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16 June 2025

Cornell Campbell & Soul Syndicate - Live In The USA 1984


Ites Kingstonians, today we have here this irie Soundboard Recording FLAC from a Tony Chin tape long time ago without much information known, enjoy

Conversation
Rope In - Haul & Pull Up - Band Intros
Boxing
Tonight
Born To Love You
Stars
Red Ash
Kings Highway


 

Various Artists - Rock A Shacka Vol. 2 - Voice Of The People


Ska from the good old days produced by Prince Buster

Busters All Stars - Cast Your Faith To The Wind
Prince Buster - Hey Little Girl
Eric "Monty" Morris - Stitchin' Time
Busters All Stars - On Broadway
Prince Buster - High Blood Pressure
Vernon Allen - Babylon
Don Drummond - Ska Town
Prince Buster - City Riot
Sir Lord Packai - Bado Man
Don Drummond - Sudden Attack
Prince Buster - Girl Answer Your Name
Busters All Stars - Seven Duppy
Prince Buster - Rum & Coca Cola
Rico Rodrigues - Soul Of Africa
Prince Buster - I Won't Let You Cry

Various Artists - Rock A Shacka Vol. 6 - Top Notch Tunes


Recorded 1960's and selected by Gaz Mayall
Produced by Clement "Coxsone" Dodd

Stranger & Ken - Artibella (Machinegun Cut)
Delroy Wilson - The First Time I Heard The Ska
Roland Alphonso - Third Man Ska Theme
The Jamaicans - Chain Gang
Charlie Organaire - Rude Boy Charlie
Rita Marley - Come To Me
The Wailers - The Sweetest Rocker In Town
Lee Perry - Feel Like Jumping
Delroy Wilson - Sammy Dead
The Skatalites - Brand New Ska
The Soul Brothers - Ska Shuffle
Tiny Brown - I Really Love You
The Soul Brothers - Soho
Don Drummond - Last Call
The Wailers - Amen

Various Artists - Hardcore Ragga 2


Recorded at Music Works and Black Scorpio

Roughneck Sound - Ed "Roughneck" Robinson
How You So Hot - Flourgon & Brian & Tony Gold
Slaughter - Hopeton Lindo
The Going Is Rough - Cocoa Tea & Cutty Ranks
Hypocrite Corner - Brian & Tony Gold & Twitch
Gun Talk - Redrose & Tony Rebel
No Blood For Oil - Cocoa Tea
Pressure - Singing Melody
Your Body's Here With Me - Cocoa Tea & Shabba Ranks
Poison - Dennis Brown & Brian & Tony Gold
No Push Over - Chevelle
Original Gangster - Cutty Ranks
Guilty With Explanation - Judy Mowatt & Tony Rebel
Oil Ting - Cocoa Tea
Nuclear Slaughter - Papa San
Golden Touch - Shabba Ranks & Etc
After The Party - Cocoa Tea & Judy Mowatt
Who Is He - Home T.
Taking Over - Hopeton Lindo

14 June 2025

King Tubby - Water Dub


Recorded at King Tubby`s Studio late seventies / early eighties
Produced, mixed and arranged by Fatman & Prince Jammy

13 June 2025

Various Artists - Rock A Shacka Vol. 7 - Jamaica Underground - Down Beat Selection


A fifteen track compilation of rare reggae and funk from the Studio One archives, also released as digital only Studio One - More Soul 


Sound Dimension - Jamaica Underground
Cecile Campbell - Be Cool
Rhythm Rebels - Tom Tom
Dennis Alcapone - Sunshine Version
Sound Dimension - Funky Joe
Chosen Few - I'm Gonna Get You
Jackie Mittoo & Sound Dimension - Summertime
Leroy Sibbles - Do Your Thing
Sound Dimension - LeArab
Winston Williams - Still Water Version
Cedric Brooks & Sound Dimension - More Soul
The Freedom Singers - My Sweet Lord
The Cyclones - My Sweet Organ
Merlene Webber - How Nice It Is
Jackie Mittoo - What That

09 June 2025

Various Artists - Rock A Shacka Vol. 14 - Watch This Sound, Sir Lee's Rock Steady Collection


It's Rock Steady time! with this Rock A Shacka CD 2006 FLAC from Drum & Bass Records in Japan, recorded 1967/68 and produced by Bunny Lee


