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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Fruits)

Cosmic Shuffling

Sputnik

At My Father's Place 1978 Green Vinyledition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Sputnik is an explosive ska tune reminiscent of the greatest days of Jamaican furious dance music. Trombone and tenor saxophone solos stir your ears while the six piece horns section will blow your away. On the B side, in a completely different style, the organ drives an early and heavy reggae beat while horns section takes you on a soaring journey. Thrills guaranteed!

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Peter Tosh

LP | EU | Original (Vinyl Champ)

18,99 €*

Release: EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2018 | EU | Original (Digikiller)

Junior Murvin / I Roy

Super Love / Flying High

The Hippo Brothers / Miss Beulah

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Finally realized, here's one that was long on the DKR wish list. Among the very finest moments from both artists, these brilliant interpolations of Curtis' classics have been unavailable too long

A mesmerizing rhythm adorned with the lovely sounds of hand drums, melodica and flute, mixed and dubbed to perfection by King Tubby himself. This 12" is a 6 track EP, with all four cuts as originally released on two separate 45s, plus two unreleased mixes straight off the original tapes. We like to think Tubbs favored these cuts, as so many mixes were done! The dub titled "Super Cool" is, in our humble opinion, one of Tubby's top 10 extant mixes. Full disclosure, all tracks except "Super Cool Pt. 2" come from the original Jamaican mastertapes. We suspect the Pt. 2 mix was lost somewhere in NYC, but don't let that trouble you, this one should please all who have ears.

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Don't Turn Away

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Berends)

Let Your Love Come (Tumbling Down On Me)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In with the old & out with the new..

For the second 7" on Berends Records, Miss Beulah joins The Hippo Brothers for Don't Turn Away. The b-side features the instrumental Grab Your Hat.

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Keeling Beckford

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (The Thing, Studio)

15,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sudar)

Marcus Gad

Chanting

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Batrecords)

Dub Shepherds

Night And Day

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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All Day White Vinyl Edition

The Pietasters

12" | 2024 | US | Original (Jump Up)

26,99 €*

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (A-Lone)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First time on vinyl for this 2007 classic from Washington DC ska reggae soul legends. Includes fan favorites "don't Wanna Know", "keep ON Lyin'", "late Night Call", "change MY Ways" and their TOM Petty cover of "listen TO HER Heart". White vinyl limited to 300 copies.

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Zambeze

This Is The Night

10,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Moonshine)

Adam Prescott

At The Controls

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dub Me Crazy Pt 2: Beyond The Realms Of Dub

Mad Professor

LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Ariwa Sounds)

30,99 €*

Dirty Affaire Limited Edition

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Pt. 2 of the 'Dub me crazy' series by Mad Professor. Reggae meets twisted electronics for wild dub trips!

Originally released in 1982 on the same Ariwa imprint. True D.I.Y. business from this UK dub pioneer.

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The Cabrians

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Liquidator)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Icho Candy & Prince Junior

Free Up

7" | US | Reissue (Jah Life)

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Dub Junction)

Release: US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Wicked previously unreleased late '80s combination tune from Icho Candy & his brother Prince Junior, who are sometimes confused for each other. On the same rhythm as King Kong's "Agony and Pain", which we've now repressed after being long out of stock (see link above). Lyrically about the struggle for freedom of the day, as resonant today as it was nearly 40 years ago.

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Danny T & Tradesman

Meditation Life

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Warrior Transparent Vinyl Edition

O.B.F X Iration Steppas

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Dubquake)

Lewis Bennett & The Viceroys

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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No time to rest at Dubquake Records HQ! Freshly recovered from the release of O.B.F's brand new 'mixxtape', the Dubquake team kick off 2024 with an explosive double drop; putting all their energy into one of dub’s most exciting project: Iration Steppas and O.B.F's joint album 'Revelation Time' due to release on April 5th.

The label unleashes 'Warrior' & 'Serious Time', the first two singles built by Mark Iration, Dennis Rootical & Rico O.B.F. Putting the massive to work while they prepare for the double LP and live show to kick-off.

Both tracks are taken from the album, mixed octopus-style, dubplate-style and pressed onto transparent vinyl in screen-printed sleeves. Exclusively available on Bandcamp and in record shops. Strictly sound system material!!

