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Ichihashi Dubwise - Midnight Rider / Uncle Fish - Print Eastwood Rides Again
Arrround Wicked Sound Maker JPN 2025
¥2500 (US$15.32)
Keith & Tex - Run To The Rocks / Let Me Be The One (This Is My Song)
Move & Groove / Dub Store Records JPN 1969
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Originally released on 1969 by Keith & Tex, who were the favorite duo in Rocksteady era, this up-tempo tune introduced the beginning of Reggae's new style. This duo never disappointed everybody's expectation by their high quality tunes. Re-issued original songs on both sides.
Zodiacs - Walk On By / Royals (Merritone Singers) - House Upon The Hill
Merritone / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$13.36)
This is a Rocksteady cut of the Zodiacs' 'Walk On By' released in 1967. They recorded the original Ska cut at Duke Reid's Treasure Isle. Rare Rocksteady classic with beautiful harmonies on a profound rhythm. On the B-side, this previously unreleased material 'House Upon The Hill' features an unknown vocal group called Merritone singers.
Keith & Tex - Tonight / Lynn Taitt, Desmond Miles Seven - You've Caught Me
Move & Groove / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$13.36)
A star duo at the Harriott’s production, Keith & Tex’s‘Tonight’is also the everlasting masterpiece in the history of Reggae music. There were many essential songs in his production from 1967 to 68 but‘Tonight’is obviously the most indispensable one. Lynn Tait plays a beautiful instrumental version to Melodians’ hit ‘You’ve Caught Me’ on the flip side. Reissued with these original recordings on both sides.
Horace Andy - Unity, Love And Strength / I Stand Before You
Federal / Dub Store Records JPN
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Not only reggae fans have been after the reissue of this lovers roots classic. "Unity, Love and Strength" starts with smooth piano into sweet dramatic vocal piece backed by the Wailers band. Horace Andy's falsetto is the perfect touch to this masterpiece.
Bitty McLean, Sly & Robbie - Forward(Jacket Split On Top)（ジャケット上部裂け）
Taxi / Silent River / Tabou 1 UK 2024
¥8800 (US$53.92)
O.b.f. X Warrior Queen - System Ruff (Original 2013 Mix) / Dub Ruff (Original 2013 Mix); Ruffer Dubplate Mix
O.b.f EU 2025
¥3580 (US$21.94)
L. Harris - Trouble In The World / Trouble In The World (Version)
Small Axe UK 2025
¥2780 (US$17.03)
Guru Pope; Hava Shor - Guarana; Guara Dub / Guru Pope; Divinorum - Alhambra; Divinorum
Marrow Records UK 2025
¥2280 (US$13.97)
Hopeton Lewis - Rock A Shacka / I Don't Want Trouble
Merritone / Dub Store Records JPN 1966
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Those rare songs did not appear Hopeton Lewis's classic Rocksteady album Take It Easy. 'Rock A Shacka' is truly a Rocksteady classic of all times. It's a must item for all Rocksteady fans. With his dearest hope, he calmly sings 'I don't want no trouble now, no no no. I just can't take troubles now, no no no. So let's together in unity, let's togther in prosperity' backed by version accompanying heavy bass.
Renegades - You've Lost The Love / Merritone Singers - Rude Boy A Wail
Merritone / Dub Store Records JPN 1966
¥2180 (US$13.36)
The Renegades consisted of Winston 'Pipe' Matthews, Lloyd 'Bread' McDonald and George 'Buddy' Haye and later became a group called the Wailing Souls. 'You've Lost The Love' is one of their earliest Rocksteady works and it was originally released in 1966. It is also one of the rarest records hardly ever found. The record also features previously unreleased Ska vocal recording ' Rude Boy A Wail' by the Merritone Singers from the original master tape.
Derrick Harriott - Loser / Derrick Harriott, Bobby Ellis, Desmond Miles Seven - Now We Know
Crystal / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$13.36)
‘The Loser’is gloriously considered as one of the most significant songs as well as rhythm tracks in the history of Reggae music. Also entitled as‘The Winner’, the song is easily adapted to sound system dubplates. Talking about the genre of Rocksteady, this song cannot be ignored.‘Now We Know’on the flip side is to be released on 7 inch single for the first time ever.
Karl Bryan, Crystalites - Slippery / Crystalites - Tonight
Crystal / Dub Store Records JPN 1969/ 1970
¥2180 (US$13.36)
'Slippery' is a beautifully arranged minor-chorded sax cut to Harriott production's classic rhythm, "Tonight." B-side is a piano instrumental version to the flip side.
Chosen Few - People Make The World Go Round / Derrick Harriott - Brown Baby
Crystal / Dub Store Records JPN 1972/ 1973
¥2180 (US$13.36)
One of the best cover versions of a Philadelphia Soul classic, "People Makes The World Go Round" is performed by Chosen Few, who were idolizing The Stylistics so much. The flip side “Brown Baby" is another Funky Reggae vocal sang by the producer Derrick Harriott himself
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam / King Tubby - Stalag Version
Techniques / Dub Store Records JPN 1985
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Along with Sleng Teng and Tempo, Stalag is without the doubt the biggest dancehall rhythm of the 80's. Bam Bam especially needs no introduction been sampled countless times on various genres and appearing on films etc.