Stranger Cole - Over Again
Slim Smith - You Lied To Me
Dawn Penn - I'll Let You Go
The Sensations - Right On Time
Max Romeo - People Get Ready
T.T. Ross - When I Was A Little Girl
Glen Adams - Hey There Lonely Girl
Val Bennett - Soul Survivor
Beverly Simmons - Please Don't Leave Me
Glen Adams - I Can't Help It
Max Romeo - Watch This Sound
Pat Perrine - Over You
Slim Smith - Let's Get Together
Alva Lewis - Return Home
Don T. Lee & Bobby Aitken - Cool Cool Rocksteady

Johnny Osbourne - Bad Mama Jamma


aka "Bring The Sensi Come" album from 1984 + later recorded tracks
Musicians are the Roots Radics Band
Produced by Jah Thomas

07 June 2025

Various Artists - Wicked Roots - Dub Plate Style


A strong collaboration between English and Jamaican forces

Robert Lee - Too Much War
Ras Nyto - Ghana
Hi-Tech Roots Dynamics - Ghana Dub
Steve Ital - Danger Man
Peter "Roots" Lewis - Hard Work

Peter "Roots" Lewis - Jah Is My Salvation
Bob Ormrod - Saladin (Inst.)
Devon Russell - Speak Their Mind
Neville Brown - Brethren, Warriors & Traitors
Glen Brown - Eternal Life (Melodica Inst.)

06 June 2025

Dobby Dobson - Oh God, Are You Satisfied


Relaxed album with side 1 backed by The Revolutionaries

Oh God, Are You Satisfied
Oh So Lonely
Loving Pauper
It Seems To Me I'm Losing You

Halfway To Paradise
Wondering (Instrumental)
Mexican Divorce
Endlessly
Your New Love

05 June 2025

Enos McLeod - Dub House


Musicians are the Goodies Allstars

Dirty Dubbing
Hotter Dub
Dub House
People's Dub
Dub Station

Ginal Dub
Impulsive Dub
Dub Of Mercy
My Dub
Bit Of A Dub

04 June 2025

General Plough & Welton Irie - One And One = Two


Backed by Roots Radics and Sly & Robbie

General Plough - Give Me Love
General Plough - Spring Time
General Plough - Midnight Rock
General Plough - No Pity In The City
General Plough - Feeling Of Love
General Plough - Street Dancing
General Plough - Keep On Moving
Welton Irie - Room For Rent
Welton Irie - Pastor Get Him Down
Welton Irie - Out A Hand
Welton Irie - Bubbling Telephone
Welton Irie - Jah Jah Rule

02 June 2025

The Gladiators - Roots Natty


One of the best Jamaican reggae bands ever with this new compilation of rare tracks recorded 1977-1979 

Give Thanks And Praise
Give Thanks And Praise Dub
Holiday Ride Extended
Eli Eli Extended
Black Saturday
Jah O Jah O
Nyahbingi Marching On
Nyahbingi Marching On Version
Till I Kiss You
Counting My Blessings
Counting - Light Up Your Spliff Version

01 June 2025

Dennis Brown - Wake Up


Recorded at Music Mountain and Tuff Gong

Hallelujah
Ray Of Light
Hate (Will Cloud Your Mind)
Memories

Wake Up
Israel
Fire
Heart-Broken Loner

Dennis Brown - Limited Edition


Recorded at Music Works and Black Scorpio

Do You Want My Love
Raiders
Intimate
Feeling The Pain
We Alone
Can't Let You Go
My Little Ones
Curfew - Don't Like It
Forever
I Need Your Love
If You Could Read My Mind

Dennis Brown - Light My Fire


Produced by Alvin Ranglin


Fools Fall In Love
Liberation
(You Know How To) Light My Fire
To Be My Lover
House On The Rocks
General
When Love Is New
I Miss You
It's Not The Way
I Am A Winner - Dhaima
Easy Chair
You Shouldn't Have Done That
Liberation (Semi A Cappella Mix)

31 May 2025

Byron Lee And The Dragonaires - Jamaica Carnival '90


This is a sunny soca album, after a lot of reggae it takes some getting used to in terms of driving tempo and intensity


