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31 March 2022

Various Artists - Reggae Revolution: Reggae's Greatest Hits

 
Recorded at Federal Records Studio
Arranged by Ken Lazarus and produced by Richard Khouri
 
 
Ken Lazarus - Too Experienced
Bob Andy - Games People Play
Gayletts - Son-Of-A-Preacherman
Eddie Lovette - Little Bluebird
Federalmen - Oh Happy Day
Eddie Lovette - Look At Me
Federalmen - Reggae Train
Painted Garden - Red Red Wine
 Ken Lazarus - Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da
 
Gayletts - I like Your World
Federalmen - Soul Serenade
Federalmen - Too Experienced
Federalmen - Scorcher
Judy Gaylett - I've Fallen In Love With A Married Man
Ken Lazarus - No More Heartaches
Federalmen - Skokian
  

27 March 2022

Various Artists - Enemy


 
One riddim album recorded at Mixing Lab and Black Scorpio
Musicians are Dalton, Danny and Noel Brownie

23 March 2022

Pliers - Heartical Don Man


 
Recorded at Dynamic Sounds
Musicians are Steely & Clevie 

21 March 2022

U.U. Maddo - Teenager In Love

  

UU (Hugh) Maddo / Madoo is the brother of Osbert (Papa) Madoo, who passed away in 2015; There is sometimes confusion about who's who with the Madoo's and Badoo's too in reggae music. This is a cheerful and melodious digital album recorded and mixed at Dynamic Sounds, enjoy!
 
 
Teenager In Love
Save The Last Dance
Any Day Now
My Baby Don't Go
Sad Music
 
Venus
Put Your Head On My Shoulder 
Let True Love Begin
Upon The Roof
 

18 March 2022

King Jammy - King Jammy Destroys The Virus With Dub

 
"King Jammy returns to the mixing board to put the virus under manners with a new set of classic dub 21st century style. Jammy revisits a serious selection of missiles from the golden age giving the likes of Hugh Mundell, Junior Delgado, Sugar Minott, Frankie Paul etc. the King Jammy Superpower dub treatment.With a specially commissioned illustrated sleeve by original Greensleeves album illustrator Tony McDermott."

15 March 2022

Madoo - Rock With Papa Madoo

 
Recorded and mixed at Harry J's
 
 
Rock With Papa Madoo
Jamming So
Round The World
Sister June
 
Mister Land Lord
Shy Girl
Dance With Me
Youth In The Ghetto 
 

13 March 2022

Neville Willoughby - Me And Massa Joe


 
Reggae & Mento LP 1978
 
 
Hang Out The Front Door Key
Old Time People
Ethiopia
No No Song
Brown Gal
 
Mento Sweet
Jamaica
Me And Massa Joe

06 March 2022

Johnny Osbourne - Yo-Yo


 
Yo Yo Kingstonians, today we have here the mighty Johnny Osbourne with this fine album (@320 kbps) from 1982 recorded at Channel One. He was backed by The Roots Radics, the tracks were mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's and produced by Henry Junjo Lawes, enjoy!

02 March 2022

Fatman Riddim Section - Is It War Or Is It Peace

 
All Cuts Have Been Taken From Jacob Miller's Mixed-Up Mood Album. The world is in a troubled state and as the words of the psalms says: "He that dwell in the secrete of the most high shall abide by his side forever."

Monyaka - Classical Roots

 
From Brooklyn, New York this is their rootsy debut album recorded in Jamaica at Channel One and Joe Gibbs. A little later on their sound turned to disco-reggae and they scored the big hit "Go Deh Yaka".

Reggae George - Fight On My Own

 
A showcase style album produced by Jah Woosh
 
 
Fight On My Own
My Native Collie
Should I Wait
 
Jah Sweet Love
Want To Go Home
Crying For Peace
 

01 March 2022

Various Artists - Jamaica Today The Seventies

 
Produced by C.S. Dodd
 
 
Freddie McKay - Sweet You Sour So
Freddie McGregor - Cherry Oh Baby
Underground Vegetable - Black & White
Underground Vegetable - Joy Joy
Sound Dimension - Jamaica Today
Roland Alphonso - Way Back Home
 
Horace Andy - Skylarking
Heptones - God Bless Whoever Sent You
Monty Alexander - Tivoli Garden Theme
Alton Ellis - The People
John Holt - I'll Be Lonely
Alton Ellis - Can't Get Use To Losing You