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Classic sounds from Kingston and beyond -- roots, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, ska, and more!
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On-U Sound (UK), 1998. Used ... $29.99
Seminal sounds from the On-U Sound label – and a record that perhaps provides one of the most lasting illustration of the label's genius! African Head Charge work in this unique blend of Jamaican dub, British post-punk electronics, and some earthier textures that might be more at home in ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
Bob Andy's come a long way here from his earlier work with Marcia Griffiths – taking on some new righteous rasta energy, as you might guess from the title – and singing in an even headier style than before – in a way that makes this record as important to the roots generation as ... read more CD
17 North Parade (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.98
A classic compilation – and we can't get enough of Horace Andy's sweet falsetto keening over these chugging, fat rhythms! A tremendous set of sides Andy cut in the mid-70s, packaged together with a few of the cuts in dub versions – all from a period when Horace was really hitting new ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
VP, 2000. Near Mint- ... $0.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Apache Indian —
Boom Shack-A-Lak (edit, inst, voc) ... 12-inch Mango, 1993. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered Mango sleeve.)
Big Crown, 2020. Sealed ... $19.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cherry and black splash colored vinyl still sealed, with hype sticker! Limited to 200 copies.)
Shocking Vibes, 1997. Very Good ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Beenie —
Engine (nah beg, lyrics war)/Arrows, Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Decca (UK), 1974. Near Mint- ... $9.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo.)
Capitol, 1995. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, promotional stamp on CD and sticker on booklet cover.)
Beverleys All Stars —
Go Home/Black Swan, 1964. Near Mint- ... $59.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
(Vinyl appears unplayed but plays with some crackles due to vinyl quality.)
Ancient Archive Of Sound (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $36.99 49.99
A fantastic album in the new dub tradition that UK saxophonist Nat Birchall has been exploring – recorded modes that are very different than his spiritual jazz albums, but equally cool overall! The vibe here is maybe like some lost date recorded at King Tubby's – but with more of a ... (Jazz, Reggae) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ancient Archive Of Sound (UK), 2020. New Copy ... $36.99 39.99
A mighty feather in the cap of UK saxophonist Nat Birchall – and a set that really shows just how much he's opening up his sound in recent years! The set is a second meeting between Birchall and Al Breadwinner – and like the previous, both artists handle a wide range of instrumentation ... (Jazz, Reggae) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bounty Killa —
I Sick (entourage, war dem want)/Music Warehouse, Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Bounty/Music Warehouse, Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s/1980s. New Copy 2LP ... Just Sold Out!
Pressure Sounds does it again, with another fine collection of mighty, mighty dub! A much needed Blackbeard retrospective collecting 16 hard to get cuts from British dubmeister Dennis Bovell, rare dubs and instrumentals, plus a couple of outstanding vocal tracks from the man at the epicenter of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
17 North Parade, 1970s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
A stellar collection of singles by one of the great voices of Jamaican music – Dennis Brown, The Crown Prince Of Reggae – singles from the early 70s to mid 80s! The vinyl version features 12 standout tracks – with backing by The Taxi Gang, The Professionals, Derrick Harriott & ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
17 North Parade, Late 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
The late night lover gets on the African Roots wagon and heads deep into Rasta territory with Joe Gibbs at the helm on this mid 70s gem! Dennis Brown was well established as a leading Lovers Rock and Jamaican soul singer by the time he cut this excellent roots effort for Joe Gibbs in the mid 70s, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A stunning double-length collection of work from dub producer Errol Brown – a massive 42 tracks in all, each of which definitely live up to the "tip top" promised in the title! The work here is from the years 1977 and 1978 – all originally issued on the High Note or Sky Note ... read more CD
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A really wonderful collection of dub tracks built on older grooves from the Treasure Isle label – better known as a hotbed of ska and rocksteady at the end of the 60s! The set features three unusual albums that were created by producer Errol Brown after the initial Treasure Isle label had ... read more CD
VP, Early 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
