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Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson more than live up to their title as the Mighty Two just as this heavy compilation more than lives up to the title of nothing but scorchers! Gibbs and ET showcase their mastery of all styles here, veering from hard and heavy roots to sweet lover's numbers and even a few bouncing tracks aimed a the dancehall! Top notch singers and dee jays are all featured over throbbing rhythms at the hands of Gibbs' Professionals crew, with 28 tracks in all, including "Two Sevens Clash" by Culture, "Babylon Too Rough" by Gregory Isaacs, "Cool Out Son" by Junior Murvin, "Boxing Around" and "No Man's Land" by Cornell Campbell, "Just Like A River" by the Mighty Diamonds, Left With A Broken Heart" by George Nooks, "Funeral" by Prince Alla,"Rockers A Nuh Crackers" by Glen Washington, "Jah Bring I Joy In The Morning" by Bobby Melody, "Burn Babylon" by Sylford Walker, "Keep On Knocking" by Jaco Miller, "Virgin Girl" by Eek-A-Mouse, "Hello Carol" by Enos McLeod, and "UptownTop Ranking" by Althea & Donna.

Classic dub & rocksteady from Joe Gibbs & The Professionals and Sly & Robbie -- Errol Thompson & Joe Gibbs produced dub,rocksteady and dancehall LPs -- 4 classic albums in a great little 4CD box set! It starts with classic easy and dubby rocksteady of the State Of Emergency album, rolling on with the killer rhythms of Majestic Dub and African Dub Chapter 5 set, and ends with the crisp steppin' dancehall sounds of Sly & Robbie's Syncopation album. Includes 3 Joe Gibbs & The Professionals albums, including State Of Emergency from 1976 on the first disc, with "Bounty Hunter", "Wicked & Dreadful", "I Shot President", The Great Escape" and more. Majestic Dub from 1979 on the second disc, with "Ten Commandments", "Social Justice", "Kings Of Dub", "Bionic Encounter", "Martial Law", "Nations Of Dub" and "Embargo". The third disc features African Dub Chapter 5 from 1984, and titles include "The Day After", "Long Distance Affair", "Chaper Five", "Ladies Night Out" and more. The fourth disc features the Errol Thompson and Joe Gibbs produced Sly & Robbie set Syncopation from 1982, with "Syncopation", "Free Ticket To Ride", "Flirting In Space", "Flight To Nowhere" and more. Each comes in a mini replica sleeve of the original LPs.

Discomix versions of stellar late 70s and early 80s selections from Joe Gibbs & Errol Morris -- giving the extended mix treatment to some stellar singles by a number of great vocalists and augmented by the top notch players! The approach essentially pairs up jams for an extended mix -- running 6 to 8 minutes each -- and the musician ship is incredible! Players including Sly Dunbar, Lloyd Parks, Ossie Hibbert, Tommy McCook and others. Volume 3 includes "I'm Not A Queen/Duckboy" by Marcia Aitken & Trinity, "Every Day Is Just A Holiday/Natty Dread On The Go", "Windy Day/What A Windy Day" by Ruddy Thomas & Trinity, "My Princess/Get Up & Skank" by Daovan Chambers & Trinity, ""Tourism Season/Island In The Sun" by Barry Brown & U-Mike, "First Sight Loving/Hugging And Kissing" by Freddie MacGregor & Shorty The President and more.

Spectacular couldn't be any more on the money, as VP continues to up the stakes with a bouncing box of 7 heavy hitting 45s from the Joe Gibbs vaults! Your jukebox will be packed with a heavyweight selection of jams, with 14 excellent tracks originally issued as 7"s for the Gibbs, Errol T and Belmont imprints! Includes "Jah Golden Pen" by Sylford Walker, "Babylon Too Rough" by Gregory Isaacs, "Jah Bring I Joy In The Morning" by Bobby Melody, "Natty Dread Taking Over" by Culture, "Officially" by Lloyd Parks, "Hello Carol" by Enos McLeod, "Good To Be There" by Chalice, and these dubs and versions by Joe Gibbs & The Professionals: "Golden Pen Version", "I Stand Accused", "Dub In The Morning", "Capture", "Lord Oh", "How-De-Do-Carol" and "Gates Of Zion Open".

