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Winston Reedy - African People / Barry Issacs - Conquering Lion 10" Room In The Sky
£12.99Rootsical steppers and dubwise on this new 'Room In The Sky' six track 10" vinyl.
The Inn House Crew Band Featuring veteran singers, Winston Reedy & Barry Issacs plus Michael 'Megahbass' Fletcher on Bass & Ed Cubitt on Melodica. Two Vocals, each with two accompanying dubs.
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Sista Mary i - Jah Reveals His Light / Donovan King Jay - Walk With Jah 12" Unique Sounds
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Reggae Roast Ft. Ruben Da Silva - Sensi Skank Reloaded 10" Trojan Reloaded
£12.99Back In Stock!
One of Reggae Roast's biggest tunes of all time gets a makeover in a modernist dark basshead stylee! Ruben Da Silva at his finest!
With deep and heavy production, Sensi Skank Reloaded is the official remix from Reggae Roast as part of their partnership with Trojan Records. The Vinyl as well as the new remix also includes the Original Mix by Danman and featuring Skinnyman plus the original version If you liked the original or the remix, this vinyl is straight fire! -
Creole & Chinafrica - Journey From Creation 1975-1985 (2LP) Deeper Knowledge .
£35.95Back In Stock! USA Import!
24 track gatefold double LP with vocals and dub versions.
Some important tracks reissued from master tapes for the first time. Layout filled with never before seen photos & Flyers. Features one previously unreleased 1970s cut from Creole.
Two of the most unique complete bands in reggae history, fusing reggae, funk, soul and hard rock. -
Burial - Burial 2LP Hyperdub
£21.99Burial's debut album on double vinyl - features a free and unique download code, black inner sleeves and 180g vinyl in a thick card sleeve. It is updated to add the beatless atmospheric tracks that have always been integral parts of the complete CD versions. -
Lady Wray - Piece Of Me (Remix) feat Ghostface Killah / Joy & Pain (Pete Rock Remix) 7" Big Crown
£9.99The A side, “Piece Of Me” (Remix) features Ironman himself who puts down a verse about a relationship that ran its course but no one is sure they did the right thing in. Ghostface sounds right at home over the gully Leon Michels produced track and takes the already rock solid tune to another level.Then what do you do for a B side….You call The Chocolate Boy Wonder, Pete Rock and get him to remix “Joy & Pain”. Pete takes one of the stand out tunes on the album and gives it an entirely different energy with thundering drums and a bassline that shake the windows in the car.Two killer remixes bringing in Hip Hop royalty to lend their talents to Lady Wray’s music. Dreams come true… -
Reggae Disco 45 - Martin Skyjuice Blomqvist (Book)
£29.00In Stock now!
Two years after the success of '100 Days Of Dub' (book),
Martin Skyjuice Blomqvist returns with REGGAE DISCO 45.
A journey through Martin Skyjuice Blomqvist's personal collection of roots reggae Disco 45's, 12inch and 10inch vinyl from the early 1970's and beyond!Reviews and personal reasonings of more than 600 records, including label scans, over 475 pages.A tribute to these classic formats and of course to the music that (in)formed the author and so many others lives.Limited to 500 copies printed. -
STUDIO ONE 007 – Licensed to Ska: James Bond & other Film Soundtracks & TV Themes 2LP / CD Soul Jazz
£25.99Soul Jazz Records presents a new expanded version of ‘Studio One 007 - Licensed to Ska: James Bond and other Film Soundtracks and TV Themes’, originally only available as a long deleted 7” RSD box set.
The vinyl album is presented in superb gatefold sleeve, with full inner and house bag.
First time release on CD, comes in double walled slipcase with 28-page outsized booklet.
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Sean Paul - Dutty Rock (Ltd. Edition Clear Double Vinyl) Atlantic VP Records
£47.99"Dutty Rock" is the breakthrough second studio album by Sean Paul, released in 2002. With hits like "Get Busy" and "Gimme the Light," it established Sean Paul as a leading figure in dancehall and reggae-infused pop music.
The album's energetic rhythms and infectious beats captivated listeners worldwide, solidifying Sean Paul's status as a trailblazer in the genre.New 2023 reissue on crystal clear double vinyl! -
The Disciples - For A Few Dollars More / His Majesty Secret Service 10" Covert Dubs
£14.00First release on a brand new label from The Disciples; COVERT DUBS! Limited press! -
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Man To Man / Version 7" Upsetter
£8.99Reissue 45! Lee Scratch Perry productions of The Wailers classic, Man To Man (Who The Cap Fit) with instrumental version on the b-side! -
Bob Marley and The Wailers - Soul Rebel / Version 7" Upsetter
£9.99Reissue 45! Early Bob Marley & The Wailers produced by Lee Scratch Perry.
Instrumental cut on side-b.
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Jackie Mittoo - The Keyboard King At Studio (Double Vinyl LP) Soul Jazz Records
£27.99Soul Jazz Records’ seminal double LP release, 'Jackie Mittoo - The Keyboard King at Studio One', now available on double LP black vinyl.
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Blaiz Fayah - Mad Ting 2 LP X-Ray Production
£24.99Blaiz Fayah presents the 2nd volume of his mix-tape “Mad Ting”, a real ray of sunshine. We find what makes the identity of the artist, a freshness in a style that seems to have difficulty in renewing itself. ln eleven tracks, the artist moves between shatta hits and club tracks and draws his inspiration fromdancehall, reggae, hip-hop and afrobeat.Several tracks are touring non-stop on the networks and in clubs with “Low”, “Bounce it” or “10/1 O”. Blaiz Fayah shows once again that he is the most exciting dancehallartist of his generation ! -
Blaiz Fayah - Mad Ting 3 LP X-Ray Production
£24.99The leader of the European Dancehall/Shatta scene is still as productive as ever after his latest project Mad Ting 2 and a Europe/Latin America tour in 2022. By delivering multiple hits and appearing at major festivals, Blaiz Fayah is starting 2023 the same way he ended the previous year.
“Mad Ting 3”, concludes the “Mad Ting” series, Blaiz Fayah highlights the vast range of his musical references by bringing in Dancehall, Kompa, Moombahton, Reggae, Shatta and Zouk influences.
For the occasion, some of the most renowned artists of their genre have been invited, such as Busy Signal, Jahyanai King and Nesly.
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Madlib - Bad Neighbor Beats (Limited Edition Black/Purple Swirl Vinyl) LP Bang Ya Head
£38.99Special edition instrumentals, Black/Purple Swirls Coloured Vinyl. Limited to 250 copies.MED, Blu and Madlib are pleased to present the special edition instrumental release of their acclaimed Bad Neighbors LP. Produced entirely by the Beat Konducta himself—the vibe provider for classic albums for the likes of MF DOOM, Freddie Gibbs, Black Star and more—the 13 track single LP boasts his hallmark crackling soul and funk loops in their isolated form.The special edition instrumental has been remastered, equipped with two new bonus instrumentals, and an overhaul designed by Jeff Jank of the original album artwork adapted from Eugene Thurston and Arthur Hawkins' illustration for the 1930 mystery novel, The Invisible Host.“I’d like to dedicate this release to Mr Otis Jackson Sr. Thanks for the guidance and support. Highly Appreciated” - MED -
Fela Kuti - Expensive Shit LP Knitting Factory Records
£23.99Black Vinyl Reissue! W/ download code.
The title of the album and first track refers to an incident in 1974. The Nigerian police planted a joint on Kuti. Before he was arrested, he ate the joint, but the police brought him into custody and waited for him to produce the (titular) excrement. According to legend, he managed to use another inmate's feces and was eventually released..
