Funky keyboards and dubby grooves – a great little record that's as much inspired by Jamaican music as it is the longer legacy of American funky jazz! Soul Sugar first started giving us 45s about a decade ago, but their sound has really matured over the years – as leader/keyboard ... (Deep Funk, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreCD
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
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 moreCD
The second great set from The Specials – music once billed as "revival ska" – but which has arguably gone onto have a bigger impact than the first wave of the genre! There's a rough edged quality to the music that's totally great – a rude boy aesthetic filtered through ... (Rock, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, including the printed inner sleeve.)
Specials —
Singles ... CD 2 Tone/Chrysalis, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ...
$7.99
Killer singles from The Specials – the groundbreaking group who not only re-introduced a side of Jamaican music to the British scene, but also helped a whole new generation fall in love with the funky 45! The tunes here are all ones that were originally issued on those very cool checkerboard ... (Rock, Reggae)read moreCD
One of the most important albums on the mighty 2 Tone label – and part of a huge ska revival on the British scene that would send ripples through modern music for years to come! And sure, the words "ska" and "revival" in the same sentence can often make most folks wince ... (Rock, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Titles include "Sugar Daddy", "Don't Be Afraid", "Love Walks Out", "Blessed Is The Man", "Kick That Habit", and "Save Black Music". LP, Vinyl record album
An underground classic from the digital generation – produced by Herman Wright and Percy Chin with a laidback groove – and some strong backings from Jah Malla & Instigators, A Team, and the I Life Players! Scion Sashay is the real star, though – a young singer, but one with ... read moreCD
An underground classic from the digital generation – produced by Herman Wright and Percy Chin with a laidback groove – and some strong backings from Jah Malla & Instigators, A Team, and the I Life Players! Scion Sashay is the real star, though – a young singer, but one with ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Taggy takes on the Beastie Boys – but turns the tune into a bass-heavy dancehall number – a mad blend of hip hop and speaker-blasting basslines – really stepping out madly on the flipside version! (Funky 45's, Reggae)7-inch, Vinyl record
Harmony soul from the Jamaican scene of the 60s – served up here in a host of hardcore production from the great Winston Riley! The grooves definitely show the style of Kingston, but the vocals almost echo the best of the indie soul scene in the US – that sophisticated harmony approach ... read moreCD
Harmony soul from the Jamaican scene of the 60s – served up here in a host of hardcore production from the great Winston Riley! The grooves definitely show the style of Kingston, but the vocals almost echo the best of the indie soul scene in the US – that sophisticated harmony approach ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great mixture of sweet soul and Jamaican groove – and a tune that almost feels like some New Jersey vocal group from the early 70s, working alongside a groove created in Studio One! The tune's got a nicely easygoing, slow-burning vibe – a quality that's increased by the warm organ ... (Funky 45's, Reggae)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Pac Man has never looked so menacing before – but the cover image might be fitting, given the way the dub versions here rips into the cuts and chomps them down to their barest essence – with the help of the Roots Radics band! The album's a key illustration of that new generation of dub ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes poster!)
Toots & The Maytals —
Knock Out! ... LP Mango, 1981. Very Good+ ...
$14.99
With "Careless Ethiopians", "Never Get Weary", "Revival Time", "Spend A Weekend", "Two-Time", "Beautiful Woman", "I Know We Can Make It", "Missing You" and "Will You Be Kind". LP, Vinyl record album
A real classic in mainstream reggae – the first full length set from Peter Tosh after his earlier singles with The Wailers! The record's still one of Tosh's greatest on record – composed, arranged, and produced by Peter himself – with tracks that include "Legalize It", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the better late solo efforts from the former Wailer, with him toning down the politics a bit and falling back into a mellow groove. There's some nice backing vocals courtesy the Tamlins, and some nice rhythms courtesy Santa Davis, Gibby Morrison and Sly and Robbie. Includes "Mama ... read moreCD
Peter Tosh joins with Mick Jagger on this late 70s reggae remake of the Motown classic, with production help from Robbie Shakespeare, and a nice dub mix on the b-side. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo. Labels have pen and marker.)
