Reggae & Dancehall 506 Items

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Aloe Vera)

Aloe Vera Hits Volume 1

LP | 2024 | Original (Young Tree / Baco)

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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Groundation

Dub Rock

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In The Shell Colored Vinyl Edition

Paolo Baldini Dubfiles

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (La Tempesta Dub)

Youth Meets Radical Dance Faction

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The third solo album of the Italian producer is released eight years after his previous At Song Embassy, Papine, Kingston 6, an album/documentary recorded and filmed in Jamaica back in 2015. Over this eight-year span, Baldini intensively toured through Europe, United States and Latin America, and worked as a producer for artists like Mellow Mood, L.A.B., Forelock, Noiseshaper, Imperial Sound Army, Dubblestandart, and for well- established reggae labels like Pressure Sounds and Echo Beach. Differently from his previous albums, in which Baldini’s approach was tightly linked to the tradition of Jamaican dub (and where his works focused on re-editing and re-purposing materials coming from different sources), the starting point for the beat-making of In The Shell was the writing of original music, a blank page on which to develop every single track. This time, the core of the production and song-writing is rooted in the creation of instrumental tracks in the studio; only at a later stage did Baldini look on the outside, establishing the necessary connections and collaborations for the entire album. The shared element among the songs in the record is the use of a palette of ethnic sounds and samples, recorded and archived by Paolo Baldini himself during his various trips to Africa, and on which he later carried out his unique electronic production and post-production work – the distinctive feature of his musical aesthetics. The personal and family ties that led the Italian producer to visit Sub-Saharan Africa, and especially Senegal, granted him an exclusive observation standpoint on day-to-day contexts which are usually not accessible to those who don’t have a key to participate in the family life of these communities, and allowed him to respectfully use this advantage to record original and unique samples.

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Welcome To The Edge Neon Pink Vinyl

LP | 2023 | Original (Cadiz Music/Youth Sounds)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2011 | US | Original (Sub Pop)

Shabazz Palaces

Black Up

LP | 2004 | DE | Original (Burial Mix)

Release: 2011 / US – Original

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

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

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Rhythm & Sound

w/ The Artists

50,99 €*

Release: 2004 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, 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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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Imaginaria Black Vinyl Edition

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Almamegretta

2LP | 2001 | EU | Reissue (The Saifam Group)

54,99 €*

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Common Ground Intl.)

Blue Rhythm Combo

Magumba

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Senghe Gold Colored Vinyl Edtion

Almamegretta

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (The Saifam Group)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ti Amo Come Un Pazzo Black Vinyl Edition

Mina

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pdu Music & Production Sa)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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

Deadly Headley Bennett

35 Years From Alpha

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dubbing At King Tubby's Volume 1 Record Store Day 2024 Red Vinyl Edition

Aggrovators

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Gorgon)

Release: 2024 / EU – 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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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Lo Sage E Lo Fol)

Erau Dub Sound

Skanking-Khayyam

Repatriation Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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By drawing on the poetic pearls of Omar Khayyām's rubaiyats (quatrains), Erau dub sound takes us on the wings of a soaring dub that shines with a thousand lights. Mixing programmed beats, saturated or delicate keyboards, deep bass and oriental samples, he revisits, in his own way, the fascinating world of Nichapour's troubadour. The raw sound of the melodica rubs shoulders with the zarb and oud loops, giving another breath of fresh air to the dub. A richness which is given both in the form and the subject, creating a protean work combining musical, literary, choreographic, socio-cultural and even political dimensions.The captivating voice of Jo Corbeau makes the French translation of these quatrains roll in a controlled ebb and flow where the swell of past centuries roars. The Occitan poet Roland Pécout adds his translations and those of the legendary Max Rouquette who, in his time, proposed versions of the rubaiyats in his language of the Languedoc scrublands.

