Roots & Culture 2838 Items

Dub Me Crazy Pt 2: Beyond The Realms Of Dub

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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No Wahala Sound Orchestra is a contemporary, London-based collective with members from backgrounds as diverse as Jamaica, Ghana, Bangladesh, Poland, Trinidad, Denmark, Ireland and the UK.Gideon Coe ( 6Music) Neil Luscombe (bbc Radio 3) and Steve Barker ( BBC Radio Lancashire) have all offered their support over the years.
The music takes in elements of electronica, jazz, reggae, dub poetry, Afrobeat, classical Indian music and many other global sounds."On Gossamer Clouds" is a compilation of some key recordings over the last ten years. It features 12 tracks which vary in styles and mood, but form a coherent whole.

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Mad Professor

LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

30,99 €*

7" | 1988 | US | Reissue (Digikiller)

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 2 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1982 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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Everton Chambers

This Love Of Mine

13,49 €* 14,99 € -10%

LP | 2024 | Original (Badasonic)

Release: 1988 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Finally here, the first release in our long planned Parish label reissue program. Students of late '80s digital reggae know that Edgar Whyte's Parish label is one of the finest labels of the period, issuing many singles and albums, with a unique selection of artists and a bunch of killer original rhythms. We've been working on this program a long time and are very pleased it's finally here. There will be a killer selection of reissue and previously unreleased tunes coming in 2024, all from master tapes. We figured it's only fitting to start off with what is likely the most in demand Parish single for '80s digital collectors, and from one of the label's signature artists. Everton Chambers' "This Love of Mine" came out in 1988 and is extremely tough to find, a ruff piece of stepping digital, even favored for play by the late great Jah Shaka.

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The Bandulus

Tell It Like It Is

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2018 | UK | Original (Justice League)

Delroy Butler

Different Experience

8,99 €*

Release: 2018 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Youz)

Broussai

Solidaires

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wita)

Automatic City

Hum Drum

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Uni Music)

David Cairol

Verse

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sudar)

Marcus Gad

Chanting

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Studiok)

Raspigaous

Nouvel R

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Soulbeats)

Cheikh Ibra Fam

Peace In Africa

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sinah)

Purpleston

Soul Keys

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Shaka)

Beverley Williams

Sufferation

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lion Share / Riff Against Crack

Skank-Riff

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Riff Int'l)

12,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Observers)

Dennis Brown

Tribulation, Africa

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Manivette)

Papet J

Pas Pressé

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ensemble Editions)

Tairo

360 Part. 1 & 2

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Echoprod)

Riké

Au Coin Du Feu

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Cycleprod)

Ryon

Zephyr

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Batrecords)

Dub Shepherds

Night And Day

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Bat)

Pilah

O Clock

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Banzailab)

Feldub

Weapon

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Prendy

Away Away

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio Reggae Bash Volume 2

Booboo'zzz All Stars

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio Reggae Bash Volume 3

Booboo'zzz All Stars

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Brahim

Ainsi Vivent Les Hommes

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Supa Mana

Dub Siren

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Volodia

Pour Toujours

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Attik)

Kubix

Guitar Chant

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Action)

Rub A Dub Rebels

Guiding Sheild

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Devon Irons / The Upsetter

When Jah Come / Iron Dub

7" (Upsetters)

15,99 €*

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Alvin Davis & Alien Dread

My Homeland & My Homeland Dub

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Iron Sound)

11,99 €*

LP | 1979 | FR | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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* The 7” A side, ‘My Homeland’, is a Sax/Hornz instrumental track and features top Jamaican Hornzman, Alvin Davis. The B side has a heavyweight Dub from Alien Dread.

Alvin is also well known ref Jazz and other musical areas, as well as Reggae and has worked with many Jazz, Soul and mainstream artists including: Andy Hamilton, Rose Royce, Prince, Edwin Starr, The Foundations, Neville Staples (Specials & Fun Boy Three), Jackie Graham, Nigel Kennedy and Reggae-wise, Alton Ellis, Macka B, Maxi Priest and David Hinds (Steel Pulse) and many others.

