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Great 22 tracks Bob Marley selection!

The very first recording session by Bob Marley, long before he became the international icon of pop culture we all love and remember, took place at Federal Studios in Kingston, Jamaica for local music producer Leslie Kong in February 1962. Two singles were released from that session both on the Beverley's label, the first credited to Robert Marley and the second to Bobby Martell. Both are collected here on this limited edition vinyl 10'.

A fundamental album released in 1966 that determined the way Rocksteady was going to journey.

In 1966, Rude Boys were at the peak of the fame with their notorious behaviors, while Ska gradually started to slow down its tempo. This album paved the way for a newborn music, Rocksteady, with a rather slower and tighter rhythm approach. This album should be considered as one of the ten most important albums in Reggae history.

The descent from Ska, which had its derivation from Jazz or Rhythm and Blues, to Rocksteady, with its various potential elements which would be passed to the next decade of Reggae, has been allegedly created in this album with Trinidadian guitarist Lynn Taitt and his band The Jets as the backing band. Entitled "Take It Easy With The Rock Steady Beat", most of the tunes featured in this album were written for praising dancehall as if he'd have known this genre was going to rule the dance floors. Among the tunes in this album, "This Music Got Soul" was the coolest of all and called out the dawn of the Rocksteady era. This tune had a huge influence on the future developments of Reggae music.

Split release w/ Japanese beat maker who started as DJ for the Japanese rap group Mello Yellow in the early 90s & is an in-demand remixer & mastering engineer w/ 3 albums released.

With full respect to one of the greatest producers in Jamaican music history, Dub Store Records proudly launches a new re-issue series of Ronnie Nasralla's production.

Miraculously recorded in 1965 when Ska was at its best, Llans Plays It All is one of the rarest and killer Jamaican LP to date. The album is constructed with a Caribbean coast vibe such as Ska, Jazz, Afro, R&B, Soul, Jump Up and Cha Cha Cha. However this killer Montegonian band is surprisingly tight, presenting second to none great performances. The LP starts with "Jive Samba" by Cannonball Adderley, brilliantly arranged in the Afro-Caribbean Jazz style. Then moving on to some Jamaican R&B, to the featured track of the album "Mughead Ska", a slightly longer version than the 7" cut (released as DSR-RN7-01). Furthermore there is also the unmissable "Golden Horns" tune!

This is an ultimate selection for all DJ's and selectors, and a definitely must-have in the shelves of all Jamaican music lovers.

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PRODUCTION: Ronnie Nasralla

Recorded by: Richard Khouri

MUSICIANS: Vocals: Llans Thlwell, Busty Brown, Bass: Llans Thelwell, Drums: Joe Bennett, Tony Wong, Lead Guitar: Dennis Robinson, Tenor Sax: Francis Dennis, Trombone: Stanley Notice, Trumpet : Barry Hayles, Percussion: Busty Brown, Tumba: Junior Chambers, Barry Malcolm.

Available on CD and LP - comes with Japanese obi-strip.

Missing masterpieces of the original Jamaican Ska. Recorded at the Federal Studio between 1964 to 1965 and released on Ken Khouri's Kentone label, this is another essential reissue from the Dub Store Records camp. Featuring The Maytals, The Techniques, Dobby Dobson, Eddie Perkins, Sneer-Towners, Stranger & Patsy, The X-Rays, Eric Morris and more.

During his almost 40 years spanning career Jah Wobble recorded more than thirty solo albums and contributed to even more, uncountable projects. On the route from the post punk of Public Image Limited (PiL) via dubby dance music (especially in form of Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart) to world music and ambient in all its facets the exceptionally gifted bass player hasn't left out almost any genre which is relevant in the modern British music scene. With "Inspiration" Jah Wobble returns to his roots, the love of his youth, reggae music. With the singer PJ Higgins he found the prefect companion, voice and songwriter to accomplish this endeavor with flying colors - a match made in heaven. Already the opener "My Heart's Burning" sparkles with the magic that arose during the recording sessions between Wobble and Higgins and sets the groundwork for the next seven tracks to come. PJ Higgin's vocals are piled layer upon layer and weave seamlessly in the deep, dubby bassline and the mellow guitar sounds. This masterfully, delicate reluctance is present over the full length of the album. Now and then, for instance with 'I Did Bad', it almost gets trip hoppy and you wouldn't be surprised if at it's finale suddenly Tricky would sneak around the corner. What makes the difference to the trip hop of Bristolian days is the mastery of these professional musicians who show off their craftsmanship on each and every song.

