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30 June 2020

Norma King & Pluggy Satchmo - Dance Hall Style


Recorded at Black Arrow and Great Shakes studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


Penny Reel Oh
Up-Tight
Let Me Tell You A Secret
Get Behind Me Satan
If You Ever Change Your Mind

Della
Medley
Della Dub
Satan Dub

Joe White - Every Thing Nice 7"




Every Thing Nice (Pt.1)
Every Thing Nice (Pt.2)

Various Artists - Reggae Rappers (A Decade Of Rapping Music From Jamaica)




Yellowman & Peter Metro - The Girl Is Mine
Charlie Chaplin & Don Carlos - Unity Is Strength
Buro - Out A Hand
U Brown - Tu Sheng Peng
Peter Metro - Rock Her
Peter Metro & Lady Anne - Bossanova
U Brown - Gimme The Music
Captain Sinbad & Little John - Sammy Dread

Tiger & General Trees - Don Is Don / Puppy Love / Mind Reader
General Trees - Kingstonian Man
Peter Metro & Sister Charmaine - Dibi Dibi Girl
Tipper Lee & Rappa Robert - Dibi Dibi Sound
Top Cat & Tony Michael - Ragga Mi Like
Barker B & Barbara Jones - Moonlight Lover
Tracy Niceness & Chris Wayne - Raggamuffin Love
 

29 June 2020

Various Artiste - Uhuru


This is a very stoney roots album featuring the artistes Calvin Cameron, Kojak, Dean Fraser, Junior Keating, Puddy Roots, King Stitt and more

Kojak - Life Is A Journey



Recorded at Channel One 
Mixed at King Tubby's, Bus Out and Tuff Gong

28 June 2020

Nereus Joseph - Yah So Mi Deh


New Roots, including a reworking of The Heptones classic song "Book Of Rules" 


Yah So We Deh
Real Revolution
Always Love You
Book Of Rules (Feat. Leroy Sibbles)
In Loving You
So Slow
Creep Up
Riding
Nuff Love (Feat. Donavon Kingjay)
This Ghetto
Things In Life
Vampire Poor Can't Tackle It (Feat. Anthony B)

27 June 2020

Black Heat - Unknown Instrumental Dub Album


The fanatic reggae collector will surely know this album, but for the new it deserves a good listen as this is melodic instrumental roots reggae at its finest. This release is an alternative pressing of Tommy McCook's "Lovers Rock" from 1978. Sweet and irie and mostly in stepper style.

26 June 2020

Pete Campbell - Sign Seal & Delivered Reggae




Too Young
Whole Again
You Hurt Me
Dancing Time
Sal Sa Girl
Pension Book
If I Had A Hammer
Satisfaction
Come Back
I'm Lonely Too
When
Everybody Ought To Know
Come Rub

24 June 2020

Rupie Edwards - Jamaica Serenade





3 Pan One A Murder
3 Pan One A Dub
Free Up De Ganja
Free Up De Dub
Baby It's You
Baby It's Dub

Jamaica Serenade
6+4=10
That Wonderful Sound
That Wonderful Sound Pt. II

23 June 2020

Sugar Minott - Dance Hall '87



Recorded and mixed at Youth Promotion Studio 
"Dance Hall Style The Voice Of The People, a bridge for the old and a gate for the new"


Dance Of To Pack
Heavy And Ready
Touch The Crew
Raggamufin Man
Ghetto Youths

Indika
Gone A Again
Blame It On Reggae Music
Run Around Love
Saturday Race

20 June 2020

Eccleton Jarrett - King Jammys Presents The Best Of




Cross River Jordon
Do You Still Want Me
Don't Ease Up
Don't Get Jumpy
Mr. Collie Man
Poor Man Feel It
Ready We Ready
Really Love Your Daughter
Soundboy Bite The Dust
Turn On The Heat
  

19 June 2020

The Marvels - Love In Time




I Hope We Get To Love In Time
I Feel Love In This Room Tonight
Heaven Must Have Sent You
Mr. Rose
Easy Way Out

Mama Look A Boo Boo
Cheating Is
Shh-Boom
Wise Men Say 
Anymore

18 June 2020

Juggler 12 Inches



Juggler RAP 001

Fitty & The Roots City Band - King Seena (Theme From The King)
Rapsody




Juggler RAP 002

Beris Hammond - Nut Tree
Rupert Williams and Juggler Rhythm Band - Robin Hood Style


These are the two 12 inches released 1980 on the Juggler record label from Toronto, Canada.
The producer was "Rapper" (Larry Woodcock) and also involved were Jackie Mittoo and Dwight Pinkney as arrangers. Enjoy!

17 June 2020

Gladstone Anderson - Get Closer


A very relaxed album recorded and mixed at Wackies
Produced by Gladstone Anderson, Lloyd Barnes and Sonny Ochiai

Charlie Chaplin - Live At Clarendon


King Sturgav Sounds live at Maypen Clarendon, 28 untitled tracks CD

Bruce Ruffin - Mad About You - The Anthology



Recorded 1969-1973

The Paragons - Return


Recorded at Bullwackies and Harry J's


Smile It's A New Day
Do Right My Brothers & Sisters
Let The Wicked Runaway
Talk To The People
Feel Allright
Left With A Broken Heart

Love Vibrations
Sparkle Of My Eyes
Never Will I Hurt You Girl
Why Can't I Have My Way
My Number One
Memories By The Score

