Roots, Rock, Reggae: Live at the Hammersmith Oden is a stunning, previously unreleased live album from Bob Marley, recorded over several nights during the Wailers' residency at London's prestigious Hammersmith Odeon in June 1976, during their Rastaman Vibration tour. Booking the venue was an audacious move, but Bob had newfound stardom from the U.K. chart success of "No Woman, No Cry," and an ecstatic crowd packed the place. Highlights include a transcendent title song, a rarely-performed "Bend Down Low," an extended version of "Crazy Baldhead," and a 30-minute encore that incorporates a 12-minute "Get Up, Stand Up." New liner notes by Marley associate Don Letts bring an eyewitness account to the experience, now available on black vinyl.

TRACK LISTING

Side A
Introduction
Trenchtown Rock
Burnin’ and Lootin’
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry)
Rebel Music (3 O'Clock Roadblock)
I Shot the Sheriff

Side B
Crazy Baldhead
Bend Down Low
Want More
No Woman, No Cry
LP2

Side C
Lively Up Yourself
Roots, Rock, Reggae
Encore Introduction
Positive Vibration
Rat Race

Side D
War
No More Trouble
Get Up, Stand Up

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The Mighty Rootsmen Strike Back is a groundbreaking reunion of reggae legends, reimagining rock and pop classics with soul, rhythm, and heart. Featuring Toots Hibbert, Gregory Isaacs, Mykal Rose, Luciano, and the legendary rhythm duo Sly & Robbie, the album delivers fresh reggae versions of timeless songs by The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bee Gees, The Turtles, The Beatles, Carole King / James Taylor, and more.

This is the last time these icons appeared together on a single record, making it both a tribute and a celebration of their enduring legacies.

In 1995 The Roots burst onto the scene with their seminal debut album, 'Do You Want More?!!!??!' that garnered critical acclaim and cemented them as a powerhouse group fusing elements of various genres with their signature live instrumentation. Thirty years later in March of 2025, The Roots played a three day, six show residency at the legendary Blue Note Jazz club in New York City where they celebrated their debut by playing it in full – performing many tracks that hadn’t been performed live in decades. The performance also brought out special guest appearances from long-time collaborators, Ursula Rucker, Dice Raw and Rahzel, Godfather of Noise. 

TRACK LISTING

1. Bass Intro/There’s Something Goin’ On/Love
2. Respond/React
3. Section
4. Lazy Afternoon Pt 1
5. Distortion To Static
6. Proceed
7. One Shine
8. Mellow My Man
9. It Just Don’t Stop
10. Panic!!!!!
11. I Remain Calm
12. Lazy Afternoon Pt 2
13. Datskat
14. Concerto Of The Desperado
15. Do You Want More?!!!??!
16. Swept Away
17. Lazy Afternoon Pt 3
18. Silent Treatment
19. The Unlocking (feat Ursula Rucker)
20. Proceed 2
21. The Lesson Pt. 1 (feat Dice Raw)

Legendary producer and record label boss Joe Boyd has spent a lifetime travelling the globe and immersing himself in music. He has witnessed first-hand the growing popularity of music from Africa, India, Latin America, the Caribbean and Eastern Europe since the 1960s and was one of the protagonists of the 'world music' movement of the 1980s. In this sweeping history, Boyd sets out to explore the fascinating backstories to these sounds and documents a decade of encounters with the most extraordinary musicians and producers who have altered the course of music for us all.

And the Roots of Rhythm Remain shows how personalities, events and politics in places such as Havana, Lagos, Budapest, Kingston and Rio are as colourful and momentous as anything that took place in New Orleans, Harlem, Laurel Canyon or Liverpool. And, moreover, how jazz, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll would never have happened if it weren't for the notes and rhythms emanating from over the horizon.

The Mighty Rootsmen is a groundbreaking collaboration that brings together reggae legends Toots Hibbert, Gregory Isaacs, Luciano, Michael Rose, and the rhythmic prowess of Sly & Robbie, Mikey Chung, Robbie Lyn, and Sticky Thompson, alongside Zap Pow Horns members David Madden, Calvin 'Bubbles' Cameron, and Glen DaCosta.

