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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
Horace Andy —
Get Wise ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), 1975. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Prime 70s work from Horace Andy – recorded in this laidback, soul-drenched style that almost recalls the Kingston sound of a few years before! The setting is very earthy and up-close – a perfect placement for Andy's really unique vocals, which almost approximate some of the more ... read more CD
Capitol, 1995. Used ... $1.99
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(Out of print, promotional stamp on CD and sticker on booklet cover.)
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
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
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
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
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
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
Music Collection International (UK), Late 60s/1970s/1980s/Early 90s. Used ... $3.99
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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.)
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
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
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
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
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.)
Inspirations —
Reggae Fever (with bonus tracks) ... CD Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1970. New Copy 2CD ... Just Sold Out!
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
First Warning/Ryko, 1991. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
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
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
Profile, 1990. Used ... $8.99
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(Out of print.)
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
Bob Marley —
Bob Marley – The Capitol Session 1973 (CD/Mercury, 1973. New Copy CD & DVD ... Just Sold Out!
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.)
Bob Marley —
Songs Of Freedom (4 CD set) ... CD Island/Tuff Gong, 1960s/1970s. Used 4 CDs ... Just Sold Out!
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(Out of print, limited numbered edition.)
17 North Parade, 1970s/1980s/1990s. New Copy 2 CD & DVD ... $23.99 25.98
The Mighty Diamonds pass the knowledge – but they also pass the kouchie on the first track on the record – an indication of the way these guys can serve up wisdom with a laidback vibe that makes their message so wonderfully down to earth! The Mighty Diamonds are kind of a second ... read more CD
Also available Pass The Knowledge – Reggae Anthology ... LP 19.99
Virgin (UK), 1976. Used ... $3.99
The Mighty Diamonds debut set, an excellent mix of their sweet harmonies, strident political stance and the then new Rockers sound that was sweeping the Island, recorded at Channel One with a mighty band under the direction of the Hoo Kim brothers. An essential! Includes "Right Time", ... read more CD
Doctor Bird/Trojan (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A pair of rare dub albums – back to back in a single set, with bonus tracks too! On A1 Dub, Blacka Morwell serves up some massive dub – working at Channel 1, for an obscure album on Trojan Records – but maybe coming across with some of the richness of the Island Records ... read more CD
RAS/VP, 1978. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
An incredible moment of righteous energy from the Kingston scene of the 70s – sublime production by Augustus Pablo, and very powerful lyrics from the great Hugh Mundell! Despite the laidback groove of the record, the tunes themselves have as much political energy as American work of the ... read more CD
Observer/17 North Parade/VP, 1970s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 21.98
An astounding collection that brings together work from a roots reggae legend! Niney's productions stand as some of the strongest benchmarks for golden era roots reggae, with his ability to fuse heavy rhythms with righteous messages and some of the better vocal performances that these singers ... read more CD
Abraham/Get On Down, Late 70s. New Copy ... $6.99 14.98
Uber-classic dub from Augustus Pablo! Dubbing In A Africa was produced by Pablo and features a rhythm section of Bingy Bunny, Sly & Robbie and Gladdy. Here they deliver a nice, tight set of tunes which like many of Pablo's other classics, veer closer to rhythm workouts than deep space dub ... read more CD
Pressure Sounds, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
A host of rare gems from the early years of Lee Perry's legendary Black Ark studios – material recorded by Scratch himself, on some cuts featuring The Upsetters, others some close contemporaries – but all nicely unified here by contributions from Lee at just about every level! As with ... read more CD
Also available Black Art From The Black Ark ... LP 22.99
Trojan (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. Used ... $11.99
A nice selection of Upsetters tracks, and other Perry productions, from 1969-1973. Though he had yet to make the mothership connection through the Black Ark, his vision is fully formed on all these funky numbers, and it's clear where much of his inspiration was coming from with "Freak Out ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Lee Perry & The Upsetters —
Return Of Sound System Scratch – More Lee Perry Dub Plate Mixes & Rarities 1973 to 1979 ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Rare and unreleased Lee Perry dubplate mixes – brilliant productions from the creatively fruitful, boundary busting 70s years – with the mighty Upsetters and numbers featuring Junior Murvin, Candy Mackenzie, Leo Graham, Jimmy Riley, George Faith, Jack Lord and The Silvertones! This is ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2 CDs ... $16.99 24.99
Four fantastic albums from the legendary Prince Far I! The set begins with the classic Free From Sin – Great early work from Prince Far I – a stunning mix of reggae and dub, with a righteous quality that really gives the prince his title amongst 70s Jamaican royalty! Backing is by a ... read more CD
Auralux (UK), 1979. Used ... $16.99
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.)