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Universal Love

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Burning Bug)

LP | 2024 | Original (Badasonic)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Burning Bug Records presents the new 7-inch reggae single, Universal Love, a collaboration between the established English producer Lewis Bennett and the iconic Jamaican vocal group, The Viceroys.

Universal Love is a captivating fusion of old-school Roots Reggae and modern Dub music, and is a testament to the enduring power of Reggae music to unite people through its positive message.

Bennett brings a wealth of experience to the single, infusing the track with his signature Spanish Flamenco guitar techniques, adding a unique and vibrant flavour to the traditional Reggae sound.

The Viceroys, who are from the heart of Jamaica and regarded as veterans in the Reggae scene, lend their authentic and soulful vocals to the collaboration, adding an extra layer of authenticity and nostalgia to the single.

Universal Love is a song which transcends boundaries, celebrating the roots of Reggae while embracing the evolution of the genre in the modern age.

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The Utopians

Look Around You

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (BYM)

The & Nairobi Ganjas

The Ganjas Meets Nairobi

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soul Jazz Records presents

Studio One Story

2LP | 2002 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

30,99 €*

Release: 2002 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Gee Recordings)

Soul Sugar

Just A Little Talk

Dub Shakedown / Deh Yah With It

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Authenticity is important in music culture, at least to those whose relationship with it is a lifelong love affair. As listeners, we instinctively respond to artists whose musical output is an authentic representation of their inspirations, experiences and working methods.
By any measure, Guillaume Metenier’s collaborative Soul Sugar project oozes authenticity. It began in the late 2000s as an outlet for the virtuoso organist and producer’s updated takes on ‘60s and ‘70s soul-jazz and Hammond funk, but over the years it has evolved into something entirely different: a vehicle for classic dub and reggae inspired musical fusions made in collaboration with friends and like-minded musicians. As a result, Soul Sugar albums mix impressive musicianship with great grooves and untold nods to the sounds and artists that have helped shape Metenier’s musical outlook.
This authentic approach and soul-enriching sound is naturally in evidence on Soul Sugar’s firth studio set, Just a Little Talk, which is set to be released by Metenier’s own Gee Recordings label in March 2024. This time round, Metenier’s close circle of musical collaborators includes Blundetto, Samuel Isoard, Yvo Abadi, Jolly Joseph, Jahno, Shniece, Slikk Tim and Leo Carmichael. While many are old friends who have appeared on previous albums and singles, there are some first-time collaborators too.
This familiar-but-also-fresh approach is mirrored by the blend of tracks on offer on Just a Little Talk. New songs and instrumentals sit side by side with a small selection of on-point cover versions – something Metenier has been doing since the inclusion of Jimmy Smith and Dr Lonnie Smith covers on 2009 debut album Nothing But The Truth. Memorable covers since have included ‘Why Can’t We Live Together’, ‘I Want You’ and ‘Never Too Much’, all featuring the honeyed voice of Leo Carmichael.
This time round, the headline-grabbing covers are undeniably special. You’ll find takes on Curtis Mayfield’s ‘Makings Of You’, re-framed as a languid roots reggae song featuring voiced by the returning Carmichael, and Donald Byrd’s ‘Blackbyrd’, which Metenier has brilliantly re-imagined as a fabulous fusion of Studio One dub and Blaxploitation funk.
Yet it’s the album’s original compositions that arguably stand out. For proof, check lovers rock-influenced reggae-soul treat ‘The End of Your World’ (featuring heart-aching roots style lyrics and Junior Murvin-esque lead vocals by Jolly Joseph), the similarly conscious ‘Just a Little Talk’ and recent single ‘Top of My List’– an effortlessly emotive gem marked out by Metenier’s weighty dub bassline and Shniece’s incredible lead vocal.
The original instrumentals, in which Metenier often trades licks and solos with guitarists Slick Tim and Samuel Isoard, are similarly impressive – and, to return to our theme, as authentic as they come. Fittingly, one of these – ‘Tubby’s Ghost’ – was originally written and recorded in 1998 with bassist Patrick Bylebyl, who was then Metenier’s partner in a project called Seven Dub. It is, then, a new cover of one of Metenier’s own tunes – and a pleasingly heavyweight one at that. It delivers a genuinely pleasing conclusion to Soul Sugar’s most true and authentic album to date.

