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More Pressure Vol.1 - Straight To The Head

Pressure Sounds

Roots, Reggae

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1. Ras Ibuna – Diverse Doctrine
2. The Village Bunch – Diverse Doctrine Version
3. Rickey Storm – The Way It Is
4. Rickey Storm – The Way It Is Version
5. Micheal Rose – We Shall Over Come
6. The Key – Over Come
7. Bongo Gene – Skyjack
8. Bongo Gene All Stars – Skyjack Version
9. Cornell Campbell – Free Meal Ticket
10. Barrington Levy – The Winner 12" version
11. Dillinger – Nuh Chuck It
12. The Hardy Boys – Chucky Dub
13. Tarfi Synicate – Free For All
14. Tarfi Synicate – All For Free
15. Uhuru the sound of freedom – Folk song
16. The Freedom Singers – Folk Song Version
17. The Mercenaries – Eight Against Rome Version

Tuff collection of rare 7" and 12" roots from Pressure Sounds celebrating their 50th release. A must have for deep roots fans everywhere featuring Cornell Campbell, Black Uhuru, Ras Ibuna, Ricky Storm (I Kong} and many more.

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Dubism Che Pressure Sounds

Second release from Dubism. Featuring Diggory Kenrick on Flute and Paolo 'DubFiles' Baldini on Bass Guitar and mixing. Pete Holdsworth on Guidance and...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Che
– Che Version

1. – Che
2. – Che Version
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Bongo Gene Skyjack Pressure Sounds

Reggae

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Dubism Moves Pressure Sounds

Great far east sounding roots gem from the trio of Diggory Kendrick, Paolo 'DubFiles' Baldini & Pressure Sound's Pete Holdsworth on this limited 7" with...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Moves
– Moves Version

1. – Moves
2. – Moves Version
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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 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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The Yabby You Sound Dubs & Versions Pressure Sounds

In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular its reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Tribal War Dub
– Creation Rock Version
– United Africa Dub
– Lord Of Lords Dub
– Dub U So
– Black Is Our Colour Dub
– Vengeance In Dub
– Heads A Roll Dub
– Repatriation Rock
– Death To All Racist
– Aggression Dub
– Warrior No Tarry Yah Version
– Now I Know Dub
– Mash Down Rome Dub
– Babylon A Fall Dub
– Man Of The Living Dub
– Time Changing Dub
– Turn Me Loose Dub
– Chanting Version
– Yabby U Sound
– Plague Of Horn *
– King Pharaoh Dub *

1. – Tribal War Dub
2. – Creation Rock Version
3. – United Africa Dub
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Barry Brown Natty Roots Controller Pressure Sounds

3 track vinyl 10' of the Natty Roots Controller mixed by Paolo Baldini. The mix that stretches over the A side is a 7 minute extravaganza

Reggae Roots Dub

– Natty Roots Controller
– Natty Roots Version 1
– Natty Roots Version 2

1. – Natty Roots Controller
2. – Natty Roots Version 1
3. – Natty Roots Version 2
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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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Yabby You & The Prophets Conquering Lion (Expanded Edition)Pressure Sounds

‘Conquering Lion’ stands as one of the few truly essential albums of the roots era. As devotional as anything by Burning Spear, as polemical as Bob...

Reggae Roots

– Run Come Rally
– Jah Vengence
– Conquering Lion
– Covetous Men
– Anti Christ
– Carnal Mind
– Jah Love
– Love Thy Neighbour
– Love Of Jah
– The Man Who Does The Work
Dubs – Rally Dub
– Hungering Dub *
– Tubby's Vengeance
– Version Dub *
– Conquering Dub
– Big Youth Fights Against Capitalist
– Anti Christ Rock
– Jah Love Dub
– Warning Version
– Love Thy Neighbour Version
– Love Of Jah Version Version
– Work Without Pay Dub

1. – Run Come Rally
2. – Jah Vengence
3. – Conquering Lion
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When Jah Shall Come Pressure Sounds

Bunny Lee recorded a massive volume of remarkably consistent music in the 70s. This compilation brings together rare and unreleased cuts that put the listener...

