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Wayne Smith

Youthman Skanking - 2024 Reissue

    Classic Roots Reggae album from 1982 produced by Prince Jammy at Channel On and King Tubby's.

    Includes the hit singles 'Isim' 'Skism' and 'Ain't No Me Without You' as well as the authentic title track.

    Youthman Skanking is a sterling addition to what would become known as the Roots based 'Waterhouse Sound' spearheaded by Black Uhuru.

    Wayne Smith & Jammy would go on to be a major influence on the whole world of music with the game- changing, genre derying hit 'Under Me Sleng Teng' but Youthman Skanking is where it all began.

    This deluxe re- issue of Youthman Skanking was remastered from 24- bit digital audio sources provided by King Jammy.

    TRACK LISTING

    Solve The Situation
    Eden Out Deh
    Losing You
    No More Will I Roam
    It Sonn Be Done
    Youthman Skanking
    Take A Trip
    Love Honestly
    Ism Skism
    Ain't No Me Without You

    Barrington Levy / Ranking Joe

    Crucifixion / River Jordan

      Double headed twin spin revive produced by Henry 'Junjo' Lawes on the monumental Eventide Fire riddim - Barrington nailed 'Crucifixion' to the top of the UK reggae charts in 1980 delivering one of his most iconic vocal performances On the flip Ranking Joe also sits watertight on the rhythm to chat full flow on the mighty 'River Jordan'

      Roots Radics captured in full effect at Channel One and King Tubby's.

      TRACK LISTING

      Barrington Levy - Crucifixion
      Ranking Joe - River Jordan

      Various Artists

      Clive Hunt Presents: Rub-A-Dub Soul

        Clive Hunt, the ace Jamaican producer, has assembled an elite team of musicians and vocalists from around the world to breath new life and positive Reggae vibes into The Beatles' songbook

        The result is 'Rub- A- Dub Soul', a twelve- track LP/ Fourteen- track CD featuring standout performances from legends such as Barry Biggs, The Pioneers plus contemporary artists such as Tarrus Riley, Gentleman and emerging artists Dave Eggar, Yaniss Odua, Ala-Ni and Danakil.'

        TRACK LISTING

        You Won't See Me - The Pioneers
        Help - Gentleman
        Michelle (Featuring ALA.NI) - Pierpoljak
        Hey Jude - Danakil
        Let It Be - Patrice
        With A Little Help From My Friends - Tarrus Riley
        Taxman - Nai-Jah
        Here Comes The Sun - Barry Biggs
        Norwegian Wood - Little Roy
        Blackbird - The Tamlins
        Strawberry Fields Forever - ALA.NI
        Revolution - Yaniss Odua

        Keith Hudson

        Pick A Dub - 2023 Reissue

          'Pick A Dub' showcased the enduring strength and pivotal importance of the rhythm to the development of reggae music and Keith Hudson's complete mastery of the genre and the unqualified praise that followed its release was fully justified - The album's "austere sonic qualities" are awe inspiring, the superb rhythms are given full rein unencumbered by extra effects and studio trickery, and the overall effect is as mesmerising now as it was over forty years ago.

          TRACK LISTING

          Pick A Dub
          Black Heart
          Michael Talbot Affair
          Don't Move
          Blood Brother
          Dreader Than
          In The Rain
          Part 1 -2 Dubwise
          Black Right
          Satia
          I'm All Right
          Depth Change

          Joe Gibbs

          African Dub Chapter 3 - 2023 Reissue

            If you love 70s Dub reggae then this is a crucial addition to your collection.

            All-time classic dub album from legendary producers Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson, aka The Mighty Two.

            TRACK LISTING

            Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Rema Dub - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Tribesman Rockers - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Freedom Call - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Jubilation Dub - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            The Entebbe Affair - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Angolian Chant - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Zion Gate - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Jungle Dub - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
            Dub Three - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals

            Joe Gibbs

            African Dub Chapter 4 - 2023 Reissue

              If you love 70s Dub reggae then this is a crucial addition to your collection. All-time classic dub album from legendary producers Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson, aka The Mighty Two.

              TRACK LISTING

              Crucial Attempt - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Behind Iron Bars - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Ghetto Slum - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Yard Music - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Iron Gate - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Power Pack - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Free The Children - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Fashion One - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Rhythm Tackle - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
              Sniper - Joe Gibbs & The Professionals

              Joe Gibbs

              African Dub Chapter 1 - 2023 Reissue

                All-time classic dub album from legendary producers Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson, aka The Mighty Two.

                STAFF COMMENTS

                Matt says: Read the above! ALL TIME CLASSIC. All three volumes are dub reggae corner stones. For a while the licenses were feverishly contested (and consequently bootlegged to buggary), but VP seem to have sorted all that out with an official set that sounds crisper and fatter than all those dodgy boots. Maximum jahs on this one folks!

                TRACK LISTING

                African Dub
                Universal Dub
                Midnight Movie
                Getto Shank
                Lime Key Rock
                Lovers Serenade
                Treasure Dub
                Schooling The Beat
                Campus Rock
                Half Ounce
                Worrier
                East Africa

                Joe Gibbs

                African Dub Chapter 2 - 2023 Reissue

                  All-time classic dub album from legendary producers Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson, aka The Mighty Two.

