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Anthoney & Shirley - Cemetary Gregory Isaacs - My Only Lover L.Graham - Jungle Rock Brigadeer - Warrior No Tarry Ya Mighty Threes - One Black People Blue Bells - Freedom Fighter Ranking Trevor & Nicademos - Jamaican Rockers Hop Leon Hyatt - Miss Pussy Willow Rickey Grant - All For One Carl Brown - Love Is The Answer
July 11, 2012, at 10:45 pm

The Bass Culture Four

Bass Culture is a series of four double CD releases covering Jamaican music from the mid 60′s to the mid 80′s. Subtitled This Town Is Too Hot! for ska and rocksteady, Boss Sounds for early reggae up to 1972, When Reggae Was King for roots and Mash You Down for early dancehall up to [...]

July 13, 2011, at 10:28 pm

Merritone Masterpieces

The third selection of Merritone 7″ reissues from Dubstore have just been announced and once again there are some real gems here. There is nothing previously unreleased in this bunch but with hard to find classics like Joe Higgs – You Hurt My Soul and Don Henry – As Long As I Live included no [...]

February 24, 2010, at 9:47 am

Pressure on seven

Pressure Sounds records will re-issue two seven inches on 21 March:

Attaras – Brimstone And Fire c/w Cool Fire Version (Joe Higgs production) Freddy McKay – Rock A Bye Woman c/w Rock A Bye Version (Freddy McKay production)

Both are in demand 70′s tunes and will come with picture sleeves etc etc. Rock A Bye [...]

December 31, 2008, at 2:40 pm

Psycho Rhythmic, a Studio One download

Another Dancecrasher mix is rescued from the obscurity of Podomatic, this time Studio One style. Enjoy.

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You’ll Want To Come Back – The Ethiopians (Studio One 7″) People Keep Quarrelling – Alton Ellis (Grooving With Bamboo LP) Sunday Coming – Alton Ellis (Studio One 7″) Sunday Version – [...]

April 11, 2008, at 11:41 am

Micron On Pressure Sounds

Another new release that sounds like it could be a winner is Every Mouth Must Be Fed a various producers set of singles originally released on the Micron label in the early to mid 70′s. Due out on Pressure Sounds on 16 June this set should be well worth checking.

Track Listing: 1. Conference At [...]

November 27, 2007, at 1:43 pm

Joe Higgs on Pressure Sounds

Pressure Sounds Records are re-issuing Joe Higgs’s seminal Life of Contradiction set on CD and vinyl on 18 February 2008. Track list: Come On Home Got To Make A Way Wake Up And Live Life Of Contradiction Who Brought Down The Curtains There’s A Reward Hard Times Don’t Bother Me My Baby Still Loves Me [...]