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Sister Audrey - English Girl (Picture Sleeve) / Mad Professor - Bengali Dub
Ariwa UK 2018
¥2480 (US$18.93)
Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming / Glen Adams - Lonely Girl
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
N/A
Historically renown Dave Brubeck’s Take 5 covered in rocksteady style. It later became one of reggae’s standard repertoire.
Linval Thompson - My Mother Seya / Soul Syndicate - Love I
Big Style / Dub Store Records JPN 1973
¥1480 (US$11.30)
The Uniques - Gypsy Woman / Never Let Me Go
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$16.64)
Rocksteady cover of the undoubtable Impressions’ anthem. Out of many rocksteady tunes this one stands out with its splendid arrange and engineering genius. Backed with The Uniques legendary “Never Let Me Go”.
Skiddy & Detroit - The Exile Song / Bunny Gale - In The Burning Sun Joh-Ho
Rebind / Dub Store Records JPN 1972
¥1480 (US$11.30)
Dawn Penn - I'll Let You Go / Diane Lawrence - Hound Dog
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
N/A
Highly sought after double A-sided female rocksteady vocals. Dawn Penn cut of The Uniques – Let Me Go Girl. On flip side is another popular female vocal tune by Dian Lawrence that was also covered by Norma Frazer for Studio One
Glen Adams - Hold Down Miss Winey / Glen Adams - I Remember
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥1480 (US$11.30)
Glen Adams - I Want To Hold Your Hand / Ann Reid - Remember Me
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
N/A
Glen Brown pleasantly covering the familiar Beatles classic not to mention stunning arrangement by Bunny Lee. Backed with popular female rocksteady vocal
Delroy Pinnock - Babylon Walls / Delroy Pinnock, Dickey Dread, Mikey Ranks - I Want To Be
SG / Jah Fingers UK 1981
¥2380 (US$18.17)
Martin Kinoo, Soulcrap - Fever City / Soulcrap, Hiroshi Brown - Fever Version
Fever City JPN 2018
N/A
Al & The Vibrators - Devil Woman / Check Up
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥1580 (US$12.06)
Up tempo Jamaica Festival Song, “Check Up”, on flipside is a groovy rare rocksteady “Devil Woman” both Al & The Vibrators’ highly refined vocals.
Spindle Adapter - 7" Aluminum (Made in Japan)
¥1580 (US$12.06)
Classic aluminium centre adapter for 7” records. Heavy weight, easy to handle and great fit ensuring maximum sound performance. Made in Japan.
Ernest Ranglin - Mod Mod Ranglin
N/A
A fundamental album released in 1966 that determined the way Rocksteady was going to journey. In 1966, Rude Boys were at the peak of the fame with their notorious behaviors, while Ska gradually started to slow down its tempo, this album paved the way for a newborn music, Rocksteady with rather slower and tighter rhythm approach. This album should be picked one of 10 pieces of the most important album of Reggae history.
Lynn Taitt & The Jets - Rock Steady Greatest Hits
¥3680 (US$28.09)
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.
Dubkasm - Concrete & Steel (Gorgon Sound & O.B.F. Remixes) (Picture Sleeve)
Peng Sound UK 2018
¥2280 (US$17.40)
Dubkasm - Concrete & Steel (Gorgon Sound & O.B.F. Remixes) (No Cover)
Peng Sound UK 2018
¥1880 (US$14.35)
Nicodemus, Mudies All Stars - Old Veteran / Old Veteran Strings Mix
Moodisc US 1981
¥2580 (US$19.69)
Sandra Cross - African King; African King Dub / Psalm 121; Psalm Of Dub
Ariwa UK 2018
¥2680 (US$20.46)
Minstrells - People Get Ready / Hamlins - Everyone Got To Be There
Studio One / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
N/A
Studio One’s golden Rocksteady cover; even hipper and cooler than the original by the Impressions. The original has been known for its excellent lyric and melodies, thanks to the composer Curtis Mayfield, however the Minstrells brought this to a total perfection. Even though the Minstrells left us a small number of recordings, the great vocal group had such a high standard for every single one of them. If you’ve listened to the original press of this tune, you will find the intro has been cut, unfortunately that was the same deal for the master-tape itself. The nice rocksteady by the firm but short-lived Hamlins comes on the other side. Both have been recorded from the original master-tapes.
