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kings sagen king Limited Golden Vinyl Edition

LP | 2024 | DE | Original (Hayati)

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Joe Yamanaka & The Wailers

Reggae Vibration HHV Exclusive Green & Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Jamdung)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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HHV exclusive vinyl edition on multi-colored vinyl, limited to 100 copies. Only available at hhv.de!

Joe Yamanaka, born in Yokohama, was of mixed descent. His father was a US Army soldier who hailed from the Caribbean. He played Psychedelic Rock with the Flower Travellin' Band. He was also a philanthropist, travelling around the world to help people in countries where conditions aren't great. He himself was raised in harsh conditions as well, being born in a brothel and growing up in an orphanage. In post-war Japan, it was not easy for him to grow up looking racially different from his peers. Joe Yamanaka joined The Wailers after Bob Marley had passed away and recorded with them 'Reggae Vibration'. The very first track is also called 'Reggae Vibration' and can be seen as his introduction to the genre, being a Rock artist in his home country. You will still hear a strong Rock influence in his songs. 'Reggae Vibration' was Recorded And Remixed At Tuff Gong Studios, 56 Hope RD Kingston Jamaica, In April 14th 1982 ~ April 30th 1982

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300% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady, Funk & Dub In Jam Record Store Day 2024 Edition

2LP | 1999 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Release: 1999 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2021 | EU | Original (Stix)

Mato

Summer Madness / Use Me

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Shella)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, is back with some heavy dub cuts from label regular Mato with its usual special skills as a tailor of reggae music. On Side A, Mato focuses on the infamous "Summer Madness", originally composed by Kool & The Gang. Providing a fresh dub rework, the song will make you dream of hot wet summer nights, gently rocked by beautiful guitar melodies and sweet Fender Rhodes chords. Just a perfect match for all forthcoming summers of love! On Side B, Mato takes care of "Use Me", originally composed by Bill Withers on his Still Bill album. Expect funky and bouncy clavinets and a nice melodica line for this rework of a timeless classic. As Mato once said, "Play it loud and burn a chalice!" 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 classics French, Hip-Hop, or Pop song, into roots reggae-dub new versions. Besides, since 2010, Mato has built a solid reputation thanks to his hot remixes of Hip-Hop classics on Stix Records.

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Nkrumah

Congo

From DJs To DJs Limited Edition Box

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Congo" by Nkrumah is a hypnotic slice of deep roots by Nkrumah aka Toronto's Kwame Salmon. The city that was home to Johnny Osbourne, Leroy Sibbles, Jackie Mittoo and countless other Reggae legends has produced another artist following this great lineage, a singer with a voice unlike anyone else. Originally released in miniscule quantities as a self produced dubplate/lathe cut, the 45 caused a sensation among Djs and sound system operators world wide. This official release features a different mix with an extended version and a spare, mesmerizing Dub version by Toronto's Heavy Manners crew reminiscent of late 90s/early 2000s Rhythm and Sound releases.

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L'Entourloop

7x7" Box | 2024 | EU | Original (X-Ray Production)

74,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | Original (17 North Parade)

Freddie McKay

Creation Limited

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2020 | UK | Reissue (ATO)

Pachyman

At 333 House

Release: 2020 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Zero Grace Sea Glass Vinyl Edition

Liam Bailey

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Big Crown)

27,99 €*

Strength Of My Life Remastered Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Big Crown Records is proud to present Zero Grace, Liam Bailey's sophomore album on the label. Following the success of 2020's Ekundayo album, the tried and true chemistry of Bailey and producer Leon Michels (El Michels Affair) is on full display again as they take the sound they established and push it further. On Zero Grace they lean more into the bleeding heart singer-songwriter side of Liam. The result, much like Bailey himself, is impulsively honest without reserve. Born and raised in Nottingham, England, the son of an English mother and 2nd generation Jamaican English father, Liam will admit his early childhood was fairly chaotic and filled with "all the cliche racism that happens when people started mixing up in the '80s in England." Liam got his early influences from his mom's record collection. Bob Marley and Dillinger, Stevie Wonder and The Supremes, The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix would eventually shape the singer/songwriter we know today. Fast-forward to 2005, Liam is in London performing at every open mic and acoustic night he could, hustling with hopes of landing a record deal. It was through this time that Liam first teamed up with Michels, musician/producer luminary, and the co-founder of Brooklyn's own Big Crown Records. Liam flew out to New York and those first sessions together produced the now classic tunes "When Will They Learn" and "I'm Gonna Miss You" which still gets spins at Reggae spots around the globe and were co-signed by heavy hitters like David Rodigan & Don Letts. That first trip to NYC brought a lot of industry attention to Liam, including being noticed by a just-famous Amy Winehouse who heard one of Liam's apartment-made, lo- recordings, and liked what she heard. Regardless of the audio quality, Liam's particular sound shone through - all guitar, warm-rough and genuine soul. Eventually Liam signed to Polydor and wound up bumping against the typical major label industry obstacles. They already had an idea of the Liam they wanted to make, promote, and push With the typical large advance enticement, Liam did his best to trust that path. "Maybe I can make it work,' that's what you're thinking," Liam remembers, "but, you quickly find out that you can't." Zero Grace is full of freedom and love, in fact, working with Leon Michels and Big Crown Records has encouraged Liam to be himself. On album opener "Holding On '' Bailey speaks to his observations & fears when looking out at the world in front of him and also to the dedication it has taken to get on the other side of his personal trials & tribulations. "Dance With Me" is an instantly infectious two-stepper that nods to those incredible soul records that were coming out of Jamaica during the early Reggae days. Bailey steps into the dance with hopes of finding a new love and pulls us all out on the dance oor with him. "Disorder Starts At Home" is another close to the chest tune that addresses the difficulties he struggles with from his early chaotic childhood and his progress in getting past them. "Mercy Tree" is a powerhouse of Reggae Rebel Music. Bailey addresses the racial tensions that plague humanity and encourages everyone to step up and do their part to help foster equality. What starts out as a declaration of injustice turns into a call for action and an inspiration for hope.

