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Singles
Everything Bless
Cat: IGBZR 7002. Rel: 04 Apr 24
Everything Bless (5:19)
Everything Bless Dub (5:20)
 in stock $14.27
Two Sevens Clash (reissue)
Cat: JGN 7007. Rel: 07 Dec 23
Culture - "Two Sevens Clash" (3:42)
The Mighty Two - "Two Sevens Clash" (version) (3:40)
Review: The classic 'Two Sevens Clash', which Joe Gibbs produced so well, is a timeless reggae outing that gets a welcome reissue here. Anyone of a certain age might remember this as a soundtrack to the years when punk was appropriating reggae sounds. The tune is from an album that was listened to between punk gigs and when not getting beaten up by Teds. The band of course didn't know this would become its fate and in isolation it remains a special listen with some smart mixing desk effects, hissing hi hats and nice dusty and deep low ends.
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 in stock $10.13
When Jah Comes
Cat: UPS 008. Rel: 27 Dec 23
Devon Irons - "When Jah Come" (4:08)
The Upsetter - "Iron Dub" (3:42)
 in stock $12.98
Life Is A Journey
Cat: BSL 018. Rel: 07 Dec 23
Earl 16 & The Disciples - "Life Is A Journey" (3:42)
Earl 16 & The Disciples - "Life Is A Journey" (dub) (3:43)
The Disciples - "Journey Dub" (3:42)
The Disciples - "Journey Dub" (mix 4) (3:41)
Review: The next Boom Shacka Lacka is yet another crucial outing for dub heads. It comes from The Disciples and features the pipes of Earl 16. It features two different tunes in two different forms starting with 'Life Is A Journey', a mid-tempo and fat-bottomed dub with pleading vocals from Earl up top next to some natty keys and horns. A hefty dub version is next up with some signature hissing hi-hats and rumbling bass. The B-side has 'Journey Dub' to sink you into a spotter mind before a different mix of it then brings more raw harmonic leads.
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 in stock $14.01
Malcolm X
Cat: JGM 7010. Rel: 18 Mar 24
Earl Sixteen - "Malcom X" (3:46)
The Mighty Two - "Malcom X" (version) (3:51)
Review: Many of you reading this may recognise this song from Dennis Brown's rendition on his iconic Visions LP, but this version actually predates that one. It was originally penned by Winston MacAnuff, also known as the Electric Dread, and features vocals by Earl Sixteen. It has previously debuted as a 7" on Gibbs' Belmont label in 1975, while Sixteen went on and recorded it again for Derrick Harriott on the Wild Flower label a year later. This rendition is often considered the definitive cut, but we shall leave you to decide on that one.
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Played by: Tom Drew
 in stock $12.44
Cristo Redentor
Cristo Redentor (limited 7")
Cat: HRV 126. Rel: 28 Nov 23
The Horus All Stars - "Cristo Redentor" (3:26)
Three Dots - "The Count Of Monte Christo" (3:28)
 in stock $13.24
Accept My Apology
Accept My Apology (limited 12")
Cat: AMA. Rel: 13 Nov 23
Accept My Apology (3:57)
Yu Body Good (3:53)
 in stock $5.97
Judgement On The Land
Cat: YU 710. Rel: 09 Feb 24
Judgement On The Land (3:08)
Judgement Dub (3:24)
 in stock $12.44
Afghan Riddim Series
Cat: MBX 191. Rel: 23 Nov 23
Donovan Kingjay - "Satta Massagana"
The Inn House Crew - "Tuff Tuff" (dub)
Elite - "Back To Life" (feat Donna Michael, June Powell & Kitty Corbin)
Vin Gordon & The Inn House Crew - "Rough & Tuff"
 in stock $12.44
Foundation
Cat: SOT 008. Rel: 03 Jan 24
Kushart - "Foundation" (3:58)
The Lightning Horns - "From Creation" (4:01)
Review: New 7" from Jamaican roots vocal harmony group Kushart, with France's Sons Of Africa on rhythm and production. 'Foundation' brings up the A, presenting to the listener a foundational affirmation of the "gift of life", which resounds in the song's chorus, and complements an overall opining of love, heraldry and freedom. On the B, there's a beautifully noir closing instrumental; end credits music for a righteous celebration, of the return to the land of the Lamb.