Don't Bother Me
Total Disorder
No We Ain't Going Home
Tell Me Why
Bus Conductor
Worky Worky
Bacchannal In The City
Picker
Tan Tan
Na Do Dat

Various Artists - Reggae Revive Classic's


Recorded late 70's and early 80's at Channel One, King Tubby's and Harry J Studio
Produced by Neville Beckford aka Jah Woosh

Michael Prophet - Zion Train
The Revolutionaries - Zion Train (Version)
Jah Woosh - Satta Land
The Revolutionaries - Satta Land (Version)
Reggae George - Fight On My Own
The Revolutionaries - Fight On My Own (Version)
Joseph Earlocks - Free Up The Blackman
The Revolutionaries - Free Up The Blackman (Version)
Junior Delgado - Run Run
The Revolutionaries - Run Run (Version)
Jah Woosh - Marcus Say
The Revolutionaries - Marcus Say (Version)
Horace Andy - Tonight
The Revolutionaries - Tonight (Version)
Freddie McKay - Come Down Sun
The Revolutionaries - Come Down Sun (Version)
Bim Sherman - What Sweet You So

Clancy Eccles And Friends - Fatty Fatty 1967 - 1970


Rocksteady and early reggae compilation album


Clancy Eccles - Fatty Fatty
The Fabulous Flames - Holly Holly
The Dynamites - Phantom
Eric Monty Morris - Say What You're Saying
Larry Marshall - Please Stay
Cynthia Richards - Foolish Fool
The Dynamites - Mr Midnight
Eric Monty Morris - Simple Simon
Clancy Eccles All Stars - C.N Express
Joe Higgs - Mademoiselle
The Beltones - No Good Girl
King Stitt & Andy Capp & The Dynamites - Herbsman
Clancy Eccles - Auntie Lulu
Busty Brown - Don't Look Back
Eric Monty Morris - My Lonely Days Alone
The Dynamites - John Public
The Silvertones - Old Man Say
The Beckford - Easy Snappin
Barrington Sadler - Soul Power
Clancy Eccles - Bag A Boo
Drumbago & The Dynamites - Dulcemania
Busty Brown - Here Comes The Night
The Silverstars - Promises
The Dingle Brothers - I Don't Care
Barrington Sadler - Rub It Down
The Dynamites - Rathid

Lord Creator - Jamaica Time


His debut album, calypso and ska from the good old days inna mix of originals and popular standards

Jamaica Farewell
Big Bamboo
Archie
Bad Lucky
Blowing In The Wind
Don't Go Away
End Of The World

Independent Jamaica
Swee Jamaica
Island Woman
Yellow Bird
The Queen's Canary
Ma And Pa
John B.

28 May 2025

Wayne Jarrett - Satta Dread Showcase


New collection of vocal cuts and dubs of which 5 tracks previously unreleased
Recorded early 80's and backed by the Roots Radics

One Day In Your Life
One Day In Your Life Version
Satta Dread
Satta Dread Version
Greedy Girl

Greedy Girl Version
Judgement Time
Judgement Time Version
I Won’t Give Up
I Won’t Give Up Version

25 May 2025

Various Artists - Party Time In Jamaica




Pain In My Heart - Perils
You Lied - Larry & Alvin
Calling - Willi Williams
Why Can't We Love - Cables
Reggae Rock - Sound Dimensions
Jerico Rock - Sound Dimensions

Alabama - Sound Dimensions
Hello Caroll - Gladiators
Come On Home - Webber Sisters
In The Mood - Sound Dimensions
Tenderly - Sound Dimensions
You Found Me - Larry & Alvin

Various Artists - Rock Steady Intensified




The Tennors - Ride Yu Donkey
Winston Francis - Chain Gang
Monty Morris - Say What You're Saying
The Tennors - Massie Massa
David Isaacs - Place In The Sun
The Visions - Gleeful

Lee "King" Perry - People Funny Bwoy
The Gaylads - She Want It
Falcon Price - The Screw
Clancy Eccles - Feel The Rhythm
The Tennors - Rub Me Khaki
The Gaylads - Joy In The Morning

24 May 2025

Ras Michael And The Sons Of Negus - Lion Country


Recorded at Mixing Lab and Lego Studio

Ethiopian Anthem
Fly Away
Lion Country
Jah Is My Light
Rainbow
Positive Vibrations
Rollin Drums
Sunshine
Visioning
Sitting In
Children Of The Universe

