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Singles
Africa Must Be Free By 1983 (Record Store Day RSD 2023)
Africa Must Be Free By 1983 (Record Store Day RSD 2023) (limited custom shaped 12" picture disc)
Cat: NSD 63712. Rel: 29 Apr 23
Hugh Mundell - "Africa Must Be Free By 1983" (2:37)
Augustus Pablo - "Africa Dub" (2:32)
Augustus Pablo - "Park Lane Special" (2:53)
 in stock $28.41
Ain't Nobody (reissue)
Cat: VG 013. Rel: 22 Dec 22
Ain't Nobody (7:10)
Checking Out The Way I Feel (6:43)
Review: Whenever Yvonne Archer's 'Ain't Nobody' comes up as a reissue it shifts, and quick. The Jamaican vocalist is a queen of feelgood vocals, here mixing both disco and reggae influences. The original 'Ain't Nobody' is a gloriously upbeat rework with the heart aching vocal over swaggering drums and nice raw claps. This special 12" reissue comes backed with the fantastic 'Checking Out The Way I Feel'. It is an elastic groove with big, languorous horns up top and the sort of reggae keys that bring the heat. When paired with the A-side it makes for a devastating 12".
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 in stock $14.21
All Life Long
Cat: ANR 1202. Rel: 22 Sep 22
Jacko - "All Life Long" (3:41)
Agobun Riddim Section - "Dub Life" (3:39)
Agobun Riddim Section - "Dub Action" (Guitar cut) (3:41)
Agobun Riddim Section - "Dub Reaction" (3:38)
 in stock $14.48
Be Clean
Be Clean (12")
Cat: PFR 012. Rel: 13 Nov 23
Fat Frog - "Be Clean" (feat Danny Red) (4:09)
Fat Frog - "Clean Dub" (feat Dougie Conscious) (4:05)
Fat Frog - "Reach Out" (feat Amelia Harmony) (4:05)
Fat Frog - "Reaching Dub" (feat Dougie Conscious) (4:06)
Review: The Purple Fade crew has assembled another crack team of dub heads for this fresh platter, 'Be Clean.' Fat Frog is the man charged with produciton duties and does a fine job laying down a killer rhythm with two brilliant vocals - the first is Danny Red who implores us all to be clean on the A-side, while on the flip it's Amelia Harmony who sings on 'Reach Out' and does so with a smoky and sultry tone. Both tunes of course come with slower and more spaced out dubs to complete a fine EP.
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 in stock $16.32
Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward (12" in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: BZR 006. Rel: 08 Dec 23
Dub Judah - "Best Foot Forward" (3:56)
Kibir La Amlak - "Dub Right Up Deh" (3:55)
Aba Ariginal & I Jah Salomon - "Joshua's Anthem" (3:56)
Kibir La Amlak - "Joshua Riddim" (3:56)
 in stock $17.64
Break Down The Walls
Cat: DKR 228. Rel: 08 Jun 23
Abbashantie - "Break Down The Walls" (6:01)
Jerry & Neville - "Abbashantie Rock" (with Wackie's Rhythm Force) (7:13)
Review: Here's a precious reissue of a 12" single by Abbashantie (not to be confused with UK sound system giant Aba Shanti) and Neville & Jerry. Both were Jamaican reggae vocal duos who recorded for Wackie's, a still-going-strong US label and studio founded by Lloyd Barnes aka Wackie's or Bullwackie. The single was originally released in 1980 and features two utter groundshakers: 'Break Down The Walls' by Abbashantie and 'Abbashantie Rock' (with Wackie's Rhythm Force).
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 in stock $16.06
Bush Ganja
Cat: PRTL 7081. Rel: 30 Jun 23
Bush Ganja (feat G Issacs) (3:15)
Oh What A Dub (3:14)
Review: Partial are busy reissuing a series of the best works from pioneering UK dub outfit Alpha & Omega. They are known for the likes of their timeless 1991 reggae album Overstanding and seminal 'Shashamani' tune which came on a 1996 long player called Voice in the Wilderness. This 7" offers up 'Bush Ganja' which came originally back in 2006 and was made as a one-off with Gregory Isaacs, the late and great Jamaican singer. It has pretty much been sold out since the day it dropped but now comes back to a sound system near you with its ice cold dub, head twisting electronics and impassioned vocal. Check the flip for a mad dub.