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Danny Red & Ranking Joe

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Imperial Sound Army)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Studio One)

Barrington Spence

Contemplating Mind

27,99 €*

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Studio One)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One was founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd in 1954, and the first recordings were cut in 1963 on Brentford Road in Kingston. Amongst its earliest records were "Easy Snappin" byTheophilus Beckford, backed by Clue J & His Blues Blasters, and "This Man is Back" by trombonist Don Drummond. Dodd had previously issued music on a series of other labels, including World Disc, and had run Sir Coxsone the Downbeat, one of the largest and most reputable sound systems in the Kingston ghettos.

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Alf And Teep

Freedom Equility Justice

32,99 €*

Live At My Father's Place

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Peter Tosh

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Rockbeat)

26,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Adubta & The Black Oak Roots Allstars

Sounds From The Attic

LP | 2023 | Original (Sfa Distribution)

Release: 2023 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tape | 2023 | EU | Original (Ring Of Fire)

Macsat

Turn It Up

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Baco)

Vanzo

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Isle Of Jura)

Ronnie Lion

Spanish Town

10" | 2024 | EU | Original (Klasse Wrecks)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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180g Pressing
The debut solo album from Ronnie Lion, one half of Ambient Warrior, is a homage to Spanish Town the capital of St Catherine in Jamaica. As the title suggests the Spanish guitar features heavily from both Ronnie and lead guitarist Sean Wilkinson. The album has a reggae palette at its core with the rhythm section of Ronnie on Bass and Horseman on drums providing a rock solid foundation for the intricate and memorable hooks provided by Sean’s Spanish Guitar. The album’s fusion of Reggae with Bossa Nova & Flamenco Guitar creates another special album that will appeal to fans of Ambient Warrior and beyond.

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Mr. Ho

000 Baby Om Unit Remix

Strictly Ital Feat. Ras Addis / Hornsman Trod

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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For the first Klasse Wrecks release of 2024, the label looks back to 2020 and a previously digital only track from label co-owner Mr. Ho. During the first lockdown of covid Mr. Ho released '000Baby' as part of the digital 'Homeboys' EP alongside Luca Lozano. An alternative version popped up on the 'Michaelsoft' album in 2021 but the much lauded original has never seen the light of day on wax....until now. The first 10inch on Klasse Wrecks also features a suped and sped up interpretation from Om Unit, who expertly increases the pressure with deft 808 bass subs, a half time swagger and dubbed out atmospherics.

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Dubkasm

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Dubkasm)

Fire At Your Heel / Doctor Bash

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First time reissue of Dubkasm & Ras Addis 'Strictly Ital' and the B side 'Hornsman Trod' - originally out in 2003 on Sufferah's Choice (now known as Dubkasm Records), hand distributed around the UK, and never repressed due to loss of original vinyl stampers - now remastered by Lewis at Stardelta and cut to 12" at Optimal and sounding great as ever, 20 years on.

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Roman Stewart

7" (Sunshot)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Going The Wrong Way / Disco Mix

Al Campbell

7" (Sunshot)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Kenny Knots / Golden Eye & Ruddy

Holding The Vibes / Dub

7" (Golden Eye & Ruddy)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Partial)

Alpha And Omega

Pure And Clean

It Won't Come Easy / The Wailers Band - Easy Dub

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Bass-heavy spiritual vibrations from dub duo Alpha and Omega with one of the biggest dub tunes from the last 30 years or so.

* Championed by Jah Shaka on dubplate from 1991 and released on a Partial 7” over 10 years ago, rapidly selling out.

* Along with the original cuts from the 7”, this 12” release features two extra mixes, including the Shska dubplate (`Dubplate Mix’).

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Man X

7" | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

Delroy Williams

I Stand Black

19,99 €*

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Onlyroots)

Delroy Williams

Keep Loving / Version

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Hear Say / Revolutionaries - Hear Say

Delroy Williams

7" | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

11,39 €* 11,99 € -5%

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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It's My House / House In Dub

Marie Bowie

7" | 1979 | EU | Reissue (Onlyroots)

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Jah Warrior Feat. Naph-Tali

One Of These Days

12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Partial)

12" | 2024 | EU | Reissue (Jamwax)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A heavyweight slab of UK roots & dub, originally released on the Jah Warrior label in 1997 gets a welcome reissue by Partial Records

* Presented in a showcase style, with each vocal followed by the dub counterpart.

