Roots, lovers rock and one drop new releases

AFRICAN BROTHERS

Cat: ID 3. Rel: 27 May 20

Righteous Kingdom (2:40)
Righteous Kingdom (version) (2:53)

Review: African Brothers were formed in 1969 by three Kingston teenagers and they went on to become key players in the global dub and reggae scene. After a busy decade working with the likes of Sly and Robbie, they all went on to work on separate solo careers but not before laying down some heavy jams. "Righteous Kingdom" is one and is an earthy bit of slow motion lovers rock with super soulful and sweet vocals musing on the battle for survival laid over swaggering drums, with rousing flutes drifting off into a cloudless sky above.

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

! low stock $9.18

AFRICAN BROTHERS

How Long (7")

Ital Jamaica

Cat: ID 5. Rel: 27 May 20

How Long (2:34)
How Long (version) (2:41)

in stock $9.18

George ALLISON

Ten To One (12")

Iroko

Cat: BB 92. Rel: 26 May 20

Ten To One (6:27)
Hard Times (6:09)

in stock $13.90

Easton CLARKE/LEE PERRY/THE UPSETTERS

Bike No License (limited hand-numbered autographed 7")

Micron Jamaica

Cat: 7MM 1506. Rel: 27 May 20

Easton Clarke - "Bike No License" (2:12)
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - "Bike No License" (version) (2:20)

in stock $11.02

Carlene DAVIS

Ism Schism (7")

Sonic Sounds Jamaica

Cat: CGI 7013. Rel: 27 May 20

Ism Schism (4:00)
Ism Schism (version) (3:53)

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

! low stock $12.86

Junior DELGADO/DEB MUSIC PLAYERS

Tiction (7")

Roots From The Yard

Cat: VP 4225 2. Rel: 27 May 20

Junior Delgado - "Tiction" (3:07)
Deb Music Players - "Tiction" (version) (2:55)

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

in stock $9.18

Joseph DONOVAN

Mood For Loving (7")

Common Ground International

Cat: CGI 7016. Rel: 27 May 20

Mood For Loving (3:17)
Mood For Loving (version) (3:15)

in stock $12.86

EARTH & STONE/THE REVOLUTIONARIES

Wicked A Fe Dress Back (7")

Roots From The Yard

Cat: VP 4225 6. Rel: 27 May 20

Earth & Stone - "Wicked A Fe Dress Back" (3:16)
The Revolutionaries - "Wicked A Fe Dress Back" (version) (3:16)

in stock $9.18

Errol GORDON

Message (7")

Solid Rock Jamaica

Cat: DRS 5115. Rel: 27 May 20

Message (3:50)
Message (version) (3:54)

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

in stock $10.24

Barrington LEVY/ROOTS RADICS

A Yah Me Deh (7")

Roots From The Yard

Cat: VP 4225 7. Rel: 27 May 20

Barrington Levy - "A Yah Me Deh" (2:53)
Roots Radics - "A Yah Me Deh" (version) (3:00)

in stock $5.51

Winston McANUFF/EMANUEL KADAMAWI/BOVISA FOUNDATION/PRINCE ALLA/LEEFRY MUSIC

The Blade (limited hand-numbered 12")

Militant Warriors

Cat: MWP 1202. Rel: 26 May 20

Winston McAnuff - "The Blade" (4:03)
Emanuel Kadamawi - "Babylon Got It" (feat Winston McAnuff) (4:03)
Bovisa Foundation - "Gorky Blue Dub" (3:49)
Prince Alla - "Blessed Is The Man" (3:48)
Emanuel Kadamawi - "I Love Jah" (feat Prince Alla) (3:48)
Leefry Music - "Psalm 1 Dub" (3:47)

in stock $16.53

Freddie McKAY

Bring Back The Good Old Days (7")

Typhoon

Cat: CGI 7017. Rel: 28 May 20

Bring Back The Good Old Days (4:02)
Bring Back The Good Old Days (version) (4:14)

Review: Freddy McKay's "Bring Back The Good Old Days" is one of roots reggae's rarer singles. It was recorded and pressed up on a white label "45" sometime in the 1970s, though quite how many copies exist remains a mystery - hence any copy that does come up for sale online tends to go for serious money. Helpfully Typhoon has decided to finally give it a release. Produced by McKay's regular collaborator Alvin Ranglin (AKA soundsystem operator GG), the track sees the singer soulfully but wearily plea for the good times of old over a deep but jaunty roots-reggae riddim. Ranglin's flipside dub mix is superb, too, and sounds every bit as good as anything produced by contemporaries such as Lee 'Scratch' Perry and King Tubby.

in stock $12.86

Freddie McKAY

Creation (7")

Roots From The Yard

Cat: VP 4225 4. Rel: 27 May 20

Creation (3:29)
I-Man (3:27)

in stock $9.18

MIGHTY FANTELS/THE REVOLUTIONARIES

Everywhere (7")

Roots From The Yard

Cat: VP 4225 3. Rel: 27 May 20

Mighty Fantels - "Everywhere" (2:48)
The Revolutionaries - "Everywhere" (version) (2:52)

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

in stock $9.18

Triston PALMA/JAH THOMAS

Time So Hard (12")

Midnight Rock Jamaica

Cat: BB 98. Rel: 26 May 20

Triston Palma - "Time So Hard" (extended version) (7:37)
Jah Thomas - "Seek & Find" (4:15)

Played by: Juno Recommends Reggae

in stock $13.90

PRINCE ALLA

Jah Give I Love (12")

Tuff Scout

Cat: TUF 180. Rel: 26 May 20

Jah Give I Love (9:26)
Jerusalem (7:19)

Review: Originally recorded in 1981 but first issued on 12" in 1981, Prince Alla's "Jah Give I Love" remains one of the most potent roots reggae club cuts of the disco era. This Tuff Scout reissue wisely offers up the full extended mix rather than the radio edit, and that's a wise move: while Alla's vocals and the sweet song itself are superb, it's the dancefloor dub style production and weighty groove showcased in the second half of the ten-minute track that really pushes it towards "classic" status. Over on the flip you'll find the similarly lengthy "Jerusalem"; this, too, progresses from a quietly soulful roots reggae number into a dubbed-out dancefloor heater over the course of eight essential minutes.

in stock $13.90