REGGAE/SKA/DUB

If you're a fan of Daptone Records, chances are you've read or heard the name Victor Axelrod, and even if you haven't, you've heard music from his hand. As a producer, arranger, recording and mixing engineer, and keyboardist, his creativity has extended across more than two decades of the label's...

Among one of the most sought after english dub albums, Black Jade Contempo is still somewhat of a mystery. Definitely ahead of its time, their deeper dub style was very sophisticated indeed. The material was originally recorded between 1975-76 and then collected in their self-produced debut. The...

Producer extraordinaire Victor "Ticklah" Axelrod is back in the saddle, serving up two sides of sublime Island Soul - "I Can Be Cool" b/w "Version". As with his last single for Daptone, Axelrod effortlessly blends the ethereal vocals of our beloved boys from Buffalo, Bob & Gene, with the undeniable...

Producer Victor “Ticklah” Axelrod is back with another supple Reggae delight. After the success of The Inversions' last collaboration with Bob & Gene, Axelrod once again takes a seat in the Producer’s chair, this time with a tune a little deeper in the catalogue. Originally tweezed from the...

No frills. No filters. Just Buster Shuffle, “Naked” — loud, sharp, and stripped back to the bone. Originally out in 2014 on People Like You Records, Jet Baker and the crew kick downthe door with a record that’s equal parts pub fight and piano ballad. This is the band at their rawest: No...

A heavy old school sound reverberates from the Midlands reggae scene, one which remains unrivalled across the UK and is perfectly summed up by Capital Letters, whose mixing from 1985 is of an impeccable quality, here rereleased for reggae fans everywhere. Reality by Capital Letters should be a...

Clint Eastwood followed his older brother Trinity onto the sound systems of western Kingston, becoming another microphone fiend to impact during the mid-1970s. After recording singles for Ossie Hibbert, Manzie Swaby and Joe Gibbs, Eastwood teamed up with Bunny Lee for a series of sublime LPs,...

Fully remastered and licensed, ltd to 500 copies. Reissued here for the first time, in an extended version, the UK reggae band’s only album, originally released on Ball Record in 1978. One of the best-kept secrets of the late 70’s/mid 80’s British reggae scene who, with Steel Pulse, competed...

NOT EXPORTABLE TO JAPAN. Since Roy Ellis came back to the Ska and Reggae music in 2003, he has been traveling all around the globe and met many different bands with which he has been playing with. Some of these bands recorded some tracks with him that now are compiled is this album.TRACKLISTRoy...

Attention DJ's! It is our distinct pleasure to offer up "You, Still" b/w "Tuesday", two bangers from The Frightnrs latest long-player, Always..this time on the convenient 45rpm, 7" format. Expanding on the rocksteady rhythms that put The Frightnrs on the map, "You, Still" finds the group tapping...

The latest offering from producer extraordinaire, Victor Axelrod - AKA Ticklah. Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer Mikey General reconnected with Axelrod during the pandemic to create “It Choose Me,” a throwback to the early 1980s analog rub-a-dub style that has become a touchstone for...

Fully licensed, 140 gr vinyl. Reissued for the first time on vinyl, an amazing showcase of roots & reggae lovers, originally released on Trojan in 1977.Although his place as a reggae pioneer cannot be questioned, Owen Gray has felt for many years that he never got his due from Jamaica, his...

One of the most popular and high profile of Jamaican reggae vocalists, Gregory Isaacs was a rough diamond who clawed his way out of the harsh western Kingston ghetto with an instantly recognisable voice that was wonderfully emotive, expressing both his toughness and determination for betterment, as...

A bona fide legend from the ghettos of western Kingston, Gregory Isaacs was a true reggae original whose voice is one of the greatest of the idiom. His ballads made him a favourite with the ladies, but Gregory addressed social issues with equal conviction, and tales of rude boy life were sung...

Keith Lynn and Ken Lazarus were singers for Byron Lee’s Dragonaires, their debut album on 4 Corners Of The World (A Kapp Records subsidiary used to market European oriented recordings) was released in UK in 1964. Featuring a track by Mongo Santamaria – the opener Tear Up (Fat Back) – the...

Muchos historiadores del reggae consideran que el período rocksteady de la música jamaicana solo duró un breve periodo, de 1966 a aproximadamente 1968. Claramente, no han estado en sintonía con lo que el legendario dúo de rocksteady Keith & Tex ha estado haciendo en esta era moderna del...

My Boy Lollipop is the debut album by Jamaican singer Millie Small, capturing the infectious energy of the early ska movement. Driven by the global success of the title track, a genre-defining hit, the album delivers a lively mix of upbeat rhythms, playful melodies, and Millie’s unmistakable...

"My Boy Lollipop," cut in London by a group of session musicians and featuring her childlike, extremely high-pitched vocals, was the first international ska hits and introduced global audiences to the bluebeat style. Millie Small, who was known as "the Blue Beat Girl" , was just a teenager at the...

Initially voiced over a midi demo at Axelrod's Don't Trip Studio, “One Step Ahead” is one of the last recordings made during Sugar Minott's exceptionally influential career. The backing track, courtesy of The Inversions, was cut at Diamond Mine studio during the same session as the rocksteady...

CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF ROCKERS A REMASTERED COLLECTION OF RARE/CLASSIC INSTRUMENTALS AND DUBS FROM THE LEGENDARY ARTIST PRESENTED AS A DOUBLE LP IN A FULL COLOR GATEFOLD JACKETVisionary artist Augustus Pablo is among the most important figures in reggae history. Widely credited with popularizing...

Recorded in the 1982. Roots Radics backing in a dancehall style with the drums and bass of style scott and errol flabba holt on extended 12" mixes. Produced by Jah Thomas at Channel One Studio.

Exclusive collection of the Jamaican reggae singer and DJ.: all the tracks are from the Clement Bushay production in the years between 1974 and 1979 and nener released on a single vinyl. “Born in Clarendon, Jamaica on December 3rd, 1951, Prince Jazzbo, also known as Linval Roy Carter, burst into...