Roots & Culture Vinyl LP 1083 Items

LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Another stone cold classic from the vaults of Taxi Records. The Cool Ruler, aka singer songwriter Gregory Isaacs. Perfectly crafted songs and precise rhythm construction by the Taxi Gang at Channel One Studio. Each song drifts seamlessly into percussive dubs with subtle sonic landscapes sculpted by the engineers Maxie & Ernest Hookim at the mixing board

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Byron Lee's All Stars

Soul Ska

LP | 1980 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Album first released 1980 and now re-released on RED Vinyl! All songs are performed by Byron Lee’s Allstars. Featuring Ken Lazarus, Jo-Jo, Keith Lynn, Smokey 007, Hubert Lee and Cecil Barker. All the tracks originally recorded in the mid-Sixties, were produced by Alty East, one of the first producers of Ska in Jamaica.

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Junior Keatting

Weekend Lover

Sings The Wailers Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1980 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Bunny Wailer

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tony Benjamin & The I & I Band

I & I

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Sound Off)

Winston Edwards & Blackbeard

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The debut album from the I & I Band, originally released in 1981. Excellent British roots, includes the tracks Marijuana, Jah Made Them All and Marcus Children.

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Dub Conference At 10 Downing Street

LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

LP | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Classic dub album from 1980 re-issued! Ten speaker-shaking Matumbi powered dubs recorded under the Well Pack Band flag. Produced by Winston Edwards and engineered by the legendary Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell. "Dub Conference: 10 Downing Street" - this re-release is timed to coincide with the 2015 UK general election.

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Black Uhuru

Sinsemilla

Release: 1980 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (VP)

Jacob Miller

Jacob Miller lives on

LP | 1979 | JP | Original (Island)

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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reissue incl. rare 12" mixes

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V.A.

The World Of Reggae

9,99 €*

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Soulgramma)

George Faith

Soulfull

Progressive Youth Remastered Vinyl Edition

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissued for the first time on vinyl, here's Jamaican reggae singer George Faith second album, originally released on Hollywood Records in 1979. Amazing soulful reggae melodies backed by the likes of Sly & Robbie, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Tommy McCook, Earl "Chinna" Smith and more. Produced by the one and only Bunny Lee at Harry J Studios, and mixed by Scientist at King's Tubby's Studios!

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Peter Broggs

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (RAS)

32,99 €*

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Jah Thomas

Dance On The Corner

LP | 1979 | US | Original (Rolling Stones)

Release: 1979 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Peter Tosh

Mystic Man

14,99 €*

LP | 1979 | JP | Original (Island)

Release: 1979 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

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US promo copy.
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Third World

The Story's Been Told

Release: 1979 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG+

LP | 1979 | FR | Original (Island)

Ijahman Levi

Are We A Warrior

23,99 €*

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1979 / FR – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

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Trevor Hartley

Innocent Lover

20,79 €* 25,99 € -20%

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Forces Of Victory Black History Month Vinyl Edition

Linton Kwesi Johnson

2LP | 1979 | PL | Reissue (UMR)

48,99 €*

Release: 1979 / PL – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Morwells

Cool Runnings

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully licensed, 140 gr vinyl. Re-issued for the very first time on vinyl – in more than 40 years ! – here’s the third album by the cultish Jamaican band. Backed by such reggae luminaries as Sly & Robbie, Errol ‘Flabba’ Holt, Tommy McCook, Ansel Collins, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith and others , this is a true gem meant to last ! The group was formed by Maurice Wellington and his Trenchtown's childhood friend Eric Lamont, joined around 1975 by Lousi Davis and by Errol 'flabba' Holt. The group split up in 1980.

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LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Survival

LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing including original artwork. Containing what is considered Marley's most defiant and politically charged statement to date, Survival concerns itself with the expressed solidarity of not only Africa, but of humanity at large. The album was controversial right down to the jacket, which contains a crude schematic of the stowage compartment of a typical transatlantic slave ship. Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, song writer, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. His music in the 70s established his worldwide reputation and produced his status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records.