* Produced by Jah Warrior and mixed by Dougie Wardrop in London.

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Wade Dyce

Money Mare

18,99 €*

King Tubby Meets The Ring Craft Posse

Release: 2024 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Wade "Jimmy" Dyce was an original member of Cultural Roots. He was a vocalist and played a key role in shaping the sound of the group. Cultural Roots emerged as a four-part harmony group for producer Donovan Germain in the late 1970s, releasing « Revolutionary Sounds » and « Mr Bossman » which counts among ‘Jah Shaka's favourite tunes’. Then they released « Hell A Go Pop », one of the Greensleeves label’s lesser-known classics. In the early 80's, Wade Dyce produced alone three songs at Chris Stanley's famous Music Mountain studio. Wade Dayce surrounds himself with the best musicians of the time, namely the Revolutionaries, but does not remember the exact formation apart from Sly Dunbar on drums and Bongo Herman on percussion. « Humble », « Money Mare » and « Hide & Seek » are three forgotten songs that can be described as killer roots from the middle of the 80s and which you can (re)discover again through this reissue on the original Moving On label. For this release, Jamwax worked with Parade Studio for this original and unique Disco 45 cover graphic creation. Today, Wade, now sixty-seven years old, is living in Salem, Massachusetts, where he graduated in 2010 as a mental-health specialist. Long live to the Cultural Roots !

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Dub Too Much Volume 3

LP | EU (Patate)

Release: EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | US (Joe Gibbs Music)

Dennis Brown

Stage Coach Showcase

Release: US

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Selassie Is The Chapel / Lick Samba

Bob Marley

7" (JAD)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Bob Marley

The Reggae Legend

51,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Arcade Addict / Proper Tings

Disrupt

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Jahtari)

Send Them Come / Come Down Rome

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Two lost & found lofi nuggets from the Jahtari vault, appearing on 7" floppy disc for the very first time. "Arcade Addict" is the original Dub cut of Mikey Murka's "Sensi Addict", a version of the sweet Ujama classic that came out as a Jahtari Net-7" in 2006. Sprinkled with field recordings from early 80s Arcade Halls (done by kids with a walkman) this little oddity never made it to vinyl until now. "Proper Tings" on B is taken from a home made video from 2012, originally made to show the capabilities of a DIY Synth project using a Commodore C64 home computer sound chip, the growly SID synth.

Sounds are made from scratch, sequenced out on a MPC - and the ensuing Dub jam turned out to be a lucky shot, eventually shaping up as Paul St. Hilaire's "Who Goes There". There's a raw, beautiful 8bit magic to this Dub, finally making it to wax for the first time.

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Ras Mcbean & King Alpha

10" | 2023 | US | Original

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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I Don't Mind / Dub Don't Mind

Rhoda Dakar

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Sunday Best)

20,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 2023 | UK | Original (Dubquake)

Unlisted Fanatic

Ubuntu Time / Blackman

17,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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I Just Can't Stop It Magenta Vinyl Edition

The Beat

LP | 2024 | EU | Reissue (RhIno)

36,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pressure Sounds)

Release: 2024 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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1 LP reissue of The Beat's debut album, including the hits "Mirror in the Bathroom" and "Tears of a Clown" in Magenta vinyl. Breakout of original album. This Syeor release is Side A/B from the English Beat 2LP Expanded RSD format

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The Skatalites

Ska-Boo-Da-Be

30,99 €*

7" | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Archive)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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a Sino/Japanese twist.

In the early 1960s Justin Yap and his brother Ivan [aka ‘Jahu’] ran the Top Deck sound system from their family’s ice cream parlour and restaurant in Barbican, Kingston. The local success of the sound system encouraged them to venture into the recording business, and by 1962 Justin had recorded singers Larry Marshall, Ephraim ‘Joe’ Henry and Ferdie Nelson. The fledgling label enjoyed a modest local Jamaican hit in 1963, with trumpeter Baba Brooks and the Trenton Spence Orchestra's “Distant Drums” issued on Top Deck Records as the b-side to Larry Marshall’s hit “Too Young To Love”. As a fan of exotica composer Martin Denny, Justin had heard “Jungle Drums” on Denny’s 1959 LP “Afro-Desia”. His liking for Martin Denny would prove fruitful later, when Justin recorded the Skatalites in a mammoth all-night session in 1964 at Clement Dodd’s Studio One on Brentford Road.

