Roots & Culture 3042 Items

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ain't That Loving You / It's Gonna Take A Miracle

Ken Boothe

7" | 1978 | US | Reissue (Lee)

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Got To See My Woman / Any Heart Can Be Broken

Delroy Wilson

7" | 1976 | US | Reissue (Lee Records)

Release: 1976 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Universal Egg)

Zion Train

Illuminate

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Idol)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This release represents the first original Zion Train album in 5 years and features 9 vocalists alongside extremely talented musicians. Vocalists include Cara, Michel Grena Prince Jamo and Rider Shafique whilst amongst the musicians are such luminaries as Paolo Baldini, Don Fe and Gianni Denitto.Zion Train are working alongside the Stop Ecocide and Extinction Rebellion campaigns with the release of this music to help attempts to build a brighter future for our planet - to this end we are reprinting the Leap Manifesto authored by Naomi Klein and friends with this release.

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Dub Inc.

Millions

Barrington Levy & Trinity

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub inc has toured all over the world for many years, regularly playing in front of tens of thousands of spectators, setting the stage ablaze in the largest European and French festivals, thrilling South American and Indian audiences alike. Their videos get hundreds of thousands of views in daily, and they are followed on social networks by more than six hundred thousand fans. Blending Reggae, Dancehall or world music, Bouchkour and Komlan embody the band's voices in styles as different as they are complementary. They pass on a universal message whether the language of their song is French, English or Kabyl (an algerian language) insisting on how important mixed race and the mixing of styles are. The Saint-Etienne based musical group have never sought a particularly mainstream exposure; they went their own way, building their discography with passion, talent, and focus. Perhaps that is why they have been for now twenty years the best ambassadors of French reggae across the globe.

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Lose Respect (Externded Version)

12" | 2019 | UK | Original (Greensleeves)

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Treasure Isle)

Release: 2019 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First time re-issue for this golden age righteous rastaman business from Barrington Levy & Trinity. In the rockers era Trinity cemented his place as the number one deejay scoring countless hits and becoming almost an almost essential ingredient on the onslaught of discomixes from yard. Moving into production with his own Flag Man label this 1979 crucial combination killer with Barrington „Lose Respect“ was also the first in a long parade of Mr. Levys 12-inch single hits for Greensleeves Records. The flipside features the soulful lovers rock lick of „Since You Are Gone“ / „Give Love A Try“ from Roman Stewart & Trinity to rival the previous and much loved versions by Delroy Wilson, Pat Kelly & David Isaacs.

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Don Drummond

Memorial Album

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Phase One Collectors Edition

LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Phase One)

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Tiger)

Devon Morgan

Time Bomb EP

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Johnny Osbourne / Prince Jammy

Love You Tonight

12" | 2018 | UK | Original (Greensleeves)

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Mr Bossman: Sleng Teng Records from 1983 to 1986)

Wayne Smith

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Evidence)

12" | 2017 | EU | Original (Music From Memory)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First issue of Sleng Teng label material released by Evidence Music. “Mr Bossman” by Wayne Smith was recorded from 1983 to 1986.

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Caliban

Digital Reggae

LP | 2003 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Outstanding three track EP from the archives of Caliban (A side project of London musician Milton Myrie; a session guitar player who worked with cult UK buddhist afro and reggae band Ozo as well as on the much sought after Steel and Skin ‘Afro Punk Reggae’ 12”). Talk about bang for ye buck.. 1 side crucial oddball digital cuts, b side sounds like a UK jazz funk classic... Gold Print Sleeve. BIG TIP!

Caliban produced only one self-released 7” ‘Open Mind / Digital Reggae’ in 1984.

Following the re-discovery of this very little known 7” by Caliban a few years back, UK producer Jackson Bailey aka Tapes managed to track Milton down, who as well as being in possession of most of the stock of the original record, was also sat on a number of amazing unreleased recordings from the Caliban sessions. With an album of unreleased Caliban material compiled by Tapes to follow later on Music From Memory, this EP introduces one of the unreleased tracks; the incredible feel good disco anthem “Supernatural”. Taking us on a glittering, rhythm charged rocket tour of the Funk Cosmos, this until-now-unheard future classic will surely set the summer nights alight.

