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Marcia Griffiths - My Love / Now Generation - My Love Version
Antrim / Dub Store Records JPN 1974
¥1480 (US$9.38)
Marcia Griffiths' fine cover of Paul McCartney classic. Essential for fans of UK lovers.
Brent Dowe - Reggay Masooka / Soul Masooka
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1971
¥1580 (US$10.02)
Superbly arranged, second to none crossover anthem of reggae soul.
Jennifer Lara - Woman Of The Ghetto / Jackie Mittoo, Sound Dimension - Side Walk Doctor Version
Dub Store Records JPN / Studio One 2004
¥2180 (US$13.82)
Keith Hudson - Melody Maker / Horace Andy & Earl Flute - Poor People
Mafia / Dub Store Records JPN 1973
¥1480 (US$9.38)
Way ahead of its time, deep reggae funk by Keith Hudson with a hint of dub.
Chiemi Eri - Yakkosan / Hanagasaodori
King Records JPN 1960
¥1944 (US$12.33)
A pair of traditional Japanese folk music reissues sang by Chiemi Eri, one of the top female Showa star singers along with Hibari Misora, best known for her exotic Latin Jazz covers of Japanese folk music in the late 50’s.
On A-side “Yakkosan” is based on Edo pops performed in Latin Jazz arrangement uniquely well known in Ska circuit in Japan. Backed with “Hanagasa Odori”, traditional folklore of Yamagata prefecture used for their local festival dances. Originally released in December 1960.
Rudy Thomas - Grand Father Bogle / Parks - We The People Band
Pressure Sounds UK 197-
¥1680 (US$10.65)
Tenor Saw - Who's Gonna Help Me Praise (Jah Guide And Protect Me)
Tenor Saw UK 1984
¥1880 (US$11.92)
Chiemi Eri - Otemoyan / Kushimoto Bushi
King Record JPN 1958
¥1836 (US$11.64)
A pair of traditional Japanese folk music reissues sang by Chiemi Eri, one of the top female Showa star singers along with Hibari Misora, best known for her exotic Latin Jazz covers of Japanese folk music in the late 50’s.
Taken from “Chiemi No Minyoshu (Japanese Folk Songbook of Chiemi)”, 10inch LP released in 1958, two of its popular songs are now being reissued on a 7” format. “Otemoyan” is a splendid combination of Japanese folk song with an Afro Cuban rhythm performed by Tokyo Cuban Boys. Coupled with “Kushimoto Bushi”, a folklore from Wakayama prefecture styled in Mambo music.
Patsy Millicent Todd - It's So Hard Without You / Patsy Millicent Todd, Lennie Hibbert, Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Little Flea
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥1580 (US$10.02)
Joe Bennett & The Fugitives - Living Soul / Living Soul (Alternative Take)
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1966
¥1580 (US$10.02)
Jo Jo Bennet's killer horn rocksteady with exceptional solo by Leslie Butler. Backed with previously unreleased alternative version.
Leslie Butler & Count Ossie - Gay Drums / Ken Boothe - Lady With The Starlight
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥1580 (US$10.02)
One of the most remarkable sessions from Sonia Pottinger by matchmaking two of the musical greats to work on an experimental nyabinghi jazz. Backed with a Ken Boothe vocal that surely needs no introduction.
Cultural Roots - No Fish Head / King Tubbys - No Fish Head Version
King Tubby's Dub Plate / Dub Store Records JPN 1985
¥1480 (US$9.38)
Recorded in 1985, previously unreleased Tubby's early digital super killer recorded from master tape.
Lilly Melody - What Your Sound Can Do / King Tubbys - What Your Sound Can Do Version
King Tubby's Dub Plate / Dub Store Records JPN 1986
¥1480 (US$9.38)
If you are Tubby freak you may know this dubplate cut. Recorded directly from the mastertape.
Sugar Minott - Save The Children (Dub Plate Mix) / Prince Jammy - Slaughterhouse Five (Dub Plate Mix)
Jammys UK 1979
¥1980 (US$12.55)
Keith & Tex - Stop That Train / Bobby Ellis, Jets - Feeling Peckish
Move & Groove / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
N/A
Without any explanation, ‘Stop That Train’ by Keith & Tex is a true Rocksteady classic of all times. The song stands tall in Reggae music history and a biggest hit among Derrick Harriott’s catalogue. Side B features Memphis Soul Rocksteady instrumental, just like a trendy song from Stax Records. Now reissued for the first time with these original recordings on both sides.