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 in stock $12.62
Can't Stop My Blessing
Can't Stop My Blessing (limited hand-numbered 7")
Cat: OHB 718. Rel: 24 Mar 23
Can't Stop My Blessing (feat Horace Andy) (3:32)
Ariginal Doctor (feat Aba Arigin) (4:01)
 in stock $17.37
Chant Jah Victory
Cat: YU 706. Rel: 21 Nov 23
Chant Jah Victory (3:31)
Chant Jah Victory (version) (3:37)
 in stock $12.62
Come Home To Me
Cat: CR 23003. Rel: 20 Feb 24
Xana Romeo - "Come Home To Me" (4:41)
Askin Vibes - "Come Dub" (4:42)
Aba Ariginal - "Top Of Paris" (4:40)
Askin Vibes - "Tea Addict Riddim" (4:41)
 in stock $14.48
Don't Worry
Cat: RRR 011. Rel: 11 Jul 23
Singer Tempa - "Don't Worry" (3:51)
Horace Andy - "Wicked Dem" (3:52)
Noel Ellis - "Oh Girl" (3:50)
Oh Dub (3:46)
 in stock $14.21
Dub Creation (remastered)
Cat: SJR 3197. Rel: 04 Mar 16
Dub Specialist - "Dub Creation" (2:50)
Alton Ellis - "Alton's Groove" (2:03)
 in stock $13.16
Every Tongue Shall Tell
Cat: BL 10022. Rel: 06 May 21
Patrick Andy - "Every Tongue Shall Tell" (3:51)
Keety Roots - "Every Dub Shall Tell" (3:48)
Mike Brooks - "Vibration" (3:37)
Keety Roots - "Vibration Dub" (3:52)
 in stock $17.37
Eyes Of Jah
Cat: SR 001. Rel: 20 Feb 24
Coloured Red - "Eyes Of Jah" (4:14)
Hermit Dubz - "Dub Of Jah" (4:13)
Amelia Harmony - "Can't See The Wood For The Trees" (3:21)
Hermit Dubz - "Can't See The Dub" (3:22)
 in stock $14.48
Final Blow
Cat: RF 344. Rel: 02 Nov 20
The Africans - "Final Blow" (3:33)
Willie Lindo - "Final Blow" (part 2) (3:43)
 in stock $11.32
Freedom Sound
Cat: DU 19. Rel: 24 Jun 22
Afrotones - "Freedom Sound" (2:45)
The Jay Boys - "Easy Sound" (2:43)
 in stock $12.10
Goodness & Mercy
Cat: HBSR 00121. Rel: 18 May 21
Donovan Kingjay - "Goodness & Mercy" (4:26)
Aba Ariginal - "Real Mont" (4:26)
 in stock $11.05
Guide & Protect
Cat: ARI 321. Rel: 01 Nov 23
Aisha - "Guide & Protect" (3:45)
Mad Professor - "Aztec Warrior" (3:45)
Review: Is there a more consistent partnership in UK lovers rock than Pamela 'Aisha' Ross and Neil 'Mad Professor' Fraser? The pair has been working together consistently since 1986 and continue to periodically deliver killer cuts. 'Guide & Protect', which was first featured on the CD (but not vinyl) edition of Ross's 1987 album High Priestess, is one of their best - a sweet, life-affirming affair in which Ross sings sweetly and emotionally atop a typically synth-heavy, dub-flecked lovers rock 'riddim' by the effervescent Fraser. On this 7" edition, an edited version of the 1987 original comes backed by 'Aztec Warrior', a deliciously dubbed-out Mad Professor take on the same riddim featuring echoing flute and brass snippets.