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1972. New Copy ... $16.99 24.99
A great pair of records – plus a huge amount of bonus tracks too! First up is the debut Reggae Strings album – one of the most unique albums on the Trojan label during the 70s – and a surprising hit for the company too! The approach here is very unusual – as the cuts here ... 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
Black World/17 North Parade, 1975. New Copy ... $13.99 15.99
A really classic set from the great Max Romeo – a record that oozes with the soulful vocals he first forged back in the 60s, and sparks with some of the more righteous themes of his rasta roots work of the 70s! The production is perfect – laidback, unassuming, and very much a showcase ... read more CD
Also available Revelation Time ... LP 19.99
Royals —
Pick Up The Pieces ... CD Pressure Sounds (UK), Late 60s/1970s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Just when you thought the last of the great Jamaican soul treasures had been tapped, Pressure Sounds unearths this sweet collection by Roy Cousins and the Royals. Clearly drawing on Detroit and Chicago for soulful harmony influences, this compilation pulls together a load of mellow reggae, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Auralux (UK), 1981/1982. Used ... $32.99
Two blazing early 80s dub LPs, brought together for one mighty, mighty reissue set! Auralux grabs a couple of prime LPs worth of material from the point where Tubby acolytes Scientist and Jammy were beginning to come into their own, and grab hold of the reigns of dub power, and they do a fine job ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Klik/Freestyle (UK), 1975. New Copy ... $15.99 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
Also available To Love Somebody ... LP 16.99
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1971. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
A fantastic record from the early days of the dee jay scene in Jamaica – a set from David Scotty Scott, who'd previously been a singer – and who does a really great job here hanging between two different modes! Many tracks feature Scotty rapping along with the laidback grooves – ... read more CD
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
Great work from one of the lesser-known vocal trios of the Kingston scene in its heyday – and a group who are also an obscure Lee Perry project too! The Silvertones have a wonderful harmony style – a very deep lead, and soaring backups that really take off in surprising ways – ... read more CD
On-U Sound/Hot Milk (UK), Early 80s. New Copy 4CD ... $26.99 30.99
A fantastic package of work from the legendary On-U Sound label – four of the most important early albums on the label – from a time when the imprint was completely revolutionizing the influence of Jamaican music on the British scene! All of the albums were produced by Adrian Sherwood ... read more CD
Sunshot/Pressure Sounds (UK), Mid 70s. Used ... $11.99
A real dub rarity – a set that was originally issued in two different versions, both with different tracks – both in very small pressings! This excellent version from Pressure Sounds combines all the cuts from both discs – in a superb package of stripped-down dubs built around ... read more CD
Heartbeat, Mid 70s. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Mesa, 1997. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print, front and back of booklet has some writing in pen.)
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A trio of classic albums produced by Linval Thompson – with lots of bonus tracks too! First up is Linval's I Love Marijuana record – an album with a striking title – and a set that really marked the full promise of Linval Thompson in the 70s – a dubby classic that's every ... read more CD
Also available Trojan Roots Collection (I Love Marijuana/
Linval Thompson/Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. Used 2CD ... $14.99
A trio of classic albums produced by Linval Thompson – with lots of bonus tracks too! First up is Linval's I Love Marijuana record – an album with a striking title – and a set that really marked the full promise of Linval Thompson in the 70s – a dubby classic that's every ... read more CD
Also available Trojan Roots Collection (I Love Marijuana/
Attack, Late 60s. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
Island/Mango, 1970s. Used ... $2.99
A great collection of some of the great soulful reggae Toots and The Maytals licensed to Island in the mid 70s, with all the enduring hits: "54-46 That's My Number", "Reggae Got Soul", "Funky Kingston", "Sweet & Dandy", "Time Tough" and "Pr ... read more CD
Also available Reggae Greats ... CD 2.99(Out of print.)
