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Cloud 7 - Keep On Tryin (LP)
Oti LP 0369, 197? United Kingdom Exceptional afro funk out of Nigeria. Cool down-tempo reggae style afro funk with some synth influences. An unusual mix but how well it works. Make sure you spin the excellent Can You Do It. Hard to find OTI pressing ...
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Gregory Isaacs - Encore (LP)
Get Back - GET906, 2002 Italy Sealed re-issue of his legendary Brixton Academy concert from 1987. Holds Top Ten and Night Nurse. 180 gram vinyl.
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Desmond Dekker - Black & Dekker (LP)
Stiff Records 624333, 1980 Germany The humorously titled Black & Dekker includes a fantastic alternative 007 take and Israelites but also his terrific version of Many Rivers to Cross and Lickin' Stick. Backing by The Rumours. German original, cover sti...
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Mighty Sparrow - Hotter Than Ever (LP)
Ra - RA 3112 , 1972 Barbados This original promo release (pre Trojan) is not only crazy rare but a sublime recording by the king of calypso. Recorded at the Dynamic Sounds Studio and produced by the legendary Byron Lee, the Mighty Sparrow deliver...
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Congos - Heart Of The Congos (LP)
VP Records VPRL 1287, 1993 United States US deleted re-issue from 1993 of one of my favorite reggae albums of all time. The Congos, Cedric Myton and Roy Johnson, recorded this classic roots reggae masterpiece in 1977. The album is in my opinion Lee Perry's g...
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Various - Jack Ruby Hi-Fi (LP)
Clappers CLPS 1981, 1981 United States Jack Ruby's now legendary Hi Fi album on NY label Clappers was recorded in King Tubby's Kingston studios with key performances from some of the greatest reggae and dub artists. Ken Booth, Black Disciples, Lennox Mille...
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Merger - Exiles ina Babylon (LP)
Sunstar Sun 1001, 1977 United Kingdom Rare original pressing of this excellent reggae roots album recorded in the Freerange Studio in 1977. Personal highlights are the title track, Ghetto Child and African Lady.
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Don Carlos - Day to Day Living (LP)
Greensleeves, 1982 United States Original US pressing of the superb Day to Day Living LP from one my personal roots favorites, Don Carlos. Backed by the Roots Radics Band, produced by Henry Junjo Lawes this has got to be his best album. Hard to find.
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