Part one of Joe Gibbs African Dub series, featuring super-heavy spaced out dubs of Gibbs' solid gold rocker's rhythms. Underrated mixologist Errol T provides an ample helping of dub sauce, and somehow he manages to sound just this side of gimmicky when dropping in all those weird sound effects of dogs barking and sirens, but with those chubby Gibbs riddims thundering along underneath, it doesn't matter much what kind of sound effects get thrown in. Crazy fat smoked out grooves featuring: "African Dub", "Universal Dub", Midnight Movie", "Ghetto Skank", "Lime Key Rock", "Lover's Serenade", "Treasure Dub", "Schooling The Beat", "Campus Rock", "Half Ounce", "Worrier", and "East Africa".

4 massive discs of dub, one nice box! A hefty little box of dubbed out goodness, compiling some of the heaviest, rootsiest, spaciest dub albums of all time, in a smart reissue series -- with three producers and two mad dub engineers highlighted in this first volume! First up is the rare dub set Dub Serial, originally released under Gibbs name, with JG handling production of the heavyweight rhythms and ET on the mix. Next up are two Bunny Lee productions, both with King Tubby delivering the dubby goodness, Dub From The Roots and The Roots Of Dub. And finally Niney recruits his Tubbiness to get busy with a fat batch of Observer rhythms on Dubbing With The Observer. 50 tracks in all, including "Satta Amassa Gana Version", "More Dub Version", "Love Me Girl Version", "Turn Back The Hands Of Time Version", "Money In My Pocket Version", "Rainy Night In Georgia Version", "Love Ja Ja Children Version", "He Prayed Version", "Dub From The Roots", "Iyahta", "Mine Field", "Hijack The Barber", "African Roots", "Double Cross", "East Of (Arrows Hi Fi)", "Dub Of A Woman","Dub On My Mind", "Steeling", "Declaration Of Dub", "Dub Magnificent", "A First Class Dub", "Rude Boy Dub", "Dub You Can Feel", "the Immortal Dub", "Rebel Dance", "Casanova Dub", "Silver Bullet", "Dubbing With The Observer", "Sir Niney's Rock", "Jam Down", "Parade Dub", "Youth Man", "Turntable Dub", "Mister D Brown Skank" and "Rema Dub".

Discomix versions of stellar late 70s and early 80s selections from Joe Gibbs & Errol Morris -- giving the extended mix treatment to some stellar singles by a number of great vocalists and augmented by the top notch players! The approach essentially pairs up jams for an extended mix -- running 6 to 8 minutes each -- and the musician ship is incredible! Players including Sly Dunbar, Lloyd Parks, Ossie Hibbert, Tommy McCook and others. Volume 1 includes "Feeling Soul" from Ruddy Thomas & Trinity, "My Man/Blouse & Skirt" by Marcia Aitken & Trinity, "How Can I Leave You/Bubbling Love" by Dennis Brown & Prince Mohammed, "A Win Them/News Carrier" by Leo Graham & I Roy, "Natty Contractor/Drunken Master" by Michael Black & Ranking Joe and more.

Discomix versions of stellar late 70s and early 80s selections from Joe Gibbs & Errol Morris -- giving the extended mix treatment to some stellar singles by a number of great vocalists and augmented by the top notch players! The approach essentially pairs up jams for an extended mix -- running 6 to 8 minutes each -- and the musician ship is incredible! Players including Sly Dunbar, Lloyd Parks, Ossie Hibbert, Tommy McCook and others. Volume 2 includes "Tribal War/Jah Did It" by George Nooks & Prince Weedy, "Rope In/Love In A Jamdown" by Cornell Campbell & Lui Lepkie, "When I Think Of You" by Ruddy Thomas, "Naggo Morris" by Jah Guide, "Innocent Blood/Rock It Up" by Culture & U-Brown, "Good To Be There/Jah A The Magician" by Chalice & Puddy Roots and more.

Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson moe than live up to their title as the Mighty Two just as this heavy compilation more than lives up to the title of nothing but scorchers! Gibbs and ET showcase their mastery of all styles here, veering from hard and heavy roots to sweet lover's numbers and even a few bouncing tracks aimed a the dancehall! Top notch singers and dee jays are all featured over throbbing rhythms at the hands of Gibbs' Professionals crew, with 40 tracks in all, including "Two Sevens Clash" by Culture, "Money In My Pocket/Cool Runnings" by Dennis Brown and Prince Mohammed, "Babylon Too Rough" by Gregory Isaacs, "Cool Out Son" by Junior Murvin, "Boxing Around" and "No Man's Land" by Cornell Campbell, "Just Like A River" by the Mighty Diamonds, Left With A Broken Heart" by George Nooks, "Su Su Pon Rasta/Heavy Manners" by Dolphin Naggo Morris and Prince Far I, "Funeral" by Prince Alla, "I'm A Natty" by Jacob Miller, "Rockers A Nuh Crackers" by Glen Washington, "Jah Bring I Joy In The Morning" by Bobby Melody, "Burn Babylon" by Sylford Walker, "Stop Picking On Me" by Max Romeo, "Keep On Knocking" by Jaco Miller, "Virgin Girl" by Eek-A-Mouse, "Hello Carol" by Enos McLeod, "My Princess" by Sammy Dread, and "Uptown Ranking" by Althea & Donna.

The latter part of Gibbs' career as one of the true greats in Jamaican production, but his early sides haven't been touched as much for the anthology set. This nice collection of rollicking rock steady and sweet early reggae goes a long way towards rectifying that, with a great batch of material Gibbs farmed out to producers like Scratch Perry and Niney Holness, with loads and loads of cuts that have been hard to find in any format for years! 40 tracks in all, including "Hold them" by Roy Shirley, "You're Gonna Need Me" and "The Scorcher" by Errol Dunkley, "Muscially" by Keith Blake, "Delilah" by Tyrone Taylor, "Jumpy Jumpy Girl" by The Conquerors, "mama Look Deh" by the Reggae Boys, "Them A Laugh & Akiki" by the Soulmates, "Wreck A Buddy" by the Soul Sisters, "Why Did You Leave Me" by the Young Souls, "Aquarius" by Lizzy & Cornell Campbell, "United We Stand" by Cynthia Richards & Irving Brown, "People Of Today" by Jackie Brown, "Knock On Wood" by Alton Ellis, and "Pretty Girl" and "Baby I Need Your Loving" by Delroy Wilson.

Second installment in Joe Gibbs' African Dub series, featuring super-heavy spaced out dubs of Gibbs' solid gold rocker's rhythms. Errol T and the whole Gibbs posse, including rhythm luminaries like Robbie Shakespeare, Fully Fullwood, Sly Dunbar, Horsemouth Wallace, Chinna Smith, Bubbler Waul, Sticky Thompson, Vin Gordon and others provide a solid foundation and out of this world dub science for a heavy, heavy batch of reverb soaked goodness. A dozen numbers in all, including "Chapter Two", "The Marijuana Affair", "My Best Dub", "Angola Crisis", "Peeping Tom", "Outrage", "Idlers Rest", "Third World", "Heavy Duty Dub", "Musical Arena", "Mackerus Serenade" and "Jamaican Grass".

A sweet soulful early 70s set from Leroy Sibbles and crew! The Heptones hip harmonies get a great helping hand from heavyweight producer Joe Gibbs and the bold and bad Now Generation backing band, featuring Mikey Boo Richards, Val Douglas, Michael Chung, Geoffrey Chung and Robbie Lynn. Plus, this excellent reissue package includes hard to get dubs and dee jay versions! 12 tracks in all, including "Hypocrite", "Save The Last Dance", "Our Day Will Come", "Freedom To The People", "Freedom Train", "Every Day & Every Night", "Love Has Many Faces", "Be The One", "The Road Is Rough", "The Magnificent Heptones (3 In 1)", "George Headley Medley" and "I've Got A Feeling".

