michael gray did it again. masterpiece!

second part of the soul jazz compilation with rockstady, soul and early reggae at studio one. double vinyl with download code.

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.

reggae treatment

incl picture sleeve, shrik wrapped

a double vinyl collection of rhythm & blues, rock’n’roll, gospel and ska, compiled by gaz mayall.

50 tracks !

140 gram vinyl double 12inch

this is the second collection to bring together many of the visionary producer clement ‘sir coxsone’ dodd’s early recordings made with jamaica’s most exciting young artists and musicians. the triple 180 gram vinyl release includes a download code.

double lp + colour insert collectors edition of 500 copies only. features 32 of the most sought after tracks from the 2cd, 50-track set highlighting jamaican r&b and the birth of ska, one of fantastic voyages most anticipated releases of the year. compiled by genre authority mike atherton, youths boogie features 32 examples of prime early ska by artists including owen gray, hortense ellis, laurel aitken, wilfred jackie edwards, derrick morgan, and keith & enid. disc one is devoted to major players on the jamaican production scene, duke reid and chris blackwell, while disc two investigates the work of other producers vying to make their name.

rude boys are synonymous with jamaican dancehall culture from the present day going back to the very early days of sir coxsone dodd and duke reids first sound-clashes in kingston. studio one rude boy features artists and songs about rude boys and rude boy culture from all periods of studio ones history. the album features ska, rocksteady, djs, roots and dub the album features classic tracks from jamaicas finest singers and groups such as the wailers, john holt, the wailing souls, dennis brown alongside super-rare tracks from artists such as mr foundation, dudley sibbley and the soul brothers all recorded under clement sir coxsone dodds supervision at the legendary recording studio and record label. musical backing comes from the legendary in-house bands û the skatalites, the sound dimension, soul vendors and soul defenders û who provide the classic studio one rhythms so influential in the history of reggae

25 rare & essential tracks produced by bunny lee between 1967 and 1968. digitally remastered double vinyl release, housed in a gatefold sleeve.

incl. tracks von david guetta, alan walker, marshmello, dimitri vegas & like mike, robin schulz, bausa

after retiring from the jamaican police force arthur duke reid established his treasure isle liquor store and sound system in pink lane kingston and was crowned the undisputed king of sound and blues in 1956, 57 and in 58. the duke then moved into record production and after relocating the store to 33 bond street, he then built a recording studio on top of his new premises in 1966. according to the musicians and singers the wooden construction of the treasure isle recording studio gave the music a distinctive warmth and richness and with resident engineer byron baron/smithy smith at the controls, the sound of a bond street recording was immediately recognisable.
but the studio one sound is different to the treasure isle sound! the people have to know. - bunny striker lee
a glittering selection of strikers treasure isle recordings are featured on this compilation. so please sit back and enjoy the set!

many reggae aficionados see the concentrated phase of rock steady between 1967 - 1969 as the carribeans most productive era of all time. never before had such sweet melodies, inspiring rhythms and beautiful love lyrics come together. numerous soul hits by the likes of curtis mayfield, the impressions, the supremes all got the bass-driven, jamaican style treatment.