Brought together by producer Ralph Sall (Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Cat Stevens) and recorded at the famous Anchor Studios in Jamaica. The album's unique sound comes from the decision to let the musicians' instincts drive the creative process, striking a balance between homage and innovation. Featuring classic tracks from the likes of Tom Petty, The Steve Miller band, The Eagles and Fleetwood Mac. It is produced with a reverence for authenticity and musical mastery. This once- in- a- lifetime project brings together a dream team of Jamaican legends, paying tribute to their artistry and the art of collaboration.

This is Timeless classics with a reggae supergroup. Tracks like "Fly Like an Eagle" showcase Steve Miller's unexpected, soulful guitar work layered over a reggae groove. Meanwhile, Mike Campbell's guitar on "I Won't Back Down" deepen the album's connections to rock royalty. Yet, the project remains firmly rooted in reggae. "My intention was to try to do something that hadn't been done in reggae before by putting these giants of the genre together to make a record that leaves you with good feelings, they're very recognisable as the songs they are but have a distinct reggae feel and stamp." reflects Ralph.

The Mighty Rootsmen stands as a tribute to the enduring power of reggae musican album that brings joy, good vibes, and a profound connection to musical history. It's a groundbreaking collaboration, It's a celebration of reggae's iconic artists, seamlessly blending the genre's rich rhythms with rock and soul classics.

TRACK LISTING

I Won't Back Down (ft. Mike Campbell)
Love The One You're With
Fly Like An Eagle (ft. Steve Miller)
Peace Train
Take It Easy (ft. Cat Coore)
Drift Away
Summer Breeze
Don't Stop
Sunshine On My Shoulders
Come And Get It

The 25 songs presented in 'Roots Rocking Zimbabwe - The Modern Sound of Harare' Townships 1975-1980' showcase the birth of the modern music industry in Zimbabwe and the explosion of creativity bands of the 1970s and 80s endlessly delivered.

It was a time of wild experimentation before established genres had crystallised. Rock, rumba, soul and traditional grooves all collide beautifully in this collection, which also includes never before released tracks by Thomas Mapfumo, Oliver Mtukudzi and many other Zimbabwean artists!

TRACK LISTING

1. Chiiko Chinotinetsa
2. Amai A Kwatu
3. Soweto Mujibha
4. Soul Scene
5. Anoshereketa
6. Nyaya Dzinonetsa
7. Hangaiwa
8. The Towering Inferno
9. Joburg Bound
10. Nyamutamba Naziwere
11. Engelina
12. Funky Reggae
13. Introduction
14. Yarira
15. Baby Please
16. Chistiuiti
17. Kwakaenda
18. No Delay
19. Kumalila Ngwenya
20. Shanga Yangu
21. Give It
22. Musikana
23. Taj Mahal
24. Viva Zimbabwe
25. Porter

Dennis Bovell’s prolific and eclectic career encompasses a huge range of music: from dub poetry to lovers rock, to post-punk, to disco, to pop and beyond. His production work encompasses such diverse figures as The Slits, I Roy, Maximum Joy, Fela Kuti, The Pop Group, Janet Kay, Saada Bonaire, Orange Juice, Golden Teacher, Steel Pulse, and more.

This compilation focuses on the period during and immediately after Bovell’s involvement with the Jah Sufferer Sound System, digging deep to find deep cuts and lesser-known versions, mainly from 1976–1980, plus a killer and lesser-heard dub of the iconic 'Silly Games'. Painstakingly restored and remastered at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin, these decades-old tracks sound pristine and dynamic, sequenced to take the listener on a journey through Bovell’s production and arrangement genius.

The accompanying sleevenotes are a result of a long conversation with Dennis about this period of his life, with track-by-track recollections and fascinating biographical asides. The vinyl and CD versions feature variant artwork, each format utilising a unique photo by Syd Shelton.

