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A deep dip into forgotten, politically-motivated Americana from the impressive diggers at Omni – and a surprisingly strong collection of material from singers who served as the American right's response to the largely left-of-center folk singers of the mid-to-late 60s – and we're not gonna lie to you, reactionary conservatism never sounded so groovy! It's pretty amazing stuff – not only serving as an answer to the left's protest song ideals, but it's full of well-crafted, well-produced, creatively worthy songcraft. It features multiple tracks by 3 artist – pulling together rare songs from 45 EPs by Janet Greene, album and 45 tracks by Vera Vanderlaan, and the rare Cry, The Beloved Country album by Tony Dolan. Given just how far social, political and musical culture has progressed in the decades since, it's easy to listen to these songs, and their warnings of insidious Commie threats and other supposed left wing terrors waiting to happen, as a bit of a novelty item – but on the other hand, there's plenty of contemporary parallels to consider. While some of the songs border on self-parody, others are actually reasonable and pretty fair-minded – and nearly all of it is irresistibly listenable! Includes "Fascist Threat", "Commie Lies", "Poor Left Winger", "Run" and more by Janet Greene; "Abolish, Abolish!", "Cuba Will Be Free", "Cry, The Beloved Country", "Remember Bloody Budapest", "Harry Pollitt", "New York Times Blues" and more by Tony Dolan; "Freedom Is A Hammer", "Hello World", "Stand Up And Be Counted", "Red Fire" and more by Vera Vanderlaan. 29 tracks in all – and it includes a detailed booklet with bios and artist facts, as well as some fascinating right-of-center newsletter stills, shots of rally posters, etc. from the period.

An incredible set of low rolling, hypnotic dub genius from true reggae Revolutionaries – a batch of amazing tunes centered around the amazing drums of Sly Dunbar – cut in the mid-to-late 70s height of the Channel One groove! This might be the strongest collection of dubs that Pressure Sounds has ever compiled – benchmark work all the way – from the chugging, echoey guitar groove, to the heavy bass lines, to the sublime vocals. Amazing stuff mined from singles on the Channel One, Well Charge and Disco Mix labels. The set starts out with the incredible "Kunta Kinte Version One" – one of the most legendary dub plates ever, and other titles include "Hotter Fire Version", "Rootes Dub", "Pride & Ambition Version", "Dunkirk", "War Version", "Jah Creation Version", "Rude On Marchus Version", "Swell Headed", "Catonine Version", "Tivoli Skank", "Plantation Heights Version" and more.

Yeah, it's spectacular alright – a sturdy box set featuring 7 X 7" singles from the Channel One vaults – all in replications of the original sleeves! It includes mid 70s singles originally issued on Well Charge and Channel One, plus a trio of early 80s Hitbound singles – stellar original tracks by Delroy Wilson, Leroy Smart, John Holt and Sammy Dread backed by the Revolutionaries versions, plus Michael Palmer, Barrington Levy, Roots Radics and more! Includes "It's A Shame" by Delroy Wilson w/ "Fire Bun" by Revolutionaries, "Jah Jah" by Leroy Smart w/ the Revolutionaries version on the flip, "Up Park Camp" by John Holt (plus Revolutionaries version)", "Jah Will Work It Out" by Mighty Diamonds w/ "Masculine Gender" by Ranking Trevor, "M16" by Sammy Dread w/ the Revolutionaries version, "Pon Your Toe" by Michael Palmer w/ "Unmetered Taxi" by Sly & Robbie, Dean Fraser & Robbie Lyn and "Black Rose" by Barrington Levy w/ Roots Radics version.

A classic bit of Greensleeves deejay mastery from Jah Thomas! Stop Yu Loafin is especially notable as the proper full length debut on Jah Thomas, after Jah honed has deejay style for a solid couple of years prior – and it's also a landmark early album on the Greensleeves label. Beyond the historical relevance, it's simply a great record – with one top notch cut after another! Thomas is at his mightiest here, and doing it over unstoppable Revolutionaries rhythms. Includes "Stop Yu Loafin", "Black Star Liner", "Love And Happiness", "Bicycle Skank", "Send Me The Pillow", "Uncle Lester", "Mr Nkruma", "Landlord", "My Jamaican Girl"a nd "Sister Dawn".

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.

A classic bit of Greensleeves deejay mastery from Jah Thomas! Stop Yu Loafin is especially notable as the proper full length debut on Jah Thomas, after Jah honed has deejay style for a solid couple of years prior – and it's also a landmark early album on the Greensleeves label. Beyond the historical relevance, it's simply a great record – with one top notch cut after another! Thomas is at his mightiest here, and doing it over unstoppable Revolutionaries rhythms. Includes "Stop Yu Loafin", "Black Star Liner", "Love And Happiness", "Bicycle Skank", "Send Me The Pillow", "Uncle Lester", "Mr Nkruma", "Landlord", "My Jamaican Girl"a nd "Sister Dawn".