It's only with the third track, 'King Of Illusion', that you finally notice that the foundation of this album is actually reggae. The trumpet of Sean Corby and the offbeat-played keys by Wobble himself make slight references to the bygone sound of Studio One. On the other hand you can clearly hear that the separate instruments have been mixed in a lavish mastering above-board - in a way one now ought to speak of 'spherical reggae'. The core part of this masterpiece is of course the title track 'Inspiration'. Alex McGowan caps it all off with his very distinctive guitar playing and the thriftily applied Fender rhodes add extra virtuosity to the already very complex arrangement. 'Floating on high', sings PJ Higgins and means the transcendence you achieve when you addict yourself to all your inspirations and consider yourself as an aggregate of them. And this album is figuratively speaking jam-packed with influences and ideas, as many as it needs to make your head spin. Giddiness is no where in sight though, thanks to Jah Wobble's extra-experienced bass playing that pieces all the individual songs together to one big beautiful picture. It's the common thread to everything that's going on and the grounding of the electrifying voice of PJ Higgins. On 'What Have I Become' there's no holding back anymore though and she catches fire delivering a performance that goes right through you. The drums and percussions played by Marc Layton- Bennett add a heavy dose of voodoo to the mix. Even a spiritual ('Chaingang') find its way on to this immaculate and, after repeated listening, truly impressive collection. The call & response by PJ Higgins is simply accompanied by hand claps and foot stomps and, of course, Jah Wobble's restrained bass.

All in all, this is a well-rounded package trying to be a classic reggae album but overstating the case by turning out to be much more than that. If PJ Higgins and Jah Wobble were new kids on the block, they'd be a pair to keep an eye on. Keeping an ear to the ground doesn't hurt though

Electro roots dub colelction. Must Have !

Excellent funky dub sound with Lift Me Higher Dub. B-szide stands a more classic dub track On A Mission Dub

(October Collective Title) Cooly G returns with 'Wait 'Til Night', an album of sensitive, lo-fi bedroom music, it's lyrics sketching dreamy scenarios of seduction, lust and sex. The moody South London house of her debut album 'Playin Me' and her DJ sets has given way to a near-horizontal, sometimes melancholy and highly original take on R'n'B. The tracks swing effortlessly with no-fuss musical arrangements that are filtered through reggae sound system culture and US R'n'B in equal amounts, with a slight hint of dark synthpop wound throughout. The pace has come down from the deep, tribal house she's known for so far, with the only constants that run through the album - her intimate vocals and smokey synths - cross-hatched with her characteristic broken rhythmic sense. Opening with title track, Cooly coos about a date, over an infectious synth lead that wouldn't sound out of place on a Depeche Mode song. 'Like A Woman Should' is twilight music, synths rolling out like clouds over pulsing drums, while the vocals whisper invitations. 'Your Sex' is a fantasy with synths and surprisingly stabbing, hooky and distorted rhythm guitar. 'I Like' feels like the opening of an especially dreamy jungle track stretched into a full pop song. 'Dancing' rolls out drums and a mini guitar figure into a gently dizzy waltz, while 'Quick Question' plays out the scenario after the dance. 'Want's' barely-there song structure of drum and occasional bass with a wiry synth lead, is accompaniment to a near-whispered vocal. The pace steps up with the smouldering 'So Deep', with a deep synth bassline and a muscular hip hop beat. '1st Time' is all depth charge bleeps, guitars and piano. 'Freak You' is spacious and guitar driven, with Cooly beaming in directives through a distant voice transmission. The album's final honest, angry and forlorn track, 'The 3 Of Us', comes down hard on an absent parent, a full stop on the romance that the album narrates. It also reveals Cooly G as a skilled rap artist, something she's kept hidden until now, with double-time flows casting off a missing babyfather. 'Wait 'Til Night' finds Cooly G casting her net wider than her debut album, with songs that are more confident, accessible and stylistically consistent. The album comes laced with Cooly's unique honesty and charm and is sure to win her new fans with her catchy melodies, slow-jammed stories of blighted urban romance, and engaging lack of pretension.