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Israel Vibration

LP | 1988 | EU | Reissue (RAS)

Release: 1988 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Lovedub Limited)

Prince Fatty

Black Rabbit

18,99 €*

Bigger Than Jamrock / Sleng Hop

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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With the fantastic 'Black Rabbit,' dub don Prince Fatty masterfully navigates the realms of dub and reggae, infusing each track with his signature vintage sound and infectious grooves. The single is a great trip through rich basslines, swirling echoes, and soulful melodies that all showcase Fatty's exceptional production skills and deep understanding of Jamaican music traditions. From the laid-back instrumentals to his lively vocal performance, this tune has timeless charm and undeniable authenticity so is a testament to Prince Fatty's enduring influence in the contemporary reggae scene.

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DJ Shepdog

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Muscle Cuts)

14,99 €*

Disco Edits Orange Vinyl Edtion

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Another well overdue re-issue, this time its Shepdog's massive "Bigger Than Jamrock" which laces a classic dancehall track with one of the biggest hip hop basslines known to man. First released in 2006, it was this tune that put Shepdog on the map as a mash-up maestro!

On the flip is a brand new blend and one that you really can't believe hasn't been done before! Taking the vocal from that massive hip hop bassline banger and putting it on top of the biggest dancehall bassline of all time, its not rocket science but sure does lift off any dancefloor when played.

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Moar

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (45 Loves)

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Two killers dj tools for 45 Djs ! Twice disco tracks, A side is a Disco Rap for 80, B side is a big classic Disco punched with phat drums and la little pitched up. As usual its a sure shot on 7inch.

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Augustus Pablo

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Onlyroots)

19,99 €*

Tyrone Taylor / Black Disciples

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Greatest dub album ever. Combination between the "Far East" style of Augustus Pablo playing Melodica, Clavinet & Organ and Dub's master Osbourne Ruddock aka "King Tubby's". Featuring the finest Jamaican musicians, Aston & Carlton Barret, China Smith, Vin Gordon, Bobby Ellis...Mixed at King Tubby's Studio in 1976. Produced by Augustus Pablo. A must have !

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Birds Of A Feather / Death Before Dishonour

7" | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

Pass Me The Lazer Beam Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Another inferno is ignited by the legendary producer Jack Ruby in the next installment of the reissue series. Once again, featuring the iconic Tyrone Taylor with "Birds of a Feather," whose vocals soar above a foundation of pure roots reggae, originally recorded in 1976. The heat doesn't stop there, as for the first time on 7-inch vinyl, we unleash the fury of "Death Before Dishonour," an instrumental by Jack Ruby's militant Black Disciples backing band with seriously blazing horns that leave an undeniable mark. This is the first time ever that "Birds of a Feather" and its instrumental counterpart are paired together.

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Don Carlos

LP | 1983 | EU | Reissue (17 North Parade)

Release: 1983 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Tyrone Taylor / Black Disciples

Move Up Black Man / Free Rhodesia

12" | 1975 | EU | Reissue (Top Ranking Sound)

The Cool Operator Limited

Release: 1975 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Get ready for a double dose of roots fire with the next Jack Ruby reissue! This 12" packs a serious punch on both sides. First up, the legendary Tyrone Taylor with "Move Up Black Man." Originally recorded in 1976, this anthem for empowerment is finally getting its rightful release as a single. Next up, for an absolute deep roots experience, we have "Free Rhodesia" a monumental instrumental on the "Rockfort Rock" rhythm featuring the full lineup of the Black Disciples backing band. Jack Ruby himself introduces the band one by one, and for those who remember, this track gets a mention in the iconic film "Rockers," where Ruby requests the drumming talents of the one and only Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace.

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Delroy Wilson

2LP | 2024 | Original (17 North Parade)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Rude Boy Record Store Day 2024 Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2006 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

Release: 2006 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Uluru 013 Yellow Vinyl Edition

DJ Maars

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Uluru)

Uluru 012 Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Raise your lighter in the air, Uluru is back with another Reggae Hip-Hop 7”. All the way from Australia we welcome back fellow producer Dj Maars with two new instant classic.

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DJ Dibba

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Uluru)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Uluru is back with a Reggae Hip-Hop future classic. Following the teaching of masters like J-Star, Dj Maars and L'Entourloop, Dj Dibba makes is own solo debut on vinyl with 2 heavy weight dancefloor killers, meticulously assembled in Rome, Italy. Fusing rocksteady with hip hop, spicing it up with dub influences and modern drum beats, this 7” will definitely give a shake to the reggae hip-hop scene.

Pull up guaranteed!

Pressed on high quality black and yellow/orange vinyl (48 gr.) Edition of 500, cut it loud and fat, highly recommended for big sound systems.

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LP | 1997 | US | Reissue (Studio One)

Toughest

33,99 €*

Release: 1997 / US – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Single LP 13 Tracks

Beautiful Songs from the Studio One Archives (First Release 1997)

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kings sagen king HHV Exclusive Golden Vinyl LP & Green Cap & T-Shirt Bundle

LP+Shirt+Cap | 2024 | DE | Original (Hayati)

59,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2024 | US | Original (Easy Star)

Linval Thompson

Cultivator

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Outta Sync Green Vinyl Edition

Don Letts

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Cooking Vinyl)

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Dance Hall Style 2022 Repress

Horace Andy

LP | EU | Reissue (Wackies)

29,99 €*

Power Struggle Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Dance Hall Style" is the definite Horace Andy album at Wackies.

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Tru-Tones

LP | 1980 | US | Reissue (Not Dark Yet)

22,49 €* 29,99 € -25%

Release: 1980 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition of 300 copies on golden vinyl.

Reissued for the first time ever, Power Struggle is one of the grails of tropical record collectors. Incredible dancefloor disco, once edited by Roger Thornhill and now selling for close to $100. This is the first time the original arrangement of “dancing” has been re-released. No filler, a great listen from beginning to end, and one that doesn’t turn up often in good condition. Highly recommended, great from start to end.

