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Pressure Sounds

Roots, Compilations, Reggae

CD PSCD066£12.00
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Gregory Isaacs – I'll Be Around
Augustus Pablo – Columbo
Horace Andy – Children Of Israel **

1. Gregory Isaacs – I'll Be Around
2. Augustus Pablo – One Thousand Swords
3. Augustus Pablo – Harder Shade Of Black
4. Dirty Harry & Santic All Stars – Better Shade Of Dub
5. Roman Stewart – Peacec In The Valley
6. Augustus Pablo – Columbo
7. Leonard Chin All Stars – Special Branch **
8. Augustus Pablo – Pablo In Dub
9. Santic All Stars – Hell Boat
10. Horace Andy – Children Of Israel **
11. Horace Andy – Problems
12. Augustus Pablo – Lovers Mood **
13. Big Joe – Jah Guide **
14. Santic All Stars – Palace Of Peace
15. Jah Woosh – Chalice Blaze **
16. King Tubbys & Santic All Stars – One Heavy Duba **
17. I Roy – Yamaha Ride **
18. Santic All Stars – Mexican Rocking **
19. Paul Whiteman – I Don't Want To Lose You **
20. Jah Woosh – Shouldn't Say No **
21. King Tubby & Santic All Stars – Santic Meet King Tubby **

Featuring the rootsy productions of leonard "santic" chin from the mid 70s with gregory isaacs, augustus pablo, horace andy, i roy, big joe, king tubby, paul whiteman amongst others. this was the very first "pressure sound" release but with a different cover now reissued with the original 70s cover and with extra tracks on the cd only.

** cd only tracks.

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Ska Shots Pressure Sounds

On August 5th 1962, after 300 years of British rule, which had soaked the earth of the island in blood, Jamaica was finally independent. The country that...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

– Roland Alphonso - "Live Desire" (Trombone version)
– The Skatalites - "Live Wire"
– Lynn Taitt - "Ska-Ta-Shot" (take 2)
– Roland Alphonso - "Step Down" (Low Riff)
– Jackie Mittoo - "Warlock"
– Roland Alphonso - "Determination" (take 2)
– oland Alphonso - "Determination" (take 5)
– Don Drummond - "Love In The Afternoon"
– Roland Alphonso - "El Cid" (take 4)
– Johnny Moore - "Red Is Danger" (take 3)
– Roland Alphonso - "VC10" (take 3)
– Johnny Moore - "Yogi Man" (take 1)
– Roland Alphonso - "Tough Talk" (take 1)
– Roland Alphonso - "Tough Talk" (take 4)

1. – Roland Alphonso - "Live Desire" (Trombone version)
2. – The Skatalites - "Live Wire"
3. – Lynn Taitt - "Ska-Ta-Shot" (take 2)
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LP PSLP115£24.00
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The Skatalites Ska Boo-Da-Ba (Top Sounds From Top Deck)Pressure Sounds

Recorded in a all-night session at Studio 1, Kingston, Jamaica in November 1964, The Skatalites are on SKA fire! there's no overdubs here, just pure rocking...

Reggae Ska and rocksteady

– Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
– Confucious
– China Town
– The Reburial
– Smiling
– Skaravan
– Ringo
– Surftide Seven
– Lawless Street
– Marcus Junior
– Ghost Town
– China Clipper

1. – Ska-Boo-Da-Ba
2. – Confucious
3. – China Town
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LP (180 gram) PSLP114£24.00
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Al Brown & Inner Force Dub Cuts Pressure Sounds

Al Brown is a fine Jamaican singer who came closest to troubling the UK charts with his Al Green cover version ‘Here I Am Baby.’ In the early 1980’s...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Dub Me Again
– Dub Of Books
– Ghetto Situation
– Liquid Dub Part 1
– Hungry Dub Part 1
– Poor And Simple Version
– Family Version
– Ghetto Love Part 1

1. – Dub Me Again
2. – Dub Of Books
3. – Ghetto Situation
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Patrick Andy No Easy Game / Show A Little Love Pressure Sounds

A conscious roots celebration on the A side with Patrick Andy on lead vocal and Yabby You on harmony. A thumping rhythm with Tommy McCook leading the horns...

Reggae Roots Dub

– No Easy Game / Show A Little Love
– Show A Little Love

1. – No Easy Game / Show A Little Love
2. – Show A Little Love
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Patrick Andy Vivian Jackson Presents Living In Mount Zion Pressure Sounds

The seed for this album comes from a tape compiled but never released by Vivian “Yabby You” Jackson, labelled “The Best Of Patrick Andy”. On the...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Living In Mount Zion
– Living In Mount Zion Version
– Got To Give Some Help
– Got To Give Some Help Dub
– Youths Of Today
– Youths Of Today Version
– Give Thanks
– Give Thanks Dub
– You Don’t Want Me
– You Don’t Want Me Version
– Call On Jah
– Love Of A Woman Dub

1. – Living In Mount Zion
2. – Living In Mount Zion Version
3. – Got To Give Some Help
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Al Brown & Dubfiles Tribulation On The Land E.P.Pressure Sounds

Rare obscure roots vocal cut from Al Brown & Inner Force given three superb new dub twists from Italian dub maestro Paolo Baldini, plus the original cut....

