The compilation “Soul Revivers In The Vaults Of Hit Sound Vol. 1” is released on Acid Jazz and focuses on the early productions of Jamaican singer and producer U Brown.Die Compilation „Soul Revivers In The Vaults Of Hit Sound Vol. 1“ erscheint bei Acid Jazz und konzentriert sich auf die frühen Produktionen des jamaikanischen Sängers und Produzenten U Brown. Das Projekt „Soul Revivers“ steht unter der Leitung von David Hill, der für diese Sammlung Aufnahmen aus U Browns Umfeld – namentlich den Labels Hit Sound und Tanker – ausgewählt hat. Im Mittelpunkt steht Roots-Reggae, der bereits jene Dancehall-Strukturen erahnen lässt, die sich später entwickeln sollten. Huford Brown, besser bekannt unter seinem Künstlernamen U Brown, gehörte in den späten 1970er Jahren zu einer neuen Generation jamaikanischer Reggae-MCs. Sein Wirken führte ihn in verschiedene Studios, darunter Channel One und King Tubby’s; parallel dazu veröffentlichte er eigene Produktionen über das Label Hit Sound. „Soul Revivers In The Vaults Of Hit Sound Vol. 1“ versammelt diese Arbeiten erstmals auf Vinyl und präsentiert zudem bislang unbekannte Dubplate-Mixe von Al Campbell, darunter zwei Versionen von „Give The People“. Neben Al Campbell sind auf der Compilation unter anderem Delroy Wilson, Vincent Taylor, U Brown, Crucial Bunny, Bobby Ellis, Deadly Headley sowie Carlton Livingstone vertreten. Delroy Wilson steuert zwei seltene 12-Inch-Aufnahmen bei, während Bobby Ellis und Deadly Headley mit einem Instrumentalstück zu hören sind. Carlton Livingstones „Hey Mr. Dee Jay“ deutet bereits auf die Entwicklung des Dancehall hin. Die bei Acid Jazz erschienene LP vereint somit gefühlvolle Roots-Aufnahmen, Dubplate-Kultur und frühe Dancehall-Einflüsse in einer historisch ausgerichteten Zusammenstellung.

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Studio One Soul 2 takes us further into Jamaican music’s fascination with American Soul and Funk music. Featuring a host of classic Reggae artists – Horace Andy, The Heptones, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo, Jacob Miller and many more covering equally classic American Soul and Funk tunes by the likes of Curtis Mayfield, The Five Stairsteps, Marvin Gaye, The Stylistics, Lee Dorsey, Al Green and Syl Johnson. Studio One Soul 2 will appeal as much as an introduction to classic reggae as to connoisseurs and is another essential Studio One release. This selection features a mixture of classics, super-rare and unreleased tracks from Studio One – all lovingly digitally re-mastered for this release.

Karibische Alltagspoesie: Calypso-Compilation aus dem Hause Soul Jazz Records. Von seinem Herkunftsort, den Inseln Trinidad und Tobago, breitete sich Calypso über die Karibik bis nach Europa und Amerika aus. Die swingenden, mitreißenden Rhythmen, die ausdrucksstarken Melodien und die meist klugen und humorigen Texte sorgten dafür, dass Calypso zu Beginn der 1950er-Jahre einen weltweiten Siegeszug antrat. Diese Compilation enthält Aufnahmen aus den Jahren 1955 bis 1969 aus Trinidad, Jamaika, Panama, den Bahamas, England und den USA. Darunter berühmte Namen wie Lord Kitchener alias Aldwyn Roberts, der Ende der 40er-Jahre Calypso nach England brachte, Lord Cobra, Lord Hummingbird, Lord Growler, King Fighter, Lord Byron, The Mighty Viper, Lord Ivanhoe und andere.

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Non-stop killer Studio One cuts from The Wailing Souls, Freddie McKay, Doreen Schaeffer and, and, and...Llimited edition gatefold heavyweight double viny

Eine echte Fundgrube für Liebhaber des klassischen Studio-One-Sounds: Studio One Dub Plate Special versammelt zehn bislang kaum zugängliche Aufnahmen, die ursprünglich nur als streng limitierte, handgravierte einseitige Dubplates in einer 7"-Box erschienen. Mit dabei sind Alton Ellis, Cedric Brooks, The Soul Brothers, Brentford All Stars, Jacob Miller und weitere Studio-One-Größen – von Ellis’ „Black People“ über das hypnotische „The World Is A Ghetto“ bis zu alternativen Versionen von „Westbound Train“ und „One One“. Die Aufnahmen stammen aus der goldenen Studio-One-Ära und verbinden Ska, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae und instrumentale Studio-Produktionen. Soul Jazz Records veröffentlicht die Sammlung 2026 erstmals regulär als LP.