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The Heptones

Good Life

LP | 1979 | US | Reissue (Belva)

Release: 1979 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Good Life" was originally released in 1979 as Greensleeves longplayer number 6 and presents the renown vocal harmony group after Leroy Sibbles had left the group and Naggo Morris had officially joined the trio. The 10-track longplayer was remastered by Kevin Metcalfe, recorded at Channel One studio with producer Joseph Hoo Kim and the musicians of The Revolutionaries. The artwork was designed by Bloomfield/Travis and photographs were taken by David Hendley.

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Rod Taylor

If Jah Should Come Now

Release: 1979 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Black Solidarity)

Barry Brown

Step It Up Youthman

18,99 €*

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Revelation

Variation On A Theme

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

The Blackstones

Insight

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Capital Letters

Headline News

12,99 €*

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Pressure Sounds)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The long out of print foundation UK reggae set from 1979 with strong social lyrics, musically in one line with early Aswad, Matumbi, UB40, New Age Steppers gets a re-issue. The 10-track longplayer includes the massive hits "Smoking My Ganja" and "President Amin" and the line-Up of the Capital Letters was Corbert Scarlett, Dalton Harvey, Danny McKeb, Junior Brown, Ray Louis, Roderick Garvey, Stewart Barrington, Wenty Stewart. Produced by Chris Cracknell. Recorded and mixed at TMC Studios, London.

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Joe Higgs

Unity Is Power

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Re-issue of the 1979 album comes with superb sleeve-notes by reggae expert Roger Steffens who was a friend of Joe Higgs and spent much time reasoning with him. LP vinyl is 180 gram heavyweight - an excellent package!

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Barrington Levy

Englishman

LP | 1978 | DE | Original (Rolling Stones)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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10 tracks

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Peter Tosh

Bush Doctor

12,99 €*

Release: 1978 / DE – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Eclipsed Expanded Edition

Eclipse

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Handsworth Revolution Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. Reissued here for the first time, in an extended version, the UK reggae band’s only album, originally released on Ball Record in 1978. One of the best-kept secrets of the late 70’s/mid 80’s British reggae scene who, with Steel Pulse, competed for the title of best reggae band in Birmingham. The album includes these eight tracks plus both sides of the bands final single and a brace of previously unreleased tracks.

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Steel Pulse

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Island)

55,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Ras Allah

Heaven Is My Roof

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissued for the very first time on vinyl here's Prince Alla's (aka Keith Blake) debut album, under the Ras Allah pseudonym, originally released on Tappa Zukie's Stars Records in 1978. Featuring a who's who of the roots reggae community with top notch contributions from the likes of Sly & Robbie, Earl ‘Chinna’ Smith, Don Drummond Jr., Bingy Bunny (Roots Radics) and more. Recorded at the almighty Black Ark and mixed at Tubby's. Produced and Arranged by Tappa Zukie.

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Kaya

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Patate)

Phillip Frazer

Come Ethiopians

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (17 North Parade)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in Jamaica on the Bertram Brown's "Freedom Sounds" label in 1978

Re-issue with two bonus tracks. Mixed at King Tubby's Studios by Scientist & Prince Jammy.

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Culture

Baldhead Bridge

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Big Joe

At The Control

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1978 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Second album reissue for Big Joe (born Joseph Spalding in 1955), Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, who recorded extensively in the 1970s and early 1980s. This is the follow up to Keep Rocking And Swinging, released on Live & Love in 1978 and produced by Bunny Lee. A must for all the reggae and dub fanatics out on Radiation Roots.

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Earl George

One And Only

Rainy Days Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A seriously soulful vocalist, Earl George appeared on numerous classic records under a number of different names including Earl Lawrence, L Lawrence, George Earl, George Faith and, on occasion, Earl George.

This album ‘One & Only’ was recorded for Phil Pratt. Originally released in 1978 through West London’s Burning Sounds organisation and credited to Earl George, the set contained his three Terminal single releases and seven brand new tunes. Produced by Phil Pratt and featuring Sly & Robbie, Tommy McCook, Ansel Collins.