'Water No Get Enemy' is inspired by a Yoruban proverb about the power of nature and the universe.
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Fela Kuti - Sorrow, Tears and Blood LP Knitting Factory Records
£22.99Black Vinyl Reissue! Includes Download code.
The song (Sorrow, Tears And Blood) was written in the wake of a raid on Kuti's Kalakuta Republic compound by 1,000 armed members of the Nigerian army on February 18, 1977. The scene is described in his lyrics, "Everybody run, run, run / Everybody scatter, scatter / Some people lost some bread / Some people just die ... Them leave sorrow, tears, and blood / Them regular trademark".
The second composition (Colonial Mentality) is titled after the inferiority complex called colonial mentality, and whose lyrics list a range of examples of "things dem dey do, dem dey overdo all the things dem dey do" such as "think wey black no good, na foreign things dem dey like" and "dem go turn air condition, and close them country away" no be so?.
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Fela Kuti - Johnny Just Drop (J.J.D.) LP Knitting Factory Records
£22.99Black Vinyl Reissue! Includes Download code.
Knitting Factory Records is proud to reissue Fela Kuti's J.J.D. Johnny Just Drop on vinyl. Previously only available as part of the Box Set series, the reissue features original album artwork designed by Lemi Ghariokwu, who created the cover art for around half of Fela’s albums. Originally released in 1977, J.J.D. Johnny Just Drop features Fela lampooning Nigeria’s "been-tos," people who had been to Europe or America to work or study, and then returned (dropped) home with European social pretensions and an inferiority complex about African culture.
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Sangie Davis - Jingling Keys 7" Horus Records
£13.99Horus Records are very proud to present this previously unreleased Sangie Davis song and recording from 1979 recorded at Tuff Gong.Now available on 7" vinyl, with picture sleeve and fold out booklet with liner notes. -
Jah Walton aka Joseph Cotton - Ganja Man / Fletchers Land Riddim 10" Room In The Sky (6 Tracks)
£12.99Room In The Sky presents 6 tracks backed by the RITS Riddim Force on a ting called the 'Fletchers Land' riddim.
Featuring Jah Walton aka Joseph Cotton, Goody Gap, Michael 'Megahbass' Fletcher, Ras Ranger, Ed Cubitt & Kodjovi Kush!
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Bobby Oroza & El Michels Affair - Whatcha Know / Losing It 7" Big Crown
£9.99On the A side, ”Whatcha Know” Bobby explores death and the human experience, putting his philosophical ponderings into his music. Michels’ production and overall ethos is the perfect compliment to Bobby’s desire to stretch out his sound. EMA provides a gorgeous backing track that compliments Bobby’s style and simultaneously broadens its scope.The B side “Losing It” is a dramatic and moving number that Bobby sings in Spanish and English. A gorgeous guitar riff is countered with eerie sound effects that crescendo when the drums come in. Bobby professes he’s “Losing It” over a love too strong and El Michels Affair’s production turns the whole affair into a saga that thunders through speakers. -
Joe Yorke - End Of The Day / The 18th Parallel - Dub Of The Day 7" Fruits Records
£10.99Two of the most prominent activists on the current European reggae scene join forces on this brand new song. ‘END OF THE DAY’ is a combination between Bristol singer JOE YORKE and Swiss reggae band THE 18TH PARALLEL. Written by master storyteller Eeyun Delroy Purkins from The Co-Operators who recently released a highly acclaimed album with Joe Yorke titled ‘A Distant Beat’, ‘End of The Day’ showcases the remarkable talent of both crews: on the one hand enchanting melodies and thought-provoking lyrics provided by Joe’s soulful voice and Eeyun’s brilliant pen, on the other infectious grooves and impeccable musicianship by The 18th Parallel. This mesmerizing collaboration is highlighted by Westfinga’s perfect early 80’s rub a dub mixing. When these extraordinary forces collide, magic happens. Step into the rhythm and embrace a state of pure musical bliss!
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The Blackstones - Out A Road 7" Horus Records
£9.99Horus Records join forces with legendary UK vocal group The Blackstones. Originally formed in 1974 they’re comprised of founder Leon Leiffer, Tony Mahoney and Earl ‘Junior’ Bailey. One of the only groups still singing in the tradition of The Gaylads, The Techniques, Uniques, The Wailers etc. They bring the style forward, which is displayed majestically on these two singles.The Blackstones are the only UK group to have recorded at Coxsone Dodds legendary Studio One. “Out A Road” was written there, but went unrecorded due to the sad passing away of Mr Dodd. They were the last artists to record there.Now bought into existence over a riddim recorded, played and mixed by the Horus All Stars at The Arch, Tottenham. -
The Viceroys - Maga Down | Yakka - Maga Dub 7" Poor Man's Friend Records
£11.99This next heavy roots reggae cut comes courtesy of The Viceroys, the legendary harmony group from the stables of the world renowned Studio 1. First recording for the venerable Mr Dodd in 1967 The Viceroys were instrumental in moving the sound from rocksteady to reggae with early hits like “Ya Ho” and “Love & Unity” .
The A side of this weighty 45 is a revisited vocal from the early days of the group, a haunting, smokey rendition of their early hit Maga Down. Drawing musical influences from Ethiopian and Cuban music as well as its obvious early reggae basis this record sounds fresh whilst simultaneously transporting you back to the golden era with its warm nostalgic themes.The flip side is an ethereal dub mix from the Bristol based Yakka, an almost psychedelic journey into the mixing board bringing out the best of the vintage sound pallet.This is the third release from us at Poor Man's Friend Records, produced in the Poor Man's Friend studio and voiced in Jamaica only 300 copies were pressed of this smoked out ode to the golden era. -
Ranking Joe - Roots Memories | Roots Histories | Dub Kazman - Dub 12" Rough Signal Records
£15.00New Japan Import 12"
Rough Signal Records is pleased to announce that the featured artist for the next release in the Legendary Series is Ranking Joe.
The legendary DEE JAY, who worked at Studio One as Little Joe in the late 70's and then in the late 80's as the MC of King Stur Gav, is now on ROUGH SIGNAL RECORDS.
This song is based on his Jamaican memories. The A side features a strictly roots and culture style and the B side gives a current stepper style. Both sides are unique with a different vocal.
