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Singles
Farewell To Midnight
Farewell To Midnight (limited green vinyl 7")
Cat: MH 025. Rel: 20 Jul 23
Farewell To Midnight (3:55)
Front Line (5:27)
Review: Farewell to Midnight by Eric Hilton is the latest of his many collaborative outings with Puma Ptah. The man known as 'the godfather of downtempo electronics' is in fine form here with contemporary roots reggae sounds drenched in soul on the Montserrat House label. The A-side is deep and drips with watery effects and rolling percussion over fat bottom ends as Puma's vocal musing bring the soul. Flip it over and things pick up with 'Front Line' which is a more buying dub groove with turning toms and organic perc next to nice melodic leads.
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 in stock $10.38
Truth & Rights (remastered)
Cat: SJR 3207. Rel: 15 Jan 21
Johnny Osbourne - "Truth & Rights" (3:02)
Prince Jazzbo - "Crabwalking" (3:15)
Review: Awesome reggae funk classic gets the Soul Jazz remastered 7 inch pressure reissue. Essential !
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It's Alright
Cat: RF 411. Rel: 26 Mar 24
Ken Parker - "It's Alright" (2:59)
Johnny Moore & The Cobbs - "One Love" (3:04)
Review: The Pressure Beat crew throw it back to the heyday of roots reggae here with a superb pair of tunes from 1969. One of these in original for will cost you a few quid so it's nice to have good sounding copies on fresh wax available once more. Ken Parker's A-side cut 'It's Alright' is short at under three minutes but boy does it hit a super sweet spot with his delicate falsetto vocal over rickety roots low ends and rolling, warming bass. On the flip, things get more upbeat and energetic with some raw horn work on Johnny Moore & The Cobbs's 'One Love' with its off-balance chords.
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Reggae Music (reissue)
Cat: KALITA 12016. Rel: 23 Apr 21
Reggae Music (4:53)
Reggae Music (instrumental) (5:55)
Review: This 12" on Kalita marks first ever official reissue of the highly sought after Michael Paul reggae-soul-disco gem 'Reggae Music.' It is something of a megabit that never was after first coming on the New York-based Revolver Records. Since then it has been hard to find, and even if you do find a copy, many are said to have some real sound quality issues. Either way it is now a bit of a grail for a certain sort of DJ so to have it here, remastered and nice and loud, is big news. As well as the languid and steamy original, there is a killer dub version on the flip.
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Bumpy's Lament (reissue)
Cat: BS 200914. Rel: 06 Sep 22
Bumpy's Lament (4:23)
Electric Boogie (3:54)
Review: Dubtastic reinterpretation of the Isaac Hayes' classic of the same name that was itself sampled in Erykah Badu's gem 'Bag Lady'..... B/W "Electric Boogie" a toe tappin' nod to 80's dancehall destined to brighten the smokiest of rooms. Originally released back in 2010 and now repressed due to public demand...
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Jump Up!
Cat: OGR 857. Rel: 14 Nov 23
The Pioneers - "Jump Up!" (3:33)
Prince Deadly - "Jump Dub!" (3:47)
Review: When it comes to digging deep into the vast reserves of dub and reggae the world has amassed since the 60s and 70s, few labels do it with a more knowing and cultured ear than Original Gravity. This time they look to The Pioneers and Prince Deadly for another crucial pair of riddims. There is a ska twist to The Pioneers' original 'Jump Up!' thanks to its bold brass, woody back beats and plucked guitar riffs, all topped off with a loved up vocal. Deadly steps up on the backside to dub things out to perfection.
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Moving Out
Cat: JAMWAX MAXI25. Rel: 13 Apr 23
Moving Out (7:58)
True Love (6:46)
Review: Johnny Powell's 'Moving Out' is a killer reggae classic, charting the 80s dubstar's staunch decision to move "way out, way out, way out" of Babylon, after much abuse by the figurative city of vice. Against a wicked riddim by an unknown production crew, we've got laboured horns, ghostly vocals and snake-rattles, all of which make this a certain addition to the ranks of the politically charged reggae and ska of the time. This reissue is backed with another track by Powell, 'Love Is The Answer', which balances out the 12" with a 'positive vibe' of true love.
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Sally's Song
Sally's Song (7" + insert)
Cat: NYCT7 081. Rel: 08 Dec 22
Sally's Song (3:58)
It Had Better Be Tonight (3:41)
Review: A shining example of soundtrack reggae, 'Sally's Song' was first incarnated in an unlikely spectacle: Tim Burton's A Nightmare Before Christmas. Originally composed by the film's scorer Danny Elfman, reggae reinterpreters Aanant Pradhan and Larry McDonald (of Skatalites fame) here lay down a dour dub cover version. Wistful, moody and clean. The B-side, meanwhile, shows off the pair's knowledge of film music even further - Henry Mancini's 'It Had Better Be Tonight' from the 1963 version of The Pink Panther makes similar waves as a kettle-drum heavy dub version.
