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    King Jammy's By Beth Lesser

    ECW Press
    • Original Book (400g) ECW225259£35.00
      Original secondhand long out of print paperback as new, sticker on back

    Essential! This is Beth Lesser's first book (before her Dancehall book on Soul Jazz) - an incredible study of King Jammy, his soundsystem, life at the studio. Seriously essential! Back in print.

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