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Al Campbell

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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No More Running Red Vinyl Edition

Al Campbell

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Gg's)

Gregory Isaacs

Best Of Volume 1

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Jet)

Sea Lions

Free The People

LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (Thompson Sound)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The year is 1978 and one hot thing from the musical underground is Reggae music from Jamaica, the USA or UK, where most of the acts had musicians of Caribbean descent. Reggae had the groove, the rebel spirit and the relaxed attitude all in one, to enchant a big part of the world’s inhabitants. And while at least Jamaica as a relatively poor and so called „Third World“ country proved to spawn Reggae acts of highest quality, literally nobody dared to look further and dig deeper into the underground except of a few maniacs who were not satisfied with spinning Marley over and over again. And maybe they stumbled over the 1970s Afro Beat sound from countries like Zambia or Nigeria and then got interested. What did they find in the simmering metropolises of this still mysterious continent? Somewhere in Nigeria they would have certainly caught a glimpse on mind blowing performanes of THE SEA Lions, a six piece group mixing the then hip Reggae and Afro Beat styles to generate fresh and furious music with a hypnotizing atmosphere. Polyrhythmic beat patterns build the foundation, the utterly fruitful soil for the heartwarming melodies wailed out by the guitars and the commanding vocals with their conjuring charme. Great organwork builds the link between the groove section and the melody instruments. You can imagine what a pleasant experience this band might have been live back in 1978 when their sole album „Free the people“ got released. And this album, of which copies in only good conditions already fetch prices of 450,00 US$, while nice clean pieces might go up to 1200 US$, lives up to the expectations one might have from watching a live show by the SEA Lions. The sound is vivid, transparent, powerful and clean enough to make the music a real pleasure listening to, but earthy enough to present nothing but the band going wild here. The songs all have similar pace, not too fast, but swinging and pulsating to spread their energy to and among the listeners. The melodies are simple but come from the depth of the heart. This feels typical for African 70s music and despite being kind of reduced, these melodies keep haunting you still even hours after the record been taken off the turntable and put back into its sleeve. They bring images of an ever pulsating city by night, warm climate, palm trees, people at the bar, a witches cauldron of sounds, smells, voice and pictures. And you feel the magic floating through the air while this groove will not let you go so easily. You can either dance your soul out to this ultimate reissue or you can sit down, listen and let the music tell you a story of the dark corners of the big city, the narrow alleys that lead you into a boiling labyrinth of mystical dreams. And in songs like „You can make it if you try“ you will find the whole magic of the African world, a world so fascinating for us Europeans but still so unapproachable in some ways and dangerous for the weak. Do not try to resist, this is your pleasure. Grab a copy and the SEA Lions, carry you off to their place. I haven’t heard such a killer Afro Beat and Reggae album with songs this exciting and wild in a long time. If you equally love Peter Tosh, Bob Marley, Segun Bucknor and Fela Kuti, look no further. Here is the spiritual essence of all these great artists merged into one giant act.

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Linval Thompson

I Love Marijuana

17,99 €*

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (PMG)

Pogo Limited

We Shall Win

21,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Radiation Roots)

Shorty The President

Fire Fire

15,99 €*

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (17 North Parade)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jamaican deejay Shorty The President may have been one of the more obscure figures to rise from the Kingston sound system scene, but the impact he made on vinyl recordings during the 1970s is no less important and his work remains coveted by reggae connoisseurs. Born Derrick Thompson in rural Trelawny in 1949, like many of his peers, he moved to the Jamaican capital as a teenager in search of better opportunities. As he gravitated to the Rastafari faith, an affiliation with the sound system Conquering Lion sparked interest from producer Rupie Edwards, who produced debut hits “President Mash Up The Resident” and “Yamaha Skank.” Edwards issued debut album Presenting Shorty The President in 1976 and after sparse work for Enos McLeod, Joe Gibbs, Pete Weston, Winston Riley and Keith Hudson, sophomore album Fire Fire was produced by Bunny Lee in 1978, with Shorty riding typically tough Aggrovators rhythms of the day, including Ronnie Davis’ updated version of Bob Marley’s “Kaya” and The Cables’ “Baby Why,” Delroy Wilson’s “Have Some Mercy” and Barry Brown’s take of Wilson’s “I’m Not A King,” as well as killer cuts of Brown’s “Natty Roots Hold Them” as “Roots Man” and “Best Thing In Life” as “Do My Thing.”

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Ossie All-Stars

Leggo Dub

LP | 1978 | US | Reissue (VP / April)

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1978 "Leggo Dub" produced by Ossie Hibbert is one of the iconic dub albums of the seventies. Seen as the dub companion to Gregory's classic "Mr. Isaacs" album it boasts six mind-expanding Cool Ruler dub treatments plus four further speaker-shakers to showcase the Revolutionaries in full effect. Now re-released in finest remastered sound quality on VP Records’ sub-label 17 North Parade!

