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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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An early Adrian Sherwood produced dub excursion, featuring the sort of rotating lineup that was the hallmark of this period of the Dub Syndicate, before it became a vehicle for Style Scott's rhythm excursions. The sound is at times denser, and at others more open, with a more experimental and... 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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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

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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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