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 in stock $10.13
Bag Over Shoulder
Cat: TRSHJ 6. Rel: 08 Apr 24
Bag Over Shoulder (3:11)
Bag Over Shoulder (version) (3:15)
Review: Sunset's reissue series of Harry J releases continues with this gem from the late, great Freddie McKay's 1986 collaboration with The Jah Apostles, one of the last productions to feature the singer - who seamlessly navigated from the early ska days right up to the digital era - before his untimely death in November of the same year. McKay's soulful vocals ride effortlessly over the Apostles' mesmerising rhythms here, meaning that it is impossible not to be transported listeners to the golden shores of Jamaica at sundown. As is so often with the case with reggae, there's a dubbed out version on the flip - we wouldn't have it any other way.
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 in stock $12.44
Babylonians
Cat: ROOTS 48. Rel: 01 Dec 23
The Officials - "Babylonians" (3:23)
The Dynamites - "Babylonians" (version) (3:20)
 in stock $14.01
Jason White
Cat: SOT 010. Rel: 24 Jan 24
Loic Paulin & The SOA - "Jason White" (2:45)
Mellowmood & The SOA - "Poor Jason Dub" (2:47)
Review: Sound Of Thunder outta France lands at release number ten here with another gorgeous slice of lovers rock on 45rpm. It features contemporary producers and vocalists Loic Paulin & The SOA offering up A-side single 'Jason White'. At less than three minutes it is the definition of short but sweet but in that time it manages to make its mark with the yearning vocals really hitting home next to nice heat-damaged organ chords and a classic reggae rhythm. On the flip, Mellowmood spins out the sounds via plenty of mixing desk tweaks on his version 'Poor Jason Dub'.
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 in stock $10.13
Kiss Me Neck (reissue)
Cat: UPS 007. Rel: 22 Dec 23
Kiss Me Neck (3:20)
Da Ba Da (2:41)
Review: Lee Perry & The Upsetters are responsible for no end of legendary dub sounds. The master producer, Black Ark studio owner and his trusty backing band rarely ever missed when they laid down sound and that is certainly true of 'Kiss Me Neck,' a popular jam from 1975 that now gets reissued. It's a cracking bit of 70s roots with heavy funk overtones and horns recorded at Black Ark. As is always the way, this one comes back with a killer dub and arrives in a thick Lee Perry & The Upsetter sleeve.
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 in stock $12.98
Liard N Theef
Cat: SAMREC 7002. Rel: 03 Jan 24
Ras Tweed & Roberto Sanchez - "Liard N Theef" (4:19)
The Twlight Horns - "Liard N Theef" (4:02)
Review: Well, straight out of the bocks in the early new year, we have already got a huge new tune on our hands. It comes from the acclaimed Ras Tweed in cahoots with Spanish producer Roberto Sanchez who together roll deep on 'Liard N Theef' with its big horns and rubbery low ends. It's a fusion of Afrobeat, soul and funk on a reggae rhythm that has conscious vocals about reconnecting with the earth. Flip it over and you will get a superb trombone-led version for sunnier days.
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 in stock $15.05
Memories Of Old
Cat: FTR 056. Rel: 06 Dec 23
Memories Of Old (4:14)
Memories Of Old (version) (4:09)
Review: This new 7" finds Fruits Records serving up the first new taster single from a forthcoming new album by Root Architects. It features assistance from the great Ernest Ranglin and Tyrone Downie and in original form 'Memories Of Old' is a laid back reggae roller with some superb acoustic guitar bringing hints of Spanish sunshine to the percolating, fat-bottomed bass. The melodies are conversational and interact perfectly with the organ chords, while on the flip the version is more heady and paired back as well as being doused in reverb.
