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  • Prince Jazzbo – Ital Corner
    Prince Jazzbo – Ital Corner
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    Clocktower reissue of UK release of Prince Jazzbo’s Natty Passing Thru (1976) with a different tracklist and sleeve. “The full-on Black Ark sound from the Super Ape era. Riddims [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Freddie McGregor – Roots Man Skanking
    Freddie McGregor – Roots Man Skanking
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    “Another breezy old melody returns to the dancehalls in fine fashion with ‘Roots Man Skanking’. The Roots Radics revel in the possibilities, with the keyboards carrying the [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Augustus Pablo – Yard Style Melodica Songs
    Augustus Pablo – Yard Style Melodica Songs
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    Here for the first time from Clock Tower Records is a collection of gems brought back from the ’70s: Augustus Pablo’s Yard Style Melodica Songs. All tracks produced by Brad […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Horace Andy – Pure Rankin
    Horace Andy – Pure Rankin
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    Reissue of this 1979 album, mixed at King Tubby’s Studio. Tracks: “Pure Ranking,” “I’ve Been Around,” “What Eyes Don’t See,” “African [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Nijiumu – When I Sing, I Slip Into The Microphone. Into That Void, I Bring Comrade “prayers”, Then, Turning To Face The Outside, Together We Explode
    Nijiumu – When I Sing, I Slip Into The Microphone. Into That Void, I Bring Comrade “prayers”, Then, Turning To Face The Outside, Together We Explode
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    Among the true Keiji Haino devotees, Nijiumu’s Era of Sad Wings (released on P.S.F. in 1993) has always held a special place in the pantheon. Operating for only a few […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bill Orcutt – Another Perfect Day
    Bill Orcutt – Another Perfect Day
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    “Another Perfect Day is Bill Orcutt’s first solo electric guitar record since 2017’s eponymous Bill Orcutt. While that eight-year gap might not seem like a ton of time on the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Triston Palma – Show Case (In A Roots Radics Drum And Bass)
    Triston Palma – Show Case (In A Roots Radics Drum And Bass)
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    “As a man who can see far, I know one day Triston Palma style is gonna reach far, so I — Man Jah Thomas, the music maker from Jamaica, take […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Sly & Robbie Meet King Tubby – Reggae Rasta Dub
    Sly & Robbie Meet King Tubby – Reggae Rasta Dub
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    Recorded at Channel One. Credits: Aston “Family Man” Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare (bass), Hoss Mouth, Sly Dunbar (drums), Earl “Chinna” Smith (guitar), Ossie (organ), Ansel [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Johnny Clarke – Sings In Fine Style
    Johnny Clarke – Sings In Fine Style
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    1975 album from Johnny Clarke. His dread conscious/love song-style graces such tunes as “None Shall Escape the Judgement,” “Enter the Gates,” “Walk Away,” and [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Richard Youngs – Hidden
    Richard Youngs – Hidden
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    The inimitable Richard Youngs returns to Black Truffle with this third full-length for the label, Hidden. Like CXXI (BT 081LP) and Modern Sorrow (BT 101LP, Hidden unfolds across two side-long [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Johnny Osbourne Meets Roots Radics* – 1980 – 1981 “Vintage”
    Johnny Osbourne Meets Roots Radics* – 1980 – 1981 “Vintage”
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    Johnny Osbourne with Meets Roots Radics 1980-1981 “Vintage”. Osbourne is one of the most popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singers of all time. His nickname is the [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Owen Gray – Hit After Hit After Hit
    Owen Gray – Hit After Hit After Hit
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    Originally released in 1984. Personnel: Backing vocals – Owen Gray, Sidney Crooks, Winston Reid; bass – Franklyn Dunn; drums – Jah Bunny; guitar – Locksley Gichie; [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
    Cool Million Feat. Glenn Jones – Tonight
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    “Cool Million by now is a household name, when it comes to the boogie funk style. They are deeply rooted in this musical genre, that we lost by the end […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • King Tubby And The Aggrovators – Shalom Dub
    King Tubby And The Aggrovators – Shalom Dub
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    King Tubby and producer Bunny “Striker” Lee are intertwined in the birth of dub music. After discovering a mistake that was made into a “serious joke” they went on to […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Gregory & Dennis – Blood Brothers
    Gregory & Dennis – Blood Brothers
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    Originally released by RAS in 1994. Recorded and mixed at Leggo Recording Studio Kingston, Jamaica. Blood Brothers review by Jo-Ann Greene: “After the success of 1984’s Two Bad [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Eternal Dubs: Chapter 2
    Lee “Scratch” Perry & The Upsetters – Eternal Dubs: Chapter 2
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    Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters’ Eternal Dubs Chapter 2 on Clocktower. Tracks: “Brad Draw,” “Clocktower Version,” “Clocktower [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Gregory Isaacs – I.O.U.
