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The album which Congolese artists Seskain Molenga and Kalo Kawongolo recorded together with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry is one of the most mysterious projects to surface from the Black Ark Studio during the late 1970s.…

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US import!
Liner notes by David Katz!
"The inventive record producer and vocalist Lee 'Scratch' Perry was involved in every musical shift of note in his native Jamaica, from the rhythm and blues that pre-dated the…

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This album has been created by two of Jamaica's top recording engineers. King Tubby trying to prove that he is the master of the controls. The Upsetter is trying to prove that he is the master. To find out these two…

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King Tubby was the legendary producer and engineer who pioneered remixing and developed dub as an art form in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Today, he is considered to be one of the most important figures in Jamaican…

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Jamaican Art Records was world famous with a few releases in the '90s, and is now back to present you all time reggae classics in a good quality sound with original sleeves and artwork.
They kick off with the top…

Solo LP by Leonard Winston Dillon aka Jack Sparrow from The Ethiopians from 1978

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Das erste Solo Album von Leonard Winston Dillon aka Jack Sparrow von The Ethiopians aus dem Jahr 1978

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Recorded At Channel One Recording Studio. Produced by Linval Thompson. Backed by the Roots Radics.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Dub Mir
Year of release: 2015 (reissued from 1982)
Tracks:
A1 Under Surveillance
A2…

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Brand new album from dub poet Oku Onuora.
Format & package: LP
Record label: Fruits Records
Year of release: 2019
Tracks:
A1 I've Seen
A2 Wordsoun
A3 Don't Like It
A4 Seed Burst
A5 Madda
A6 Black Spectacle
A7 Dubword…

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Clocktower reissue. Produced by Sonia Pottinger. US import!
The frontcover artwork is in the style of the original Jamaican High Note pressing. The backside is copied from a Virgin Records pressing (Clocktower…

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Clocktower reissue. Produced by Sonia Pottinger, engineered by Errol Brown . US import!
The frontcover artwork is in the style of the original Jamaican High Note pressing.
Backing band includes Sly & Robbie, Ansel…

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The three songs from the Calling Rastafari compilation (Nighthawk 1982) plus four unreleased songs.
Format & package: LP on clear yellow vinyl
Record label: Omnivore Recordings
Year of release: 2019 (reissued from…

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Bearing witness to the accelerating negativity of globalaffairs, UK reggae legends, Steel Pulse, emerge withmusical vengeance to halt the disarray of humanity.
The band's twelfth studio production, titled Mass…

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Japanese import!
The continuation of “Pirates Choice” from Studio One, the top compilation album of 70’s roots rock and soul reggae in 1981. This set includes rare tunes that mark high prices in European…

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Rare ska tunes from the JDI label from 1966. Japanese import!
Format & package: LP
Record label: Rock A Shacka
Year of release: 2021 (compilation)
Tracks:
A1 Lloyd Williams - Rock Steady People
A2 Roy Panton - Beware…

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Japanese import!
This is the iconic Ska compilation from Coxsone / Studio One including top tunes like The Wailer’s “Simmer Down” “How Many times (Do You Remember)” and Jackie Opel’s “Push Wood” “Sit…

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UK import!
Now available in a new one-off limited-edition coloured…

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The Swiss producers met Dennis in downtown Kingston in winter 2017. They played a mid-seventies type of flying cymbal riddim to him and a few minutes later Dennis was in the recording booth singing ‘Long…

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Known for hit songs like ‘Rum Drinker’ or ‘Money Is Not All’, Mike is one of the true heroes of the roots reggae sound of the late 70’s: stepper riddims with militant drumming, heavy basslines, thunder of…

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The 18th Parallel are honoured to have the one and only, singer, producer, roots icon: LINVAL THOMPSON. Linval has so many hit songs to his catalogue, it’s hard to pick just a few, but we can name ‘I Love…

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!!! This is a pre-order. Item is expected in stock at 20th of december !!!Description:
The 1st three (!) printruns sold out within a matter of weeks. Don't…

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David Hillyard: tenor sax
Larry Mc Donald: percussion, vocal
Rolf Langsjoen: trumpet
Luigi De Gaspari: trombone
Marco Gentile: guitar
Tommy Mattioli: vibraphone
Jean Debry: bass
Nico Leonard: drums, organ
Format &…

