A set of rare tracks from the vaults of CBS Records in Kenya – tunes that really show a nicely complex approach to the groove! Black Fire kick things off with "Fire" – a tune that's got a reggae vibe, but a sound that's quite different than the style of Kingston! The cut's ... (Global Grooves, Reggae)read more12-inch, Vinyl record
Adrian Sherwood and crew pay tribute to Horace Swaby's afrocentric dub classic. Gentle melodica melodies twist in and out of the sort of crazy dubbed out excursions you'd expect from the Dub Syndicate. Includes the title track, "Pressurized", "Red Sea" and "Tributr". LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing with Utopia/MPO etch, with "Made In France" labels.)
The first album from The English Beat – and not only is it one of the most essential of the English ska revival era of the late 70s and early 80s – it's one the most enduring records of 1980 in any genre! The English Beat, like the best of their peers, used ska and rocksteady ... (Rock, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and some stains at the bottom.)
(Nigerian pressing on Shanu Olu! Vinyl has numerous marks plays with some surface noise and crackles, nothing too bad really. Cover has ring and edge wear and yellowed tape remnants along the spine.)
A novelty group if there ever was one, but they still had their day with the big hit "Pass the Dutchie", not that any of them were even old enough to know what they were singing about, or should have been. Beyond that track there's not a whole lot that's remarkable about their commercial ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes lyric insert. Cover has a cutout notch.)
(Plays with some surface noise and crackles, nothing too bad. Cover has brown packing tape holding the seam, a stain with some flaking at the bottom right, heavy surface wear on back, and bent corners.)
(Cover has wear and aging, bent corners, wide clear tape on the seams and spine, with some scraped patches and a peeled spot on front, and a name pen on front & back. Labels have a name in pen.)
(Label has a promo stamp, a bit of marker, and a small sticker.)
Ernie Ranglin —
True Blue ... LP Rooney, 1970s. Near Mint- ...
$11.99
Jamaican guitarist Ernest Ranglin is playing in a straight jazz mode here, with very little reggae or ska influence creeping in. We can't complain about that, as he's a fine jazz artist in his own right, but we're more fond of the more Caribbean flavored sessions. He's joined here by a small ... (Jazz, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Bathroom Sex", "Lift Up Your Dress Fat Girl", "Stretch To Fit", "Adam & Eve", and "Give Me One Of Your Gal Friends". LP, Vinyl record album
(Very unusual pressing of this one – in a Donny Osmond album cover which has been turned inside out, with handwritten text. No text on Techniques label either!)
Featuring Mavado and Popcaan. (Hip Hop, Reggae)12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Sleeve appears to have been signed by the artist.)
Special AKA —
In The Studio ... LP 2 Tone/Chrysalis, 1984. Near Mint- ...
$14.99
A big big crossover album from the UK ska scene of the early 80s – built upon the ashes of the older Specials group, but still with plenty of the dark edges we'd come to expect in Jerry Dammers work! There's a bit more electric instrumentation at the bottom of the tracks, but the sound is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing. Includes inner sleeve. Cover has a sticker in the top right.)
Really great early work from UB40 – different than their later hits – with titles that include "Tyler", "Burden Of Shame", "Food For Thought", "25%", "Little By Little", "Signing Off", and a cover of the Randy Newman tune " ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing, including the printed inner sleeve – a great copy!)
Includes selections by Don Drummond, Big Youth, Wailing Souls, Junior Byles, Augustus Pablo, Niney The Observer, Cornel Campbell, and others. LP, Vinyl record album
(Light blue label pressing. Label on Side B has an X in marker. Cover has some edge wear, clear tape at the bottom seam, and a small sticker on front.)
Includes "No Cause For Alarm" and "Madness Unlimited" by Fela Anikalupo Kuti, "Obaro" by Evi-Edna Ogholi, "Mother Afrika" by Jambos Express, "Rat Race" by Mandators, "Hey Girl" by Charly Boy, and "Ganja" by Geraldo Pino. (Global Grooves, Reggae)LP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl plays with some surface noise, a bit louder on Side 2. Cover has surface wear and brown packing tape holding the seams.)