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Expansions
Cat: LVD 001. Rel: 04 Sep 23
Expansions (feat Shniece) (4:06)
Expansions (dub) (4:13)
Review: Prince Fatty's new independent record label Lovedub Limited kicks off with a super 7" from the man himself. It is in fact something of an homage to the 1970s jazz-funk of Lonnie Liston Smith but with some hefty dub and reggae treatment. Shniece Mcmenamin stars on vocals and brings plenty of summer soul to the groove which is also lit up with free-flying flute lines over steady reggae rhythms that will sink you in deep to Winston "Horseman" Williams and Carlton "Bubblers" Ogilvie's drums, organ and piano. On the flip is the dub with the iconic Liston-Smith melody leading you through a lazy afternoon in style.
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Mercedes Benz
Cat: LVD 003. Rel: 12 Jan 24
Mercedes Benz (4:31)
Mercedes Benz (version) (3:36)
Review: Prince Fatty's 'Mercedes Benz' with Shniece and Horseman is a rub-a-dub version of a 1970s hit from Janis Joplin that now gets a very special pressing courtesy of Lovedub Limited. The A-side kicks off with the spine-tingling and epic original vocal before disappearing into a world of reverb. At that point the dubby low end arrives and brings a different vibe to the stunning vocals but one that really makes a mark next to new bars from Horseman, police sirens and funky riffs. It's a tough sound system groove that is backed with a fine version and has been a firm fixture of Prince Fatty's record box for a while now.

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Thrill Me
Cat: FFR 1009. Rel: 26 May 21
Thrill Me (3:30)
Thrill Me (dub version) (3:17)
Review: This week we have a new release on California's Funk Freaks, the label that brought us the likes of Dabeull, Diamond Ortiz and Mofak recently. It comes in the form of this new cover version of Les Femmes 'Yes You Thrill Me' from the Funk Freaks Dub Spliff Funk series. Sensual and neon-lit roots reggae if we have ever such a thing, and those gorgeous vocals atop are the icing on the cake. Rest assured that there is the mandatory dub version on the flip and that's pretty wicked in its own right too. Produced by King Hippo and the aforementioned Diamond Ortiz.
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Spell Bound (Beware Of Magic Charms)
Cat: DTWM 02. Rel: 26 Oct 21
Spell Bound (Beware Of Magic Charms) (6:57)
Revolution (Work Hard In Your Life) (4:54)
Review: The Dig This Way label outta Italy continues to build a fine head of steam with its stomping second disco release. 'Spell Bound' comes from PSK, and is taken from their one and only album Disco Season back in 1980. It was the opening track on that album, written by Austine Rigar and Jones Coakly, and is a bright, joyful groove. The big vocals bring exotic international flavours over the funky bass work, trilling drums and afro-tinged rhythms. ON the flip is another tune from that album, 'Revolution (Work Hard In Your Life)' that is all pixelated synth leads, afro-drum patterns and even a hint of ska swagger.
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Shank I Sheck
Shank I Sheck (7" limited to 250 copies)
Cat: OGR 836. Rel: 13 Jan 23
Woodfield Rd Allstars - "Shank I Sheck" (4:30)
Prince Deadly - "Zheng Shang-Chi" (4:31)
Review: Given that Neil Anderson's Original Gravity label is an unashamed tribute to the 1960s ska and rocksteady sounds he loves (with occasional diversions into rhythm & blues and reggae), it's little surprise to see the imprint's house band, Woodfield Road Allstars, take on 'Shank I Sheck', a much-loved 'riddim' that was written, and first recorded, by Baba Brooks way back in 1964. The Woodfield Road Allstars version is a hazy, head-nodding rocksteady treat rich in heady Hammond organ licks, languid trumpet solos and jazz guitars aplenty. Over on the flip, Prince Deadly (likely an alias for Anderson) provides a lightly rewritten riff on the same core ingredients, naturally pushing the trumpet to the fore while reaching for dub-style effects and other 'versioning' studio tricks.