20 May 2025

Tappa Zukie - Living In The Ghetto


Recorded and mixed at King Tubby's

Oh Lord
Dub Them Zukie
Clean Up The Ghetto
The Chick
Living In The Ghetto

First Street Girl
Simpleton Badness
Don't Get Crazy
Freedom Street
Different Fashion

Various Artists - Tempo Explosion


Dug Out LP 2011 FLAC Reissue of Black Victory LP 1985
Irie one riddim album that hits you like a bomb

Sugar Minott - Devil Is At Large
Chris Wayne - Don't Worry Yourself
Willie Williams - Solid Rock I Stand
Ras Menelik Dacosta - Free South Africa

Jerry Johnson - Tribute To Prince Knight
Black Roots Players - Temp Dub
Black Roots Players - Slow Tempo
Black Roots Players  Up Tempo

19 May 2025

Sugar Minott - Never Can Say Good 12"


Nice song that was a hit in early 1983, originally recorded by Motown The Jackson 5 in 1971. Side B is an unrelated riddim version


Never Can Say Good
Fingers Style


See you next time, take care, bye bye! 

17 May 2025

Sanchez - Only You


Abraham/Cobraside 2014 FLAC Digital Reissue, originally Luddy's LP 1985


It's No Secret
Amazing Grace
Rain From The Sky
The Great Pretender
Only You
Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
Don't Stay Out Late
Twilight Time
So Much Love
Baby Boney

14 May 2025

Various Artists - More Ideas 1988


One Riddim album on the 'Rumours/Telephone Love' riddim recorded and mixed at Striker Lee Studio

Delroy Wilson - Ease Up
Tullo T - The Wining Don
Beany Man - Lickey Lickey Girl
Double Ugly - Gal Gimme Piece

Vin Gordon - Roots Of Zion (Instrumental)
Toney Asha - Lion Of Zion (Instrumental)
Lloyd Hemmins - Side Show
George Faith - Need To Belong To Someone
Derrick Irie - Poor People A Bawl

Jerry Johnson - The Score


A Wackies/Tachyon Production


The Score
What Does It Takes
Hot Soup
Stranger
Honey From The Bee

Tail Gate
Red Red Wine
All I Have Is Love
Imagination
La La Means I Love You

12 May 2025

Various Artists - Black Scorpio Presents Reggae Sound War - Volume One




John Holt - Total Disaster
Singing Melody - Challenge We
Half Pint - No Sound Like My Sound
Little John - Want Test The Champion
Conroy Smith - Sound Boy Have Problem

Capleton - My Sound Have The Talk
Singing Melody - Sound Boy Halla
Gregory Isaacs - It's You Sound Boy
John Mouse - My Sound Sweet

Simple Simon - Reggae Move


Eek-A-Mouse imitator backed by The High Time Players
Recorded at Channel One and heavily mixed at King Tubby's by Professor
Produced by Bunny Lee


Reggae Move
Mother And Wife
Foreign Mind
Josephine
Jordan River

Winston Churchill
Christopher Columbus
Revolution Fighters
War All Over
Obey Your Mother & Father

Tapper Zukie - Bunker Buster


Latest album of this legendary toaster and producer featuring Horace Andy, Luciano, Michael Rose, Beres Hammond and many more artists, recorded at Channel One, Joe Gibbs and King Tubby's

Tappa Zukie - Dub Em Zukie - Rare Dubs 1976-1979


Compilation album, musicians are:

Bass - Aston 'Family Man' Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare
Drums - Carlton 'Santa' Davis, Sly Dunbar
Lead Guitar - Earl 'Chinna' Smith
Organ - Bernard 'Touter' Harvey, Winston Wright
Alto Saxophone - Lennox Brown
Tenor Saxophone - Tommy McCook
Trumpet - Bobby Ellis

Tappa Zukie - Deep Roots


Starting with three Channel One tracks and following with tracks from other periods of his career like Bobby Digital and more


Cool Down
My Gun
Sata Mass Gona
Old Cotton Field
Launch An Attack
Yagga Yagga
We A Don
Dance Around The Sound
Which One A Dem
Everybody Bawling