The late night lover gets on the African Roots wagon and heads deep into Rasta territory with Joe Gibbs at the helm on this mid 70s gem! Dennis Brown was well established as a leading Lovers Rock and Jamaican soul singer by the time he cut this excellent roots effort for Joe Gibbs in the mid 70s, and the transformation was undoubtably noteworthy. Brown's vocals pair wonderfully with Gibbs' heavy roots rhythms for a combination that's among either man's finest work! 10 excellent tracks inall, several cut in the extended style with the dub version edited onto the end so you have some nice long numbers that stretch out into reverb laden infinity nicely, including "Deliverance Will Come", "Love Me Always/Angolan Chant", "Concrete Castle King", "Malcolm X", "Repatriation/Jubilation Dub", "Milk & Honey" and "Stay At home/Natty On Top".

We don't know if we'd stretch so far as to use the word "exciting" to talk about Terry's work -- but his band here is filled with some great west coast players -- including Bill Perkins, Richie Kamuca, Mel Lewis, Frank Rosolino, and Joe Maini -- all coming together with a bit more of a kick than usual. Terry's vibes are right out front in the mix, almost doing a mainstream Lionel Hampton kind of thing -- on short tracks that include "Summit Blues", "Limerick Waltz", "None Cone", "Ja Da", and "T & S".

Soul Jazz keeps the groove up -- hitting this 5th volume in their now-legendary series of Dynamite reggae compilations! This volume takes the groove up even farther than previous volumes -- exploring a wealth of great dub, Jamaican funk, and even a bit of dancehall in the process. The sound's actually harder and heavier than previous volumes -- and tracks include "African Dub Chapter 3" by Joe Gibbs, "Natural Collie" by Freddie McGregor, "Frankenstein" by Byron Lee, "The Body" by Sister Charmaine, "Goody 2 Shoes" by Red Rat, "Loran's Dance" by Mudie's All Stars, "Healing Of The Nation" by Jacob Miller, and "Guns In The Ghetto" by Morgan Heritage & Bounty Killer.

Jah Woosh heads over to Randy's, Channel One and Joe Gibbs' with Sly & Robbie, Family Man, Family Man and Carlton Barrett, Bo Peep, Bingy Bunny, Sowell, Ansel Collins, Gladdy, Snapping Beckford, Vin Gordon, Bobby Ellis, Skully Sims and Bongo Herman, then hands the tapes over to Prince Jammy, King Tubby, Maxi and ET Thompson over at Tubby's -- you get the picture! Fabulous dubscapes of mighty drum and bass, echo-dipped rhythmic goodness no matter who's manning the console! 9 tracks in all, including "Throne Of Judgement", "Ruling Power", "Lion Heart", "His Majesty", "King Of Kings", "Thunder Shock", "Ethiopia Rock", "King Tubby's Salute" and "Jah Works".

An excellent collection showcasing some of Peter Tosh's best early 70s work. Over 2 dozen tracks, from early Joe Gibbs produced solo tracks to Wailers numbers where he got to step up front and take a bit of the spotlight from Marley, plus some nice versions by friends and collaborators from the crucial early years. 24 heavy numbers in all, including "Brand New Second Hand", "Them A Fe A Beaten", "Stop The Train","Here Comes The Judge", "Soon Come", "Arise Black Man", "Four Hundred Years", "Maga Dog", "Nobody's Business", "Downpressor" and "Black Dignity", plus the duet with U Roy "(Earth's) Rightful Ruler", Winston Wright's "Rebelution", Bunny Flip's "Maingy Dog", and loads more!