Glen Brown's often the producer here – helming the decks on a host of classic cuts from the early 70s – but he also emerges as the main character too, at times when he steps to the mic and adds in a bit of encouragement to the proceedings! Brown's not really working in deejay mode ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 22.99
The first collection we've ever seen to do justice to the Brown Sugar trio from the UK reggae scene of the late 70s – a group who do a fantastic job of merging older sweet soul styles with a new lovers' vibe, all in a mode that's completely sublime! The group's noteworthy as the starting ... read more CD
Mango/Island (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $9.99
An absolute classic! If you can own only one reggae LP, this one's in the front running – it's as if the words crucial and conscious were created to define the sound Winston Rodney, Burning Spear & the Black Disciples capture on this landmark roots LP. Though this is the Island version ... read more CD
17 North Parade/VP, 1978. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
A real sleeper, pure modern soul and disco niceness wrapped up in an unassuming package! Butler's name may be on the lesser known list of Jamaican keyboardists, and even lesser known on the sweet soul scene, but this amazing set from '78 should go a long way towards correcting that! Butler takes ... (Soul, Reggae) read more CD
Junior Byles —
Beat Down Babylon (with bonus tracks) ... CD Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
Tremendous work from Junior Byles – a singer with a sweet voice that would have been right at home in the rocksteady years, but which is maybe even more powerful here in a roots session produced by Lee Scratch Perry! That special Perry magic really helps balance things out with Junior's ... read more CD
Also available Beat Down Babylon (with bonus tracks) ... CD 14.99
Junior Byles —
Beat Down Babylon (with bonus tracks) ... CD Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. Used 2CD ... $14.99
Tremendous work from Junior Byles – a singer with a sweet voice that would have been right at home in the rocksteady years, but which is maybe even more powerful here in a roots session produced by Lee Scratch Perry! That special Perry magic really helps balance things out with Junior's ... read more CD
Also available Beat Down Babylon (with bonus tracks) ... CD 16.99
Cables/Bamboo (UK), 1970. Near Mint- ... $99.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
Atlantic, 2006. Near Mint- ... Just Sold Out!
With Alicia Keys on Chapter 2. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Promo in an Atlantic sleeve.)
17 North Parade, Mid 70s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $34.99 39.98
Fantastic work from Johnny Clarke – one of the younger Jamaican vocalists to emerge in the 70s – given that he started recording at a time when the music had already crossed the Atlantic and was making some big global waves – leaving it to singers like Johnny to bring the whole ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Jimmy Cliff —
Follow My Mind ... CD Reprise/Wounded Bird, 1975. New Copy ... $10.99 11.98
Warmly-crafted work from Jimmy Cliff – a mid 70s set that has the singer emerging way past the Kingston scene, to a role where he feels much more like a global soul superstar overall! Make no mistake, there's definitely plenty of reggae on the album – but the record also marks that ... read more CD
Jimmy Cliff —
Give Thankx ... CD Warner/Wounded Bird, 1978. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
Jimmy Cliff at the height of his 70s powers – in a mode that really moves past straight reggae, but without losing his roots at all – almost a more universal sense of soul that really fits the rising star power of Jimmy! The vibe here is different than some of the more righteous ... read more CD
Jimmy Cliff —
Ultimate Collection ... CD Hip-O, 1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Tracks include "Wild World", "Come Into My Life", "Sitting In Limbo", "Sooner Or Later", "The Harder They Come", and "Shelter Of Your Love" – 19 tracks total. CD
Jimmy Cliff & Others —
Harder They Come ... CD Island, 1972. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A record that's not only a landmark in Jamaican music – but also a set that was to reggae what Curtis Mayfield's Superfly was to 70s soul! In other words, the set not only raised the bar for all the competition, it also ended up in a lot more record collections than most of them too – ... read more CD
Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Early 70s. New Copy ... $28.99 29.98
Fantastic work from the team of Dave Baker and Ansel Collins – one a soulful singer from the Jamaican rocksteady scene, the other a hip keyboardist whose organ lines really make the album shimmer! The pair scored a huge international hit with this album – and the whole thing was a key ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dynamic Sounds/Soul Jazz (UK), 1975. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $38.99 42.99
One of the hippest sets ever issued during the roots reggae wave of the 70s – and one of the most spiritual, too! The album's got a very special acoustic vibe at the core – earthy drumming that goes back to a pan-African tradition, these beautiful acoustic basslines that link the music ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download.)