Island, 1970s. Used ... $2.99
A great collection of some of the great soulful reggae Toots and The Maytals licensed to Island in the mid 70s, with all the enduring hits: "54-46 That's My Number", "Reggae Got Soul", "Funky Kingston", "Sweet & Dandy", "Time Tough" and "Pr ... read more CD
Also available Reggae Greats ... CD 2.99(Out of print.)
Island (UK), 1980. Used ... $9.99
A triumphant live performance from Toots Hibbert and The Maytals – recorded in London at a time when the group was really riding high – able to serve up their music with a sense of majesty that really fit the spirit of the larger arena! The tunes are mostly classics, but they've got a ... read more CD
Also available Toots Live (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1977. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Peter Tosh's great, strongly strident second album – and easily one of his best! Equal Rights is up to par with the finest Wailers LPs, although this is a bit heavier than the groovy, mellow Legalize It, the more celebrated predecessor. A hugely important, essential set of mid-to-late 70s ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Shanachie, 1981. Used ... $14.99
Bunny Wailer hits up the dancehall for inspiration and recruits the Radics to back him on this crossover effort that successfully spans his roots roots and the new sound of the day! 10 numbers in all, including "Rock 'n Groove", "Another Dance", "Dance Rock", "Coo ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
17 North Parade, 1979. New Copy ... $13.99 15.98
One of the deepest records of the roots reggae generation – a set that was so far ahead of its time, it never saw release until a decade after it was recorded! Sylford Walker has this very powerful way of putting over his words – part singing, part chanting – and often set to ... read more CD
(Includes bonus tracks!)
Reel To Reel (UK), Late 60s. New Copy 6CD ... $9.99
A huge run of music from the legendary Blue Beat label – a crucial British label that brought the sounds of Kingston to the shores of London – forever helping transform the musical culture in that city! Blue Beat got its start in the 60s, and much of this work is in the earliest ... read more CD
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
Deep Jamaican sounds from the 70s – all work produced by the legendary Sonia Pottinger, and which shows that her talents for roots music were every bit as great as her work with earlier styles too! With Pottinger, the key is almost less what she does in the studio than what she does with her ... read more CD
Coral Sound Studio (Canada), 1996. Used ... $6.99
Rhino (UK), 1995. Used ... $6.99
Music from Jimmy Riley, Roman Stewart, Pat Kelly, Horace Andy, Sluggy Ranks, Norris Weir, Colin Sampson, Trevor Sparks, Penny, and more. CD
(Out of print.)