Reggae Roots Dub

Al Brown & Inner Force – Tribulation On The Land
Dubfiles – Dub On The Land
Dubfiles – Tribulation Dub Part 1
Dubfiles – Tribulation Dub Part 2

1. Al Brown & Inner Force – Tribulation On The Land
2. Dubfiles – Dub On The Land
3. Dubfiles – Tribulation Dub Part 1
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10" PST143£15.00
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Prince Jazzbo Rally Round Zion / Crashing Rockers Pressure Sounds

Prince Jazzbo started his career at Studio One before moving on to record for Glen Brown and Bunny Lee. He cut more classics with Lee Perry before establishing...

Reggae DJ Roots Dub

Prince Jazzbo – Rally Round Zion
Jazz Mazzwhoto Band – Crashing Rockers

1. Prince Jazzbo – Rally Round Zion
2. Jazz Mazzwhoto Band – Crashing Rockers
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Barry Brown Praises Pressure Sounds

Barry Brown had originally started out as a DJ called Jah Smile, but he had also been part of a group with Rod Taylor and Johnny Lee who recorded...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Step It Up Youthman extended – Barry Brown
– Natty Rootsman part 1 – Barry Brown
– Natty Rootsman part 2 – The Aggrovators
– Fittest Of The Fittest part 1 – Barry Brown
– Fittest Of The Fittest part 2 – The Aggrovators
– We Can’t Dub Like This – The Aggrovators
– Longer (intro)
– Look How Long vocal – Barry Brown
– Look How Long Dub – The Aggrovators
– Longer (outro)
– From Creation vocal – Barry Brown
– Creative Vibes (xylophone) – Diggory Kenrick
– Give Thanks And Praise vocal – Barry Brown
– Give Thanks And Praise (Lion Mix) – Barry Brown
– Give Thanks part 3 – The Aggrovators

1. – Step It Up Youthman extended – Barry Brown
2. – Natty Rootsman part 1 – Barry Brown
3. – Natty Rootsman part 2 – The Aggrovators
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Lee Perry & Friends Black Art From The Black Ark Pressure Sounds

Rare and unreleased roots recordings from The Black Ark and producer Lee Perry with various singers & players featuring two dubplate cuts from Junior Murvin...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Roots Train - Junior Murvin (Unreleased Dubplate Mix)
– Woman Gotta Have Love - Jimmy Riley (Unreleased Dubplate Mix)
– Set Up Yourself – The Upsetters
– Brotherly Love – Henrick Nicholson (12” mix)
– Let’s Fall in Love – Junior Murvin
– Say a Little Prayer – Eric Donaldson (12” mix)
– I Never Had It So Good – Jimmy Riley
– Mister Craven – Junior Murvin
– Such Is Life – Lord Creator (12” mix)
– Such Is Life Version – The Upsetters
– Nuh Fi Run It Down – Danny Clarke
– Nuh Fi Run It Down Version – The Upsetters
– What a Sin – Lee Perry (extended mix)
– Ska Baby – Bobby Ellis
– Ska Version – The Upsetters
– Beard Man Shuffle – The Upsetters
– Oh Me Oh My – Bree Daniels CD Bonus track
– Oh Me Oh Dub – The Upsetters Cd Bonus track

1. – Roots Train - Junior Murvin (Unreleased Dubplate Mix)
2. – Woman Gotta Have Love - Jimmy Riley (Unreleased Dubplate Mix)
3. – Set Up Yourself – The Upsetters
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Jimmy Riley / Bunny Rugs Woman Gotta Have Love / Woman's Version / Move Out Of My Way / Move Version Pressure Sounds

6 tracks featuring Jimmy Riley & Bunny Rugs including a couple of edits mixes from Paolo Baldini 'Dubfiles'. Upsetter magic at its finest. Comes in a grey...

Reggae Roots Dub

Jimmy Riley – Woman Gotta Have Love
– Woman's Version
Paolo Baldini Dub Files – Got To Have More Dub
Bunny Rugs – Move Out Of My Way
– Move Version
Paolo Baldini Dub Files – Move Out Of My Dub

1. Jimmy Riley – Woman Gotta Have Love
2. – Woman's Version
3. Paolo Baldini Dub Files – Got To Have More Dub
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Yabby You Dub Conqueror Part 1 Pressure Sounds

Yabby You's classic roots anthem gets a serious remix. One long mix by Martin Harrison. Martin worked with This Heat and On u sound as well as many others....