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 in stock $12.10
Hang 'Em High
Hang 'Em High (limited hand-numbered 7")
Cat: JAMWAX 30. Rel: 10 Aug 21
Richard Ace - "Hang 'Em High" (3:07)
Hugh Black & George Ferris - "Candy Lady" (2:18)
Review: The studio of Harry J's in Jamaica has turned out another pair of belters here. This limited edition and hand-numbered 7" features two killer 1969 tunes. The first is a bittersweet roots tune with a lead trumpet that does all the work. It's in conversation with the organ below and as they to and fro, expressing their pair, the bass rumbles and the percussion jangles. As well as that standout from Richard Ace, the flip-side has a super rare tune 'Candy Lady' by Hugh Black & George Ferris. It's another earthy tune with lovestruck vocals.
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 in stock $16.32
Happy People
Happy People (limited 10")
Cat: JWP 012. Rel: 10 Jul 23
Yoskel - "Happy People" (3:40)
Bill Sax - "Providence Horns" (4:26)
Anthony Que - "Herbs For My Brain" (4:19)
Iwake - "Providence Dubwise" (4:31)
 in stock $16.32
Holy Mount Zion
Cat: PSTI 029. Rel: 30 Nov 16
Gladstone Anderson - "Holy Mount Zion" (3:17)
The Roots Radics - "Holy Mount Zion" (version) (3:06)
Mike Brooks - "Love Is Like A Password" (3:13)
The Roots Radics - "Love Is Like A Password" (version) (3:20)
 in stock $19.75
I Was Born A Freeman
Cat: CLD 4522. Rel: 02 Nov 21
Al & Freddy - "I Was Born A Freeman" (3:00)
The New Establishment - "Freeman" (part 2) (3:03)
 in stock $28.41
I Was Born A Freeman
I Was Born A Freeman (limited splattered vinyl 7")
Cat: CLD 4522COL. Rel: 02 Nov 21
Al & Freddy - "I Was Born A Freeman" (3:00)
The New Establishment - "Freeman" (part 2) (3:03)
 in stock $33.68
I'm Going Down
Cat: GA 125. Rel: 29 Feb 24
I'm Going Down (version) (7:48)
I'm Going Down (part II) (7:09)
 in stock $10.01
Imperial Warriors
Cat: AWR 2. Rel: 29 Dec 21
Imperial Warriors (3:17)
Imperial Warriors (version) (3:12)
 in stock $12.37
Jah Has Come
Cat: ROT 019. Rel: 28 May 10
Barry Issac - "Jah Has Come"
Barry Issac - "Jah Has Come" (dub)
Hughie Izachaar - "Disarm"
Hughie Izachaar - "Disarm" (dub)
Barry Issac & Dougie - "Put Down The Guns"
Barry Issac & Dougie - "Put Down The Guns" (dub)
Amhari - "Rastafari Is Forever"
Reggae On Top All Stars - "Rastafari Is Forever" (dub)
 in stock $15.26
Kojo Hoy
Kojo Hoy (12")
Cat: PRTL 12018. Rel: 13 Feb 23
Kojo Hoy (6:40)
Kojo Dub (extended mix) (5:30)
 in stock $16.06
Kunte Kinte
Kunte Kinte (limited 10")
Cat: AR 1015. Rel: 10 Jul 23
Kunte Kinte (6:04)
Kunte Kinte Version (6:03)
Review: Bernard Cumberbatch - presumably no relation to actor Benedict - and Garnett Cross are Aquizi, the dub duo fromed in the early 80s and Aiwa label mainstays. Their most notable 12" - aside from maybe 1981's 'Merry Christmas' was 'Kunte Kinte' earlier in the same year. It is a bit of a collector's fav that has more than held its value over the ensuing 40+ years. Driven by lazy dub swagger and carefree keys, it's a lovers rock outing peppered with toms and hits and plenty of echoing depths. Flip it over for version if you want something that will boggle the brain more with its endless mixing board effects.

