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Classic sounds from Kingston and beyond -- roots, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, ska, and more!
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Dennis Bovell —
Dubmaster – The Essential Anthology ... CD Trojan (UK), Late 70s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2CDs ... $18.99 19.98
A massive tribute to the long career of Dennis Bovell – the British artist who first rose up in the late 70s group Matumbi, then went on to share his production talents with a host of other artists in the decades that followed! This double-length set brings together a career-spanning set of ... read more CD
Also available Dubmaster – The Essential Anthology ... LP 34.99
17 North Parade/VP, 1978. New Copy ... $7.99 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
Epic (Brazil), 1990. Used ... $6.99
JA Records, 1970s/Early 80s. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
Warner/Wounded Bird, 1978. New Copy ... $10.99
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 & Others —
Harder They Come ... CD Island, 1972. Used ... $6.99
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
Also available Harder They Come ... LP 49.99(Mango pressing.)
17 North Parade/VP, 1976. New Copy 3 CDs ... $23.99 24.98
A classic slice of Jamaican roots – and an essential record from the godlike hands of Lee Perry! The set was produced by Perry at Black Ark – and instantly became the stuff of legend, even though the initial version of the album got very limited exposure – which has led to years ... read more CD
English Beat —
Special Beat Service ... CD Go Feet/London, 1982. Used ... Just Sold Out!
The third album from The English Beat and another step further away from their rougher roots – which may not have sat well with strident fans of their earlier, punchier ska revival sounds – but it stands up today as one of the most timeless leftfield pop albums of the early 80s! The ... (Rock, Reggae) read more CD
English Beat —
Wha'ppen ... CD Go Feet/London, 1981. Used ... Just Sold Out!
One of best ever albums by The English Beat – one that cemented their status as one of the most creative groups to come out of the ska revival scene! Wha'ppen has lots of fresh instrumentation and experimentation – but that's in service of some tight, insistent songcraft – and ... (Rock, Reggae) read more CD
English Beat —
What Is Beat? ... CD IRS, Early 80s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Frightnrs —
Always ... CD Daptone, 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Really heady sounds from Frightnrs – a group who've changed up their sound slightly since their last full length release – at a level that makes them even more interesting than ever before! The group still draw heavily from older rocksteady and soulful reggae modes – but it also ... read more CD
17 North Parade/VP, 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 21.98
Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson moe than live up to their title as the Mighty Two just as this heavy compilation more than lives up to the title of nothing but scorchers! Gibbs and ET showcase their mastery of all styles here, veering from hard and heavy roots to sweet lover's numbers and even a few ... read more CD
Also available Scorchers From The Mighty Two ... CD 12.99
17 North Parade/VP, 1970s. Used 2 CDs ... $12.99
Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson moe than live up to their title as the Mighty Two just as this heavy compilation more than lives up to the title of nothing but scorchers! Gibbs and ET showcase their mastery of all styles here, veering from hard and heavy roots to sweet lover's numbers and even a few ... read more CD
Also available Scorchers From The Mighty Two ... CD 18.99
Mango, 1988. Used ... $2.99
Legendary Toots & The Maytals singer Toots Hibbert meets legendary Memphis producer Jim Dickinson – and the best session players that city has to offer! Toots was always reverent of greatest southern soul, so this effort is anything but forced. Toots tackles material by Otis Redding, Al ... read more CD
Mamba/VP, 1974. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
A once lost gem! 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 mood that ... read more CD
Also available Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood with bonus tracks) ... LP 24.99(Remaster of the original Mamba pressing and longer titled version of the classic Flesh Of My Skin Blood Of My Blood – with three bonus tracks and new liner notes.)
17 North Parade, 1984. New Copy ... $12.99 14.98
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! The set features 6 core tracks that were recorded by Hudson, and very much in the ... read more CD
Ryko, 1997. Used ... $1.99
Tuff Gong, 1997. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, promotional stamp on booklet cover.)
Bunny Lee —
Full Up – Early Reggae Productions 1968 to 1972 ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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
(Includes original slipcase.)
Mad Lion —
Real Ting ... CD Nervous, 1995. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Bob Marley —
Legend – The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers ... CD 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 14 classics, like "Get Up Stand Up", "Exodus", ... read more CD
Also available Legend (half speed master) ... LP 36.99
Island/Tuff Gong, 1960s/1970s. Used 4 CDs ... $16.99
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(BMG Direct pressing. Includes slipcase, 93 page booklet, and each CD in a mini LP-style sleeve.)
Heartbeat, Early 60s. Used ... $14.99
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(Out of print.)