                  TRACK LISTING

                  1. Chapter Two
                  2. The Marriguana Affair
                  3. Angola Crisis
                  4. Peeping Tom
                  5. Outrage
                  6. Idlers Rest
                  7. My Best Dub
                  8. Third World
                  9. Heavy Duty Dub
                  10. Musical Arena
                  11. Mackarus Serenade
                  12. Jamaican Grass

                  Sugar Minott

                  Give The People What They Want

                    Long out of print 1979 roots reggae classic - limited 7" repress / in-demand roots anthem - backed with Prince Jammy's black belt dub cut.

                    Recorded at Channel One and mixed at King Tubby's

                    Produced by Prince Jammy

                    STAFF COMMENTS

                    Matt says: Classic Jammy's from just before he went digital! Mixed at Tubby's it's full of that authentic original dub flavour and shows he was just as skilled and mixing these styles as he would later, dancehall.

                    TRACK LISTING

                    Sugar Minott - Give The People What They Want
                    Prince Jammy - Brothers Of The Blade

                    Sister Nancy

                    Bam Bam - 2023 Reissue

                      Now a classic reggae anthem, 'Bam Bam' celebrates Sister Nancy's success as a woman in the male-dominated dancehall scene of the 80s. Nancy was the first woman to perform at Reggae Sunsplash, a Jamaican reggae festival, and the first female Jamaican DJ to tour internationally. The song's chorus has been sampled, remixed, covered, and interpolated in several songs after its release, including by Main Source, Pete Rock, Gang Starr, Lion of Judah (Congo Natty), Lauryn Hill, Madlib, Groove Armada, Dj Defkline (Deekline), Ed Solo, Stylo G, Jay-Z and many, many more! The hook is in fact sampled from the 1965 song of the same title by The Maytals.

                      TRACK LISTING

                      1. Bam Bam
                      2. Stalag Version

                      The Upsetters

                      Return Of The Super Ape - 2022 Remaster

                        Return Of The Super Ape is the follow-up album to the highly acclaimed dub album Super Ape. Just like its predecessor, the album was produced by Lee 'Scratch' Perry. It was the last album by The Upsetters before Perry closed down his Black Ark Studio. The album showcases yet again the prodigious production skills of undisputed dub master Lee “Scratch” Perry's insanely layered textures and technical wizardry. With The Upsetters providing their musical backing.

                        Now freshly remastered and restored for 2022 with original press artwork complete with inner disco sleeve.

                        TRACK LISTING

                        1. Dyon Anaswa (2022 Remaster)
                        2. Return Of The Super Ape (2022 Remaster)
                        3. Tell Me Something Good (2022 Remaster)
                        4. Bird In Hand (2022 Remaster)
                        5. Crab Yars (2022 Remaster)
                        6. Jah Jah Ah Natty Dread
                        7. Psyche & Trim (2022 Remaster)
                        8. The Lion (2022 Remaster)
                        9. Huzza A Hanna (2022 Remaster)
                        10. High Rankin Sammy (2022 Remaster)

                        Barrington Levy

                        Black Heart Man

                          Top roots outing from the mellow canary on this dreadlocks man 1980 classic.

                          Roots Radics in full effect on the big showdown Scientist dub. Produced by Henry 'Junjo' Lawes, recorded at Channel One, mixed by Scientist at King Tubby's.

                          TRACK LISTING

                          Black Heart Man
                          Round Eight

                          The Congos

                          Heart Of The Congos - 2022 Remaster

                            "the best roots reggae album ever…" Lloyd Bradley
                            "a defining statement of Jamaican vocal group artistry in the seventies, by virtue of it's thematic coherence, superb musicanship and beautiful vocals it is exemplary roots music of the highest order. It is also the most perfectly realised album to come from Lee Perry's Black Ark" Steve Barrow, Blood & Fire Reggae Historian.

                            TRACK LISTING

                            Fisherman
                            Congoman
                            Open Up The Gate
                            Children Crying
                            La La Bam Bam
                            Can't Come In
                            Sodom And Gomorrow
                            The Wrong Thing
                            Ark Of The Covenant
                            Solid Foundation

                            Keith Hudson

                            Flesh Of My Skin - Remastered Original 1974 Mix

                            The original 1974 release of Keith Hudson's Flesh Of My Skin showcased the enduring strength and pivotal importance of the development of reggae music, Keith Hudson's complete mastery of the genre and the unqualified praise that followed its release was fully justified. This suburb re-master features the original mix available or the first time since the 1974 Mamba pressing and comes with the addition of the 45 only 'Darkest Night Version' and the restoration of the lost 'My Nocturne' omitted from the 1988 & 2004 remix versions. Also includes the previously unreleased 'Hunting Version' as a hidden track

                            TRACK LISTING

                            1. Hunting
                            2. Flesh Of My Skin
                            3. Blood Of My Blood
                            4. Testing My Faith
                            5. Fight Your Revolution
                            6. Darkest Night
                            7. Darkest Night (Version)
                            8. Talk Some Sense
                            9. My Nocturne (Talk Some Sense Version)
                            10. Treasures Of The World
                            11. My Nocturne (Treasures Of The World Version)
                            12. I Shall Be Released
                            13. No Friend Of Mine
                            14. Stabaliser
                            15. Hunting (Version)

                            Culture

                            Two Sevens Clash

                              This 1977 album is a CLASSIC vocal harmony trio roots set, produced and arranged by Errol Thompson and Joe Gibbs. Seasoned session players like Sly & Robbie, Lloyd Parks, Sticky, Vin Gordon, Tommy McCook and Bobby Ellis lay down mostly upbeat rockers backing tracks, while Joseph Hill, Albert Walker and Kenneth Dayes serve up distinctive vocals. Gets the 'Essential' thumbs-up in the Rough Guide To Reggae!!


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