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kings sagen king HHV Exclusive Golden Vinyl LP & Green Mesh Cap & T-Shirt Bundle

LP+Shirt+Cap | 2024 | DE | Original (Hayati)

59,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

Available Sizes: LP+XS, LP+S, LP+M, LP+L, LP+XL, LP+2XL

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Progressive Youth Remastered Vinyl Edition

Peter Broggs

LP | 1979 | EU | Reissue (RAS)

32,99 €*

Release: 1979 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Aquarii)

Joe Armon-Jones

Wrong Side Of Town

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Disco Deception Feat. Shniece

Prince Fatty

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Lovedub Limited)

LP | 1977 | EU | Reissue (Island)

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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With his Disco Deception album, Prince Fatty (who links up with Shniece for the occasion) delivers a captivating blend of disco-infused reggae and soulful grooves. Each track resonates with his signature low-end energy, and is fuelled by Fatty's impeccable production and Shniece's soul-stirring vocals. From funky basslines to shimmering horns, the album captures the essence of classic dub and ska while infusing it with modern flair and plenty of hooky horns and melodies. Shniece's dynamic range and emotive delivery elevate each song to really create a magnetic atmosphere that keeps listeners engaged from start to finish, all with character to spare.

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Bob Marley & The Wailers

Exodus

Release: 1977 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 2022 | EU | Original (La Panchita)

Manu Chao & Chalart58

Inna Reggae Style

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Conquering Lion Expanded Edition

Yabby You & The Prophets

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Pressure Sounds)

27,99 €*

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Patate)

The Gladiators

Back To Roots

2LP | 2005 | UK | Original (The Drop)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue of this 1982 Reggae classic!!

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Fat Freddys Drop

Based On A True Story

30,99 €*

Release: 2005 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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1st studio produced album by the New Zealand group from 2005. The album utilized the band's trademark dub, reggae, soul and funk influenced sound, and has been successful both in terms of sales and of critical reception. 7 times platinum in New Zealand!

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kings sagen king HHV Exclusive Golden Vinyl LP & Beige Cap & T-Shirt Bundle

LP+Shirt+Cap | 2024 | DE | Original (Hayati)

59,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Eclipsed Expanded Edition

Eclipse

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Lantern)

21,99 €*

Louisa Miller / Wing An' A Prayer Band

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. Reissued here for the first time, in an extended version, the UK reggae band’s only album, originally released on Ball Record in 1978. One of the best-kept secrets of the late 70’s/mid 80’s British reggae scene who, with Steel Pulse, competed for the title of best reggae band in Birmingham. The album includes these eight tracks plus both sides of the bands final single and a brace of previously unreleased tracks.

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Share The Love Around 2024 Repress

12" | 1989 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Where's My Utopia? Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1989 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Reissue from 1989, amazing leftfield Lovers Rock featuring extended dub version - emotional love bomb. Re-mastered and restored.

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Yard Act

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Wilbur's Meets Rankin' Alpha

Message To The World

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Nun.Ki.Rec.)

6,29 €* 13,99 € -55%

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Knifeplay’s sophomore full-length, and first ever studio album Animal Drowning is a sprawling landscape of shoegaze and lofty slowcore. The album finds the band in a blend of folk instruments, walls of distortion, orchestral strings and delicate vocals, all carefully organized by Philadelphia engineer/producer Jeff Zeigler, known for his work with Nothing, Kurt Vile, and more. Though their sonic palette is vast, Knifeplay craft a cohesive aesthetic to carry frontman Tj Strohmer’s thematically heavy songwriting, which touches on loss of all kinds against the backdrop of a nihilistic world. These songs cry out with urgency no matter their ever-varied tempo and dynamic, each painting a unique vignette of tragedy. Yet the band’s dense, meticulously composed instrumentation exudes beauty, creating a lightness to balance the subject matter. With Animal Drowning, Knifeplay goes deeper into the sonic experimentation and brutally honest lyricism so beloved on their early bedroom recordings, creating an enrapturing experience that deftly builds on previous work.

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LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Time Capsule)

Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985

29,99 €*

7" | 1986 | EU | Reissue (Digikiller)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The smooth and funky sound of prime-time Japanese reggae pop in the 1970s and ‘80s fired up an obsession with Jamaican music that persists to the present day.

If there is a year zero for the introduction of reggae music to Japan, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was 1979 when Bob Marley and the Wailers toured the country, trailed by an entourage of journalists, photographers and fans ready to spread the message of the music into all corners of Japanese society. But the story of Japanese reggae is not a linear one, and the music that is collected on Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 captures the moment J-reggae entered the broader public consciousness, merging commercial city pop style with an infectious backbeat, that has drawn comparisons with the emergence of Lovers Rock in the UK.

Rather than look directly to Jamaica, many producers and artists in Japan were inspired instead by the more approachable sounds of The Police and Ub40, their reggae fix arriving pre-filtered through the lens of new wave pop from the UK. Playful and groovy, these album deep cuts have been overlooked for too long. Among them are Miki Hirayama, the idol singer who borrowed the bassline from Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic on ‘Denshi Lenzi’, Chu Kosaka, who headed to Hawaii to cut the Jimmy Cliff-inspired ‘Music’ and Marlene, the Philippine songstress whose cover of Roberta Flack’s ‘Hittin’ Me Wear It Hurts’ owed much to her producer’s obsession with Sly & Robbie’s Compass Point sound. Then there was Izumi “Mimi” Kobayashi, who enlisted the Babylon Warriors to perform on a dubbed-out version of her own track ‘Lazy Love’, the city pop-meets-new wave reggae sound of Miharu Koshi’s ‘Coffee Break’, Junko Yagami’s anti-apartheid deep cut ‘Johannesburg’ and Lily, whose ‘Tenkini Naare’ was produced by Ryuichi Sakamoto and closes out the compilation with a flourish.

While these stories may not always conform to neat narratives, they do provide a more accurate reflection of the indirect ways in which styles infiltrate one another and, in their naivety, have the potential to create something beautifully strange and entirely new. Previously only available in Japan, the tracks on this compilation are a testament to that curious alchemy.

Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 is released on vinyl and as a full album download (no streaming), featuring original artwork by Japanese Fukuoka-based artist Noncheleee, whose cover pays homage to the iconic dancehall album art of Wilfred Limonious. Released on 1st September, Tokyo Riddim 1976-1985 is part of Time Capsule's Nippon Series, a loose series of compilations exploring different musical scenes from Japan between the 1960s and 2010s.

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John Holt & Alton Ellis

Live & Love

LP | 2023 | UK | Reissue (Peckings)

Release: 1986 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Killer combination roots tune from these two legends. Released in 1986, but the music sounds more in a 1980-81 Roots Radics style. Backed with hard dub version.

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Justin Hinds

Showcase

Release: 2023 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Operazione Sole - Italian Pop Reggae, Dub & Summer Love Affairs

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Maledetta Discoteca)

LP | 1982 | UK | Reissue (Germain)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Operation Sole like the summer, hopefully, imminent; “Operazione Sole” like the 1967 song by Peppino Di Capri, considered, perhaps wrongly, the first ska in Italy, but certainly the first to talk about Jamaica and upbeat rhythms. The record you have in your hand is intended to be a testimony to how much the sounds born in Kingston between the '60s and '70s had a significant influence on local pop. With the first explosion of reggae in England between 1968 and 1970, as well as with the rise of Bob Marley to a worldwide cult phenomenon, parallel to the all-English phenomenon of Two Tone and the ska revival, Italy, always attracted by the new trends not only English, he certainly couldn't stay on the sidelines. Therefore these innovative and unknown upbeat sounds, derived from the blues of the 1950s and mixed with a Caribbean sauce, have also taken hold in the Bel Paese. It began as early as 1959 with the song “Nessuno” by Mina, considered to all intents and purposes a Jamaican shuffle, to arrive in a few years at blue-beat (I4 di Lucca, Claudio Casavecchi) and ska (Margherita, Peppino Di Capri , Silvano Silvi, Renzo and Virginia) and be exposed to the first reggae (for example Jo Fedeli and his Italian version of “Israelites” by Desmond Dekker). Thus, we quickly reach the end of the decade of the economic boom and the culture, styles, references change: everything becomes more busy (on a cultural, artistic and political level). After a stalemate phase that lasted more than five years, Bob Marley's reggae (considered a sort of new Messiah) conquers the planet, including Italy: the producers and artists, even at a high level, for a few years do not remain at all indifferent to this novelty and decide to introduce the "upbeat", primarily reggae, into the various pop repertoires: well-known names such as Loredana Bertè, Mario Lavezzi, Rino Gaetano, Ivano Fossati, Ilona Staller, Adriano Celentano, Edoardo Bennato throw themselves headlong into new sonic adventures, in a pioneering way, but often with excellent results. The "Operazione Sole" collection wants to take the credit, instead, of proposing and discovering lesser-known artists (with the exception of Gino Santercole, former associate and relative of Il Molleggiato), often real meteors in the Italian musical panorama, who have tried to achieve (or achieve again) success by adapting the pop that was so popular in those years to the new black sounds prevailing in the West. We are in the early 80s and we range from the most classic reggae, to Italo-disco contaminated by dub up to the true Neapolitan style which, on more than one occasion, in its being endemically "black" and full of groove, has wrung out the watch out for agreements made in Kingston and London. “Operation Sun”: a pleasant philological work, but surrounded by an equally pleasant aura of disengagement.

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Lee Van Cleef

Reggae Sunsplash

30,99 €*

Release: 1982 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Produced By Donovan Germain, recorded at Channel One and Harry J's, backed by The Roots Radics & The Taxi Gang, originally released in 1982. A pre-digital taste of what was to come.

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2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Studio One Music Lab

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This new Studio collection on Soul Jazz Records delves deep into a melting pot world of reggae and funk and dub created at the music laboratory of 13 Brentford Road, Kingston in the 1970s - an intense collaboration of crack musicians, singers, DJs and engineers under the guidance of producer Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd. Here you will find some of the deepest and rawest cuts to emanate out the Studio One factory - truly hypnotic rhythms, powerful funk guitar and bass, soaring horns and more interspersed with occasional vocals and toasting as musicians reach for the highest heights and deepest roots of reggae music.

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Biga*Ranx

Eh Yo

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Show The World Gold Vinyl Edition

Boo And The Tru-Tones

LP | 1974 | US | Reissue (Not Dark Yet)

17,99 €* 29,99 € -40%

Late Night Tales / Version Excursion Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 1974 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Limited edition of 200 copies on golden vinyl.

Reissued for the first time in over 40 years, Show the World is an unrated and relatively unknown soul / reggae album from the Caribbean. Having recently been sampled by Benny The Butcher, collectors and producers are starting to pay attention to what has been an overlooked gem until now. With the album ranging from sweet soul that sounds like it could have been released on Motown in its prime, to funky numbers that could be played in clubs, to reggae that could stand alongside some of the Studio 1 releases, this is sure to please many. No filler.

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Don Letts

2LP | 2021 | Original (Late Night Tales)

32,99 €*

Release: 2021 / Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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2LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Soundway)

Lord Echo

Curiosities

19,99 €*

Heart Of The Congos 40th Anniversary Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soundway Records completes the Lord Echo album collection, finally reissuing the second album in the trilogy from the in-demand New Zealand multi-instrumentalist and producer. Originally released in 2013, ‘Curiosities’ is now available as a DJ friendly double LP for the first time.
The entirely self-produced album blends jazz with disco-tinged neo-soul, reggae and classic afro-beat in effortless manner - and joins the dots between the more downtempo first album ‘Melodies’ and the disco, electronic, club-ready of his third album ‘Harmonies’.
The album also features a dub-funk cover of Pharoah Sanders’ “The Creator Has A Master Plan”, with vocals from Lisa Tomlins.