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 in stock $12.72
Álbumes
Jamaican ET (reissue)
Jamaican ET (reissue) (limited numbered 180 gram audiophile gold vinyl 2xLP)
Cat: MOVLP 2424G. Rel: 25 Jul 23
10 Commandments (4:27)
I'll Take You There (5:14)
Message From The Black Ark Studios (4:16)
Holyness, Righteousness, Light (4:16)
Babylon Fall (5:38)
Mr Dino Koosh Rock (5:57)
Hip Hop Reggae (4:51)
Evil Brain Rejector (4:24)
Jah Rastafari, Jungle Safari (4:43)
Love Sunshine, Blue Sky (5:42)
Clear The Way (4:30)
Congratulations (4:21)
Shocks Of Mighty (4:22)
Jamaican ET (5:42)
Telepathic Jah A Rize (4:02)
Review: The legend of the late great musical maverick and fascinating soul that was Lee 'Scratch' Perry will never diminish, such was the impact of what he did in the world of dub and reggae. He sure did a lot of it, too, so reissues will always come thick and fast with the latest being Jamaican E.T.. It came on February 5, 2002 via the Sanctuary/Trojan label and went on to win the 2003 Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album. His psychedelic dub roots are at the heart of each tune with elements of modern, roots and lovers rock all featuring. Check his cover of 'I'll Take You There' for the real highlight here.
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King Scratch
King Scratch (gatefold 2xLP)
Cat: TJDLP 605. Rel: 26 Aug 22
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "People Funny Boy" (2:36)
The Inspirations - "Tighten Up" (2:42)
The Upsetters - "Return Of Django" (2:32)
Dave Barker - "Shocks Of Mighty" (2:48)
Junior Byles - "Place Called Africa" (2:42)
Little Roy Plus - "All Africans Aka Don't Cross The Nation" (7" mix) (2:56)
Junior Byles - "Beat Down Babylon" (2:35)
The Gatherers - "Words Of My Mouth" (3:36)
Prince Django - "Hot Tip" (3:21)
Lee Perry & The Upsetters - "Jungle Lion" (7" mix) (3:27)
Junior Byles - "Curly Locks" (2:56)
Susan Cadogan - "Hurt So Good" (7" mix) (3:06)
Lee "Scratch" Perry - "Stay Dread" (2:11)
Max Romeo - "Sipple Out Deh Aka War In A Babylon" (Jamaican mix) (3:41)
Max Romeo - "One Step Forward" (12" mix) (6:47)
Junior Murvin & Jah Lion - "Police & Thieves" (12" mix) (6:06)
Sons Of Slaves - "Junior Delgado" (7" mix) (3:10)
Max Romeo & Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "Chase The Devil/Disco Devil" (12" mix) (5:17)
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "Soul Fire" (Jamaican mix) (3:54)
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "I Am Madman" (Lp mix) (4:26)
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "Exodus" (7" mix) (3:36)
Lee 'Scratch' Perry - "Jamaican ET" (7" mix) (3:30)
Review: Following on from the posthumous Lee 'Scratch' Perry box set courtesy of the star's main advocates Trojan Records which included a digital version, a CD and a 4xLP version, as well as a 50-page fully illustrated book written by Perry's official biographer David Katz comes this more compact double vinyl collection of most of the best bits of music. It contains rare and unreleased mixes and tunes, including a mix of Junior Murvin's reggae staple 'Police And Thieves'.
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Open The Gate
Open The Gate (limited numbered 180 gram audiophile orange vinyl 3xLP)
Cat: MOVLP 3054C. Rel: 02 Feb 23
Anthony 'Sangie' Davis & Lee Perry - "Words" (8:47)
Devon Irons & Doctor Alimantado - "Vampire" (10:27)
The Heptones - "Babylon Falling" (The Upsetters version) (6:28)
The Heptones - "Mistry Babylon" (The Upsetters version) (6:54)
Leroy Sibbles - "Garden Of Life" (8:02)
Carlton Jackson - "History" (8:03)
Junior Delgado - "Sons Of Slaves" (6:40)
Watty Burnett - "Open The Gate" (7:52)
The Diamonds & The Upsetters - "Talk About It/Yama-Ky" (6:23)
Eric Donaldson - "Cherry Oh Baby" (7:36)
Watty Burnett - "Rainy Night In Portland" (7:13)
Horace Smart & The Upsetters - "Ruffer Ruff/Ruffer Dub" (6:47)
The Congos - "Neckodeemus" (7:53)
The Twin Roots - "Know Love" (9:23)
Lee Perry - "City Too Hot" (8:37)
Lee Perry - "Bionic Rats" (7:32)
Junior Murvin - "Bad Weed" (8:16)
Review: 'Open The Gate' is a 1989 box set of Lee 'Scratch' Perry's most enduring productions, involvements and features until that date - most of which were laid down at his legendary yet ramshackle recording studio Black Ark. These were the tunes that cemented Perry's name as an oddball, prodigal, outsider producer; classics including 'Words', plus The Upsetters' versions of their contemporaries The Heptones' tracks Babylon Falling and Mistry Babylon, all appear.