    Gregory Isaacs – I.O.U.
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    “Tough personal choices, romantic frustrations, and ‘Jealousy’ are all explored, the latter with the able assistance of Jimmy Cliff. Gussie Clarke again takes the production [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Augustus Pablo – Raggae Hot Rocks Dub
    Augustus Pablo – Raggae Hot Rocks Dub
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    Tracks: “Hot Dub,” “Rockers Rock,” “555 Crown Street,” “Forever Dub,” “Dub in Africa,” “Mount of Olives Dub,” “Dub [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Culture – Good Things
    Culture – Good Things
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    Originally released in 1989. “Culture delivers a stellar album and reinvents the sound of reggae along the way under the guiding hand of member Joseph Hill’s phenomenal arrangements [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Delroy Wilson – Get Ready For Delroy
    Delroy Wilson – Get Ready For Delroy
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    Delroy Wilson (1948-1994), one of Jamaica’s best loved singers. This 1975 album has also been released under the title Sings For I & I. Recorded with the Aggravators; produced by […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Project Undark – Radium Girls
    Project Undark – Radium Girls
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    In the shadow of the nuclear accident in Fukushima in 2011, Japanese musician Phew, artist Erika Kobayashi, and German electronic music pioneer Dieter Moebius (Cluster, Harmonia) came together [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Manny Corchado And His Orchestra – Chicken and Booze
    Manny Corchado And His Orchestra – Chicken and Booze
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    Manny Corchado should be a household name for all boogaloo fans. His classic track “Pow-Wow” is one of the most sought-after singles among collectors and DJs — not just for […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Ranking Toyan – Ghetto Man Skank
    Ranking Toyan – Ghetto Man Skank
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    Originally released by Jah Thomas’s Midnight Rock label from Jamaica, in 1982; now repressed by Clocktower. Ranking Toyan was already a seasoned veteran of Kingston’s soundclash [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • King Tubby & Friends – Rod Of Correction Showcase
    King Tubby & Friends – Rod Of Correction Showcase
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    Track by King Tubby and Aggrovators, Tower Unlimited, Rod Taylor, Augustus Pablo, Ossie All Stars, Linval Thompson, Horace Andy, Johnny Clarke, and Johnny Lover. Track Listing: A1. Johnny Lover [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Lee Perry – Scratch Attack
    Lee Perry – Scratch Attack
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    Twofer reissue of the excellent Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry & The Upsetters LPs, Chapter 1 (1981) and Blackboard Jungle Dub (1981). Comes with large poster. Not an exact duplication of [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • U-Roy – Hold On Rasta
    U-Roy – Hold On Rasta
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    U-Roy was the only artist to hold simultaneously the top three positions in the Jamaican charts with three consecutive singles. This collection features “Gorgon,” “Hold On [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Airto ‎– Virgin Land
    Airto ‎– Virgin Land
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    An all-star cast accompanies Brazilian percussion master Airto Moreira on this percolating collection of jazz fusion pieces. Produced by drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham, the album locks into [...]

    GENRE: International, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • Mick Trouble ‎– It’s Mick Trouble’s Second LP
    Mick Trouble ‎– It’s Mick Trouble’s Second LP
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    Following on from the success of the critics and fans favorite 2019 Debut LP, the maverick tunesmith Mick Trouble returns to the fold with 12 solid “A”s. “It’s Mick [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Power Pop / New Wave
  • The Horace Silver Quintet ‎– Song For My Father
    The Horace Silver Quintet ‎– Song For My Father
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    One of Blue Note’s greatest mainstream hard bop dates, Song for My Father is Horace Silver’s signature LP and the peak of a discography already studded with classics. Silver was […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gershon Kingsley’s First Moog Quartet ‎– First Moog Quartet
    Gershon Kingsley’s First Moog Quartet ‎– First Moog Quartet
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    Gershom Kingsley had Robert Moog build three more synthesizers just so he could pull this thing off. The Moog Quartet played the first live performance of synthesized music at Carnegie […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Jesus Lizard ‎– Shot (Red Vinyl)
    The Jesus Lizard ‎– Shot (Red Vinyl)
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    JL go major. Label: The Billions Corporation – C1-1-36778 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Red Translucent Country: US Released: Apr 1996 VG+/VG Sleeve has some noticeable creasing/edgewear

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Yusef Lateef ‎– Jazz ‘Round The World
    Yusef Lateef ‎– Jazz ‘Round The World
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    Yusef Lateef’s first Impulse! date Jazz ‘Round the World anticipates the emerging vogue for global music with a series of impassioned interpretations of traditional ethnic folk songs. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Heldon – II
    Heldon – II