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King Kong

LP | 2018 | EU | Reissue (Diggers Factory/Irie Ites)

Release: 2018 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Take It Easy Agency)

Some Dub Stories

Chapter One

LP | 2003 | JP | Reissue (Universal Music Japan)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Some Dub Stories is a hybrid project combining music and video: it is a live band of four musicians mixing the codes of a powerful dub with soaring melodies, harmonizing electronic and acoustic. The concert is closely linked to a video show that tells us the story of Obaba, the cosmic turtle, at the borders of multiple universes. Back on Earth in a post- apocalyptic atmosphere, Obaba delivers the story of her odyssey.The protagonists of this quartet on stage are: a multi-instrumentalist who juggles between Trumpet, Flugelhorn and Melodica, a Drummer, a Guitarist and finally a Bassist who also controls the machines! The public is then immersed in a unique sound and story, which renews the genre while filling the afficionados of Dub.The members of the group come from various formations having toured around the world: Hubris, Dub Silence, Lamuzgueule... A first album is coming soon and the group is receiving a warm welcome from professionals and are already supported by Take It Easy Agency & Alpine Records (labels). Regarding the live, NMB Booking signed the band in their roster in 2022 and the doors of Château Rouge (Live Venue and artists' residency) are open to them to prepare their first tour. The band is promised to scour the Dub scenes of France and Europe. Discover the stories of the cosmic turtle that comes to life under the pencil strokes of Lucas Roig, graphic artist. An astral journey to discover on stage.With its album « Chapter One » (which will be released during 2023) the Electro-Dub Live Band delivers an ambitious first opus combining a rhythmic Dub with deep bass. We discover a beautiful musicality as well as a professional production quality. The band’s sincere music with videos that echo problems of our time.Some Dub Stories creates a colored and powerful new kind of video- instrumental Dub with modern sounds in a style cut for contemporary music.

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Akina Nakamori

Utahime 3 - Shuumaku

57,99 €*

Release: 2003 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Gasolina)

Daddy Yankee

Barrio Fino

Soul Pirate Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Gatefold LP jacket + limited edition white vinyl. A landmark release, Barrio Fino catapulted Daddy Yankee to international fame. Known for it's breakout hit "Gasolina," the album features a mix of energetic reggaeton tracks and smooth melodies, exploring themes of urban life and celebration. It played a key role in bringing reggaeton to a global audience.

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Alborosie

LP | 2008 | WW | Reissue (Evo Sound)

43,99 €*

Release: 2008 / WW – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Gasolina)

Daddy Yankee

Los Homerun-Es

4LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Urban)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition clear vinyl. This album solidified Daddy Yankee's status as a reggaeton powerhouse. "Los Homerun-es" includes tracks like "Pose" and "Shaky Shaky," known for their infectious beats and dynamic energy. It reflects his ability to maintain relevance and innovate within the reggaeton genre.

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Gentleman

MTV Unplugged

63,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Exodus

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Legend Picture Disc Edition

LP | 1984 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Release: 1984 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Ensancha El Alma)

Androcell

Imbue

The Sannic Sounds Of Tommy Mccook

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue, in vinyl format only, of the last Androcell album released in 2014.

300 copies pressed in double 180 grams black vinyl, remastered for this special release.

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Tommy McCook

LP | 1974 | JP | Reissue (Dub Store)

Release: 1974 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

Optimo 25 (Part 2)

35,99 €*

Silver Bullets Vinyl Me, Please Edition

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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The Silvertones

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

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

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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Manudigital

Digital Kingston Session

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Legend: The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers

LP | 1984 | CZ | Reissue (Tuff Gong)

Release: 1984 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

Soom T

The Louder The Better

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Parlophone Label Group)

Peter Tosh

Mama Africa

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Last Spa On Earth Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Divino Nino

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Vinyl Me, Please)

From Within Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Why you'll love it...
The multi-national, Chicago-based band Divino Niño make their return to music with their first album in three years, Last Spa on Earth. The album marks a new era for their music, where the band explores sounds across reggaeton, electropop and trap.

While on tour with Crumb, Divino Niño's Pierce Codina shared about their newfound perspective that helped mold the album, ‘’When you're in front of big audiences, you see what works and what hits people rhythmically. We started pushing the tempo live, having more energy and getting into a more dancey arena. Seeing people dance shifted our mindset – we became a little bit bored with playing mid-tempo indie songs.''

Limited to 600 copies, the VMP exclusive edition of Divino Niño's Last Spa on Earth is pressed on 1LP Hellfire Swirl vinyl at Gotta Groove Records. The record will arrive in a gatefold direct-to-board, foil stamped and hand numbered jacket along with a download code, and includes 22.75''x33'' foldout newsprint poster designed by band member Camilo Medina. The album is mastered by Chris Gehringer of Sterling Sound.

