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    Junior Byles Beat Down Babylon (Expanded)

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    • Junior Byles – (Festival) Da Da
    • Junior Byles – I’ve Got A Feeling
    • Junior Byles – Don’t Know Why
    • Junior Byles – Demonstration (and protest)
    • Junior Byles – Coming Again
    • Junior Byles – Beat Down Babylon
    • Junior Byles – A Place Called Africa
    • Junior Byles – A Matter Of Time
    • Junior Byles – Poor Chubby
    • Junior Byles – Come Da Da
    • 1. Disc 1 – Beat Down Babylon
    • 2. (Festival) Da Da
    • 3. I’ve Got A Feeling
    • 4. Don’t Know Why
    • 5. Demonstration (and protest)
    • 6. Coming Again
    • 7. Beat Down Babylon
    • 8. A Place Called Africa
    • 9. A Matter Of Time
    • 10. Poor Chubby
    • 12. Come Da Da
    • 13. Come Da Da Version
    • 14. Righteous Oily
    • 15. Ital Version
    • 16. Informer Men
    • 17. Outformer Version
    • 18. Africa Stand
    • 19. Education Rock
    • 20. King Of Babylon
    • 21. Nezbuchadnezzer
    • 22. Got The Tip
    • 23. Fever
    • 24. Lick The Pipe Peter
    • 25. Pharaoh Hiding
    • 26. Hail To Power
    • 27. Another Moses
    • 28. Rub Up Festival ‘71
    • 29. The Thanks We Get
    • 30. Disc 2 – Dreader Sounds, 1973 to 1975
    • 31. Curley Locks
    • 32. Lock And Key
    • 33. Dreader Locks
    • 34. Militant Rock
    • 35. The Thanks We Get (1973 version)
    • 36. Xylophone Rock
    • 37. Now Generation
    • 38. The Long Way
    • 39. The Longer Way
    • 40. Auntie Lu-Lu
    • 41. Fun And Games
    • 42. Motion Dub
    • 43. Mumbling And Grumbling
    • 44. King Size Mumble
    • 45. Rasta No Pickpocket
    • 46. Pick Pocket Shank
    • 47. Cutting Razor
    • 48. Pretty Fe True
    • 49. Pretty Dub
    • 50. When Will Better Come
    • 51. The Thanks We Get
    • 52. Ungrateful Skank
    • 53. Curley Locks (alternative Version)

    • FIRST OFFICIAL RE-ISSUE OF THE ICONIC ALBUM ON CD• MOST TRACKS CURRENTLY UNAVAILABLE DIGITALLY• SLEEVE NOTES BY LEE PERRY BIOGRAPHER, DAVID KATZ

    Released in 1972, the Junior Byles single ‘Beat Down Babylon’ provided one of the clearest indications to dateof the impending roots sound that would soon dominate reggae. The immense popularity of the Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry-produced 45, both in Jamaica and the UK, swiftly prompted a best-selling long-player of the same title, issued later that year.

    Comprising ten of the singer-songwriter’s recent recordings for the mighty Upsetter, the LP has since been re-issued on vinyl on a number of occasions, but has never been officially made available on CD until now.

    Now, at long last, “Beat Down Babylon” does finally make it onto the format, with the original track-listing bolstered by the remainder of Byles’ released work for Perry, which includes numerous Jamaican hits, most notably the 1974 smash, ‘Curley Locks’.