The three track 12” also includes “Digital Reggae” which featured on the original Caliban 7”. This computerised dancehall/funk hybrid was partially penned to address the lack of black culture included in the payload of the United States’ first space station; “Digital Reggae will be included in the Payload of Skylab!”. As well as the original mix, the EP also includes a new dub put together by Milton himself and assisted by riddim specialist Tapes!

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Various

We Sing Gregory

Release: 2003 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | Reissue (Thompson Sound)

Sugar Minott

Water Pumping

Release: Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

7" | JM | Reissue (Coxsone)

The Heptones

Get In The Groove

Release: JM – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

7" | JM | Original (On Top)

Earth And Stone

Too Much Praise

Release: JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

7" | JM | Original (Thompson Sound)

Michael Prophet

No Good

Release: JM – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

LP | CA | Reissue (Abraham)

Tristan Palmer

Joker Smoker

Release: CA – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)

Dawn Penn

12" | 1993 | UK | Reissue (VP)

Release: 1993 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Bam Bam Solid Gold Vinyl Edition

Sister Nancy

7" | 2024 | US | Original (VP)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Real Rock)

Zion Train

Zion High Feat. Dubdadd

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Ashanti Selah Meets Mali Blakamix

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Real Rock Records proudly presents an exciting collaboration between the legendary Zion Train and the British sing-jay Dubdadda. This single, extracted from the early 2000s album “Original Sounds Of Zion,” is a true sound system thriller. The tune features catchy horns and irresistibly danceable rhythms, with Dubdadda in top form. It comes with a special Zion Train label design. Don’t miss out on this one!

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Smite Dem, Dub Dem / Steppas Cut, Final Chapter Dub

12" | WW (Ashanti Selah Music)

Release: WW

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Shakeena

I Bet You

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

Foolish Heart (A Sidney Mills Remix)

Frisco

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Smokey Branch)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dice The Boss Aka Pama Dice

Gun The Man Down / Your Boss DJ

7" | 1996 | UK | Reissue (Harlem Shuffle)

Skinhead Revolt / The Thief

Release: 1996 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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“Gun The Man Down ” by Dice The boss aka Pama Dice was first released in 1969 on the Trojan sublabel Joe with the track “Thief” by Joe Mansano on the B side. “Thief” is also reissued by us on a separate single dedicated to Joe Mansano. “Your Boss DJ” was also released in 1969 on the Joe Label with the track “Read The News” by Joe All Stars on the flip. Both titles are skinhead reggae classics that have never been reissued and are very much demand.

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Joe The Boss

7" | 1970 | UK | Reissue (Harlem Shuffle)

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (WhoDemSound)

Release: 1970 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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“Skinhead Revolt” by Joe The boss aka Joe Mansano was first released in 1970 on the Trojan sublabel Joe as a B side to the track “Tony B’s Theme” by Joey’s All Stars. “The Thief” was released in 1969 on the Joe Label with the track “Gun The Man Down” by Dice The Boss on the flip. “Gun The Man Down” is also being repressed by us on a separate single. Both titles are British Boss Reggae classics that are very much demand.

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Dub Vizir

Dub Vizir EP

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Love Of The Common People

Nicky Thomas

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Sanctuary)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Ring Of Fire)

Macsat

Turn It Up

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub Judah X Kibir La Amlak

Best Foot Forward

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Before Zero)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Get Up Natty, Dub / No Peace, Dub

Icho Candy

12" (Tasha)

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7" | 1965 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The A-side "Get Up Natty" was cut at Channel 1 in the mid '80s with the Gifted Roots Band, like much of Tasha's best material. It is released here for the first time. The B-side features a new tune, recently recorded, with Icho still in fine voice, over a tuff new rhythm licked by Danny Bassie of Firehouse Crew and long time Channel 1/Tasha associate, the one and only Barnabas.

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Lord Tanamo

If You Were Only Mine

7" | 2024 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 1965 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"If You Were Only Mine" is one of Tanamo's most popular songs. Lovely ska vocals start with a beautiful, flowing, gentle horn theme. A great song backed by the Skatalites in their prime. The coupling is a killer ska tune by Don Drummond. "Bellevue" is the name of the mental hospital where Don Drummond spent his life until his death in 1969, after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Margarita on New Year's Day, 1965. This is the last recording of the greatest trombonist in Jamaican history, who lived up to his name as a genius. You can hear Don's heartbreaking cry along with another take of "No More" recorded on the album.

