yet another tune copped from Lyman’s “Taboo” LP is “China Clipper”, composed by the pianist / arranger / orchestrator Paul Conrad.

The last track on this fine LP is “Lawless Street”, a feature for Roland Alphonso. Unlike the other Skatalites, Roland wasn’t a graduate of the celebrated Alpha School, like many of Jamaica’s top musicians from Bertie King to Yellowman. Alphonso was a graduate of Boys Town School in Denham Town. “Lawless Street” was another tune that was recorded twice at the session – the second version features vocal ‘peps’ and exhortations by DJ King Sporty.

By late 1966, Justin emigrated to the USA, settling permanently in New York. There he took up US citizenship and was called up to serve in the US Army in Vietnam, In the early 1970s he worked in computers and eventually drove a New York cab. In his all too brief involvement in the competitive Jamaican music business he certainly left his mark as a producer. He produced some of the best ska ever made, and the LP reissued here is perhaps the most coherent LP in that genre, deriving as it does from a single session.

The celebrated record producer at Randy’s Studio, Clive Chin:

“It wasn’t the fact that they [the musicians] really love Justin; it was the fact that Justin used to pay them the right money and make them comfortable. Make sure them have them smoke, them food, them drink, and after them finish they got paid.” Unlike many other producers, Justin actually attended the sessions.

It stands as his defining legacy in Jamaican music history.

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The Silvertones

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Human Algebra Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Why you'll love it...
Silver Bullets is the debut LP from Trojan Records reggae group the Silvertones. Reissued for the first time since its 1973 release, our edition was remastered from the original tapes by Andy Pearce, comes on vanilla sky vinyl in a heavyweight tip-on jacket, complete with a custom lyric sheet.

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The Selecter

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (DMF)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Human Algebra Black Vinyl Edition

The Selecter

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (DMF)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (BYM)

The & Nairobi Ganjas

The Ganjas Meets Nairobi

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Grounation Deluxe Box Set

3LP+7" | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

59,99 €*

The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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One-off pressing limited-edition deluxe box set triple-vinyl edition complete with a free 45 single + art print + an exact-replica reproduction Mystic Revelation 1977 mag/zine + download code.

Like Sun Ra's Arkestra and John Coltrane are to jazz, the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari are to reggae - the ultimate expression of roots music and Rastafarian ideology in reggae music, music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound.The group's stunning, unique and groundbreaking 1973 album 'Grounation', a mighty conceptual triplealbum (the first ever reggae triple!) is, similar to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On', a definitive allencompassing cultural statement of its time and place. A sprawling album of raw and unique cultural expression that combined Rastafari consciousness with deep spiritual jazz music - an absolute and essential classic of Reggae music.The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari group came into existence at the start of 1970s, the union of two artists (and groups) of equal repute - Count Ossie and his African Drums and saxophonist Cedric 'Im' Brooks' and his group, The Mystics. Both Ossie and Brooks were alumni from the great Studio One Records.

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Grounation

3LP | 1972 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

LP | 2015 | EU | Original (On-U Sound)

Release: 1972 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Like Sun Ra's Arkestra and John Coltrane are to jazz, the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari are to reggae - the ultimate expression of roots music and Rastafarian ideology in reggae music, music functioning at a high level of spiritual consciousness combined with an equally avant-garde and forward-looking approach to sound.The group's stunning, unique and groundbreaking 1973 album 'Grounation', a mighty conceptual triplealbum (the first ever reggae triple!) is, similar to Marvin Gaye's 'What's Goin' On', a definitive allencompassing cultural statement of its time and place. A sprawling album of raw and unique cultural expression that combined Rastafari consciousness with deep spiritual jazz music - an absolute and essential classic of Reggae music.The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari group came into existence at the start of 1970s, the union of two artists (and groups) of equal repute - Count Ossie and his African Drums and saxophonist Cedric 'Im' Brooks' and his group, The Mystics. Both Ossie and Brooks were alumni from the great Studio One Records.

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The Mothmen

Pay Attention!