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Culture

Africa Stand Alone

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Tetrack

Let's Get Started

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Best Dressed Chicken In Town

Dr. Alimantado

LP | 1978 | UK | Reissue (Keyman)

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Only Roots)

Release: 1978 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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“Best Dressed Chicken in Town” is the debut album by Jamaican deejay Dr. Alimantado. It was first released in 1978, and collects many of his self-produced singles from 1972 to 1977, employing the engineering talents of Lee Perry, King Tubby, and Scientist.

It was the first album released by Greensleeves Records, and found favour with followers of both reggae and punk rock in the United Kingdom. The album employed several major hits as the basis for the tracks, including Horace Andy's versions of "Ain't No Sunshine" (on the title track) and "A Quiet Place" ("Poison Flour" and "I Shall Fear No Evil"), John Holt's "Ali Baba" ("I Killed the Barber"), and Gregory Isaacs' "Thief a Man" (on "Gimmie Mi Gun") and "My Religion" ("Unitone Skank"). The album was described by The Independent as "one of the finest albums from reggae's golden age".

The front cover photography is credited to D.K. James and the back cover artwork and photography to David Hendley.

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Tetrack

Let's Get Started

18,99 €* 19,99 € -5%

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue of a classic Jamaican roots reggae album by the vocal trio consisting of Carlton Hines, Dave Harvey and Paul Mangaroo, originally released on Message in 1978 and co-featuring Augustus Pablo, Hugh Mundell, Robbie Shakespeare, Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace and many others.

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The Travellers

Black Black Minds

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Lantern Rec.)

Owen Gray

Fire And Bullets

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully licensed, 140 gr vinyl. Reissued for the first time on vinyl, an amazing showcase of roots & reggae lovers, originally released on Trojan in 1977.Although his place as a reggae pioneer cannot be questioned, Owen Gray has felt for many years that he never got his due from Jamaica, his homeland. On August 6 2023, the government finally recognized his contribution awarding him with the honor of Order Of Distinction, Jamaica’s sixth-highest honour. Gray, now 87, is ecstatic about what he considers an overdue and deserved reward. In the rocksteady era, he recorded for producer Sir Clancy Collins AKA sir collins .His popularity continued throughout the 1960s, working with producers such as Clement Dodd, Prince Buster, Sydney Crooks, Arthur "Duke" Reid, Leslie Kong, and Clancy Eccles, including work as a duo with Millie Small, with songs ranging from ska to ballads. He continued to record regularly, having a big hit in 1968 with "Cupid". His 1970 track "Apollo 12" found favour with the early skinheads, and in 1972 he returned to Island Records, recording reggae versions of The Rolling Stones' "Tumblin' Dice" and John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", although they met with little success. During this period, he regularly had releases on Pama and Pioneer Internacional label, Camel Records, and one single on Hot Lead Records. He had greater success in Jamaica, however, with "Hail the Man", a tribute to Emperor Haile Selassie, which was popular with the increasing Rastafari following.

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Bushrangers

Stuntman

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First official re-issue for this roots reggae masterpiece, originally recorded in 1977. The Bushrangers, also known as Clem Bushay All Stars is the house band of producer Clem Bushay. They recorded the ''Stuntman'' album with musicians like Barry McVicker, Bunny McKenzie, Candy McKenzie, Carl Lewis, Dennis Bovell, Desmond Charles, Hughie, Janet Kay, Jimmy Haynes, Jimmy Mack, Jimmy Stratdan, Joseph Charles, Junior Bailey, Junior English, Michael Charles, Stanley, Suzy Browne, Moon Rocks and Zabandis...The album was also produced by Bushay.

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Exodus

31,99 €*

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | EU (Radiation Roots)

John Holt

3000 Volts Of Holt

LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1977 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The ‘3000 Volts of Holt’ album was the third in a series of records that launched John Holt into the UK charts in the 1970’s. To say that every home had a copy of a 1000 Volts and many 2000 Volts of Holt might be an overstatement but it certainly felt that way, as all good radio stations and parties seemed to have these tracks on permanent rotation.’3000 Volts of Holt’ was the more roots sounding of the three albums but still carried that sweetened string sound that set these recordings together.