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The Congos

3LP | 2017 | US | Original (17 North Parade)

47,99 €*

I Want You Love / I Want You Love Version

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The album classic was originally issued in 1977 in Jamaica only and 20 years later in 1997 released by the Blood & Fire label as the outstanding but now deleted "Heart Of The Congos". VP Records' sub-label 17 North Parade release now the definitive 2017 re-mastered 3CD / 3LP deluxe edition put together with both respect and gratitude to that illustrious antecedent.

This new 3 disc-set and 3LP-Vinyl-set is the first to feature the now almost impossible to find, original mix of the album, unavailable since producer Lee Perry withdrew the set in 1977 following the refusal of Chris Blackwell's Island Records team to licence the album (Disc 3), together with the more well-known mix, dubs, disco mixes, seven and twelve inch versions and "Don’t Blame It On I" an overlooked previously unreleased track unearthed (Disc 2) and the 'Blood & Fire' Kevin Metcalfe master (Disc 1).

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Norma White

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

10,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2012 | EU | Original (Stix)

Taggy Matcher

Devils Pie

8,99 €*

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Ronet)

Release: 2012 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance, Reggae & Dancehall

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Side A lifts the vocal from Devil’s Pie by D’Angelo and adds it to a nicely
rocking reggae groove result! And on the flip side there's a killer reggae dub version of WU-TANG’s
C.R.E.A.M !!

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Ekowmania

Kwameh Nkrumah

8,99 €*

The Jamaicans / The Techniques

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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First single from Ekowmania's upcoming album "Dr. Afrodub" is the grand Roots/Reggae track "Kwame Nkrumah". This Jimi Tenor production is simply a classic Roots track thatmight have it all; tight big horns, riding drums, a strong voice and magnificent backing choir support elegant and Class-A song writing rarely surfacing in our days. B-side of this 7" is a DJ Sotofett Mix where only the vocals, choir and horns are used for full effect choral version. Ekowmania aka Ekow Alabi Savage from Ghana is the drummer and percussion player in KabuKabu who plays with Jimi Tenor since almost 20 years. Also he is one of the founding members of one the first Afro-Reggae bands in Germany back in 1982. Album released by Ronet Records later in 2024.

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Baba Boom / Travelling Man

12" | 2024 | UK | Reissue

Release: 2024 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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You Don't Know Me / If You Let Me

Night Owls

7" | 2024 | US | Original (F-Spot)

Handsworth Revolution Record Store Day 2024 Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Next on deck, straight from Producer Dan Ubick’s Lions Den Studio, comes two more re-imagined soul classics from Los Angeles’ own Night Owls. First up, we have soul phenom Eli “Paperboy” Reed taking on Ray Charles’ classic “You Don’t Know Me” and Rocksteady champions Jr. Thomas & The Volcanos, laying their beautiful soul harmonies to Eddie Kendricks’ timeless “If You Let Me.” For Side A’s “You Don’t Know Me,” Ubick had a tough assignment - find someone who could bring his own innate soulfulness to a song sung by “The Genius” in his prime. The answer came from Massachusetts-bred Eli “Paperboy” Reed, who moved to Clarksdale, Mississippi at 18 to cut his teeth singing in juke joints all over the Delta. Then, moving on to spend a year as minister of music at Chicago’s Southside church of Soul legend Mitty Collier (Chess Records) and relocating back to the East Coast to record for Capitol Records, Warner Brothers, Colemine Records, and now Yep Roc, Dan had found his man. On “You Don’t Know Me,” Reed’s voice ranges from belted lows to soulful highs that perfectly sets the stage for this more upbeat and Roots Reggae-infused rendition. With a tip of the hat to Jamaican legend and producer Bunny “Striker” Lee, Night Owls take Charles’ classic soul and R&B standard to new territory. On Side B is Eddie Kendricks’ “If You Let Me” feat. Jr Thomas & The Volcanos (Colemine Records), re-done here with a nod to another legendary Jamaican singer, songwriter, and music producer, The Techniques’ own Winston Riley (Johnny Osbourne, Dave & Ansel Collins, etc.). Originally debuted on Eddie Kendricks’ post-Temptations 1972 masterpiece People…Hold On (Tamla/Motown), Night Owls create a decidedly more moody and dubbed-out tone here, laying into a bass-heavy one-drop feel that perfectly sets the stage for Jr Thomas’ soulful lead and Volcanos members Alex Desért (Hepcat, The Lions) & John Butcher’s (The Expanders) spot on backing harmonies. While keeping much of the original harmonic language, Night Owls bring this much-loved classic to new heights, primed for the dance floor.

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Steel Pulse

LP | 1978 | EU | Reissue (Island)

55,99 €*

Release: 1978 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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You Can't Turn Me Away feat. Lady Gatica

Mato

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Stix)

12" | 2024 | EU | Original (Shella)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, presents the 3rd release from its new Mellow Reggae Series project. Following two stunning covers of Bobby Caldwell and Player alongside label mates Ethel Lindsey, Mato is now taking over the famous hit by Sylvia Striplin, this time inviting his longtime friend and singing partner, Lady Gatica.
Produced by Roy Ayers in the early 80s , “You Can’t Turn Me Away” belong to this kind of title recognized by everyone, while Sylvia Striplin remains a name known by just a few. Like always, Mato production skills perfectly fits with the original and his Reggae rendition sounds like coming out straight from Kingston. While with her long experience singing Soul, Funk and Disco, Lady Gatica is also a perfect match for the vocals.
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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Nkrumah

Rough & Rugged

2LP | 1997 | EU | Reissue (Miss You)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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"Rough and Rugged sees Toronto Reggae Don Nkrumah pairing up with the analogue production wizards behind the enigmatic Local Dish label for a wild, synthy Dub excursion. Sounding something between 80's Dancehall and a late 70's Cabe Verde grail, Nkrumah's cool baritone rides this deeply funky, synth soaked analogue riddim. Originally released as a lathe cut 7" in miniscule quantities this is an edition of just 500 copies. Just wait until you hear the Dub!"