U Roy —
Natty Rebel ... LP TR/Get On Down, 1976. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.9920.98
U-Roy still riding high on the follow-up to Dread Inna Babylon – delivering another stone classic with Natty Rebel! Deep, steady rhythms courtesy Sly Dunbar & Lloyd Parks, background singers Barrington Spence and Flip Wilson bringing such a depth of aching, emotive soul, and U-Roy at his ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
U-Roy —
Version Galore ... LP Treasure Isle/Get On Down, 1970s. New Copy (reissue)...
$18.9920.98
The debut of U-Roy, and an album that paves the way for countless wonderful sounds to come! The album's an early one in the toasting approach – and has U-Roy calling out the tunes in this echoey style that's wonderful – somehow more urgent than reggae records of just a few years before ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bad-stepping sounds from The Uniques – a really hip Jamaican vocal group, and one who sing with an edge that's maybe even sharper than some of their contemporaries! At first listen, the warmth of their harmonies is as sweet as you might expect – but as the music moves on, they open up ... read moreCD
The legendary solo debut of Bunny Wailer – a set that maybe marks him as the most righteous member of The Wailers! The style here is heavy on the roots tip, but there's also a special sort of vibe going on too – these warm currents that are laced with occasional touches of jazz, amidst ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Island pressing. Cover has ring & edge wear and a cut corner.)
The legendary solo debut of Bunny Wailer – a set that maybe marks him as the most righteous member of The Wailers! The style here is heavy on the roots tip, but there's also a special sort of vibe going on too – these warm currents that are laced with occasional touches of jazz, amidst ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A stone classic early 80s set from dancehall heavyweight Josey Wales! Outlaw Josey Wales is an essential Greensleeves effort from 1983 – produced by Henry Junjo Lawes and backed by the mighty Roots Radics crew. Includes " It A Fi Burn", "Love I Want", "Beg You Come ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A nice collection from UA's Anthology Of Reggae Collector Series, of some of Delroy Wilson's best early work under Coxsonne Dodd for Studio One. A dozen great numbers for the prodigal star, including "Trying To Conquer Me", "Riding For A Fall", "Run Run Free", "Fe ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Liberty pressing in the borderless cover.)
Yellowman —
Girls Them Pet ... LP Taxi (Jamaica), 1986. Very Good ...
Just Sold Out!
A much-needed look at the mighty talents of one of the key forces of the dancehall explosion at the end of the 80s – producer Bobby Digital, whose work in the studio helped Jamaican music find a whole new audience in the decade to come! Bobby's ear for rhythms and basslines is fantastic ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A much-needed look at the mighty talents of one of the key forces of the dancehall explosion at the end of the 80s – producer Bobby Digital, whose work in the studio helped Jamaican music find a whole new audience in the decade to come! Bobby's ear for rhythms and basslines is fantastic ... read moreCD
A much-needed look at the mighty talents of one of the key forces of the dancehall explosion at the end of the 80s – producer Bobby Digital, whose work in the studio helped Jamaican music find a whole new audience in the decade to come! Bobby's ear for rhythms and basslines is fantastic ... read moreCD
Various —
C-4 ... LP Greensleeves, 2003. Very Good+ 2LP ...
$3.99
The term "copasetic" was first coined by Bill Bojangles Robinson in the 30s – but the word is a perfect one to describe the vibe here – an easygoing groove, served up in dozens of killer cuts from the early ska and rocksteady years of Trojan Records! Given the image of a ... read moreCD
An astounding set of heavy vibrations from Soul Jazz – in their ongoing series of collections focusing on great Jamaican music! This bouncing set takes a long, deep look at Dancehall culture, and accompanies a great book by Beth Lesser – sold separately, but a much-needed look at this ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download! Check out the companion book by Beth Lesser Soul Jazz released in conjunction with this disc on our book pages!)
An astounding set of heavy vibrations from Soul Jazz – in their ongoing series of collections focusing on great Jamaican music! This bouncing set takes a long, deep look at Dancehall culture, and accompanies a great book by Beth Lesser – sold separately, but a much-needed look at this ... read moreCD
(Check out the companion book by Beth Lesser Soul Jazz released in conjunction with this disc on our book pages!)