Delano Stewart - Rocking Sensation / The Gaysters - One Look
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
N/A
Junior Soul - Miss Cushie / Miss Cushie (Alternative Take)
Gay Feet / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥1580 (US$12.06)
Debut single from Junior Soul aka Junior Murvin for cat loving Sonia Pottinger before he went on to record with Derrick Harriott. Backed with previously unreleased take.
Jah Works Sound System (Oga) - Oga Works Radio Mix Volume 9: My Foundation
Jah Works JPN 2018
¥1490 (US$11.37)
Johnny Clarke - Golden Snake / Little Clive - African Bread
Atom / Dub Store Records JPN 1974
¥1480 (US$11.30)
Very rare rocksteady rhythm pulled by Keith Hudson to record this bold vocal by Johnny Clarke in 1974. On B-side a deejay cut by Randy’s Clive Chin.
Merlyn Brooks - You'll Never Need Somebody / You'll Never Need Somebody PT. 2
Turntable / Dub Store Records JPN 1974
¥2180 (US$16.64)
One of the later productions from the Chung brothers and it’s the ultimate reggae soul sound that they wanted to achieve. Although Antrim and other Chung productions produced reggae, it’s clear that they had US sounds such as soul and funk on their horizon.
Keith Hudson - Satan Side / Earl Flute, Horace Andy - Peter & Judas
Mafia / Dub Store Records JPN 1972
¥1480 (US$11.30)
Versions, dubwise, horn riffs and what not – all of those creative elements made this great tune and it was only Keith Hudson who had an ability to make it all possible. Even if you’re no an ordinary reggae listener you should try this. Apart from Hudson, at this time in Jamaica there was a number of eccentric producers like Lee Perry, Pablo, Niney and co who used their studio like an instrument to create their own sounds.
Protoje, Chronixx - Who Knows / Dub Mix
Overstand Entertainment / Buyreggae EU 2014
¥1680 (US$12.82)
J Nile, Salute - Hearts To Be Good / Christopher Ellis, Salute - Big Bad Boy
Room In The Sky UK 2018
¥1580 (US$12.06)
Skatalites - Ball & Fire / Paulette (Tonnets) - Every Time (Original Stamper)
Studio One 1965/ 1961
¥850 (US$6.49)
Aston 'Family Man' Barrett & The Wailers Band - Soul Constitution: Instrumentals & Dubs 1971-1982 (2LP)
Dub Store Records JPN 1971- 1982
¥5380 (US$41.07)
Rare instrumental and dub gems, produced by Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett
Rare instrumental and dub gems, produced by Bob Marley’s bassist and musical arranger, Aston ‘Family Man’ Barrett, between 1972-82, featuring members of the Wailers band and other stalwart musicians.
Ken Boothe; Oku Onuora - Hymn Unto H.I.M.; Dub Unto H.I.M. / Mathias The Dread; Lila Ike - Scatter Dem; Until That Day Dub
Jah Trumpet EU 2017
¥3480 (US$26.56)
Kenny Knots, Mikey Murka, Top Cat, Ranking Joe - Mungos Hi Fi Sound System Champions (2 LP)
Scotch Bonnet UK 2009
¥3580 (US$27.33)
Various - Northern Soul Story Volume 2: the Golden Torch (180g) (Colored Vinyl) (2LP)
¥4280 ¥3480 (US$26.56)
Masaaki Hirao, His All Stars Wagon - Nippon Rock 'n' Roll: The Birth Of Japanese Rokabirll 1958-1960 (10" LP)
Big Beat UK 1958- 1960
¥3680 (US$28.09)
Various Artists - Kentone Ska from Federal Records: Skalvouvia 1963-1965
Dub Store Records JPN 1963- 1965
¥3240 (US$24.73)
Founder of Jamaica’s first recording studio, Ken Khouri produced early ska classics
14 first-rate ska pieces including previously unreleased materials from undoubtedly the industry leading Federal Records that consisted the virtuoso Ernest Ranglin and co.