Release: 2015 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Jet Set)

The Magnetics

Love Of My Life

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Studio Rockers)

The Last Poets

Understand What Black Is

37,99 €*

2LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Caroline)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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On the 50th anniversary of the band's inception at an event in Harlem, NY to commemorate Malcolm X's birthday on 19 May 1968, influential spoken word artists, poets and commentators The Last Poets are set to make a glorious and relevant return with their first album in over 20 years, 'Understand What Black Is'.
Produced by Ben Lamdin (Nostaglia 77) and Brighton legend Prince Fatty, whose speciality is traditional reggae and dub production's, 'Understand What Black Is' is a ten-track album which speaks of a revolutionary struggle defined by both race and identity, that has never sounded more relevant. Released on Studio Rockers, there will also be an accompanying single featuring remixes of the title track "Understand What Black Is" by Mala (South London collective Digital Mystikz) and UK Dance music innovators Dego and Kaidi.
Since the initial line-up of Dahveed Nelson, Gylan Kain and Felipe Luciano formed in East Harlem's Marcus Garvey Park, The Last Poets have produced under various guises over the subsequent years. However, it was their seminal output, namely 1970's 'The Last Poets' under both Umar bin Hassan and Abiodun Oyewole that secured their legacy, becoming one of the most important influences in early hip hop.
Throughout the last 20 years, the band have remained largely on hiatus. But their influence could still be felt with their tracks being sampled by The Notorious B.I.G, NWA, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr.Dre and Snoop Dogg. Umar has recorded various solo albums and featured on Common and Kanye West's Grammy Nominated 'The Corner'. Abiodun appeared on the Red Hot Organization's album, Stolen Moments which was named "Album of the Year" by Time. He also conducts weekly open house poetry readings, where he constructively critiques upcoming poets, helping to nurture them. He has also conducted classes at Columbia University, where he teaches creative writing.
The inauguration of Donald Trump as US President in 2016 inspired Hassan and Oyewole to resurrect the group to create a brand new record, modern and edgy, and deeply relevant and reflective of our times.
Tracks on 'Understand What Black Is' include 'How Many Bullets', which bridles with defiance as Oyewole works through a litany of injustices suffered by black people in the US: " You've Tried
To Blow My Brains Out With Bigotry, Chopped Off My Wings, So I Couldn't Fly Free, And Dared Me To Be Me, Took My Drum, Broke My Hands, Yanked My Roots Right Up Out Of The Land, And Riddled My Soul With Jesus" 'What I Want To See' describes a utopia - a refuge from hurt and those who'd make "our vision blurred, and our faith obscure", whilst the title track 'Understand What Black Is' aims to transcend ethnicity: "understand what black is….It's the source from which all things come...black is a hero, not a villain."
The album even takes reference from Prince's 2003 album of instrumentals, 'News', which Hassan drew comparisons from with his own childhood experiences: "That poem took me about a year to write….I just kept writing and writing but not getting too far and then I heard that album and the musicianship was amazing. I was left wondering if it was jazz, classical, rock or maybe something new but all those images that I write about came to me from listening to that album. I loved Prince in that movie Purple Rain because my father was a talented musician but he was into brutalising Mama at times and in the movie there's a Jerome and my name is Jerome, so it was like he was telling my life story as well."
The album acts as a body of work between individual members each speaking of their own personal journeys, but feeding into the much larger narrative of struggle and oppression, alongside a fervent hunger for social change. These are struggles and tests of personal resolve that have directly shaped and moulded the bands' unique sound over the course of an impressive 50 years, and their powerful and influential commentary remains as relevant as ever.

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The Heptones

Night Food

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (On High)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Comprising Leroy Sibbles, Earl Morgan and Barry Llewellyn, the Heptones first burst onto the Jamaican music scene with a series of sublime rock steady and reggae classics recorded for Coxson Dodd’s celebrated Studio One enterprise. By the mid-seventies the trio were regularly recording for Harry Johnson at his studio in Kingston, having scored big with the producer with ‘Book Of Rules’, a highlight of the 1972 cult movie classic, ‘The Harder They Come’.

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The Heptones

Cool Rasta

Kiss Cuddle & Torture Volume 3

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Cool Rasta is an album by The Heptones, which consisted of Earl Morgan, Barry Llewellyn, and Leroy Sibbles. Brought up in the Trench Town area of Kingston, their first successful record was Fatty Fatty, first released in 1966. Since then, they have had several hits including 'Country Boy,' 'Mama Say,' and 'Book Of Rules.' At the guiding hand of top producer, Harry Johnson they recorded Cool Rasta, which came out in 1976. The title track of the album is a typical example of The Heptones at their brilliant best.

Remastered and pressed on audiophile virgin vinyl for your listening pleasure.

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The Hempolics

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Zeezee)

7" | 1969 | UK | Original (Big Shot)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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KCT 3 marks a new chapter for The Hempolics showcasing their growth as musicians...

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The Gaylettes

Son Of A Preacher Man

166,99 €*

Always Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1969 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Rare Big Shot 7inch.
Record is in great condition, very close to VG+ with just a few hairlines. Plays with faint surface noise only in the run-ins and is far from overpowering the music.

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The Frightnrs

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Daptone)

LP | 2022 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

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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The Eskargot Miles

Rise Again