Virgin, 1988. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
Virgin, 1977. Used ... $4.99
The harmony vocal stylings of the Mighty Diamonds are given a New Orleans funk tinge by the production team of Allen Toussaint and Marshall Seehorn. The set includes New Orleans classics like "Get Out Of My Life Woman" and "Sneakin Sally Through The Alley", plus other nice ones ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Amazon (Brazil), 1990s. Used ... $8.99
Augustus Pablo —
This Is Augustus Pablo (with bonus tracks) ... CD Get On Down, 1972. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
A stellar early 70s collection of Pablo instrumental sides, tracked between the groundbreaking Java, Java, Java and East Of The River Nile records – Landmark material from a master! Like the above mentioned classics, this one features Pablo's melodica prominently, over some nice roots rhythms ... read more CD
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
A classic collection of work from Ken Parker – maybe not the biggest name in Jamaican music, but a singer who really struck gold with this collection of cuts recorded for Treasure Isle! The original album came out in the mid 70s, but the music's got more of the rocksteady groove you'd expect ... read more CD
VP/17 North Parade, Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A pair of very obscure Lee Perry recordings – back to back in a single CD set! Black Ark In Dub features a host of recordings done by Lee Perry right before his Pipecock Jackson implosion in the late 70s – but presented by former partner Pauline Morrison, who deserves a lot of credit ... read more CD
Amalgamated/Doctor Bird (UK), 1968. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
The rare first album from a heavenly Jamaican vocal group – the wonderful Pioneers, who have a rock-solid quality here that sounds even better with production from Joe Gibbs! The trio have a way of criss-crossing their vocals in the harmonies that's wonderful – bumping around with all ... read more CD
Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. Used ... $19.99
Third in the 4 chapter set of dub LPs produced by the great Prince Far I along with a young Adrian Sherwood, but we suppose that was obvious by the title. This set finds the British upstart dub producer taking over a bit more from Far I, and includes a cast of many of the characters who would ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Auralux (UK), 1979. Used ... $11.99
A seminal LP of dub confrontation, where London Sound System commander Fatman pits the then up and coming Prince Jammy against relative unknown Crucial Bunny for a massive rhythm battle! Jammy and Bunny go nuts flexing their dub techniques on hard and heavy rhythms cut at Channel One and Harry J's ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Prophets —
King Tubby's Prophecies Of Dub ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), 1976. New Copy (reissue)... $14.99 15.99
A fantastic album of dub from the 70s – and one that's got as much mystery on its cover as it's got magic in the grooves! Despite the name of King Tubby on the front, the real genius at the controls is Pat Kelly – who's got a different, but equally wicked way with working up a track ... read more CD
Bond Export, 1979. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
Late 70s dub from producer Donovan Germain – served up through a wicked batch of instrumentals from The Revolutionaries – who play here at their tripped-out best! The tunes have an offbeat feel that's different from more conventional dub – very little ties to any sort of initial ... read more CD
Revolutionaries —
Musical Dub Attack ... CD Channel One/Deeper Knowledge, Mid 70s. New Copy ... Just Sold Out!
A record that really lives up to its title – as it comes on with a sound so strong, so fierce, it can certainly be called an "attack"! The dub here isn't just the lazy-stepping, head-nodding variety – but very much on point and on the money – with the studio used almost ... read more CD
Greensleeves (UK), 1970s. New Copy 4CD ... $22.99 25.98
4 albums worth of crucial dub LPs in a box set – Evolution Of Dub Volume 5 – featuring the rare Crueshal Dub and Earthquake Dub LPs from producer Ossie Hibbert and The Revolutionaires – plus King Of Dub Rock Parts 1 & 2 by Sir Coxsone Dub Sound all in a single set! Crueshal ... read more CD
TSG/P-Vine (Japan), 1976. New Copy ... $24.99 29.99
The debut album from Cynthia Schloss – a reggae singer who'd go on to bring a whole new level of soul to Jamaican music! In fact, the album's maybe half reggae, and half soul – delivered by Cynthia with a range that would have been right at home in American soul in the early 70s, ... read more CD
Klik/Freestyle (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $9.99 17.99
Warmly wonderful early work from William Bunny Clarke – billed here under a different name, but the same singer who'd rise to great fame a few years later as Bunny Rugs in Third World! The vibe here is different than his hits with that group – more laidback and mellow, with great ... read more CD
Trojan (UK), Late 60s. Used ... $9.99
Nice collectin on Trojan of this vocal group's rocksteady numbers. There's a bit of overlap with the set on Pressure Sounds, as there wasn't a whole lot of material laid to tape by this group. Nice steady rockers and lover's tunes, with sweet harmony vocals. Tracks include "People ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soul Revivers —
On The Grove ... CD Acid Jazz (UK), 2022. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
The Soul Revivers really live up to their name here – by bringing back some classic Jamaican talents, including the great Ernest Ranglin and Ken Boothe – and also opening the door to some really fresh ideas in the world of funk! As you'd guess from the Jamaican component – which ... (Deep Funk, Reggae) read more CD
Trojan/Sanctuary (UK), 1981. New Copy ... $8.99 15.98
A soulful set from Carroll Thompson – the debut from the sultry UK singer, and a set that went onto become a key classic in the lovers rock genre! Carroll has a great way of mixing Jamaican styles with a bit more of a London vibe – coming up with a criss-cross of modes that really ... read more CD
Greensleeves (UK), 1982/1983. Used ... $11.99
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(Out of print. Tray card is clean but a little wavy.)
Island, 1960s/1970s/1980s. Used 2 CDs ... $11.99
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(Out of print.)