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Leroy Smart

Impressions

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Cree)

George Faith

To Be A Lover

LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Anyone with a passing interest in music will have heard Bob Marley but anyone with a little more than a passing interest will be familiar with Lee Perry also known as ‘Scratch’ or ‘The Upsetter’. Now better known as a ’performance artist’ his antics and acrobatics on the international festival circuit have gained him a committed following eager to see what Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, now in his eighties, will dare to get up to next. However, throughout the sixties and seventies Scratch was the production genius behind some of the greatest, most complex, and seriously experimental music to ever come out of Jamaica… or anywhere else for that matter. He has made an indelible, incredible contribution to the development of reggae music as a producer, arranger, writer and (occasionally) singer and has been the inspiration behind innumerable developments in the genre In 1968 Scratch’s production of ‘Tighten Up’ with The Untouchables gave the name to Trojan Records’ hugely popular series of albums which were instrumental in crossing over the sound of real reggae to the mainstream audience. The following year the scintillating Upsetters instrumental Return Of Django reached Number Five in the UK National Charts.
His work with Bob Marley & The Wailers in the early seventies, rated by many cognoscenti as the trio’s strongest recordings, emphasised the deeper roots elements in their music and, paradoxically, paved the way for Bob Marley’s commercial crossover success later in the decade. His collaborations with King Tubby in 1973 culminated in ‘Upsetters 14 Dub Black Board Jungle’, one of the very first and perhaps the best ever dub album. Scratch’s production of Susan Cadogan’s interpretation of Millie Jackson’s version of Katie Love’s It Hurts So Good reached Number Four in the UK National Charts in 1975… the list goes on. ‘Genius’ is a much abused term too often used to describe the most mediocre of talents but Lee Perry is, beyond question, a genuine genius.
A renewed deal with Island Records in 1976 to release his productions internationally gave worldwide, high profile exposure to a number of albums emanating from Scratch’s legendary Black Ark studio. These included one of the most important and influential recordings in the complicated and convoluted history of Jamaican music, ranked by many as the greatest set Perry cut with a solo vocalist, George Faith’s ‘To Be A Lover’.

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Al Campbell

Gee Baby

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | UK | Reissue (Universal)

Junior Murvin

Police And Thieves

Release: 1977 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | JM | Reissue (Jammys)

Prince Jammy

In Lion Dub Style

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (On High)

Release: 1977 / JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub tracks from Black Uhuru's first album "Love Crisis", from 1977!

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The Heptones

Cool Rasta

36,99 €*

Aswad Black History Month Vinyl Edition

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.

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Aswad

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (UMR)

15,99 €*

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In Concert - The Best Of Jimmy Cliff

Jimmy Cliff

LP | 1976 | US | Original (Reprise)

8,99 €*

Release: 1976 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Rastaman Vibration

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing including original artwork. After conquering England on tour, Bob Marley returned to Jamaica to record Rastaman Vibration with his band. The album reached the Top 10 in the U.S. Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, song writer, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. His music in the 70s established his worldwide reputation and produced his status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records.

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Mike Brooks

What A Gathering

LP | 1976 | US | Reissue (Get On Down)

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Singer and producer Mike Brooks along with Jah Lloyd created their Teams label kin 1969. This Vinyl re-issue is of 1976 Burning Sounds release What A Gathering – a compilation of tracks recorded at Channel One, produced by Jah Lloyd and named after Mike's biggest hit.

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Johnny Clarke

Rockers Time Now

2LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Columbia)

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Get On Down presents an often overlooked crucial reggae release from the 1970s with Johnny Clarke’s “Rockers Time Now.” The record is a mix of covers and originals, including ethereal versions of the The Abyssinians “Satta Massagana” and “Declaration of Rights,” smash hits on the island just the year before. “Rockers Time Now” was first issued in 1976, Clarke had just been named artist of the year in Jamaica for the second year in a row. This is just one of three full lengths he released that year as this was a very prolific period for Clarke, in particular from 1974 onward when his output was directed by legendary producer Bunny Lee. The pairing resulted in a creative energy that resonates to this day. The release was recorded at Channel 1 with Bunny Lee producing, which of course means the band backing the popular Jamaican vocalist was The Aggrovators, which at the time included Robbie Shakespeare, Earl ""Chinna"" Smith, Augustus Pablo, and Aston “Family Man” Barrett. The release was mixed at King Tubby’s by Osbourne Ruddock…aka King Tubby. Crucial all the way around. Now is the time to rediscover a classic of the genre, “Rockers Time Now”.