Energiegeladene Compilation von Soul Jazz Records, die tief in die goldene Ära von Jungle, Ragga und frühem Drum & Bass eintaucht. Die Doppel-LP versammelt wegweisende Tracks aus den Jahren 1993 bis 1995 von Künstlern wie M-Beat, Top Cat, Cutty Ranks und weiteren Pionieren des Old Skool Ragga, D&B, Jungle. Rasante Breakbeats, tiefe Basslines und Reggae-/Dancehall-Einflüsse verschmelzen hier zu dem rohen, urbanen Sound, der Jungle weltweit prägte. Junglist! gilt als spannende Zeitreise in die frühen Tage des britischen Bass-Music-Undergrounds

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From Blues parties in London, Birmingham, Bristol etc Lovers Rock quickly became one of the UK’s finest-ever musical movements. Sweet harmonies, soulful reggae, love songs – the key ingredients of Lovers Rock - were all based on the revival of many of the classic Rocksteady harmony groups of the late 60s and early 70s, such as The Heptones, Carlton and The Shoes, Larry & Alvin, The Paragons, that Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd’s Studio One and rival Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle label produced hit after hit with as they fought for dominance in the dancehalls of Kingston. As well as these classic harmony groups, this album also features fine contributions from many of the reggae greats – Horace Andy, Alton Ellis, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Delroy Wilson – All artists who became stars at the legendary Studio One Records which Chris Blackwell, founder of Island Records, describes as "The University of Reggae".

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2 x LP, Compilation, Limited New Edition, Special Blue Vinyl+ Download Code Studio One Classics features a non-stop selection of stone-cold classic Studio One killers! Spanning 40 years of the legendary label, this album is a celebration of the music of Studio One Records and features a who’s who of Jamaican Reggae: Bob Marley, The Heptones, Horace Andy, Sugar Minott, Don Drummond, Prince Jazzbo & more.This collection contains numerous legendary tracks, including Bob Marley and the Wailers’ “Simmer Down”," "Love Me Forever" by Carlton & His Shoes, Slim Smith's "Rougher Yet," Horace Andy's "Fever,", Alton Ellis’s “I’m Just A Guy’, The Skatalites’ blazing ‘Confucious’ and loads more. Timeless stuff - every track here is indeed a classic, no-one can argue about that! Studio One produced literally hundreds of hits and this selection includes some of the label’s most enduring songs. Often described as both the University of Reggae, and the Motown of Jamaica, never were these phrases more apt than if we look at the number of artists who launched their musical careers at Studio One. It is simply impossible to imagine modern Jamaican music without Clement "Coxsone" Dodd, founder of the iconic label, and virtually every singer and musician of note in Reggae cut their teeth at Studio One. Studio One's output spans over four decades, all represented here. Coxsone Dodd pioneered nearly every new form of Jamaican music as it developed over time and this album includes Ska, Dancehall, Roots, Rocksteady, DJ, Lovers and more. This is probably the best entry of the many Soul Jazz Studio One releases if you're after a primer in the Studio One sound. It's all here from the stomping Ska of the Skatalites to The Lone Ranger's Rub-a-dub stylee! Like it says on the wrapper 'Classics' pretty much sums it up.