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Lord Tanamo

You'll Never Know

7" | 2024 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 2024 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"You'll Never Know" was released as a coupling to "In The Mood For Love" on Ska Beat in the UK. Everything from the intro to the lyric and rhyme scheme is beautiful. Tanamo is good at calypso style singing, but the sad tune also suits him well. The coupling song, "I Love You Truly", is a wonderful song with a fast and furious performance of the Skatalites in their heyday and Lloyd Knibb's powerful drumming. Lord Tanamo's Lovers Ska, Double Sider!

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Lord Bryner

Lock And Key

7" | 2023 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Release: 2024 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Lock And Key" was written by popular Trinidadian singer Lord Bryner. The chorus will stay in your head all day, and it is rare to find an original calypso that is so pop. The coupling is by Orville Alphonso. The melody has the smell of the Caribbean, and the ska vocals are sure to be a hit with calypso lovers. Two songs full of Caribbean moods are coupled.

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Lord Tanamo

In The Mood For Ska

Release: 2023 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A cover of the hit song "I'm In The Mood For Love," sung by Frances Langford in the movie "Every Night At Eight" and later released in many versions as a standard. This take, which was not very successful in Jamaica, was loved in the UK and is now one of the most popular ska anthems and Tanamo's most popular songs. The Jamaican version was pressed in small quantities by Down Beat, and a UK Ska Beat version is in distribution, but it too is rare. The combination of Tanamo and Skatalites is excellent. The coupling is a bright and simple melody sung by the mysterious one-hit wonder Orville Alphonso, and nice ska vocals backed by a vigorous rhythm.

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LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Makkum)

This Is Frafra Power

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2016 | EU | Original (Red Wig)

This Is Kologo Power

Release: 2016 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Steely & Cleevie

At The Top

LP | 2017 | EU | Original (Red Wig)

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Atamina

Sycophantic Friends

Release: 2017 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Red Wig)

Lahcen Akil

Tizi Inzit

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Red Wig)

Ayuune Sule

Putoo Katare Yire

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Red Wig)

This Is Zologo Beat

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Gregory Isaacs

New Dance

LP | 2023 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Barry Brown

Love And Protection

Singer Tempa, Horace Andy / Noel Ellis

Release: 2023 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Barry Brown was one of the handful of upcoming artists that came to define the emerging dancehall style as a singer with a distinctive high tenor that was instantly recognizable, and one which inevitably made a lasting impression on the listener. His lyrics were witty, gritty, and full of gusto, typically addressing the trials and tribulations facing the underprivileged, but also celebrating the positive aspects of ghetto life, including the irresistible lure of the local sound systems, the need to enjoy a loving relationship with a woman, and the various other joys one may encounter along the way. Most of the work on Love & Protection, an intriguing compilation that surfaced in the mid-1990s, brings us back to Barry Brown’s peak period as heard on the Cool Pon Your Corner and Far East LPs, along with the original unembellished mixes of two EPs released by Black Roots, as well as some harder to trace material, such as the vibrant digital title track. Running the gauntlet from ‘reality’ tunes to dance numbers to songs of loving romance and everything in between, it ultimately emphasizes Barry Brown’s impressive versatility, highlighting the important role he played in the shift from roots to dancehall.

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Don't Worry, Wicked Dem / Oh Girl, Oh Dub

10" (Roots Renegade)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Isle Of Jura)

Sonia Whittingham

Sweet Sensation

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (333)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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UK Lovers Rock holy grail 12” from Sonia Whittingham, produced by Glen Sloley and originally released in 1988. ‘When I look into your eyes I feel a sweet sensation. I know our love is true ‘cos you make me happy'

A 140gram pressing in full colour sleeve designed by Bradley Pinkerton.

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Nairobi Sisters

Promised Land

People Grudgeful / Pan Ya Machete

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Death Is Not The End sub-label 333 turns up the gold again with this repro of the much in-demand Flames cut of Nairobi Sisters' Promised Land. Sampled by Q-Tip for "Whateva Will Be" (appearing on ATCQ's final long-player) and on a range of earlier 90s boom-bap era productions, it is not at all hard to figure out why it's a coveted record. That break is as low-slung and funky as it gets, and best showcased on the superbly stripped-back dub on the flip.

