Debut studio album from pioneering reggae artist Augustus Pablo. This Is Augustus Pablo was originally released in 1974 and was a collaborative effort between Pablo and his childhood friend, acclaimed reggae producer Clive Chin. They recorded at Chin s Randy s Studio 17 with a lineup that included Jamaican heavy hitters Ansel Collins on keyboards…
Oh, man. Blood Sister s take on Anita Ward s classic Ring My Bell is so good, and in addition to the irie, breezy vibez, love the fact that the high-pitched tom tone is left intact. We can already people rushing the booth when playing this one out. But that s not all, flip the…
Crucial compilation of early Bob Marley Lee Perry recordings! For those that follow the sensi, you might recognize most of these tunes having appeared on Soul Rebels although with Duppy Conqueror and Mr. Brown being from different sessions. This version comes pressed on 180g vinyl for added roots. Recommended. 180g black vinyl pressing music label: Trojan…
Everton Pliers Bonner dropped Murder She Wrote in 1987, and the track, on the digital Fresh riddim, was dope. However, when he joined forces with deejay Chaka Demus and released the track over the wicked Bam Bam riddim, the song grew wings and became a certified classic. Still kills on the dancefloor, and what s…
Funk Reggae rarities pressed on limited edition 45! Ximeno Records ALWAYS comes correct with each of their releases, the latest is no different. Side A features a highly sought out Reggae tune from Jennifer Lara covering the Kashif penned tune I m In Love which was made FAMOUS by Evelyn Champagne King. OG copies go for…
Debut studio album from dancehall pioneer Josey Wales. The Outlaw Josey Wales was originally recorded in 1983 after Wales had hooked up with one of the leading producers of early dancehall, Henry Junjo Lawes. Wales got his start by building on the DJ chatting of his mentor U-Roy, eventually developing a highly influential style of…
Pepper has sharpened its own Kona dub-rock sound — a blend of reggae, alternative rock, island rhythms, and punky spirit — while also building a community of fans and likeminded bands. – Law Records 8th full-length from San Diego Trio indie exclusive pressing green w blue yellow splatter vinyl music label: Law Records 2019
The third in legendary producer Donovan Germain’s dub series, Revolutionary Sounds: Dub Out Her Blouse & Skirt Vol. 3 originally came out in 1981. More tuff dubs of Germain’s rhythms that ruled the reggae 80s reggae scene fill up the 10-track LP, which was laid at the Channel One Recording Studio in Kingston. It is…
This is one of the earliest Greensleeves releases (repressed here by Russia s Dub Мир label) and an incredible matchup of Jamaica s two most promising engineers, circa 1980. The album alternates each song between Scientist and Jammy, trading blows with Jah Thomas calling the shots (see round 1). The tracks here are signature early 80s dub style,…
Heavyweight dub reissue from Scientist courtesy of Russia s Dub Mir label. I ve been looking for Scientist s original Dub Landing album for about 10 years now, easy. I m a Scientist nut, and Dub Landing is easily his best work outside of the famous Greensleeves albums, but I ve never been able to…
Another in the string of rough albums that Scientist made for Greensleeves repressed by Russia s Dub Мир. This one is mostly Barrington Levy dubs from his big albums for Junjo ( Robin Hood ) and Linval Thompson ( Poor Man Style ). As most people like, Scientist scatters some Barrington warbling, uses lots of echoes and…
Produced by Junjo Lawes, backed by the Roots Radics, engineered by Scientist, mixed at King Tubby s 1981: a rhythm lovers dream combination. One of the most smoked out dub albums of all time, Scientist really breaks down into some dark and lurking places in pursuit of the vampires. Most of the rhythm tracks come…
Another in the long line of Scientist s theme based dub albums, this is probably the rarest to find on an original Greensleeves issue. The rhythms are some of that early eighties hidden roots shit, the harder Radics stuff that was bubbling under their popular dancehall style. Scientist s drum crashes are pretty out of…
If there s one really crucial Scientist on Greensleeves other than Rids The World, this is it. Wins The World Cup features Scientist at his loosest, in full command of super effects, vocals, layering and just adding bone crushers onto every riddim. Listen to the sample for the dub of Jacqueline. Roughness! Girl you want discipline….
Repressed! Further explorations into the Studio One library, this time pulling out some heavyweight joints from the highly collectible genre of 12” discomix singles. In Jamaican music terms, the phrase “discomix” refers to the extended mixes that became possible with the advent of the 12” single in the mid 70 s, usually putting the dub…
Hard to find compilation from Jamaica s Studio One. Money Maker was originally released in 1970 and has since become one of the harder to find releases in Studio One s extensive catalog. It s primarily made of up instrumentals from Cedric Brooks and Jackie Mittoo with the exception being Lloyd Williams soulful vocals over…