By 1963-1964, hundreds of ska tracks were being recorded by Clement Dodd, Arthur ‘Duke’ Reid, Vincent Edwards, Vincent Chin, Leslie Kong and Prince Buster and others. Justin had linked up with Allen ‘Bim Bim’ Scott, a friend of Clement ‘Coxson’ Dodd, owner of the Studio One label who had already recorded the musicians who became the Skatalites.

Justin and Ivan organised a session in November 1964 at Studio One; it lasted 18 hours. The length of the session allowed for alternate takes to be recorded, but the highlights of the sessions were the five original compositions by Don Drummond – “Marcus Junior”, “The Reburial”, “Confucious”, “Chinatown” and “Smiling”. The first two are in tribute to the Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey; “The Reburial” refers to the occasion of his interment in Jamaica in 1964, his remains having been brought from the cemetery in Kensal Green London, where he was originally buried in 1940, and reburied in King George VI Memorial Park Kingston [later renamed National Heroes Park].

Along with these originals were some well-chosen cover versions. Two came from the Duke Ellington songbook: “Ska-Ra-Van” is of course Ellington and his trombonist Juan Tizol’s classic composition “Caravan”, while “Surftide Seven” is Ellington’s “In A Mellotone”. The LP title track “Ska-Boo-Da-Ba” is a version of Bill Doggett’s 1958 “King” US 45 “Boo-Da-Ba”. “Ringo” had also appeared on Arthur Lyman’s “Taboo” LP [1958] as “Ringo Oiwake”. Originally it was sung by Hibari Misora – a very famous vocal song in Japan, recorded in 1952, the melody composed by Masao Yoneyama. Yet another tune copped from Lyman’s “Taboo” LP is “China Clipper”, composed by the pianist / arranger / orchestrator Paul Conrad.

The last track on this fine LP is “Lawless Street”, a feature for Roland Alphonso. Unlike the other Skatalites, Roland wasn’t a graduate of the celebrated Alpha School, like many of Jamaica’s top musicians from Bertie King to Yellowman. Alphonso was a graduate of Boys Town School in Denham Town. “Lawless Street” was another tune that was recorded twice at the session – the second version features vocal ‘peps’ and exhortations by DJ King Sporty.

By late 1966, Justin emigrated to the USA, settling permanently in New York. There he took up US citizenship and was called up to serve in the US Army in Vietnam, In the early 1970s he worked in computers and eventually drove a New York cab. In his all too brief involvement in the competitive Jamaican music business he certainly left his mark as a producer. He produced some of the best ska ever made, and the LP reissued here is perhaps the most coherent LP in that genre, deriving as it does from a single session.

The celebrated record producer at Randy’s Studio, Clive Chin:

“It wasn’t the fact that they [the musicians] really love Justin; it was the fact that Justin used to pay them the right money and make them comfortable. Make sure them have them smoke, them food, them drink, and after them finish they got paid.” Unlike many other producers, Justin actually attended the sessions.

It stands as his defining legacy in Jamaican music history.

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Steve Baswell

Cool Rasta Man Cool

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (On The Corner)

Champagne Dub

Rainbow

28,99 €*

10" | 1971 | EU | Reissue (Impact)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Champagne Dub is a collective of selected artists who come together to practice psychedelic dub rituals. Lysergic weather front top-loaded via betamax"s hippocampus trapdoor melding Catto"s studio into a rainbow of textures, formless places, and emotional sonics awash with resonant poy-rhythms. Champagne Dub is a mission in space-dub whose "crew" took a few too many wrong turns. "We are here to bring raw metamorphic rock-rituals that escaped our minds."

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Lloyd Parks

Ordinary Man

Release: 1971 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Guspira)

Sr. Wilson & Griffi

Rutas Interestelares

33,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Flower Coast)

Full Dub

Forward

25,64 €* 26,99 € -5%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12" | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Studio One)

Lone Ranger

Badda Dan Dem

46,99 €*

Why You So Craven Remastered Edition

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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12 Beautiful Songs from the Studio One Archives (First Released 1982)

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Israel Vibration

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (RAS)

31,99 €*

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2x12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Above Board Projects)

Optimo 25 (Part 2)

35,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Optimo (Espacio) started life as a weekly club night. It was born at The Sub Club in Glasgow on a wet, windy, wintry November Sunday night in 1997. Run by JD Twitch and partner in crime Jonnie Wilkes. Optimo was a reaction against what felt like an increasingly conservative musical soundtrack in clubs here at that time. Clubland felt as if it had become very bland and a bit too serious; it was the era of the dawn of the Superstar DJ. Clubs often felt like bastions of male energy. It seemed dance music and culture was going somewhere far, far away from where it was meant to be. The notion of fun had got lost.