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Brazilian singer-songwriter Maxado has been making music since the late ‘90s, but it was with his band Firebug that he got the attention of an international audience in the Early Reggae scene.
He has done a lot of…

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Produced by John Roy & Nico Leonard.
Mixed by Nico Leonard.
Format & package: 7" EP
Record label: Badasonic
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A1 Second That Emotion
A2 Mad World
B1 Great Divide
B2 Dub Divide

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The Slackers are very excited to be releasing a new single on Badasonic records, Wrongful Suspicion b/w The Noose. Wrongful suspicion is a tune that Vic Ruggiero wrote with Tim Armstrong and appeared on the Rancid…

!!! Pre-order. LP's are expected for mid january 2022 !!!
!!! Pre-order. LP's are expected for mid january 2022 !!!

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US import!
Early Jamaica meets modern big band! By infusing elements of jazz, particularly big band…

!!! Pre-order. 7"s are expected for mid january 2022 !!!
!!! Pre-order. 7"s are expected for mid january 2022 !!!

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US import!
Two classics given the WST Ska Orchestra treatment. The band's first release of 2021…

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After the raging success of volumeone, it seemed inevitable that therewould be a follow up reggae sessionsalbum coming out of this Europeanpunk rock powerhouse. While the firstvolume took a bunch of their…

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The story of the Jamaican reggae harmony group The Silvertones started in 1964, when the band was founded after Delroy Denton joined the duo of Gilmore Grand and Keith Coley. They recorded their debut album Silver…

!!! This is a pre-order. The release date is 21st of January 2022 !!!
!!! This is a pre-order. The release date is 21st of January 2022 !!!Description:
King Jammy Returns To The Mixing Board To Put The Virus Under Manners With A…

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With the Super Wings in mutiny and a trail for the manslaughter of his former bandmate, Spuds Nathan, still hanging over his head, Manford Best came out swinging with Come Go With Me. It’s a chirpy,…

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“I’ve Been Loving You” sees Manford Best finally laying the ghosts of The Wings to rest and emerge as a serious player in the glittering new world of Afro boogie. Recorded in London, with Nigerian super…

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In the mid eighties FM radio stations took over the airwaves in Nigeria. They wanted fresh new styles to play andin creasingly radio personalities like Bisi Olatilo, Ruime Effetie and Shea Martins were turning to…

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Dancehall legend. Backed by the Roots Radics, produced by Linval Thompson.
Format & package: LP
Record label: VP / Greensleeves
Year of release: 2021 (reissued from 1982)
Tracks:
A1 Sensee Party
A2 Looking Sexy
A3…

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2021 Reissue. Backed by the Roots Radics, mixed at Joe Gibbs.
Format & package: LP
Record label: VP / Greensleeves
Year of release: 2021 (reissued from 1983)
Tracks:
A1 Inchpinchers
A2 Mass Charley Ground
A3 Tom…

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2021 Reissue.
Format & package: LP
Record label: VP / Greensleeves
Year of release: 2021 (compilation, reissued from 2011)
Tracks:
A1 Worries In The Dance
A2 Jump No Fence
A3 Pass The Tu-Sheng-Peng
A4 Fire Deh A Mus…

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2021 Reissue. Backed by the Roots Radics.
Format & package: LP
Record label: VP / Greensleeves
Year of release: 2021 (reissued from 1980)
Tracks:
A1 Fally Lover
A2 You're Too Sexy
A3 Two Bad Daughter
A4 Ice Cream…

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Originally issued on Vincent Chin's impact label in 1973. Dub instrumentals.
Format & package: LP
Record label: 17th North Parade / VP
Year of release: 2021 (repress)
Tracks:
A1 Guiding Dub
A2 Cheating Dub
A3 E.T.…

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Reissue of the 1997 solo-album from the Skatalites' lead singer, backed by Dr. Ring-Ding & The Senior Allstars. This is a limited edition of 250 copies on 180-GRAM red vinyl, including the full album on a CD.
Format &…

!!!In stock at late november 2021!!!
!!!In stock at late november 2021!!!

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AKATZ are not Jamaicans, nor are they British, nor do they need to. In a journey of almost 30 years, they have developed their own personality…

!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is late december 2021 !!!
!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is late december 2021 !!!