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 in stock $15.26
Leave The Dreadlocks
Cat: OR 136. Rel: 17 Apr 23
Leave The Dreadlocks (2:50)
Omo Valley Dub (2:59)
Review: High-quality roots reggae here from Rockers All Stars featuring Augustus Pablo. First up is the delightfully dusty 'Leave The Dreadlocks' with low-slung and lazy bass deep down low, plenty of acoustic riffs and heartfelt vocals that are full of yearning, matched by the horns with similar melancholy. Flip it over for 'Omo Valley Dub,' a spaced-out melon twister with plenty of vinyl crackle and perfect hissing hi-hats taking off like spaceships. Another sure-fire winner from Pablo International.
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 in stock $10.52
Life In The Ghetto (reissue)
Cat: ARI 272. Rel: 30 Nov 18
Horace Andy - "Life In The Ghetto" (3:43)
Mad Professor - "Dub In The Ghetto" (3:44)
Horace Andy - "Rock A Bye Baby" (3:17)
Mad Professor - "Rock A Dub" (3:13)
Mad Professor - "Freak A Dub" (4:58)
 in stock $16.32
Lion Pow
Lion Pow (12")
Cat: KARS 2023LP1. Rel: 30 Jun 23
Athomos - "Lion Pow" (4:06)
Empress Black Omolo - "Freedom Is A State Of Mind" (4:06)
Galas - "Zion Train" (4:06)
Micheal Exodus - "Lion Dub" (4:06)
Micheal Exodus - "Dub Is A State Of Mind" (4:03)
Micheal Exodus - "Dub Train" (4:05)
 in stock $18.68
Love Song
Love Song (12")
Cat: GYR 001. Rel: 26 May 23
Horace Andy - "Love Song" (4:19)
Putus Roots - "Jah Jah Light" (4:13)
Uwe Banton - "Only Jah Love" (4:15)
Brahim - "Love" (4:15)
 in stock $13.43
Mama Never Born No Fool
Cat: ERDS 005. Rel: 20 May 22
Awa Fall - "Mama Never Born No Fool"
Leo Liners - "Fool Sax" (extended version)
Galas - "Chantin'" (extended version)
Baro - "Civilization"
 in stock $17.37
Man Next Door
Cat: ARI 248. Rel: 29 Mar 12
Joe Ariwa & The Trixters - "Man Next Door" (feat Earl 16)
Joe Ariwa - "Disruptive Dub"
 in stock $12.10
Morning Sun
Cat: AR 003. Rel: 15 Sep 23
Mighty Massa - "Morning Sun"
Alligator Dubs - "Death Trap"
 in stock $14.48
Mount Zion
Mount Zion (limited 12")
Cat: ABR 12007. Rel: 26 Jun 23
Awa Fall - "Mount Zion" (3:27)
Awa Fall - "Zion Dub" (3:28)
Awa Fall - "Mount Zion Version" (3:51)
Saah Karim - "Ultimate Truth" (3:52)
2Scarce - "Desperate Journey" (3:29)
2Scarce - "Dubwise" (3:49)
 in stock $16.32
My Girl Has Left Me
My Girl Has Left Me (limited clear vinyl 7")
Cat: CLD 4504C. Rel: 11 Aug 21
Jacob Miller - "My Girl Has Left Me" (2:15)
Alton & Ed - "Whipping The Prince" (3:44)
 in stock $27.36
My King
My King (limited 12")
Cat: BLD 001. Rel: 10 Jul 23
Donovan Jones/Arthur Straw - "My King" (3:55)
My King (Reggae mix) (3:53)
My King (dub version) (3:40)
 in stock $10.01
Natural Mystic
Cat: SLI 029. Rel: 06 Nov 23
Natural Mystic (4:26)
Natural Mystic Dub (4:26)
Natural Mystic Horns (4:25)
Mystic Dubwise (4:26)
 in stock $16.32
Nice To Know
Nice To Know (pink marbled vinyl 7" limited to 90 copies)
Cat: SM 185. Rel: 06 Oct 22
AMBLIQUE - "Nice To Know" (3:37)
Computor Paul & Noel Alphanso - "Toe To Toe" (3:13)
 in stock $12.62
No Equal Rights In Babylon
Cat: DKR 124. Rel: 12 May 14
No Equal Rights In Babylon
No Equal Rights In Babylon (Bullwackie All Stars version)
 in stock $13.43