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $24.99 29.99
A huge slice of work from Culture – material recorded by the trio over a few short years in the late 70s, but brought together as a strong representative of the second chapter of their career! Culture were an early group in the roots movement in the 70s, and they continued with a very ... read more CD
Culture —
Children Of Zion – The High Note Singles Collection (3CD set) ... CD High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. Used 3 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
A huge slice of work from Culture – material recorded by the trio over a few short years in the late 70s, but brought together as a strong representative of the second chapter of their career! Culture were an early group in the roots movement in the 70s, and they continued with a very ... read more CD
Also available Children Of Zion – The High Note Singles Collection (3CD set) ... CD 24.99
VP/17 North Parade, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $22.99 24.98
A quartet of Culture albums – Two Seven Clash, Baldhead Bridge, More Culture and As Hard The Rest – in 4CD set with each in an LP style sleeve! Two Seven Clash is the mighty debut album from African disciples Culture pairing up with the Mighty Two, Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson is one ... read more CD
Chrysalis, 1992. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Features Frankie Paul. 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve, with a cutout hole.)
Signet, 1992. Near Mint- ... $1.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Music Collection International (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
... CD
Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1993. New Copy (reissue)... $27.99 29.99
A really great pairing of talents – the vocals of the legendary Desmond Dekker and the talents of UK revivalists The Specials – coming together in a set that really brings out the best of both acts at the same time! The Specials are really back to 2Tone basics here – but maybe ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mango, 1993. Used ... $6.99
One of the early 90s taxi productions that showed Sly & Robbie could still top the charts, with the huge hit "Murder She Wrote", plu s"Bam Bam", "Nuh Betta Nuh Deh", "I Wanna Be Your Man", "One Nation Under A Groove" and 8 more. . . CD
(Out of print.)
Dr Alimantado —
Best Dressed Chicken In Town ... LP Greensleeves (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Full strength roots from Dr Aminatado! In a perfect world, this album would need no introduction from us – it's classic caliber to say the least! For those yet to visit the doctor, this is the perfect perscription –in which Dr Alimantado and Lee Scratch Perry lead you through a top ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Studio One, Late 60s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.99
An incredible collection of work from one of the coolest musicians on the Jamaican scene in the 60s – the legendary Don Drummond – an artist who was schooled in jazz trombone, then went on to use the instrument as a surprisingly powerful force in ska, rocksteady, and reggae! This ... read more CD
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
Slinky, soulful, and completely seductive sounds from the great Erroll Dunkley – not the person pictured on the cover, but a wonderful Jamaican singer who works here alongside superb production from Sonia Pottinger! The tunes are all laidback, but never sleepy – that perfect early ... read more CD
Errol Dunkley/Music Warehouse, Good ... Just Sold Out!
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Cha Cha (UK), 1979. Near Mint- 2LP ... $39.99
Great duo vocals from the team of Albert Bailey and Clifton Howell – recording here with some excellent rhythms from Sly & Robbie and the rest of the Channel One crew! The music is mostly mellow, with a stepping groove that works great for the harmonies of the pair – and there's a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Pressure Sounds reissue.)
Earth & Stone —
Kool Roots ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Great duo vocals from the team of Albert Bailey and Clifton Howell – recording here with some excellent rhythms from Sly & Robbie and the rest of the Channel One crew! The music is mostly mellow, with a stepping groove that works great for the harmonies of the pair – and there's a ... read more CD
Also available Kool Roots ... LP 39.99(Out of print.)
Trojan/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99
The legendary Freedom album from Clancy Eccles – one of the first great talents to emerge in the Jamaican scene of the 60s – a singer whose recorded history even predates rocksteady and ska, and who had an undeniable impact on the early sound of reggae! Eccles is a genius – a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight orange vinyl!)