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Mortimer

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Easy Star)

44,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Chrysalis)

The Specials

Dr Boondigga & The Big BW

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Remastered on heavyweigth 180 gram vinyl!

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Fat Freddys Drop

2LP | 2009 | UK | Original (The Drop)

Scorchers from the Mighty Two - reggae anthology

Release: 2009 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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New Zealands Soul-Dub powerhouse returns after 4 years!

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Joe Gibbs

2LP | 2008 | US | Original (17 North Parade)

51,99 €*

Release: 2008 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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feat. Gregory Isaacs, Junior Byles, Althea & Donna, Dennis Brown, The Mighty Diamonds, ...

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12" | 1995 | UK | Original (Tuff Gong)

Easy Skanking

40,99 €*

Lets Stay Together / Im Still In Love

Release: 1995 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

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Peter Hunnigale

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Phoenix Music International)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Sofia Thea / Baco)

Mo'kalamity

Shine

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Modern Sound Of Harry Beckett

Harry Beckett

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (On-U Sound)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Praises Remastered Black Vinyl Editoin

Israel Vibration

LP | 1990 | EU | Reissue (RAS)

Release: 1990 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Count Ossie / The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Tales Of Mozambique Purple Vinyl Edition

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

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

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Following on from the recent super-deluxe box set edition of The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari"s "Grounation" Soul Jazz Records are releasing a new edition of the group"s celebrated "Tales of Mozambique". This new limited edition is released as a one-off pressing purple vinyl double album and a one-off purple CD. Sleeve design also comes as a new purple version. Soul Jazz Records are releasing Count Ossie and The Mystic Revelation"s seminal 1975 album Tales of Mozambique in an expanded double album/single CD, fully remastered and with the inclusion of two bonus rare single-only tracks, full sleevenotes, exclusive photographs and interview. Count Ossie is the central character in the development of Rastafarian roots music, nowadays an almost mythical and iconic figure. His importance in bringing Rastafarian music to a populist audience is matched only by Bob Marley"s promotion of the faith internationally in the 1970s.

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Upsetters & Lee Perry

Build The Ark

41,99 €*

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Charly)

Ken Boothe

Freedom Street

Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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3LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Strut)

Risco Connection

Risco Version

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Dubwiser)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Drummer "Drummie" Joe Isaacs had already created history as the house drummer at Studio 1 in Jamaica on countless pre-reggae classics before moving to Canada in 1968 and is credited with slowing down the fast pace of ska during the rocksteady era. With Risco Connection, Isaacs released a series of choice reggae / disco covers, from 'Ain't No Stopping Us Now' and 'Good Times' to 'I'm Caught Up (In A One Night Love Affair)' and 'It's My House' as limited 12" singles on his own Black Rose imprint. "Arriving in Canada, we were one of the first set of musicians out of Jamaica coming here," explains Isaacs. "With Risco Connection, we wanted to try something new, songs that would have a crossover between disco and the rocksteady feeling and the right lyrics. We had trouble getting them well distributed widely at the time but people still picked up on the sound." 'Risco Version' brings together all of the vocal versions, dubs and extra tracks from the singles. Both formats feature an interview with Joe Isaacs and liner notes by journalist Angus Taylor. Audio is restored by Sean P and fully remastered and cut loud and proud by The Carvery.

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Dreadzone

Nine Cream Vinyl Edition

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Catch A Fire Tuff Gong Jamaican Version

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

40,99 €*

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Studio Rockers)

The Last Poets

Understand What Black Is

LP | 1983 | UK | Original (Island)

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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Black Uhuru

Anthem

59,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Dubwiser)

Release: 1983 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

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Dreadzone

Nine Black Vinyl Edition

40,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

The Wailers

The Best Of The Wailers

X-Tra Wicked - Reggae Anthology

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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Bobby "Digital" Dixon

2LP | 2018 | US | Original (VP)

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Scotch Bonnet)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The studio and label Digital B of producer Bobby "Digital" Dixon became the ruling production house in the musical revolution that swept through Jamaica from the mid-80's onwards with a lethal selection of dancehall weapons and chartbusting reggae hits. "X-Tra Wicked" gathers many of his bestever productions from those heady times when specialist stores were awash with 7-Inch singles, freshly arrived from Jamaica, and reggae music was once more on the rise. This great double 2LP-set presents 24 selected tracks in a double wide vinyl jacket, with just the top hits from the two Bobby Digital Reggae Anthology releases.