It was no longer the world they had devoted ten years of their lives to already, and lots of their friends felt the same. When the opportunity came up to do a Sunday night at The Sub Club it felt like the perfect opportunity to rip it all up and start again. So they did. There was nothing in the city (or possibly anywhere) like it. As the club believed wholeheartedly in what they were doing, there was no pressure from The Sub Club to fill the club. So, they embraced the freedom. Groups of people who had never been in the same room at the same time before came together. A community of kindred spirits started to emerge.

Word spread, slowly. Lots of people checked it out. Many loved it, some hated it. The core of the Optimo idea was to embrace music they loved that might work on the dancefloor from whatever era or genre they thought felt right. It might not seem very radical now but at that time it was revolutionary.

After about a year and a half, the club went from having 100 people attending most nights to suddenly one week having 500 people turn up. It was very weird. It was as if a collective light bulb went off in people’s heads in Glasgow. From that week on, until the very last weekly Sunday night at the Sub Club, in 2010, over a decade later, it was packed.

There were 550 Sunday Optimo nights. A LOT of music was played. So, what was the music? People often find it hard to pin down exactly what Optimo is. This has been a positive but also a negative as we live in a world where people want easily defined “brand identities”. The simplest definition of the music played is “music for dancing”, which of course is a very broad definition. Even better than trying to define it in words, we have these 2 volumes of music that give a hint of what that might be.

This is not a “Best of Optimo” or a “Greatest Hits of Optimo” compilation. For people who come to, or used to come to the nights there are of course “Greatest Hits”. But, over such a long timespan they are “hits” belonging to a certain moment in time and space. Someone who came to Optimo in 1997 would have a completely different notion of the big tracks at the club to someone coming in 2003, or 2010, or today. This compilation is just a snap shot missing several genres that might make up the DNA of Optimo. There is though a broad sweep through lots of music Optimo loves, that they believe is amazing. Music that they know will rock a dancefloor, that they have played between 1997 and 2023. Of course Optimo nights were not all about rocking the dancefloor. The first hour was always a time for them to play music they loved that often was far removed from the dance. Side 1, Volume 1 of this compilation is the kind of music one might hear at the very start of an Optimo night.

Optimo have always loved a good slogan. The most long lived, and fitting Optimo slogan is "We Love Your Ears", which is in essence what it is all about to them.

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2x12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Above Board Projects)

Optimo 25 (Part 1)

35,99 €*

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (A-Lone Productions)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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I-Man Cruz

In A Mission

21,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Yabby You Meets Mad Professor & Black Steel

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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sealed / black vinyl

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In Ariwa Studios

LP (Ariwa)

21,99 €*

Chant Down Babylon / Chant Dub Mix

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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sealed

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Yabby You The Prophets

7" (Vivian Jackson)

Phyllis Dillon, Duke Supersonic

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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company sleeve

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Perfidia, Duchess Dub / Love The One You're With, Love This Dub Mad

7" (Dutchess)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ruddy Thomas / Mighty Two

Keep It Down / Down With It Version

7" | EU (Crazy Joe)

Ines Pardo / Lone Ark Riddim Force

Release: EU

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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company sleeve

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Open Your Eyes / Dub

7" (Ark)

Showcase Volume 1 Red Vinyl Edition

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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stamped sleeve

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Justin Hinds

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Peckings)

32,99 €*

Jah Creation / You Done Me Wrong

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A selection of Justin Hinds finest cuts with horn dubs.

Limited to 100 copies on red vinyl in picture sleeve.

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Hortense Ellis

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Jah Fingers)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Jah Fingers)

Frankie B

Scratch Mi Back / Fruity

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Higher Bound)

Akae Beka

Bless Go Roun

Payoh Soulrebel / Newentun All Stars

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A Journey Rediscovered: 'Bless Go Roun' by Akae Beka & Higher Bound Production LP vinyl release distributed by TRS Records.