An alternate version of A side track will be featured on the forthcoming Alvin Davis & Alien Dread album: Dreadland (Iron Sound).

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Ijahman Levi

Are We A Warrior

LP | 1983 | US | Reissue (Portrait)

Release: 1979 / FR – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Vinyl with scuffs and hairlines

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Eddy Grant

Killer On The Rampage

9,99 €*

Release: 1983 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG+

LP | 1982 | US | Original (Columbia)

Third World

You've Got The Power

4,99 €*

Release: 1982 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: VG

Journey Gold Marble Vinyl Edition

Black Symbol

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Reggae Archive)

30,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Himitsu No Kakera (The Fragment Of A Secret)

Izumi Meets Hummingbird

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Izumi)

21,99 €*

3LP | 2024 | DE | Original (Round Hill)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Izumi, the organizer of 'rhythm DE Yoga' at Shinjuku Open, is set to release the first 7-inch record in collaboration with the globally renowned dub creator, Hummingbird! Hummingbird, a globally acclaimed dub creator, brings forth a blissful dub mix filled with joy. The cheerful and soothing pop melodies, reminiscent of a storybook, gently envelop a nostalgic and warm world, creating a delightful atmosphere.

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Rebelution

Live In St. Augustine

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Where's My Utopia? Orange Vinyl Edition

Yard Act

LP | 2024 | CZ | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / CZ – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Where's My Utopia? Black Vinyl Edition

Yard Act

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Archive)

Steve Baswell

Cool Rasta Man Cool

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Live At The Record Plant 73 Green Vinyl Edtion

Bob Marley & The Wailers

LP | 2024 | EU (The Vinyl Champ)

18,99 €*

Mad Professor / William The Conqueror / Wendy Walker

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Bob Marley is considered one of the pioneers of reggae. The Jamaican singer and songwriter formed Bob Marley & The Wailers in the sixties, with worldwide success following in the 70’s. By 1973, Marley was a superstar. Reggae's most transcendent and iconic figure, Bob Marley was the first Jamaican artist to achieve this international level of superstardom. This live studio recording is the peak of his career and features hits like ‘Get Up Stand Up’ and ‘Lively Up Yourself’.

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Dub In D Minor

12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Ariwa Sounds)

22,09 €* 25,99 € -15%

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Loaded E.P. of mid 90s Mad Professor productions on his own Ariwa (uk) . . . A suite of three slightly comical but straight deadly phasered dubs on A side. On the flip is a strong soulful Lovers tune from Wendy Walker followed by a hazy version... TIP!

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Alpheus

Unify

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1981 | EU | Reissue (Radiation Roots)

Barry Brown

Vibes Of Barry Brown

Ruddy Symbol / Symbol All Star

Release: 1981 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Mint, Cover: VG+

Still in shrink.
Cover corners slightly dented.

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Time To Realise / Time To Dub

7" | EU | Reissue (Hornin Sounds)

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Liard N Theef / The Twilight Horns Version

Ras Tweed

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Samuel)

11,89 €* 13,99 € -15%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Clocks Of Men / Clocks Of Dub

Sons Of Manji

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Dhoko)

8,49 €* 9,99 € -15%

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Dhoko)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Last in a serie of 7 x 7 inch started in 2018, "Clocks Of Men" closes the chapter.

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Dhoko

Parables Of Dhoko

20,89 €* 21,99 € -5%

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Digikiller)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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(...) Each of the songs you will listen to was taken from studio original tapes, presented as full lenght, or extended cuts — alternative versions from the previous 45rpm records released along the yeras on confidential Dhoko label. All recordings and mixes were executed with all possible care with the aim of conducting love through space and time to reach you (...)" Backsleeve notes.

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Errol Dunkley

Want No More

14,24 €* 14,99 € -5%

London Town Feat. Shumba Youth

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Killer mid '80s 'live digital' tune made at Aquarius Studio, released for the first time ever. A rarity to get Dunkley on this type of rhythm, this one was great to unearth.