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Nga Han - Truth / Simha - Truth Dub / Clive Hylton - All The Best 12" Roots Masala Records
£13.99This is the second Roots Masala release featuring two Jamaican artists on vocals. Nga Han comes through with a conscious message in the lyrics, topics regarding truth, righteousness and freedom. Followed by a heavyweight dub from Chazbo with his reverb-drenched echoed mix creating a spacious and immersive sound that takes listeners on a journey through time and space.On Side B, listeners can enjoy the powerful voice of Jamaican reggae veteran Clive Hylton on the track "All the Best." This song focuses on the unification of people and the power of positive energy to overcome obstacles. With Clive Hylton's soulful vocals, the track creates a mesmerizing atmosphere, inviting the listener to join in the call for unity.Following "All the Best," listeners can enjoy Chazbo's melodica cut, adding a layer of haunting melody to the mix. Chazbo's masterful use of the melodica adds a unique sound to the track, blending perfectly with the deep basslines and intricate rhythms of the riddim. -
100% Dynamite! Ska, Soul, Rocksteady & Funk in Jamaica 2LP Soul Jazz Records
£29.99Reissue of this seminal reggae meets funk and soul collection. 100% Dynamite is the cornerstone of Soul Jazz Records’ releases and launched their long-running series of highly-regarded reggae albums. This album is the fully expanded version and comes with download code. -
200% Dynamite: Ska Soul Rock Steady Funk & Dub 2xLP Soul Jazz Records (Colour Vinyl)
£32.99Soul Jazz Records’ 200% Dynamite! set the benchmark for reggae meets funk compilations that has never been bettered. Out of print for 20 years, this new 2023 edition is being released in a one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for Record Store Day 2023.Jam-packed with reggae tunes that crossed-over to become dancefloor hits such as Tenor Saw’s sound boy anthem ‘Ring the Alarm,’ K.C. White’s classic cut of the seminal ‘No, No, No’ and Augustus Pablo’s ‘Rockers Rock’, 200% Dynamite explores the links between reggae, jazz, funk and soul.Carrying on perfectly from 100% Dynamite, this second compilation continues to trace the history of Jamaican reggae and the influence of American styles such as funk and jazz had on this music.Featured here are serious funk and rocksteady tunes from the likes of The Skatalites and Johnny Osbourne through to Jamaican jazz from masters such as Tommy McCook and Byron Lee, as well as some serious dub from the likes of Augustus Pablo, King Tubby and Jackie Mittoo.New bonus tracks on this new 2023 edition include seminal dancehall party cuts Sister Nancy’s ‘One Two’ and Chaka Demus and Pliers’ ‘Murder She Wrote’, alongside classic soul to reggae covers including cuts of Marlena Shaw’s ‘Women of the Ghetto’ and Odyssey’s ‘Don’t Tell Me Tell Her’. -
Fela Kuti - Zombie LP Knitting Factory Records
£22.99Black Vinyl Reissue!
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Fela Kuti - Afrodisiac (50th Anniversary Edition) Knitting Factory Records
£25.9940th Anniversary Edition reissue 2xLP pressed at 45 RPM on marbled red and marbled green 12" vinyl in a single pocket wide-spine jacket, wrapped with a gold foil OBI strip -
Fela Kuti - Shakara (50th Anniversary Edition) Knitting Factory Records
£25.99Shakara is the 6th in the series of celebratory Fela 50th Anniversary reissues. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be on color vinyl and the LP will be wrapped in a gold foil obi strip with a brief essay on the album and Fela's global impact on music. Like Fela's other early 70's releases, he used each side of his LPs to create a deep groove that pulls the listener in and follows with metaphoric lyrics that call out and critique the corrupt hangover of colonialism.The album is the sound of Afrobeat's maturation as a global music. Fela's Pidgin English lyrics extend his music's audience beyond Yoruba speakers and make his words understandable across the Anglophone world. In "Lady," Fela highlights the adoption of European social habits to the detriment of African culture. "Shakara" is a mainly instrumental track, with a brief lyric, sung in Yoruba, warning against boasters and braggarts. The song pacing is festive and typically up tempo, with boisterous horn arrangements, with strong solos from Fela on keyboards and the fearsome Igo Chico on tenor saxophone.This 50th anniversary edition is pressed on limited edition pink vinyl, with a gold foil obi strip, and is packaged with a yellow 7" featuring covers of "Lady" and "Shakara" by London band Ezra Collective. -
Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight (50th Anniversary Edition) Knitting Factory Records
£25.99By 1972, when Music of Fela: Roforofo Fight was originally released (on two vinyl albums, Music of Fela Volume One and Volume Two), Fela was becoming one of the most avidly followed musicians in West Africa. His audience came from among the region's urban poor, the ""sufferheads"" living in the shanty towns around the major cities, along with growing numbers of students and political dissenters. Fela championed, and sang about the problems of, oppressed and exploited people and denounced the ruling elites lording it over them, with their seemingly endemic corruption and their ready use of violence to crush dissent. Because he generally sang in Broken English rather than Yoruba, and adopted an increasingly pan-Africanist outlook, his message resonated throughout Anglophone Africa.The 50th-anniversary reissue of Roforofo Fight is pressed on double orange & green vinyl. Side D features singles "Shenshema" and "Ariya" on vinyl for the first time. The two tracks were originally released as a 7" single in 1972 and later featured in the CD reissue of "Roforofo Fight / The Fela Singles"". -
Fela Kuti - Gentleman (50th Anniversary Edition) LP Knitting Factory Records
£23.9950th Anniversary reissue. Like its predecessors in the series, this version will be available on exclusive colored vinyl (Igbo Smoke) and the LP will be wrapped in a gold foil obi strip with a brief essay on the album and Fela's global impact on music. Like Fela's other early 70's releases, he used each side of his LPs to create a deep groove that pulls the listener in and follows with metaphoric lyrics that call out and critique the corrupt hangover of colonialism.
Gentleman is the last of Fela's early 1970s albums recorded with the Africa 70. The title track can be interpreted literally or as a metaphor concerning a wider issue. Fela deftly addresses the colonialism-induced, inferiority complex which led many in Africa's new governing elites to reject African style, concepts of beauty, and modes of behavior in favor of European imports. Gentleman's other tracks, ""Fefe Naa Efe"" and ""Igbe,” have more direct, less metaphorical lyrics. On ""Fefe Naa Efe,” an Ashanti motto from Ghana, Fela tells a woman dumped by her boyfriend that she must get over the heartache and move on. On ""Igbe”, Fela declares that anyone who betrays a friend is shit, and that anybody who lacks self-respect is shit - something you want to expel from your body as soon as possible. He sings the word ""shit"" in several Nigerian languages, so there is no misunderstanding. -
Marcia Griffiths - Essential Artist Collection (Gatefold 2LP/2CD) Trojan Records
£28.99Arguably the greatest female singer in the history of Jamaican music, Marcia Griffiths first made her mark the Jamaican music scene with a number of popular singles during the late Sixties, before finding international fame in 1970 alongside her long-term friend and sometime collaborator, Bob Andy.Bob and Marcia’s uplifting reggae version of Nina Simone’s inspiring song, ‘(To Be) Young, Gifted & Black’ hit number 5 in the UK pop chart, with the single proving to be the first of two British chartbusters, with their exuberant interpretation of Pied Piper’ just missing out on a Top 10 placing the following year.Soon after, Marcia became a member of Bob Marley’s famed backing group, the I-Threes, while also continuing to enjoy solo success with numerous Jamaican hits for a variety of record producers throughout the remainder of the Seventies and well beyond.And it is the very best of her solo work that features on this ‘Essential Artist’ compilation, the latest release in Trojan Records’ newly launched range that showcases the work of Jamaica’s best-loved ‘foundation’ artists.Available as a 28-track double vinyl LP and a comprehensive 2CD compilation, the collection expertly demonstrates just why Marcia Griffiths is today widely regarded as a Jamaican legend. -
Desmond Dekker - Essential Artist Collection (Gatefold Double Vinyl LP/2CD) Trojan Records
£28.9950 Track double CD / 28 Track Gatefold Transparent Violet Double Vinyl LP from the original King Of Reggae - Including his UK Number One, 'Israelites' plus numerous other chartbusting hits! -
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time 12" Studio One | Soul Jazz Records
£18.99MASSIVE STUDIO ONE ANTHEM ALERT!!!Willie Williams' roots rock reggae classic Armagideon Time – the rare 12" extended Discomix version split into two sublime heavyweight slices and cut super-loud on a 12" single.Produced by Studio One supremo Coxsone Dodd this is a huge Reggae anthem on the classic 'Real Rock' rhythm, famously covered by The Clash and sampled by KRS One, The Fugees and many more.A dancefloor devastating Reggae party bomb! -
Jackie Mittoo - Oboe / Wall Street 12" Studio One | Soul Jazz Records
£18.99BACK IN STOCK!!MONSTER STUDIO ONE TUNE FIRST TIME EVER ON A SINGLE !Two highly sought after tracks from Jackie Mitoo's legendary 'Showcase' album, originally released on Studio One in 1980Hypnotic, blissed out funky reggae from Jamaica's finest - Bagga Walker on bass, Leroy 'Horsemouth' Wallace on drums, Ernest Ranglin on guitar and, of course, the inimitable Jackie Mittoo on keyvoardsCut super loud on a 12" single, its literally impossible to find a copy of this album, and if you did it would set you back hundreds of £'sHoused in a heavyweight card Studio One sleeve these won't be around for long ! Very Limited edition 1000 copies worldwide 12” pressing -
Papa Twelve - Moment / Saxy Surprise / Barry Issac - Love Is All / Good People 7" Too Good Records
£9.99Third release on the TOO GOOD RECORDS label.
