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30 August 2021

Cultural Roots - Dub Release


Rub-A-Dub LP 1981 FLAC Cultural Roots Dub The Revolutionaries
Recorded at Channel One & Tuff Gong Recording Studios

29 August 2021

Johnny Clarke & Delroy Wilson & Doreen Shaffer - Lovers Rock Vol. 2

 
Produced and arranged by Bunny Lee
Recorded at Harry J Studio and mixed at King Tubby's


28 August 2021

Jah Mel & The Rhythm Factory - Stand Up To It / Guiding Star 12"

 
Jamwax 12" 2018 reissue recorded 1985
Heavy early digital style
 
 
Stand Up To It
Version
 
Guiding Star
Guidance (Dance Mix)
 

25 August 2021

Various Artists - Dance Hall Time

 
Produced by Ossie Thomas & Phillip Morgan
Cover art by famous dancehall illustrator Wilfred Limonious 
 
 
Shelly Thunder - To We
Daddy Irie - Ice Cream Vendor
Rappa Robert - Get In Touch
Hugh Brown - Rock To The Rydim
Super Dad - Baby Mother Get Fraid
 
Hopeton Junior - Rip Off Posse
Ashanti Waugh - Crime Act
Linval Thompson - Bumping & Boring
Tristan Palma - Pon Me Corner
Hopeton Junior - Tribulation Nuh Easy
 

24 August 2021

Various Artists - Reggae Delight Vol 1

 
Backed by The Aggrovators
Produced by Bunny Lee
 
 
Hortense Ellis - Unexpected Places
Hortense Ellis - Live To Love You
Cornell Campbell - Stars
Cornell Campbell - You Are So Real
Jah Frankie Jones - The War Is Over
Hortense Ellis - Stand By Your Man
 
Jackie & Ronnie - All I Have To Do Is Dream
Johnny Clarke - Moving On To Zion
Ronnie Davis - Got To Tell You Goodbye
Ronnie Davis - I Shall Not Remove
Johnny Clarke - Do It Right
Johnny Clarke - Time Will Tell 
 

20 August 2021

Dean Fraser - Retrospect

 
Produced by Dean Fraser and Phillip "Fattis" Burrell
Also featuring The Mighty Diamonds, Beres Hammond, Bongo Herman, Daddy Rings 

 

Winston Wright - Melody Of Love


 
Lovely evergreen melodies played on organ, trumpet and saxophone in ballad and waltz style.
The record skips a few times but sounds fine. 

17 August 2021

Johnny Clarke - Come With Me

 
Black Scorpio LP 2003 recorded 1985-1987
 
 
International Music
International Dub
Come With Me
Leggo Violence
Sit Down & Wonder
Day Is Over
 
Every Man Wants To Be Rich
Want To Be Rich Dub
Oh Jah Jah
Ooh Johnny
Black Scorpio Music

13 August 2021

Leroy Smart - Get Smart

 
Produced by Augustus Clarke
Backing vocals by The Mighty Diamonds
 
 
Ain't That Loving You
The Meek Shall Inherit This Earth
Mixed Up
What's On Your Mind
 
Pride & Ambition
So Much Things
I Love Jah Rastafari
Herbs In My Garden 

12 August 2021

11 August 2021

Ringo - Pancoot


 
Hit Bound LP 1982 Rub-A-Dub style
Recorded at Channel One, backed by Roots Radics
Mixed by Scientist and produced by Winston "Niney" Holness  

Robert Ffrench & Frankie Paul - Reggae For The World

 
Recorded at Tuff Gong and Music Mountain studios
 
 
Frankie Paul side: 
Ghettoman Skank
Bigger Than Jumbo
The Heathen
Steady Skanking
 
Robert Ffrench side:
No Modelling
A Dance Without A Dee Jay
Call You On The Phone
Single Life

 

08 August 2021

Tommy McCook & Bobby Ellis - Green Mango


 
Produced by Winston Riley
Tommy on saxophone and Bobby on trumpet 

07 August 2021

Xana Romeo - The Roots of X

 
Feat. Azizzi Romeo, Addis Pablo & Max Romeo
 
 
Holy
Africa Is Calling
Marijuana Culture
Brave Queen
Spiritual Guidance
Youth First
For My King
Product of the Ghetto
Born in Sin
 

06 August 2021

04 August 2021

Robert French - Peace Officer

 
Recorded at Aquarius and Channel One studios


Peace Officer + Version
They Can't Keep A Good Man Down + Version
Rub A Dub Party
 
Settle Down Girl + Version
Cowboy Life + Version
A Dance Without A DJ

03 August 2021

Various Artists - Return To Orange Street

 
Recorded in the early-mid seventies and produced by Bunny Lee
 
 
Dread In A Earth - Prince Jazzbo
Roots Man Time - I Roy
Know Your Rights - Delroy Wilson and Busty Brown
Too Late - Twinkle Brothers
True Born African - Jah Stitch and Johnny Clarke
To Be Loved - Cornell Campbell
You Funny Boy - Lee Perry and Aggrovators
Who Cares - Delroy Wilson
On The Run - I Roy and Cornell Campbell
Where Is The Love - Horace Andy
Girl Of My Dreams - Cornell Campbell
Times Are Dread - Monty Morris
It's Not Who You Know - Twinkle Brothers
Trying To Find A Home - Slim Smith 
 

