A year on from the impossible to follow 'Exodus', reggae's greatest singer managed to pull it off with "Sun Is Shining", "Satisfy My Soul" and the huge hit "Is This Love".
In 1973 Bob Marley and the Wailers found themselves stranded on the West Coast of the United States after being asked to leave the Sly & The Family Stone...
Militant 1979 release recorded at Tuff Gong with a strong Pan-African theme and calls for African unity in the light of Zimbabwe's recent independence.
This is simply the first of many posthumous collections of Bobs music. It is also one of the best of these later albums. Maybe that's not so surprising...
Bringing their unique sound, charm and lyrical wit! In many ways, Yard Act is a project that exists through the fusion of seemingly opposing entities....
Anniversary edtion of their 1991 classic. Eno/Lanois/Lillywhite production featuring the singles 'The Fly', 'Mysterious Ways', 'One', Even Better Than...
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Exclusive RSD release, ft. 4 live session/stripped back tracks from recent album CFTW....
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Soundtrack to the seminal Jamaican film, features stone cold Reggae classics from Jimmy Cliff, the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Scotty, The Melodians and...
Nice re-issue of this classic post punk album which includes their essential cover of "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" as a bonus track. This album was...
Militant 1979 release recorded at Tuff Gong with a strong Pan-African theme and calls for African unity in the light of Zimbabwe's recent independence.
Superb update of the killer compilation from 1979 of Augustus Pablo's at the time rare singles and productions. Heavy mid 70s roots music at it's finest...
Classic, classic album originally on Strata East and featuring 'The Bottle'. Gil Scott Heron is a legendary soul/jazz/spoken word hero and this is one...
Their debut album for Island, a stone cold roots rock reggae classic, beautifully reissued on 180 gram vinyl and housed in a thick heavyweight card sleeve
"Jackie Mittoo was one of the great names in Jamaican music, manning the keyboards for the Skatalites, the Soul Vendors, and Sound Dimension - three of...
Issued in 1969 by Doctor Bird Records early on the company’s Pyramid subsidiary, "The Israelites" came hot on the heels of Desmond Dekker’s international...
Wild, psychedelic, middle eastern-style, cinematic funk vibes from the hotly-tipped Sven Wunder! Very limited 45 release from Mr Bongo - check the breaks!
Probably the best J.B's album in the world ! Full of great tracks.Every track on this album is a funk classic - 'Pass the Peas', 'Gimme Some More' 'Hot...
Militant 1979 release recorded at Tuff Gong with a strong Pan-African theme and calls for African unity in the light of Zimbabwe's recent independence.
Cuba: Music and Revolution: Culture Clash in Havana: Experiments in Latin Music 1975-85 Vol. 1 is the new album compiled by Gilles Peterson and Stuart...
Ethio-jazz hero Mulatu Astake and His Ethiopian Quintet "Afro-Latin Soul" album from 1966! As the title suggest this is more leaning towards the Latin-soul...
Superb hardback 350-page book (nearly twice the size of the first one) with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks....
Long out of print 1975 compilation of Lee Perry's Black Ark productions. Featuring his own twisted "Enter The Dragon" The Gladiators roots vocal cut "Time"...