7inch vinyl with four tracks on the Saxy Surprise Riddim.
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George Dekker, Winston Reedy, AJ Franklin - Passion Love / The Right Track 7" Room In The Sky
£9.99Side A is a new cover of The Melodians favourite originally released on Randy's & Treasure Isle back in 1973
Side B brings a sweet new version of the Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis 1969 rocksteady classic.
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Yo! Boombox Early Independent Hip Hop, Electro and Disco Rap 1979 - 83 (3LP +7" | 2CD) Soul Jazz
£34.99Yo! Boombox is the new instalment of Soul Jazz Records’ Boombox series on the early days of hip-hop on vinyl and features some of the many innovative underground first-wave of early rap and disco rap records made in the USA in the period 1979-83.
Available on 3x Vinyl LP w/ Ltd. 7" Single and 2CD. With full liner notes and photos!
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Reggae Roast - More Fire (Double Orange Vinyl LP | CD) Music On Vinyl | Reggae Roast
£34.99Reggae Roast are delighted to bring you their 2nd studio Album, ‘More Fire!’, available to buy NOW!
Taking you on joyful journey through the ages, Reggae Roast seamlessly join the dots between Jamaican and UK Bass Music, tastefully taking influences from Rocksteady through to roots, Dancehall, Jungle and Dubstep, with outstanding vocal performances from the artists involved.
FEATURING: Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, Gappy Ranks, Donovan Kingjay Mr Williamz, Soom T, Horseman, Natty Campbell, Earl 16, Charlie P.Limited Edition Vinyl in stock now! -
Reggae Roast - Turn Up The Heat (Double Vinyl LP) Trojan Reloaded | Reggae Roast
£28.99Having been at the forefront on the UK Reggae scene for over a decade, Reggae Roast released their debut album in 2020, featuring a mouth watering line up of artists (General Levy, Mr Williamz, Natty Campbell, Top Cat, Earl 16, Daddy Freddy and many more) that they have met over the years at smokey dancehalls and packed festival stages it represents the melting pot of talent from across the UK and beyond..
Limited edition double orange vinyl LP back in stock!
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The Skatalites - Guns Of Navarone / Bongoman Byfield - Marcus Garvey 7" Studio One Soul Jazz Records
£12.99A seminal ska all-time anthem on new clean loud pressing, originally released in 1965 in Jamaica and the UK, The Skatalites insanely addictive ska tune always sounds fresh and fills any dancefloor. Check the stunning ska dancer tribute to Marcus on the flipside - killer. 100% essential! -
Lone Ranger - Love Bump / Brentford Rockers - Love Bump Version 7" Studio One Soul Jazz Records
£12.99All time party Studio One dancehall tune from thelegendary Lone Ranger, guaranteed to make peopledance. Monster, monster tune! 100% essential! -
Hortense Ellis - People Make The World Go Round 7" Studio One Soul Jazz Records
£12.99Alton Ellis’s sister Hortense delivers the deepest, super funkiest heavy reggae version ever of this soul anthem originally by The Stylistics. Powered by tight horns and hypnotic, locked in organ guitar. It’s a monster with a tuff dubbed out flip.
100% essential!
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Alton Ellis – Blackish White / Sound Dimension - Blackish White Version 7" Studio One Soul Jazz Reco
£12.99Stunning new Studio One bombs released for the first time on Soul Jazz Records as loud 7” bullets.All newly remastered clean pressings. Pure fire!Alton Ellis’s hypnotic funky roots anthem - a surreal dream of a ‘Blackish White’ coming down. Rarely has such lyricism been heard in reggae music. Bomb tune! 100% essential! -
Fred Locks - The Missing Link CD VP Records
£12.99The story behind this album--released in 2000 but recorded in 1978--is nearly Biblical: a tale of optimism, lost hope, and finally redemption that's fitting for its roots reggae/Rasta consciousness theme. In 1976, Vulcan released Fred Locks's debut set, "Black Star Liners." The album became a reggae classic, its title tune--a Garveyite view of repatriation--an anthem. With producer Hugh "Jah Shoes" Boothe, Locks recorded a follow-up set in '78. But Vulcan folded, and neither Boothe nor Locks had the cash to release the album, which was then abandoned. Over the next 20 years an original tape was lost, others damaged. Then, years later, the missing cassette surfaced, and the tapes were restored.
The line-up of musicians is stellar, including Jahlovemuzik's celebrated Albert Malawi on drums and Pablove Black on keyboards and backup vocals, and "Rastafari Rule" and "The Only One" (and its dub) are standouts on this fine album and piece of reggae history.
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Reggae Dynamite Vol. 4 (4 Tracks on 7" Vinyl) Original Gravity
£16.99Is it time for another fistful of reggae dynamite from the Original Gravity label already? It certainly is - Volume 4 - with four whole sticks of the stuff, appropriately, and imbued with every bit of the reggae style goodness we have come to expect!
Limited edition 4 track 7inch Vinyl. In picture sleeve.
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Dub Smugglers ft Burro Banton – Mind Offa Me 7" Nice Up! Records
£11.99BOOM WHA DIS? The Original Banton, Burro Banton returns with Manchester's finest, loudest, roughest and toughest sound system - the Dub Smugglers, stepping out from behind the scoops for their debut musical outing on NICE UP! Records.
Being good friends of the label - sharing stages at festivals, clubs and even boat parties around Europe over the years it seemed only right a musical union should happen at some point - and here it is. Teaming up with Jamaican legend and veteran mic-man Burro Banton (recently heard on Chase & Status' massive "Return II Jungle" album) they inject some new life into the classic 'Punanny' dancehall rhythm bringing it bang up to date.
Burro does what he does best - lacing the track with his trademark hard and fast chatting, creating a modern classic. Road tested on one of the finest sound systems in the land, this definitely packs a heavy punch in the dance.
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The Best Of Original Gravity Vol. 1 3CD Collection.
£23.9969 Track 3 x CD compilation of the best releases so far from Original Gravity label..Featuring Tracks by: Floyd James & The GTs. The Labrats, Curtis Baker & The Bravehearts, The SoCal Soul Stars, Jodie, Raye Cole, Rachel Maxann, Junior Dell & The D-Lites, The Regulators, Brentford Rd Soul Rebels, Dave Barker, Woodfield Rd Allstars, Prince Alphonso & The Fever, Roy Ellis, The Heptones, Melvin Craig, Luchito, Néstor Álvarez, La Machine D’Argent & Mafumu. -
Ska La-Rama: Treasure Isle Ska 1965 to 1966 LP Trojan Records
£29.99In celebration of what would have been Duke Reid’s 100th birthday, this collection gathers fourteen of the legendary Treasure Isle supremo’s rarest and most collectable ska productions.
Record Store Day Limited Run of 650 copies on 140g transparent yellow vinyl.
