December 1, 2010, at 8:43 pm

Another Pressure Sound

A few weeks ago I mentioned part 1 of an interview with Harry Hawke (Pressure Sounds) recorded by Reggae Richie for his radio show on Dublin’s Near90 FM. Now he’s back with part 2, kicking off with Pablo’s Cassava Piece…you can’t go wrong!

Reggae Richie Meets "Harry Hawke" Under Pressure Pt2 by Near90fm on Mixcloud

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April 17, 2010, at 8:35 am

Perry The Trojan

A few years ago when Sanctuary were at the helm you couldn’t move for new Trojan product with three or four re-issue CD’s coming out every month. Since Universal took control of the label new re-issues have slowed down to a trickle and whilst what has come out has been well selected and presented it hasn’t exactly set the world on fire. The same looks to be the case for the next scheduled release, a … continue reading…

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March 9, 2010, at 9:19 am

Analogue Jammy's

With all the talk of a Sleng Teng silver jubilee it would be easy to sideline the productions Lloyd James was responsible for prior to 1985. Well neglect at your peril – Jammy may not have been as prolific as some but in the late 70′s and early 80′s he was responsible for many truly great tunes.

The latest effort to present these for the discerning public is a double CD/LP effort (yes – and … continue reading…

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January 4, 2010, at 1:33 pm

A harder shade of re-issue

Pressure Sounds re-release the very first re-issue from their catalogue on the 8 Febuary, A Harder Shade Of Black featuring productions from Leonard Chin’s Santic lable. Originally re-issued in 1995 as An Even Harder Shade Of Black this was taken from the original Santic LP from around 1974.

The new CD reissue has increased the track count from 16 to 21 (two tracks dropped and seven added). Where as the vinyl issue has the original … continue reading…

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February 3, 2009, at 2:40 pm

Test Match Special

Retired cricketer Derek Pringle (formerly of England and Essex) talks to the Jamaican Gleaner ahead of the England V’s West Indies series and gives them his Reggae top 10:

Heart of The Congos – The Congos Soul Rebel – The Wailers Soul Revolution – The Wailers Rocking Time – Burning Spear King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown – Augustus Pablo Intensified Dirt – Desmond Dekker and The Aces Man Ah Warrior – Tappa Zukie Super … continue reading…

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September 16, 2008, at 12:00 pm

A fine half century for Randy's

To celebrate 50 years since the start of Randy’s VP records are releasing a special 2 CD retrospective with a 40 minute DVD. The CD’s are split down the middle, the first one featuring Ska to early Reggae and the second 70′s sounds. The release has it’s fair share of fairly obvious tunes as is usual in this kind of release but there are some less well known titles thrown in too. CD 1 … continue reading…

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