Reggae Roots

Martin "Fredricks" Harrison – Dub Conqueror Part 1
Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 2
Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 3

1. Martin "Fredricks" Harrison – Dub Conqueror Part 1
2. Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 2
3. Paolo Baldini DubFiles – Dub Conqueror Part 3
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Joy Lindsay This Child Of Mine Pressure Sounds

One off stocking of rare Pressure Sound 7" from 2014, superb reissue of mid 70s soulful female roots vocal with killer Jimmy Radway dub on the flip. Comes...

Reggae Roots

– This Child Of Mine

1. – This Child Of Mine
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Dukey McCalla I've Got The Power Pressure Sounds

Produced by Pat Kelly and originally released as an extremely limited pressing in 1970, Dukey McCella’s “I’ve Got the Power,” has become a cult...

Reggae Roots

– I've Got The Power

1. – I've Got The Power
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Phillip Fullwood Love Everyone Pressure Sounds

1976 rare recording from Phillip Fullwood, next vocal cut to Burning Spear's "Free"

Reggae Roots

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The Bunny Lee Allstars Ivan Itler The Conqueror / Smooths And Sorts Pressure Sounds

A humorous look at some of the more infamous characters in history precedes a charming keyboard led instrumental. Most likely Lloyd ‘Gitsey’ Willis...

Reggae Roots

The Bunny Lee Allstars – Ivan Itler The Conqueror
Dave Barker – Smooths And Sorts

1. The Bunny Lee Allstars – Ivan Itler The Conqueror
2. Dave Barker – Smooths And Sorts
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Lloyd Parks Money For Jam Pressure Sounds

One of two new reissue 7" releases from Pressure Sounds. Tuff 70s roots reggae from singer & bass player Lloyd Parks.

Reggae Roots

– Money For Jam
– Money For Jam (Version)

1. – Money For Jam
2. – Money For Jam (Version)
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Native Rockstone - Native’s Adventures With Lee Perry At The Black Ark - September 1977 Pressure Sounds

Pressure Sounds dig deeper to uncover this long lost Black Ark rarity. Native was the brainchild of Wayne Jobson, cousin of Island Records co-founder...

Reggae Roots

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Bunny Lee & Friends Tape Rolling!Pressure Sounds

Delving into the vaults of Jamaican producer Bunny Lee once again with some superb choice unreleased cuts from 1971-74 featuring legendary...

Reggae Roots

Slim Smith – The Time Has Come (Unreleased Cut)
I Roy & Augustus Pablo – Devil's Brother In Law (Unreleased Cut)
Cornell Campbell – I Wonder Why
John Holt – Stick By Me (Unreleased Cut)
Horace Andy – Man Next Door (Unreleased Cut)
Delroy Wilson – Any Heart Can Be Broken (Unreleased Cut)
Vin Gordon – Riding For A Fall

1. Slim Smith – The Time Has Come (Unreleased Cut)
2. I Roy & Augustus Pablo – Devil's Brother In Law (Unreleased Cut)
5. Cornell Campbell – I Wonder Why
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CD PSCD91£12.00
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Skin Flesh & Bones Dub In Blood Pressure Sounds

This release "Dub In Blood" is one of the rarest and most sought after dub albums of all. Issued in tiny quantities on producer Phil Pratt's label "Sunshot"...

Reggae Dub

– Dub In Blood
– Skin Dub
– Flesh Dub
– Dub To The Vein
– Doctor Dub
– It De Hay Dub * cd only

1. – Dub In Blood
2. – Skin Dub
3. – Flesh Dub
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Roy Graham Why Should You Pressure Sounds

An obscure Black Ark rarity produced by Phil Pratt at the Black Ark.

Roots Reggae

– Why Should You

1. – Why Should You
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Lee Perry & His Upsetters Roaring Lion (16 Untamed Black Art Masters & Dub Plates)Pressure Sounds

Superb new 16 Track Pressure Sounds compilation from Lee Perry / Black Ark vaults (4th in the series) featuring unreleased mixes and dubplate mixes from...

Roots Reggae

Jah Lion & The Upsetters – Truth And Rights
The Upsetters – Upsetters Shuffle
Augustus Pablo – Pride
Althea & Donna – Loco Negril
Junior Byles & The Upsetters – Beat Down Comrade Man
Bob & The Upsetters – Natural Mystic
The Upsetters – Dub Stand

1. Jah Lion & The Upsetters – Truth And Rights
2. The Upsetters – Upsetters Shuffle
4. Augustus Pablo – Pride
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Joe Higgs Unity Is Power Pressure Sounds

Joe Higgs follow up to the classic Life of Contradiction album, Unity is Power is a mellower set of tracks. The song writing is as clear and as lucid as...