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Zed Bias

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Ifg)

2LP | 2024 | Original (Chapter Two)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Zed Bias has been a bass, dub and garage king since forever, but his star shows no signs of diminishing any time soon. For this one he has worked with Shumba Youth on a new single that finds him dipping into a world of dancehall and ragga. 'London Town' is heavy, with real bass weight, churning drums and fizzing digital synths under the superb bars from Shumba who muses on the state of London right now. Next to that are slithering leads and sci-fi pads to make for a fine future vibe. The acappella is served up on the flip for DJs who want to play.

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Tiken Jah Fakoly

Acoustic

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Zero Grace Sea Glass Vinyl Edition

Liam Bailey

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Big Crown)

27,99 €*

Frankie Jones / Prince Alla

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Zero Grace, Liam Bailey's sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020's Ekundayo album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display again as they take the sound they established and push it further. On Zero Grace they lean more into the bleeding heart singer-songwriter side of Liam. The result, much like Bailey himself, is impulsively honest without reserve. Born and raised in Nottingham, England, the son of an English mother and 2nd generation Jamaican English father, Liam will admit his early childhood was fairly chaotic and filled with "all the cliche racism that happens when people started mixing up in the '80s in England." Liam got his early influences from his mom's record collection. Bob Marley and Dillinger, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix would eventually shape the singer/songwriter we know today. Fast-forward to 2005, Liam is in London performing at every open mic and acoustic night he could, hustling with hopes of landing a record deal. It was through this time that Liam first teamed up with Michels, musician/producer luminary, and the co-founder of Brooklyn's own Big Crown Records. Liam flew out to New York and those first sessions together produced the now classic tunes "When Will They Learn" and "I'm Gonna Miss You" which still gets spins at Reggae spots around the globe and were co-signed by heavy hitters like David Rodigan & Don Letts. That first trip to NYC brought a lot of industry attention to Liam, including being noticed by a just-famous Amy Winehouse who heard one of Liam's apartment-made, lo- recordings, and liked what she heard. Regardless of the audio quality, Liam's particular sound shone through - all guitar, warm-rough and genuine soul. Eventually Liam signed to Polydor and wound up bumping against the typical major label industry obstacles. They already had an idea of the Liam they wanted to make, promote, and push With the typical large advance enticement, Liam did his best to trust that path. "Maybe I can make it work,' that's what you're thinking," Liam remembers, "but, you quickly find out that you can't." Zero Grace is full of freedom and love, in fact, working with Leon Michels and Big Crown Records has encouraged Liam to be himself. On album opener "Holding On '' Bailey speaks to his observations & fears when looking out at the world in front of him and also to the dedication it has taken to get on the other side of his personal trials & tribulations. "Dance With Me" is an instantly infectious two-stepper that nods to those incredible soul records that were coming out of Jamaica during the early Reggae days. Bailey steps into the dance with hopes of finding a new love and pulls us all out on the dance oor with him. "Disorder Starts At Home" is another close to the chest tune that addresses the difficulties he struggles with from his early chaotic childhood and his progress in getting past them. "Mercy Tree" is a powerhouse of Reggae Rebel Music. Bailey addresses the racial tensions that plague humanity and encourages everyone to step up and do their part to help foster equality. What starts out as a declaration of injustice turns into a call for action and an inspiration for hope.

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Give Me What I Want / Last Train To Africa

12" | 2023 | Reissue (Starlight)

Release: 2023 / Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Count Ossie & Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari

Grounation

2CD | 2022 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

18,99 €*

Barrington Levy / Sister Terrie Nairobi

Release: 2022 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

cd and box are close to NM. with booklet

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Black Heart Man / Left With A Broken Heart

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Jah Life)

No Equal Rights In Babylon

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Disco mix sides from the Jah Life archives. On the A side we have one of Barrington's best, "Black Heart Man", in its original disco mix from 1983, with killer Scientist dub wise. On the flip is one of the all time sleepers from the Jah Life catalog, way under the radar since its original release in the early '80s. Terrie from the Nairobi Sisters voices the immortal "Left With a Broken Heart" on the killer original cut of the rhythm, which follows into a dub wise melodica piece, which sounds to us like the maestro Augustus Pablo. Both sides are pressed using new stampers made from the original mothers, so what you get is identical to the original pressings.