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Mungo's Hi-Fi

Past And Present

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mungo's Hi Fi return with their exciting new vocal project Past And Present. Released on their Dumbarton Rock label, it's the eagerly awaited vocal companion piece to 2021 dub album Antidote. Past And Present is unique for Mungo's in being devoted to the Rub A Dub reggae style that arose in late 70s and early 80s Jamaica. The record has its roots in both past and present. Back in 2021, Mungo's responded to the pandemic with the dub project Antidote, an album of reflection among wide spaces and nature. As the world has reopened, Past And Present celebrates the return of verbal communication and dancing to hypnotic basslines, with the original vocal cuts by veteran and rising microphone talent. The haunting voice of French pure singjay Pupajim encourages us to face living in the now, on title track Past and Present. Pioneering Jamaican female deejay Lady Ann toasts the importance of Good Lovin' over a sensual, waist-winding rhythm. Ethereal UK neo lovers rock singer Hollie Cook revisits her classic Sugar Water, floating above a sparse and eerie future Rub A Dub soundscape. Honey-toned Londoner Kiko Bun exudes confidence and humility as a Riddim General while veteran talker Solo Banton shakes up the dance on his seismic, much requested, We Pulsating. The biblical voice of Jamaican legend Prince Alla sounds fresh on a revisit to his immortal Only Love Can Conquer. Fellow elder statesman of reggae Johnny Clarke contributes the sole non Rub A Dub offering with the "Flying Cymbals" driven, deep roots track Rain Keeps On Falling. French singjay Shanti D and Israeli chanter Ranking Levy pair up on the mighty Jaqueline rhythm for a warning against Total Disaster. The prodigious Charlie P joins Godfather of UK emcee-ing, Daddy Freddy, to request freer movement on Control The Border. The final statement is without words or vocals: as Mungo's production team take centre stage for the soaring Birds Of Vice - the A side to Antidote's closing dub, Birds Of Pleasure. In reggae, the vocal traditionally precedes the dub...

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LP | 2023 | JP | Original (P-Vine)

Welcome To Dubrock 2

Soul Jazz Records presents

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Compiling the dub music of Bob Marley once again! This is a must have for both Marley and reggae maniacs everywhere!

Featuring tracks cut on one-off acetate dubplates specifically made for sound systems, singles that were only ever distributed in Jamaica, and other Marley dubrock rarities, this compilation, specifically compiled by Rita Marley for P-vine, Welcome to Dubrock shows the king of reggae the way Jamaican sound systems saw him! We’ve selected the tracks released after his major label contract from that compilation, and reissued them on first time limited edition vinyl, with an obi-strip attached! There’s no doubt that this is going to drive any fan of reggae mad! So make sure to get yours while you can!

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Studio One Funk Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2004 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Release: 2004 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soul Jazz Records" long out of print classic "Studio One Funk" collection is being re-released in three new one-off limited-edition coloured pressing 18th anniversary format editions! Studio One Funk is made up of rare and unreleased Reggae Funk from the vaults of Studio One. Ever since the birth of Funk in America, the sound has been an ever-present ingredient in the melting pot of Studio One"s musical output.

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Grounation

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

Essential Artist Collection-Desmond Dekker

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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Desmond Dekker

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Trojan)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Evidence Music)

Little Lion Sound

Kingston Journey

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A Trip To Bolgatanga Black Vinyl Edition

African Head Charge

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (On-U Sound)

Mr. Foundation / Hole In Your Soul Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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African Head Charge return to On-U Sound with their first new album in twelve years. Titled A Trip To Bolgatanga, the recordings are led by founder member Bonjo Iyabinghi Noah, with close friend and co-conspirator Adrian Sherwood once again at the controls. A Trip to Bolgatanga is a stunning return, bringing together the talents of two masters who, after a hiatus, have created a rich album brimming with ideas and executed with finesse.

Commenting on the gap between records, Bonjo says: “In the twelve years that have passed, I have been spending time with my family in Ghana, but I was still creating things. I still have a lot of things to let off, you know what I mean? At this time in my life I want to work, but I want to enjoy time with my family as well. When I’m enjoying myself, I’m also creating, because when you’re happy it helps you to be more creative, and the greatest happiness is to be with your family.”