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    Inexplicably, Pinhas repudiated this reissue in a 1992 interview, along with its sequel, It’s Always Rock ‘n’ Roll, as recordings that “did not stand time.” Heldon [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Kluster ‎– Klopfzeichen
    Kluster ‎– Klopfzeichen
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    Imagine finding a message in a bottle, forty years after it was dispatched. That is what it feels like when you listen to Kluster’s Klopfzeichen for the first time, mysterious, […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jah Woosh – Ital Movement
    Jah Woosh – Ital Movement
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    Collection of roots reggae from Neville Beckford aka Jah Woosh.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Jah Thomas Meets Scientist – In Rock Dub
    Jah Thomas Meets Scientist – In Rock Dub
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    Jah Thomas meets Scientist In Rock Dub. All titles written by Nkrumah Manley Thomas. 14 dub tracks, featuring the Roots Radics. MIxed by Scientist. Originally released 1996.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • King Tubby – Crazy Bald Head Dub
    King Tubby – Crazy Bald Head Dub
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    Previously available in the 3LP box on Clocktower (CT 8388LP), now available as a single LP for the first time. Dubs from the 60s/70s. Bass: Robert Shakespear alias Robbie/George Fulwood […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • V/A – Rockers Almighty Dub
    V/A – Rockers Almighty Dub
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    “… has some of the hardest Roots Rockers Rhythm and mixed with Ghetto Dance Style in mind. The result, incredible sound and fantastic effects and Dubwise Like Dirt.”

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
    Kreidler – Early Recordings 1994-95
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    While working in Berlin Wedding at andereBaustelle studio on their upcoming album – scheduled for release in May 2026 on Bureau B – Kreidler found also time to dig deep […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Faith No More – The Real Thing
    Faith No More – The Real Thing
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    “Starting with the careening “From Out of Nowhere” driven by Roddy Bottum’s doomy, energetic keyboards, Faith No More rebounded excellently on The Real Thing after Chuck [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Coil ‎– Scatology (1985 UK pressing, includes affixed postcard and OG inner)
    Coil ‎– Scatology (1985 UK pressing, includes affixed postcard and OG inner)
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    “Coil’s first official full-length album, Scatology, is one of the essential landmarks in the group’s discography and, moreover, one of the ’80s industrial scene’s [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • The Cult – Live At The Lyceum – London – 20th May 1984
    The Cult – Live At The Lyceum – London – 20th May 1984
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    This album is from the soundtrack to the Cult’s video album Dreamtime Live At The Lyceum. Label: Beggars Banquet – LIVE 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Canada Released: 1986 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Aesop’s Fables ‎– In Due Time
    Aesop’s Fables ‎– In Due Time
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    Psyched out soul-jazz from New York Label: Cadet Concept – LPS-323 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1969 VG+/VG. Sleeve has some noticeable discoloration, edgewear and drillhole [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Various – Gone 2 “Basement Walls” (14 U.S. Oilslickers And Garage Mechanics From The Mid Sixties)
    Various – Gone 2 “Basement Walls” (14 U.S. Oilslickers And Garage Mechanics From The Mid Sixties)
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    Compilation of hard to find Garage nuggets, curated by Julian Cope. Label: Antar – GONE 2 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: UK Released: 1986 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
    V/A – Rat Music For Rat People
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    Compilation of live performances from key 80’s hardcore bands such as Dead Kennedys, Flipper & Bad Brains. Label: Go! Records – GO 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Cult – Dreamtime
    The Cult – Dreamtime
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    “Image-wise, the Cult still weren’t entirely there yet, as the band photos show. Ian Astbury’s bandana is more dated than anything else. But it’s Billy Duffy’s look [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cult ‎– Electric
    The Cult ‎– Electric
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    “The roots of Electric lay in another album entirely, Peace, which was recorded with Love producer Steve Brown in a series of sessions that the band found increasingly pressure-filled and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Church ‎– Heyday
    The Church ‎– Heyday
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    “Whether it was the assistance of Peter Walsh on production, a decision to bear down and see what could be done, or some further combination of that and other factors, […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • R.E.M. ‎– Chronic Town (1982 Pressing)
    R.E.M. ‎– Chronic Town (1982 Pressing)
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    “Chronic Town established R.E.M.’s signature sound immediately, expanding the jangling riffs of their debut single, “Radio Free Europe,” into a full-fledged modus [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Pussy Galore – Right Now!
    Pussy Galore – Right Now!
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    “Making their intentions clear with the indescribably manic garage stomper “Pig Sweat,” which kicks off this 1987 album, Pussy Galore proceeds to mash it up dumpster style with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative