standard weight, black vinyl

nice price deal !!! the re-release of a hard to find 1970s roots vocal album (180g vinyl)

repress - finest roots anthems from the late 70ies by the legendary singer sylford walker compiled and re-issued with the seal of quality of the glen brown production and the king tubby mix.
available again as lp-vinyl with eight tracks including the three 12 inch-single mixes of -deuteronomy-, -eternal days- and -my father’s homeland-, the longtime deleted greensleeves longplayer from 1988.
sylford walker’s heart-stopping 70’s roots anthems recorded for glen brown are rightfully regarded like holy relics of reggae. the -lamb’s bread- album gathers up these classic sides and once again makes them available for the roots disciples. mixed by king tubby at king tubby s, this remastered reissue is the quintessential sound of 1970’s jamaica. an album so full of roots, you may have to scrape the mud out of your amp after playing!

ltd reissue

the debut album from ugandan nyabingi rasta collective nilotika cultural ensemble.

killa dancehall, roots - lovers rock

red vinyl

reissue of the 1981 compilation from lee sratch perry’s black ark universe.

originally released in 1981

a great collection of classic roots recordings from the mid-70’s for the singer who came close in challenging bob marley & dennis brown for reggae’s crown. all re-mastered recordings available as 23-track 2lp-set in a gatefold sleeve, with in-depth sleeve notes by noel hawkes. the release is supported by several summer festival appearances.

along with his rival, cornell campbell, johnny clarke was one of the most esteemed singers of the roots reggae era. having grown up next door to a popular sound system on waltham park road in western kingston, clarke s early fascination with music led him to hang out at studio one with jacob miller while still at school. he then made the rounds of talent shows with barry brown, sugar minott and the diamonds, which led to a debut recording in 1973, for the pianist glen stair, which remains unreleased. an early effort for clancy eccles, ‘god made the sea and sun,’ was not promoted properly, though ‘everyday wondering,’ for rupie edwards, impacted in britain, ‘golden snake’ for stamma houghton and a cover of smokey robinson’s ‘you really got a hold on me’ for glen brown were also false starts. the breakthrough finally came in 1975 when clarke linked with bunny lee, who had him voice the rastafari landmark ‘none shall escape the judgement’ (written by earl zero, who failed to muster a credible take), which kick-started the ‘flying cymbal’ craze. clarke’s resultant debut album, enter into his gates with praise, mixed hard-hitting rastafari devotional material with sympathetic cover versions of classics by the likes of the paragons, slim smith and delroy wilson, along with a few reggae renditions of some vintage american r&b.

it’s now pretty obvious that disco influence has not only been powerful in western clubs. it has also influenced musicians all around the world, and west-indies islands are no exception to the rule. indeed, at that time in the caribbean territories, local musicians and producers seized the sound of their us counterparts, and make it their own, melting-up disco, funk, and boogie (even early rap) elements with some more traditional or local styles. apart from some obvious titles which made it to the charts, very few was known on these productions until recently. from an initial pre-selection of 40 tracks, favorite recordings and waxist teamed up to narrow down the actual tracklist. with no pretention to be exhaustive, this selection represents a tiny sample of a broader ocean of quality caribbean disco/boogie tunes. favorite recordings & waxist are very happy and proud to bring back lights on some of these rare tunes.

the latest offering from the balearica imprint featuring more top quality sun-kissed gems. first up is derrick harriots *black skin blue eyed boys*, a fantastic reggae disco cover version of the equals classic originally released on the mega rare *acid rock* lp back in 1982. following this bomb is the funky party killer, david lampells *iranian groove*. the flip side features the exceptionally hard to come by 12 inch version of *praise jah* by trinidadian singer oluko imo that captivates with its predominant funk bassline and inventive keys. finally, we have amadeos hugely in-demand *memories*, a spacey balearic disco groover that has been popping up on many djs most wanted lists ever since it was one of the standouts of harveys brilliant *sarcastic disco mix*. wonderful stuff!

the first two solo albums by peter tosh on columbia records were cornerstones of the roots-rock-reggae movement: >legalize it< (1976) and >equal rights< (1977).
thirty-five years have passed since the release of >legalize it< , toshs first album as a solo artist after more than a decade in the wailers with bob marley and bunny livingston. music on vinyl brings it back with remastered audio on 180 grams audiophile vinyl, including 6 bonus dub tracksand 2 insert sheets.

trans air / caliypso, soca & reggae-fied versions of disco hits / feat. billie cole, tappa zukie, gerard pj browne, the star beams, casual t, eddie & the moment, mucho plus, wabine, oluko umo, el cid, bobby ravern and okyerema asante..

massive hi class dubbin raggae classics / paul st hilaire on the backing vocals !!

having previously impressed with their brazilian and french themed disco boogie sounds compilations, favorite turn their attention to the caribbean.

just in time for the summer, trans air records brings you a simmering compilation disc of carribbean diso heat that will keep dance floors packed all day and all night. 12 choice cuts from the likes of billie cole, bobby raven, el cid and casual toffer something for all tastes, from soca to dance hall and more, but no matter what it is, expect only the best. this is the only album youll need to keep things hot the whole summer long... tip!!