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Showing posts with label INSTRUMENTAL. Show all posts

20 February 2026

Tommy McCook - Lovers Rock


Produced by Charles Reid who ran the Duke Reid International Sound System in London

Blue Moon Rock
Blue Berry Hill
Lovers Rock
If You New
In A Trap

Lip Stick
Mr D J
Road Boy Blues
Devil In Bed
Rock My Soul

09 February 2026

Dean Frazer - Pure Horn




This wonderful album I bought at a flea market in my hometown many years ago. Early in the morning when the sellers began to sell their stuff the early bird LP collectors gathered around the first stalls to purchase the rare stuff. Next to me standing was a local record shop owner doing his thing and I had already picked the Burning Spear LP "Marcus Children" out of the LP rows, but that record shop owner got this very album "Pure Horn" in his hands that was like magic to me, while Burning Spear's is more like fine. So I asked if he would exchange albums with me and he did so. 

At home the record sounded fantastic having this deep Channel One Ossie Hibbert production sound featuring his distinctive percussion mixing. In those days I bought a lot of reggae albums but sold them soon after to get some money to buy food and smokes, so a few weeks later I went to a local seller to sell some of my LP's to him. Though this one was the favorite of my latest purchases I included it to a bunch of about ten records to be sure to get enough money and at his home he first played some of them to check for the quality. Side two of this album started up with the intro of "Brandy" and immediately I got goosebumps and regretted selling the record that was so special to me, but he said "sold" and it was too late to call the deal off. So luckily now we have here a fine FLAC version at Kingston Roots blogspot.

Story Book Children
Lovers Samba
If I Was A Carpenter
Black Mamber
Sweet Africa

Brandy
Love Jah
River To The Bank
Ethiopian Love Song
Get Ready

Glen Brown - Plays Music From The East


Recorded and mixed at the A-Class Studio by Chris Lane & Gussie P

Detrimental Music
A-Class Vibe
South East Music
Return To Roots
The Ache

Streets In Africa
Roots & Culture
No Apology
Sharpeville Stepper
Shaka Special

18 September 2025

Dean Fraser - Pumpin' Air


Island Records CD 1984 MP3 + FLAC
Also with backing vocals from Beres Hammond, Desi Roots, June Lodge..

Redemption Song
Rent-A-Car
I'll Always Love You
Moody's Mood For Love
Stop, Look, Listen (To Your Heart)
For The Love Of You
To Sir With Love
His House And Me
Always And Forever

14 September 2025

Lynn Taitt - 4 "Dispensation" Singles







Four FLAC singles of his final recordings released on the Dispensation label from Canada in 2013 and 2014, enjoy the moody rocksteady guitar sound of Lynn Taitt

ZER 002: Gringo
                 Buck Up

ZER 003: Steady Rock
                 Beware Dub

ZER 004: Golden Vale
                 Dub Me Tonight

ZER 005: Island Time
               Liming



06 September 2025

Dean Fraser - Mystical Sax


Recorded at Dynamic Sounds and Striker Lee Studio

Sincerely
Stealing Sax
Mystical Sax
Don't Stop The Brass
Middle East
My Heart
Love Can Make Me
Take It All
Love Come Knocking
Many Rivers To Cross
Redemption Song

29 August 2025

The People's Band - Democracy Is Broken


Produced by Winston Edwards and Joe Ariwa
A rocking instrumental dub album based in the theme of Brexit, from the UK featuring Jamaican riddims such as Forward On To Zion, I Need A Roof and Pretty Looks.
Players of instruments are Black Steel and Horseman + Sarah Tobias on clarinet, Eddie Rieband on trombone and David Fullwood on the trumpet

31 July 2025

Soul Jazz Records presents Jackie Mittoo: Reggae Magic


"Jackie Mittoo's Reggae Magic (Soul Jazz) assembles essential lathings and rare grooves from 1967 to 1974, a period when his keyboard work shaped reggae's core sound."


