Releases from artist / Veröffentlichungen von : Ken Boothe

valuable reissue of sir niney prod. classic reggae

edition of 200 copies, press on orange vinyl, hand numbered, black paper sleeve hand stamped

new version of the track with jamaican legend ken boothe + dub version. ken everything i own boothe played a significant part in covering sir coxsones studio one walls with gold and goodness knows that label fostered its share of legends. collaborating with the master, blundetto could have laid it on thick with heavy production instead alongside his discreet partner blackjoy, he created a gorgeous production using the purest of jamaican music, proving yet again that time has nothing on the suave tones of mr. rocksteady.

the ken boothe masterpiece from 1978 gets the long overdue remastered re-issue. -got to get away- was produced by phil pratt, features additional deejay vocals by jah walton (aka joseph cotton) and has extensive sleeve notes. packaged in the original sleeve design by anthony nero it is now available for the first time on cd and the high collectable lp-vinyl is here in a great 180 gram edition with leaflet including credits and linernotes.

limited one-off pressing on yellow double vinyl.

limited transparent green double vinyl with download code included.

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the classic studio one soul compilation from soul jazz records is now available in a new edition on black double vinyl with download code included.

trojan records celebrates the 60th anniversary of jamaican independence with a special compilation of 28 tracks on transparent green and yellow coloured double vinyl, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

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a great collection of reggae classics on double vinyl.

when reggae masters turn hits into jamaican groove. sly robbie, alpha blondy, marcia griffiths, horace andy, morgan heritage, gregory isaacs, inna de yard, alton ellis, ken boothe, jimmy riley... they all play the game with their new versions of hits of today and yesterday.

sly & robbie present a collection of 12 reggae masterpieces on vinyl lp.

recorded in jamaica

pressing on audiophile 180 gram vinyl.

limited ddition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange 180 gram vinyl.
hot shots of reggae is an recording on which a bunch of popular reggae songs are brought together. the album was originally released in the autumn of 1970 and compiled by the legendary chinese-jamaican producer leslie kong. he had enjoyed many hits in in europe and selected some of the true pearls from the reggae music to shine on the album. the album includes the maytals hit monkey man, the sparkling so much love by joe white and the fine rythms of ken boothe’s freedom street. the influential producer leslie kong once discovered jimmy cliff and recorded him on his own record label beverley’s. in 1962 he recorded bob marley’s first single and through the 60’s het became known as the producer of many big artists, like desmond dekker and joe higgs. he died of a heart attack, at the age of 38, in august 1971.

limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange 180 gram vinyl.
the jamaican sonia pottinger was once called “the most important jamaican woman involved in music business”. dancing down orange street is a collection of some of her famous productions for different artists. the album captures the moment when rocksteady transformed into reggae by speeding up a little and moving towards a more jerky and less smooth musical palette. famous singers as delano stewart and ken boothe are present on the album with multiple tracks. the vocal trio the melodians (known for their hit “rivers of babylon”) provide a couple of beautifull songs. even after all those years (released for the first time in 1969) the compilation remains a treasure of showcasing some of the finest songs produced by sonia. sonia pottinger was married to music producer lyndon pottinger and started to record musicians in 1996. during the late 60’s she produced songs for joe white, the melodians and toots & the maytals.

das legendäre jamaikanische label trojan records feiert bereits seinen 50. geburtstag und veröffentlicht mit »ska & reggae classics« eine neue compilation mit den größten hits des labels, nun auch auf 2xlp!
im juli 1968 eröffnete das jamaikanische label mit sitz in london, trojan records, das geschäft und innerhalb von monaten nach seiner gründung wurde der aufregende neue reggae-sound einem weltweiten publikum vorgestellt. im laufe der nächsten jahre stand trojan für eine reihe von weltweiten mainstream-charthits durch legendäre künstler wie desmond dekker, ken boothe, john holt, the maytals, bob & marcia und dave & ansel collins. zudem legte trojan den karrieregrundstein für die zukünftigen superstars des reggae bob marley, dennis brown und gregory isaacs.

