An incredible duo, and one who look more like an American soul team on the front cover – and manage to deliver a similar vibe in the grooves! The style is definitely reggae, but as you'd guess from the Nina Simone cover in the title track, Bob Andy and Marcia Griffiths are also reaching out ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition red vinyl pressing!)
Horace Andy —
King Tubby Tapes ... LP Jet Star/Demon (UK), Late 70s. New Copy 2LP (reissue)...
Just Sold Out!
A double dose of Horace Andy – a set that first features some of his great vocal recordings with King Tubby – the follows up with a second disc that offers up all sorts of dub versions by Tubby himself! Andy's vocals are wonderful – soulfully crafted in the early years of reggae, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Baba Zula —
XX ... LP Glitterbeat (Germany), 2000s. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$43.99
A very different album than usual from the great tenorist Nat Birchall – a set that's no less soulful than his other records, but in a completely different way! The album's a collaboration with producer Al Breadwinner – and has this approach that feels like a lost Jamaican instrumental ... (Jazz, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Released by Birchall himself – and limited to 200 copies!)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Fantastic stuff – and a record that's as much an early 70s reggae set as it is a strong bit of east coast soul – Kingston rhythms mixed with fantastic harmonies that maybe echo more of the East Coast group soul modes than some of the earlier Jamaican groups of the 60s! The choice of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 1000 – on heavyweight orange vinyl!)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
The first album from Culture, and still their most classic – a set that takes its title from a prediction by Marcus Garvey – who said that there would be trouble in the world when "two sevens clash" on July 7, 1977! Fortunately, we made it all through that date in one piece ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Landmark work from Desmond Dekker – one of the first Jamaican artists to break bigger on the global scene at the end of the 60s – thanks to soulful sets like this! The music is still very much in a rocksteady mode, but has some currents of ska that's kept it on turntables for years ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The legendary debut LP from Desmond Dekker & The Aces – trailblazing recordings that are masterfully laid the groundwork for the international ska scene, popularizing the rude boy style and paving the way for coming reggae phenomenon that was still years down the road! Desmond Dekker's ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition red with blue splatter vinyl pressing – with download!)
Fantastic work from Marcia Griffiths – the Jamaican singer who first rose to fame in the duo of Bob & Marcia – but who already sounds very much her own woman on this classic set from the 70s! The groove is as much funky soul as it is reggae – in fact maybe more the former ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A seminal set from vocalist John Holt – stepping out here on his own after an early stretch of greatness with The Paragons – and working as a bright star on his own, with a level of crossover power that should have made him huge on the global scene! The album's as much a soul record as ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
One of the crowning achievements of the legendary Keith Hudson – a record that was originally issued on his own tiny label, with very little circulation at the time – but a set that's gone on to become the stuff of legend, thanks to Hudson's revolutionary work in the studio! The record ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(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.)
The uber-classic Observer Book Of I-Roy – the masterful collection of mid 70s material, which collected, add up to some of the very finest recordings that great Jamaican deejay I-Roy recorded with writer, arranger, producer Niney The Observer! The album is essential a top notch round-up of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A wealth of rare tracks from the archives of Jamaican producer Bunny "Striker" Lee – tracks pulled from one-off dubplates mixed direct from the studio, and other unreleased tracks pulled from never-heard master tapes too! The music here definitely lives up to Lee's production ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has a mark that makes a click during "Blood Of Babylon", "Blood Of Babylon Dub", and "Enforcement", but the rest is great.)
Byron Lee & Dragonaires —
This Is Carnival ... LP Dynamic Sounds, 1976. Very Good+ ...
$11.99
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(Orange label Jamaican pressing. Cover has some splitting, razor mark, sticker remnant.)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires —
Carnival Experience ... LP Dynamic Sounds, 1979. Very Good+ ...
Just Sold Out!
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(Orange label Jamaican pressing. Cover has a bit of light wear, but looks great overall!)
Byron Lee & The Dragonaires —
Disco Reggae ... LP Dynamic Sounds (Jamaica), 1975. Near Mint- ...
$19.99
Lee, ever the entrepreneur, looks to capitalize on the huge stateside disco trend with this album, though there's little disco here, and mostly workman like reggae, that's not particularly outstanding. The sole disco effort is a take on "The Hustle", and the rest of set includes "Roc ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A little bit of crossover from Jamaica with some amusing covers done in a subdued reggae style. The vocal styles range from imitation sweet soul to that of the Righteous Brothers on such songs as "For Your Precious Love". They make a nice little ditty out of "Shaft" and a ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Yellow label pressing. Cover has light wear and aging, with a small split in the bottom seam.)
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lord Rhaburn & His Combo —
Down To Belize ... LP CES (Belize), 1965. Very Good ...
$39.99
(NOTE – Vinyl has a slightly heated edge that plays just fine but with some tone arm wobble. Labels have some fading. Cover has some wear and aging, splitting in the bottom seam, and a large sticker with an incription in front.)
