Natty Dread #49
The latest (June/July) issue of French language reggae magazine Natty Dread is out now. The Slickers are on the front cover and they feature extensively in the magazine alongside Prestige, Queen...
View ArticleSoul Jazz Inna Dancehall Style
Soul Jazz Records have just released a 2nd instalment of Dancehall tunes, this is a follow up to the original release which was issued in conjunction with the great book of 80′s Dancehall pictures by...
View ArticleMidnight Rockers
Out now on Roots records is a compilation of early 80′s Jah Thomas productions most of which originally came out on Midnight Rock 12″s or 7″s or on Greensleeves 12″s. The productions of Jah Thomas are...
View ArticleAnalogue Jammy's
With all the talk of a Sleng Teng silver jubilee it would be easy to sideline the productions Lloyd James was responsible for prior to 1985. Well neglect at your peril – Jammy may not have been as...
View ArticleBarry Brown Triple
More essential stuff from New York’s Deeper Knowledge Records (AKA Digikiller). Three early 80′s Barry Brown tunes produced by Flabba Holt and release on a facsimilie Flabba label. Roots Radics dubs...
View ArticleA Deeper Knowledge of Channel One
Possibly the finest vinyl reissue company of this time, Deeper Knowledge/Digikiller, are back with another collection of quality sides, this time some early 80′s material from Channel One including...
View ArticleTwo from DKR
OK it’s official, I can’t keep up with the flood of releases from New York’s Digikiller/Deeper Knowledge records. The latest offerings include a couple of digital 12″s on the Tasha label and another...
View ArticleA whole heap of Deeper Knowledge
Deeper Knowledge/Digikiller records are not to be trusted with your calendar – having just announced their June re-issues in early July. Fortunately they can be trusted to serve some quite superb vinyl...
View ArticleThompson’s Sounds
Another new player on the reggae vinyl circuit, well – new to me anyway, are Iroko Records from France. They’ve just released three nice looking 12″ singles of Linval Thompson productions from the very...
View ArticleMore Deeper Knowldge Vinyl
A new selection of tunes have just been put out by Deeper Knowledge/Digikiller – two Channel One ten inches and a couple of singles on the Tesfa and Leggo Sounds labels. Channel One 10″ – Barry Brown –...
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