TRACK LISTING

1. The Dub Band - Dub Land 
2. Dennis Matumbi - Blood Dem 
3. Dennis Bovell Dub Band - Suffrah Dub (Sufferer Sound Disco 45)
4. Pebbles - Positive Vibrations
5. Cosmic Idren - Compelled
6. Dennis Curtis - Come With Me 
7. Matumbi - Dub Planet
8. African Stone - Run Rasta Run
9. Matumbi - Fire Dub 05:39
10. Errol Campbell - Jah Man
11. Young Lions - Take Dub
12. Dennis Bovell & Janet Kay - Game Of Dubs
13. African Stone - Dub Choice
14. Angelique - Cry 
15. DB At The Controls - Crying

The second part of the famous collaboration between two UK based electronic pioneers: John Bolloten aka The Rootsman and Bryn Jones aka Muslimgauze. For this album the original The Rootsman material from his albums Into The Light and 52 Days to Timbuktu was remixed and deconstructed by Muslimgauze. As always with Bryn Jones, all material is inspired by Arab culture. We hear distorted dub rhythms, sawn-off loops, traditional music, male and female voices and then distorted rhythms again. Closing your eyes, you can find yourself in the middle of an eastern city, walk along its noisy streets, admire the ancient architecture. This noise can tell amazing stories!

The Roots of Chicha, compiled by Barbès Records, was originally released in 2007 and became the first recording to popularize psychedelic cumbia around the world.

From the late 60's through the 80's, Peruvians invented a new popular musical hybrid inspired by music from the Americas. In 1968, Enrique Delgado released his first record on Odeon with his new group, Los Destellos, single-handedly creating Peruvian cumbia. He codified the genre early on by using the electric guitar as the primary melodic instrument, and mixing cumbia rhythms with folkloric huaynos, criollo voicings, Cuban guarachas and guajiras, rock, boogaloo, surf, psychedelia, oriental music, classical music, and bits and pieces from Brazil, France, Chile... All Peruvian cumbia bands for the next thirty years would end up drawing from the exact same sources (Grupo Celeste, Los Mirlos, Juaneco Y Su Combo, Manzanita Y Su Conjunto...).

This new wave of Peruvian cumbia came to be known as chicha. Chicha is originally the name of an alcoholic drink, made of fermented maize, which the Incas were especially fond of. In the past thirty years, however, the word has taken on a pejorative connotation. Peruvian cumbia started being called chicha in the late 70s, around the same time that the music came to be viewed as the expression of the slums – the pueblos jovenes. Little by little, the word became an adjective, and people now talk of chicha culture, chicha press, chicha architecture, even of a chicha president, and none if it – you guessed right – is meant as a compliment. Chicha suggests corruption, shady deals, and cholos – a derogatory term for a person of Andean heritage that, of late, is being reclaimed and worn as a badge of honor by the very cholos it was supposed to demean in the first place.

TRACK LISTING

A1. Los Mirlos - Sonido Amazonico
A2. Juaneco Y Su Combo - Linda Nena
A3. Los Hijos Del Sol - Cariñito
A4. Los Destellos - Patricia
A5. Los Diablos Rojos - Sacalo Sacalo
A6. Los Ribereños - Silbando
B1. Compay Quinto - El Diablo
B2. Los Destellos - Elsa
B3. Ranil Y Su Conjunto Tropical - Mala Mujer
B4. Manzanita Y Su Conjunto - Agua
B5. Los Destellos - Para Elisa
B6. Juaneco Y Su Combo - Ya Se Ha Muerto Mi Abuelo 4:09
C1. Los Ilusionistas - Colegiala
C2. Los Diablos Rojos - El Guapo
C3. Manzanita Y Su Conjunto - El Hueleguiso
C4. Juaneco Y Su Combo - Vacilando Con Ayahuasca
C5. Los Hijos Del Sol - Linda Muñequita
D1. Grupo Celeste - Como Un Ave
D2. Los Destellos - Constelación
D3. Los Wembler's De Iquitos - La Danza Del Petrolero
D4. Chacalón Y La Nueva Crema - A Trabajar
D5. Los Shapis - El Aguajal
D6. Los Mirlos - La Danza De Los Mirlos

Lovetime Guarantee is delighted to announce the official re-issue of Tobago-born Rootsman's "Wild Goose Chase", which is a perfect blend of boogie, disco, dub, funk, and reggae. This worldwide reissue is the first for Lovetime Guarantee and is expected to be the first of many rare gems spanning the soulful spectrum of music.