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Italian born reggae star Alborosie has a wide range of guest appearances to his…

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Song from his 2018 'Never Ending' album with exclusive flipside.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: VP / Harmony House
Year of release: 2018
Tracks:
A I'm Alive
B I'm Alive Dub

!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is 10 december 2021 !!!
!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is 10 december 2021 !!!Description:
As the leader of the modern Chicano soul outfit, Thee Sinseers, and releasing a string of…

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Exciting instrumental boss reggae with a HEAVY organ. US import!
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Guerrero Records
Year of release: October 2021
Tracks:
A AgriDulce
B We Can Still Dance

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Exciting instrumental boss reggae with a HEAVY organ. US import!
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Guerrero Records
Year of release: October 2021
Tracks:
A The Scheme
B The Suspect

!!! This is a pre-order. In stock at early december !!!
!!! This is a pre-order. In stock at early december !!!

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The Catalan Rhythm'n'blues and Soul band The Excitements, fourth studio album, "Keeping 'on" is ready.…

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The terrific 2016 full-length by Spain's contemporary soul heroes The Excitements. Inside this explosive cocktail of sonic chaos, a strange sweet harmony prevails through each and every groove of the record. And as…

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Fifth single and 3th off their album "Sometimes Too Much Ain't Enough" on Penniman Records. Includes an exclusive B-side, a cover of Eddie Laings "Im Gonna Make You Eat Those Words". Produced by Mike Mariconda.
Format…

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An incendiary cover of the Raelets -off their Sometimes Too Much Ain't Enough LP- plus a touchy Redding/Covay influenced ballad on the flip. Produced by Mike Mariconda
Format & package: 7" single
Record label:…

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Here's the first single taken off the Excitements' killer third album 'Breaking The Rule', with the exclusive flip 'I'll Be Waiting'.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Penniman Records
Year of release:…

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The Excitements' 45 of their 2nd album. One of the best songs off "Sometimes Too Much Ain't Enough" with a Phil Flowers cover on the flip.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Penniman Records
Year of release:…

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Two tracks from Melvin Davis and The Nite Sounds.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Fortune
Year of release: 2021 (reissued from 1963)
Tracks:
A I Won't Be Your Fool
B Playboy (Don't You Play In School)

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Another double-sider 12inch by Ras Midas. Classic 70s roots by the extraordinary Roots musician. Extended versions with massive dubs.
A Rastaman with a distinctive style and a silky smooth voice, Ras Midas sings with…

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Produced and mixed by King Jammy
Format & package: 12" single
Record label: Jammy's Records
Year of release: 2017 (reissued from 1977)
Tracks:
A1 Hard Ground
A2 Hard Ground (Alt.Vocal Mix)
B1 Hard Ground Dub
B2 Hard…

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Reissue of '90s roots reggae/dancehall 12" with dub version.
Format & package: Steely & Clevie Records
Year of release: 2017
Tracks:
A1 Love Is The Answer
A2 Steely Sets Dem Free
B1 A Man In Love
B2 A Man In Dub

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90s business by Owen "Alpha" Rolex. This is the heavy hitting first cut with conscious lyrics, expressive vocals and sparsed out dub on the flip.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Roots Vibration
Year of release:…

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Absolute killer 90s digi. Exciting and uplifting roots from the Abbasani crew, produced by Milton Boothe. Complete with thunder effect at the start!
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Roots Vibration
Year of release:…

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Nga Han feat. Pijule and Tena Irie. First release on the Food Bass Shelter label. Limited edition of 300 copies.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Food Bass Shelter
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Forward
B…

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A-side taken from the Gregory Isaacs album 'Feature Attraction' (1989). The B-side is previously unreleased.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Jah Fingers
Year of release: 2015
Tracks:
A Give A Little Love
B…

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Produced by Carlton Lewis.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Only Roots / Buke STar
Year of release: 2016 (reissued from 1977)
Tracks:
A Take It Easy Girl
B Take It Easy Girl (Version)

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Mid 70s production by Clive Chin.
Format & package: 7" single
Record label: Only Roots / Big M
Year of release: 2017 (reissued from
Tracks:
A Johnny Valuti & The Skatanauts - The Upshot
B Sir Jay & The Skatanauts -…

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Japanese import!
1966 and 1967 recordings
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Prince Buster - Rock & Shake
B Dawn Penn - Long Day Short Night

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Japanese import!
1964 and 1965 recordings
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Prince Buster - Stir The Pot
B Spanish Town Skabeats - Stop That Train

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Al Campbell & Freddie McGregor - Born A Freeman
B Roy Richards - Dirty People