Reggae Roots Dub

Tommy McCook – Tommy's Vibes
Johnny Clarke – No Babylon Shall Escape In This Time *
Jah Smile – Ethiopian Rock
Lennox Brown – Jamaican Fruit Of African Roots *
Ronnie Davis – Every Knee Shall Bow *
Cornell Campbell – King Tubby's vs Arrows Dubplate *
Al Campbell – One Room Shack
John Forbes – War Zone
Linval Thompson – Look How Long Nyabinghi Calling You *
The Raver – Life Of My Own *
The Aggrovators – Bell Road Rock *
Cornell Campbell – Keep On Running
U-Roy – The Right To Live
Al Campbell – Wicked A Go Feel It
Tommy McCook – Joe Frazier *
Johnny Clarke – No Man Is An Island *
Linval Thompson – Go Jah Jah Pickney *
Johnny Clarke – Better Collie *

1. Tommy McCook – Tommy's Vibes
2. Johnny Clarke – No Babylon Shall Escape In This Time *
3. Jah Smile – Ethiopian Rock
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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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Bobby Ellis And The Upsetters Ska Baby Pressure Sounds

Ska Baby by Bobby Ellis. Produced and Directed by the Upsetter. Subtle Black Ark instrumental. Comes with a lovely dub on the flipside. In a custom bag....

Reggae Roots Dub

– Ska Baby
– Ska Version

1. – Ska Baby
2. – Ska Version
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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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Rubadub Revolution Early Dancehall Productions From Bunny Lee Pressure Sounds

“Rub A Dub Revolution: Early Dancehall Productions From Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee” their first foray into Mr. Lee’s transformative rub a dub work from...

Reggae Roots Dancehall

The Paragons – Know Yourself Mankind
Don Carlos & Papa Tullo – Lazer Beam (Nuff Stylee) 12" Mix
Johnny Clarke – I Man Come Again
Papa Tullo – Every Half Is A Fraction
Cornell Campbell & Scientist – Bandulo 12" Mix
The Paragons – A Place Called Zion
Simple Simon – Revolution Fighters
Trevor Castell – Too Popular (Previously Unreleased)
Cornell Campbell – Exterminator (Previously Released)
Devon Edwards – Lay Down Flat

1. The Paragons – Know Yourself Mankind
2. Don Carlos & Papa Tullo – Lazer Beam (Nuff Stylee) 12" Mix
3. Johnny Clarke – I Man Come Again
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Frankie Jones Gun Fever Pressure Sounds

Frankie Jones’ “Gun Fever” is a dark and heavy piece of digital roots; a rare representation of 80s Jamaican music that appealed equally to the UK...

Reggae Roots

– Gun Fever
– Gun Fever (Version)

1. – Gun Fever
2. – Gun Fever (Version)
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Tommy McCook Revenge Pressure Sounds

Tommy McCook’s mighty hornsman version of Yabby You’s “Jah Vengence” re-mastered and reissued in perfect style. This 7” finds the great multi-instrumentalist...

Reggae Roots

Tommy McCook – Revenge
Tommy & King Tubbys – Greetings

1. Tommy McCook – Revenge
2. Tommy & King Tubbys – Greetings
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Bunny Lee Presents Dubbing In The Front Yard + Conflict Dub Pressure Sounds

Bunny Lee as producer. Prince Jammy as engineer. The Aggrovators making the tracks. It is the Holy Trinity of Jamaican Music. Throughout the years, recorded...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Dubbing In The Front Yard
– Judgement Dub
– The Gates Of Dub
– Babylon Dub
– Somewhere Version
– Carry On Dubwise
– Crab In A Barrel Dub

1. – Dubbing In The Front Yard
2. – Judgement Dub
3. – The Gates Of Dub
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Bunny Lee Enter Into Dub / Come To Me In Dub Pressure Sounds

Four heavyweight dub remixes of two Bunny Lee rhythms laid in the early 80s by an updated Aggrovators, featuring Sly and Robbie . First are two re-works...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Enter Into Dub Version 1

1. – Enter Into Dub Version 1
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Busty Brown Soon I'm Gonna Make It Pressure Sounds

A superb single by the vocalist Busty Brown who is somewhat of a mystery other than that he recorded for the usual roll call of Jamaican producers such...

Reggae Roots

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Phil Pratt The War Is On Dub Style Pressure Sounds

Very rare Phil Pratt produced dub album "The War Is On Dub Style" gets reissued for the first time with original tunes on the vinyl and with 3 extra vocal...

Reggae Roots Dub

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Devon Irons Jerusalem Pressure Sounds

The original cut of the Althea and Donna ‘Gone to Negril’ track. Released by Pressure Sounds in 2005 and then deleted. Now on the Talent 77 label,...