The Nairobi Sisters were singers Terrie Nairobi and Judy Mowatt (later of the I-Threes, alongside Rita Marley & Marcia Griffiths). Promised Land was originally recorded together with The Gaytones for Sonia Pottinger's Gay Feet label, with this later version cut for Winston Jones' Brooklyn-based Flames Records. It is issued here under license from producer and songwriter Jones - the original singer and composer of Stop That Train (later made world-famous by Keith & Tex's version) with his Spanishtonians in the early 1960s - who later moved from JA to NYC where he established and ran the Flames label, a core imprint in Brooklyn's reggae scene from the mid-1970s until the early 1990s. 333 has licensed a range of Flames-era productions from the now Texas-based Jones, so keep and eye out for more as it comes... but for now, jump on this before it's gone!

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Sir Gibbs

7" | 1968 | UK | Reissue (Harlem Shuffle)

Release: 1968 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This is the first re-release on 7inch vinyl single of the mythic double sided single credited to producer Joe Gibbs and released in 1968 on Amalgamated Records in the U.K. Although both tracks are credited to Joe Gibbs, many believe the A side “People Grudgeful” was sung by The Ethiopians whilst the B side “Pan Ya Machete” was performed by The Pioneers. “Grudgeful” though does not really sound like The Ethiopians and according to Trojan, both sides were performed by The Pioneers. Which makes sense for several reasons. Firstly, the sound of the song is indeed more reminiscent of the Pioneers/Joe Gibbs work of that time. In fact The Ethiopians did not record with Joe Gibbs, with the exception of The Ring which was released in 1972, four years later, while the Pioneers were routinely involved with Gibbs in 1968. Last but not least, The Ethiopians had no beef with Lee Scratch Perry whilst The Pioneers songs were clearly incriminated by Scratch in his hit song “People Funny Boy. Attention: This is a special limited edition strictly limited to 500 copies - one release only. Note: the number of copies is now included in the catalogue number “hsrss-0023c-500” printed on the single label, “500” standing for 500 copies and C for collector.

THE Pioneers The Pioneers were formed in 1962 by two brothers Derrick and Sidney Crooks and their friend Winston Hewitt later replaced by former Heptone Glen Adams. The Pioneers' early singles were not successful, and the group broke up in 1967 Sydney started working at Joe Gibbs shop and then in the studio where he met a talented new young singer: Jackie Robinson. The new Pioneers were reborn as a duo. They recorded several successful singles such as "Longshot" "Jackpot", "Catch the Beat" with Gibbs before joining producer Leslie Kong where they recorded Samfie Man which topped the Jamaican charts. They then recruited George Agard and became a trio again. They scored in the charts again with "Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)" a sequel to “Long Shot”, the tragic story of a race horse that never won and died racing! “Kick De Bucket” became an instant hit both in Jamaican and in the U.K. particularly among skinheads in 1969. More hits followed and the band moved to the UK in 1970. Over time, their sound changed and became more sophisticated and pop and they eventually recorded soul albums with Eddy Grant as a producer in 1976. It was not successful and the band split before reforming. They have been performing sporadically since then.

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The Mighty Victim & Fr. Richard Holung

Release: 2023

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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company sleeve

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God & Caesar / Jesuit Music

7" | 2023 | UK (Common Ground International)

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fr. Richard Holung & Friends

Unless The Lord Builds The House

7" | 2023 | UK (Common Ground International)

Release: 2023 / UK

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1979 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass)

Sheila Hylton

Lot Of Love

7" | 1975 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass)

Release: 1979 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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A reggae disco version of the Neil Young classic "Lotta Love," which was a big hit in 1978 sung by Nicolette Larson. The song features lively synth drums, an up-tempo four-beat rhythm, and Sheila's voice that gets the floor burning hot.

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Lloyd Charmers

Skin Tight

7" | 1983 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass)

Release: 1975 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lloyd Charmers' remake of the 1974 Ohio Players' big tune that became the album title. The tight rhythm and horn section are replaced with a piercing organ sound for a sexy funk reggae tune.

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Sheila Hylton

Falling In Love

7" | 1979 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass)

Release: 1983 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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A remake of 1983 Surface disco hits. Fashionable and mellow Jamaican lovers featuring rhythm boxes and analog synths, the trend at the time. The beat is less aggressive and more soulful than the original.