A classic early reggae collection on Trojan Records – so early, the back cover notes refer to the sounds as "West Indian popular music" – instead of by any sort of specific genre or style! There's a strongly unified vibe to the set – as all tracks are late 60s ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic early reggae collection on Trojan Records – so early, the back cover notes refer to the sounds as "West Indian popular music" – instead of by any sort of specific genre or style! There's a strongly unified vibe to the set – as all tracks are late 60s ... read moreCD
The third volume in this wonderful series – and like the other volumes, a record that really lives up to its name! The groove here mixes together 70s roots in disco and reggae – and comes up with a cool contemporary blend that's mighty nice – held together through top-shelf ... (New Grooves, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A long-overdue second volume of the Soul From Jamdown series – issued 15 years after the first one, and maybe even more incredible overall! As before, the focus here is on Jamaican music that draws very direct inspiration from American soul – sometimes as cover versions of famous ... (Funky Compilations, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The birth of the rocksteady sound in late 60s Jamaica – all presented here in a selection of tracks that came from one of the men who made the whole thing happen! Producer Duke Reid had an especially strong ear for more soulful sounds on the Kingston scene – and this set is one of the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Numbered limited edition of 750 – on orange vinyl!)
A mighty collection of gems from the Studio One vaults – with really rare material that goes way past the obvious! Titles include "Love" by Bop & The Beltones, "Stand For I" by Roy Tomlinson, "Guess What" by Im & The Sound Dimension, "Dub ... read moreCD
A set that's not only a classic collection of early Jamaican gems on Trojan Records – but one that also stands as a fantastic tribute to the studio genius of early reggae producer Leslie Kong! Kong had an ear that was crucial to the rocksteady scene at the end of the 60s – and here, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered, limited edition of 1000 – on 180 gram orange vinyl!)
A fantastic collection that looks at the relationship between American soul and reggae in a very unique way – not the early crossovers of soul and rocksteady in the 60s, but a big wave of disco-inspired sounds in the 70s! The set brings together some great Jamaican and British versions of ... read moreCD
(New expanded edition – with more material than the previous version!)
Various —
Ice Cube ... LP Greensleeves, 2005. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$3.99
Fantastic sounds from the rocksteady years in Jamaica – tracks that are a fair bit more rare and obscure than some of the bigger singles that circulated at the time – even though they feature a fair bit of the same artists and musicians! The work here all came from the studios of ... read moreCD
Fantastic sounds from the rocksteady years in Jamaica – tracks that are a fair bit more rare and obscure than some of the bigger singles that circulated at the time – even though they feature a fair bit of the same artists and musicians! The work here all came from the studios of ... read moreCD
Fantastic sounds from the rocksteady years in Jamaica – tracks that are a fair bit more rare and obscure than some of the bigger singles that circulated at the time – even though they feature a fair bit of the same artists and musicians! The work here all came from the studios of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
35 years!! This massive 4 CD collection just begins to scratch the surface of the insane quantity of quality Jamaican jammies released over the last 3 and a half decades by the Trojan label, and even the most nascent reggae fan knows that's still a heavy, heavy collection. 100 tunes!! Get ready ... read moreCD
A pair of Trojan Records compilations – back to back on a single CD! Both of these sets are way more than just collections of early rocksteady and reggae – as the set list of both records was surprisingly special – and often included some obscurities from Trojan, and well as ... read moreCD
Various —
NYC Badmen ... LP Step Sun/Massive B, 1992. Near Mint- ...
$6.99
Production by Bobby Konders, Salaam Remi and Philip Burrell. 11 tracks in all, counting the intro, including "Ghetto Red Hot" by Supercat, "Boom Wa Dis" by Burro Banton, "Dem A Fight" by Red Foxx, "Mattress Jockey" by Shaggy, "Bop Scuchie" by ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Way way more than just the usual roots reggae collection – a stunning set that documents the growth of Rastafari ideals in Jamaican music – with examples that range from years before the birth of reggae, through that style's bit growth in the 70s! The set includes this very large ... read moreCD
Sweet digital dancehall – served up here in a collection that does a great job of looking at the deeper side of the scene in the late 80s! All tracks here appeared on the Redman International label, and there's definitely a number of versions handled by the Redman himself – but only ... read moreCD
A great set of classic rude boy numbers from the early years of the ska and rocksteady scene! "Rude Boy" is a term that's been really watered down over the years – especially through its overuse in American ska, and all the posers that adopted it – but back at the roots, the ... read moreCD
Music from Tupi Nago, Ze Paulo, Leci Brandao, Jimmy Cliff, Luizinho Vieira, Margareth Menezes, Olodum, Daniela Mercury, Ara Ketu, Banda Mel & more. (Latin, Reggae)CD
(Out of print.)