Als erstem Reggaekünstler weltweit wurde Gentleman in diesem Sommer die Ehre zuteil, ein MTV-Unplugged-Konzert zu geben. Sein Heimspiel im Kölner Stadtgarten nutzte der international renommierte Sänger für einen beeindruckenden Streifzug durch die eigene Geschichte, die ihn im steten Wechsel zwischen Jamaika und Köln zu einem der einzigartigsten Künstler dieses Genres gemacht hat. Gerade die Akustikversionen all seiner längst zum Kanon der Popmusik gehörenden Hits wie 'Dem Gone', 'Superior', 'Send A Prayer' oder 'Different Places' demonstrieren, wie wunderbar melodisch und einprägsam seine Songs sind. Eine feine Gästeliste veredelt das mehr als zwei Dutzend Songs umfassende Set, darunter Christopher Martin ('To The Top'), Shaggy ('Warn Dem'), Tanya Stephens ('Another Melody'), Milky Chance ('Homesick') und Marlon Roudette, mit dem Gentleman dem Mattafix-Classic - Big City Life' neues Leben einhaucht. Das Finale bildet Bob Marleys 'Redemption Song' mit Campino und Ky-Mani Marley, dem Sohn der Reggae-Legende. Spiritueller als auf MTV Unplugged hat man Gentleman vielleicht noch nie live erlebt. The gentle side of Gentleman. Mind-bending stuff.
Das Gentleman MTV Unplugged ist als Standard CD und Doppel-CD im Digipack erhältlich. Ab Dezember gibt es passend dazu die DVD, BluRay und eine spezielle Deluxe Box inkl. aller Audio- und Videoaufnahmen.

01. Intro
02. Superior
03. Send A Prayer
04. Intoxication
05. Walk Away
06. To The Top - Gentleman feat. Christopher Martin
07. Warn Dem - Gentleman feat. Shaggy
08. Tranquility
09. It No Pretty
10. To The Top - Gentleman feat. Ky-Mani Marley
11. Big City Life - Gentleman feat. Marlon Roudette
12. You Remember
13. Another Melody - Gentleman feat. Tanya Stephens
14. Dem Gone
15. Leave Us Alone
16. Memories
17. Redemption Song - Gentleman Ky-Mani Marley & Campino

Als erstem Reggaekünstler weltweit wurde Gentleman in diesem Sommer die Ehre zuteil, ein MTV-Unplugged-Konzert zu geben. Sein Heimspiel im Kölner Stadtgarten nutzte der international renommierte Sänger für einen beeindruckenden Streifzug durch die eigene Geschichte, die ihn im steten Wechsel zwischen Jamaika und Köln zu einem der einzigartigsten Künstler dieses Genres gemacht hat. Gerade die Akustikversionen all seiner längst zum Kanon der Popmusik gehörenden Hits wie 'Dem Gone', 'Superior', 'Send A Prayer' oder - Different Places' demonstrieren, wie wunderbar melodisch und einprägsam seine Songs sind. Eine feine Gästeliste veredelt das mehr als zwei Dutzend Songs umfassende Set, darunter Christopher Martin ('To The Top'), Shaggy ('Warn Dem'), Tanya Stephens ('Another Melody'), Milky Chance ('Homesick') und Marlon Roudette, mit dem Gentleman dem Mattafix-Classic - Big City Life' neues Leben einhaucht. Das Finale bildet Bob Marleys 'Redemption Song' mit Campino und Ky-Mani Marley, dem Sohn der Reggae-Legende. Spiritueller als auf MTV Unplugged hat man Gentleman vielleicht noch nie live erlebt. The gentle side of Gentleman. Mind-bending stuff.
Das Gentleman MTV Unplugged ist als Standard CD und Doppel-CD im Digipack erhältlich. Ab Dezember gibt es passend dazu die DVD, BluRay und eine spezielle Deluxe Box inkl. aller Audio- und Videoaufnahmen.