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Following on from Soul Jazz Records' earlier Jackie Mittoo "The Keyboard King at Studio One" comes Jackie Mittoo and The Soul Brothers "Last Train To Skaville". Jackie Mittoo is one of the most important artists in the history of Jamaican music. As founding member of the legendary Skatalites, as in-house arranger/producer at Studio One and as a solo artist in his own right leading groups such as The Soul Brothers, Sound Dimension and Soul Vendors. These classic and rare recordings were made in the mid-1960s at Studio One. The Soul Brothers bridged the gap between Ska and the arrival of Rocksteady mixing it all up with Funk, Jazz and Latin styles. The Soul Brothers recorded at Studio One between 1965-1967. This was the transitionary period between Ska and Rocksteady where the music was a mixture of Funk, Latin and Jazz sometimes with a reminder of Ska and the hint of Rocksteady. The previous era of Ska had been dominated by the Skatalites. The Skatalites were made up of Don Drummond, Roland Alphonso, Jackie Mittoo, Johnny Moore, Lloyd Knibbs, Lloyd Brevett, Tommy McCook, Ernest Ranglin and Lester Sterling. Formed in 1963, The Skatalites were the first in-house band at Studio One and created scores of classic hits such as "Guns of Navaronne", "Man in the Street", "El Pussy Cat" and many more. Unfortunately the strong personalities in the group meant that The Skatalites stayed together for less than two years. It was also around this time that the mentally unwell Don Drummond was arrested for the murder of his girlfriend, the dancer Margerita. In August 1965, barely a week after the demise of the original Skatalites, The Soul Brothers (featuring ex-Skatalites members Jackie Mittoo, Roland Alphonso, Johnny Moore and Lloyd Brevitt) were up and running as the new house band at Studio One. Other members in this group included Wallin Cameron (guitar) and Bunny Williams (drums). This release could just as easily have been called Rolando Alphonso and The Soul Brothers or just The Soul Brothers as the group were essentially a collective, releasing material under their own name or under a nominal leader (usually Jackie Mittoo or Rolando Alphonso). The group line-up changed over time with Bobby Ellis (trumpet), Bryan Atkinson (bass), Dennis Campbell (Sax), Harry Haughton (guitarist) and Joe Isaacs (drummer) replacing various members alongside the ever present Jackie Mittoo. The Soul Brothers mix of musical styles is described as Ska, Jump-Up and Soul sounds. The opening track "Last Train to Skaville" signalled the end of the Ska era, as the Soul Brothers started to forge a new sound that by 1967 had become known as Rocksteady, a slowed down funky version of Ska. The main difference between the sound of The Skatalites and The Soul Brothers is the arrival of electric instrumentation such as Jackie¹s organ as well as electric guitar on some tracks. In 1967 Clement Dodd decided to take a group of musicians to England. Alongside the singers Alton Ellis and Ken Boothe, he asked Roland Alphonso, Jackie Mittoo, Johnny Moore, Lloyd Brevett, Bunny Williams and Errol Walters. This group would be named The Soul Vendors and signalled the end of the short-lived Soul Brothers. Shortly afterwards Jackie Mittoo recorded his first solo album "Jackie Mittoo in London" with The Soul Vendors. For the next three years Jackie Mittoo came into his own, as in-house producer and arranger at Studio One, as well as his solo career. In 1968 he emigrated to Canada continuing to return to Jamaica to record for Studio One. These early recordings show the roots of a sound that Jackie Mittoo made uniquely his own.

Top Selektion von Studio One Rockstead-Perlen. Begleitet von den Linernotes von Steve Barrow, Autor des Buchs "Rough Guide To Reggae", präsentiert die Kompilation insgesamt 19 Soul-infizierte, von Clement "Sir Coxsone" Dodd produzierte Offbeat-Songs, die überwiegend gegen Ende der Sechziger entstanden. Genealogisch gesehen also zwischen Ska und Early Reggae bzw. Roots Reggae. Mit von der Partie sind "Harmony Groups" wie die Gaylads, John Holt & The Paragons oder Carlton & The Shoes, deren Faszination für US-amerikanische Vorbilder wie Curtis Mayfield und andere berühmte Soul-Interpreten unüberhörbar ist. Ohnehin ist der Einfluss von Soul auf Reggae offenkundig, doch nirgendwo ist er so ausgeprägt wie im Rocksteady. Dessen Ära drückten insbesondere Stimmwunder wie Alton Ellis, Delroy Wilson und Owen Gray ihren Stempel auf. Sie sind neben Größen wie The Heptones (mit dem Bob-Dylan-Cover "I Shall Be Released"), The Actions und Cannon & The Soul Vendors ebenfalls auf "Rocksteady 2" vertreten. Die Zusammenstellung erscheint als schwergewichtige Doppel-LP auf 180-Gramm-Vinyl im Klappcover Mastered By Duncan Cowell & Pete Reilly