Although there are sounds on this album which recall previous African Head Charge classics such as My Life In A Hole In The Ground and Songs Of Praise, it would be wrong to assume that their music is not still evolving. The master percussionist adds: “All the drumming and the chanting, it took a while to do. I’m always meeting drummers, all over Ghana. The Fante, the Akim, the Ga, the Bolgatanga, all the tribes, and they all have their different drums. I try to learn as much as I can, and put it all together. It’s like cooking, when you’re blending all of the elements, like yam, banana, pumpkin, and the end taste, that’s where it matters. That’s how I look at music. Throw a lot of things together, and then you taste it and say, “Yeah man, that tastes good. Yeah man, that sounds good.” That’s what African Head Charge is all about, those different combinations, and then bringing it to Adrian, who helps to make it another thing again.”

Producer Adrian Sherwood concurs: “It’s always a case of getting all the right ingredients sorted for Head Charge, and then having some fun with overdubs and mixing and getting it completely perfect. We always work well together, but I think on this one we have the greatest result."

The group have been active for over four decades, and this album sees other members of the musical entity’s extended family come back to the fray. Multi-instrumentalist Skip McDonald and fellow Tackhead co-conspirator Doug Wimbish contribute to a variety of tracks. Drummer Perry Melius, whose involvement in the project dates back to the early `90s, adds a righteous rhythmic heft to a trio of tunes. In addition there are a number of notable fresh recruits. The horns and reeds of Paul Booth, Richard Roswell, and David Fullwood; Ras Manlenzi and Samuel Bergliter on keys; Vince Black on guitar. There’s additional percussion from Shadu Rock Adu, Mensa Aka, Akanuoe Angela, and Emmanuel Okine, strings from Ivan “Celloman” Hussey, plus the voice of the mighty Ghetto Priest. Very special guest, and one of Ghana’s foremost kologo players, King Ayisoba also provides vocals, and demonstrates his dexterity on the traditional two-stringed lute.

Where previous albums have been a melting pot of global influences, on their new LP African Head Charge have but one place in mind. A Trip To Bolgatanga is a musical journey to Bonjo’s current hometown in north Ghana. A psychedelic travelogue across the landscape featuring their trademark hand percussion and group chanting augmented with rumbling bass, mutated horns, dubbed out effects, wild wah-wah, haunted voodoo dancehall, synthetic swells, disco congas, tumbling layers of electronic effects, blues-inflected woodwind, and funky organ. As with every On-U Sound production, each repeated listen reveals fresh detail, and its power won’t be really understood until heard on a big system, when it’ll reduce all competition to rubble.

- Specs Black 12" Vinyl in polylined inner sleeve in 3mm spine sleeve with 12” poster insert and download code

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Timo Oh / Dudley & Peter

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

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Cleopatra)

Judge Dread

Rude Boy

43,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (Night Dreamer)

Scientist

Direct-To-Dub

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Visionary engineer, producer and dub experimentalist, Scientist returns to his roots to mix new album direct-to-disc for latest Night Dreamer session. With over 60,000 recordings to his name, Scientist (born Hopeton Overton Brown) is one of the most influential figures in dub. From Studio One to King Tubby"s, Channel One to Tuff Gong, he worked at Kingston"s premier studios, pioneering recording techniques and elevating the dub mix into an rt form in his own right. Known as the "Dub Chemist" for both his technical expertise and forwardthinking ideas, Scientist"s Night Dreamer session brings together musicians from across the London reggae scene, including The Instigators" rhythm section Mafia (bass) and Fluxy (drums), Creation Rebel guitarist Tony Ruffcut, vocalist Donovan Kingjay, Jah Shaka keyboardist Greg Assing and saxophonist Finn Peters.

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Dancehall: The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture 2017 Edition

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

Soul Jazz Records presents

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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Studio One Disco Mix

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

Release: 2004 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Best Of 30 Years On The Road

Shandon

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Get Up)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1999 | EU | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Toots & The Maytals

Ska Father

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Baco)

Release: 1999 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue of classic 1999 album .