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Ras Midas

Can't Stop Rasta Now

7" | 1988 | JP | Original (Drum & Bass)

Release: 1979 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A roots-rock remake of "Ain't No Stopping Us" by McFadden and Whitehead. With its exquisite pop-disco bass line and Rasta-nized lyrics, it was a big hit not only in Jamaica but also in Europe in 1980.

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Susan Cadogan

Chemistry Of Love

Prince Jamo, Don Fe / Prince Jamo

Release: 1988 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A gorgeous disco track with Susan's whisper voice and melancholy melody. Originally released in 1988, this is a great masterpiece that is hard to believe it is more than 30 years old now!!

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Rootsman Can't Dead, Bird & Fox / Dub, Bird & Dub

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Lions Choice)

Wipe Them Out / Go Back Home

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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picture sleeve

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Matumbi

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Old Hard Bread)

7" | 2023 | JP | Original (Rough Menton)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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350 numbered copies

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Mellow Mood Band

Sweet Time

17,84 €* 20,99 € -15%

Tenor Youthman , Tenor Youth , Lasai

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A super Mellow & Sweet roots sound created by a collection of artisans from popular bands such as Asound, Youth OF Roots, and Noroshi. With a focus on Jamaican rare grooves, they develop an original reggae sound as a reggae band that anyone can enjoy. This time, the original song "Sweet Time" written and composed by Seima, which is also popular in live performances, is released on 7-inch!!

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Kanka Di Dancehall

12" | 2020 | EU | Original (Roll & Record)

17,59 €* 21,99 € -20%

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1995 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Gregory Isaacs

Private Lesson

LP | 1982 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1995 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Legendary Jamaican songsmith Gregory Isaacs' 1995 album 'Private Lesson' on Radiation Roots. The set includes laidback cuts 'Preacher Boy', 'Feeling Sad Tonight', Diplomatic Fool', 'She Doesn't Want Me', 'Slave Master' and many more.

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Triston Palmer

Show Case

7" | UK | Reissue (Common Ground International)

Release: 1982 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Carlton & The Shoes

Give Me Little More

Release: UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Life In A Jailhouse / Version

Wayne Smith

7" | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Archive)

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Release: 2019

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Heptones / Woodfield Rd Allstars

Love Has Really Got / Breezin' Up Brentwood Rd

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Original Gravity)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Ta-Shi)

Rising Son

Peace Man / Version

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Treasure Isle)

Anthony Red Rose

Gwaan Talk / Version

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Raggattack Meets Supa Bassie

Showcase

LP (Raggattack)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Daddy U Roy / Napoli Rockers Syndicate

Free The People / Flyers Delight

12" (Aloe Vera)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fr33, Version / Fwd 2 Roots

K9 London / Fwd 2 Rootz

7" (369.0)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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King General & The Bush Chemists

Got To Be Conscious

12" | 2008 | UK | Reissue (Partial)

LP | 1978 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 2008 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Got to be Conscious’ was a massive underground hit back in 2002 and is well worthy of a reissue presented here by Partial Records.

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Big Joe

At The Control

Jungle Walk / I'm Back With A Bang Bang

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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Dandy With Superboys

7" | 2022 | UK | Original (Common Ground International)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Bunnington Judah, Keety Roots / Sabolius, Keety Roots

Trench War Soldier, Dub / Jubilant Call, Dub

10" | UK (Sir Logie)

Release: UK

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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10" | 2022 | UK | Original (Forever Living Originals)

Chronixx

Never Give Up

LP | 1973 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Chronixx makes an overdue but welcome return to the airwaves with the soulful reggae track titled “Never GIve Up”. A rootsy, uplifting and inspiring song containing all the essential elements for a classic, Chronixx joins forces with award winning producer Inflo to create something very special!

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Delroy Wilson

Captivity

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

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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Keith & Tex

Freedom

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1977 | EU (Radiation Roots)

John Holt

3000 Volts Of Holt

LP | EU (Radiation Roots)

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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Johnny Clarke

Wondering

CD | 2022 | US | Original (Daptone)

Release: EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Johnny Clarke ruled the dancehall in the mid '70s, using the clever "Flyers Rhythms" that gave some of his tunes an edge with the sound systems. But his voice was always bigger than this and his versatility to sing a wide range of vocal styles has seen him cut through the decades as one of reggae's best voices. Produced by Bunny Lee, mixed at King Tubby's studio, an absolute reggae/roots classic.