Madness back when they were strongly in a ska vein! Titles include "One Step beyond", "Tarzan's Nuts", "Madness", "Chimunks Are Go", "Razor Blade Alley", and "Land Of Hope & Glory". (Rock, Reggae)LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on Sire. Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has minimal wear and is a nice copy.)
One of the best-selling albums ever from Bob Marley – a classic collection of work from his all-too-short career – and one that's gone onto become as famous as Marley's individual records themselves! The collection really allows all the classics to resonate strongly, in a track order ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Bob Marley & The Wailers —
Early Music ... LP Calla, Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
$16.99
We'd be willing to wager Marley is perhaps the artist whose work has been released and re-released, repackaged and reformatted more than any other. This set features work recorded under Coxsone Dodd at Studio One: "Wings Of A Dove", "It Hurts To Be Alone", "I'm Still ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Mid 70s issue. Cover has some light wear and aging.)
A righteous classic from the legendary Bob Marley – and a set that really pushed the roots reggae sound strongly into the mainstream – almost making the mode the defining global understanding of Jamaican music, thanks to the power and presence of the album! All the Marley Tuff Gong ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Blue label pressing. Cover has some surface & edge wear.)
Recorded at Tuff Gong – with titles that include "My Kind Of War"," Who is Your Neighbor", "King Street", "Fussin & Fighting", "There'll Always Be Music", and "Retribution". LP, Vinyl record album
(Rita Marley Music pressing, including printed inner sleeve. Vinyl has a pressing flaw on side two that does not affect play. Cover has a hype sticker and light wear.)
Righteous sounds from Rita Marley – a set that's one of her best-remembered albums, and done in a well-crafted style that definitely lives up to the Marley family name! The set was recorded at Tuff Gong, with a lean quality and laidback groove that lets Rita really step out front on vocals ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Vinyl has small press flaw bumps and pits. Cover has minimal wear and aging.)
A novelty group if there ever was one, but they still had their day with the big hit "Pass the Dutchie", not that any of them were even old enough to know what they were singing about, or should have been. Beyond that track there's not a whole lot that's remarkable about their commercial ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the lyric insert. Cover has an MCA stamp and a cutout notch.)
New Age Steppers —
Love Forever ... LP On-U Sound (UK), 2012. New Copy (reissue)...
$9.9919.99
Later work from New Age Steppers, but a set that's very much got the spirit of the group at the core – given that it's essentially a collaboration between Ari Up and producer Adrian Sherwood – who were the key forces behind the group's sound at the start! In fact, the feel here is ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(First time on vinyl!)
Night Owls —
Versions ... LP F Spot, 2022. New Copy ...
$19.9921.99
The Night Owls take off here with their own takes on a host of funk and soul classics – vintage songs by Shuggie Otis, Marvin Gaye, The Dramatics, Al Green, and others – all served up in the group's unique groove! The approach mixes in bits of rocksteady rhythms with deep funk – ... (Deep Funk, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A real moment of righteous power from Lee Scratch Perry – as you might expect from the image on the cover – clearly indicating a strong sense of pride and identity that also tracks with the 70s shift in Jamaican music too! Lee's the producer here, but also extends full creative control ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
An early moment of genius from the legendary Lee Perry – and a set that uses Django imagery from Italian westerns to serve up a "bad boy" version of Jamaican music for the late 60s! Even at this early point, the sounds are mindblowing – rocksteady brought through a really ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A really striking mid 80s effort from the legendary Lee Scratch Perry – done at a time when his name and reputation had risen strongly on the global scene – which also seems to come through in the music as well! There's a wider range of styles going on here than before – and ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Marie Pierre —
Love Affair ... LP Trojan (UK), 1979. Near Mint- ...
$38.99
A warmly-crafted set of soulful reggae from the UK – produced and arranged by Dennis Bovell – who also plays keyboards and wrote most of the songs! Tracks include "Choose Me", "Somebody Else's Man", "Nothing Gained (From Loving You)", "I Believe" ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Prince Jammy —
Crucial In Dub ... LP Greensleeves (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy ...
$24.9925.98
Unreleased work from the great Prince Jammy – an assortment of never-heard dubs, all of which bristle with a sharpness that marks the start of the digital generation! There's a spareness here that's wonderful – Jammy's way of making a key element be just enough out front of some slow-st ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
We're not sure what "lion style" is, but we can definitely say that the album's heavy on dub – a darkly bubbling masterpiece with Prince Jammy at the controls – crafting his magic to grooves by a top-shelf set of Kingston musicians! Winston Wright plays lots of keyboards ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual album from the West African scene of the 70s – a set that brings together that area's styles with touches of reggae and maybe a slight current of soul – all of which makes for a very distinct approach to rhythm, which is also echoed in the vocals and instrumentation! There's ... (Global Grooves, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sean Paul —
Dutty Rock ... LP VP/Atlantic, 2002. Very Good 2LP ...
$49.99
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(Cover has light wear, a hype sticker and a mark through the barcode.)