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Clinton Fearon

Survival Vibration

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Keyboard King At Studio One Black Vinyl Edition Reissue

Jackie Mittoo

LP | 2000 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

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

Release: 2000 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jackie Mittoo is one of the defining figureheads of reggae music !From forming The Skatalites, at age 15, alongside Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Tommy McCook and others, to his work as writer, arranger, producer at Studio One records during the sixties, writing and playing for artists such as Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Marcia Griffiths and The Heptones (to name a few), to his career as a solo artist as well as leader of bands such as The Soul Brothers, Soul Vendors and The Sound Dimension, Jackie Mittoo is at the heart of reggae music. He was one of the instigators of Ska, Rocksteady and Reggae. In the seventies, DJ music and Dancehall were based upon classic rhythms of the sixties, many using the instrumental tracks that Jackie Mittoo created at Studio One at this time.This compilation features the work of Jackie Mittoo at Studio One. It features music recorded as a solo artist (as opposed to the numerous singers that he accompanied). Most of these are taken from his recordings in the mid-sixties where he was recording on an almost daily basis at Studio One"s Brentford Road studios developing the funky reggae sound that was his trademark.Jackie Mittoo is as much an icon of Reggae as he is to fans of Funk music. He is without doubt the funkiest keyboard player ever to come out of Jamaica!

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Mad Professor

LP | 1985 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

Viva Bertaga 1983 2023 Edition Limited Edition

Release: 1985 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

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

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Berurier Noir

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Archives De La Zone Mondiale)

45,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2012 | DE | Original (Downbeat)

Seeed

SEEED

Release: 2012 / DE – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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2LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Caroline)

The Heptones

Night Food

LP | 2002 | US | Original (VP)

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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Sizzla

Da Real Thing

Release: 2002 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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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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Fear Of A Green Planet 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition

Dub Syndicate

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Echo Beach)

35,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Acid Jazz)

Soul Revivers

Grove Dub

Dreads Enter The Gates With Praise: The Mighty Striker Shoots The Hits!

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Acid Jazz are delighted to present: Soul Revivers – Grove Dub!

Soul Revivers continue onwards from their earlier 2022 release ‘On The Grove’ with the hotly anticipated dub version ‘Grove Dub’

An ambitious, collaborative project, producers David Hill and Nick Manasseh bring together reggae legends, including Ken Boothe and Ernest Ranglin, with the hottest UK musical talent, in what has become the standout reggae project of the year. The Dub version continues in the same vein – another installment in the rich history of West London reggae and dub.

Soul Revivers ‘On The Grove’ has already featured prominently on JazzFM, BBC Radio 1 Xtra, BBC 6 Music, as well as print reviews in Uncut, Mojo, and The Wire, among others.

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Bunny Lee

3LP | 2019 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Chanting Dub With The Help Of The Father

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Featuring Johnny Clarke, King Tubby, Dillinger, Prince Jazzbo, Tommy McCook, The legendary Aggrovators, The Mighty Diamonds & many more.

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Rockers All Stars

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Rockers International / Onlyroots)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2002 | US | Reissue (Demon)

Horace Andy

King Tubby Tapes

Release: 2002 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Ariwa)

Sandra Cross

Country Life

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Linval Presents: Encounters Pac Man

Linval Thompson

2LP | 2016 | UK | Original (Greensleeves)

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Essential Artist Collection Transparent Red Vinyl

Ken Boothe

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Trojan)

42,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Essential Artist Collection Orange Vinyl Edition

John Holt

2LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Trojan)

42,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Germain)

Lee Van Cleef

Reggae Sunsplash

2LP | 2005 | UK | Original (The Drop)

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Produced By Donovan Germain, recorded at Channel One and Harry J's, backed by The Roots Radics & The Taxi Gang, originally released in 1982. A pre-digital taste of what was to come.

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Fat Freddys Drop

Based On A True Story

Junjo Presents: Wins The World Cup

Release: 2005 / UK – Original

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

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1st studio produced album by the New Zealand group from 2005. The album utilized the band's trademark dub, reggae, soul and funk influenced sound, and has been successful both in terms of sales and of critical reception. 7 times platinum in New Zealand!

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Henry Junjo Lawes

2LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

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Ooo La La La (2023 Remaster) / Baby Can I Hold You Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Onegram

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Flower)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2005 | UK | Original (Big Dada)

Roots Manuva

Awfully Deep

One Day 20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Europe Exclusive

Release: 2005 / UK – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Cover and vinyl are very close to NM.

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Bambu Station

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Soulbeats)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pressure Sounds)

The Skatalites

Ska-Boo-Da-Be

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Soulbeats)

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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Rising Tide

Pixel Prison

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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