Soothsayers first album Lost City is a mainly instrumental album with a heavy afro jazz groove, uplifting melodies and wonderful horn interplay between band leaders Idris Rahman and Robin Hopcraft. The album represents many of the influences heard on Soothsayers later albums but has a heavier jazz flavour. Afrobeat, reggae and South African influences are prevalent and there is an impressive list of guest musicians on the album such as vibes player Rojer Beaujolais, South African guitarist Luck Ranku and Hugh Masakela's pecussionist, Frances Fuster. Most of the tracks are Soothsayers originals but there are also versions of Abdullah Ibrahim's 'Ishmael' and 'Blazing Horns' by Jamaican horn players Tommy Mckook and Bobby Ellis. There are two vocals tracks on the album featuring the elder statesman of Afrobeat, Adesose Wallace - 'Follow Your Path' is a heavy and sweet Fela-style groove with fat horn section and 'Orin Ojishe' is reflective and spiritual call to the ancestors. The album is put together in a thoughtful way, and the various styles flow in a coherent and engaging way.

Brand new unreleased vinyl exclusive remixes of "Dem Can't Stop We From Talk" & "NYC-2-Africa Riddim" by Brazilian producer Dubiterian are staple crowd pleasers & guaranteed rewind in recent Subatomic shows worldwide.

REALITY SHOCK RECORDS presents a brand new 12" EP showcasing veteran reggae soundsystem MC, Speng Bond.
Speng Bond, (previously known as James Bond), has toasted with many sounds since 1974, including being resident on Quaker City sound from Birmingham UK for many years. His early recorded works include 'Fight fi Come in' which appeared on UB40's 'Baggariddim' album (1985). More recently Speng Bond has burst back onto the scene under the management of Reality Shock, appearing at several of Europe's biggest reggae festivals alongside Jahtari & releasing a brand new EP entitled Speng Bond 001, a comical tribute to his secret agent namesake. The EP features 4 tracks & 2 instrumentals produced by Kris Kemist.

*More classic UK roots gets revived from Partial Records, this time in the shape of a pair
of hot shots from the vaults of the Jah Works stable and roots daughter Donette Forte.
* `Homeward Bound' is taken from the now long-deleted Donette Forte LP from 1991 `Wilderness', and this welcome reissue comes backed with previously unreleased dub cut `Dub Train'
* Mixed and produced by Rej 'Jah Rej' Forte at Channel One UK studio.
* Donette is recently back on the road touring with her new band Urban Lions after an absence of 20 years

*More classic UK roots gets revived from Partial Records, this time in the shape of a pair
of hot shots from the vaults of the Jah Works stable and roots daughter Donette Forte.
* `Jah See and Know' is taken from the now long-deleted Donette Forte LP from 1991 `Wilderness', and this welcome reissue comes backed with previously unreleased dub cut `Omnipotent Dub'.
* Mixed and produced by Rej 'Jah Rej' Forte at Channel One UK studio.
* Donette is recently back on the road touring with her new band Urban Lions after an absence of 20 years

(A) A1 Donette Forte - Jah See and Know
(B) B1 Dub Crusaders - Omnipotent Dub

Mod Mod Ranglin is a fusion of Ska and Caribbean instrumentals by Ernest Ranglin recorded in 1966 while Ska was changing towards Rocksteady. Although Ernest Ranglin recorded 8 solo albums at Federal Records, Mod Mod Ranglin was the only album with Ska instrumentals, interestingly. The album consists of classic Ska, Mento and Carribean songs of all times. From the start to the end, Ernie's guitar playing flutters like Caribbean breeze. The instrumental song entitled 'Felicia' is a perfect number for all Ska lovers.

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Produced By:Richard Khouri

Recorded At:Federal Studio

Engineered By:Louis Davidson

Available on LP and CD formats. CD comes as a Japanese mini-LP format with obi-strip.