7 tracks new to vinyl.
Includes double sided insert with artist/song info by Tony Rounce.
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Foals - Life Is Dub LP Warner Records
£31.99Record Store Day 2023 release.
Dub remix by Dan Carey of Foals' "Life Is Yours" (2022).
Limited edition of 1500 copies pressed on 140g Gold vinyl!
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Ken Boothe - Essential Artist Collection (Gatefold Double Vinyl LP/2CD) Trojan Records
£28.9950 Track CD / 28 Track gatefold red transparent vinyl.
Arguably the most gifted Jamaican performer of his generation, Ken Boothe is today widely regarded as a living legend, having recorded innumerable ska, rock steady and reggae classics over a period spanning some 60 years.
After making his recording debut in 1962, Ken enjoyed a hugely successful career in Jamaica before achieving international stardom in 1974 with his chart-topping interpretation of ‘Everything I Own’ and the top 10 follow-up, ‘Crying Over You’.
Both of these hugely popular tracks feature on this collection, which forms part of Trojan Record’s new ‘Essential Artist’ series, which showcases the best-loved recordings of some of Jamaica’s greatest musical talents.
Available as a 28-track double vinyl LP and a comprehensive 2CD compilation, both releases demonstrate the exceptional vocal talents of one of the finest and most soulful performers to have made their mark on modern popular music scene since the Sixties.
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John Holt - Essential Artist Collection (Gatefold Double Vinyl LP/2CD) Trojan Records
£28.9950 Track CD / 28 Track gatefold double transparent orange vinyl album.
After fronting popular Jamaican vocal trio the Paragons on a succession of best-selling rock steady singles during the late Sixties, John Holt went on to become one of Jamaica’s most popular solo performers, scoring a series of reggae hits for many of the island’s leading record producers.
His international breakthrough came in 1974 with the hugely popular ‘1000 Volts of Holt’ album, which fused raw reggae rhythms with sophisticated orchestral arrangements.
The highlight of the long-player was a reworking of Kris Kristoffersson’s country hit, ‘Help Me Make It Through The Night’, which the following year became a global hit, with the single, peaking at Number 6 in the UK charts. Over the years that followed, Holt remained a giant of the reggae scene with further best sellers and numerous sell-out shows around the world.
The very best of his solo work has been brought together on this ‘Essential Artist’ compilation, the latest release in Trojan Records’ newly launched range that showcases the work of Jamaica’s best-loved ‘foundation’ artists.
Available as a 28-track double vinyl LP and a comprehensive 2CD compilation, the collection superbly illustrates the talent that made John Holt one of the reggae music’s most popular and enduring singers.
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Night Owls - I Only Have Eyes For You (feat. Chris Dowd & Tippa Lee) 7" F-Spot Records
£12.99(United States Import 45)
Raising the bar yet again, Night Owls' first single of 2023 lays yet another set of classic soul songs on you, flipped into the band's signature style. On Side A we find The Flamingo's beloved Doo-Wop/soul hit from 1959, "I Only Have Eyes For You," re-imagined to wind your waistline with Night Owls' longtime friend and collaborator - the one-and-only Chris Dowd from Los Angeles' legendary Fishbone on vocals. Known for tunes like "Pouring Rain" and "Everyday Sunshine" Dowd brings his signature soul drenched delivery with a hint of rude boy grit to match the rhythmic and tonal stylings of the group. Wanting to take things to the next level, producer Dan Ubick called in veteran underground Jamaican legend Tippa Lee (Stones Throw, Dub Club, Jammy's, Greensleeves, etc.) to sprinkle his magic rasta dust on top and deejay/toast on the track and the results are burning hot.
But wait, that's not all!! On Side B we find the beloved beat diggers classic "Live And Let Live," originally performed by Jimmy Jones in 1970 on Deke Records out of Chicago. For the Fender Rhodes-driven reggaefied version here, Night Owls roped in another longtime friend - Los Angeles kingpin and mover ’n' shaker, "Music Man" Miles Tackett to add his soulful vocals to the track and it's as buttery as cornbread from Cracker Barrel! Tackett is the mastermind behind globe-trotting funk/soul collective Breakestra (of which Night Owl Dan Ubick was a member) and legendary weekly L.A. dance parties like Funky Sole, Root Down and The Breaks. This side also includes Destani Wolf, who many will remember was featured on Night Owls’ version of “Let’s Stay Together”, providing the beautiful ‘verbed out backing vocals. -
Cosmic Shuffling - Cosmic Quest LP | CD Fruits Records
£22.99In a booming Swiss rocksteady and ska scene, COSMIC SHUFFLING is once again affirming itself as a rising star of the genre on a intergalactic scale. The band's first album, MAGIC ROCKET SHIP, released in the midst of the pandemic, was a huge hit with fans of the Jamaican sound of the 1960s. Three years later, the Geneva-based septet is back in force with a new album, COSMIC QUEST, featuring eleven vocal tracks ranging from fiery ska worthy of the best years of the Skatalites and Soul Brothers ('Eclipse', 'Walk On By'), to exquisitely melancholy rocksteady ballads ('Birds of Spring', 'Dusk Till Dawn'), to bright early reggae with a touch of 1950s mento ('By The Rivers').Fans of vintage sound will be delighted by the sound of this new album elaborated in the raw and warm aesthetics of analog saturation that made the beauty of the golden age of Jamaican music. Under the guidance of Swiss producer Mathias Liengme, the renowned Spanish sound engineer Roberto Sánchez has mixed this superb opus with class and character. The sound is just like the cover of the album: against a lunar backdrop, in the glowing light of the setting sun, Cosmic Shuffling’s magnificent seven delight the hearts of the convinced as well as the undecided with the exhilarating sound of their irresistibly danceable Cosmic Quest. Let yourself be carried away! -
Cosmic Shuffling - Hope For Longer Days / Zodiac 7" Fruits Records
£10.00Geneva’s finest ska and rocksteady band, Cosmic Shuffling, announces a new album COSMIC QUEST for May 5th 2023. First single out of the album released on 7” vinyl, HOPE FOR LONGER DAYS is another banger from the cosmic septet. Driven by a pick guitar in fine style, this perfect rocksteady groove with wistful horns and voices is expertly recorded and mixed in a sixties fashion by producer Mathias Liengme and sound engineer Roberto Sánchez. On the B side, you’ll be delighted by an extraordinaire organ version reminiscent of the Soul Vendors or Crystalites greatest days. -
Winston Reedy - Greatest Hits CD Cherry & Ree
£12.99Timeless lovers rock reggae from the former Cimarons front man, Winston Reedy.
Recorded At – Channel One Recording Studio & Easy Street Studio.