Various - Redman International Dancehall 1985-1989 (2LP)
Dub Store Records JPN 1985- 1989
¥4320 (US$27.39)
Redman International Dancehall 1985-1989 press sheet by David Katz
Hugh ‘Redman’ James is one of the greatest Jamaican music producers of the late 1980s. Raised in a musical household in the west Kingston slum of Hannah Town, with his mother a sound system selector, Redman gained his initial schooling in the music business from none other than King Tubby, the legendary sound system owner and dub mixer that was responsible for voicing and mixing some of the greatest reggae of all time. After being immersed in sound system culture during his youth in the 1960s and 70s, Redman began sitting in on sessions at King Tubby’s studio, but migrated to Hartford, Connecticut in 1978 in search of steady employment. Returning to Jamaica a few years later, he established a popular sound system in Kingston and began producing music with King Tubby’s assistance in 1985, working with the Roots Radics during a time of great uncertainty in Jamaican music, as the new dancehall style came to prominence; early work featured Gregory Isaacs, Sugar Minott and Frankie Paul, as well as rising stars such as Little John and Horace Martin. Then, following the computerisation of dancehall, Redman began producing some of the most popular music of the day, crafting durable and complex rhythms with a broad team of players that included Steely and Clevie, augmented by members of the Browne Bunch and other players. Redman helped establish a number of total unknowns in this era, including Carl Meeks, Dave Bailey and Wayne Palmer, and became a serious contender for King Jammy’s crown. But the producer was ultimately frustrated by the dramatic changes to sweep Jamaican music in the early 1990s, and subsequently retreated from the music industry Redman International Dancehall 1985-1989 compiles the best work from his glory days, with half of the twelve vocal tracks coming complete with corresponding dub versions.
Derrick Harriott - Rock Steady Party
¥3680 (US$23.33)
A faultless selection of seriously sublime rock steady from Derrick Harriott. A timeless classic where one of the pivotal pioneers of Jamaican music lays down sweet melodies, mellow grooves and wall to wall soul.
Various Artists - Gay Feet: Every Night featuring Baba Brooks and his Band
¥3680 (US$23.33)
Ska, Jump Up and Soul! The authentic early sixties sound of the Caribbean
A shimmering showcase of the wonderful work of Jamaica’s first and foremost female record producer, Mrs Sonia Pottinger, featuring the inimitable talents of Oswald ‘Baba’ Brooks and his Recording Band with their 1966 debut album.
Sound Dimention - Time Is Tight / Soulful Strut
Soul Jazz Records UK / Studio One 1968
¥2580 (US$16.36)
Pixel, Anthony Johnson - Sound Clash (Coloured Vinyl) / Gunmen, Barrington Levy - Teach
Rasta EU 2016
N/A
The Harmonizers - My Queen / The Valentines - Blam Blam Fever (Gunfever)
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$13.82)
Earl Sixteen - People Music / King Tubbys - Conquering Lion Version
King Tubby's Dub Plate / Dub Store Records JPN 1986
¥1480 (US$9.38)
Opening the new series - recorded on 22nd March 1986, another cut to King Kong’s Victim that has never seen the light of day until today. Backed with Tubbys digital relick on Yabby You masterpiece.
Junior Murvin - Africa / Delroy Smart - Johnny
King Tubby's Dub Plate / Dub Store Records JPN 1986
¥1480 (US$9.38)
Recorded on the very same day as People Music (DSR-LT7-01-A), here comes Junior Murvin cut crying for his brothers in the homeland. On flip side a Delroy Smart vocal on the same rhythm.
Tarrus Riley - Gimme Likkle One Drop / Chronixx - Ain't No Giving In
Chimney Records / Buyreggae EU 2013
¥1880 (US$11.92)
Chronixx - Here Comes Trouble / Version
Overstand Entertainment / Buyreggae EU 2013
¥1880 (US$11.92)
Jah 9 - Reverence / Iba Mahr - Great Is H.I.M
Overstand Entertainment / Buyreggae EU 2013
¥1880 (US$11.92)
Protoje, Chronixx - Who Knows / Dub Mix
Overstand Entertainment / Buyreggae EU 2014
¥2080 (US$13.19)
Solo Banton - Never Hear / Sama Roots All Stars - Light Switch Dub
Sama Roots UK 2010
¥1180 (US$7.48)