ROCKSTEADY / SKA

(LP) VARIOUS ARTISTS - BIG BAMBOO SAMPLE
(LP) VARIOUS ARTISTS - BIG BAMBOO SAMPLE
Compiled by Clement Dodd in the early 1970s was intended as a sampler for the UK Bamboo label. This remixed and remastered version features some of  Studio One’s recent recordings, including the Soul Defenders first session. Contains the original album and two bonus tracks including the unreleased Africa Yama. From the Studio One archives.
Limited Edition Black & Green.
€34.99
(LP) DESMOND DEKKER - THE KING OF SKA
(LP) DESMOND DEKKER - THE KING OF SKA
Includes extensive Sleeve notes by Laurence Cane Honeysett.
Some of Desmond Dekker’s most well-known songs are featured on the compilation album “The King of Ska”, which highlights his enormous impact on ska and reggae music.
Dekker's musical range and ability to combine lively rhythms with moving social critique are perfectly captured in these songs. In addition to being commercially successful, songs like "Israelites" and "007 (Shanty Town)" were crucial in introducing Jamaican music to a global audience.
Released on 180 gram Purple Transparent vinyl.
€24.99
(LP) KEITH & TEX - SAME OLD STORY
(LP) KEITH & TEX - SAME OLD STORY
Keith & Tex are jamaican Rocksteady icons, with classics for life, such as "Tonight", "Run To The Rocks", "Goodbye Baby", and "Stop That Train"
2016 sees the release of new original music produced and composed by Roberto Sanchez at A-Lone Ark Muzik Studio (Spain)
€19.99
(LP) LAUREL AITKEN - MORIA SOFIA
(LP) LAUREL AITKEN - MORIA SOFIA
Limited Edition / 180g Vinyl / Remastered
Reissued for the very first time on a limited vinyl edition, here’s the fifth work of the godfather of ska Laurel Aitken. Originally released in 1973 on Count Shelly Records, “Moria Sofia” was completely written, arranged, produced and sung by Aitken himself. The album is a skillful blend of soul & calypso tunes with a splash of rocksteady. A mandatory gem to be rediscovered by all Jamaican music fans !
€25.99