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NOW JAZZ NOW - 100 Essential Free Jazz & Improvisation Recordings [1960-80]Writing from Thurston Moore, Byron Coley, Mats GustafssonPreface by Neneh Cherry. Afterword by Joe McPheeECSTATIC PEACE LIBRARY
The Bug vs Ghost DubsImplosionPressure
StargazersStargazersNight Dreamer
Carlos GarnettCosmos NucleusTime Traveler
Kenny BarronSunset To DawnTime Traveler
The Hamlins / Nora DeanTell Me That You Love Me / Mojo GirlStudio One
Roy BrooksThe Free SlaveTime Traveler
Trio TernuraA GiraVampisoul
Roland Alphonso with The Originals OrchestraABC RocksteadyKids Of Yesterday
Gladstone AndersonGlad SoundsKids Of Yesterday
Bebel GilbertoTanto Tempo (25th Anniversary)Crammed Discs
Manny Corchado & His Orchestra / Nelson Y Sus EstrellasChicken & Booze / Aguardiente Y PolloVampisoul
Elijah MinnelliClams As A Main MealBreadminster County Council
SanticFather Will Cut You OffMutual Life
Sis SanaeFree Jah ChildrenDeep Root
BabbajahFree Up The HerbsVibe Generator
Danny RedJah Beat ThemGuree Roots
Carlton LivingstonLonely ManDynamite Records
Kare / Infinite / Dub CreatorMarijuanaKing Shiloh Majestic Music
Susan CadoganMy Oh MyJump Up! Records
Sistah JahiaRebelFontoyard
Alpha & Omega meets Indica DubsRedeemer Dub / Inner SelfIndica Dubs
Earth-ToneRevelation Of The LightWisdom & Integrity
Linval ThompsonRun Ghetto YouthDubmill
Los Wembler's De IquitosSelvaVampisoul
Dixie Peach & The DiciplesTill Ah MorninBoom-Shacka-Lacka
Dixie Peach & The DisciplesWe Ah WarriorBoom-Shacka-Lacka
Flying VipersWorld InversionEasy Star Records
Vick Lavender ft. Ron CarrollAll I Got For You (Is Love)Cataleya Music
The PrizefightersCrazy in Love / Live ForeverJump Up! Records
Prince BusterFly Flying SkaKids Of Yesterday
Glenn DavisForma EPForma Music
Delroy WilsonHit After Hit After Hit (The Best Of)Lantern Rec.
E-DancerKMS Sampler Vol. 1KMS
The Mighty DiamondsLeft With A Broken HeartAC Music
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A History of the Jamaican Recording Industry Book Two: Rock Steady To Rockers From Treasure Isle To Channel OneBy Noel Hawks and Jah Floyd
- Book (800g) Jam Bk 2£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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.
With contributions and quotes from (wait for it): Bunny Lee, Tommy McCook, King Jammy, I Roy, Big Youth, Graeme Goodall, Edward Seaga, Augustus Pablo, Sly Dunbar, David Rodigan, Sonia Pottinger, Lynn Taitt, Dennis Alcapone, Horace Andy, Joe Higgs, Clancy Eccles, Byron Lee, Bob Andy, Harry Johnson ... and loads more!
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"This volume of what promises to become a crucial series covers in comprehensive fashion Jamaican music's pivotal phase when the music absorbed its US influences from soul and moved on from rock steady and progressed to the uniquely Jamaican sound of reggae and rockers.A wealth of new information, expertly marshalled: this is a book whose time has come!" STEVE BARROW (Rough Guide to Reggae).
"A fascinating read for record collectors, reggae fans and anyone who loves music." CHRIS LANE (Fashion Records)
"The second part of this important trilogy is no less informative and engrossing than the first volume." TONY ROUNCE
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Punk: The Last WordBy Chris Sullivan and Stephen Colegrave
'A thoroughly enjoyable compendium of appalling behaviour.' Nick Logan, Editor NME (1973-1978), founder of The Face
'From the shabby stowaways of the...
- Book (900g)£30.00Expected 30 NovPreorder
Freedom Rhythm and Sound Chapter 2 EVENTThu 18 Dec 2025
Gilles Peterson + Stuart Baker (Soul Jazz Records) + Special GuestsAn evening of conversation, music and visuals 7.30-10pm Thu 18 Dec 2025 at The American...
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Machito and his Afro Cuban Jazz EnsembleWith Flute To Boot!
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Rock Against Racism 1976-1981By Syd Shelton
Rock Against Racism is a body of photographs that Syd Shelton produced for and about the British Rock Against Racism movement (RAR) of 1976–1981. For...
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The Other Side : A Journey into Women, Art and the Spirit World
In an illuminating blend of memoir and art history, The Other Side explores the lives and work of a group of extraordinary women artists. From the twelfth-century...