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Jackie Mittoo

In Africa

30,99 €*

Where's My Utopia? Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1997 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Referred to as "one of Reggae's quietest superstars" Jackie Mitto aka "The Keyboard King" had a remarkable path in Reggae music, a protege of Sly Stone, he started his career as part of Studio One's in house recording band and later went on to work with artists such as Bob Marley, Ub40, Barry White, Peter Tosh and Oscar Peterson. This album was the result of a rare occasion of being on tour in Africa and establishing musical connections with musicians from Ghana, recorded in Accra and mixed in London. Predominantly instrumental, this album is essential to any dub conscientious record collection, as it culminates the career of a Reggae legend whilst under new influences in West Africa resulting in an unmistakably characteristic modern dub sound. Re-issued on vinyl with remixes previously only availably on CD format.

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Yard Act

LP | 2024 | CZ | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / CZ – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Uluru 012 Orange Vinyl Edition

DJ Dibba

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Uluru)

LP | 2023 | CZ | Original (Easy Star)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Samory I

Strength

Release: 2023 / CZ – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Studio One Scorcher Transparent Orange Vinyl Edition

3LP | 2002 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

35,99 €*

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Whp)

Release: 2002 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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New one-off press limited edition transparent orange coloured triple vinyl edition (+ download code) of Soul Jazz Records long unavailable Studio One Scorcher featuring a blistering collection of rare and classic cuts recorded at Studio One. Studio One Scorcher is one of the most important collection in Soul Jazz Records" Studio One series, bringing together an unmissable collection of stand-out cuts from many of the finest players ever in Jamaica and in reggae music. Featuring The Skatalites, Jackie Mittoo, Tommy McCook, Cedric Brooks, Tommy McCook, The Sound Dimension, Don Drummond, Brentford Road All Stars

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Burning Spear

Live At Coconut Groove

7" | 2023 | UK | Original (Lovedub Limited)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Winston Rodney aka Burning Spear, one of the greatest visionaries in Roots Reggae music, caught live in Santa Cruz, California in 1980, a fabulous year for Jamaican music. Backed by a solid seven piece band, Rodney delivers a highly dense, hypnotic array of songs including immortal Roots anthems such as "Slavery Days", "Columbus", "Old Marcus Garvey" and "African Postman".

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Prince Fatty

Expansions

18,99 €*

Riding On A High & Windy Day

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Prince Fatty's new independent record label Lovedub Limited kicks off with a super 7" from the man himself. It is in fact something of an homage to the 1970s jazz-funk of Lonnie Liston Smith but with some hefty dub and reggae treatment. Shniece Mcmenamin stars on vocals and brings plenty of summer soul to the groove which is also lit up with free-flying flute lines over steady reggae rhythms that will sink you in deep to Winston "Horseman" Williams and Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie's drums, organ and piano. On the flip is the dub with the iconic Liston-Smith melody leading you through a lazy afternoon in style.

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Breezy

7" | 2024 | EU | Reissue (Digikiller)

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Higher Bound)

Release: 2024 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Here's the inaugural release in a new series from the archives of the late great engineer & producer Philip Smart. Philip's resume is impeccable - early friend and collaborator of Augustus Pablo, radio host and dj, first apprentice of King Tubby, and founder, producer and engineer at one of the major reggae studios of New York City history, Hc&f. Many years back our brother label Goldshop did a series of 45 reissues of the dancehall classics from Philip's Eclipse label. We always wanted to go deeper, but time moves fast, and unfortunately, Philip left us in 2014. But everything in due course, and now with his estate we've gone thru the archives to assemble a fantastic series of releases. This first release is a must - produced by Philip during his time as engineer at Tubby's studio, this is an awesome rockers style take on the moody Paragons classic. The flip features a classic blueprint mid 70s Tubby's style dub, HPF in effect with the first Prince, Philip Smart at the helm. Originally released thru Brooklyn's legendary Keith's record shop back around the time it was recorded.

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Akae Beka

Free Indeed

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Available on April 20th, we're excited to unveil "Free Indeed" by Akae Beka and Higher Bound Productions on vinyl for the first time as part of our ongoing collaboration with Higher Bound Productions.

Produced in 2012, this remarkable collection represents a tapestry of deeply resonant melodies and emotions showcasing the perfect harmony between Vaughn Benjamin and producer Ryan 'Ishence' Willard showcasing their undeniable artistry. With each note and lyric, they both paint a vivid portrait of their shared creative vision, demonstrating an unparalleled synergy and depth of expression. "Free Indeed" ships on 4/20.

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LP | 2003 | UK | Reissue (Jamaican)

Return To Orange Street

What You Won't Do For Love Feat. Ethel Lindsey

Release: 2003 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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From 1968 through to the mid 1970’s the reggae beat began to slow down,some say due to the extreme heat hitting down onto Kingston Town and its surrounding enclaves. People needed something less strenuous to dance to. The Ska and Rocksteady Sounds (see 101 Orange Street Ks007) that rocked Jamaica previously, had now found a slower tempo and become more ‘Dread’ lyrically to suit the times. Reggae music has always moved within the social climate it found itself in and this set here, as we ‘Return To Orange Street’ was Roots Rock Reggae Time....

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Mato

7" | 2023 | EU | Original (Stix)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Stix Records, a sub-label of Favorite Recordings, presents this new stunning single release by Mato, this time taking over the famous hit of Bobby Caldwell, and inviting for the occasion newcomer label mate, Ethel Lindsey (1st album upcoming on Favorite Recordings). After the recent success of his Summer Madness / Maiden Voyage single, quickly followed up by the release of Jazz-Funk Dub Tribute LP, Mato and Stix got keen to pursue their journey within the wide and miscellaneous American groove music repertoire. In September 2022, just after the release of this same LP, Pascal Rioux (a&r of Favorite and its sub-labels) submited to Mato the idea of the Bobby Caldwell’s song and the start of a new “Mellow Reggae Series” focusing more specifically on the so-called AOR and BlueEyed-Soul genre. “What You Won’t Do For Love” by Bobby Caldwell, is one of this instant classic known and heard at least once by almost everyone on the planet, although its performer still remains quite unknown for most. With this thrilling version, Mato strikes again our ears of his matchless skills for dub production and the magic happens again. And while it was not an easy task to walk in the footsteps of Caldwell’s vocals, under the radar and upcoming singer and composer Ethel Lindsey sounds like a perfect match for the song, he just killed it with his soulful singing and great feeling. 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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Hot Sauce Volume 1 - Rocksteady, Boss Reggae, Early Dub & Early Reggae 1965-1975 2023 Repress