Not quite as solid as their two tone classic Too Much Pressure, but more than satisfying first wave ska revival that still holds up after all these years! Includes "Bombscare", "Celebrate The Bullet", "Selling Out Your Future", "Red Reflections", "(Who ... (Rock, Reggae)read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Plays with surface noise, crackles, and has some small deeper marks that click. Cover has heavy edge wear and bent corners.)
Soul Revivers —
On The Grove ... LP Acid Jazz (UK), 2022. New Copy 2LP ...
$26.9929.99
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
Keith Stewart —
Jamaica Calling ... LP Kalypso/Federal (Jamaica), Mid 60s. Near Mint- ...
$4.99
Third World's first LP for Columbia, in their now familiar pop crossover style, which helped them become one of the hugest acts in Jamaican music. Includes "Rock The World", "Spiritual Revolution", "Who Gave You (Jah Rastafari)", "Dubb Music", "Shine ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A record 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 bit as strong on the vocal side of Thompson's skills, as it is the production side! The album was recorded at Tubby's with the Revolutionaries ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition of 750 – on heavyweight "Marijuana" colored vinyl!)
One of the most righteous albums ever recorded by Peter Tosh – as you might guess from the title and cover! Tosh could be great on other themes – but this set has him picking up even more politics than usual – maybe a bit late in the roots game, but able to find a way to bring ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has light wear and a lightly bent corner.)
The vocals here are wonderful – a strongly soulful style that really reflects the group members' many years in Jamaican vocal groups – but the rhythms are also key, too – and handled by the Roots Radics with some slight touches of the digital age to come! The balance between ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Colored vinyl pressing – with 12 inch bonus of "Take We Back" and "Take A Taste"!)
A real gem from the glory days of Island Records reggae – a set of righteous roots material from the Wailing Souls, and the kind of record that should have been as big for the label as their hits by Bob Marley! Winston Matthews and Lloyd McDonald trade lead vocals, and the whole group ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Delroy Wilson —
Go Away Dream ... LP Pressure Sounds, 1982. New Copy (reissue)...
$36.9939.99
A fantastic record from the great Delroy Wilson – a set that's dubby at the core, but also has a righteous sense of soul too – almost a Jamaican extension of the hippest styles of early 70s American soul! Delroy's vocals are wonderful – very powerful, even without trying too much ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A big crossover record for the golden guy – with cuts that include "Jamaica Nice/Take Me Home Country Roads", "Wha Dat", "Disco Reggae", "Reggae Calypso", "If You Should Lose Me/You'll Lose A Good Thing", and "Mi Believe/Summer ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing, PC 39301. The back cover has a peel spot over the song titles and light stain, while the front looks great!)
With selections by Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, Owen & Leon, Stranger Cole, Lee Perry, The Termites, Calypso Joe, The Itals, Lloyd Charmers, The Ethiopians, The Soulmates, U Roy, Lloydie & The Lowbites, Max Romeo, Lloyd & Patsy, The Flowers & Alvin, and Charlie Ace & Fay. LP, Vinyl record album
(Early 90s issue. Cover has a small sticker spot.)
Compiled by early Japanese hip hop pioneer Kan Takagi – with selections by ECD, Boy Ken, Hase-T, Chappie, Major Force Posse, and DJ Doc Holiday. (Hip Hop, Reggae)LP, Vinyl record album
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 moreLP, Vinyl record album
The pioneering reggae compilation series from Trojan – documenting the great singles that were busting boundaries and paving the way for the worldwide love of Jamaican music! Titles include "You Can Get It If You Really Want" by Desmond Dekker, "Montego Bay" by Freddie ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Orange and white label UK pressing in the foil cover – which has some light wrinkles in the laminate.)
A really excellent collection of rocksteady work on Trojan Records – material that's much more expansive than some of the more hit-based sets of this type on the market – in a way that really draws a firm line between the roots of ska and the early days of reggae! There's a lot of ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Various —
Roots Of Reggae ... LP Dominion (Netherlands), 1981. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ...
$19.99
Somewhat misleading title on this Dutch reggae compilation – not so much early material but more about reggae's influence at the time – with a good mix of straightforward tunes like "Israelites" by Desmond Dekker, "Double Barrel" by Dave & Ansel Collins, "Car ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Another incredible collection of rock steady from Pressure Sounds – some of the rarest singles ever from the Caltone & John Tom labels! It's very nice, very groovy stuff – mellow little rockers with sweet production by Phill Pratt, with vocalists that include a young Horace Andy, ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Includes selections by JC Lodge, Josie Wales, Robbie Lyn, Hopeton Lindo, Dennis Creary, Lady G, Ken Boothe, Dean Frazer, Mighty Diamonds, and Home T. LP, Vinyl record album
Produced by Mutabaruka, with a rhythm team featuring Benbow Creary, Christopher Meredith, Fazel Prendergast, Tarzan Nelson, Dean Fraser, Nambo and Bobby Ellis backing the first generation of dub poets from Jamaica, artists who expended on the Dee Jays role and brought reggae back to the hardcore ... read moreLP, Vinyl record album