Clifton Smith - I'm Gonna Make It / Harmonians - Go Your Way
Tennors / Reggae Fever EU 1968
¥1630 (US$14.97)
Various - Merritone Rock Steady 1: Shanty Town Curfew 1966-1967
Dub Store Records JPN 1966- 1967
¥2780 (US$25.54)
American rhythm & blues fervour, boosted by a multitude of sound systems playing 78rpm records on increasingly larger sets, gripped Jamaica from the late forties onwards but, towards the end of the decade, the American audience began to move towards a somewhat softer sound. The driving rhythm & blues discs became increasingly hard to find and the more progressive Jamaican sound system operators, realising that they now needed to make their own music, turned to Kingston’s jazz and big band musicians to record one off custom cut discs. These were not initially intended for commercial release but designed solely for sound system play on acetate or ‘dub plates’ as they would later be termed. These ‘specials’ soon began to eclipse the popularity of American rhythm & blues and the demand for their locally produced music proved so great that the sound system operators began to release their music commercially on vinyl and became record producers. Clement ‘Coxsone’ Dodd, Duke Reid ‘The Trojan’ and Prince Buster, who operated his Voice Of The People Sound System, were among the first to establish themselves in this new role and the nascent Jamaican recording industry now went into overdrive.
In 1954 Ken Khouri had numbered among the first far sighted entrepreneurs to produce mento records with local musicians (mento is Jamaica’s original indigenous music) before progressing to opening Jamaica’s first record manufacturing plant. Three years later he moved his operation to Foreshore Road (later renamed Marcus Garvey Drive) where, with the assistance of the inestimable Graeme Goodall, he updated and upgraded his recording studio. The importance of this enterprising move was critical to the development of Jamaican music and its influence both profound and far reaching.
Various - Merritone Rock Steady 1: Shanty Town Curfew 1966-1967 (2lp)
Dub Store Records JPN 1966- 1967
¥4320 (US$39.69)
Ken Khouri’s Federal Records gave Jamaica its musical identity The Federal Record Manufacturing facility was the first pressing plant in Jamaica... their studio gave birth to mento, ska, rock steady and reggae of the highest calibre. This album features an astonishing selection of well known classics and rarities transferred straight from their master tape
Herman Hersang & His City Slickers - Hersang Hop / Don Drummond, Tommy McCook, Roland Alphonso - Calypso Jazz (Iron Bar) (Alternative Take)
Studio One / Dub Store Records JPN 1961
¥1580 (US$14.51)
Early ska instrumental with vibing call and response from the organ and guitar. Backed by the finest Jamaican jazz played by the likes of Don Drummon, Tomy McCook and Roland Alphonso.
Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Rock Steady Greatest Hits
¥2376 (US$21.83)
Refined rock steady from the creator of the genre. Guitarist and arranger, Lynn Taitt, interprets some of the greatest hits of the era including variations of many of the melodies he originated for a number of Jamaica’s foremost artists and producers.
Reggae Worker Of The World - Reggae Worker Of The World
Park Lots Sounds JPN 2016
¥2160 ¥1980 (US$18.19)
Headley Bennett, Hippy Boys - Roust A Bout / Lloyd Robinson - Oh Mama
Hot Shot / Reggae Fever EU 1969
¥1630 (US$14.97)
Oswald Nethersole, Hippy Boys - A Days Detention / Teddy Phipps, Hippy Boys - Liberty Rock
Hot Shot / Reggae Fever EU 1971
¥1630 (US$14.97)
Peter Austin - Your Love / Tartans - Solid As A Rock
Shockin' Austin / Reggae Fever EU 1968
¥1580 (US$14.51)
Tony King, Ranny Williams - Rent Too High / Summer Place
Spade / Reggae Fever EU 1968
¥1630 (US$14.97)
Viceroys - Send Request / Errol Dunkley - Trying To Keep Me Down
Hop / Reggae Fever EU 1967
¥1630 ¥1480 (US$13.60)
Winston Reedy, Salute; Salute, Alex White - Keep On Running; Slow Down Version / Salute, Jimmy Becker - Skalute
Room In The Sky UK 2016
¥1380 (US$12.68)
Don Drummond - Roll On Sweet Don / Cornell Campbell, Dimples - Jericho Road
Studio One / Dub Store Records JPN 1964
¥1580 (US$14.51)
Rated as the world’s top five trombone players, here is a stunning reissue of rare killer ska by Don Drummond backed with an authentic vocal ska with Cornell Campbell.
Gaylads - Looking For A Girl / Aren't You The Guy
Links / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥1580 (US$14.51)
For all collectors here is a great reissue of rare rocksteady from The Gaylads. Wonderful chorus works by the group that are thought to be some of the greatest works the Gaylads after Studio One era.
Ken Boothe - Can't You See / I Remember Someone
Links / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥1580 (US$14.51)
A pair of all time classics, soulful lovers rocksteady vocals sang by the Mr. Rocksteady a.k.a. Ken Boothe.
Lee Perry - Feel Like Jumping / Roland Alphonso - Christine Keeler
Studio One / Dub Store Records JPN
¥1580 (US$14.51)
Various - Derrick Harriott Rock Steady 1966-1969 (2LP)
Dub Store Records JPN 1966- 1969
¥4320 (US$39.69)
A selection of magical rocksteady music from one of the masters of the genre…One of the forerunners in Jamaican music from its very beginning, Derrick Harriott, along with a stellar cast, showcases the some superb rocksteady.
Bad Manners - Rare & Fatty: Unreleased Recordings 1976-1997
Cherry Red / Pressure Drop UK 1976
¥2500 ¥1880 (US$17.27)
Desmond Dekker - Black And Dekker (Deluxe Edition): The Complete Stiff Recordings 1980-1983 (2CD)
Cherry Red / Pressure Drop 1980
¥3180 ¥2480 (US$22.78)
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