In the world of reggae, some albums possess an enduring quality that transcends time and genre boundaries. Akae Beka and Higher Bound Production's 'Bless Go Roun,' originally recorded in 2006, is undoubtedly one of those albums. Making its vinyl debut, 'Bless Go Roun' presents an exciting opportunity to rediscover this gem.

'Bless Go Roun' encapsulates the essence of Akae Beka's musical genius, blending roots reggae, dub, and mysticism into an intricate tapestry of sound. From the moment the needle drops, you're transported to a world where spirituality and rhythm unite to create something truly magical.

The album's opening track, "Ye Lands," serves as a captivating opener, setting the tone with VB's signature, spiritually charged lyrics. As the album progresses, tracks like "Nomo", "Bless Go Roun," "Starting From" and "Exodus" showcase Vaughn Benjamin's lyrical prowess, addressing themes of Rasta, love, unity and self-discovery. As the album unfolds, it becomes evident that 'Bless Go Roun' is not merely a collection of songs but a spiritual journey through sound and soul with tracks like "Giddeon", "Homing Zone" and "All Out" to name a few. Akae Beka's profound lyrics, combined with the impeccable and intricate arrangements and production by Ryan "Ishence" Willard of Higher Bound, create a sonic landscape that feels both familiar and otherworldly. A level of spiritual introspection rarely found in modern reggae.

In a world overflowing with ephemeral music, 'Bless Go Roun' stands as a timeless masterpiece, a testament to reggae's capacity to inspire, uplift, and provoke contemplation. Akae Beka's spiritual wisdom, coupled with Higher Bound Production's meticulous craftsmanship, has yielded a vinyl gem deserving of a place in every music enthusiast's collection. This release isn't just a reissue; it's the rediscovery of a hidden musical treasure that demands repeated listens, as each spin reveals new layers of complexity and lyrical depth.

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Sugarman

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Newentun Resistance)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Murray Man, Danny Red, Imperial Sound Army, Dan I

Nah Run / Hurry

12" | 2023 | EU | Original (Imperial Sound Army)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ales Cesarini Feat. Payoh Soulrebel

Nyabinghi + Dandelion

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Newentun Resistance)

21,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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I-Leen / Matah / High Paw / Sista Awa / Belen Natali / Chalart58

Women Soldier

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (La Panchita)

18,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 1965 | JP | Reissue (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

Lord Tanamo

If You Were Only Mine

17,99 €*

Release: 1965 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"If You Were Only Mine" is one of Tanamo's most popular songs. Lovely ska vocals start with a beautiful, flowing, gentle horn theme. A great song backed by the Skatalites in their prime. The coupling is a killer ska tune by Don Drummond. "Bellevue" is the name of the mental hospital where Don Drummond spent his life until his death in 1969, after he was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend Margarita on New Year's Day, 1965. This is the last recording of the greatest trombonist in Jamaican history, who lived up to his name as a genius. You can hear Don's heartbreaking cry along with another take of "No More" recorded on the album.

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In The Mood For Ska - Caribou Ska Selection

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Drum & Bass X Rock A Shacka)

31,99 €*

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A collection of rare 60's sound sources, mainly by the Skatalites, that shows the heat of Kingston in the heyday of Ska!! Selections from Indian-Jamaican Dada Tewari's Caribou and Down Beat labels. Caribbean Recording Company, owned by Dada Tewari, was one of the first Jamaican studios to follow in the footsteps of Ken Khouri and Stanley Motta, and this album contains songs from the boogie shuffle to the heyday of ska. In addition to Lord Tanamo's ska anthem "In The Mood For Ska", this is the label's first album of mega-rare singles and top Caribou ska, including Don Drummond's last recording "Bellevue Special", "Up & Down" by the Mighty Vikings and "Way Of Fortune" by Pat & Roxie.

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Redman International - We Run Tings Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (VP)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Alchemy Dubs)

Ojah Feat. Nik Torp

Forever / Forever Dub

10,99 €*

A Place In The Sun Yellow Translucent Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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We proudly present another 7” record, a new collaboration between Ojah and Nik Torp from The Specials.

The A side contains the track “Forever”, featuring Nikolaj on melodica duties, who delivers deeply meditational melodies reminiscent of the great Augustus Pablo. This melodica version is performed over the “Always” riddim, sang by Clive Hylton on our previous 7” release (aldbs7017).