One Month Ina Negril Jail
Cat: COJ 001. Rel: 19 Dec 07
Anthony Able - "One Month Ina Negril Jail"
Anthony Able - "One Month Ina Negril Jail" (instrumental)
Jahsian - "Forward"
Uthman - "Bear Up"
 in stock $13.68
Ordinary Man
Cat: ORD 16. Rel: 01 Nov 16
Lloyd Parks - "Ordinary Man" (3:00)
Impact All Stars - "Version Wise" (2:58)
Augustus Pablo - "Assignment No.1" (2:44)
Impact All Stars - "Extra Ordinary Dub" (2:50)
 in stock $14.21
Over In Zion (reissue)
Cat: RF 349. Rel: 06 Apr 21
Over In Zion (3:40)
Over In Zion (version) (3:49)
 in stock $10.52
Passion Love
Cat: MBX 176. Rel: 07 Jun 23
George Dekker, Winston Reedy & AJ Franklin - "Passion Love" (3:01)
Winston Reedy & Rachel Wallace - "The Right Track" (3:00)
Joseph Cotton - "Show Some Love" (6:42)
 in stock $10.01
Praise Jah
Cat: ADR 001. Rel: 20 Nov 23
Mannaroman - "Praise Jah" (3:53)
Sax N Dub - "Irie Sax" (3:54)
Sax N Dub - "Irie Sax" (version) (3:50)
Mannaroman - "Rasta Nah Brute" (3:27)
Armin - "Irie Melodica" (2:56)
Armin - "Irie Melodica" (version) (3:28)
 in stock $18.17
Promise Land: Vocals & Version
Frankie Paul - "Serious Time" (3:33)
Joseph Cotton - "Trod In Africa" (3:35)
Prince Malachi - "Worldwide Poverty" (3:36)
Anthony John - "Rise Above" (3:30)
Albert "Alchemist" Thompson - "Promise Land Version" (3:34)
Review: Albert "Alchemist" Thompson's Promise Land comes courtesy of Freestyle Records and has great appearances on the mic from reggae and dancehall greats Frankie Paul, Joseph Cotton, Prince Malachi and Anthony John. It has never before been released and has had a long maturation period over the last 30 years. Albert Thompson was chief engineer at I&I Sound Recording Studio once it left LA and head to Jamaica and he saw work with greats like Dennis Brown, Bunny Wailer and Gregory Isaacs. He laid down these rhythms in 1991 during some downtime and then added the vocals 16 years later in London when working with talented local and touring Jamaican artists.
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 in stock $15.01
Ras Mani
Cat: DSR 043/DSR044. Rel: 19 Apr 22
The Shades - "Ras Mani" (2:25)
Ash & Willow - "Love & Harmony" (2:36)
 in stock $11.32
Rise & Shine
Cat: ARI 319. Rel: 01 Nov 23
Ariwa Posse - "Rise & Shine" (with Askala Selassie) (3:26)
Joe Ariwa - "Rise & Shine" (dub) (3:27)
Review: Mad Professor's Aiwa Studios has never struggled with turning out sublime low end excursions in a range of dubby sub-genres. This 7" offers the latest chance to check in with what's going on there courtesy of the in-house Ariwa Posse with Joe Ariwa. This is reportedly one of two releases coming imminently which is great news because it bangs. First up is A-side wobbler 'Rise & Shine' (with Askala Selassie) which has clean digi-dub synths snaking between hissing hi hats and endless amounts of rerun while the silky bass rolls unhindered and the vocals bring aching soul. Joe Ariwa gets to work on a flip side dub that hits different.
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 in stock $12.10
Sinner Man
Cat: JFR 732. Rel: 12 May 23
Sinner Man (3:08)
Sinner Man (version) (3:10)
 in stock $16.32
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