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Joe Axumite

7" | 2013 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

Wayne Jarrett / Jerry Johnson

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Part of a new series of reissues produced by the great Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes!'No equal..' awesome tune backed by an incredible dub featuring what sounds like infinite echo.

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Come Let's Go / Zion Rock (Dub)

7" | 2013 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

Bob Soul / King Tubby / Billy Hutch

Release: 2013 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Part of a new series of reissues produced by the great Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes!

Wayne Jarrett rose to notoriety with Wackie's, and this single is one of his all-time best, backed by a great horns version by Wackie's stalwart horns man Jerry Johnson.

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Message From The Congo / Ten Long Years

12" | 2017 | US | Original (Digikiller)

Big Leg Mary / Wasn't It You (2nd Cut)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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At long last, in proper quality and officially licensed, here's a pair of records long worked at, historically important, largely unheard, and most of all, musically brilliant. Above all, the dub mixes on these records are known among connoisseurs as being among a handful which can not only be considered a definitive King Tubby's style statement, but also among the most radical, transformative and forward thinking mixes ever committed to tape by the King himself. This is proper King Tubby's music; Tubby the man, not just Tubby's the studio. These two 12"s represent most of the known cuts of this brilliant rhythm, played by the Wailers' Barrett brothers, alongside Earl Chinna Smith, Augustus Pablo and Gladdy Anderson, all together truly a rhythmic force to be reckoned with. "Message from the Congo" and "God Is Love" are two vocals cuts produced via the mid 1970's partnership of Milton "Billy Hutch" Hutchinson and the late Linton "Bob Soul" Williamson. Together these upstart artist-producers operated from a base of operations on King St. in downtown Kingston, nothing short of a historic location that was both concurrent with and adjacent to both the Wailers own record shop and Channel 1's first pressing plant.

With the Barrett brothers at the helm of the session, the rhythm was laid at Randy's studio with Errol Thompson as engineeer, then brought to Tubby for voicing and mixing. "Message from the Congo" finds Bob Soul & The United Stars chanting a message of rastafari over the propulsive uptempo rhythm driven by the late Carly Barrett's masterful drumming. The harmonizers in the "United Stars" as they are dubbed on this record, were actually members of both the Righteous Flames and Rocking Horses vocal groups. The dub mix, "Congo Dread Chapter 1", is actually worthy of the type of genre cross-referencing hyperbole I normally decry in music writing. In hindsight we find in this track, Tubby prefiguring not only the remix and the 'edit', but also the frantic yet orchestrated chaos of a lot of the complex electronic dance music that would being to come into its own a full decade later. To try and describe the magic herein would be pointless, you must simply listen to Tubby deconstruct and reconstruct the rhythm using a melange of his now famous tools and techniques to devastating effect. Indeed, it is tracks like this one which made the man himself and those very techniques now so famous. These two tracks were originally released in Jamaica on both the Gemini and Danger Zone labels (in identical mixes). On the flip side of this first 12" we find Billy Hutch's little known vocal on the rhythm, entitled "Ten Long Years." The soulful vocal finds Bill in top form, and this track was originally released on Bill's very first album "Reggae Showcase", released only in NYC and extremely tough to track down. Rounding out the 12" is a real treat, a previously unreleased different take of "Message from the Congo", with different harmonies, and a background voice telling you "this is a messageâ€¦", bringing the title of the song sharply into focus.

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John Clarke

7" | 1978 | US | Reissue (Digikiller)

Get Up Natty, Dub / No Peace, Dub

Release: 1978 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Double sided killer Wackie's from 1978 - Both sides fully smoked out dubwise trademark Wackie's style, essential.

Originally released on the Jumbo Caribbean Disco label from Brooklyn. "Big Leg Mary" is on the same rhythm as Wayne Jarrett's killer "Come Let's Go" (same rhythm as Dkr-125 ). Wasn't It You is a different cut from the earlier one on the Senrab label (a different cut of DKR 132), but equally as killer.