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 in stock $12.44
Warning
Warning (12")
Cat: PD 010. Rel: 04 Apr 24
Ras Sherby - "Warning" (3:39)
Peckings All Stars - "Warning" (dub) (3:34)
Tenna Star - "Worries In The Dance" (3:34)
Macka B - "Up Ye Mighty Race" (3:41)
 in stock $15.31
Rude Boy
Cat: MTONE 001. Rel: 30 Oct 23
Rude Boy (3:26)
Koffee (4:01)
Review: Mountone Records wins us over right from the first moment of this, their first release. They feature Jamaican legend Stranger Cole seeing up his buttery vocals with music from The Steadytones on a limited edition rocksteady 7". 'Rude Boy' has superb horns leading the way as the swaggering, ska-infused rhythms carry you away on a hot day and the guitar riffs keep you moving. Flip it over and you'll find the slightly longer 'Koffee'. It's slower and more precise, with a haunting and mystical lead next to more rock-tinged guitar kicks and bolder drum hits. A fine experiment with tried and teased rocksteady tropes.
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 in stock $13.49
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 $9.86
Jerusalem
Cat: HS 087. Rel: 22 Dec 23
Rod Taylor - "Jerusalem" (3:27)
Carlton Livingston - "Marcus Mosiah Garvey" (3:39)
 in stock $11.16
Ruff 'N' Tuff
Cat: UR 1205. Rel: 20 Nov 23
Rod Taylor - "Ruff 'N' Tuff" (4:49)
Filomuzik - "Cuss Cuss Riddim" (4:50)
Mikelino Rutz - "Call Me Champion" (3:01)
Paco Ten - "Come A Dance" (4:00)
George Palmer - "Step It Up" (remix) (3:20)
Review: Independent Italian label Unemployment has put together a package of fresh dubs here that bring a range of different influences. Rod Taylor's 'Ruff 'N' Tuff' kicks things off with edgy chord vamps that never let up while his vocals unfold up top next to brighter synth stabs. Filomuzik then brings a version, the Cuss Cuss Riddim, that locks down the same groove without the vocals. Mikelino Rutz's 'Call Me Champion' has new vocals with a more stylised angle laid over the same rhythm and two further reworks from Paco Ten and George Palmer add yet more different styles to this package.
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 in stock $21.02
Keep It Down (reissue)
Cat: JGM 7008. Rel: 07 Dec 23
Ruddy Thomas - "Keep It Down" (2:26)
Mighty Two - "Down With It" (version) (2:30)
Review: This is a superb reissue of a real bit of top-quality roots and voters rock on 7". It finds singer Ruddy Thomas bringing his own fresh vocal update to Errol Dunkley's Keep The Pressure Down and the results are sublime - there is yearning in his vocal and smooth, warming soul next to libidinous horns that add to the vibes. On the flip is a nice tough dubwise flip which people say might well have been mixed by Ruddy himself because he was known to also work as an engineer alongside Errol Thompson at Gibb's Retirement Crescent.
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 in stock $12.98
Jah Jah The Conqueror
Cat: JR 7024. Rel: 25 Oct 23
Jah Jah The Conqueror (2:58)
Jah Jah The Conqueror (version) (3:11)
 in stock $11.93
Stop It Yute Man
Cat: HTT 106. Rel: 13 Nov 23
Linval Thompson - "Stop It Yute Man" (4:19)
Ras Nyto - "Nyto Stylee" (4:18)
 in stock $15.05
Reggae A Mi Girl
Cat: RR 7004. Rel: 20 Dec 23
Tippa Lee - "Reggae A Mi Girl" (3:07)
Naram - "Reggae A Mi Girl" (version) (3:07)
 in stock $14.27
Grow Your Natty Dread Locks
Cat: TTR 010. Rel: 06 Nov 23
Grow Your Natty Dread Locks (3:45)
Runaway Comb (3:44)
Bongo Dub (3:50)
Dub Drealocks (3:38)
 in stock $30.09
Itotzen
Itotzen (7" + stickers)
Cat: TRK 001. Rel: 28 Nov 23
Itotzen (3:47)
Itotzen (dub) (3:48)
 in stock $14.01
The Reality Of Jah Kingdom
Cat: NG 106. Rel: 18 Mar 24
The Twinkle Brothers - "The Reality Of Jah Kingdom" (3:34)
Twinkle Rhythm Section - "The Reality Of Jah Kingdom" (version) (3:36)
 in stock $12.44
Thanks & Praises
Cat: IDR 7002. Rel: 23 Oct 23
Thanks & Praises (2:56)
Horns Praises (feat mono Elekin) (2:59)
 in stock $16.09
Chant Down Babylon
Cat: YU 705. Rel: 20 Nov 23
Chant Down Babylon (2:32)
Chant Down Babylon (Chant dub mix) (2:46)
Review: The Vivian Jackson label has locked in this crucial reissue of a roots classic from Yabby U, a late Jamaican artist and producer who released it originally back in 1977. 'Chant Down Babylon' is a warm one with lazy and rolling drums and natty acoustic guitar riffs with Jah worshiping vocals and Babylon yearnings that unfurl up top with a real smoothness. On the flip, you will find the 'Chant Dub Mix' which removes the vocal chantings and allows the hats to hiss and the snares to take off like UFOs while the fleshy low end is couched in oodles of reverb.