While versioning of old rhythms has not only been common throughout the years in the Jamaican music industry, it's served as the basis for a vast piece of reggae overall. Nonetheless compilations like this, where the massive production duo of Steely & Cleevie pay tribute to the wonderful work of Joe Gibbs, aren't all that common, though we'd like to see more of them. 14 mighty updates of already classic numbers: JC Lodge & Junior Kelly "Love Like That (Someone Loves You Honey)", Culture & Anthony B "Two Sevens Clash", Sean Paul & Sasha "I'm Still In Love With You", the Mighty Diamonds & Luciano "Identity", Barrington Levy & Cecile "My Woman", Beres Hammond featuring U Roy "Ain't That Loving You", Culture "I'm Not Ashamed", Mykal Rose "Rent Man", Richie Stephens "How Could I Leave", Freddie McGregor "Should I", Glen Washington "Money In My Pocket", Barrington Levy "My Woman", Glen Washington "Money In My Pocket" and JC Lodge "Someone Loves You Honey".

A blistering mix by DMC Champ DJ Kentaro, known to the world for his incredible scratching, juggling and mixing skills, which he puts to good use here, getting busy on the 1's and 2's with Pressure Sounds bouncing back catalog! The emphasis is a bit on the dub side of their vaults, taking pure rhythms and mixing them into a monstrous beats and bass extravaganza, a non-stop roots era routine unlike any you've heard before! The pacing, mixing and tastefully executed tricks take the already crucial Pressure Sounds selections to a whole other level, with a total of 28 selections rendered into one continuously mixed set, and includes numbers like "Diverse Doctrine Version" by the Village Bunch, "False Rumor Version" by King Tubby, "Future Dub" by the Upsetter, "Disco Jack Version" by Jackie Mittoo, "Roots Kunta Kintye" by Joe Gibbs & The Professionals, "Kunta Kite" and "Beware Version" by the Revolutionaries, "Jerusalem" by Devon Irons, "Freedom" by Earl 16, "Road Runner" by SOunds Unlimited, "Shaka The Great" by the Overnight Players, and "Mozabites", "Hello Love Brother", "Shake The Nation", "Out Of The Abyss" and "Lowe Gravity" by Prince Far I & The Arabs.

Hmm, Jah Woosh heads over to Randy's, Channel One and Joe Gibbs' with Sly & Robbie, Family Man, Family Man and Carlton Barrett, Bo Peep, Bingy Bunny, Sowell, Ansel Collins, Gladdy, Snapping Beckford, Vin Gordon, Bobby Ellis, Skully Sims and Bongo Herman, then hands the tapes over to Prince Jammy, King Tubby, Maxi and ET Thompson over at Tubby's -- you get the picture! Fabulous dubscapes of mighty drum and bass, echo-dipped rhythmic goodness no matter who's manning the console! 9 tracks in all, including "Throne Of Judgement", "Ruling Power", "Lion Heart", "His Majesty", "King Of Kings", "Thunder Shock", "Ethiopia Rock", "King Tubby's Salute" and "Jah Works".

BBE have done it again! They let Joey Negro go crazy, and put together a monster set of his favorite disco tracks of all time -- so monster that they had to make the compilation bigger than usual (although they're still giving it to you at a nice nice price!) As you know, Joey's no sleeper -- so the quality of this set's super high, and is the result of years of digging for rare disco singles all over the world. Titles include "Bourgie Bourgie" by John Davis Orchestra, "Come Back Lover" by Fresh Band, "I Don't Want You Back" by Ramona Brooks, "Let Me Down Easy" by Rare Pleasure, "In the Forest" by Baby O, "Together Forever" by Exodus, "I'll Be Your Pleasure" by Esther Williams, and "Que Tal America" by Two Man Sound. The set also includes a few tracks that are also on other BBE comps -- like ones by John Gibbs, Huson People, and Family of Eve -- but given the extra big size of this one, we're assuming you won't mind the repeats, and they sound extra-nice next to the other high-quality cuts!