Derrick Morgan - Stand By Me / Headley Bennett - For The Time Being
Bunny Lee / Dub Store Records JPN 1969
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Blood Shanti - Worries; Worries Dub / Show I The Way; Show I The Way DUB
Blood Beat UK 2024
¥4200 (US$25.73)
Busy Signal - Night Shift (Fade Away Remix) / Rihanna, Sadiki - Rude Boy (Rub A Dub Riddim Remix)
Platinum UK 2010
¥3380 (US$20.71)
¥3680 (US$22.55)
Recorded in 1964 at the Federal studio, this elegant yet unique previously unreleased album is said to be the origin of the Jamaican Mento meets 4 Beat Jazz. This brilliant album is one of the most important Jamaican Jazz recordings that Ernest Ranglin has ever made. Everything in this album starts with the traditional Caribbean Jazz classics and then develops into 4 Beat Jazz. Produced by Godfather of the Jamaican music, Ken Kouri, this album is nothing but deserves its title. You may want to add this next to the Guitar In Earnest [DSR-LP/CD-501] in your collection.
Eva Keyes - Meditation; Meditation Dub / Meditation Dubplate Mix 1; Meditation Dubplate Mix 2
Partial UK 2025
¥3180 (US$19.48)
Busy Signal - One More Night (Remix) / Gyptian, Nicki Minaj - Hold Yuh (Remix)
Platinum UK 2010
¥3380 (US$20.71)
Tafari Syndicate - Got To Be Free / Tafari All-stars - Recession Dub
Tafari EU 2025
¥3160 (US$19.36)
Hempress Sativa, Paolo Baldini - Boom (Wah Da Da Deng) / Wah Da Da Deng Dub
La Tempesta Dub EU 2016
¥2680 (US$16.42)
Reggae Boys - Me No Born Ya (Early Version) / Val Bennett & The Hippy Boys - Hippy Reggae
Amalgamated / Reggae Fever EU 2023
¥2980 (US$18.26)
Wayne Smith, Peter Yellow - No More Will I Roam / Wayne Smith - Music On My Mind
Jammys / Buyreggae EU 1982
¥3280 (US$20.10)
Sara Lugo, Protoje - Really Like You / Ras Demo - Watch The Things
Silly Walks / Buyreggae EU 2015
¥2780 (US$17.03)
Hempress Sativa - Rock It Ina Dance (Picture Sleeve) / Version
Conquering Lion EU 2016
¥2780 (US$17.03)
Ska Flames, Ego Wrappin - Wherever You May Be (Full Band Take) / (Mol Mol Dub Take)
ディ! JPN 2021
¥2750 (US$16.85)
Bunny Wailer - Amagideon / Amagideon Dub
Solomonic / Dub Store Records JPN 1976
¥2680 (US$16.42)
Briefly available on a 12" Island single in the UK to promote Bunny's 'Black Heart Man' album but this is the first time it has been coupled with the awesome Sylvan Morris and Karl Pitterson mixed dub version that first appeared on Bunny's criminally neglected 'Dub D'sco' album. Here we have a totally different mix demonstrating the strength and ability of this authoritative rhythm to take any amount of interpretations. 'Amagideon' was also versioned by Augustus Pablo for his seven inch Message release 'Pablo's Armageddon'.
Phyllis Dillon - Don't Stay Away / Tommy McCook, Supersonics - Starry Night
Treasure Isle UK 1967
¥2240 (US$13.72)
Jennifer Lara - Woman Of The Ghetto / Jackie Mittoo, Sound Dimension - Side Walk Doctor Version
Dub Store Records JPN / Studio One 2004
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Derrick Harriott - Reach Out I'll Be There / Bobby Ellis, Crystalites - Illya Kuryakin
Crystal / Dub Store Records JPN 1967
¥2180 (US$13.36)
Derrick Harriott versions a Motown hit ‘Reach Out I Will Be There’. His killer version is a dancehall shaker and many might has been searching for this rare vinyl records as an essential for DJ selection. The Four Tops originally released the song in the mid 60’s. The mid-tempo organ instrumental ‘Illya Kuryakin’ feartures Ike Bennet’s powerful organ solo on the filpside.
Keith & Tex - Hypnotizing Eyes / Down The Street
Move & Groove / Dub Store Records JPN 1968
¥2180 (US$13.36)
By Keith & Tex, a vocal duo who represented Derrick Harriott's production, 「Hypnotizing Eyes」 was a hugely popular tune released at the end of Rocksteady era. The B-side,「Down The Street」was a pioneering sound of up-tempo Reggae that became the major style in 1969. From 1968 to 69, they recorded enough songs to make an album and amazingly all of them were top-notch. Re-issued original songs on both sides.