On the B side we find the track “Forever Dub”, a dub version mixed live by Ojah that takes us into a world of modulations that range from the subtle to the extreme.

Hand-stamped and served in a thick custom reversed kraftliner sleeve.

Produced by Ojah, recorded at Alchemy Dubs Studio, London.

Melodica by Nik Torp, recorded at Eastcote Studio 4, London.

Mixed by Oscar Pablos “Ojah" at Alchemy Dubs Studio, London.

Mastered by Oscar Pablos at AD Mastering, London, 2022.

Graphic design by Victor Castro.

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Yasushi Ide

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Love Injection)

Westfinga Presents Jojo In Finestyle

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A command across genres has distinguished Yasushi Ide"s work as a DJ and producer since emerging from the multi-scene spawning big bang that was Tokyo"s highly influential club milieu of the 1980s. This productions draw variously from hip-hop, dub, house, punk, jazz dance, exotica and electronic music - and at their most expressive, synthesize sensibilities within a single track. Now available for worldwide distribution from Love Injection Records on 7-inch 45 vinyl, the Yasushi Ide "A Place In the Sun (Kaoru Inoue Remix)" is paired with the equally gorgeous "A Place In the Sun (Dub)."

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Jojo Gladstone

LP (Vitalmix)

19,99 €*

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Roots Radics & Jah Thomas

Clocktower Presents Prophesy Of Dub

LP | CA (Clocktower)

19,99 €*

Release: CA

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dan Man / Roots Defender Horns

Run From Trouble, Dub / Stepping High, Dubbing

12" (Bababoom Hi-Fi)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Alesha Scott, Nyah / Santana. J J Soul X

Have You Ever, Hometown / Warm & Tender, You Are My Everything

7" (Peckings)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Lloyd Robinson / King Cannon

Cuss Cuss / Soul Scorcha

7" (Harry J)

15,99 €*

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Anthony B, Chezifek, Beother Culture / Little Lion Sound

Champion Sound / Sound Killer Riddim

7" (Evidence)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Silford Walker

Burn Babylon / Version

7" (Belmont)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Guide & Protect / Aztec Warrior

Aisha / Mad Professor

7" (Ariwa)

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Ariwa Posse Ft. Askala Selassie / Joe Ariwa

Rise & Shine Dub

7" (Ariwa)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Forces Of Victory Black History Month Vinyl Edition

Linton Kwesi Johnson

2LP | 1979 | UK | Reissue (UMR)

48,99 €*

Release: 1979 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Music On Vinyl)

Peter Tosh

Best Of 1978-1987

38,99 €*

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Baby Come Back Feat. Ethel Lindsey

Mato

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Stix)

13,29 €* 13,99 € -5%

Alton Ellis And The Flames

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, presents the 2nd release from its new Mellow Reggae Series project. Launched earlier this year by Mato & Ethel Lindsey with a stunning cover of the famous “What You Won’t Do For Love” by Bobby Caldwell, the series continues with the same duo, now taking over “Baby Come Back”, the underground AOR/Blue-Eyed-Soul classic from Player.
This time again and likewise could be told about Bobby’s most famous song, “Baby Come Back” can be considered as a “One-Hit Wonder”, reaching #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 1977, while very few people might be able to name who performed it. Like he always does, Mato delivers an outstanding version, delighting us with his matchless skills for dub production. Already perfectly matching on Bobby Caldwell’s rendition, Ethel Lindsey ensure again the perfect vocals over Mato’s production. Currently preparing his 1st album to be released on Favorite Recordings, Ethel has a long music and singing experience, unless an almost blank discography. From his very young age, he’s developed a deep passion for AOR and Blue-Eyed-Soul style.
Starting his reggae production career in 2006, Thomas Blanchot (aka Mato) has released music through various projects on EDR Records, Big Singles or Makasound... In the meantime, he developed a real trademark: taking over classic French, Hip-Hop, OST, Classical or Pop songs, into roots reggae-dub new versions. His 15 years collaboration with Stix Records and label honcho Pascal Rioux gave life to many masterpieces and the story seems far from the end…

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All My Tears / Duke Of Earl

7" | 2023 | JP | Reissue (Duke Reid Classics)

20,99 €*