kingston sounds presents a fine collection of rocksteady hits.

a great collection of jamaican love songs.

great collection of tapper zukie tracks, available on vinyl for the first time.

the 2007 jah stitch album back on vinyl.

original reggae classics from kingston town, jamaica.

ska meets the rocksteady train.

john holt’s 1977 album back on vinyl via kingston sounds.

the 1978 tapper zukie album is finally back on vinyl via kingston sounds.

70s hits, b-sides, dub- and extended versions from junior ross & the spears.

als in großbritannien entspannter roots reggae den harten rude boy/skinheadsound ablöste.

lovers, ska und rocksteady: kompilation zu ehren des legendären reggae-sängers.

best reaggae sounds by superstar bunny lee

lascelles perkins was one of the first stars of the jamaican music scene. studio one’s leading balladeer and one of the most underrated singers from that time. lascelles perkins sang sentimental ballads and he scored massive local hits for coxsone dodd’s studio one label. songs like “lonely moments” and “together forever” other big hits followed “the mighty organ” song as a duet with hortense ellis, alton ellis’ sister, “destiny” and a whole catalogue of standards or foreign songs as they were called. lascelles could sing any song, make it seem effortless and at the same time address it in his own unique style.

14 killer cuts from jamaicas finest duo.

mr leroy smart, the self proclaimed don, tells it like it is - every song a story in itself.

the best of reggae legend gregory isaacs.

the 1982 album from cornell campbell back on vinyl.

a fine set from one of jamaicas great soul voices - pat kelly.

a selection of lovers, ballads and roots classics.

ska & reggae from the vaults of federal records.

rocksteady sound at its finest from one of the most soulful voices to come out of jamaica - alton ellis.

the legendary gig that joe strummer, singer from the punk rock band “the clash” attended and inspired his writing their classic ‘white man in hammersmith palais’ took place on the 05th june 1977. at the hammersmith palais venue on shepherd’s bush road w6, london during the height of punk mania. the full line up for the show were all jamaican artists dillinger, leroy smart, delroy wilson (all the first time from jamaica) and ken boothe. “ken boothe for uk pop reggae” who had already scored some hits with ‘everything i own’ and ‘crying over you’ in 1974. joe strummer was expecting roots, rock, reggae but the sound system this evening ‘admiral ken sound’ was playing ‘four tops all night’ as in soul and northern soul that were staple crowd pleasers at the time to warm up the audience, but in joe’s eyes the music should have reflected more jamaican roots based music. the song also deals with bigger issues of black and white unity, but some people including the punk rockers. “they’re all too busy fighting, for a good place under the lighting”. joe strummer himself was looking for fun. “i’m the whiteman in the palais... just looking for fun”.

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.

lp version. kingston sounds present a reissue of knowledge s debut album hail dread, originally released in 1978. the group knowledge and tapper zukie s stories are intertwined through their location in the rema area of kingston.

the “natty dread a weh she want” set brings together two legends of reggae music. the stylish and unmistakable falsetto voice of singer horace andy and the production/dj singing skills of tapper zukie. both artists catalogues of music stand up strong but this, originally released 1979 set of songs seems to have brought something special out of both of them when producing/writing and arranging this set of tunes. “natty dread a weh she want” was a massive hit when it was released by tapper zukie and horace andy but this timeless track still sounds as fresh today as the day it was released in 1979, as do the other tracks on this fine album.

the sound of studio one can be identified by the great singers that it cultivated along the many great songs that these singers released. but as studio 1 s dominance was slowly pulled away by the up and coming new breed of producers many of the artists would inevitably end up working for these new camps and so the songs and singers found a new audience. the reggae sound of the studio 1 would make a great combination and the man to pull this was together bunny lee.

delroy wilson the original ‘cool operator’ was also known to many as ‘teacher’. a title given to him as he unselfishly taught the up and coming singers including one youth dennis brown, the art and delivery of singing technique. delroy’s rich tone to his voice added a depth to any song that he chose to sing. delroy wilson (b.1948 kingston,jamaica) began his musical career at the school that was coxonne dodd’s studio one label. after a brief stop in 1969,which saw delroy working for producer sonia pottinger’s tip top label. again producing such hits including ‘it hurts’ and ‘put yourself in my place’. the 1970’s saw delroy wilson’s arrival at bunny ’striker ’lee’s door and what would result in a winning formula,scoring hit after hit. it is from this great period in delroy’s career that we have compiled this selection of killer tunes,cut with the drum and bass rhythm kings themselves sly dunbar and robbie shakespeare.such classis as ‘who care’ ,’can i change your mind’,’get ready’,’you must believe me’ and the timeless title track to this collection ‘here comes the heartaches’. an album of great tracks cut with ‘the hitmaker from jamaica’ bunny lee and his team. a match made in heaven….enjoy the set….

