Reggae — New Arrivals 
Classic sounds from Kingston and beyond -- roots, rocksteady, dub, dancehall, ska, and more!
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UB40 —
1980-83 ... LP 
A&M, Early 80s. Near Mint- ... $7.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Label on Side 1 has a bit of marker.)
Bob Marley & The Wailers —
Rastaman Vibration ... LP Island, 1976. Near Mint- Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
(Black label pressing with Sterling stamp. Cover has light wear and light waviness from moisture.)
Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo —
Seke Molenga & Kalo Kawongolo ... LP Trojan/Antarctica Starts Here, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 24.98
One of the most unusual albums to ever come from the legendary Black Ark studios of Lee Scratch Perry – a set by a duo of Congolese singers, Seke Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo – who are also not to be confused with The Congos, another group that Perry was producing at the time! The album ... (Global Grooves, Reggae) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Lee Perry & The Upsetters —
Double Seven ... LP Trojan/Antarctica Starts Here, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $20.99 24.99
Brilliant early work from Lee Perry & The Upsetters – and an album that already shows that Perry's got a fantastic production style firmly in place! The rhythms are great – the kind of laidback, bad-stepping grooves you'd expect from The Upsetters – but there's also a special ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Shabba Ranks —
Mi Shabba ... CD 
Epic, 1995. Used ... $1.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Special AKA —
Free Nelson Mandela (club, lp, inst) ... 12-inch 2 Tone/Chrysalis, 1984. Near Mint- (pic cover)... $7.99
One of the numerous politically motivated singles aimed at South Africa's then apartheid government in the mid-80s, this one brought to you by Jerry Dammers' post Specials group featuring the English Beat's Ranking Rogers and produced by Elvis Costello, with an uptempo ska inflected groove! 12-inch, Vinyl record
(Cover has a trace of a price sticker, light wear, and a promo stamp.)
Various —
Derrick Harriott Presents Earthly Sounds ... 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
Various —
Different Fashion – The High Note Dancehall Collection ... CD High Note/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 70s/Early 80s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
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
Various —
I Love The Reggay – Boss Sounds From Randy's Records ... CD Randys/Doctor Bird (UK), Late 60s. New Copy ... $14.99 20.99
A searing set of early reggae tracks from the Randy's label in Kingston – all produced by the mighty Vincent Chin, and featuring 15 cuts that appear here on CD for the first time ever! Chin worked out of his legendary store – Randy's Record Mart, located at 17 North Parade (an address ... read more CD
Various —
High Note Mento Collection ... CD 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
Various —
Ska From Jamaica (plus bonus tracks) ... CD Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), Mid 60s. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99
The long-overdue release of a killer collection of underground ska from the Jamaican scene of the 60s – a package put together by a small London label to feature the best production work of Kingston producer Lindon Pottinger! These cuts lie in the Trojan Records vaults for decades – ... read more CD
Various —
Reggae Power (with bonus tracks) ... CD 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
Various —
Hits Of 77 (plus bonus tracks) ... 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
Clancy Eccles/Trojan/Doctor Bird (UK), 1969. New Copy 2CD ... $16.99 24.99
A pair of gems from the early years of reggae – stacked back to back in a 2CD set, along with a huge amount of bonus tracks too! First up is 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 ... read more CD
Errol Brown & The Supersonics —
Treasure Dub Albums Collection (Treasure Dub Vols 1 & 2/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
Culture —
Children Of Zion – The High Note Singles Collection (3CD set) ... 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
Various —
Roots Reggae Essentials ... CD Hip-O, 1970s. Used ... $6.99
Music from Third World, the Wailers, Johnny Clarke, Wailing Souls, Burning Spear, the Congos, Max Romeo, Leroy Smart, Bunny Wailer, Gregory Isaacs, and more. CD
(Out of print.)