Jackie Mittoo - Melody Maker
The Soul Vendors - Full Range
Jackie Mittoo - Ghetto Organ
Jackie Mittoo - Toronto Express
Jackie Mittoo - Black Out
Jackie Mittoo - Fireball Rock
Jackie Mittoo - Tropic Island
Jackie Mittoo - Sure Soul
Jackie Mittoo - Taste Of Soul
Jackie Mittoo; Sound Dimension - Soul Stew
Jackie Mittoo - Reggae Magic
Jackie Mittoo; Ernest Ranglin - West Of The Sun
The Skatalites - Hanging Tree
Jackie Mittoo - Peenie Wallie
Sound Dimension - Walk Don't Run
Jackie Mittoo; The Soul Vendors - Ba Ba Boom
Jackie Mittoo - Dark Of The Moon
Jackie Mittoo - Full Charge

14 May 2025

Jerry Johnson - The Score


A Wackies/Tachyon Production


The Score
What Does It Takes
Hot Soup
Stranger
Honey From The Bee

Tail Gate
Red Red Wine
All I Have Is Love
Imagination
La La Means I Love You

25 April 2025

Dean Fraser - Raw Sax


Recorded and mixed at Tuff Gong
Backed by Firehouse Crew

Soldier Horns
Sweet Horns
War Horns
Classic Horns
Stuck Horns

Please Be Horns
Hold On Horns
Duck Horns
Lonely Horns

15 April 2025

Leslie Butler / Willie Lindo - Reggae Rhapsody / Mystic Mood EP


Recorded in the mid 70's and written by George Gershwin / David Madden

11 March 2025

Lee 'Scratch' Perry And Friends - Land Of Kinks: The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1970


Including 14 tracks new to CD
Featuring his friends U-Roy, Dave Barker, The Soulettes, Busty Brown and more 

28 February 2025

Lee “Scratch” Perry - Soulful I: The Jamaican Upsetter Singles 1969-1970


A soulful mix of vocal numbers, instrumentals and alternate tracks from the archives featuring Carl Dawkins, David Isaacs, Gladstone Anderson, Busty Brown, The Silvertones and more

23 February 2025

Various Artists - Money Maker


Coxsone LP 1970 MP3FLAC
Recorded at Studio One


Money Maker - Im And David
Black Is Black - Im And David
Soul Brother - Im And David
Black Man's Train - Lyd Williams
Great Gu Ga Mu Ga - The Boss

Feel It - Jackie Mittoo
Mixing - Jackie Mittoo
Candid Eye - Im And David
Stormy Night - Jackie Mittoo
Soul Walk - Im And David

20 February 2025

Harold Butler - Great Reggae Musicians


Reggae Library 2025 Remaster FLAC
Reissue of "Meditation Heights" from 1977, rootsy melodious album by this Jamaican keyboards player and songwriter


Distant Land
Africa East
Reggae In All Music
Freedom Taxi
Birds
Cool In The Sun
Feel Like Jiving
Friskie
Meditation Heights
One Strong Love


Clive Smith - Stepping Forward In Dub


Album originally released in 1979 on Forward Records


Conscious Mind
Stepping Forward
Babylon Skank

Rema Jam
Flute Forward
Jumping Jack
Forward Rock

16 December 2024

Dwight Pinkney - Reggae Christmas Hits


A collection of irie renditions of well-known Christmas tunes by master guitar player Dwight Pinkney, for you and yours to enjoy during the holidays. It's Christmas Time Again! We Wish You A Merry Christmas with Silver Bells, Chestnuts Roasting, a Little Drummer Boy and best Christmas Wishes.

15 November 2024

Ernie Ranglin - Play The Time Away...


A high note, a low note... an Ernie note, inna reggae jazz style!


Play The Time Away...
Grooving
Eastern Skies
Lively Up Yourself
Do For Love
Ragga Style
Fern Gully Ride
Monday
Let's Stay Together
Swing We A Swing

11 November 2024

Dean Fraser - Dub 'N' Sax


Reggae Library 2024 FLAC released on 8 November


Grooving Into The Night
Just Me
Don't Count Me Out
More Than One Night
Feel Like Magic
No Money No Love
Love is a Beautiful Thing
Can't Hurt This Feeling
Raggamuffin
Everything Is Moving Too Fast
Warning
I Thought You Cared
In The Still Of The Night