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Soul Jazz Records hoodie (navy)
Brand new Soul Jazz Records Functional Outer Wear Product #1
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Revolutionary Letters
By turns a handbook of countercultural living, a manual for street protest, and a feminist broadside against the repressive state apparatus, Revolutionary...
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Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
“There are curators, and then there's Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy.” - Resident Advisor
The sun has finally come out. It’s the first time something...
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 10
Latin compilation
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 11
Latin compilation
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Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12Sabroso Guaganco Vol. 12
Latin compilation
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The Blood of OthersSimone de Beauvoir
Potent and vividly emotional, Simone de Beauvoir’s captivating novel questions freedom and individual responsibility in the face of brutality‘These...
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Salsa Y Ache
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My Grandmother's Hands : Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending Our Hearts and Bodiesby Resmaa Menakem
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'Insightful, thought-provoking and profound. I can't recommend highly enough' Sunny Singh'A revolutionary work of beauty,...
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Nova Scotia House : A Novel
Nova Scotia House takes us to the heart of a relationship, a community and an era. It is both a love story and a lament; bearing witness to the enduring...
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This Woman's Work : Essays on Music
This Woman's Work: Essays on Music is edited by Kim Gordon and Sinead Gleeson and features contributors Anne Enright, Fatima Bhutto, Jenn Pelly, Rachel...
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Women and the Piano : A History in 50 Livesby Susan Tomes
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DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
A thrilling and tumultuous, behind-the-scenes account of house music in NYC. The Beat, the Scene, the Sound follows DJ Disciple and his behind-the-scenes...
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Nettleblackby Nat Reeve
'To be blunt: I must escape.' 1893. Henry Nettleblack has to act fast or she'll be married off by her elder sister. But leaving the safety of her wealthy...
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Eros the Bittersweet : An Essayby Anne Carson
Named one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all time by the Modern LibraryAnne Carson’s remarkable first book about the paradoxical nature of romantic...
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Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
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Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
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We Were There:How Black culture, resistance and community shaped modern Britain
We Were There is about a Black Britain that for too long has been unknown and unexplored – the one that exists beyond London. **An Esquire and GQ best...
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Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
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A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook One: The Birth of Ska 'From Mento to Studio One'
Superb hardback 188-page book with loads of text, photos, artefacts, record labels etc written by Noel Hawks.
With contributions and quotes from (wait...
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A History of the Jamaican Recording IndustryBook Three : THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE
THE UPSETTER TO THE COMPUTER ‘FROM THE BLACK ARK TO FIREHOUSE featuring Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammys, King Tubby, Augustus Pablo!!!
Superb hardback...
- Book (650g) ReggaeBook£18.99Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Sir Coxon Dodd: His Musical MightynessJamaican Vinyl 1960-66
Stunning new book by Jeremy Collingwood charting the musical output of Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd during the period 1960-66.
As well as Studio One, this...
- Book (1.1kg)£25.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Reggae 45 SoundsystemThe Label Art of Reggae Singles, A Visual History of Jamaican Reggae 1959-79Soul Jazz Books
Reggae Soundsystem 45! is a new stunning deluxe 500 page flexibound book that features over 1000 full size record label 45 rpm single designs that...
- Book (2.4kg) SJR261£30.00In stockAdd to Bag
Studio One SkaStudio One Ska - Original Jump Up and Ska SoundsSoul Jazz Records
Soul Jazz Records’ new 20th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition coloured vinyl pressing + download code exclusively for...
- Jackie Mittoo – El Bang Bang
- Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Arte Bella
- The Wailers – (I'm Gonna) Put It On
- The Skatalites – Addis Ababa
- Roland Alphonso – President Kennedy
- Joe Higgs – (I'm The) Song My Enemies Sing
- The Skatalites – Beardsman Ska
- Delroy Wilson – I Want Justice
- Tommy McCook's Orchestra – Sampson
- The Ethiopians – I'm Gonna Take Over Now
- Tommy Mccook – Freedom Sounds
- The Maytals – Marching On
- The Skatalites – Exodus
- Rolando Alphonso – Look Away Ska
- Don Drummond – Don Cosmic
- Rolando Alphonso – Scambalena
- Andy & Joey – You're Wondering Now
- 1. Jackie Mittoo – El Bang Bang
- 2. Ken Boothe & Stranger Cole – Arte Bella
- 3. The Wailers – (I'm Gonna) Put It On
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- 2xLP (Coloured Vinyl) + Download Code SJRLP85C£28.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
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Cover Art of Studio One RecordsDeluxe Hardback 12x12" 200 page BookSoul Jazz Books
Available for limited period at special discount price!
100% Absolutely essential! Super-deluxe 12x12" hardback 200 page plus, hundreds of classic Studio...
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Reggae in London 1980-2004 PHOTOZINEPhotographs by David Corio
Awesome small and beautiful photo-zine. 36 pages, staple-bound.