ST2 (Brazil), 2005. Used ... $6.99
Big Crown, 2021. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99
A really new setting for the vocals of singer Liam Bailey – and one that's a bit different for El Michels Affair! The group here are still very funky, and filled with all the fantastic sonic touches that we've always loved from leader Leon Michels – but the setting is more in a reggae ... (Deep Funk, Reggae) read more CD
Blue Beat (UK), 1978. Near Mint- ... $59.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
Hawkeye (UK), 1978. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
Vulcan (UK), 1974. Near Mint- ... $14.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
(In a Vulcan sleeve.)
Joe Gibbs/VP, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99
Second installment in Joe Gibbs' African Dub series, featuring super-heavy spaced out dubs of Gibbs' solid gold rocker's rhythms. Somehow he manages to sound just this side of gimmicky when dropping in all those weird sound effects of dogs barking and sirens, but with those chubby riddims ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(40th Anniversary remaster!)
Joe Gibbs/Greensleeves (UK), Early 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
Joe Gibbs' great and rare dub set Dub Serial – with JG handling production of the heavyweight rhythms – purportedly the very first Joe Gibbs dub LP and it's a great one! Spare, heavy bass lines that are as hypnotic as on any dub record of the time – tripped out just enough via ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Virgin (UK), 1980. Near Mint- ... $34.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some surface wear and lightly bent corners.)
Federal/Dub Store (Japan), Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 22.98
An obscure little record, but a soulful one too – a rare 70s Federal Records session that mixes together reggae and soul – with vocals by a trio of female singers that includes a young Marcia Griffiths and Cynthia Schloss! Lots of tracks take a disco inspiration, but slow the pace down ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Tradition Disc (UK), 2019. New Copy ... $14.99
Fantastic work from Vin Gordon – who may well be one of the greatest reggae trombonists since the legendary Rico – working here in a very classic style that features plenty of contributions from saxophonist Nat Birchall! Nat's very much in the space of his previous collaboration with ... read more CD
Epic/Ice, 1983. Good ... $9.99
An unlikely contender to the throne of king of electro, this early 80s effort from Eddie Grant helps to prop him up there quite nicely. Heavy synth driven grooves bubble along nicely with that crisp Linn Drum sound, and though this album benefited from some wider pop appeal, there's more than a ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Nigerian Ice pressing. Cover has light wear and a bit of staining at the top corner.)
Disc AZ (France), 1982. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $6.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Marcia Griffiths/Island Beats, 1989. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Bamboo (UK), 1970. Near Mint- ... $499.99
... 7-inch, Vinyl record
Revolutionary Sounds (UK), 1985. Very Good+ (pic cover)... $4.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A pair of rare albums from the great Derrick Harriott – with lots of bonus tracks that are appearing on CD for the first time! The set begins with the stunning Greatest Reggae Hits – a set that focuses strongly on the amazing vocal range of Derrick Harriott – a singer who can ... read more CD
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1970. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A massive package – the full rare Undertaker album from Derrick Harriott & The Crystalites, plus an insane amount of bonus tracks too! The core album is instrumental – a wicked set of rhythms from The Crystalites, a group who have a vibe that's right up there with the best of the ... read more CD
Trojan (UK), 1974. Used ... Just Sold Out!