anlässlich des 50-jährigen jubiläums von trojan records veröffentlicht bmg diese in bester pressqualität gefertigte picture-vinyl, die auf der a-seite den ikonischen trojan-helm und auf der b-seite das markant gestaltete »trojan 50«-logo zeigt. das album enthält ein dutzend der größten charthits des labels aus den 60er bis 80er jahren, dargeboten von den größten stars der jamaikanischen musik und gibt eine perfekte einführung in das legendäre reggae-label.

the legendary gig that joe strummer, singer from the punk rock band “the clash” attended and inspired his writing their classic ‘white man in hammersmith palais’ took place on the 05th june 1977. at the hammersmith palais venue on shepherd’s bush road w6, london during the height of punk mania. the full line up for the show were all jamaican artists dillinger, leroy smart, delroy wilson (all the first time from jamaica) and ken boothe. “ken boothe for uk pop reggae” who had already scored some hits with ‘everything i own’ and ‘crying over you’ in 1974. joe strummer was expecting roots, rock, reggae but the sound system this evening ‘admiral ken sound’ was playing ‘four tops all night’ as in soul and northern soul that were staple crowd pleasers at the time to warm up the audience, but in joe’s eyes the music should have reflected more jamaican roots based music. the song also deals with bigger issues of black and white unity, but some people including the punk rockers. “they’re all too busy fighting, for a good place under the lighting”. joe strummer himself was looking for fun. “i’m the whiteman in the palais... just looking for fun”.

12 track album from various artists released by dub store records.

the sound of studio one can be identified by the great singers that it cultivated along the many great songs that these singers released. but as studio 1 s dominance was slowly pulled away by the up and coming new breed of producers many of the artists would inevitably end up working for these new camps and so the songs and singers found a new audience. the reggae sound of the studio 1 would make a great combination and the man to pull this was together bunny lee.

mit spirit, empathie und gemeinschaftssinn: ursprünglicher akustik-reggae und gesang.

back in print! 2xlp now with bonus download code!
studio one’s list of singers launched at the famous label reads like a roll call of jamaican music. horace andy, alton ellis, ken boothe, freddie mcgregor, johnny osbourne and more. this album features classic and rare tracks that span the breadth of the legendary studio one catalogue: ska, roots, rocksteady, lovers and more from the 1960s and 70s.

»original soul reggae classics« enthält 12 remasterte reggae-coverversionen von us-amerikanischen soul & funk hits der siebziger jahre. mit dabei »papa was a rolling stone« (the pioneers), »shaft« (lloyd charmers) oder »it s your thing« (alton ellis).

das label trojan startet eine neue vinyl-serie, um seine größten hits - jeweils nach genres sortiert - einer neuen generation an vinyl-käufern zugänglich zu machen. der erste part widmet sich naheliegend dem reggae. auf 180g schwerem vinyl gepresst, wurden unvergessliche hits aus der goldenen Ära der 70er jahre auf diesem album zusammengefasst. so sind vor allem jene single berücksichtigt, welche in den britischen charts in die top 10 einstiegen, also im besten sinne klassische reggae-gassenhauer darstellen. trojan records wurde 1967 von chris blackwell & lee gopthal (beide auch zu der zeit mit island records beschäftigt) gegründet. durch ihre persönlichen reisen nach jamaika knüpften sie die kontakte zu den wichtigsten produzenten und musikern der insel und bauten deren karrieren parallel in europa auf.

180g vinyl reissue des legendären trojan-beatles-album *the blue album*. das album beinhaltet reggae-coverversionen klassischer beatles songs.

more classic reggae from jamaicas most important label ever! following on from studio one rockers comes studio one soul which tracks the link between american funk and soul and jamaican reggae at the legendary studio one records. curtis mayfield, aretha franklin, otis redding, the temptations, king floyd, booker t and the mgs - all these artists had a huge influence on jamaican artists and this cd contains versions of songs by all of them. featuring classic and rare reggae funk and soul cuts from the reggae giants alongside rarer cuts, studio one soul spans over 20 years of classic reggae from the rocksteady funk through to the deep roots music. following on from studio one rockers, this second journey into the vaults of studio one tells the story of the important link between american funk and soul and jamaican reggae.

the reare side of rocksteady on double 12 inch.