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                                                    • Rhythm For Reasons – The Smokers Rhythm
                                                    • Babylon Timewarp – Durban Poison
                                                    • The Terrorist – RK1
                                                    • DJ Dubplate – Tings A Go On
                                                    • Leviticus – Burial (Lovers Rock Mix)
                                                    • The Freaky – Time and Age
                                                    • Trip One – Snowball Remix
                                                    • DJ Krome & Mr. Time – Ganja Man
                                                    • New Vision – Way Of Life
                                                    • DJ Dubplate – Original Rubadubstyle
                                                    • Hi Fi Power – Chill Out (Raggafunks U)
                                                    • Nu Jacks featuring Ivory Ranks – House Sensation
                                                    • 2xLP (+ Download Code) SJRLP452£26.00
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                                                    King Tubby BOOKThe Dub Master
                                                    (Signed copies sold out) We are getting more of these beauties - they will now ship in about 2 weeks - do not miss out on your chance to get one of these!...
                                                      Two Synths, A Guitar (And) A Drum Machine - Soul Jazz Records #1 Post Punk DanceSoul Jazz Records
                                                      OUT NOW!Soul Jazz Records new ‘Two Synths, A Guitar (and) A Drum Machine’ is a new collection of current D-I-Y post-punk bands shaped by the mutant...
                                                      • Automatic – Too Much Money
                                                      • Zongamin – Underwater Paramid
                                                      • New Fries – Lily
                                                      • Vex Ruffin & Fab 5 Freddy – The Balance
                                                      • Ixna – Somebody Said
                                                      • Leroy Duncann – Dream River
                                                      • Tom Of England – Neon Green
                                                      • Toresch – Tocar
                                                      • Becker & Mukai – La Rivière des Perles
                                                      • Gramme – Discolovers
                                                      • Niagara – Ida
                                                      • Charles Manier – Sift Through Art Collecting People
                                                      • Black Deer – Baseball Shorts
                                                      • Madmadmad – Hot Disco
                                                      • Wino D – Untitled
                                                      The BlackstonesChange Of PlanAloevera Records
                                                      The Blackstones wicked re-lick of the Joe Higgs’s ska classic “Change Of Plan” recorded with top Italian label Aloevera, while the flip has The Officinalis...
                                                      • The Blackstones – Change Of Plan
                                                      • The Officinalis – Santantonio Special
                                                      Alton EllisGreatest Hits - Mr Soul Of JamaicaDoctor Bird
                                                      During a recording career that spanned some five decades, Alton Nehemiah Ellis wrote and recorded some of the most popular and influential ska, rock...
                                                        The ViceroysWe Must UniteThompson Sound
                                                        Great vocal roots album from The Viceroys originally released in 1982 on Trojan records produced by Linval Thompson at Channel One, "Rising In The Strength...
                                                        • – Come Closer My Love
                                                        • – Show Me Your Company
                                                        • – We Must Unite
                                                        • – My Mission Is Impossible
                                                        • – Rising The Strength Of Jah
                                                        KC WhiteLive UprightKC Soul Proff
                                                        Another serious heavy duty roots tune from KC. If he had made more tunes like this he would have been a major reggae star. This one as got the lot - militant...
                                                        • – Live Upright
                                                        • – Version
                                                        Harry BeckettJoy UnlimitedCadillac
                                                        **One of the great, lost British jazz gems of the 1970s, available for the first time on vinyl since 1975!** Legendary trumpeter Harry Beckett has become...
                                                        • – No Time For Hello
                                                        • – Bracelets Of Sound
                                                        • – Ring Within Rings
                                                        ScottySchool DaysDoctor Bird
                                                        Now, at long last, Scotty’s ‘School-Days’ album is finally reissued in its original artwork on CD, with its track-listing bolstered by the remainder...
                                                        • – Draw Your Brakes
                                                        • – Children Children
                                                        • – Penny For Your Song
                                                        • – Jam Rock Style
                                                        • – I Worry
                                                        • – Musical Chariot
                                                        • – Sing Along
                                                        • – Rosemarie
                                                        • – Sesame Street
                                                        • – Lonely Man
                                                        • – Riddle I This
                                                        • Bonus Tracks – Monkey Drop
                                                        • – Clean Race
                                                        • The Crystalites – Draw Your Brakes Version
                                                        • – Children Version
                                                        • – Penny For Your Song Version
                                                        • – Version Rock Style
                                                        • – Rosemarie Version
                                                        • – Sesame Version
                                                        • – Monkey Drop Version
