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18 May 2024

The Best Of Bob Marley & The Wailers


Some of their earlier material released 1974 and recorded at Studio One


I Am Going Home
Bend Down Low
Mr Talkative
Ruddie
Cry To Me
Wings Of A Dove

Small Axe
Love Wont Be Mine
Dancing Shoes
Sunday Morning
He Who Feels It Knows It
Straight And Narrow Way

17 May 2024

Various Artists - Niney The Observer Presents Reggaematic Sounds From 1972




Niney & The Observers - The Road To Zion
Niney & The Observers - Hiding By The Riverside
The Observers - The Red Sea Aka Riverside Version
Dennis Alcapone - Rebel Ride
Niney & Lloyd Charmers - Aily & Ailaloo
Niney & The Observers - Episode II Aka Episode
Max Romeo & Niney - Bearded Men Feast
Captain Jack Morgan - Pop A Water Aka Hi Diddle Version
Niney & The Observers - The Woodpecker
Niney & The Observers - In The Gutter
Max Romeo - Time Hard Aka Promises
The Hardy Boys - Time Hard Version
Niney & The Observers - Honey Baby Aka Pass The Pipe
Niney & Ken Elliott - Forward Pipe Aka Chalk Farm Special
Winston "Niney The Observer" Holness - Reggaematic
Niney - Beg In The Gutter
Max Romeo & Winston "Niney" Holness - When Jah Speak
Max Romeo - Rasta Band Wagon

Inner Circle featuring John Cipollina - The Orphanage, San Francisco CA 1975


Good day Kingstonians, here we have a special live recording from long time ago in FLAC format: a one-time Inner Circle collaboration with John Cipollina, enjoy!   

'Rather hesitant was John Cipollina, legendary West Coast guitarist, as he played his rosewood Telecaster (one of only 44 made) onstage with the Inner Circle. The band were into their third set, and were not an unfamiliar sight at the Orphanage. Riding into town on the wake of a triumphant visit by The Wailers, they found they had insufficient funds to return to their homeland, and had to play further gigs to raise the fare.

Merl Saunders had just left the stage in rather undignified fashion, having been introduced as 'Earl Saunders' and invited to play 'Puppet On A String', a feat to which he was definitely unequal. JC slunk onto the platform, plugged in discreetly and picked his way through a couple of undistinguished songs, before stepping out in fine style on 'I Shot The Sheriff'.


When I Feel Good
Instrumental
I Shot The Sherrif
Love Me Forever
Give Me Some More Of You
Talkin' Blues
Why Can't We Be Friends

12 May 2024

The Heptones - Hit Parade


Trojan Records 2024 FLAC digital reissue
Compilation album produced by Earl "Heptone" Morgan


(Medley) What Am I to Do, Please Stop Your Lying, Joy In the Morning, Hush Darling, Tammie, Since I Fell for You, Wide Awake In a Dream, Need to Belong, Sincerely
An African Child
Nah Left Yard
Gee Wee
Place Called Love
Get Up and Chant
You Don't Know Me
Three Coins In a Fountain
In my Time
Young Lover
Do You Really Want to Hurt Me
Some Day
Round Round, Up and Down
Giving Up on Love
Thank You Lord

11 May 2024

Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus - Sunsplash 79


Ites irie Kingstonians, Jah liveth in the gates of Mount Zion!!! Today we have for you a legendary Nyabinghi concert from July 7 1979, enjoy the FLAC


Rastaman Chant 
New Name 
None a Jah Jah Children No Cry 
Good People 
Watch and Pray 
Run Agressor Run
Come Down/Nyabinghi/Fly Away Home/Play On>
Play On (cont.)