Trinidad born legendary guitarist, Lynn Taitt, who brought the first wave of Rocksteady to the Island, and Gladdy Anderson who is well known as a Skatalites' pianist, got together to record this Rocksteady instrumental album 'Glad Sounds' at Federal Studio in 1968. Released from the Merritone label, which was managed under Federal, the album depicts the heyday and best sound of Rocksteady as well as the label itself. This album is for the first time reissued by Dub Store Records. The album tracks consist mainly of cover versions of popular tracks, which were produced by Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Lee and Sonia Pottinger. Lynn Taitt and Gladstone Anderson added gentle flavors to their versions by their distinctive instrumental plays. Federal's recording facility made possible to maintain this sound quality. This is certainly another classic album to add to your collection!

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Musicians: PIANO: Gladstone Anderson, GUITAR: Lynn Taitt, BACK BAND: The Jets.

Produced by Richard Khouri.

Recorded at Federal Studio.


Engineered by Louis Davidson.

Six wind instruments and a drum set were used to create the deliberately minimalistic yet extremely powerful formula of expression by a bunch of unstable, wacky minds who eventually come out with the music that most listeners will happily associate with the Balkan concept of sound and performance style.

The project originally started out as a respectful homage to south-eastern European musical tradition, then, shaped by seven creative individuals of various musical provenience and temperament, developed its own soulful voice that delivers the strong attitude of rawness and purity on one hand and idiosyncratic elaboration on the other.

This musical narration of Tsigunz to be found on their debut album is by no way literal or scholastically serious in its reference to the roots being quoted. It is rather meant to carry ideas encoded in the name of the band - boldness, non-conformity and never satisfied wander-lust diluted constantly by joyful carelessness.

The unique character of Tsigunz Fanfara Avantura has been already recognized internationally in terms of the number of invitations to perform across the Europe - aside from multitude of gigs in its homeland (Poland) the ensemble also gigged so far in Serbia (Guca Festival), France, Portugal, Hungary (Sziget Festival), Russia, Czech Republic, Moldova, Ukrain and Germany.



1 Zig Zag
2 Ramno Velesko
3 Yikiliyo
4 Kujawiak (na cztery)
5 Safiye
6 Aman Aman Aman
7 Ajde Razbole Se Mojto Libe
8 Bir Yanginin Kunulu
9 Harem
10 Borino Oro

Limited vinyl reissue of 'Dance Dance', an amazing lost gem of an album from the little-known Miss Misty. Originally released in 1980 on the short-lived but top-quality reggae label Jamaica Sound, this ultra-rare slab of heavyweight sister funk enjoys a rock-solid musical backing including the masterful Sly Dunbar on drums. Jam-packed with amazing cuts, the LP jumps genres from great floor-friendly disco groovers such as the lilting title track and bubbling club favourite 'Can't Stop' through the bass-heavy chugging reggae-infused 'Whenever You Are Ready' to the tough, crisply percussive and raw-edged funk of 'Disco Kid', 'I Don't Need Your Love' and a fantastically sleazy take on The Salsoul Orchestra's disco classic 'Right Size'. Another standout is the schizophrenic closing track 'Loving You' which starts as a beautifully quirky ballad with Miss Misty's smooth soulful vocals overlaying a base of futuristic arrhythmic synth bass squiggles before changing into a full-blooded piano-driven disco stomper! Reissued here in its original packaging, don't miss your chance to get your hands on this obscure yet brilliant LP.

JAMAICAN RECORDINGS PROUDLY PRESENT BUNNY STRIKER LEE & THE ROOTS OF REGGAE.
DIRECTED BY DIGGORY KENDRICK.
A LARGER THEN LIFE CLOSE UP LOOK AT THE INCREDIBLE CAREER OF THE LEGENDARY
JAMAICAN RECORD PRODUCER AND THE REAL ROOTS OF REGGAE MUSIC BY THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT HAPPEN.
NARRATED BY DENNIS AL CAPONE AND FEATURING CONTRIBUTIONS FROMEVERYONE WHO IS ANYONE ON THE REGGAE SCENE.