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Peter Tosh

Legalize It

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Surrounded By The Dreads At The National

King Tubby

LP | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Max Romeo & The Upsetters

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally issued in 1976 for the Fay Music imprint, here's the Dub classic re-printed for the 21st century on wax.

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War Ina Babylon

LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1976 | UK | Reissue (Universal)

Burning Spear

Man In The Hills

Release: 1976 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Waricka)

Delroy Wilson

Live As One

27,99 €*

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Boris Gardiner Happening

Ultra Super Dub Vol. 1

LP | 1975 | US | Reissue (Now-Again)

LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Lantern Rec.)

Release: 1975 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Still in shrink but opened with hype sticker. Cover is close to NM. With booklet. US reissue from 2022.

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Clement Bushay

Dread In Session

LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Rare reggae collection originally released in 1975. Featuring guest musicians Ken Boothe, Delroy Washington, Bob Davis, Gene Rondo and former members of the Cimarons. Some of the tracks have been recorded at the Black Arc Studio with engineer Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry. All tracks produced by Clem Bushay.

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Burning Spear

Marcus Garvey

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

Yabby You & The Prophets

Conquering Lion

41,99 €*

Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Rasta Pon Top Colored Vinyl Edition

Twinkle Brothers

LP | 1975 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 1975 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Clive Chin Presents Randy's Dub

The Impact All-Stars

LP | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Only Roots)

21,99 €*

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Trojan)

Rasta Revolution

11,99 €*

Clement Bushay / Carl Bert

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

Cover as new with slightly dented corners.
Record with just a few paper scuffs.

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Reggae For Lovers

LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissued here - for the first time - this ultra-rare reggae album originally released in 1974. Considered by many to be the first reggae "lovers" album ever, conceived by producer Clement Bushay and reggae singer Carl Bert. Featuring: The Cimarons, Jackie Parris, Junior English, Dego Sensation. Engineers: Steve Wadey, Clem Bushay and Lee Perry ... Four unreleased tracks from the original versions are included here!

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LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Natty Dread

26,09 €* 28,99 € -10%

Show The World Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited 180 gram vinyl LP pressing including original artwork. Natty Dread is considered Bob Marley's finest album, the ultimate reggae recording of all time. This was Marley's first album without former band mates Peter Tosh and Bunny Livingston, and the first released as Bob Marley & the Wailers. The material presented here defines what reggae was originally all about, with political and social commentary mixed with religious paeans to Jah. Bob Marley was a Jamaican reggae singer, song writer, musician, and guitarist who achieved international fame and acclaim. His music in the 70s established his worldwide reputation and produced his status as one of the world's best-selling artists of all time, with sales of more than 75 million records.

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Boo And The Tru-Tones

LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Not Dark Yet)

19,49 €* 29,99 € -35%

Peace And Love - Wadadasow

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition of 200 copies on golden vinyl.

Reissued for the first time in over 40 years, Show the World is an unrated and relatively unknown soul / reggae album from the Caribbean. Having recently been sampled by Benny The Butcher, collectors and producers are starting to pay attention to what has been an overlooked gem until now. With the album ranging from sweet soul that sounds like it could have been released on Motown in its prime, to funky numbers that could be played in clubs, to reggae that could stand alongside some of the Studio 1 releases, this is sure to please many. No filler.

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Dadawah

LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Antarctica Starts Here)

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Michael George Henry (aka Ras Michael and, for this lone release, Dadawah) was born in 1943 in Saint Mary Parish, in northeastern Jamaica. Henry was raised in a Rastafari community when the religious movement was still in its infancy and marginalized within Jamaica. It was there that he began performing Nyahbinghi, the Rastafarian devotional music that combines the influences of African drumming and Black gospel. Henry found himself in Kingston in the late 1950s where he worked for Coxsone Dodd at the legendary Studio One. By 1968, he had formed the group Sons of Negus and the first overtly Rasta record label, Zion Disc. As Rasta filtered into the mainstream, Henry released more music including albums for Trojan, Dynamic and Grounation labels. Originally released in 1974, Peace And Love – Wadadasow is Dadawah’s magnum opus. Produced by Lloyd Charmers, the album features slinky basslines, wah-wah guitar, hypnotic keyboards, dubbed-out studio trickery and, of course, the propulsive drumming and rhythmic chanting characteristic of Nyahbinghi. Antarctica Starts Here presents the first widely available domestic release of Peace and Love - Wadadasow. This reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan’s essential ’60s and ’70s catalogue. Liner notes by JR Gonne.