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 in stock $12.44
Albums
Live In Italy
Cat: JSLP 215. Rel: 28 Mar 24
Feel Like Jumpin' (4:28)
In The Ghetto (3:11)
Fever (4:22)
I'm Still In Love (6:14)
I Don't Know Why (4:05)
Shame On You (3:50)
My Oh My (6:19)
Happy Birthday (2:31)
Don't Stay Away (3:19)
Take Me Back (5:23)
Hurt So Good (1:46)
My Boy Lollypop (2:15)
You Turn Me On (4:06)
 in stock $60.20
Tales Of Mozambique (remastered) (B-STOCK)
Tales Of Mozambique (remastered) (B-STOCK) (limited gatefold purple vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: SJRLP 325C. Rel: 01 Jan 90
Sam's Intro (2:00)
Tales Of Mozambique (2:00)
Selam Nna Wadada (Peace & Love) (3:18)
No Night In Zion (3:54)
I Am A Warrior (4:55)
Wicked Babylon (5:23)
Let Freedom Reign (3:40)
Lock, Stock & Barrell (3:34)
Nigerian Reggae (3:37)
Run One Mile (5:18)
Rasta Reggae (bonus track) (3:38)
Samia (bonus track) (3:47)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Sleeve damaged but otherwise in excellent condition***


Count Ossie and The Mystic Revelation's 1975 album Tales of Mozambique comes once again as a definitive purple vinyl edition. A critical album for the fusion of reggae with Rastafarian traditional music, Ossie is second only to Bob Marley in terms of being a populariser of the religion's sonic tradition. This cult favourite collates several songs, all of which were recorded and produced with Ossie's entourage in his compound in the hills of Wareika, Kingston. Flutes, shakers and organs conjoin with propulsive drum and bass patterns, producing a deeply mystical and ethereal experience that is nonetheless rooted in communal spirit.
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 in stock $30.88
Prosperity
Prosperity (limited CD)
Cat: FTR 055CD. Rel: 12 Dec 23
Babylon A Quake
Dub Quake
Gwaan & Low Me (Extended)
I Man Beam
I & I Dub
Old John Crow
Dub Crow
Nil Rome
Annihilation Dub
Row Fisherman
Fisherdub
 in stock $16.09
Clash
Clash (180 gram red vinyl LP + insert)
Cat: BSRLP 839. Rel: 22 Feb 24
Rizla Skank (5:03)
Spike Heel Shoes (3:41)
Natty Dread Ah Carry The Swing (3:25)
Natty Dread On The Ball (3:42)
Jamaican Dollars (4:14)
Shelly With The Electric Belly (3:36)
Step It Brother Clem (3:01)
Stumbling Block (3:12)
Cricket Loving Cricket (4:17)
Natty Passing Through A Curfew (3:22)
Natty Dread Is Not The Prodigal Son (4:23)
Starsky & Hutch (4:36)
Review: Clash, first released in 1977, was one of a series of definitive reggae albums to highlight the eminence of the soundclash, in which two reggae or dancehall crews rig up opposing soundsystems in a face-to-face musical standoff. Fashioning this album after the competitive form, Dillinger's sparring partner in this case is 'Trinity' aka Wade Brammer, who was active during the 1970s and 80s. Trinity as Dillinger is best known for deejaying over reggae and dancehall numbers; Clash albums became very popular at the tail-end of the 1970s and into the next decade, with singers and deejays alike competing for status, track by track.