+ DVD

01. Revenge of the Flying Cymballs-Bunny Striker Lee All Stars
02. Cool Operator-Delroy Wilson
03. The Gorgon-Cornell Campbell
04. Ripe Cherry-Dennis Al Capone
05. The Beatitude-The Uniques
06. You're no Good-Ken Boothe
07. Money Money-Horace Andy
08. Move out of Babylon Rastaman-Johnny Clarke
09. Labrish-The Upsetters and The Aggrovators
10. Two Faced People-Max Romeo
11. It's Reggae Time-Don Lee
12. Last Flight to Reggae City-Stranger Cole and Tommy Mc Cook
13. Jah is I Guiding Star-Tappa Zukie
14. Joyful Locks-U Roy
15. The Great Musical Battle-Derrick Morgan
16. The Clock-John Holt
17. Straight to Jazzbo's Head- I Roy
18. Straight to I Roy's Head- Prince Jazzbo
19. The Killer-Jah Stitch
20. Cool Down Your Temper-Linval Thompson
21. Lazer Beam- Don Carlos
22. Jamaican Roots Dub- King Tubby &Tthe Aggrovators

Wow. SKA BOOTS really outdid themselves on this one! Celebrating Jamaica's influence on 70s rock we get MUDCRUTCH (early TOM PETTY) "Depot Street", 10cc "DREADLOCK HOLIDAY", J. GILES BAND "GIVE IT TO ME" and DARRYL HALL & JOHN OATES "SOLDERING". Crazy full color art in photo-book collage style!

Excellent french auto-production, original and funky. Bringing some Skweee accent and some Footwork metissages... The amlbiance is veryu funky electro and psychedelic... A true original sound stands here... Listen, last tune : is a bloody cool one ! Enjoy and long life to this artist !

*Restless Marshaits hailing from Geneva are based around the core of Jil and Stuff. They released a sizeable amount of new roots classics throughout the1990s and 2000's. Recently becoming active again, they are best remembered for the sessions they recorded at Kingston, Jamaica in the mid/late 90s with legendary musicians such as Vin Gordon, Deadly Headly and Dizzy Moore. The original releases have been since long deleted, but some are now unearthed thanks to Partial Records.
*Recorded back in 1999 on the `King of Kings' rhythm, this is a previously unreleased vocal cut by the legendary Cornel Campbell - who's worked with Studio One and with producers such as Bunny Lee and Joe Gibbs. He's currently still active and works with Soothsayers and Jerry Dammers' Special A.K.A Orchestra.

Stepping reggae, with a uptempo B-side instrumental connection.

From the very successful Jamaican Recordings 7'' Singles Club, here is the 24TH release

One of Linval Thompson's big hits for producer Bunny Lee in the mid 1970's backed with its conquering dub cut

4 versions, including one dancehall and one massive stepper. A superb realese bringing a serygraphied collector sleeve !

The Sound Systems of Jamaica were always the people's radio station.
Tunes were tried and tested in the lion's den of the dance to see which songs rose to the top and became the most popular.
This was the litmus test and the first step to a tracks commercial release to capitalise its hotness on the circuit.
Then the Dub/Version hit big in Jamaica in the early to mid 70's this was also the case and many times the version cut of a track would even prove more popular than its vocal counterpart.
We have compiled some great 70's dub plates that rocked the Sound Systems in fine style...
Hope you enjoy the set....

SKA BOOTS honors one of the true rock guitar gods! While in DR FEELGOOD he ruled the 70's pub rock circuit, upon leaving formed SOLID SENDERS who were equally incredible! These rare live versions are Jamaican ska influenced: "ROXETTE", "DR DUPREE, "20 YARDS BEHIND". 2 TONE sleeve. BEER colored wax!

All-star crew w/cover of Jody Watley's "I'm Looking for a New Love". A cracking skank-driven track, driven by Hammond & piano, with a full array of horns and blazing drums, complete w/flying cymbals. Version on B.

Duane Stephenson is running cool with his tribute to reggae icon Bunny Wailer. Cool Runnings is the latest hit from Duane's latest album Dangerously Roots released on September 22nd from Gong Star/ Greensleeves Records.