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Phyllis Dillon - One Life To Live / Tommy McCook - My Best Dress
Treasure Isle 1969
B: My Best Girl
N/A
Horace Hinds (Horace Andy) - Black Man's Country / Peter Austin - Time Is Getting Harder
Pressure Sounds UK 1968
¥1680 (US$10.88)
Bobby Ellis - Tension / Descant - Relax
Afrajam / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1974
N/A
Deeper Knowledge presents five killer roots 7"s from producer Alphonso Bailey, one of the great unsung producers of the 1970s. Though not quite a reggae household name, Bailey was fully in the mix on the Kingston scene in the '70s, as a producer, record store owner, and for a time, also working as a plater at Dynamic Sounds. His output over his few labels (Globe International, World Champ, Afrajam, Free Slaves) was relatively small but choice, often utilizing killer riddims hand picked from some of his cohorts of the day. So we present five of his best tunes. "Rat and Bat" is on Yabby You's "Conquering Lion" riddim, and featuring a funny spoken intro between Devon & Bailey. "Famine Time" and "Follow Fashion" are both on the Upsetters' immortal "Fever" rhythm, and each tune has its own unique dub. Bobby Ellis & Descant's 45 is a killer militant horns instrumental in the classic Channel 1/Revolutionaries mold, with a dubbed out version on the B-side. Lastly, Forces tune is a classic one-away, awesome heavy roots vibes from the turn of the '70s into the '80s.
Slim Smith - People Get Ready (Side A, B Label Reversed) / Errol Dunkley - I'm Going Home
Lee UK 1968
¥1980 (US$12.82)
Lovindeer, Shabba Ranks - Manhunt (Original Stamper) (Skip) / Krimson Hawk - Krimson Hawk
TSOJ 1990
¥570 ¥499 (US$3.23)
Kiddus I - Graduation In Zion (Cheer Up) / Graduration In Zion Version
Shepherd / Dub Store Records JPN 1985
¥2580 (US$16.70)
Ernest Ranglin, Selected Group - Free Form / Skalvouvia
Kentone / Dub Store Records JPN 1965
N/A
One of the most rare double A-sided singles recorded under direction of Ernest Ranglin, who was the musical director of Federal Recording Studio at the time. While this jazzy instrumental features superbsolos by trumpet and alto saxophone, Ernie leads this minor track from beginning to end and showcases his mighty guitar playing. On the flipside, remarkable solos by trumpet and alto saxophone are again featured on the bright mid-tempo track. The original 7inch format is almost impossible to find. These recordings are simply elegant Ska Instrumentals.
Don Angelo - General / Mix Down Style Version
Channel One / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 198-
N/A
Don Angelo, who cut a bunch of tunes for Channel 1 in the early/mid 1980's, but only a few were released. This one, "General", saw release only in the UK thru a licensing deal at the time, and it's a wicked uptempo track in the same vein as some of our recently-issued Tasha productions from the same time, approx. 1984.
Devon Russell - Rat And Bat / Version
Globe International / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1974
¥1400 ¥1080 (US$6.99)
"Rat and Bat" is on Yabby You's "Conquering Lion" riddim, and featuring a funny spoken intro between Devon & Bailey.
Milton Henry - Follow Fashion / Dub
Globe International / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1970
¥1180 (US$7.64)
"Famine Time" and "Follow Fashion" are both on the Upsetters' immortal "Fever" rhythm, and each tune has its own unique dub.
Devon Russell - Famine Time / Dub
Globe International / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1970
¥1100 (US$7.12)
"Famine Time" and "Follow Fashion" are both on the Upsetters' immortal "Fever" rhythm, and each tune has its own unique dub.
Little Roy, Ian Rock - Christopher Columbus / Addvocates Aggregation - Columbs Park
Amelie EU 1975
¥3980 (US$25.76)
Ghost - Breathless / Ghost, Nitty Kuchie - Girls Is Mine
Monster Shack US / 24x7 Records JPN 2010
N/A
Kiddus I - Jah Power, Jah Glory / Jah Power Version
Shepherd / Dub Store Records JPN 1979
¥1980 (US$12.82)
Forces - That's Not Right / Dub
Afrajam / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1974
N/A
Forces tune is a classic one-away, awesome heavy roots vibes from the turn of the '70s into the '80s.
Anthony Johnson, Little John, Don Carlos - Jordan River / Dub Jordan
Youth In Progress / Bond Export US 1980
¥1980 (US$12.82)