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Harlem Shuffle)

22,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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This is the first volume of the HOT Sauce compilation LPs dedicated to the Trojan related UK labels between 1965 and 1975. The initial plan is for at least 3 albums of 14 titles. HOT Sauce Volume 1 features Rocksteady, Boss Reggae, early Dub & early Reggae outstanding original Jamaican tracks including rare songs, overlooked gems, hidden treasures and some hits. The record labels showcased on the first volume are Attack, Amalgamated, Black Swan, Blue Cat, Downtown, Doctor Bird, Duke, Grape, High Note, Randy’s and Trojan. The tracks here have been selected according to their musical interest firstly, their rarity, and their complementarity. These tracks are all outstanding tracks, “killer tracks”, there are no “fillers” whatsoever. Particular attention has been paid to the way the songs are sequenced (or “mixed”) so that the album builds up nicely and gradually, generally starting with the Rocksteady songs on the A side and the 70s songs on the B side. HOT Sauce is a musical journey across the early Reggae UK labels and across different Jamaican musical genres & talents and the way they interact together. Since the early 70s “Tighten Up” series, no compilation have really explored these labels in depth on vinyl…

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Studio One Soul - New Edition

LP | 2001 | UK | Reissue (Soul Jazz)

10" | 2022 | UK | Original (Forever Living Originals)

Release: 2001 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soul Jazz Records their classic Studio One Soul is now available in a new edition on black vinyl + download code.Owned and founded by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, Studio One"s output serves as a comprehensive guide to the history of Reggae music.Studio One Soul tracks the link between American Funk and Soul and Jamaican Reggae at the legendary Studio One Records.Curtis Mayfield, Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, The Temptations, King Floyd, Booker T and The MGs - all these artists had a huge influence on Jamaican artists and this album contains versions of songs by all of them. Featuring classic and rare Reggae Funk and Soul cuts from the Reggae giants alongside rarer cuts, Studio One Soul spans over 20 years of classic Reggae from the Rocksteady Funk through to the deep Roots music.

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Chronixx

Never Give Up

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Chronixx makes an overdue but welcome return to the airwaves with the soulful reggae track titled “Never GIve Up”. A rootsy, uplifting and inspiring song containing all the essential elements for a classic, Chronixx joins forces with award winning producer Inflo to create something very special!

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2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

Studio One Women 2

29,99 €*

LP | 2016 | CZ | Reissue (Daptone)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Soul Jazz Records follows up one its most popular Studio One releases with a brand new selection of rare and classic releases by women in reggae. Featuring legendary artists such as Marcia Griffiths, Rita Marley and Hortense Ellis (with a guest appearance by her brother Alton), alongside a host of rarities from lesser known names such as Nina Soul, Nana Mclean, Denise Darlington, Myrna Hague and also Doreen Schaeffer, a vocalist who was a founding member of The Skatalites. There are notable covers (from Tyrone Davis' soul classic Can I Change My Mind to the Band's 60s psychedelic classic Turn Turn Turn in a rub-a-dub style!). Doreen Schaeffer reversions Alton Ellis's seminal I'm Still in Love with You, Nina Soul reversions the slack rocksteady anthem Barb Wire. A number of these tracks are almost impossible to find and many have never been issued ever since their initial release. The music on the album is of course 100% killer and features backing from all of the seminal groups at 13 Brentford Road including The Skatalites, Sound Dimension, Soul Brothers and the Brentford All Stars, and ranges from ska, rocksteady, roots, lovers and more from the 60s, 70s and 80s. All produced by Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd at Studio One Records, the number one sound in reggae music.

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The Frightnrs

Nothing More To Say

22,99 €*

Gifted Transparent Clear Vinyl Edition

Release: 2016 / CZ – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Frightnrs escort Daptone into the world of long-playing reggae with both the sweetest and the roughest record of the decade.

Crafted under the meticulous eye of black-belt reggae mastermind/producer Victor Axelrod (aka Ticklah), Nothing More to Say is a rocksteady masterpiece the likes of which has not reared it's head since the golden era of Studio One. However, you'll find no imitation here - none of the faux-jamaican cliches of lesser reggae bands. Like all things Daptone, this record is above all soulful and honest.

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Koffee

LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Sony)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Searching For The Jan Soul Rebels

Jan Delay

LP | 2001 | EU | Reissue (Buback)

19,79 €* 21,99 € -10%

Release: 2001 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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El Michels Affair Meets Liam Bailey

Ekundayo Inversions Red Vinyl Edition

LP | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crwon)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Champion (Remix) / Ugly Truth (Remix)

Liam Bailey

7" | 2021 | US | Original (Big Crown)

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Liam Bailey Follows Up His 'Ekundayo' Album With This Heavy Hitting Remix 7" Featuring Two Absolute Legends.The A Side Is A Remix Of Champion Featuring Black Thought Of The Roots. Black Thought Kills The First Verse Finding The Pocket Over The Leon Michels Produced Reggae Banger Designed To Bust Up Woofers And Blow Out Dance Floors. Liam And Thought Combine To Sing Praises To A Woman Worthy Of All The Admiration They Can Muster, And In Doing So, They Take What Was Already A Classic To Another Level.The B Side Is Straight From The Far Flung Corners Of Outer Space. Producer Leon Michels Strips Down And Revamps The Album Cut Ugly Truth, Making Room For The Most Special Of Guests, The One And Only, Mr. Lee "Scratch" Perry. The Upsetter Switches Between Singing And Talking, One Minute Proclaiming His Powers And The Next Playing With The Title Of The Original Tune. Some Proper Lee Perry Business Alongside The Already Unstoppable Chemistry Of Liam Bailey And Leon Michels...An Absolute Big Crown Surehot.