10 May 2024

Sylford Walker - Good Encouragement


SunVibes Music L.L.C. 2024 FLAC new album released today


Generation of Viper
Burn Babylon
Lambsbread
Nice To Be Alive
Brain Food feat. Oba Simba
Good Encouragement
Don't Kill Your Brother
Jah Golden Pen feat. Rachaad Amarjii
Jah Never Fails I
Reggae Fanatic

09 May 2024

Cutty Ranks & Tony Rebel - Die Hard Dubwise




Cutty Ranks - Press The Trigger
Cutty Ranks - The Bomber
Cutty Ranks - Liberation
Cutty Ranks - The Slaughter
Cutty Ranks - Pon Mi Nozzle
Tony Rebel - Instant Death
Tony Rebel - Original Mix Up
Tony Rebel - Mandela Story
Tony Rebel - Come Test
Tony Rebel - Armour

Winston Wright - Back Again


"The Liquidator Strikes Back" digital reissue
Recorded in the mid seventies at Harry J's, Dynamic Sounds and Treasure Isle
Produced by Bunny Lee 

07 May 2024

Roman Stewart - Give Thanks 'Showcase'


Recorded at Channel One, Jamaica and mixed at A-Lone Ark Muzik Studio, Spain
Backed by The Roots Radics and produced by Linval Thompson


Give Thanks
Give Thanks Dub
Baby Come Back
Baby Come Back Dub
Mr. Officer
Mr. Officer Dub
I'm In A Bad Mood
What You Wanna Do
What You Wanna Do Dub
Why Are You Acting So?
Why Are You Acting So Dub?
Hello Baby
Hello Baby Dub
I'm In A Bad Mood Dub

06 May 2024

Rico & Friends - Going West


Recorded early seventies at Chalk Farm Studio, London


Going West - Rico & Des All Stars
Black Fox - Des All Stars
Rock Back - Rico & Des All Stars
One Eyed Giant - Rico & Des All Stars
Work Together - Rico & Des All Stars
Once A Man - Rico & Des All Stars
Hammer Rock - Rico & Des All Stars
Further Look - Rico & Des All Stars
Sly Mangoose - Winston Wright
Jeruselam Rock - The Combo Boys
Back A Yard - Des All Stars
It's TooLate - The Combo Boys
Rockers - Des All Stars
The System - Des All Stars

02 May 2024

Roots Architects - From Then 'Til Now


"Bringing together over 50 of Jamaica's greatest session musicians, whose work spans from the birth of reggae in the late 1960s until today, Roots Architects is the largest gathering of Jamaican musical talent on one all-instrumental album. Never before have so many veterans, who helped create the immortal rhythms that made reggae internationally successful, been assembled to play on new material without vocals. This album aims to celebrate and pay tribute to the unsung heroes of reggae music: the rhythm builders or Roots Architects.

The project is the brainchild of Swiss keyboardist and producer Mathias Liengme. In 2013, he travelled to Kingston, Jamaica, to produce The Inspirators project, an all-star album gathering Leroy ”Horsemouth” Wallace, Lloyd Parks, Earl ”Chinna” Smith and Sangie Davis, the four of them acting both as musicians and vocalists. This first experience in Kingston studio life paved the way to what would become the Roots Architects project. In February and March 2017 Mathias Liengme travelled for the fifth time to Kingston to record as many of reggae’s greatest living veteran musicians as he could. With the help of a few of these Architects like Robbie Lyn, Fil Callender or Dalton Browne, he managed to gather over 50 session musicians aged 60 to 85 on nine instrumental songs.

Roots Architects are legends back together in Kingston studios doing what they do best: creating instrumental music all together!"

01 May 2024

Yellowman - Rissmillers Resida CA Sept' 82


This is a radio broadcast of a show Yellowman did with his DJ spinning his dub/riddims in the background. There is no doubt that Yellowman rule up de dancehall in the early 80's.

Johnnie Ringo - Riding West


Recorded at Channel One
Backed by High Times Band and Roots Radics
Produced & arranged by Henry "Junjo" Lawes


Horse Man
Connection Of Connection
Jah Jah Guide Over Me
Gun Shot
Ringo Life Story

Don't Know Much
Water Tank
Morning Flight
Me No Want
I Can't Stand It