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Silk Satin Velvet & Wool - Natty Burry / Advocates Aggregation - Satan Pickney
Uprising / Deeper Knowledge US 1975
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From a slightly later date than the Uprising label singles, here's a killer double sided discomix 10" on the Stereo Uprising label. One side features Thomas White's "Ivory Girl", a haunting vocal over a killer Black Ark rhythm. This was originally released on the Hit Run label, licensed to the label while Stereo was in the UK in the early '80s. On the B-side we have the awesome "Crab in a Barrel" by Still Cool. Still Cool was a fantastic harmony group that Stereo produced many tracks with in the late '70s/early '80s. This tune was only ever released as the B-side of the rare NY 12" issue of Still Cool's "To Be Poor Is a Crime" single, popularized in the UK via heavy play by Jah Shaka, who also released it on single on his own label. This "Stereo Uprising" label design was used by Stereo when he was resident in the Bronx and releasing some 12-inch singles.
Albert Malawi - Children Of The Emperor / Advocates Aggregation - Ethiopia First
Uprising / Deeper Knowledge US 1976
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Finally, a reissue program of Carl "Stereo" Fletcher's amazing mid 1970's Uprising label. Stereo was a singer and producer who's handful of roots reggae releases on his Uprising and Stereo Beat labels in the mid-late '70s are some of the best of the era. Affiliated with the 12 Tribes of Israel musicians, Stereo's productions captured some of their best performances. We'll be (re)issuing some of the best released and previously unreleased cuts from this '70s era and beyond, as Stereo has kept producing right thru to the present day. Thru our previous releases on the Negus Music label (with more yet to come!), you should know how much we like Albert "Ilawi" Malawi. Known as a great drummer and also as selector of the legendary Jah Love sound system, Ilawi is also a fantastic vocalist and here is maybe his best record, one of the best roots records of the 1970's, and a great dub mixed by Sylvan Morris.
Delroy Wilson - Give Me Your Love / Version
Sir Collins / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1977
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The mighty Delroy Wilson, one of Jamaica's biggest artists. "Give Me Your Love" was released on a Delroy LP again on the WARICKA label, which was mostly sold as a blank label pre-release with no cover, although copies with labels and/or a silk-screened cover also exist. This is a phenomenal cut on the mournful and heavy 'Artibella' rhythm, with a killer organ sound that we just love. This tune is backed by a dub cut with horns and bongos, lifted from an extremely rare blank-label Sir Collins compilation LP. We've heard tell that the vocal cut also comes on blank label pre-release 7-inch, but haven't seen it. Can anyone confirm? In any case this tune is one of our favorite of its era, essential to any Delroy Wilson selection.
Immortals (Bobbie Sharkie) - Babylon / Version
Don One / Bond Export / Deeper Knowledge US 1975
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Producer Danny Ffrench's DON 1 label only had a trio of releases, but all were stellar.
Winston Jarrett, Righteous Flames, Family Man All Stars - Ride On Natty / Family Man All Stars - Dub
Iroko Records EU 1976
¥1680 (US$10.80)
Kiddus I - Rockers: Graduation In Zion 1978-1980
Dub Store Records JPN 1978- 1980
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¥2780 (US$17.86)
Ranking Joe - Love Jah / Love Jah Dub; Ray Symbolic Love Jah Dub Special
Ranking Joe UK 1980
¥2880 (US$18.51)
Derrick Harriott - Riding The Roots Chariot (with Big Youth, I Roy, U Roy, Etc.)
Pressure Sounds UK 1970- 1973
¥7980 (US$51.28)
Vivian Jackson, Prophents - Sipping I & I Chalice / I & I Chalice Version
Pressure Sounds UK 1976
¥2180 (US$14.01)
Keithus I - Jah Children Cool / Dub
Jah Dynasty / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1975
¥1180 (US$7.58)
Keithus showing a more mature voice and singing style, but none the less killer and militant.
Earl Sixteen - Malcolm X / Winston Mcanuff - Armaggedon Time
Wild Flower / Crystal / Dub Store Records JPN 1976/ 1977
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Featuring Earl Sixteen, who later recorded an album at Studio One, the last title of our Derrick Harriott re-issue series is one of the most rare Roots tunes from Harriott’s production. The A-side proves that Roots Reggae was at its pick at the time, and the B-Side, with its militant beat by Winston McAnuff, who renamed himself to Electric Dread, make this record an all-time Roots favorite.
Don Carlos, Soul Syndicate - Black Harmony / Black Love
Rawse / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1976
¥1680 (US$10.80)
A long time in the making, part one of a new series of reissues produced by the great Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes. So many Wackie's productions are long among our personal favorites, and some helped introduce us to the wonderful world of Jamaican music. We'll be issuing many now hard to find singles as well as some previously LP-only tracks and other surprises! Our first selection of singles all appear, of course, on their original labels. An NYC/JA collaboration with Wackie's producing an early tune by Don Carlos, originally credited as 'Jah Carlos', over a tough Soul Syndicate rhythm. This one is on the Rawse label.
Horace Andy - Our Jamaican National Heroes / King Tubby - Our Heroes Dub
Striker Lee UK 1975
¥1180 ¥1380 (US$8.87)
Forces - That's Not Right / Dub
Afrajam / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 1974
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Forces tune is a classic one-away, awesome heavy roots vibes from the turn of the '70s into the '80s.
Keithus I, Voices Of The Trinity - Save The Children / Dub
Jah Dynasty / Digikiller / Deeper Knowledge US 197-
¥1180 ¥1980 (US$12.72)
"Save the Children" is prime '70s roots, killer horns, militant riddim, wailing vocals.
Ta Teacha Love, Wailers Band - Oh Jah Come / Family Man, Wailers Band - Oh Jah Dub
Impact US 1975
¥3280 (US$21.08)
Keith Hudson - Like I Am Dying (Colored Vinyl) / Chuckles - Melody Maker Version 2
Hudford 1974
¥1480 (US$9.51)
