Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
Part soul music, part Caribbean sounds – and a much-needed look at the lover's rock genre in reggae – that unique blend of Jamaican rhythms and American soul that took place in the British scene of the 70s and 80s – and created some pretty amazing records overall! There's
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Universal Sound/Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2LP
Killer funky organ – and 100% Dynamite! Jackie Mittoo is one of the all-time great organists – as essential to Jamaica as Booker T was to Memphis, or Jimmy McGriff was to New York. He's legendary these days as the player who completely transformed the Hammond sound with his unique
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Trojan/17 North Parade, 1974. New Copy Gatefold
A legendary piece of reggae history that should be better remembered – a rare live set recorded at the Turntable Club – originally released on Trojan and hard-to-find since! It's incredible stuff – produced by Niney The Observer and featuring numbers by Dennis Brown, Alexander
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Greensleeves, 1970s/1980s. New Copy
DJ Diplo plays selector for Greensleeves – compiling and mixing this excellent set with riddim classics by Tristan Palma, Rankin Dread, Prince Jammy, Eek-A-Mouse and more! Diplo takes to this task from a standpoint of utmost respect for the original material, much of it rootsy riddims from
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Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold
A great set of purely classic level Studio One material – great stuff from the early 60s onward to around 1980 – and unfailingly amazing all the way through! Studio One opened up in the fall of '63, and soon after, the best of the best of Jamaican music greats of the time were wanting
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Shanachie, 1981. Very Good+
Titles include "Illiteracy", "Higher Ground", "King Kong", "Atlas", and "Unseen Eyes".
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Island, 1980. Very Good+
Not nearly as great as some of their other bigger crossover hits, but still a solid album of soulful harmonies over pop reggae grooves. Titles include "Stay", "Arise", "Visit From Mozambique", "Uptown Rebel", "Stand Up On Your Own Two Feet", and
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Greensleeves (UK), 1981. New Copy (reissue)
Toyan wins the west – with backing by the Roots Radics Band and production by Junjo Lawes – a classic from the dawn of the 80s! Ranking Toyan's monumental early 80s material with Junjo is as monumental as ever, and this is probably the very best of his albums – with those
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Sound System, Early 70s. New Copy
Hard-to-find 70s niceness from DJ Originator – some of the rarest and most elusive Hugh Roy numbers of the era – with sterling self-produced cuts, treasured work with Lee Perry at the controls, scarce numbers from the early part of the decade and other lost bits! Nicely toasted hams
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Clocktower/Jamaican Recordings (UK), 1974. New Copy
The Roots Of Dub from The Dub Master – the one-and-only King Tubby. That's pretty much all you need to hear to know that this album rumbles with floor shaking bass, thunderous reverb drops and chattering echo, nicing up the heavy duty rhythms laid down by the Aggrovators. Hail to the King!
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Honest Jons (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold (reissue)
How this burningly bad set has remained under wraps for so long is beyond us, but thanks to the folks at Honest Jon's, it's been brought to the much needed light of day! An excellent set collecting work from throughout the career of Cedric Im Brooks, spanning a wide assortment of styles, but all
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Jamaican Recordings (UK), Late 70s. New Copy
Revolutionaries dubs from the mid 70s double drum period at Channel One! Classic level, unreleased dubs. Rare and raw! Includes "Bad Bull Inna Dub", "Give Up The Bad Dub", "Dub Forever", "Ageless Dub", "World Of Dub", "Back Wey With Dub"
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Clocktower, Mid 70s. New Copy
Words of wisdom from I Roy served over a steady backdrop of rhythms and heavy bass groove. The bass carries through a pretty heavy rumble on these numbers, paired so very nicely with I Roy's voice – which is charismatic and soulful, with some gritty growls when the words beckon for that
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Honest Jons (UK), 2007. New Copy
Dynamite rootsy vibes from Wareika Hill, laid down by trombonist Calvin Bubbles Cameron. Very much in the vein of the fantastic Light Of Saba set, or some of the Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation Of Rastafari material, with a nice, raw stripped down approach, featuring bold horn lines riding
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Trojan (UK), 1960s/1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CD
The follow up to the burning 2 disc collection Trojan issued as a brief retrospective of Jamaican music, that went a long way towards touching on all the relevant bases, this second set helps to fill in the gaps a little bit more, extending the timespan of the collectiona bit more, so you get some
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Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP
Rare and unreleased Lee Perry dubplate mixes – brilliant productions from the creatively fruitful, boundary busting 70s years – with the mighty Upsetters and numbers featuring Junior Murvin, Candy Mackenzie, Leo Graham, Jimmy Riley, George Faith, Jack Lord and The Silvertones! This is
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Island, 1970s. New Copy 2CD
A great collection of work from Bob Marley – put together as the soundtrack to the film of the same name, but a set that works equally well as a rich introduction to his music! There's a handful of classics here, but also some nice lesser-remembered tunes too – and the package includes
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Blood & Fire (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy
Smokin' dub Randy's! Culled largely from the hard-to-find 'Randy's Dub" LP, this showcases the mighty rhythm section behind many of the sides cut at Randy's for the Impact label. Randy's, connected to the shop owned by Vincent Chin (producer Clive Chin's brother), and run by dub maestro Errol
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VP, 1980s. New Copy CD + DVD
Who would have imagined the Casio could sound so great! Lloyd Jammy James showcases his right to the throne established by King Tubby, his mentor, on this massive collection of the sound of modern reggae that he pioneered in the early 80s. 20 groundbreaking numbers that ushered in the digital age
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