16 June 2020

Larry Marshall - Come Let Us Reason


Recorded at Dynamic Sounds
Produced and arranged by Sylvan Morris


Hold Them Rastaman
I Admire You
Come Into My Parlor
Motion Of The Bucket
Miserable Woman
Let Us Reason
Throw Me Corn
Nanny Goat
Your Love
Thelma

14 June 2020

Twinkle Brothers - Chant Rastafari




Don Evans - Don Evans



Recorded and mixed at Channel One
AKA Tyrone Evans, from the Paragons

Marcia Griffiths - I Love Music


Recorded at Music Mountain Studios
Pop & Reggae album, also featuring Jimmy Riley and Ron Tyson


You & I
So Go On
Doctor Doctor
Joseph

Rock Me Baby
I Love Music
Life Is Melody (Songs Of Love)
No No No

12 June 2020

Various Artists - Sound Clash Dub Plate Style


Music by The Firehouse Crew
Produced by Bunny Gemini and Triston Palma

Various Artists - Ram Dance Master




Little John - Lemon Fi Dem
Charlie Chaplin - Nice & Slow
Keith Sterling & The Turbos - Super Mix
Phillip Fraser - Slip Away
Carl Meeks - Ramdance Master

Frankie Paul - On Wheely Wheely
The Positive - Give Me Your Loving
Frankie Jones - Sound Get Drop
Ugly Man - History
Michael Marsh - Tennament Yard

Winston Francis - Just Once


Produced by Roy Cousins


Just Once
Love Will Make You Hot
Go Find Yourself A Fool
Only You
I Don't Know Why

I Believe
Who We Baby
Holding You Back
Groovy Kind Of Love
Don't Cry On My Shoulders

Dennis Brown - Musical Heatwave (1972 To 1975)




11 June 2020

Carlene Davis - Christmas Reggae Rock


Another great album for the Christmas collection! Musicians here are Sly & Robbie & "Friends", which are among others Robbie Lyn (keys), Mikey Chung (guitar) and Larry McDonald (percussion). 


Little Drummer Boy
Silent Night
Bright Christmas (Medley)
Virgin Mary
Give Love On Christmas Day
When A Child Is Born
Auld Lang Syne

09 June 2020

Various Artists - Singers Meets The DJ's On 7 Hit Rhythms



Rhythms played by Roots Radics Band
Produced by Jah Thomas

08 June 2020

Session Featuring Azeem - Tribute To Bob Marley




What's On Your Mind
What A Mystery
Doing The Same Thing
Tribute To Bob Marley

It's Time To Know (Africa)
Babylon System
New World
You Never Know
What Is Good (Let It Be Good To You)

07 June 2020

Norris Reid - The Kingston Sessions 1978-1985


Released in 2018 this double album compilation of recordings by Norris Reid is a must for all roots lovers. Seventeen tracks including "Entrance To Jah World", "Black Forces", "Rise In The Strength Of Jah" and many more serious scorchers. Enjoy!

Moodie - In Dub Vol 4 - Featuring The J.A & U.K Mixes Of Black Slate


In hindsight this album also needed to be included in the Black Slate Discography post
It's the CD release from 2004, recorded 1978


U.K Mixes At Goseberry Recording Studio, London:
Rupert Dub    
Summer Dub    
Expensive Dub    
Money Money (Vocal – D. Duffus)
Winter Dub    

J.A Mixes At Joe Gibbs Recording Studio, Kingston:
Loveland Dub
    Wonderful Dub    
Money Money (Vocal – D. Duffus)
Dunny Dunny (Vocal – Moodie)
Dunny Dub

05 June 2020

Various Artists - Mandingo Klassics: Volume One


Recorded at Channel One


Sugar Minott - Every Little Thing
Ranking Joe - Hotter Claps Clap Well Hot
The Steppers - What You Gonna Do
General Echo - Sex Educational Class
Nathan Skyers - Dem A Fight I
Hugo Brown - Everyone Tun Ranking
General Echo - Afrikan National Heroes
Barry Brown - Rasta, Man Of Integrity

Lajaune (Honeyboy) Williams - Hello Stranger
General Echo - Love At First Sight
Nathan Skyers - Oh Love
Hortense Ellis - Sitting In The Park
Hortense Ellis - Girls
Barry Brown - You Hurt Me
Lajaune (Honeyboy) Williams - Sweet Little Woman
Cornell Campbell - Keep On Pushing

Bob Marley & The Wailers - Live At Meehan Auditorium 1980-09-17


Soundboard recording of the second show of the U.S. leg of the Uprising Tour in Providence, Rhode Island. Enjoy!

O'Zone - First Edition


Recorded 1978 at Tuff Gong
Obscure roots album containing lovely songs and sounding clean and polished. A few songs have similarities to Dave Robinson and Bunny Wailer.

04 June 2020

Yellowman - Under Mi Fat Thing


Recorded at Dynamic Sounds
Backed by Sly & Robbie and The Taxi Gang
Produced and arranged by George Phang


Throw Me Corn
Fuss And Fight
Thanks And Praise
Come Mi Come

Two Foot Table
Under Mi Fat Thing
Skank Quadrille
Bubble With Me Thing

Various Artists - Herb Dust Vol 1



Engineered by King Tubby, produced & arranged by Roy Cousins
Featuring I Roy, The Kingstonians, Hal Nicholson, The Royals, Forces Of Music and more


02 June 2020

General Echo - Teacher Fe Di Class


Equalizer CD 2006 recorded 1979-1980
Produced & arranged by Dudley "Manzie" Swaby