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Lennie Hibbert - Chinese Beauty
B Main Roots - Plea My Cause aka Plead My…

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Ruben Alexander - Jah Light
B Brentford Disco Set - Jah Light Dub

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Freddie McGregor - Sweet Child
B Brentford Rockers - Instrumental

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2021
Tracks:
A Freddie McGregor - Home Ward Bound
B Freddie McGregor & Brentford Rockers -…

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2020 (reissued from 1965)
Tracks:
A The Blue Beats - Finger Mash
B The Skatalites - Salt…

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Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2020
Tracks:
A The Gaylads - Gal & Boy
B Roland Alphonso - 20-75

Description:
Japanese import!
Coxsone Dodd productions.
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka / Studio One UK
Year of release: 2020
Tracks:
A Simmer Down
B How Many Times

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Japanese import!
An original song sung by a dramatic and gentle Alton from the melody, beautiful tone harmony, and intro that people who like Ellis want. The Sound Dimensions of the backing band are outstanding in the…

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Japanese import!
Format & package: 7"
Record label: Rock A Shacka
Year of release: 2015
Tracks:
A My Time Is The Right Time
B If I Had The Right

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Hugh Masakela, live at The Record Plant on 24th February 1974. This legendary South African-born trumpeter became a major star when he appeared at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967, and he had a smash hit with…

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Gerry Mulligan and Stan Getz are far and away two of the greatest legends of jazz. This album is like two sax shaped butterflies, one baritone, one tenor darting around one another. Together Mulligan and Getz make the…

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Songs like "Deep River" and "Every Time I Feel the Spirit" were well-known to any African American church-goer at the time and unknown by the white audiences. Interestingly, Witherspoon chose the popular Randy Van…

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If you've heard the name Herbie Nichols, you'll have undoubtedly heard he's one of the great overlooked figures in jazz. He was an idiosyncratic pianist and one of the handful of important jazz composers. His…

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The record wasrecorded in Jacks bedroom [aka"Harding Road Studios"] using onemicrophone, nothing else."The results truly speak for themselves,and show off this talented three-piecein a whole new light! Get ready to…

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Some records so perfectly capture an artist at a critical point in their creativity, and make such an impact, that they become not just synonymous with the band, but an essential piece of music history. Such is the…

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With Here We Stand, legendary punk rockers Cock Sparrer moved into the 21st Century, and staked their claim on an exciting new era for the band.
Never content to simply rest on the considerable laurels of their back…

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Live at Holidays In The Sun, 2003, England.
Format & package: Double LP
Record label: Pirates Press
Year of release: 2012 (reissued from 2003)
Tracks:
A1 Riot Squat
A2 Watch Your Back
A3 Working
A4 Teenage Heart
A5…

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A unique DOUBLE-VINYL reissue of a classic Dutch punk-LP, originally issued in 1978, and recorded by well known radio dj Alfred Lagarde. Named after a classic British motorcycle (the Triumph Speed Twin) and with a…

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Live at The Old Waldorf, San Francisco, October 20th 1982. KFJC Broadcast & KALX Broadcast. Limited to 500 copies
Format & package: LP
Record Label: Radio X
Year of release: 2017
Tracks:
A1 KALX Station Id - Intro
A2…

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!!! THIS IS A PRE-ORDER. ITEM IS EXPECTED FOR MID DECEMBER !!!Description:
White Light, White Heat, White Trash is the fifth album by American punk rock band Social…

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Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell is the fourth studio album by the American band Social Distortion. It continues the melding of country and rockabilly influences with punk that began two albums before with the album…

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Very nice compilation collecting the early years of Bob Marley's career including his cooperation with Lee Perry.
Format & package: Six CD box set
Record label: Music Brokers / Sony
Year of release: 2013…

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In 2014 saw Reggae Archive Records answer the prayers of many UK reggae fans with vinyl reissues of “Black Symbol presents Handsworth Explosion” and “Black Symbol present Handsworth Explosion II”. It was…

!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is 14 january 2022 !!!
!!! This is a pre-order. Release date is 14 january 2022 !!!Description:
For the very first time, London Records reissue the 1986 debut album - and only studio album –…

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27 recordings from Joe Gibbs' studio, a celebration of early reggae demonstrating the quality of Gibbs's output throughout 1970, reflecting the developing sound of reggae during this formative and fascinating period.…