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Na Bruta Banda (30th Anniversary Edition)
Na Bruta Banda (30th Anniversary Edition) (limited hand-numbered 180 gram green vinyl LP)
Cat: 505386 9214. Rel: 08 Sep 21
'Na Bruta Banda (4:22)
The Boss (4:44)
Doc (5:29)
Pin Floi (5:34)
Marghera (5:37)
Bateo (4:14)
Bea Fia (4:52)
Bienal (5:10)
So Mato Par La Mona (La Mia Moto) (3:40)
Review: Pitura Freska's Na Bruta Banda album is 30 years old in 2021 so it gets a limited edition pressing on hand-numbered, super limited vinyl to mark the occasion. It's a wild record that collides ska, world, folk, dub, reggae and prog rock, as unlikely as that may sound, into a full flavour album packed with heat. This most unlikely of Italian collectives was from Venice, formed by "Sir" Oliver Skardy and released 10 albums between 1978 and 2002. All the lyrics are delivered in a Venetian dialect of Italian making it surely one for he only reggae records in the world to be in that language.
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Rhythm Of The City (reissue)
Cat: ARLP 002. Rel: 04 Nov 22
Comin' Into The Future (5:29)
Full Moon Over Miami (4:58)
Meet You At Midnight (4:31)
Hello Carol (4:30)
Groovin' In The Grove (4:59)
Have You Seen Her (4:34)
Local Scene (4:57)
The Mighty Quinn (4:13)
Review: Pluto Shervington's move from his native Jamaica to Miami had a huge influence on the musician, singer, engineer and producer's sound. That is captured in this gloriously fresh take on reggae: it reflects The Magic City's bright lights and shiny metropolitan feel, technological advancements of the time and urban swagger of the people. It was recorded by the former member of the Tomorrow's Children show band at Earthman Studio in late 80's Miami and brings in lashings of funk, soul and disco to the clean digital sounds and fleshy reggae drums. His own mic work adds to a sound that calls 'urban reggae folklore' and makes for a superb listen.
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Artikal Intelligence
Cat: LVD 0007. Rel: 04 Apr 24
Black Rabbit (feat Shniece) (3:50)
Let's Go To Zion (feat Winston Francis & Big Youth) (3:43)
Underwater Love (feat Nina Miranda) (3:57)
Trick In The Book (feat Cornell Campbell) (4:18)
Hypnotising Eyes (feat Earl 1b) (4:07)
Mercedes Benz (feat Shniece & Horseman) (4:29)
Sunshine (feat Omar & Fatlip) (3:58)
Ten Times Sweeter (feat Winston Francis) (2:58)
100 Weight Of Collie Weed (feat Earl 1b & Horseman) (3:52)
Tell Me Now (feat Marcia Griffiths) (3:03)
Review: Prince Fatty makes a triumphant return with the Artikal Intelligence LP, recorded alongside The Supersized Band in South London. The album boasts 10 tracks spread across two sides, featuring an impressive lineup of vocalists including Cornell Campbell, Big Youth, Marcia Griffiths, Earl 16, Winston Francis, Omar, Shniece, Nina Miranda, Horseman, and Fatlip. With a stellar cast, heavy low ends you would expect and plenty of infectious energy, this album demands to be played loud and promises to captivate with its blend of reggae, soul, and inventive rhythms.
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Disco Deception
Cat: LVD 004. Rel: 26 Feb 24
Take Me As I Am (feat Horseman)
90% Of Me Is You
Love Me Right
Fever
You Got What You Wanted
Funkin' For Jamaica (NY)
Funkin' For Jamaica (NY) (dub)
The Model (feat Horseman)
The Model (dub)
Dub Fever
Review: Disco-infused reggae and soulful grooves are on the agenda as Prince Fatty takes to the controls with regular vocal colllaborators Shniece and Horseman along for the ride too. For the Disco Deception album, he raids the reinvents various classics in the image of his own signature low-end energy and impeccable production, giving us original and dub mixes to choose from in several cases. His version of Krfatwerk's 'The Model', which features both Shniece and Horseman, was an underground smash when it emerged a couple of years back and sounds as vital as ever. 'Fever', made famous by Peggy Lee as far as 1958, gets some soul-stirring vocals from Shniece, and Tom Browne's 'Funkin' For Jamaica (NY)' is a glory of funky basslines to shimmering horns. A magnetic atmosphere that keeps listeners engaged from start to finish, all with character to spare.
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