100% ESSENTIAL!
Ships in about a week
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Debra Keese & The Black FiveTravellingOrchid
- – Travelling
- 1. – Travelling
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- 7" ORC711£9.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Studio One RocksteadySoul Jazz Records
Get ready ..
With excellent sleevenotes by Lloyd Bradley (author of the classic book Bass Culture - When Reggae Was King (Penguin)) this album is dedicated...
- The Eternals – Stars
- John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
- The Heptones – Party Time
- The Gaylads – Joy In The Morning
- Marcia Griffiths – My Ambition
- The Heptones – Love Won't Come Easy
- Alton Ellis – Hurting Me
- The Wailing Souls – Row Fisherman Row
- Ken Boothe – Home Home Home
- Jackie Mittoo – Our Thing
- Ken Boothe – When I Fall In Love
- Larry & Alvin – Throw Me Corn
- Duke Morgan – Lick It Back
- Carlton and The Shoes – Me and You
- Dennis Brown – Easy Take It Easy
- The Classics – Pack Up
- Ken Boothe – Moving Away
- 1. The Eternals – Stars
- 2. John Holt – Fancy Make Up
- 3. Cecille Campbell – Whisper To Me
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Cedric Im Brooks / Sound DimensionMun Dun Go / Heavy RockSoul Jazz Records
MASSIVE double-header of two KILLER instrumental anthems from Brentford Road in the latest in the series of Limited Edition 12”s of all-time CLASSIC...
- Cedric Im Brooks – Mun Dun Go
- Sound Dimension – Heavy Rock
- 1. Cedric Im Brooks – Mun Dun Go
- 2. Sound Dimension – Heavy Rock
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Studio One Ska FeverSoul Jazz Records
A blistering collection of ska tunes from Clement 'Sir Coxsone' Dodd's legendary Studio One Records, Jamaica's foundation label of reggae music. Featuring...
- Hugh Godfrey – Mad World
- Johnny Moore – Skavling Johnny
- Bongo Man & The Skatalites – Marcus Garvey
- The Clarendonians – Rudie Bam Bam
- Jackie Opel – Old Rocking Chair
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Climb The Ladder
- Jackie Mittoo – Jump For Joy
- Lee Perry – Gumma
- The Soul Brothers – Freedom Sounds
- The Clarendonians – You Won't See Me
- The Skatalites – Cleopatra
- The Gaylads – Don't Try To Reach Me
- The Skatalites – Ska Parisienne
- Higgs & Wilson – There's A Reward
- The Skatalites – Timothy
- The Ethiopians – Live Good
- Don Drummond – Green Island
- Bob Marley & The Wailers – Mr. Talkative
- 1. Hugh Godfrey – Mad World
- 2. Johnny Moore – Skavling Johnny
- 3. Bongo Man & The Skatalites – Marcus Garvey
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Johnny Osbourne / The HeptonesTime A Run Out / Got To Fight OnSoul Jazz Records
Killer Studio One 12" bomb! Two killer dancefloor-flling dancehall killers from the number one sound of Jamaica. Sublime.
- Johnny Osbourne – Time A Run Out
- The Heptones – Got To Fight On
- 1. Johnny Osbourne – Time A Run Out
- 2. The Heptones – Got To Fight On
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Keeling BeckfordRoman SoldiersStudio 16
1st time on 7" late 70s wicked roots version of Jacob Miller's classic "Roman Soldiers" with dub version on the flip. All copies come in thick company...
- – Roman Soldiers
- – Version
- 1. – Roman Soldiers
- 2. – Version
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- 7" KB 004£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Keeling BeckfordSamfy GirlStudio 16
Originally released in the mid 70s produced by Lloyd Campbell and voiced at The Black Ark by Lee Perry, B-side plays "Samfy Skank" All copies come in company...
- – Samfy Girl
- – Samfy Skank
- 1. – Samfy Girl
- 2. – Samfy Skank
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- 7" KB 003£10.00In stockAdd to Bag
Dancehall BookThe Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall CultureSoul Jazz Books
New edition of the definitive cultural reference book for Jamaican dancehall and features hundreds of killer photographs, extensive text and interviews...
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Prince FattyArtikal IntelligenceLovedub Limited
Prince Fatty returns on blistering form with Artikal Interlligence LP recorded with The Supersized Band in south London, 10 tracks spread over two sides...
