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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Legendary Jamaican songsmith Gregory Isaacs' 1995 album 'Private Lesson' on Radiation Roots. The set includes laidback cuts 'Preacher Boy', 'Feeling Sad Tonight', Diplomatic Fool', 'She Doesn't Want Me', 'Slave Master' and many more.

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...

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...

After their successful album entitled ‘Stomp You Down’ and the band’s stand by due to the pandemic, Mango Wood returns with a new studio single featuring two new songs in their own mood and style, playing Reggay focused to the dancefloors.Due to the pandemic, the band saw their last album...

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.

Fully licensed and ltd to 500 copies ! It was 1976 when Prince Far I debuted is unique toasting style under the spell of producer Lloydie Slim at Randy's Studio. The album features nine tracks based on psalms and "The Lord's Prayer", over rhythms largely played by The Aggrovators. Psalms 53 - in...

From South America to the world. Santiago Downbeat is a well respected orchestra that, since 2008, has been devoted to write their original own music, strongly influenced by Jamaican rhythms from the 60’s. After having released two stunning studio albums, toured Argentina, Europe and Chile, our...