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 in stock $23.35
Battle Of Armagideon: Millionare Liquidator (reissue)
Battle Of Armagideon: Millionare Liquidator (reissue) (limited numbered 180 gram audiophile red vinyl LP)
Cat: MOVLP 2525R. Rel: 07 Nov 23
Introducing Myself (4:11)
Drum Song (4:38)
Grooving (4:34)
All Things Are Possible (2:27)
Show Me That River (4:12)
Time Marches On (In/Out mix) (0:35)
I Am A Madman (5:48)
The Joker (3:32)
Happy Birthday (5:07)
Sexy Lady (3:11)
Time Marches On (4:19)
 in stock $29.58
Feels So Good
Feels So Good (limited CD)
Cat: HR 001. Rel: 01 Jan 90
Angel
Come To Me
Smiling Face
Finally
Strangers
Touch Me In The Morning
If This World Were Mine
Still I Rise
Touch Me Just Like The First Time
Ordinary People
Roll Call
I Won't Cry
 in stock $10.13
Linval Thompson & Friends Vol 2
Linval THOMPSON / VARIOUS
Cat: TSC 025. Rel: 28 Nov 23
Linval Thompson - "Never Push Your Brother" (2:11)
Trinity - "Freedom Style" (2:10)
The Revolutionaries - "Roots Man Dub" (2:20)
Linval Thompson - "Love Is The Question" (3:11)
Big Joe - "Love Can Conquer" (2:59)
Ranking Derad - "Poor Man" (3:10)
Linval Thompson - "Stop Loving" (2:52)
Linval Thompson - "Lion & Tiger" (3:10)
Trinity - "Easy Does It" (2:34)
The Revolutionaries - "Seventy Nine Rock" (3:18)
 in stock $25.94
Best Of 1978-1987
Best Of 1978-1987 (limited numbered gatefold 180 gram audiophile silver vinyl 2xLP + booklet)
Cat: MOVLP 3159C. Rel: 23 Nov 23
Mystic Man (5:54)
Bush Doctor (4:03)
Pick Myself Up (3:56)
(You Gotta Walk) Don't Look Back (3:44)
Oh Bumbo Klaat (4:34)
In My Song (4:11)
Lesson In My Life (5:32)
Equal Rights/Downpressor Man (live) (7:28)
Johnny B Good (4:02)
The Day The Dollar Die (4:48)
African (live) (4:34)
Not Gonna Give It Up (4:04)
Get Up, Stand Up (live) (5:00)
Fools Die (For Want Of Wisdom) (7:17)
 in stock $44.38
At My Father's Place: Roslyn 1978
At My Father's Place: Roslyn 1978 (limited 180 gram green vinyl LP)
Cat: VC 93345. Rel: 23 Feb 24
Burial (7:04)
Stepping Razor (5:35)
The Toughest (4:26)
Don't Look Back (5:31)
Bush Doctor (7:21)
Get Up Stand Up (6:21)
Legalize It (8:05)
 in stock $16.35
Roots & Culture
Cat: NGLP 583. Rel: 18 Mar 24
Roots & Culture
Help
One Africa One Nation (Unite)
Black People Are The Victims
Love Don't Come Easy
Try Again
African Bloodline
I Will Hurt You
Stranded
Traitors
Power In His Name
Flames Of Fire
 in stock $22.58
Roots Dub
Cat: NGLP 584. Rel: 18 Mar 24
I Will Hurt You (dub)
Resurrection (dub)
Help (dub)
Try Again (dub)
Rootical (dub)
Stranded (dub)
Unite (dub)
Dub Explosion
Dub Addict
Guide Me (dub)
Flames Of Dub
Don't Take Your Dub Away
 in stock $22.58
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