cementing his reputation as the star toaster with the small but popular el paso sound system, based in the waltham park area, dennis alcapone was one of the first deejays to rise to prominence following u roy’s breakthrough in the late 1960s. born dennis smith in the rural district of culloden, he became immersed in sound system culture after settling in western kingston. once el paso became big on the sound system circuit, dental technician-turned-producer keith hudson brought him into the studio for his debut recordings, which led to a debut album for studio one and hit material for duke reid, some cut in concert with his deejay sparring partner, lizzy. alcapones longstanding links with bunny lee yielded the excellent guns don’t argue album, first issued in 1972, on which the toaster raps with style over some of lees all-time greatest rhythms, including delroy wilsons better must come, john holts left with a broken heart and slim smiths rendition of the temptations soul classic ain’t too proud to beg.

2024 reissue of the soul jazz compilation.

soul radio is an ambitious representation of the artistic fullness of marina p, expanding into multiple genres while keeping its roots in rocksteady, reggae and ska.

a fine selection of studio one classics from the 70s & 80s on heavyweight double vinyl with download code included.

rsd 2018 title - 22 hits from bunny striker lee, made between 1967 - 1976, when reggae went international....to celebrate the 50th anniversary of top flight reggae producer and icon bunny striker lee’s involvement in the reggae business and producing one of its biggest catalogues, we are releasing his greatest hits package ‘reggae going international’ as a limited record store only release of 175 copies each on heavy weight red,green and gold vinyl in a deluxe gatefold sleeve.

reissue der legendären -trojan sessions- von pama international, die 2006 zum anlass des damals ersten neuen trojan-signings seit 30 jahren mit vielen jamaikanischen protagonisten und einem all-stars-line-up um lynval golding und horace panter von the specials aufgenommen wurden. die songs mit derrick morgan, dave & ansel collins, dawn penn, winston francis (studio one), aj franklin (the chosen few) und dennis alcapanoe streiften etliche subgenres (ska, rocksteady, boss-reggae, rockers, dub, early reggae) und erscheinen jetzt erstmals auch auf vinyl.

the soundtrack to soul jazz records feature-length documentary *studio one story* on double 12 inch vinyl. 2024 repress.

another 7 inch roots release from the archives, this time featuring mike brooks in conscious roots style on an up-tempo rhythm track, re-mastered at phat dubz studio prior to release and on the flip side a dj-style version featuring dennis alcapone & earl16. the single is supplied in a picture sleeve and on transparent vinyl.

das londoner label soul jazz records graebt tiefer und tiefer in den archiven des wohl wichtigsten labels in der geschichte des reggaes. gegruendet vom legendaeren produzenten clement sir coxsone dodd, gilt studio one als das motown des reggaes, alle moeglichen karrieren nahmen hier ihren anfang, ob bob marley oder the skatalites.

listen up! - dj style erscheint im rahmen der reggae-compilation-reihe zum 50. jahrestag der unabhŠngigkeit jamaikas