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The Frightnrs

Always

Lennon & Mccartney Reggae Style

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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

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

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

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The Jamestown Sheiks

LP | 1970 | EU (Black Butcher Classics)

Release: 1970 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Even though Lennon & McCartney compositions have been recorded by every genre of artist in the music industry, this selection by The Jamestown Sheiks, is unique in that the famous songs are presented in reggae style, and what a treat it is! Every song is a gem and it is refreshing to hear a different treatment of these all-time pop standards.

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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | EU (Radiation Roots)

Barry Brown

Stand Firm

12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Archive)

Release: EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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One of a handful of singers that straddled the divide between the late roots phase and the emerging dancehall style, Barry Brown was gifted with a distinctive high tenor that rendered his voice immediately recognizable, making a lasting impression whenever heard. His lyrics had wit, grit, and feeling, since he often spoke of the harsh realities of Jamaican ghetto life, and equally addressed the aspirations of its inhabitants and the good times they enjoyed, frequently emphasizing the irresistible pull of a sound system dance in his recorded work.

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Leroy Smart

Be Conscious / Jah Light

Be What You Want Be 2022 Repress

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Channel One production, Discostyle double header as originally released on the J & J label in 1980.

Both sides come complete with extended mixes running into the version.

On limited red vinyl and housed in Channel One's Super Charge inner sleeve in a quality art board spined sleev

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Ernest Ranglin

12" | 1983 | EU | Reissue (Emotional Rescue)

LP | 1985 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Emotional Rescue is delighted to reissue for the first time, the legendary Ernest Ranglin teaming up with Noel Williams aka King Sporty, on this 1983 meeting of reggae guitar legend and Miami disco boogie don that resulted in this highly sought after 6 track mini-LP.
A defining guitarist and composer in the development of Jamaican music, Ranglin leads little introduction. In a career spanning over 50 years, he was involved in the move from mento and calypso to ska and on to reggae, playing on the groundbreaking recording of My Boy Lollipop itself, before going on to work with the likes of the Skatalies, Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff and Bob Marley. Born in 1932 in Manchester, West Jamaica before moving to Kingston, Ranglin's self-taught chordal and rhythmic approach blended jazz, mento and reggae with percussive guitar solos. On moving to Florida in 1982, he teamed up with scene king, Williams to present 'a new style', mixing the bass heavy boogie disco the producer was famous for with Ranglin's unique playing. Featuring a who's who of the Miami scene including Bobby Caldwell, Timmy Thomas, Betty Wright and Williams himself, the rearranged order starts here with Soft Touch. A retake of Thomas' TK Disco and Cosmic) classic Africano, before a skanking remake of the William's standard, Keep On Dancing and title bomber Be What You Want Be, crown the match of reggae and vocal disco. Also, included is a beautiful take on Anthony Hester's R&B classic, In The Rain, while the record closes with the choice Papa "Doo" and jammer Why Not.

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Early B (The Doctor)

Sunday Dish

LP | 1980 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Release: 1985 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Junior Keatting

Weekend Lover

12" | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Stima)

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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Ulysse

Naima / Tiers Monde

CD | 1980 | UK | Reissue (Taxi)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Originally released in 1983, this 12’’ from French-Haitian saxophone player Ulysse became cult – and extremely rare – within the French boogie niche. Both tracks wonderfully succeed in mixing political statements with dance-floor delights. Boogie-pop track “Naïma” seems to be a love song at first, but actually says the impossible resilience of a woman who has grown up in war. The heavy digital reggae song “Tiers Monde” warns us about the abandonment of Third World children. This maxi single, where each track is instantly followed by its instrumental version for greater DJ use, is an authentic snapshot of the Paris mixed club scene of the 1980s. Really hard to find for a very long time, it’s a great pleasure for Stima Records to make this music available again, in order to reach a well deserved new audience nearly 40 years later!

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Gregory Isaacs

Showcase

Conquering Lion - National Stadium Kingston 1978

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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Bob Marley & The Wailers

LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Mind Control)