Various —
Siren! ... LP Greensleeves, 2005. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$4.99
8 tracks of hot 80s dancehall numbers: "Synthesizer Voice" by Pompidoo, "Dibbi Bibbi Girl" by Brice Lee, "Agony" by Pinchers, "Big Belly Man" by Admiral Bailey, "Turn On The Heat" by Eccleton Jarrett, "Bam Bam" by Tiger, "Nobody Move ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Some of the most righteous music ever recorded at Studio One – tracks that rival the most progressive American soul music of the 70s in terms of political message and cultural empowerment! Studio One always worked at levels that drew strongly from American soul – but here, the sounds ... read moreCD
Some of the most righteous music ever recorded at Studio One – tracks that rival the most progressive American soul music of the 70s in terms of political message and cultural empowerment! Studio One always worked at levels that drew strongly from American soul – but here, the sounds ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Studio One Dub ... LP Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. Near Mint- 2LP ...
$24.99
Another round of Studio One butter from the folks at Soul Jazz! By this point you're well informed about the status of Coxsone Dodd's Studio One operation as the cornerstone of so much Jamaican music, and Soul Jazz has approached the catalog from just about every angle, covering nearly all the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that definitely lives up to its title – as all the cuts here are unreleased gems from the Studio One catalog – which makes the whole thing feel like a set of obscure dubplate-only releases from back in the day! The Soul Jazz label have been working with Studio One for almost 20 ... (Funky 45's, Reggae)read more7-inch, Vinyl record
Great early work from the legendary Studio One – and some important sounds that really show the link between Jamaican reggae and American soul! The grooves at this point draw heavily from the US soul and R&B that had been hitting Jamaican shores via radio broadcasts from up north – ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Soulful sounds from the legendary Studio One – music from a time when the Jamaican scene was taking some strong cues from the American soul scene of the 60s, but coming up with a unique groove of their own! As proof of that fact, some of the work here is based on original American soul tunes ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
To say this one's been a long time coming would be an understatement! This awesome set features a 4 hour (!) DVD, loaded with rare footage of the Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo and Ernest Ranglin, plus in-depth interviews with Dodd and a whole host of artists that had worked their way through the ... read moreCD
An album that definitely earns its title – as it marks the renewed strength of the Studio One label in the late 70s – an era when much of the reggae mainstream had moved to the major labels, but the tiny Jamaican indie was well-poised to stand supreme in the new wave of dancehall sides ... read moreCD
An album that definitely earns its title – as it marks the renewed strength of the Studio One label in the late 70s – an era when much of the reggae mainstream had moved to the major labels, but the tiny Jamaican indie was well-poised to stand supreme in the new wave of dancehall sides ... read moreCD
An album that definitely earns its title – as it marks the renewed strength of the Studio One label in the late 70s – an era when much of the reggae mainstream had moved to the major labels, but the tiny Jamaican indie was well-poised to stand supreme in the new wave of dancehall sides ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set of fantastic funky 45s from the vaults of the legendary Treasure Isle label – a company who was home to some of the hippest tracks from the early days of ska – and also did a great job of getting the music to the UK scene as well! This package goes past the familiar Treasure Isle ... read more7-inch, Vinyl record
A quaret records by reggae vocals heroes produced by King Jammy from the late 70s and early 80s – Dennis Brown's The Exit, Gregory Isaacs's Come Along, Sugar Minnott's Bitter Sweet and Horace Andy's Haul And Jack Up – in a killer box set! This was the period in which Jammy was ... read moreCD
Various —
World Jam ... LP Greensleeves, 2005. Very Good 2LP ...
$9.99
Fantastic riddim based off "World A Music", including bangers from Bounty Killer, Ward 21, Beenie Man, and Vybz Kartel. LP, Vinyl record album
Classic sounds from Kingston and beyond -- roots, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, ska, and more!
Steel Pulse —
True Democracy ... LP 