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Barry Issac - Forward Up (Vinyl LP | CD) Room In The Sky
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Augustus Pablo meets King Tubby - The Messenger LP Griffiths Records
£19.99"Their first album together Ital Dub is a classic. The later King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown is more than that, it is legendary. And now The Messenger is upon us, an album cut at some point in the 70s and which remained in the vaults. Should it have stayed there? No way. This is music that upholds the very high stars of their past, music which fires itself on imagination and strength, a collusion and collaboration of immense proportions, music that provides and creates moods with such purpose and drive. Pablo’s melodica is centre stage but is counterpointed by contagious rhythms and touches of inspiration as horns and bass lines mesh in and out of view, held down by an ever steady barrage of sturdy drums and bass and a never ceasing source of imaginative and delightful sounds. The sound constantly changes and because it does the album contains a staggering array of moods, from upbeat into deep waters. The Messenger is forward music, still sounding as fresh as it did on the day of its conception. And it will do so for time eternal.” -
Vivian Jones - Bank Robbery LP Roots Vibration
£21.99Vivian Jones' debut album now reissued, originally released in 1983 and backed by Undivided Roots. Heavy slow sparse rhythms (in a Roots Radics style) and floating keyboards. Superb roots by this inspired UK singer, including the well-know tunes Flash It And Gwan and Third World Man. -
Madlib - Sound Ancestors (Vinyl LP/CD) Madlib Invazion
£24.99Kieren Hebden: “I was listening to some of his new beats and studio sessions when I had the idea that it would be great to hear some of these ideas made into a Madlib solo album ... arranged into tracks that could all flow together in an album designed to be listened to start to finish ... we decided to work on this together with him sending me tracks, loops, ideas and experiments that I would arrange, edit, manipulate and combine. I was sent hundreds of pieces of music over a couple of years.” -
Winston Reedy - Cool It Amigo | Fawda Don - Warrior | Barry Issac - So Mi Get It 7" Room In The Sky
£9.99Record Store Day 2023 release!
All online orders shipping on the 24th April!
New rock steady 45 from Room In The Sky in the area!
4 tracks, play at 33rpm.
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Winston Reedy - Pirate | Barry Issac - The Winner | Juliaiasiah - Secret 7" Room In The Sky
£9.99Record Store Day 2023 release!
New Room In The Sky release!
4 tracks, play at 33rpm.
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Johnny Clarke - If You Should Lose Me / King Tubby - Straight To Edwards Head 7" Jackpot
£14.99Just unearthed a box of these 2012 UK re-issues on transparent blue vinyl.
Originally released in 1974 and produced by Bunny Lee.
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Black Soulie - Crisis / Panda Dub - Ethno Version 7" Mistical Sound Records
£10.99Big dubwise roots produced by Panda Dub originally released 2019. Here's the new 7inch vinyl repress fresh for 2023!
Black Soulie vocal on side a, w/ Panda Dub version on the flipside.
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game (Ltd. Sky Blue Vinyl LP/CD) Big Crown
£22.99Releasing on Big Crown Records, the LP is called Glorious Game and it is a remarkable debut partnership in more ways than one. Michels provides his bottom-heavy, soul-tinged production for Black Thought who gives us some of the more personal and transparent verses we've ever heard from him.
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Rocksteady Got Soul 2LP Soul Jazz Records Studio One
£28.99Back in stock!Soul Jazz Records new Studio One release Rocksteady Got Soul is a collection of uplifting and superb rocksteady and soulful reggae from the late 1960s and early 1970s. Studio One is the number one label in the history of reggae and he album features - as ever with Studio One - an impeccable and unbeatable line-up of reggae superstars all soaring at the height of their creative powers. Alton Ellis, John Holt, The Heptones, Jackie Mittoo, The Ethiopians, Lee Perry and more.The album is a mix of classic tunes and rhythms alongside super-rarities that were released in a dazzlingly complex web of Studio One labels and issues, deftly navigated with new sleevenotes from author and Studio One authority Rob Chapman. But enough with the chatter, just spin the platter - these tunes rule the town, hands down!This Soul Jazz/Studio One album is released as deluxe gatefold double-vinyl + house inners + download code. Also as jewel case CD housed in card slipcase. Both formats come with full sleeve notes/discography and exclusive photography. (The album is also available digitally on day of release onwards) -
Dub Specialist - Dub Creation / Alton Ellis - Alton's Groove 7" Soul Jazz / Studio One Series
£13.99Classic Studio One reissue from Soul Jazz Records.
Comes in card, Soul Jazz Studio One cover sleeve.
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Norma White - I Want Your Love / Version 7" Soul Jazz / Studio One Series
£13.99Classic Studio One reissue from Soul Jazz Records.
Comes in card, Soul Jazz Studio One cover sleeve.
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Brentford All Stars - Greedy G / IM & Sound Dimension - Love Jah 7" Soul Jazz / Studio One Series
£13.99Classic Studio One reissue from Soul Jazz Records.
Comes in card, Soul Jazz Studio One cover sleeve.
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Horace Andy - Skylarking / Dub Specialist – Sky Rhythm 7" Soul Jazz / Studio One Series
£15.99Classic Studio One reissue from Soul Jazz Records.
Comes in card, Soul Jazz Studio One cover sleeve.
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L' Entourloop - La Clarté Dans La Confusion (2LP) X-Ray Productions
£24.99Double Vinyl LP (2xLP) Back In Stock!Unstoppable elders of the L'Entourloop collective, King James and Sir Johnny are proud to present their long-awaited third and newalbum La Clarté Dans la Confusion (Clarity in Confusion). Produced in their now legendary Bandulu Studio, the 20 tracks of this new album are the result of a patient production process, carried out with care and passion. Throughout the album, L'Entourloop testifies in its own way via a puzzle of film samples, of this strange period that we have just gone through collectively, using all its savoir faire when it comes to make the people dance.
Since 1964, when the song "My Boy Lollipop" flooded the European radio airwaves, L'Entourloop’s love for reggae and its culture has never stopped growing. With this third album, they wanted to pay tribute to the legendary pioneers of this incredible movement – artists and producers such as Tom Wong, Count Machuki, Prince Buster and Lee "Scratch" Perry. An album which is a true declaration of love for soundsystem culture and its children - reggae, dancehall and hip-hop.
With no less than 32 guests from all over the world, MCs fling lyrics like guns like in a western movie and the new album is no exception! On the reggae side, Jamaican legends such as Ken Boothe and Bounty Killer meet new generation stars such as Alborosie, Kabaka Pyramid, Queen Omega and Marcus Gad. On the hip-hop side Chali 2Na from legendary US group Jurassic 5, Swedish MC Promoe from Looptroop Rockers, US rapper Rêverie, the excellent JuJu Rogers, French beatmaker Degiheugi and the irresistible South African female rapper Dope St Jude all make appearances. The UK vibe can also be felt with features from jungle and dancehall pioneers General Levy and Tippa Irie as well as heavyweights of the grime scene Flowdan, Lady Chann and Killa P. Fellow French artists are also in the spotlight with guests such as Big Red, O.B.F and Manudigital. To complete this amazing cast, L'Entourloop has once again called on the incomparable Troy Berkley from Bermuda and the talented trumpeter N'Zeng, formerly of Le Peuple de l'Herbe, to accompany the collective on the road alongwith a new addition - excellent Dutch rapper BlabberMouf, who has just joined the killer new live show.