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LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Trojan)

Rasta revolution

15,99 €*

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

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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Catch A Fire 50th Anniversary Edition

4LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Island)

72,99 €*

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Burnin’

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

Tapper Zukie

Man Ah Warrior

Every Man Ought To Know Record Store Day 2023 Edition

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Brand new reissue for the epic Tapper Zukie's first album, originally released in 1973. Supervised by the original producer Clement Bushay! Zukie never expected these cuts to turn into an album, and was quite startled to discover this record in the London shops when he came to town in the spring of 1975. After 50 years “Man Ah Warrior” is still a lively and unique collection. The bassline and trademark guitar sound from The Temptations’ “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” is instantly recognizable in the title track with the riddim featuring just drum, bass, and riffing guitar. “I King Zukie” is a big tune, an interplay between the soulful vocal of “I Dont Know Why I Love You” (originally done by Stevie Wonder) and Tapper Zukie’s toasting. All in all a series of remarkable tunes such as the wicked “Viego”, the hypnotic “Cally Dolly” and “Zukie Fashionwear” with a big trombone and at the beginning Willie Williams (although Delroy Wilson is mentioned in the song) singing lines from the Temptations song “Get Ready”.

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Max Romeo

LP | 1973 | JM | Reissue (Gorgon)

LP | 1973 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1973 / JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition for Record Store Day 2023!

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Delroy Wilson

Captivity

2LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1973 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Delroy Wilson was one of Jamaica's most soulful vocalists, and over a 40-year career the singer unleashed a flood of hits and a multitude of masterpieces. Born on October 5, 1948, in the Kingston neighborhood of Trenchtown, Wilson's phenomenal talent would be his ticket out of the ghetto, and his discovery by producer Coxsone Dodd in 1962 would change the path of Jamaican music. Released on Big Shot in 1973 and produced by Bunny Lee, 'Captivity' is one of the true classics from Delroy's discography, back on vinyl for the first time since its original release.

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Desmond Dekker

Double Dekker

33,99 €*

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Antarctica Starts Here)

The Silvertones

Silver Bullets

LP | 1973 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Silvertones were steeped in the grand tradition of Jamaican vocal trios along with other greats such as The Heptones, The Abyssinians and The Kingstonians. Formed in 1964 by Delroy Denton, Keith Coley and Gilmore Grant, the group recorded under a variety of names in the ska and rocksteady era for Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle and Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One, before hooking up with producer Lee “Scratch” Perry. Originally released in 1973, The Silvertones’ debut Silver Bullets was recorded at Perry’s Black Ark studio with vocal tracks captured at King Tubby’s Dromilly Avenue studio in a marathon, all-night session. While firmly planted in roots reggae, Silver Bullets’ dense harmonies and relaxed vibe harken back to rocksteady. The album marks an interesting point in Jamaican music where the past and the future are visible in the grooves of a single LP—from classic rocksteady-tinged love songs like “That’s When It Hurts” and “Rock Me In Your Soul” to the Rasta anthem “Rejoice Jah Jah Children.” Antarctica Starts Here presents the first widely available domestic release of Silver Bullets. This reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan’s essential ’60s and ’70s catalogue. Liner notes by JR Gonne.

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Toots & The Maytals

Funky Kingston

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Trojan)

Release: 1973 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Toots and the Maytals' Funky Kingston is a brilliant reggae album and suitable for both beginners as for experienced listeners. The album was released twice and with so much success that it charted in the Billboard 200 and eventually made it to the Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

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John Holt

1000 Volts of Holt

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1973 | UK | Reissue (Trojan)

John Holt

1000 Volts Of Holt

Release: 1973 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1972 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Catch A Fire

Release: 1972 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Grounation

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

36,99 €*

The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

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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Grounation Deluxe Box Set

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

59,99 €*