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AGGROVATORS - RASTA DUB '76The Aggrovators' 1976 album 'Rasta Dub '76' gets an awaited reissue. Following on from 1975's great 'Shalom Dub' release, 'Rasta Dub '76' is another truly magnificent dub set culled from Aggrovators hits (by Johnny Clarke, Cornell Campbell and others). For the occasion, the ... read more » |
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AITKEN, LAUREL - THE FANTASTIC LAUREL AITKENRemastered and expanded edition of this hyper-rare early '70s release from the 'Godfather Of Ska'. By 1970, Laurel Aitken was well and truly established as the Father of British Reggae, having dominated the country's Jamaican music scene since his arrival at the start of ... read more » |
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ALCAPONE, DENNIS - GUNS DON'T ARGUEDennis Alcapone's longstanding links with Bunny Lee yielded 1972's excellent album 'Gun's Don't Argue', on which the toaster raps with style over some of Lee's all-time greatest rhythms, including Delroy Wilson's 'Better Must Come', John Holt's 'Left With A Broken Heart' ... read more » |
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ALCAPONE, DENNIS - GUNS DON'T ARGUEDennis Alcapone's longstanding links with Bunny Lee yielded 1972's excellent album 'Gun's Don't Argue', on which the toaster raps with style over some of Lee's all-time greatest rhythms, including Delroy Wilson's 'Better Must Come', John Holt's 'Left With A Broken Heart' ... read more » |
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ALCAPONE, DENNIS - INVESTIGATOR ROCKNow available as a reissue on CD, 1977's 'Investigator Rock' sees Jamaican toaster Dennis Alcapone riding Strikers rockers-styled hits, voiced by the likes of Cornell Campbell, John Holt and Johnny Clarke. |
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ALCAPONE, DENNIS - INVESTIGATOR ROCKNow available as a reissue on vinyl, 1977's 'Investigator Rock' sees Jamaican toaster Dennis Alcapone riding Strikers rockers-styled hits, voiced by the likes of Cornell Campbell, John Holt and Johnny Clarke. |
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BEANY MAN (A.K.A. BEENIE MAN) - INVINCIBLE BEANY MAN (THE TEN YEAR OLD DJ WONDER)The 1987 full-length by juvenile Jamaican dancehall delinquent Beenie Man (a.k.a. Beany Man a.k.a. Anthony Moses Davis) is now finally available again on vinyl. |
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BEANY MAN (A.K.A. BEENIE MAN) - INVINCIBLE BEANY MAN (THE TEN YEAR OLD DJ WONDER)The 1987 full-length by juvenile Jamaican dancehall delinquent Beenie Man (a.k.a. Beany Man a.k.a. Anthony Moses Davis) is now finally available on CD. This limited edition (500 copies) includes an obi strip and exclusive liner notes. |
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BIG JOE - AT THE CONTROLReissue of second album by Big Joe (born Joseph Spalding in 1955), Jamaican reggae deejay and record producer, who recorded extensively in the 1970s and early 1980s. This is the follow up to 'Keep Rocking And Swinging,' released on Live & Love in 1978 and produced by ... read more » |
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BROWN, BARRY - I'M STILL WAITINGThe exceptionally rare album 'I'm Still Waiting' by roots reggae star Barry Brown was released in 1983 by Rocktone International, a spin-off of Sugar Minott's Black Roots outfit, based in Queens, New York, with a further branch in Toronto (which reportedly closed just prior ... read more » |
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BROWN, BARRY - STAND FIRMOne of a handful of singers that straddled the divide between the late roots phase and the emerging dancehall style, Barry Brown was gifted with a distinctive high tenor that rendered his voice immediately recognisable, making a lasting impression whenever heard. His lyrics ... read more » |
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BROWN, BARRY - STEP IT UP YOUTHMANA reissue of the 1979 full-length by roots reggae vocalist Barry Brown. |
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BROWN, BARRY - VIBES OF BARRY BROWN'Vibes Of Barry Brown' is an album of deep roots reggae, surfaced in limited quantity in 1981 via Sonic Sounds' Gorgon imprint, the sub-label reserved for producers that lacked an established label of their own, and although production is not specifically credited, the ... read more » |