                                                        • – Clean Race Version
                                                        Sir J.J. SpecialJ.J. Johnson’s Ska And Rocksteady Productions 1966-68Doctor Bird
                                                        Soon after embarking on a career as a record producer in 1966, record retailer and jukebox businessman Karl ‘J.J.’ Johnson, enjoyed a series of significant...
                                                        • Lee Perry – Give Me Justice
                                                        • Earl Lowden & The Fugitives – I Need Your Love
                                                        • The Uniques – Evil Love
                                                        • Earl Lowden & The Fugitives – Baby Why
                                                        • Lee Perry – The Wood Man
                                                        The Face Covering RiddimRoom In The Sky
                                                        Producer Lewis M and all-star reggae studio band The Inn House Crew have enjoyed a very successful 2020, delivering a swathe of must-check releases in...
                                                        • Barry Issac – Mask Up
                                                        • Winston Reedy – Hit The Road Jack Medley
                                                        • David Jahson – Giving Praises
                                                        • Fish – Masked Up Piano
                                                        • The Inn House Crew – The Face Covering Riddim
                                                        • The Inn House Crew – Masked Up Joyful Dub
                                                        • The Inn House Crew – Masked Up Moody Man Dub
                                                        • The Inn House Crew – Mask Up PA
                                                        • The Inn House Crew – Road Jack PA
                                                        Keith HudsonNuh Skin Up / Felt We Felt The StrainGreensleeves Records
                                                        For the first time repressed is the Greensleeves 12-inch classic from 1979 with two roots anthems back to back. Deep and heavy extended workouts from 'The...
                                                        • – Nuh Skin Up
                                                        • – Felt We Felt The Strain
                                                        Linval ThompsonLinval Thompson & Friends Vol.1Thompson Sound
                                                        Linval Thompson is one of the most notable voices and producers of the dub world and now he proudly serves up a set full of his own classic creations that...
                                                        • Cedric Myton – Cristal Ball
                                                        • Horace Andy – River (Previously Unreleased)
                                                        • Freddie McKay – Guide Us Jah Jah (Extented)
                                                        • Linval Thompson – Jumping For Joy (Extented)
                                                        • Junior Delgado – Loving You
                                                        • Thompson Sound – Loving You Dub
                                                        • King Kong – Who Say
                                                        • Wayne Wade – Iran
                                                        • Horace Andy – Jah Provide
                                                        • Thompson Sound – Jah Provides Dub
                                                        • Linval Thompson – So Long
                                                        • U Brown – Roots is Roots (Extended / Previously Unreleased)
                                                        • 1. Cedric Myton – Cristal Ball
                                                        • 2. Horace Andy – River (Previously Unreleased)
                                                        • 3. Freddie McKay – Guide Us Jah Jah (Extented)
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                                                        Wayne Wade / Bunny Lie LiePoor And Humble / BabylonianGreensleeves Records
                                                        Much sought after 12" gets the re-issue for the very first time! - Here's the extended version of Wayne Wade's roots anthem "Poor And Humble" and a breathtaking...
                                                        • Wayne Wade – Poor And Humble
                                                        • Bunny Lie Lie – Babylonian
                                                        The GladiatorsSymbol Of RealityNighthawk Records
                                                        Remastered, 1982 roots reggae classic, includes four previously unissued tracks. On 1982’s Symbol Of Reality, their first for the Nighthawk Records...
                                                        • – Symbol Of Reality
                                                        • – Small Axe
                                                        • – Bumping And Boring
                                                        • – Cheater
                                                        • – Watch Out
                                                        • – Mister Goose
                                                        • – Streets Of Gold
                                                        • – Righteous Man
                                                        • – Righteous Man Version
                                                        • – Stand Alone
                                                        • – Not Afraid To Fight
                                                        Lee Perry - The Black EmperorVol. 1 (Vocals) 7" Singles recorded at Black Ark StudioStudio 16
                                                        Superb collection of rare 7" singles recorded at The Black Ark by Lee Perry between 1973 & 1979 featuring The Congos, Prince Jazzbo, Max Romeo, Junior...
                                                        • Prince Jazzbo – Natty Past Through Rome
                                                        • The Congos – Ark Of The Covernant
                                                        • Devon Irons – Ketch Vampire
                                                        • Leo Graham – Doctor Demand
                                                        • James Booms – Psalms Twenty
                                                        • Junior Byles – Dreader Locks
                                                        • Bunny & Ricky – Freedom Fighter
                                                        • Twin Roots – Know Love
                                                        • Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Kiss Me Neck
                                                        • Max Romeo – Fire Fe The Vatican
                                                        • Debra Keese – Travelling
                                                        • Keith Rowe – Groovy Situation