A sweet reissue from Trojan, one of Hudson's hardest to find LPs, made even sweeter with an extra batch of equally tough to get bonus numbers! Prime early 70s jams from one reggae's finest producers, over a deep batch of heavy hitting rhythms by the Soul Syndicate crew, many of which are included ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Basic Replay (Germany), 1974. Used ... $26.99
A lost gem, finally reissued! Hudson's voice as a producer remains one of the most unique and idiosyncratic of his era, and this first LP issued under his own name stands as a shining document of his genius. Cut very near the time of his classic dub side Pick A Dub, this album shares the haunting ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
17 North Parade, 1984. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
Never-heard work from the legendary Keith Hudson – material recorded with the Wailers Band at Tuff Gong studios shortly before his too-early death – finally seeing the light of day after all these years! This set features dub tracks from the sessions, with studio work from King Jammy ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Ijahman —
Are We A Warrior (180 gram pressing) ... LP Mango/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1978. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A lost roots classic from the under-discovered I Jah Man Levi – a fantastically righteous artist, working here on a set that even stands apart from some of the best of the Island Records scene at the time! The production is great – handled by Ijahman and Geoffrey Chung – a bit ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Get On Down, 1972. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... $18.99 20.98
Pivotal early dub! Depending upon whose history of the Jamaican recording industry you subscribe to, this is can be considered by many to be the first dub LP – and whether that's proveable or not, it's certain among the first! History aside, it's a mighty set with some raw early dub style ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Big Beat, 1993. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... 12-inch, Vinyl record
(In a stickered sleeve.)
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1970. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
The Inspirations were maybe not the biggest vocal group on the Jamaican scene at the start of the 70s – but man, they really tear things up in a wonderful way on this classic set with production by Joe Gibbs! As with other Gibbs' projects, there's a few numbers here by other artists too ... read more CD
Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. New Copy ... $18.99 19.98
Soulful harmonies-laded Jamaican music from The Inturns – who also recorded as The Viceroys and with other monikers from the mid 60s onward – and are really in peak form here in the later 70s! It's beautiful stuff, with rhythms that balance a rawer grit with a lighter touch – laid ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Mango, 1979. Very Good+ ... $33.99
The second album From LKJ, a tough and tight follow up to Dread Beat & Blood, with the poet coming just as hard out the box this time around as the first. Johnson's righteous lyrical indignation, terse delivery, and rhythmic focus dovetail perfectly with tight, fat riddims from a crack band ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(South African pressing on Island/Gallo. Cover has some ring and edge wear and a fairly large filled in peeled spot on front.)
Linton Kwesi Johnson —
Making History (yellow vinyl pressing – with bonus tracks) (2021 Record Store Day Release) ... LP Mango/Universal (Netherlands), 1984. New Copy Gatefold (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
A seminal set from Linton Kwesi Johnson – the kind of well-done early 80s set that had the UK scene showing the Jamaican one how to take some of its best elements and move forward – as the words and knowledge of Linton come into play with heady backings from Dennis Bovell and The Dub ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition yellow vinyl pressing – with three bonus tracks!)
First Warning/Ryko, 1991. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Pressure Sounds (UK), 1977. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $22.99 28.99
A fantastic album of melodica grooves – right up there with the famous work of Augustus Pablo, and done in a very similar mode! The backings are deep and dubby – heavy on bass and riffing guitar, with a brooding energy that's really contrasted by the lighter, more melodic elements of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
King And The I/KSI (UK), 1980. Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Nigerian pressing. Cover has some wear and aging, with some writing in pen on front and back. Labels have some pen.)
Greensleeves, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
Wild dubs from the legendary King Tubby – not really a proper live record, but rather an amazing batch of studio extrapolations that Tubby let loose at a famous concert with The Wailers – reworked beautifully in the studio with some really incredible sounds! Heavy, hypnotic rhythms ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Greensleeves, 1981. New Copy 2CD ... $23.99 26.98
Scientist spins out on a dub-driven power boat – scanning the swamps to drive out the vampires and a host of other ghouls too – all while reinventing Jamaican music in the process! The record's filled with lots of cool electric elements – those weird production effects and ... read more CD
Also available Juno Presents – Evil Curse Of The Vampires (with bonus tracks) ... LP 26.99
Greensleeves, 1981. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 29.99
Scientist spins out on a dub-driven power boat – scanning the swamps to drive out the vampires and a host of other ghouls too – all while reinventing Jamaican music in the process! The record's filled with lots of cool electric elements – those weird production effects and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Juno Presents – Evil Curse Of The Vampires (2CD pressing) ... CD 23.99
Bunny Lee —
Full Up – Early Reggae Productions 1968 to 1972 ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 16.98
Mindblowing sounds from the great Bunny Lee – and exactly the kind of collection that makes us love the Pressure Sounds label so much! The track selection is wonderful – and most numbers are balanced in a unique space between reggae and rocksteady, and often have some crucial ... read more CD
Bunny Lee & Friends —
Tape Rolling ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
Rare gems from the vaults of Jamaican production genius Bunny Lee – material cut mostly at his home studio, in the company of some very good friends and musical associates – hence the artist listing on the set! Some of the cuts here are from rare dubplates or acetates, others are ... read more CD
Ken Tone, 1964. Very Good- ... $48.99
Classic work from one of the top Jamaican groups of the 60s – served up here with vocals from The Maytals, Roy & Yovonne, The Charmers, and Stranger & Patsy – on titles that include "Hold Me", "Step Aside", "Suzie", "Come Back", "Last ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black and white label pressing, mono, with deep groove! Cover has a small bit of splitting in one corner, but is great overall.)