Rootsman's career dates back to the late 1970s, and he is best known for hits such as "Miami Vibes", "Rack Mih Rack Mih", "Parkway Rock", and "Soca In The Palace". He produced "Wild Goose Chase" himself and worked closely in the Trini scene with names like Leston Paul. Unfortunately, he passed away on August 21, 2015, leaving behind a rich musical legacy.

The LTG001 vinyl features new artwork by Sirkett, and it is a must-have for all collectors and lovers of rare tunes. Lovetime Guarantee has worked with the legal rights holders to provide this high-quality repress for all to enjoy. Originally pressed in 1986 by Crosby's, this reissue not only includes a remaster of the original but also an extended dubbed-out re-edit from Nick The Record & Dan Tyler - a version that has already received dancefloor approval from Nick's recent sets!

STAFF COMMENTS

Matt says: Seems like we're due a disco-reggae resurgence this summer with Nick The Record and Dan Idjuts adding some extra dancefloor umph to this lilting sunshine skank from Rootsman.

TRACK LISTING

A. Wild Goose Chase (Remastered)
B. Wild Goose Chase (Nick The Record & Dan Tyler Re-Edit Extended & Dubbed) 

Featuring the greatest names in early blues music including Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bessie Smith, Charley Patton and Ma Rainey. The perfect overview of the many different styles and key performers of early blues on one album. An incredibly diverse selection of tracks including bottleneck guitar, barrelhouse piano, classic songster tunes and vaudeville blues. An album which traces the development of blues music during its early recorded history of the 1920s. An unique insight into the first great wave of blues artists who remain an inspiration to this day.

The first documented description of what we now recognise as the blues occurred in 1903 when the composer and musician W.C. Handy was waiting for a train at Tutwiler, Mississippi. He heard a man playing a guitar by pressing a knife against the strings and singing a song with the line, “Goin’ where the Southern cross the Dog”. Handy went on to become a great collector and populariser of the blues and was hugely influential in bringing this local folk music from the Mississippi Delta to public attention. Along with Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey spearheaded the 1920s “classic era” of recorded blues. Handy’s ‘St. Louis Blues’ were recorded in the mid-1920s heyday of the classic blues era, shortly before the female dominance of the genre was eclipsed by the rougher sound of the country blues. Likewise, many white musicians were heavily influenced by the blues including the ‘Father of Country Music’, Jimmie Rodgers whose yodel-infused blues became a prominent element of his music.

There can be little doubt that the blues grew up in the Mississippi Delta as an elaboration on work chants, slave songs, and the lyrical and haunting field hollers. Unquestionably the most influential of all the blues forms, the Delta blues laid the foundations for what was to become rock and roll, with all roads leading to its father figure Charley Patton who served as a major influence on other legendary bluesmen who followed including Robert Johnson, Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. Along with the guitar, the piano came into its own in the barrelhouses, as roving musicians hammered out high-spirited tunes for the drinkers and dancers.

TRACK LISTING

Kansas Joe & Memphis Minnie - When The Levee Breaks
Scrapper Blackwell - Kokomo Blues
Ma Rainey - Stack O’Lee Blues
Blind Blake - West Coast Blues
Henry Thomas - Fishing Blues
Memphis Jug Band - Stealin’, Stealin’
Victoria Spivey - T.B. Blues
Blind Lemon Jefferson - See That My Grave Is Kept Clean
Cow Cow Davenport - Cow Cow Blues
Blind Willie Johnson - Mother’s Children Have A Hard Time
Dick Justice - Brown Skin Blues
Bo Weevil Jackson - Devil And My Brown Blues
Mississippi John Hurt - Got The Blues, Can’t Be Satisfied
Hambone Willie Newbern - Roll And Tumble Blues
Clarence “Pinetop” Smith - Pinetop’s Boogie Woogie
Texas Alexander - Section Gang Blues
Blind Willie McTell - Statesboro Blues
Speckled Red - The Dirty Dozen
Charley Patton - Screamin’ And Hollerin’ The Blues
Jimmie Rodgers - Blue Yodel No. 1 (T For Texas)
Bessie Smith - St. Louis Blues
Papa Charlie Jackson - All I Want Is A Spoonful
Weaver And Beasley - Bottleneck Blues
Tampa Red & Georgia Tom - It’s Tight Like That - No. 2
Tommy Johnson - Canned Heat Blues