Yellowman Vs Josey Wales —
Two Giants Clash ... LP Greensleeves (UK), 1984. Good ... $14.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Nigerian Greensleeves pressing. Cover has ringwear, heavy edge wear, and some flaking at the sides.)
Bob Marley & The Wailers —
Uprising (with bonus tracks) ... CD Island/Tuff Gong, 1980. Used ... $4.99
The last studio album issued by Bob Marley during his too-short lifetime – and the kind of record that continued to keep him at the top of the global scene – not just a reggae star, but a worldwide superstar who would have kept the fire burning for decades! The group is rock-solid ... read more CD
Also available Uprising (half speed master) ... LP 36.99(Remastered edition. Punch through barcode.)
Various —
Strictly Dancehall ... CD Epic, 1993. Used ... $2.99
Music from Shabba Ranks, Josey Wales, Mad Cobra, Yellowman, Terror Fabulous, Dirtsman, Shabba Ranks & Ninjaman & Admiral Tibet, Ghost & Culture, Trinity, Bounty Killer, Dillinger, and Red Dragon. CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Various —
Black Star Liner – Reggae From Africa ... LP Heartbeat, 1983. Near Mint- ... $29.99
Includes selections by Sonny Okosun, Sabanoh 75, Cloud 7, Bongos Ikwue & The Groovies, Victor Uwaifo & His Titibitis, and Miatta Fahnbulleh. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet!)
Oversoul —
Soul Development ... CD Third Eye, 1999. Used ... $14.99
Spirited modern reggae with deep inflections of 70s spirtual jazz and soul from David Byrd's Oversoul! Byrd sings and plays sax in a laidback, yet strident manner – in a groove that sometimes references Gil Scott-Heron. Players include Hamid Drake, Joe Thomas, Darryl Thompson, Peter Z, ... read more CD
(Out of print, original CD pressing.)
Toots & The Maytals —
Just Like That ... LP Mango, 1980. Very Good- ... $19.99
It's the early 80s, but Toots Hibbert still has lots of older rocksteady modes in his music – maybe warmed up a bit by some of the wider reach that was allowed by the Island Records placement of albums like this! Yet despite any temptation to make things sound a bit more crossover, the ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Just Like That (180 gram pressing) ... LP 26.99(Cover has some ring and edge wear and a small mark from sticker removal on front.)
Rascalz —
Top Of The World (video mix, saukrates clean, saukrates inst, kemo's clean, kemo's dirty, sly & robbie rmx) ... 12-inch Figure IV, 2000. Near Mint- ... $2.99
Mighty Diamonds —
Right Time ... CD Virgin (UK), 1976. Used ... $7.99
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
Yabby You —
Conquering Lion (with bonus tracks) ... CD Micron/Pressure Sounds (UK), 1976. New Copy ... $14.99 15.98
A roots reggae classic from the 70s – a much more obscure set than the giants of the generation by Bob Marley and Black Uhuru, but a set that's got a similar sort of righteous power – maybe even more so, given that Yabby You has the freedom of an indie label setting to get his message ... read more CD
Bob Marley & The Wailers —
Catch A Fire (180 gram pressing) ... LP Island, 1973. New Copy (reissue)... $23.99 25.99
The first Bob Marley album on Island Records – and the start of a really legendary run that would not only transform reggae in the 70s, but the rest of popular music as well! Chris Blackwell's partially at the helm on production, but the album was mostly recorded in classic Kingston studios ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Bunny Lee —
Next Cut – Dub Plates, Rare Sides, & Unreleased Cuts ... LP Pressure Sounds (UK), 1970s. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 26.99
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 more LP, Vinyl record album
Dynamics —
180,000 Miles & Counting ... CD Big Single (France), 2011. Used ... $12.99
Reggae dub soul from The Dynamics – and they do more than that, too – a richly diverse, easy going and soulfully resonant set from the France-based, globally-reared group! There's a real love for classic soul at the roots of the group's sound – as well as the hazy rhythms and ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
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