Roots Reggae

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Bobby Kalphat Terminal Rock Pressure Sounds

Tuff melodica cut on the rhythm of Dennis Brown's "What About The Half" produced by Phil Pratt originally for his Sunshot label, with rare dub mix on the...

Roots Reggae

Bobby Kalphat – Terminal Rock
The Sunshot All Stars – What About The Half Version

1. Bobby Kalphat – Terminal Rock
2. The Sunshot All Stars – What About The Half Version
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Don Prendes Ska-Ba-Doo-Be-Day Pressure Sounds

Don Prendes sang with Pablo Moses in the 'Canaries' which eventually morphed into Pablo Moses harmony singers for the classic Revolutionary Dream album....

Roots Reggae

– Ska-Ba-Doo-Be-Day
– Dub-Be-Day

1. – Ska-Ba-Doo-Be-Day
2. – Dub-Be-Day
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The Third World All Stars Rebel Rock Pressure Sounds

New Pressure Sounds reissue on CD / LP Killer Mid 70s jazzy roots Instrumental album produced by Count Shelly, deriving most of the rhythms from Errol...

Roots Reggae

– Rebel Rock
– Repatriation Rock
– Our Dream World

1. – Rebel Rock
2. – Repatriation Rock
3. – Our Dream World
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Aleas Jube Righteous Land Pressure Sounds

Never before released as a 45 and a true obscurity!! Little is known about Aleas Jube other than that he was a character who hung out at the Black Ark...

Roots Reggae

Aleas Jube – Rightous Land
The Upsetters – Rightous Rocking

1. Aleas Jube – Rightous Land
2. The Upsetters – Rightous Rocking
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Bobby Floyd Sound Doctor Pressure Sounds

Really excellent 45 from Bobby Floyd on the A side. B side is a 'Young Dellinger' on the flipside with the super rare cut of the same rhythm 'Wam Pam Pa...

Roots Reggae

Bobby Floyd – Sound Doctor
Young Dellinger – Wam-Pam-Pa-Do

1. Bobby Floyd – Sound Doctor
2. Young Dellinger – Wam-Pam-Pa-Do
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Slim Smith Stand Up and Fight Pressure Sounds

This is a newly mastered release direct from master tape. A classic early reggae roots tune - comes in a picture sleeve on the Lee's label.

Ska and rocksteady Reggae

slim smith – stand up and fight
the aggrovators – dr seaton

1. slim smith – stand up and fight
2. the aggrovators – dr seaton
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Listen To The Music Caltone's Jamaican 45's 1966-69 Pressure Sounds

Superb new Pressure Sounds compilation dealing with Ken Lack's Caltone record Label from a three year peroid 1966-69. Rocksteady was the name of the game...

Ska and rocksteady Reggae

Lloyd & The Groovers With Tommy McCook And The Supersonics – Listen To The Music
Alva Lewis With Lynn Taitt – Return Home
The Kingstonians – Why Wipe The Smile From Your Face
The Kingstonians – Love Is The Greatest Science
Honey Boy Martin – Dreader Than Dread

2. Lloyd & The Groovers With Tommy McCook And The Supersonics – Listen To The Music
5. Alva Lewis With Lynn Taitt – Return Home
8. The Kingstonians – Why Wipe The Smile From Your Face
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Slim Smith Let's Get Together Pressure Sounds

2nd of two 7"reissues from pressure sounds featuring the late 60s production work of bunny 'striker' lee. this 7" features the uniques lead singer slim...

Ska and rocksteady Reggae

Slim Smith – Let's Get Together
The Webber Sisters – My World

1. Slim Smith – Let's Get Together
2. The Webber Sisters – My World
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Channel One Maxfield Avenue Breakdown Pressure Sounds

Opened in 1972 the Channel One studio, located on Maxfield Avenue in the heart of the Kingston ghetto and installed with the best recording equipment available,...

Reggae Dub

– Ragnapaiza Version
– Jail House Version
– Speak Easy
– Natty a General Version
– Dance Dis Ya Festival Version
– King of the Minstrels
– Have Mercy Version
– CB200 Version
– Black Man Version
– Rema Skank
– Ballistic Affair Version
– Fire Bun Version
– Counter Attack
– Woman is Like a Shadow Version
– School Days Version
– Answer Me Question Version

1. – Ragnapaiza Version
2. – Jail House Version
3. – Speak Easy
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King Tubby Firehouse Revolution Pressure Sounds

King Tubby's digital productions from the mid to late 80s, featuring the classic "tempo" by anthony red rose plus killer tracks from conroy smith, lloyd...

Dancehall DJ Reggae

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Dennis Bovell Decibel Pressure Sounds

sixteen Wicked instrumental and dub cuts from the U.K.s dub master featuring "the grunwick affair" "harmoniser dub" and "none jah jah children" melodica...

Dub Reggae

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