Reggae Roots

Devon Irons – Jerusalem
The Talent Crew – Version

1. Devon Irons – Jerusalem
2. The Talent Crew – Version
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Bunny Lee & The Aggrovators Super Dub Disco Style Pressure Sounds

Originally released in 1979 on West London label "Jamaica Sound" Superb dub album mixed at King Tubby's & Channel One. Vinyl is single vinyl and the...

Reggae Roots Dub

– Money In Your Pocket Dub
– Shalin Temple Dub
– Portobello Special Dub
– The Revolutionaries Heavy Weight Dub
– The Scientist Dub

1. – Money In Your Pocket Dub
3. – Shalin Temple Dub
4. – Portobello Special Dub
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Ruddy Thomas Grand Father Bogle Pressure Sounds

One of Rudy Thomas few roots tunes. The Kingston born singer was better acquainted with softer lovers material than this lament for Paul Bogle the Jamaican...

Reggae Roots

– Grand Father Bogle
– Grand Father Bogle (Version)

1. – Grand Father Bogle
2. – Grand Father Bogle (Version)
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King Tubby Dubbing In The Back Yard Pressure Sounds

An overlooked slice of early eighties dub from Striker Lee. Actually mixed by Prince Jammy at Tubbys studio. CD has 13 tracks and an added free cd of Delroy...

Reggae Roots Dub

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Delroy Wilson Go Away Dream Pressure Sounds

A Delroy Wilson set that has slipped between the cracks a little bit. A great singer who perhaps we take for granted due to the volume of releases. Check...

Reggae Roots

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George Dekker Foey Man Pressure Sounds

Late 60s recordings from George Dekker, now repressed with a different b-side with Bunny Lee's All Stars "Scarface"

Reggae Roots

George Dekker – Foey Man
Bunny Lee All Stars – Scarface

1. George Dekker – Foey Man
2. Bunny Lee All Stars – Scarface
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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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Jimmy Riley Live It To Know It: Self Productions Protest Songs & Dub Plates 1975-1985 Pressure Sounds

Superb 17 track compilation of the former Uniques singer's self produced rare roots tunes from 1975 to 1985. Check 'Majority Rule' 'Gunman of JA' 'Nyah-Bingi'...

Roots Reggae

– Gunman Of JA
– Gunman Of JA (King Tubby’s Dub Plate Mix)
– Nyah-Bingi
– From The Ghetto
– Give Thanks And Praise
– Majority Rule

1. – Gunman Of JA
2. – Gunman Of JA (King Tubby’s Dub Plate Mix)
5. – Nyah-Bingi
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The Inturns Consider Yourself Pressure Sounds

A.K.A. The Viceroys killer rare roots album from 1976 produced by Phil Pratt. Recorded at Channel One Studios with Wesley Tinglin & Neville Ingram...

Roots Reggae

– Send Us
– Consider Yourself
– Detour
– Nothing Is Impossible
– Jah Ho

1. – Send Us
2. – Consider Yourself
3. – Detour
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Bunny 'Striker' Lee Full Up Pressure Sounds

Killer selection from Pressure Sounds of Bunny 'Striker' Lee's late 60s early 70s productions in the new faster style of reggae. Featuring Delroy Wilson,...

Ska and rocksteady Reggae

Bunny Lee Allstars – Ivan Itler The Conqueror
Dave Barker – Smooth And Sorts
Rico Rodriguez & Tommy McCook – Going West
Bunny Lee Allstars – Joe Lewis
Bunny Lee Allstars – Full Up

1. Bunny Lee Allstars – Ivan Itler The Conqueror
2. Dave Barker – Smooth And Sorts
3. Rico Rodriguez & Tommy McCook – Going West
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Horace Andy Get Wise Pressure Sounds

Fresh from his time at Studio 1 Horace Andy got together with producer Phil Pratt to record these mid 70's strong roots tunes with early versions of classics...

Roots Reggae

Horace Andy – Eighty Percent Badness
Horace Andy – I Don't Want To Be Outside
Horace Andy – Youths Of Today
Horace Andy – Get Wise
Horace Andy – Holy Mount Zion
Horace Andy – Roots Of All Evil

1. Horace Andy – Eighty Percent Badness
2. Horace Andy – I Don't Want To Be Outside
4. Horace Andy – Youths Of Today
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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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Tommy McCook Reggae In Jazz Pressure Sounds

Long out of print and never released before on CD, Mid 70s early roots instrumental album featuring the great Tommy McCook on saxophone and produced by...

Roots Reggae

– Grass Root
– Wild Bunch
– Bad Man

1. – Grass Root
4. – Wild Bunch
9. – Bad Man
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