Tag Archives: Reissues
The great sounds of Studio One
The fruitful collaboration between UK’s Soul Jazz Records and the legendary Studio One label has resulted in yet another fine compilation, this one with a rather generic title though. Studio One Sound is a fresh collection of 18 tunes recorded between … Continue reading
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Beloved and forgotten gems on The Story of Trojan Records
The story of the legendary Trojan Records has its ups and downs. In the 60’s Trojan was the label for reggae music. As the Specials’ Lynval Golding has stated – “If you saw a Trojan 45 you knew you could … Continue reading
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Real gems on King Spinna’s first release
In the press material for the first release on the newly established King Spinna label – founded by Bob Harding and Dom Sotgiu from the legendary Blood and Fire Records – it is stated that the market is saturated with … Continue reading
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The perfect Nitty Gritty album
Nitty Gritty had a short career spanning over about six years – from the mid 80’s to his too premature death in 1991. His debut album Turbo Charged was produced by Prince Jammy and put out on Greensleeves in 1986. … Continue reading
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Great reggae sounds from Earl Sixteen
About a month ago I had the opportunity to interview Earl Sixteen on his upcoming album Fittest of the Fittest. That effort is hopefully just as good as the Mikey Dread-produced album Reggae Sound, an album originally put out in … Continue reading
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Makasound files for bankruptcy
There has been some rumors circulating that independent French reissue label Makasound has gone bankrupt. This news is sadly now official on the label’s web site, and co-founder and owner Nicholas Maslowski has also confirmed this in an interview with … Continue reading
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Even more Scratch from Pressure Sounds
There has been scarce with releases from the great reissue label Pressure Sounds lately. This has caused some rumors that the label might be folding. But Pressure Sounds is still alive and kicking. Some weeks ago they launched their new … Continue reading
Pressure Sounds launches mp3 store
Reissue label Pressure Sounds has just launched their own mp3 store. You can now purchase both albums and singles – encoded at 320kbps – direct from the web site to a price of about £7 for a full length and … Continue reading
