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A wonderful collaboration between one of the sweetest voiced sopranos in Jamaican soul and one of the heaviest producers, from the advent of the dancehall era. Bullwackie Barnes reworks some classic rhythms and garners some excellent vocal performances from Andy on this excellent reggae side. ... read more

Choice late 70s tracks from Horace Andy, captured by Bullwackie Barnes with some help behind the boards from Junior Delahaye and Prince Douglas. Andy's sweet vocals sound great alongside the heavy Wackies roots tracks, just like the excellent Dancehall Style set, issued by Wackies also, and cut at... read more

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The cream of the crop of early 80s reggae. Fusing militant, political lyrics with the excellent harmony vocal arrangements of Puma Jones, Duckie Simpson and Michael Rose and the unrelenting electrified rhythms of Sly & Robbie, Black Uhuru represented the zenith of the modern Roots era. This... read more

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Hypnotic, organic and spiritual music from Rastafarian singer and hand drummer Ras Michael – organic, echoey, atmosheric drums, bass and trippy bits of keyboards – a very spacious backdrop for the freedom seeking lyricism! It’s very unique stuff, grounded in the spiritual vibes... read more

Nice reissue of this early 80s reggae groover, cut by NY based producer Bullwackie Barnes. In the late 70s and early 80s Barnes offered an update on the classic Jamaican soul sound, that never deviated too far from the classic roots and lover's rock vibe, but had a sublime moody twist that made it... read more

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Alost bit of sweet lover's rock from the late 70s, by an enigmatic group on the DEB imprint! 15-16-17 is made up of West Indian ex-pats Sonia Williams, Christine McNab and Wraydene McNab, and the set is produced by Castro Brown, who brings an all star cast of supporters to form the backbone of the... read more

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Another rough'n'ready Wackie's production, with the Wackie's rhythm section delivering some nice chunky riddims for Clive Field Marshall to ride with a tight sing-jay style of toasting. A dozen chubby 80s reggae numbers, including "State Trooper Style", "Love Is What You Want",... read more

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Excellent! One of the more underrated producers, perhaps because he wasn't as prolific as some of the others in Jamaica, Harry Mudie produced a body of fine rhythms nonetheless, laced with sweet strings and beautiful melodies over heavy drum & bass workouts. He turns them over to King Tubby... read more

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Three dub classics, two of them impossible to get for years, except for the occasional "unofficial" LP repressing. On the first LP of the set, Scratch teams up with the great Tommy McCook for one of his hardest to find gems, recorded in the late 70s, when his wigged out follies at the... read more

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We have to admit, we didn't know much of Prince Alla's work until this reissue compilation came out. While he may be less well known than many of the purveyors of roots rock, this compilation bringing together tracks cut with the Soul Syndicate produced mostly by Bertram Brown for the Freedom... read more

While he may be most well known for his Dee Jay skills, Tappa Zukie's true talent was as producer, as showcased by this set combining 2 of his best sets, issued here for the first time on CD, with dubs and 12" mixes on many of the tracks. Prince Alla's rough voice may lack the polish of many... read more

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While the rest of the Jamaican music industry was transitioning to the digital sound, Bullwackie Barnes soldiered on, based in NYC, cutting fat slabs of wax with a heavy vintage sound. This side of dubs cut by his studio team that often included Leroy Sibbles, Jackie Mittoo and Junior Delahaye and... read more

A crucial Yabby You set, dug up by the crew at Blood & Fire – this set contains the whole of the Yabby You & Michael Prophet "Vocal and Dub" album, plus 8 extra tracks taken mostly from hard to get 45s. We've always loved Yabby You, and his dub collaborations with King Tubby... read more

Excellent 2 CD set compiling the work of roots rock prophet Vivian Jackson, aka Yabby You. While the tracks all keep the minor key dark mood that much of the heavier roots cuts tend to have, there's still an uplifting quality to the set, and many memorable performances, not just by Yabby You, but... read more

13 tracks: Resident Alien "Pum Pum Master", Sugabear & Silver "Boom Fi Di Red Alert" and "Papa Props", Shabba Ranks "Mi Nuh Ramp With It", Patra "Love All The Men", Cutty Ranks "Living Condition (special Red Alert rmx)", Vicious "... read more

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Sweet funky, funky reggae from the deep vaults of Trojan – it's a non-stop jam with 20 hot numbers so get ready for the get down! Whether it's smokin' originals like Toots & the Maytals "Funky Kingston" or "Funky, Funky", poppin' remakes like the reggae take on Kool... read more

A nice compilation of tracks pulled from Blood & Fire's fantastic reggae reissue series. While this is the sort of collection labels put together to introduce you to their catalog, it plays really well from beginning to end – a wonderful testament to the deep digging the folks at Blood... read more

A stunner of a collection of reggae sides from 1974-1979 – records made during the creative peak of Tommy Cowan's Talent Corporation enterprise – a company engineered by the voice of late 60s rocksteady pioneers the Jamaicans to give exposure to many of the incredible artists that... read more

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Another blazing compilation from Pressure Sounds, but with a new twist! Unlike the more producer or label focused compilations Pressure Sounds, Blood & Fire or other boutique reggae reissue labels have made their stock in trade, this set gathers a great batch of stuff that's just plain hard,... read more

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You didn't really imagine Trojan would only be able to come up with one volume of funked up Island jammies did you?! 20 more blazing funky reggae cuts, some so hot you might imagine you've stumbled on a lost batch of hardcore funky 45s from Memphis, Chi Town or LA instead of Kingston, and others... read more

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Unhh!! Studio One plus funk, what more need we say?! Coxsone Dodd and company get down with the get down, and in this case, that's some pretty good company, with Sound Dimension, Cedric Brooks, Jackie Mittoo, Pablove Black, Alton Ellis, Vin Gordon and a whole mess of the baddest cats in Jamaica... read more