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Icho Candy

12" (Tasha)

20,39 €* 23,99 € -15%

Can't Fool I, Dub / Easy Skanking, Dub

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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Prince Alla

12" (Tasha)

20,39 €* 23,99 € -15%

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Easy Star)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Features the roots veteran Prince Alla, school mate of producer George Nicholson. "Can't Fool I" has Alla voicing over a killer rhythm cut at Channel 1 with the Revolutionaries back in 1978, at Tasha's first ever recording session. Finally voiced and mixed again over 40 years later, to great effect. The flip side "Easy Skanking" has Alla in fine style over a great new rhythm licked by Danny Bassie of Firehouse Crew and long time Channel 1/Tasha associate, the one and only Barnabas. Both sides previously unreleased.

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Samory I

Strength

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jah Children Invasion Volume 6

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Not much needs to be written here, one of reggae's all time anthems, one of the baddest tunes of the '80s. Finally back out on a crisp booming 45, rock to the sounds of Jah Life, internationally.

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V.A.

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Wackies)

30,99 €*

7" | 2024 | US | Original (Digikiller)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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

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Angela Hoytt

I Love You Dready

12,74 €* 14,99 € -15%

7" | US | Reissue (Jah Life)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Killer female roots vocal on the tuff lick of the 'Java' rhythm that we released other cuts on (see above links). This tune was originally released on 12" on Park Heights' Son of a Gun label, under the name 'Park Heights Angel' aka Angel Hoytt. This is the first release on 45, and the A-side vocal cut is an alternate previously unreleased mix.

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Peter Ranking

Love Up

Icho Candy & Prince Junior

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Another previously unreleased killer from the early '80s Radics / Scientist days, this one was played on dubplate by Volcano in JA and Jah Life in NY, alongside other cuts of the rhythm (also eventually to be released). This is Peter Ranking the singer, not the more well known deejay.

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Free Up

7" | US | Reissue (Jah Life)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Wicked previously unreleased late '80s combination tune from Icho Candy & his brother Prince Junior, who are sometimes confused for each other. On the same rhythm as King Kong's "Agony and Pain", which we've now repressed after being long out of stock (see link above). Lyrically about the struggle for freedom of the day, as resonant today as it was nearly 40 years ago.

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2LP | 2002 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Studio One Story

Release: 2002 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Roots - 20th Anniversary Edition

2LP | 2001 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Release: 2001 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Roots set the standard for Soul Jazz Records" long-standing series of Studio One collections and features many of the classic artists from Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd"s mighty roster of reggae. This album includes Freddie McGregor, Willie Williams, Cornell Campbell, Alton Ellis, Devon Russell alongside some of the defining crack-session men groups of Jamaican reggae history - The Sound Dimension, Brentford All-Stars, The Skatalites, New Establishment and more. As ever the album is filled with a mixture of seminal cuts and super-rarities from the vast vaults of 13 Brentford Road. Stand-out tracks include Alton Ellis"s Blackish White, a surreal and powerful Afro-centric dream, Count Ossie Nyabinghi and Rastafarian drummers genre-defying interpretation of Booker T and The MGs "Meditation", Willie Williams awe-inspiring versioning of the Skatalitesseminal Rastafari anthem Addis Ababa and many, many more.This album has been fully digitally remastered, analog cut and packaged complete with the following: Original sleevenotes by Lloyd Bradley (author of When Reggae Was King), compiled by Mark Ainley (Hones Jons), high-quality Soul Jazz mastering, wicked images of Count Ossie and the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari on the cover, and a rare image of Clement Dodd and musicians inside the studio at Studio One on the full colour inner sleeves.

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LP | 2005 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Studio One Lovers

Release: 2005 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Studio One series features a roll call of nearly every important Reggae artist to ever come out of Jamaica. Artists featured on these releases here include John Holt, The Heptones, Ken Boothe, Alton Ellis, Carlton and the Shoes, Bob Marley, The Wailers, Marcia Griffiths, The Wailing Souls, Dennis Brown, The Skatalites and more. Six bestselling titles in Soul Jazz Records" Studio One series all back in print. These are 1000 edition black vinyl only of each title. Get up to speed with these classic releases from the most important stable in the history of Reggae music.