nice price deal !!! hits und fast vergessenes aus den frühen 70ern vom gründungsvater des dancehall.

welcome to the ska beat!. the sound that came from jamaica between 1961-67. based on the american rnb and doo-wop records that sound systems in kingston town used to play. the american records style started to mellow out while the jamaican preferred a more upbeat sound.. so to meet this demand the sound system bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. sir coxonne and duke reid lead the way by putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make this ska sound!! here for your enjoyment is a selection of the some of the top tunes that made ska so great… we hope you enjoy the best….

2017 re:issue

welcome to the rocksteady sound from jamaica. towards the end of 1965 some say due to the extreme heatwave that was hitting the island the people that followed the sound system dances demanded a slower beat so they could still move and groove to the all night musical night affairs. so the jerky ska swing was slowed down to a steady beat that also allowed the songs cut at this time to shine throgh. so sit back and enjoy the tunes that rocked this islands between 1966-1968 the rocksteady sound that hit that town..

we have compiled some of the best scorching ska sounds that came out of w.i.r.l vaults, and it still sounds as fresh today as the day it was recorded - hope you enjoy the set!

zum 50. jahrestag der unabhängigkeit jamaikas startete das label kingston sounds die compilationserie *listen up!*, die sich mit diversen stilen jamaikanischer musik beschäftigt. dancehall entwickelte sich zu beginn der 1980er-jahre auf der karibikinsel. der reggae-beat verlangsamte sich und rückte zu gunsten des sängers oder deejays in den hintergrund, später digitalisierten sich die beats zusehends. *listen up - dancehall* stellt einige der klassiker der frühen dancehall-Ära vor, u. a. von cornell campbell, don carlos, johnny clarke und dennis brown. listen up and enjoy!

das 1977er-album plus einige fruehere hits der jamaikanischen vokalgruppe.the ethiopians zaehlten zu den beruehmten und beliebtesten jamaikanischen gesangstruppen. grŸnder lenard dillon, der seine gesangskarriere in clement coxonne dodds legendaerem studio one begann, nahm zunaechst unter dem namen jack sparrow zusammen mit den wailers auf, um dann mit stephan taylor and aston charlie morris die ethiopians zu gruenden

17 jamaican classics

reissue of a classic 1976 album by reggae legend john holt.

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

sunburned reggae incl. johnny clarke, barry brown, horace andy and many more

the rastafarian roots reggae singer brings a majestic touch to the songs he sings, which are deeply infused with his beliefs. with a sense of reverence that only a solemn, pious man as prince alla could put into song, this collection centres on tracks recorded at lee perry-s black ark studio. having spent his early days living in rasta camps & working as a singer for joe gibbs, it was at greenwich farm that prince alla (born keith blake) crossed paths with tapper zukie who was so blown away by alla-s songs he initiated the recording sessions. this release compiles those songs & their extended versions alongside 3 classic extra cuts, -hail rastafari-, -black roses- & the sublime -royal throne room-.

16 track set from the great dillinger featuring -cocaine in my brain-, -love is all i bring-, -time so hard-, -hear and deaf-, -king pharaoh was a bald head- and more...

als in gro§britannien entspannter roots reggae den harten rude boy/skinheadsound ablšste.

the sound of studio one can be identified by the great singers that it cultivated along the many great songs that these singers released. but as studio 1 s dominance was slowly pulled away by the up and coming new breed of producers many of the artists would inevitably end up working for these new camps and so the songs and singers found a new audience. the reggae sound of the studio 1 would make a great combination and the man to pull this was together bunny lee.

welcome to the ska beat!. the sound that came from jamaica between 1961-67. based on the american rnb and doo-wop records that sound systems in kingston town used to play. the american records style started to mellow out while the jamaican preferred a more upbeat sound.. so to meet this demand the sound system bosses became record producers to cater for this demand. sir coxonne and duke reid lead the way by putting the top musicians on the island in the studio to make this ska sound!! here for your enjoyment is a selection of the some of the top tunes that made ska so greatÉ we hope you enjoy the bestÉ.

best regaae sounds by superstar bunny lee

hottest sounds around.. kingston sounds.. from the vaults of wirl records