- – Black Rabbit ft. Shniece
- – Let's Go To Zion ft. Winston Francis & Big Youth
- – Underwater Love ft. Nina Miranda
- – Trick In The Book ft. Cornell Campbell
- – Hypnotising Eyes ft. Earl 16
- – Mercedes Benz ft. Shniece & Horseman
- – Sunshine ft. Omar & Fatlip
- – Ten Times Sweeter ft. Winston Francis
- – 100 Weight Of Collie Weed ft. Earl 16 & Horseman
- – Tell Me Now ft. Marcia Griffiths
- 1. – Black Rabbit ft. Shniece
- 2. – Let's Go To Zion ft. Winston Francis & Big Youth
- 3. – Underwater Love ft. Nina Miranda
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- LP LVD0007£24.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Wake the Town and Tell the People:Dancehall Culture in Jamaica - By Norman StolzoffDuke University
This is the one essential book on Dancehall (after Soul Jazz Records' "Dancehall", of course). A seriously in depth anthropological study of Jamaican Dancehall....
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Prince Fatty ft. Hollie CookYou Know I'm No GoodLovedub Limited
Stand alone new single from Prince Fatty & Hollie Cook with a awesome version of Amy Winehouse's "You Know I'm No Good" featuring a wicked vocal from Hollie...
- – You Know I'm No Good
- – Dub
- 1. – You Know I'm No Good
- 2. – Dub
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- 7" LVD0006£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
BullwackieIn New YorkBrighton Video
Film made about Lloyd Barnes's Bullwackie Studio in Brooklyn, New York. Shot in the early eighties and featuring Sugar Minott, Milton Henry, The Lovejoys,...
- DVD£15.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Dennis Brown / DhaimaA TrueStudio 16
Great late 70s roots vocal cut from Dennis Brown with USA singer Dhaima on strong harmony with dub version from The Mighty Two on the flip. Nice pressing!
- Dennis Brown – A True
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Nu True
- 1. Dennis Brown – A True
- 2. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Nu True
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- 7" JGM 7-011£10.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Soul Jazz Club Flyer #2100% Dynamite Xmas Specials + Saturday Night Fish FrySoul Jazz Records
Double-sided flyer with two of our favourite clubs - 100% Dynamite and Saturday Night Fish Fry. 100% Dynamite was Saturdays every two weeks and Fish Fry...
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Studio One Story (Vinyl album only edition)Soul Jazz Records
VINYL ALBUM ONLY RESTOCK preordering for 26 Jan 2024 (COMES WITHOUT DVD)
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- Theo Beckford – Easy Snapping
- The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
- Delroy Wilson – Dancing Mood
- Michigan And Smiley – Nice Up The Dance
- Heptones – Baby
- The Abyssinians – Declaration Of Rights
- Alton Ellis – I'm Still In Love With You
- Tommy McCook – Tunnel One
- Sugar Minott – Jah Jah Children
- The Skatalites – Man In The Street
- Dub Specialist – Banana Walk
- Dennis Alcapone – Run Run
- Larry Marshall – Nanny Goat
- Brentford Allstars – Throw Me Corn
- Lone Ranger – Love Bump
- Jackie Mittoo – Freak Out
- 1. Theo Beckford – Easy Snapping
- 2. The Skatalites – Guns Of Navarone
- 3. Delroy Wilson – Dancing Mood
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Junior MurvinCool Out SonStudio 16
Junior Murvin's tuff late 70s vocal cut "Cool Out Son" on a awesome relick of "Real Rock" riddim from Joe Gibbs & The Professionals with dub from The Mighty...
- Junior Murvin – Cool Out Son
- Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Cooling Out
- 1. Junior Murvin – Cool Out Son
- 2. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Cooling Out
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- 7" JGM 7-009£12.00Out of stock Notify me when in stock
Soul Jazz Club Flyer #6Lone Ranger/Andrew Weatherall/David HolmesSoul Jazz Records
Dynamite flyer - Xmas special with Lone Ranger, New Year's eve special, followed by Andrew Weatherall in January and David Holmes in February - £5 to...
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100% Dynamite (Black Vinyl Edition)Soul Jazz Records
“100% Dynamite is among the finest compilations ever assembled.” The Quietus
This is a new black edition vinyl pressing of Soul Jazz Records’ seminal...
- Willie Williams – Armageddon Time
- The Maytals – Night and Day
- The Marvels – Rock Steady
- The Upsetters – Popcorn
- Bunny Clarke – Be Thankful
- Tommy McCook – Green Mango
- Brentford All Stars – Greedy G
- Lennie Hibbert – Real Hot
- Horace Andy – My Soul
- Johnny Osbourne – We Need Love
- Bunny Clarke – I Love The Way You Love
- Jackie Mittoo – Stereo Freeze
- Phyllis Dillon – Woman Of The Ghetto
- Cecric Im Brooks – Give Rasta Glory
- Alton Ellis – Son Of Man
- Sound Dimension – Granny Scratch Scratch
- Lloyd Robinson – Cuss Cuss
- Sound Dimension – Drum Song
- Ken Boothe – Is It Because I'm Black
- 1. Willie Williams – Armageddon Time
- 2. The Maytals – Night and Day
- 3. The Marvels – Rock Steady
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