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LP | 2002 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Studio One DJ's

Release: 2002 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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For this Studio One release we return to the roots of Reggae music - The Soundsystem. Throughout the late 1950s and 1960s Soundsystems played throughout the city of Kingston, Jamaica. They were the birthplace of much of Jamaica"s musical culture í Soundclashes, Dancehall and the idea of the Toaster who sang over records - the DJ. As ever Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd led the field.

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

Studio One Disco Mix

Release: 2004 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Jah Fingers)

Frankie B

Scratch Mi Back / Fruity

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1988 | EU (Radiation Roots)

Audrey Scott

Step By Step

Junior Dell & The D-Lites

Release: 1988 / EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Willie Williams is one of those outstanding reggae individualists who has carved out his own musical niche, making a lasting impact as a beloved roots vocalist and lyricist. His unusual vocal tone is distinctive and affecting, and he has taken a singular approach to music production which parallels his uncommon spiritual beliefs; like his friend and collaborator, Yabby You, Williams is one of a select coterie of reggae figures who wear dreadlocks and celebrate the culture of rastafari, but who reject the notion of Haile Selassie’s divinity, standing firm in their belief in Jesus Christ. He will always be best remembered for his landmark Studio One recording “Armagideon Time,” which was memorably covered by The Clash, but Williams’ career has been long and varied, his story taking in many different twists and turns. Another truly original reggae great.

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Twenty Flight Ska

7" | 2021 | UK | Reissue (Original Gravity)

11,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Boris Gardiner Happening

Ultra Super Dub Vol. 1

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

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Before Zero)

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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Akae Beka

Living Testament

The Break Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Vaughn Benjamin, the voice of Midnite and Akae Beka, was one of the best and most prolific reggae vocalists of the modern era. He was a scholar, poet, teacher, and solver of mysteries. A voracious reader, he was incredibly creative - constantly writing poems and songs. Those close to him advise that he had a photographic memory, which helps explain the broad field of topics he discussed with precise detail in his work. He released over 70 albums in a 20-year period.

Living Testament is the final album Vaughn Benjamin recorded before he transitioned in November of 2019. In late October of 2019, he travelled to Grass Valley, California, recording this 11-track album at Ras Biblical’s studio, Trinity Farm, over a period of 2 days. The producers gathered 11 masterful musicians on these tracks, including Manuel “Go A Chant” Guerra, Denfield “Ras Pulse” Potter, Walker Pillow, Scott Lynwood Davis, Befekadu Assefa and Tuff Lion. Together, these musicians weaved together a powerful family of songs that that tell a timeless and truly unique story, a masterpiece of roots reggae.

Living Testament includes the single ‘Who Will Go For Us’ which was released on January 6th 2024 with a video filmed on location in Ethiopia. In the coming weeks, we’ll be speaking with Go A Chant and Biblical, who were present for the creation of this album. We’ll learn about these recording sessions and what happened behind the scenes.

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Winston Francis

7" | 2018 | US | Original (Jump Up)

11,99 €*

LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (Burning Sounds)

Release: 2018 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Repressed. JUMP UP's first reissue for STUDIO ONE soul reggae legend on his own MR FIX IT imprint. Two of his most sought after tracks from '69 that fetch big $$ on eBay, remastered on DJ friendly big hole 45 rpm 7". "THE BREAK" (under BOB MELODY) b/w "YOU"RE CHEATING HEART", Colored vinyl.

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Trevor Hartley

Innocent Lover

23,39 €* 25,99 € -10%

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Uluru 013 Yellow Vinyl Edition

DJ Maars

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Uluru)

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

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Raise your lighter in the air, Uluru is back with another Reggae Hip-Hop 7”. All the way from Australia we welcome back fellow producer Dj Maars with two new instant classic.

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Lord Tanamo

If You Were Only Mine

17,99 €*

7" | 2023 | 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

In The Mood For Ska

17,99 €*

Marcus Garvey / Garvey's Ghost

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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Burning Spear

CD | 2009 | EU | Reissue (Mango)

9,99 €*

12" | 2005 | DE | Original (False Tuned)

Release: 2009 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Generic

CD comes in a soft case, instead of the original crystal case. All booklets included.