Lee Enterprises, Mid 60s. Very Good ... $24.99
Way groovier than Byron's later work! Titles include "Fat Back", "Watermelon Man", "Ska De Wah", "Joy Ride", "Frankenstein", "Dumplins", and "Oil In My Lamp". LP, Vinyl record album
(Original deep groove pressing. Vinyl has a flaw that clicks on a bit more than two tracks on side two – but the rest is great, and cover and vinyl are nice and clean.)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires —
Reggay International ... LP Dynamic (Jamaica), 1976. Near Mint- ... $16.99
Produced by Byron Lee with Neville Hinds and Barry Biggs – with titles that include "Tenament Yard", "Working Mood", "Palmoa Reggae", "Roof Over My Head", "Rat Race", "Fe Wi Music", and "Six Million Dollar Man". LP, Vinyl record album
(UK pressing.)
VP, Late 60s. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $26.99 29.99
Some of the best work you'll ever hear from the mighty Byron Lee – not the watered-down sound of later records for the tourists, but all the sharp, soulful sounds that made him one of the hippest talents working in the Caribbean scene of the 60s! Byron's got a groove here that's heavy on ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Profile, 1990. Used ... $8.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
17 North Parade, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ... $19.99 23.98
A brilliant tribute to the youthful talents of Barrington Levy – a set of sweetly soulful numbers that were mostly recorded when Levy was in his late teens! The package is overstuffed with goodness from these key Levy years – music that often moves through the groove with a really ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Greensleeves (UK), 1984. New Copy (reissue)... $19.99 23.98
A great, overlooked Greensleeves LP from Carlton Livingston – with some roosty jams backed by tight rhythms – and soulful singing throughout by Carlton! The set was recorded at New York's HCF Studios with Hyman "Papa Life" Wright and Percy Chin as the producers and ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A beautiful collection – a full album and rare tracks from sweet-voiced reggae singer Jimmy London, plus a whole bonus disc of other material produced at Randy's too! The core album, Bridge Over Troubled Waters, is wonderful – recorded by a singer who maybe didn't hit the heights of ... read more CD
Luciano/Music Warehouse, Good ... Just Sold Out!
... LP, Vinyl record album
Mad Lion —
Point Blank (alternate mix, mixdown + 2 versions) ... 12-inch Front Page, 1995. Very Good ... $1.99
Bob Marley —
Bob Marley – The Capitol Session 1973 (CD/Mercury, 1973. New Copy CD & DVD ... $22.99 24.99
An incredible lost slice of music from the young Bob Marley – an unissued set of recordings done at the Capitol Studios in LA, at a time when the Wailers were just beginning to rise in global power! The session came at an unusual moment for the group – they had come to the US to tour ... read more CD
(Comes with a DVD of the original session as filmed!)
Island, 1970s. Used ... $3.99
While we're not big on career retrospective best of's, especially artists like Marley, whose been collected over & over, this is actually a respectable set, and the vinyl's pretty darn hard to get ahold of anymore. Includes tons of classics, like "Get Up Stand Up", "Exodus", ... read more CD
(Name written lightly in pen on the booklet cover.)