09 May 2025

Tappa Zukie - International



A Chapter A Day
M.P.L.A.
What About The Half
Chalice To Chalice
Peace And Love

Pick Up The Rocker
Rocker
Treblelation
Down And Touch
Punch In Pilate

08 May 2025

Various Artists - Various Artist


Abraham LP 198x FLAC early eighties
Musicians are The Roots Radics
Mixed by Scientist


J. Osbourne - Kiss Somebody
L. Thompson - Curfew
W. Wade, W. Brammer - African Monica
B. Brown - Belly Fe Full
S. Dread - I'm Ah Dread Locks
Wailing Soul - Rudy Say Him Bad
Scientist - Jah's Keeper

Wailing Soul - Who No War Come
Sammy Dread - Rainy Days
W. Wade - Poor And Humble
J. Osbourne - Quashi
B. Levy - She Rob Me And Gone
L. Thompson - The Gambler
Scientist - Centre Forward

07 May 2025

Various Artists - Little Sound Boy



Johnny Osbourne - Little Sound Boy
Ninja Man - Test The High Power
Mega Banton - Sound Boy Killing
Jigsy King & Hopeton James - Mood To Kill A Sound
Johnny Osbourne - No Ice Cream Sound
Cocoa Tea - No Threat

Sugar Minott - Can't Cross The Border
Future Trouble & Bounty Killer - Kill A Sound Boy
Super Beagle - Dust A Sound Boy
Ricky General - Think A Big Sound
Tenor Saw - Ring The Alarm
Barrington Levy - Two Sounds

04 May 2025

Dub Specialist - Roots Dub



Winro Records LP Reissue FLAC originally released 1975
2024 repress with vintage Winro labels
Produced by Coxsone Dodd


Roots Dub
Callie Roots
Roots Man Dub
Chainey Roots
Granny Scratch Scratch

Marcus Dub
Strong Back
Roots Music
Saucy Perila
Brial Wisp

02 May 2025

Prince Jazzbo - Black Heart Man - Bushay Collection 1974 - 1978



Recorded at Chalk Farm and TMC Studios in London and Channel One, Kingston Jamaica

Criminals In Parliament
Meet Me In The 6th Street
Black Heart Man
Step Forward Youth
4000 Years In Slavery

Natty Dread Is A Teacher
Every Nigger Is A Winner
Every Nigger Is A Winner (Dub)
Zulu Land
All Knee Shall Bow (Rough Dub Mix)

30 April 2025

Jack Radics - Jack


His first solo album produced by Castro Brown

I Can Be So Good
Sad Sweet Dreamer
Body Contak
Baby I Need Your Love
One Temptation

Hold Down The Tribal
Ammunition Dump
Rough Life
Tears Of A Clown
Who The Cap Fits

28 April 2025

Jimmy London - A Little Love


Recorded early seventies and originally released on the Impact! label

Bridge Over Troubled Waters
Shake A Hand
Just My Imagination
Jamboree
I'm Hanging Up My Heart For You
A Little Love
Make The Night A Little Longer
Walk With Love
It's Now Or Never
They Don't Know
Love Is A Hurting Thing
Come See About Me
Since I've Been Away
I'll Never Find Another You
'Till I Kissed You
Cathy's Clown
Tender Love

Various Artists - Midnight Rockers: Kingston Roots Singles Selection


Goodday Kingstonians, today we have here a JA 7" collection from vinyl recorded 1969 - 1989, enjoy!


Jimmy Cliff - Midnight Rockers
Rockers Version
Astronauts - Shot A Clap
Clap A Dub
Yami Bolo - Tell Me Why Is This
Augustus Pablo & Benbow - Kidd Lane Specialty
Sugar Minott - Up Town Girl
Version
Devon Irons - One Nation
Unite
Turbos - Reggae Serenade
Version
Johnny Clarke - Never Never
Version
Dobby Dobson - That Wonderful Sound
Halfway To Paradise Version
Israel Brothers - Temptation
Cannonball - Cannonball Special
Brent Dowe - Love Is A Hurting Thing
The Gaytones - Gladness

26 April 2025

Pablo Paul / Ras Henry - Don't Dope / Happy Home 12"


Kingston Connexion 12" 2006 FLAC recorded 1976

Pablo Paul - Don't Dope

Ras Henry - Happy Home
Zap Pow Band - Happy Dub