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Paul St.Hilaire

Peculiar

8,99 €*

Release: 2005 / DE – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub Shakedown / Deh Yah With It

Danny Red & Ranking Joe

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Imperial Sound Army)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Danny Red & Imperial Sound Army

At The Stop Light / Still Around

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Imperial Sound Army)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Fasle Idols)

Lee Scratch Perry

King Perry

Ain't That Loving You (Feat. Chris Murray) / Are You Lonely For Me, Baby (Feat. Malik Moore)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Conceived, written and recorded during the Covid pandemic, "King Perry" was produced by Daniel Boyle, and features guest performances from Greentea Peng, Shaun Ryder, Tricky, Marta, Rose Waite and Fifi Rong. Two tracks were also co-produced with Tricky, who releases Perry"s last recorded performances on his False Idols label. Record producer, composer, singer, and pioneer of the dub music genre Lee Scratch Perry passed away in August 2021. His influence over popular music since the 1970s is hugely significant, with artists including Bob Marley & The Wailers, The Clash, Beastie Boys, Max Romeo, Junior Murvin and The Orb all enriched by Perry"s legendary touch, innovative studio techniques and production style.

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Night Owls

7" | 2023 | US | Original (F-Spot)

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2019 | EU | Original (Happy As A Lark)

Lone Ranger

Think Again

5,99 €*

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (17 North Parade)

Fred Locks

Black Star Liner

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Time Capsule)

V.A.

Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985

29,99 €*

Dixie Peach & The Disciples

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The smooth and funky sound of prime-time Japanese reggae pop in the 1970s and ‘80s fired up an obsession with Jamaican music that persists to the present day.

If there is a year zero for the introduction of reggae music to Japan, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was 1979 when Bob Marley and the Wailers toured the country, trailed by an entourage of journalists, photographers and fans ready to spread the message of the music into all corners of Japanese society. But the story of Japanese reggae is not a linear one, and the music that is collected on Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 captures the moment J-reggae entered the broader public consciousness, merging commercial city pop style with an infectious backbeat, that has drawn comparisons with the emergence of Lovers Rock in the UK.

Rather than look directly to Jamaica, many producers and artists in Japan were inspired instead by the more approachable sounds of The Police and Ub40, their reggae fix arriving pre-filtered through the lens of new wave pop from the UK. Playful and groovy, these album deep cuts have been overlooked for too long. Among them are Miki Hirayama, the idol singer who borrowed the bassline from Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic on ‘Denshi Lenzi’, Chu Kosaka, who headed to Hawaii to cut the Jimmy Cliff-inspired ‘Music’ and Marlene, the Philippine songstress whose cover of Roberta Flack’s ‘Hittin’ Me Wear It Hurts’ owed much to her producer’s obsession with Sly & Robbie’s Compass Point sound. Then there was Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi, who enlisted the Babylon Warriors to perform on a dubbed-out version of her own track ‘Lazy Love’, the city pop-meets-new wave reggae sound of Miharu Koshi’s ‘Coffee Break’, Junko Yagami’s anti-apartheid deep cut ‘Johannesburg’ and Lily, whose ‘Tenkini Naare’ was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and closes out the compilation with a flourish.

While these stories may not always conform to neat narratives, they do provide a more accurate reflection of the indirect ways in which styles infiltrate one another and, in their naivety, have the potential to create something beautifully strange and entirely new. Previously only available in Japan, the tracks on this compilation are a testament to that curious alchemy.

Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 is released on vinyl and as a full album download (no streaming), featuring original artwork by Japanese Fukuoka-based artist Noncheleee, whose cover pays homage to the iconic dancehall album art of Wilfred Limonious. Released on 1st September, Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 is part of Time Capsule's Nippon Series, a loose series of compilations exploring different musical scenes from Japan between the 1960s and 2010s.

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Divide And Conquer

12" | 2022 | UK | Original (Partial)