An essential roots album! A mid 70s landmark of harmony roots, the Abyssinians' Satta is hard to beat for hardcore, spiritual roots delivered over hypnotically pulsing rhythms. Robbie Shakespeare, plus Horsemouth, Boo Richards, Micky Chung, Chinna Smith and Clive Hunt and Geoffrey Chung are among ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Essential Afro reggaefrom Ivory Coast pioneer great Alpha Blondy – 1984's standard bearing Cocody Rock! The title track and defining anthem "Cocody Rock" was cut at Tuff Gong and sort of paved the way for African reggae to come. A number of the tracks feature backing by the group ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Dennis Brown —
Over Proof ... LP VP, 1990. Very Good+ ...
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An early dancehall classic from Don Carlos – a set that shows just how much the style was linked to the roots generation at the start – as Don sings here with some great backings from The Aggrovators, which are then filtered through all sorts of cool styles that really reflect the fresh ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
(Remasted pressing!)
Earl Sixteen —
Rightful Ruler ... LP Zion High (UK), 2022. New Copy ...
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A contemporary set, but one that's got a classic roots reggae vibe that goes right back to the 70s – right down to the classic style of featuring a dub version of a cut right after the vocals! Earl Sixteen has roots that go way back, and given the strength of his performance here, he can ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Crucial work from Joe Gibbs – dub material that maybe made him one of the true giants of the genre at the time – with a sublime righteous sound that's still a standard-setter all these many years later! Joe works with plenty of studio help from Errol Thompson – and the pair ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Sweet early work from Beres Hammond – working with producer Joe Gibbs and record in more of a groovy R&B mode – perhaps even more of a step into a modern soul vibe than his previous Soul Reggae LP – and it's a good one! The opening tracks takes it to most grandly orchestrated ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Reggae) read moreCD
(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.)
Gregory Isaacs —
Mr Isaacs ... LP Earthquake/17 North Parade, 1977. New Copy (reissue)...
$24.9925.99
Fantastic early material from Gregory Isaacs – captured here early in his career, and working in a deep roots reggae mode – recording at Channel One with great direction from Ossie Hibbert! The set's laidback and righteous, in ways that let all the soulful qualities of Isaac's vocals ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A mighty righteous set of roots material – but maybe that's no surprise, given that Fred Locks titled the album after the shipping line started by Marcus Garvey to help African-Americans get back to the homeland! On vocals, Fred's got an approach that's every bit in spirit with his rasta ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
The Super Ape returns, but in a way that's very different than the previous album with the monkey's name in the title – as this set's got a much more raw, stripped-down vibe – mostly instrumental, and from the farther reaches of the imagination of Lee Scratch Perry! Maybe think of this ... (Reggae) read moreCD
The Super Ape returns, but in a way that's very different than the previous album with the monkey's name in the title – as this set's got a much more raw, stripped-down vibe – mostly instrumental, and from the farther reaches of the imagination of Lee Scratch Perry! Maybe think of this ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Lee Scratch Perry's funky reggae party, put together at the Black Ark, with Boris Gardner, Mickey Boo, Sly Dunbar & Winston Wright. A nice batch of crackling Jamaican funk, with the requisite Black Ark smoke blowing throughout. Includes a bunch of classic Perry-isms, with Scratch dropping ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
An unusual album, and one that 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 for putting together a host of great dub tracks that might have been lost ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Reggae) read moreCD
A dark and murky classic from Prince Far I – a set that has his words of wisdom brewing up amidst a whole host of dubby productions from Joe Gibbs! The Prince takes dub production to fresh territory here – toasting over the tracks, but in a way that's very different than some of the ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Roots Radics —
12 Inches Of Dub ... LP VP/17 North Parade, Early 80s. New Copy (reissue)...
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A massive set of rhythms from the legendary Roots Radics – one that's definitely got the dubby elements you'd expect from the title, but which also showcases the kind of rock-solid instrumentation the group always had at the core! The sound is almost effortless here – the kind of spare ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Pure early 80s niceness from Ranking Toyan alongside the High Times Band and Roots Radics under Junjo Lawes tutelage, a recipe for success from Jah Guidance! 12 tracks in all, including "Love & Devotion", "How It Begun", "You I Love", "Dread In Babylon", ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Delroy Wilson —
Cool Operator ... LP VP, Early 1970s. New Copy 2LP ...
$26.9929.99
Delroy Wilson is definitely a cool operator here – bridging two generations of Jamaican music by turning out fresh versions on American soul tunes on part of the set, while also really marking his strong shift as a songwriter on the rest! All of the work here come from those classic years ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Reggae takes on Beatles tunes – both from the early and later years of the Fab Four – served up with vocals from a variety of different singers! There's a soulful vibe to the record right from the start – and the rhythms move between roots and lovers rock-styled pacing – ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
Righteous roots reggae from the digital generation – a whole host of tracks produced by the legendary King Jammy – a force who was really able to keep the spiritual fires of the 70s burning well into the following decade! The selection of cuts here is great – and if anything, the ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Righteous roots reggae from the digital generation – a whole host of tracks produced by the legendary King Jammy – a force who was really able to keep the spiritual fires of the 70s burning well into the following decade! The selection of cuts here is great – and if anything, the ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A deep dive down in the dub vaults at Greensleeves records – tracks all hand picked by the Channel One Sound System – and served up with original versions on LP1, and dub takes on LP2! The originals here were produced by Henry Junjo Lawes, Gussie Clark, Linval Thompson, Hugh Mundell, ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
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 ... (Reggae) read moreCD
Sweet digital dancehall – served up here in a collection that does a great job of looking at the deeper side of the scene in the late 80s! All tracks here appeared on the Redman International label, a great showcase for some great younger singers whose energy really helped breathe new life ... (Reggae) read moreLP, Vinyl record album
A set that might well also be titled "the birth of reggae" – as it pulls together some of the harder-edged cuts that were really starting to get the music going on the UK scene at the end of the 60s – work that had a leaner, meaner vibe than rocksteady and ska – with a ... (Reggae) read moreCD