‘Undun’ is the 10th studio album from legendary hip-hop band The Roots originally released on 2nd December, 2011. The Grammy® nominated album (best rap album) incorporates neo soul and indie music elements. It is an existential concept album about the short, tragic life of fictional character Redford Stevens, set in urban poverty, and is told through a reverse-chronological narrative. Undun received widespread acclaim from critics, who praised its existential subject matter, production quality, and the band’s musicianship. It was included on several critics’ year-end lists of best albums. Previously released as a 2LP set, this version has now been converted to 1LP.

TRACK LISTING

1. Dun 1:17
2. Sleep 2:16
3. Make My 4:27
4. One Time 3:56
5. Kool On 3:49
6. The OtherSide 4:03
7. Stomp 2:23
8. Lighthouse 3:44
9. I Remember 3:15
10. Tip The Scale 4:18
11. Redford Suite
 - Redford (For Yia-Yia & Pappou) 1:52
 - Possibility (2nd Movement) 0:55
 - Will To Power (3rd Movement) 1:04
 - Finality (4th Movement) 1:31

"The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One", saw the culmination of many years work spent tracking down artists and tapes to shine a light on one of England's greatest, yet most overlooked musical scenes; the home grown take on reggae that briefly flourished from the mid-seventies and had almost disappeared little more than a decade later. Mixing themes of struggle, resistance, justice, equality, identity and Rastafari played and sung from the heart with both conviction and skill, our first volume received a rapturous reception from critics and purchasers alike. Now Reggae Archive return with more of the same, but if anything they've surpassed Volume One with an even stronger selection.

Volume Two starts off in exactly the same way as its predecessor with Handsworth's biggest musical exports, the legendary Steel Pulse and "Bun Dem produced by Dennis Bovell. Natural Mystique are next with their 1982 single "Generals". Then there are A and B sides from some of the most popular artists included last time, with Iganda's "Mark Of Slavery", Carnastoan's "Sweet Melody" and yet another "Generals", this one from Musical Youth. "Africans" from Bass Dance featuring a second appearance from former Steel Pulse guitarist / vocalist Basil Gabbidon, is the first of four previously unreleased tracks. The other three that we've managed to track down on long forgotten tapes, are Leicester's Groundation with "Rebel", "Cannot Take It Away"; another lost gem from Handsworth's Mystic Foundation and "Equalisation" another lost slice of early eighties roots from Wolverhampton's Capital Letters. The late Linton Haughton is another new name with his scarce Shield label 12" cut "Hustling Man".

Also making their first appearances, are Afrikan Star with "Run And Hide" originally issued in 1980 on Black Vinyl Records and from the Crucial Music stable, Sledge Hammer with "Ruled By The Stone" released as a 7" single on the Crucial Music Inc. label. The remaining three tracks are provided by label favourites and key players in the Birmingham scene, Black Symbol, Sceptre and Eclipse and showcase songs from the individual albums we've previously released by each band.

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The Roots are back with probably their most political album to date, dealing with addiction, nihilism, hypocritical double standards in the prison system and overall life in Philadelphia. The political nature of "Rising Down" is not only heard within the music. The title comes from William T. Vollmann's treatise on violence entitled 'Rising Up And Rising Down', and the release date falls on the 16th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots sparked by the acquittal of the police officers accused of beating Rodney King. Standout tracks include "Criminal", a reflection of life on the streets and unjust persecution, "I Will Not Apologize", a tribute to Fela Kuti that discusses keeping dignity in the music biz and "I Can't Help It" a look at addictions and urges that compel us all. Guests on the album include Common, Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Saigon, Dice Raw, Wale, Chrisette Michele and more.