30 July 2021

Frankie Paul - Detrimental

 
Rohit LP 1990 MP3 + FLAC
Music played by Roots Radics Band, Wailers (Familyman), "A" Team and Goldfinger Band 
Recorded at D&D Studios in New York City
 
 
Saving All My Love
Sweet And Sexy Lady
I Love You
Judge Not
 
Don't Let Him Down
Pilgrim
Detrimental
All Things 

26 July 2021

Admiral Tibet - War In A Babylon

 
Early digital conscious dancehall album
 
 
Badness + Version
Promoter Call + Version
Lover's Rush + Version
 
Nature Lover + Version
Babylon War + Version
Mr. Richman + Version 

23 July 2021

Kable Drummond & The Cables - Baby Why

 
Backed by Junior Dan on bass, Freddie McGregor and Max Edwards on drums, Dalton Brownie on guitar, Leslie Butler on piano and organ, Earl ''Wire" Lindo on strings and Robbie Lyn on synthesizer
 
 
Baby Why
Blame Myself
What Kind Of World
Brotherly Love
Once I Was Lonely
 
Happy Time
Sometimes Girl
Dangerous
Keep A Secret
So Long 

22 July 2021

Ernie Smith - For The Good Times

 
Soul reggae and rhythm & blues album
recorded at Federal Records Studio 1973
 
 
I Love You To Want Me
For The Good Times
You Poured Sugar On Me
I Can't Take It
Life Is Just For Living
Help Me Make It Through The Night
God Is Standing By
Love Song
Killing Me Softly
Alvin
Life Is Just For Living (Bonus) 

20 July 2021

The Marvels - The Marvels

 
Reggae & soul album
 
 
Voice Your Choice
Touch Me Baby
Earth Angel / Sincerely / What's Your Name Medley
Beginning To See The Light
It's In His Kiss
One Monkey
 
C.C. Rider
Don't You Know
Henpecked Papa
We Never Sang A Sad Song
United We Stand

18 July 2021

King Oney - Inches

 
 
 
Three King Oney 7 inches recorded 1974, 1975 and 1980
 
 

Michael Palmer - Showcase * I'm Still Dancing

 
Midnight Rock LP 1983 recorded at Channel One
Backed by Roots Radics and produced by Jah Thomas
 
 
Ghetto Dance / Dub
I'm Still Dancing / Dub
Wha Dis A Gwan / Dub
 
Looking Good / Dub
Jamaica Land / Dub
Come Natural / Dub

17 July 2021

Carlton Rose - Rub A Dub Rebel

 
Recorded at Music Works and Leggo studios
 
 
Liberation
Nutting Nuh Deh
Guiding Shield
Got To Be A Rebel
Version
 
Africa
Are You Ready
No Strings Attach
She Build Me Up
Version

Various Artists - George Pang And Friends At Skateland Live

 
Produced by George Phang
The Bibow Posse live featuring the deejay stars of the time: Buro, John Wayne, Lady Ann, Mother Liza, Ringo, Squidly Ranks, Dicky Ranking and Kojak
 

13 July 2021

Delroy Williams - Two Timer

 
 
 
Two Timer
No Friend
From My Heart
In And Out
Ease Your Mind
 
Mr Cops
Critical
Do Them
Come With Me
Cool Out 

11 July 2021

Various Artists - Red Red Wine Volume 2

 
 Recorded at Chalk Farm Studios
 Produced by Dandy
 
 
Audrey - Someday We'll Be Together
Dandy - Got To Come Back
Desmond Riley - Somebody's Baby
Gene Rondo - Spreading Love
Tony Tribe - I'm Gonna Give Her All The Love I've Got
Dandy - Raining In My Heart
 
Dandy - Can't Get Used To Losing You
Lyndon Johns - Song Bird
Blossom Johnson - The Boy I Love
Audrey - The Way You Move
Music Doctors - Party Rush
Lyndon Johns - Don't Gamble With Love
The Israelites - Come Together  

Prince Lincoln & The Rasses - Vortex Dub

 
Recorded at Dynamics, Harry J's and Basing Street studios
Produced by Prince Lincoln and Joe Jackson 

08 July 2021

Watty Burnett - The Black Ark Years

 
 
A 24 tracks overview of Watty Burnett's output from Lee Perry's Black Ark studio recorded during the years 1974-1979. All scorchers included such as I Man Free, River Bank, Babylon A Fall, Perfidia and many more  
 

05 July 2021

Leo Graham - News Flash

  
 
 
News Flash
Black Candle
Big Tongue Buster
Pampas Judas
Bread And Butter
Double Attack
Jump It
Three Blind Mice
Voodooism
My Little Sandra
Not Giving Up
Hard Time
Perilous Time
Greedy Gal
Irie Irie
Want A Win
Doctor Demand 


Winston Hussey - The Girl I Adore

 
Recorded and mixed at Channel One, engineer Soljie Hamilton
Backed by Roots Radics Band  
 

03 July 2021

Pinchers - Bad Caesar

 
Musicians are Steely & Clevie and Danny & Crew
 
 
My Love
Mister Ocean
Melody Next Door
Lady
 
Off A Di Ice
Love In My Heart
Strong Lover
Bad Cesar
Yu A Di Lick