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El Michels Affair & Black Thought - Glorious Game / Grateful 7" Vinyl Big Crown Records
£9.99El Michels Affair & Black Thought treat us to an unstoppable new 45. Pulling two standout tunes from their new 'Glorious Game' album. The A side features the album's title track "Glorious Game", a bouncy, in the pocket tune that lands somewhere between G Funk and Outkast's Spottieottiedopealicious. Black Thought raps about trials of fame and respect but also being the best version of oneself while balanced by patience. KIRBY jumps in on the chorus with her distinct voice and luscious melodies putting the song comfortably at home in the speakers of a Cadillac.The B Side "Grateful" is a thick, low-end banger with a haunting flute line, and a sample of Shabba Ranks "Ting-A-Ling" that sends the message that class is in session. Black Thought's verses lay heavy in the way we've come to love: cadences that walk a line between street teacher and poet, explanation and experience. He pays homage to what's come before him and how it's made him with lines like "I guess the moral of the story is, any sip you pour me is, a toast to the warriors who bit the dust before me, kid." Die hard fans may also recognise the instrumental from the late great Virgil Abloh's Louis Vuitton 2022 Fashion Show video. -
Night Owls - Versions Vinyl LP F-Spot Records
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Burial - Antidawn EP 12" Vinyl Hyperdub
£16.99Antidawn reduces Burial’s music to just the vapours.The record explores an interzone between dislocated, patchwork songwriting and eerie, open-world, game space ambience.In the resulting no man's land, lyrics take precedence over song, lonely phrases colour the haze, a stark and fragmented structure makes time slow down.Antidawn seems to tell a story of a wintertime city, and something beckoning you to follow it into the night. The result is both comforting and disturbing, producing a quiet and uncanny glow against the cold. Sometimes, as it enters 'a bad place', it takes your breath away. And time just stops. -
Burial - Claustro / State Forest EP 12" Vinyl Hyperdub
£9.99In a 2007 interview with The Wire, Burial revealed that "Archangel," arguably his best-known track, was inspired by the death of his dog. As part of the Burial mythology, the detail feels almost quaint, even darkly comic. Burial, after all, is an artist credited with soundtracking the melancholy of not just his London hometown, but that of an entire disassociated generation. On Claustro / State Forest, he moves further away from the eerie sadness of "Archangel" while returning to the UK garage shuffle that drove it forwards. Here, the South Londoner explores a set of emotions that are trickier to decipher, but no less satisfying.Arriving two years after his last solo record, "Claustro" is a banger. But that description masks how weird it actually is. Burial deploys a high-tempo 2-step beat and looping R&B refrain (Googling the lyrics provided no answers as to the sample). Such parts should be recognisable to anyone familiar with the first two Burial albums, but then an ungainly synth melody begins. The hi-hats become more furious, the beat stretching and struggling to keep up until what feels like the point of collapse. The track is tense for most of its five minutes, until it ends on an emotional curveball of goofy chipmunk vocals and a cornball, mid-'90s trance melody. This coda recalls the tongue-in-cheek sentimentalism of "Hiders," albeit lodged firmly in the hardcore continuum."State Forest" picks up where the gloomy ambient textures of "Subtemple / Beachfires" left off. A mournful tone rings across a foggy atmosphere of echoey clicks, distant field recordings and layered, reverb-drenched synths. For all the video game samples Burial has used over his 15-year career (most famously from Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons Of Liberty), "State Forest" is perhaps the closest he's come to realising a plausible video game soundscape. There are small details buried in the mix—the flick of a Zippo lighter, the exhale of breath—which suggest a narrative. The end of the track slowly builds to a mini-crescendo, the vocals mixing with what sound like wind chimes and other delicate frequencies. It feels like Burial's usual London-centric outlook has been swapped for something harder to place.Claustro / State Forest twists familiar aspects of Burial's output—slippery, R&B-inflected rhythms and impressionistic mood pieces—into subtly augmented shapes. It lacks the cohesion of some of his most successful post-Untrue releases (Rival Dealer, Truant), but once the vinyl crackle stops, we're left adrift, the echoes of Burial's soundworld ringing throughout our own. -
Chris Wayne - Talk About Love CD A SUGAR MINOTT Production Heartbeat
£14.99Now out of press CD on Heartbeat label produced by the late great Sugar Minott.
Sealed and mint condition.
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Lula Côrtes (Lula E Lailson) - Satwa CD Mr. Bongo
£13.99The music is a succession of ragas and mantras, powered by incense, magic mushrooms and other "mental muscle expanders," recorded live at the Rozenblit Studios, Recife, between 20 and 31 January 1973.With a limited edition and distribution mainly regional, the disc disappeared almost as soon emerged, making it another Holy Grail record alongside Paebiru. -
Marconi Notaro – No Sub Reino Dos Metazoários CD Mr. Bongo
£12.99‘No Sub Reino dos Metazoários’ is the first and only record by musician and poet Marconi Notaro, out of Pernambuco, Brazil. Originally released independently, however, with the support and distribution of Rozenblit, the 1973 album featuring Lula Cortes, Zé Ramalho and Robertinho de Recife is part of the holy trilogy of «Psicodelia Nordestina» amongst the equally mindblowing Paebiru (1975) and Satwa (1973). -
Soul Jazz Records presents ‘Studio One Space-Age Dub Special’ 2LP/CD Soul Jazz Studio One
£26.99• ‘Studio One Space-Age Dub Special’ is a brand new Studio One release on Soul Jazz Records which draws on more rare and classic dubs taken from the mighty vaults of Studio One Records.• Most of these tracks are taken from Studio One’s superb long out-of-print series of dub albums released between 1974 and 1980, such as ‘Zodiac Sounds’, ‘Ital Sounds and System’, ‘Roots Dub’, ‘Dub Store Special’, ‘Juks Incorporation’ and others. Many of these classic dub albums were originally released only in Jamaica in shortrun pressings with special silk-screen printed sleeves, all with striking minimal designs, and which now fetch many, many hundreds of pounds.• These tracks, credited to the Dub Specialist, use the original music tracks to seminal Studio One rhythms, which are broken down, reconstructed, and manipulated using the studio mixing desk as an instrument. With these albums, producer Clement Dodd and engineer Sylvan Morris helped create some of the finest dubs ever known.• The cover shows Clement ‘Sir Coxsone’ Dodd in orbit, an image inspired by DJ Lone Ranger‘s 1982 ‘Badda Dan Dem’ album for Studio One, the cover of which portrays Sir Coxsone at the controls of a spaceship with the DJ in space.• The tracks on ‘Studio One Space-Age Dub Special’ are mainly instrumental cuts with occasional snippets of original vocals brought into the mix. Lone Ranger’s complete vocals feature on ‘A Lie Gal A Tell’, a superb six minutes plus dubbed out piece of musical madness. Also included are a selection of rare dub versions that only ever appeared on rare singles. -
Danny T & Tradesman - Lazer Quest EP 12" Vinyl | Nice Up! Records
£12.99Taken from the recent "New Patterns" compilation on NICE UP!, "Lazer Quest" got such a reaction from DJs that we thought it only right to give it a full release of its own. Known previously for their dancehall & dub productions on labels such as Mungo's Hifi's Scotch Bonnet and Reggae Roast, the Leeds powerhouse duo of Danny T & Tradesman can also turn their hand to deep and devastating dubstep, harking back to their formative years in front of the speakers at Sub Dub."Lazer Quest" has already blown dances apart with its cavernous dub stylings and vintage wobble bass. On the flip we have 2 brand new tracks of equal weight and ferocity - firstly the snarky "Nobody Cares" featuring a ranting voicenote from their friend and collaborator Jakey Banton, again adding some vintage era wonkiness and sounding like a long lost Coki tune. Taking things even deeper, "Acid Wash" strips things back to an almost skeletal frame with echoes Eski style synths - one for the late night /early morning crew. -
Danny Red - Live It Up / Ital Horns & Conscious Sounds 10" E.P. More Life Records
£13.99Killa release from the mighty Danny Red, Ital Horns and Conscious Sounds. A live track from Dougie and Drummer Zinx, with uplifting lyrics from the master - Danny Red. Ital Horns on the B Side. Dub mixes on both sides! This one made to make the dance bubble!
Voiced in Kingston Jamaica.
Ital Horns Recorded in London, UK.
Mixed and mastered by Dougie Conscious in London, UK
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Junior Dell & The D-Lites – Jump Around / Rock The Lawn 7" Original Gravity Reissue
£11.99New reissue of the recent reggaefied version of the 'House Of Pain' classic that sold out quick fast! Limited stock so don't miss out, grab your copy now!