Federal/VP, 1960s/1970s/1980s. New Copy 2CD ... $18.99 21.99
A sprawling 2CD collection of material recorded for Kingston's Federal roster in the 60s, 70s and early 80s – a wealth of classic and should be classic reggae from The Maytals, Bob Andy, Techniques, Ermie Smith, John Holt, Ernie Smith, Marcia Griffiths, Lord Creator, Delroy Wilson and many ... read more CD
Doctor Bird (UK), Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A killer collection of work from Jamaican producer Derrick Harriott – a double length set that features 20 tracks on CD for the first time ever, plus lots of rare nuggets – all from a time when Harriott was completely on fire! Harriott was not only a producer, but also a performer, and ... read more CD
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used 2CD ... $14.99
Pivotal early dancehall work from the Kingston scene – all of it produced by the legendary Sonia Pottinger, almost all of it issued on her short-lived Dance Hall label! The music here shares some of the qualities of the emerging mode at other labels – but unlike, say, Studio one – ... read more CD
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 3CD ... $24.99 29.99
Later work from legendary Jamaican producer Duke Reid – best known for the rocksteady classics on his Treasure Isle label in the late 60s, but still going strong here well into the 70s! The tracks here represent nearly every single 12" release issued by Reid on the many branches of ... read more CD
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
Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1970. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
A pair of classic Clancy Eccles-produced compilations from the start of the 70s – issued here with plenty of bonus tracks too! Foolish Fool was initially billed to Cynthia Richards, the great singer who delivers the leadoff title tune – but the real start of the set is maybe Clancy ... read more CD
Treasure Isle/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s. Used 2CD ... $18.99
A pair of killer albums from the rocksteady years – back to back in a single set, with a heck of a lot of bonus tracks too! First up is the compilation Greatest Jamaican Beat – also titled Rocksteady Baba Boom Time – seminal Duke Reid productions from the key rocksteady years ... read more CD
Trojan (UK), Early/Mid 70s. Used ... $19.99
Blam – explosion is right! 50 mad Dee Jay jams from the golden age of reggae, nothing but top notch shots to rock the spot! They chat, we rock with loads and loads of fantastic numbers including: U Roy "Rule The Nation", "Wear You To The Ball" and "Treasure Isle ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Mid 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
An unusual collection of mento material from Jamaica – a later document of sounds that were initially the first on the path towards rocksteady and reggae! Back in the late 50s, Bermuda had calypso and Jamaica had mento – a style that was similar, but which had a slightly different ... read more CD
High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), 1977. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
The hits of 77 here aren't the big American chart hits of 1977 – but instead are some key cuts from the Jamaican scene in Kingston – served up here in versions produced by the legendary Sonia Pottinger! And in fact, it might be a stretch to call all these cuts hits – but that's ... read more CD
Also available Hits Of 77 (plus bonus tracks) ... CD 14.99
Various —
Hits Of 77 (plus bonus tracks) ... CD High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), 1977. Used 2CD ... $14.99
The hits of 77 here aren't the big American chart hits of 1977 – but instead are some key cuts from the Jamaican scene in Kingston – served up here in versions produced by the legendary Sonia Pottinger! And in fact, it might be a stretch to call all these cuts hits – but that's ... read more CD
Also available Hits Of 77 (plus bonus tracks) ... CD 16.99
Death Is Not The End (UK), Late 50s/Early 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $14.99 16.98
Very early work from the Jamaican scene – a set that includes cuts by artists who'd later record classic tracks in the rocksteady years, but who here are working in a much different mode! The title is plenty apt, but only gets at part of the sound – as this isn't straight doo wop as ... 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
Also available Jammy's From The Roots 1977 to 1985 ... LP 26.99
VP, Early 80s. New Copy ... $10.99
Discomix versions of stellar late 70s and early 80s selections from Joe Gibbs & Errol Thompson– giving the extended mix treatment to some stellar singles by a number of great vocalists and augmented by the top notch players! The approach essentially pairs up jams for an extended mix ... read more CD
Auralux (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. Used ... $18.99
Looking back now, it's easy to see that when Prince Jammy graduated to being known as King Jammy, it marked a big shift in the sound of Jamaican music. This tremendous batch of roots numbers predates the digital transition, showcasing Jammy's foundation in the roots material that was just ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
Profile, 1991. Used ... $4.99
Includes tracks by Bobo General, Frankie Paul, Trevor Sparks, Cutty Ranks, Nardo Ranks, Derrick Irie, Reggie Stepper, and Superman & Spiderman. CD
(Out of print.)
Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
The first-ever full collection of work based around the production efforts of Karl JJ Johnson – maybe not the biggest name in Jamaican studio talent, but a producer with a great ear for the most soulful sounds bubbling up at the time! Johnson was known as Sir JJ – and worked most ... read more CD
Ryko, 1991. Used ... $4.99
Features work by Agustus Pablo, Enkuli, Rockers All Stars, Yami Bolo, Icho Candy, Blacka T, and others! CD
(Out of print. Barcode has a cutout hole.)