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LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Reggae Dub

12" | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Isle Of Jura)

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The Vintage sounds collection is well known for all the albums gathering the best of a musical style in a beautiful vinyl ! Theses two albums introduce two important trend part of huge Music Family - Reggae Dub and French Rap by introducing the best of the artists that create or influence each style.

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Yvonne Archer

Ain't Nobody

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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The next official reissue oozes the feelgood factor, a reggae disco cover of ‘Ain’t Nobody’ by Jamaican artist Yvonne Archer. For the first time since the original release in 1980 the full length original 12” mix gets the reissue treatment along with the Lovers Rock leaning ‘Checking Out The Way I Feel’.
On the flip Jura Soundsystem provide 2 edits, a main edit that pulls back on the electric guitar from the original and a Dub adding subtle delays and sparse use of the Vocal to let the groove work its magic. This is the first of two 12”s licensed from producer John Rubie that will appear on Isle Of Jura in 2020.

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Reggae Versions Classics Hits Turned Into Reggae Music

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (Wagram)

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Marcia Griffiths / Dub Specialist

Feel Like Jumping / Feel Like Jumping Part 2

7" | 2016 | UK | Original (Soul Jazz)

10,99 €*

Release: 2016 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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LP | 1981 | UK | Reissue (Greensleeves)

Eek-A-Mouse

Wa Do Dem

When Will They Learn feat. Liam Bailey

Release: 1981 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Vinyl re-issue in the original 1981 LP artwork! This is Eek-A-Mouse finest album recorded and mixed at Channel One and King Tubby's studio by Scientist, Prince Jammy and Barnabas, produced by Henry 'Junjo' Lawes with the Roots Radics as backing band!

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The Dynamic Set

7" | 2011 | US | Original (Truth & Soul)

9,99 €*

Release: 2011 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Four years ago, Liam Bailey visited NYC from his hometown of Nottingham, England to write and record songs with Truth & Soul (Jeff Silverman & Leon Michels), that could help secure him the ever elusive major label deal. Shortly after the group met, an instant chemistry led to a series of reggae and soul songs that have been long-time favorites at T&S headquarters. Soon after his visit, Liam Bailey signed to Polydor Records. This is the first 45 from an upcoming series of Liam Bailey singles on Truth & Soul.

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kings sagen king HHV Exclusive Golden Vinyl LP & Beige Cap Bundle

LP+Cap | 2024 | DE | Original (Hayati)

39,99 €*

Release: 2024 / DE – Original

Genre: Hip Hop, Reggae & Dancehall

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Joe Yamanaka & The Wailers

Reggae Vibration Black Vinyl Edition

LP | 1982 | EU | Reissue (Jamdung)

Release: 1982 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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7" | 2005 | EU | Reissue (Fox)

Ken Boothe

Christopher Columbus

7" | 1976 | EU | Reissue (Fox)

Release: 2005 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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In the 1980s, Jack Ruby's productions witnessed a noticeable decline. Despite this, we were graced with some notable gems, such as this composition defined by a strong rhythm and enhanced by the unmistakable vocals of the one and only Ken Boothe This heavy piece explores the infamous Christopher Columbus, accompanied by a powerful and prominent dub version. Riddim section consists of Barnabas, Bagga Walker, Tyrone Downie, Jackie Mittoo and Skully.

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The Skulls

Black Slavery Days

7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Sticky Buttons)

Release: 1976 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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A truly exceptional song showcasing the pinnacle of Jack Ruby's productions, "Black Slavery Days" by The Skulls stands out as a remarkable gem that gained significant popularity in the Ochi Rios sound system scene. The lead singer of The Skulls, Tony Thomas, penned all their tunes, bringing his experience from singing with the original Justin Hinds & the Dominos group. This piece is a manifestation of pure 70's roots music in all its glorious essence.

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Natacha Fink

Pirarublue

21,99 €*

Dice The Boss Aka Pama Dice

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Reggae & Dancehall

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Irresistible Brazilian blues reggae from the heart of the Amazon rainforest. A psychedelic guarana induced trip and ode to the fading indigenous cultures and shifting hegemony in Brazil. This one-off release by Manaus native Natacha Fink was originally written in 1986 as the lead track on Nossa Musica - a compilation celebrating regional music from the Amazon. Emerging out of the dictatorship, Natacha and her fellow artists rejected the aesthetic standards driven by internal colonialism and sought out new ways to express themselves away from the styles of the dominant Rio-São Paulo axis. What surfaced was a melodic blend of genres, with Natacha’s haunting vocals and playful lyrics gliding over an arrangement of guitars and double bass. Vocal backing is led by Torrinho, well known for his layered composition style, whose song ‘Porto de Lenha’ is recognised throughout Amazonas as an unofficial anthem. Hidden within the Amazon, Pirarublue lies in that wonderful space between innocence and honesty. Proudly exploring cultural and ecological spaces through a refreshing, ghostly infectious groove. For fans of Gal Costa, Elis Regina, Chico César, Jorge Ben Jor and Joni Mitchell.

Accompanying Natacha’s beguiling single is the field recording “Unseen Songlines” by artist and academic Nimalan Yoganathan. The composition immerses the listener in the soundscapes of Mamori Lake, a remote village inside the Brazilian Amazon. Nimalan explores the ambiguous perception of sounds emanating from the dense rainforest and deep beneath the Amazon River, where we hear the sounds but cannot see their sources: an acousmatic concert performed by the rainforest itself. Processed field recordings of birds and frogs, as well as underwater hydrophone recordings of dolphins and fish subtly weave throughout electroacoustic textures and beats. The listener is invited to hone in on the musical subtleties hidden throughout the environment. The compositional methods employed in this piece draw on the concepts of sonic rupture, presence, absence and memory found in the dub music tradition.

This limited edition 7” by Sticky Buttons puts these two outlying works together for a unique listening experience, combining the human and more-than-human experience of life at the heart of Brazil. Both uniquely Amazonian but with a universal appeal.

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Teahouse From Emperor Roscoe / Brixton Cat

7" | 2024 | UK | Original (Harlem Shuffle)

14,99 €*