A 2CD set rounding up 40 essential sound bwoy anthems including much in demand boom shots from Johnny Osbourne, Cocoa Tea, Sugar Minott and many more.Whether you clash in your bedroom or clash in the arena Total Reggae: Special Request is all the DJ ammo you will need to dust any opposition.
A 2CD collectorâs series of 40 essential reggae anthems. Celebrating Greensleevesâ 40th anniversary.The selection ranges from Alimantado to Alborosie. From the dancehall dominance of âJunjoâ Lawes, King Jammy & Gussie Clarke to the outernational success of hits like âOh Carolinaâ.
Striker Showcase finds Jackie Mittoo re-visiting much of his Brentford Road past for producer Bunny Lee, classic 70âs recordings that proved extremely popular in the rockers era.This re-mastered 2CD set collects together three classic Jackie Mittoo albums (Showcase, Keyboard King & Hot Blood) and fleshes them out with extra choice cuts.
Classic 1977 production from âThe Mighty Twoâ Errol Thompson & Joe Gibbs.Featuring Joe Gibbs house band, The Professionals, featuring Tommy McCook & Dirty Harry.
This title is part of the wider celebration of classic reggae released in 1977.
A classic Augustus Pablo collection from the golden age of Rockers.This album contains remastered melodica masterpieces and deep dubs all built on Augustus Pabloâs signature rock solid drum and bass foundations.
The CD features 20 tracks including five dubs never before presented on CD.
Sylford Walkerâs heart stopping 70âs recordings for Glen Brown are rightfully regarded as holy relics of reggae.The Lambâs Bread album gathers up these classic sides and once again makes them available to the roots disciples.
Mixed by King Tubby at King Tubbyâs, recorded at Randyâs, Channel One, Federal & Harry Jâs with Jamaicaâs finest musicians on board (Flabba Holt, Family Man, Carlton Barrett, Tommy McCook).
The CD remastered reissue also includes Welton Irieâs top-ranking âGhettoman Cornerâ set riding many of the deep roots rhythms (âSlavingâ, âGlen Brown at Cross Roadsâ, Cleanliness is Godlinessâ) as featured on the Sylford Walker boomshots.Available in your record store & online
Ten tough disco mixes â vocal and dub â with Horace at the peak of his late 70âs form.Originally complied for Blood and Fire âGood Vibesâ is remastered with new artwork and updated sleeve notes by the original compiler, Steve Barrow.
Awarded a five star review by Rolling Stone magazine on itâs original 1978 release, âAfrica Must Be Free By 1983â was met with great acclaim and has gone on to be one the most sought after of all roots reggae classic albums.The dub companion mixed by Prince Jammy at King Tubbyâs featured, as well as dubs from the vocal album, a searing cut to âGreat Tribulationâ, entitled âWestern Kingston Styleâ along with âSufferer Dubâ a version to Pabloâs âSuffererâs Choiceâ.
Re-mastered and re-sequenced âshowcase styleâ the album is a fitting testament to two titans of reggae that were taken from us far too soon.Available in your record store & online
40th anniversary edition of the classic âTwo Sevens Clashâ album now expanded to2 CD or 3 LP set including 12â disco mixes, DJ cuts and dubs.
âTwo Sevens Clashâ from Culture was the must-have reggae accessory for any self-respecting music fan back in that long hot summer of â77. Loaded up with hit anthems like âSee Them A Comeâ, âI Am Not Ashamedâ, âNatty Dread Taking Overâ and the prophetic title track.
âOne of the 50 coolest records ever madeâ â Rolling Stone
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This deluxe 3CD edition is the first to feature the now almost impossible to find, original mix of the album, unavailable since producer Lee Perry withdrew the set in 1977.Also included, together with the more well-known mix, are dubs, disco mixes, seven and twelve inch versions and âDonât Blame It On Iâ an overlooked previously unreleased track unearthed, too late to include on the Blood & Fire release, by Steve Barrow and David Katz in 1997.
20 years after the release of Blood & Fireâs outstanding but now deleted âHeart Of The Congosâ reissue, VP /17 North Parade released this now definitive 2017 remastered 3CD edition put together with both respect and gratitude to that illustrious antecedentAvailable in your record store & online