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DJ Shepdog - Party Breaks & Bullshit / Juicy Juice 7" Muscle Cuts Records
£14.99A timely re-issue of the huge "Party Breaks & Bullshit" due to popular demand, which finds some of the biggest party starting breaks thrown down under one Biggie's most loved tunes. An absolute whopper of a tune!Over on the flip is a brand new track "Juicy Juice" - basically what happens when you transplant Long Island over in Brooklyn and put Biggie on a roughneck beat instead of an soul/RnB joint. If you don't know now you know.... -
Cosmic Shuffling - Love In Portofino / The Shadow Of Your Smile 7" Fruits Records .
£10.00‘LOVE IN PORTOFINO’ is a 1958 Italian classic by Fred Buscaglione. As Jamaicans would covered in their own way sixties soul classics from the USA, Cosmic Shuffling gives a beautiful rocksteady rendition of this love song. It starts with a wistful guitar introduction, before the rhythm section and vocals enter on a cuban bolero inspired rhythm. Then the rocksteady groove sits in: bouncy drum and bass, sweet horns arrangement and a delightful pick guitar that will leave no one cold. Can you feel the Mediterranean summer breeze of Portofino’s harbor?B side of the record features jazz standard ‘THE SHADOW OF YOUR SMILE’ well known of rocksteady lovers thanks to Tommy McCook’s magical interpretation from 1967. Surprisingly, Jamaican artists never recorded a vocal version of the song. That’s why Cosmic Shuffling did its own version: a superb love letter between alto saxophone and vocals.Wait… was this really recorded in 2022?! A perfectly balanced retro-modern rocksteady record! Available on 7” vinyl record with pantone silver ink label. -
Cosmic Shuffling - Jupiter's Garden / Asteroid Field I 7" Fruits Records
£10.00In 2020, Cosmic Shuffling took the global rocksteady and ska scene by storm with its hit singles ‘Eastern Ska’ and ‘Short Break’ taken from the band first album “Magic Rocket Ship”. Highly acclaimed by the fans of sixties Jamaican sounds, this first album was sold out in a few weeks only. Now the band returns with brand new music!WARNING! This is original SKA music of the highest calibre. This new double A side 7” record will set the dancefloor on fire. ’JUPITER’S GARDEN’ is an heavy, slow and extremely groovy instrumental ska blown by a six-piece horns section. It is instantly reminiscent of Don Drummond's melancholic compositions with The Skatalites. The music made by these Jamaican legends in the sixties will never be equalled, but Cosmic Shuffling pays a striking tribute to the style and sound of the Greats. Ready to take off on an outerspace dancing journey?On the flip side, ‘ASTEROID FIELD I’ continues the journey through a zone of intense turbulence: the tempo becomes fiercer, the chords move away from traditional harmonies and the virtuoso soloists display their talent one after the other. All of this on a frenzied rhythm worthy of The Soul Brothers.You can’t miss this record. Double scorcher. Double fireball. Available on 7” vinyl record with pantone silver ink label. -
Dub Pistols - Frontline (Vinyl LP /CD) Cyclone Records
£21.99Frontline is the 9th studio album by Dub Pistols.
Chief rabble-rousers & festival favourites, the band are known for their veritable feast of jump-up party-starting sounds, melding dub, reggae, dancehall, ska & DnB into an irresistible tonic that has seen them amass a merry band of Pistoleros across the world. For this chapter, they are joined by a stellar band of featured artists including both legendary & award-winning collaborators such as Horseman, Top Cat, The Freestylers, Myki Tuff and Chezidek alongside long-term Posse members The Ragga Twins, Lindy Layton, Natty Campbell, King Yoof and Cheshire Cat, and regular Dub Pistol frontman Seanie T.
So, saddle up and join the gang, it's time to ride to the Frontline!
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Jah Cure - Undeniable (Vinyl LP/CD) VP Records
£20.99Jah Cure is one of the best known and most loved singers in the reggae genre with multiple hits to his credit.
His 2015 effort The Cure topped Billboard's Reggae Album Charts its debut week and earned Cure a Grammy nomination, thanks in part to a hit cover version of John Legend 's "All of Me."
2019's guest-heavy Royal Soldier also topped the same Bill board chart and featured contributions from Damien Marley, Junior Reid, Popcaan, Phyllisia Ross, and many more.
Now comes 'Undeniable', the eleven song collection that returns Jah Cure to his roots as a singer of love songs. The album features performances from Stonebwoy and newcomer Kaylan Arnold on the title track.
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Junior Dell & The D-Lites - See You Later Alligator / In A While Crocodile 7" Original Gravity
£11.99Junior Dell & The D-Lites new version of "See You Later, Alligator" a 1950s rock and roll song written and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Bobby Charles. The song was a Top Ten hit for Bill Haley and His Comets in 1956 in the United States, reaching no. 6 on Billboard and CashBox. In the UK, the single peaked at no. 7.
Original Gravity on point again with this jiving blue beat update!
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Your Old Droog - The Return Of Sasquatch 7" Nature Sounds (Madlib / Edan prod)
£17.99The Return Of Sasquatch has been covered by outlets like RapRadar, Stereogum, 2DopeBoyz, HotNewHipHop, and many more.
Your Old Droog is one of hip-hop’s top young talents.
He has collaborated with MF DOOM, Mach-Hommy, Westside Gunn, Black Thought, Matisyahu, El-P, Roc Marciano, Aesop Rock, Mick Jenkins, Joey Bada$$, Danny Brown, billy woods, Styles P, and more. Known to keep a low profile and cause pandemonium with each reemergence, rhyme writer extraordinaire Your Old Droog recently debuted the appropriately-titled single "The Return Of Sasquatch", a collaboration with legendary producer Madlib.
A brash, kinetic masterpiece, the track marks a historic encounter between two of the biggest names in independent hip-hop.
Not included on any of Droog’s albums, “The Return Of Sasquatch” is now available on vinyl for the first time. This 7" pressing also includes an exclusive live rehearsal performance of the "The Unknown Comic" on the B-Side, produced by Edan
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Danny Vibes & The Disciples - Chant Down / Melting Pot (12" Vinyl) Boom Shacka Lacka
£12.99Fresh new 12" release on the legendary BSL label! Featuring a vocal track for the first time on the label - 'Chant Down' by Danny Vibes! On the flipside, there's a killer re-lick of the classic 'Melt Away', in fine Disciples style!In conjunction with The Disciples, we are reviving the legendary BSL label! This label is one of the pillars of UK Dub.This is a first come first serve basis, so be sure not to miss out! -
Earl Sixteen - One By One / Indica Dubs - Masterplan Dub (12" Vinyl) Merge Production
£12.99Fresh new Merge Production 12" release, with the legendary Earl Sixteen, featuring Indica Dubs on the riddim section!Earl Sixteen coming in heavy in 2023 on his very own Merge Production label! Delivering deep conscious lyrics, at his request - on a modern steppers riddim produced and mixed by Indica Dubs! The 12” holds 4 mixes in total, the main vocal mix with a hard dubwise mix on Side A, and then a riddim version and raw mix on the flipside!Mastered by Vibronics. -
Tena Stelin - Stop The Wars (12" Vinyl) Indica Dubs
£12.99This is the first Indica Dubs release to feature the legendary; Tena Stelin! As always, Tena Stelin delivers a serious message on serious problems in the world, fitted on a heavyweight steppers riddim mixed and produced by Indica Dubs. Coming with 4 earth-shaking cuts on a 12” slab, each dub mix gets even more raw and deeper as they go on!
Mastered by Russ Disciples.
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Al Campbell - Cruising / Al Campbell - Ebony Eyes 7" Peckings
£29.99Only a few copies left of this 2012 Peckings release!