Produced and arranged by Prince Jammy – with work from Derrick Irie, Shabba Ranks, Admiral Bailey, Risco Benty, Major Worries, Lt Stitchie, and Little Twitch. LP, Vinyl record album
With 9 tracks in all. "Level The Vibes" by Half Pint, "Love Again" produced by Sophia George, "Come Home" by Barrington Levy, "Ina De Bus" by Professor Nuts, "Think Me Did Done" by Admiral Bailey, "How I Love You" by Frankie Paul", ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Field recordings of three different traditional musics of Jamaica, all displaying the African heritage, with heavy emphasis on percussive ensembles and chanted vocals. The first batch is from the Congolese Kumina religion, 5 tracks: "Wake Up, Mama Keith", "Country", "Before ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
An excellent, excellent compilation documenting the best music of the seminal Jamaican 60s scene! Before Steve Barrow would go on to help launch the boutique reggae reissue labels of the late 90s he helped assemble this astoundingly great collection of classic ska numbers with 16 bouncingly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing with Sterling stamp. Cover has light wear.)
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Jamaica Jazz 1931 to 1962 ... CD Fremeaux & Associates (France), 1930s/1940s/1950s/Early 60s. New Copy 2 CDs ...
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A huge vision of Jamaican music in the pre-reggae years – a wealth of jazz recordings from the 40s and 50s, including some key sides of Jamaican musicians who emigrated to London! The set features way more than just some early instrumental moments in the years before ska and rocksteady ... (Jazz, Reggae)read moreCD
Very early ska from the Jamaican scene – served up here on a host of rare recordings from Federal Records – an important precursor to Studio One, Treasure Isle, and better-known imprints from later in the decade! While the rhythms here are often hitting the familiar mode of the style, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A great collection of work from King Jammy's studios – all cuts recorded at the end of the 80s, with a definite digital feel – but a sound that's still a lot warmer and more soulful than bigger mainstream work of the time! As the title promises, there's plenty of dancehall in the mix ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A classic Trojan Records compilation – of the same sort as their famous Tighten Up albums, but a lot more obscure! As with those gems, the approach here is to present the overseas listener with some of the coolest, most cutting tracks from the Kingston scene – numbers that probably saw ... read moreCD
Music from Wailing Soul, Anthony Johnson, Black Uhuru, Barrington Levy, Tabby Diamonds, Jacob Miller, Johnnie Clarke, Dennis Brown, Horace Andy, Linval Thompson & more. CD
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
An excellent, excellent compilation documenting the best music of the seminal Jamaican 60s scene! Before Steve Barrow would go on to help launch the boutique reggae reissue labels of the late 90s he helped assemble this astoundingly great collection of classic ska numbers with 16 bouncingly ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features music by Freddie McGregor, Sanchez, Bushman, Glen Washington, Sylvia Tella, Tony Curtis, Mikey, Spanner Banner, D Campbell, Nisha K, and Tyrone Taylor. CD
Music from Elephant Man, Beenie Man, Ward 21, Anthony B, Harry Toddler, Sizzla, Egg Nog, Rupee Kid, Mega Banton, Determine, Einstein, Rupee Kid, Mr Chicken & more. CD
Music from Roy 'Boogie Boy' Perkins, Margaret Lewis, T.V. Slim & His Heartbreakers, Linda Brannon, Jimmy Bonin, Bobby Page, Grace Tennessee & The American Spirits, Elgie Brown, Vincent Williams, the Lonesome Drifter, Charlotte Hunter & more. (Soul, Reggae)CD
A fantastic selection of tracks from a time when reggae and punk were really crossing over on the UK scene – the earliest years of the punk rock movement, when bands like The Clash, Slits, and others were bringing the sounds of Jamaica into much greater mainstream circulation! The cuts here ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A fantastic collection of righteous work from the 70s years of Studio One – tracks from a time when the label was giving voice to some of the deeper cultural strands of Jamaican music, including a fair bit of Rastafarian-inspired material – presented here by both bigger names at the ... read moreCD
A fantastic collection of righteous work from the 70s years of Studio One – tracks from a time when the label was giving voice to some of the deeper cultural strands of Jamaican music, including a fair bit of Rastafarian-inspired material – presented here by both bigger names at the ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pure gold from the earliest years of the Studio One label – great tracks that really sum up the special sort of genius that the label helped allow! As you might guess from the "freedom sounds" in the title, the late 60s marked a new period of independent action in Jamaica – a ... read moreCD
Unhh!! Studio One plus funk, what more need we say?! Coxsone Dodd and company get down with the get down, and in this case, that's some pretty good company, with Sound Dimension, Cedric Brooks, Jackie Mittoo, Pablove Black, Alton Ellis, Vin Gordon and a whole mess of the baddest cats in Jamaica ... read moreCD
A set that offers up a slightly different look at the Studio One label – and at the lovers rock style of reggae that broke big at the end of the 70s! Studio One is often known for its rough-edged early classics – but right from the start, the label had a great ear for soul – ... read moreCD
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 moreCD
A surprisingly strong collection of reggae recorded in Boston during the 80s – or maybe not that surprising at all, given that the city had a growing Caribbean population, and a very strong college audience for the music! Still, the package is a huge discovery – strong quality work ... read moreCD
A surprisingly strong collection of reggae recorded in Boston during the 80s – or maybe not that surprising at all, given that the city had a growing Caribbean population, and a very strong college audience for the music! Still, the package is a huge discovery – strong quality work ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Four albums' worth of vintage ska from the Jamaican scene – presented here with a heck of a lot of bonus tracks too! These tracks are the real deal – some of the earliest tracks to be circulated under the name of the new style – and the sorts of songs that just about everyone ... read moreCD
The legendary Trojan Records logo has always meant the best when it comes to reggae, dub, and ska – and this time around, the logo's larger than ever – as it takes up all the space on this very limited picture disc album – a great way to celebrate 50 years of the label! The set ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Features music by Nicky Thomas, Max Romeo, the Heptones, Peter Tosh, Bunny Flip, Eddie Ford, Big Youth, Augustus Pablo, the Ethiopians, Prince Far I, and more – 23 tracks in all! CD