Mindless/Island, 1995. Used ... $2.99
Jamaican Gold (Portugal), 1960s/1970s. Used ... $6.99
16 songs from Byron Lee & the Dragonaires, the Jamaicans, Delroy Wilson, Culture, Hopeton Lewis, Dennis Brown, Boris Gardiner, Gregory Isaacs, the Ethiopians, Mighty Sparrow & Byron Lee, and Stanley & the Turbines*. CD
(Out of print.)
Trojan, 2007. Used ... $6.99
Includes the unmixed versions of DJ Spooky's Creation Rebel release. CD
(Out of print. Comes in a slim paper sleeve.)
Studio One/Soul Jazz (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $19.99 26.99
Some of the most righteous sounds ever recorded at the legendary Studio One label in Jamaica – 70s music that marks a time when the company was moving into some of the more thoughtful, meaningful lyrics that rose to prominence during the rasta generation! The shift is no surprise, given that ... read more CD
Also available Fire Over Babylon – Dread, Peace & Conscious Sounds At Studio One ... LP 34.99
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $24.99 29.99
These may not be the hottest hits in pop music, but the set is a stunning collection of early reggae and rocksteady treasures from the vaults of the Treasure Isle label – that famous Jamaican imprint that was the home of producer Duke Reid – a force who really helped the sounds of ... read more CD
Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A much-needed look at the farther reaches of the legendary 60s Jamaican imprint Beverley's – headed by important producer Leslie Kong, and a launching pad for some of the bigger names in Jamaican music in the years to come! Yet here, the focus is on a less-exposed side of Kong's imprint ... read more CD
Greensleeves, Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 20.98
Crucial work from the mighty King Jammy – nearly a decade's worth of productions involving a host of key artists on the Kingston scene – set up with a quality that really helps Jamaican move forward at the underground, after a burst of global fame in the 70s! Jammy's got this nicely ... read more CD
Relativity, 1993. Used ... $4.99
11 cuts: Shabba Ranks "Ting A Ling", Dirtsman "Hot This Year", Super Cat "Ghetto Red Hot (hip hop rmx)", Jesse Jender "Rude Boy Remember", Cutty Ranks "A Who Seh Me Dun", Ninjaman "Murder Dem", Mad Cobra "Flex", Buju Banton ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A really great look at the final years of the Treasure Isle label – a Jamaican imprint that was as important in the 60s as Studio One, and headed by the groundbreaking producer Duke Reid – a force maybe best known for ska and rocksteady, but still very much at the top of his game here! ... read more CD
Vampi Soul (Spain), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy Gatefold ... $5.99 16.99
Forget the "ska" in the title – because the work on this set is in a mode that's very unique, and very much all its own – clearly inspired by the first big waves of new sound to break from the Jamaican scene in the 60s, but taken into all sorts of weird and wonderful ... (Funky Compilations, Reggae) read more CD
Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
Fantastic work from legendary producer Joe Gibbs – a key force in helping Jamaican music find the darker side of its groove at the end of the 60s, thanks to some groundbreaking work in the dee jay mode, and some other styles that are definitely an earlier precursor to dub! The set brings ... read more CD
VP, 1993. Used ... $6.99
Volume 12 in the higly recommended series of reggae dancehall compilations from VP Records. Like the title says, they include the best of the current crop of dancehall singles, including some hard to find titles. Keep in mind that the even-numbered volumes (like this one) feature the slower roots ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Soul Jazz (UK), 1960s/1970s. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
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 more CD
(Limited edition orange CD!)
Soul Jazz (UK), Late 60s/1970s. New Copy ... $21.99 22.99
A seminal look at the sound of harmony soul in Jamaican music – the special way that a label like Studio One could take an American vocal approach, then find new life when pairing the style with the hippest sounds in Kingston! The collection follows the initial rise of group vocals in the ... read more CD
(Limited edition red CD pressing!)
Summer/Light In The Attic, Mid 70s/1980s. New Copy ... $6.99
Another blistering treasure trove of Canadian reggae! You heard us right, this batch of deep and heavy roots comes all the way from Toronto, and though it may be geographically isolated from the Caribbean, the vibes are deeply rooted foundation rock, not unlike some of the other astoundingly great ... read more CD
(Dual Disc includes documentary shot in Toronto between 1979 & 1982.)
Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
Late work from the legendary Treasure Isle label – an imprint maybe best known for some killer ska and rocksteady in the 60s, but one that kept on going strongly well into the 70s! The cuts here are all the handiwork of the great Duke Reid – and as you might guess from the title, there' ... read more CD
Mango, 1970s. Used ... $14.99
Another volume of this "loss leader" type collection, bringing together some of the more memorable tunes from the Island catalog of the 70s : "This Is Reggae Music" by Zap Pow, "I Shot The Sheriff" & "Concrete Jungle" by the Wailers, "The World Is ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Step 1 (UK), 1995. Used ... $2.99
Pressure Sounds (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
A wealth of rare work from Jamaican studio genius Bunny Striker Lee – unusual cuts and unreleased material – all of it a further testament to his legendary ear for a mindblowing sound! These aren't half-baked cuts, or material that deserved to fall to the cutting room floor – ... read more CD
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