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BROWN, BARRY -MEETS THE SCIENTIST- - AT KING TUBBY'S WITH THE ROOTS RADICSCrucial set of dubs from Scientist! Barry Brown meets the Scientist features twelve extra-heavy Scientist mixes of Barry Brown tracks originally cut and played at King Tubby's by the legendary Roots Radics. Six vocal mixes and a further six dubs, where the peerless ... read more » |
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CAMPBELL, CORNELL - ROPIN'Joining forces with ace producer Bunny "Striker" Lee in the mid-1970s brought a dramatic new surge in popularity that greatly boosted Cornell Campbell's profile overseas. The 'Ropin'' LP was originally issued in 1980. One of the album's outstanding moments is ... read more » |
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CAPITAL LETTERS - REALITYA heavy old school sound reverberates from the Midlands reggae scene, one which remains unrivalled across the UK and is perfectly summed up by Capital Letters, whose mixing from 1985 is of an impeccable quality, here re-released for reggae fans everywhere. 'Reality' by ... read more » |
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CLARKE, JOHNNY - SATISFACTIONClarke's 'Satisfaction' LP was recorded at Harry J for Bunny Lee, voiced at King Tubby's studio, and issued by Third World in 1979. It is a set largely comprised of cover tunes, such as the strong opening update of the Paragons, 'Riding For A Fall', the title track adapting ... read more » |
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CLARKE, JOHNNY - WONDERINGJohnny Clarke ruled the dancehall in the mid '70s, using the clever "Flyers Rhythms" that gave some of his tunes an edge with the sound systems. But his voice was always bigger than this and his versatility to sing a wide range of vocal styles has seen him cut ... read more » |
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DILLINGER - ANSWER ME QUESTIONDillinger's material with the roughest edge was always produced by Bunny "Striker" Lee, as this LP, 'Answer Me Question', so amply demonstrates. First issued in the Netherlands in 1977, now reissued on CD, the album shows Dillinger on fearsome form, backed by The ... read more » |
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DILLINGER - MARIJUANA IN MY BRAIN'Marijuana In My Brain' dates from 1977 and placed the toaster over some of the Bunny 'Striker' Lee's hottest rhythms, previously utilised for Johnny Clarke scorchers like 'Satta' and 'Poor Marcus' (along with the odd Ronnie Davis track); Clarke's reading of 'Going To A ... read more » |
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DILLINGER - MARIJUANA IN MY BRAIN'Marijuana In My Brain' dates from 1977 and placed the toaster over some of the Bunny 'Striker' Lee's hottest rhythms, previously utilised for Johnny Clarke scorchers like 'Satta' and 'Poor Marcus' (along with the odd Ronnie Davis track); Clarke's reading of 'Going To A ... read more » |
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DILLINGER - TOP RANKING DILLINGERThe acclaimed 1977 album by well known Jamaican sound system toaster Dillinger gets reissued on CD. This limited edition (500 copies) includes an obi strip and exclusive liner notes. |
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DONALDSON, ERIC - ERIC DONALDSONAn acclaimed 1971 Jamaican roots reggae album gets its awaited reissue. SIDE 1: 1. Cherry Oh Baby 2. Miserable Woman 3. Got To Get You Off My Mind 4. Please Let Me Love You 5. Go Away SDIE 2: 1. Love Of The Common People 2. Never On A Sunday 3. Just Can't Happen This Way 4. ... read more » |
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DONALDSON, ERIC - ERIC DONALDSONAn acclaimed 1971 Jamaican roots reggae album gets its awaited reissue. This CD-edition (including an obi) is limited to 500 copies. TRACKS: 01. Cherry Oh Baby 02. Miserable Woman 03. Got To Get You Off My Mind 04. Please Let Me Love You 05. Go Away 06. Love Of The Common ... read more » |
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EASTWOOD, CLINT - AFRICAN YOUTHFor this superb 1978 set, which is now reissued on vinyl, Clint Eastwood teamed up with Bunny Lee. The material was mixed by Prince Jammy over some of Lee's tough Aggrovators rhythms. |
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