Last Updated : 27/07/2010 New Records added : 2
Freddie Mc Gregor – Showcase – Observer (OBS 1006)
JAM 1981 cov : EX / rec : EX price : 25 euros
Produced by Niney Observer & Freddie Mc Gregor, very nice Showcase album from the early 80’s with deep dub versions, also issued in the UK on Live & Love label as Lovers Rock Ja Style….tuff dub mixes and killer title Chant it Down…uncommon JA issue on Observer…
Matumbi – Point of View – Sonopresse
FR 1979 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 15 euros
Produced by Errol Thompson & Matumbi, fine
Doctor Alimantado – Sons of Thunder – Greensleeves (GREL 22)
UK 1981 cov : EX- / rec : EX- price : 20 euros
Produced by Doc Tado. Early
80’s album with finest ridims used by Tado, various
Various Artists – This Is Roots Music Vol 1 – Virgo Stomach (VGLP 003)
UK 1979 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 30 euros
Produced by John Rubie, Bertram Brown and Jah Woosh…great compilation with variour material by members from the Cornerstone Possee, Anthony Johnson, Philip Fraser, earl Zero, prince Allah, Jospeh earl Locks, etc… all backed by Soul Syndicate, very heavy titles, nice pictures and cover design…
Culture – in Culture – Music Tracks (Track LP 1001)
UK 1986 cov : EX / rec : EX price : 18 euros
Produced by Enos Mc Leod, mid 80’s album backed mainly by Roots Radics, Culture in their early digital style… nice album anyway with killer track soon come and old tattoo….
Ras Michael – Revelation – Trojan (TRLS 212)
UK 1982 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 15 euros
Produced by Ras Michael, heavy
roots LP, more reggae than nyabinghi, with great backing by
Robbie,
Burning Spear – Resistance – Blue Moon (Bada 3108)
FR 1983 cov : EX / rec : EX+ price : 15 euros
Produced by Winston Rodney, the last “acceptable” album from the roots period, even if the sounds becomes more early digital, the ridims and the spirit remains deep and heavy, feat incredible horns section (bobby ellis, david madden, nambo, dane fraser, chico chin, glen da costa) !!!!
The Skatalites – Scattered Lights – Alligator (
USA 1984 cov : EX+ / rec : EX price : 12 euros
Produced by Justin Yap for Top Deck, terrible ska album, using partially the original album on doctor bird, but also some unreleased additions from the early/mid 60’s, heavy ska ridims, the Skatalites at their best, great pressing, sleeve has edge cut…
Burning Spear – Harder Than The Best – Mango (MLPS 9567)
USA 1980 cov : EX / rec : EX+ price : 10 euros
Produced by Winston Rodney, an interesting retrospective of his 6 first albums…original issue…
UK 1977
JAM 1976 cov : EX+ / rec : EX price : 15 euros
Produced by Chris Blackwell
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cov : EX+ / rec : EX+ price : 15 euros
Produced by Third World, brilliant roots album, their second opus issued in 1977, at the time when third world was one of the best reggae band on the island, coming from uptown…superb titles, original ridims and perfect harmonies, original issue…
Black Uhuru – Sinsemilla – Taxi (DSR 6540)
JAM 1982 cov : VG+ / rec : EX price : 12 euros
Produced by Sly & Robbie, great album backed by Taxi Gang, Jamaican reissue from the late 80’s on Taxi…
Max Romeo Meets Owen Gray – At King Tubby’s Studio – Culture Press (VSLP 5004)
UK 1984 cov : EX+ / rec : EX+ price : 15 euros
Produced by Bunny Lee, one side each, nice vocal LP with Tubbys mix…
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Natty Dread – Tuff Gong (ILPS 9281)
JAM 1974 cov : VG / rec : EX- price : 25 euros
Produced by Chris Blackwell and The
Wailers, rare original Jamaican issue, not a later early reissue,
Jamaican cover litographed cover of the
Various Artists – Version to Version - Trojan (TBL 182)
UK 1972 cov : EX- / rec : EX- price : 30 euros
Produced by Trojan. A nice early 70’s compilation of different DJ’s, various productions of Lee Perry, Keith Hudson, GG’s, and also included Augustus Pablo’s Java…original issue with laminated sleeve and textured brown/orange/white label…
Gregory Isaacs – Crucial Cuts – Virgin (VX 1010)
UK 1983 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 20 euros
Produced by Gregory Isaacs, a mix of two of his best albums, soon forward and cool ruler, using the best of each one, incl two disco 45’s issued on version, Soon Forward in full extended mix and Oncle Joe with the overtalk of Prince Fari, beautiful art sleeve representing Isaacs as Sampson…
The Cimarons – In Time – Trojan (TRLS 87)
UK 1974 cov : EX / rec : EX price : 20 euros
Produced by Cimarons & Webster Shrowder, recorded and mixed at Chalk Farm by Sid
Bucknor, Cimarons first album, orig
Hugh Mundell – Mundell – Greensleeves (GREL 36)
UK 1982 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 25 euros
Produced by Junjo, recorded at Channel One by The Roots Radics, mixed at King Tubby’s by Scientist, Mundell at his vocal best performing over super heavy ridims mixed greatly by Scientist, original issue for collectors.
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Bunny Wailer – Protest –
UK 1977 cov : EX- / rec : EX price : 15 euros
Produced by Neville Bunny Wailer Livingstone. His second album records in the late 70’s, orig issue with textured cover, sleeve has corner cut…
Israel Vibration – Praises – Ras Records (RAS 3054)
USA 1990 cov : EX+ / rec : EX+ price : 20 euros SOLD OUT
Produced by Dr Dread, of their lats good albums, even if the sound is modern, the spirit is there with the backing of Roots Radics and Augustus Pablo, original issue…
The
USA 1983 cov : EX / rec : EX price : 45 euros
Produced by Cedrick Mython & The Congos, very rare album, an interesting retrospective of their 4 first albums, from Heart of the Congoman to Face the Music, with beautiful art cover and pictures on back, distributed in the USA by Tafari, named Vol 1 but there was no other Volume anyway…
Prince Fari – Under Heavy Manners – Joe Gibbs (JGML 2914)
JUSA 1981 cov : VG / rec : EX price : 20 euros
Produced by Joe Gibbs, Fari second albums recorded and mixed at Joe Gibbs studio by errol T, with vocals by jospeh Hill from Culture and Naggo Morris, great Lp with strong ridims...
Jah Stitch – No,
Dread Can’t Dead –
Produced by Bunny Lee, rare and great Dj LP backed by Aggrovators & Revolutionaries, mixed at King Tuuby’s by the master himself, using mainly Johnny Clarke ridims like crazy baldhead, sinners, Horace Andy’s zion gate, money money, etc… record plays between VG+ and EX- with surface noise and slight crackles, except one title (B1) that may skip on a few turns, rest is ok…. Bargain time…
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