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Here are the releases I spotted in the RSD official website (not really user friendly imo)

https://recordstoreday.com/SpecialReleases

Addis Rockers - Warriors - Real Rock
Carl Harvey – Ecstasy Of Mankind - Real Rock
Enos Mcleod – Moods Of A Genius - Lantern
Hugh Mundell – Arise - Real Rock
I-Roy – Crisus Time (Deluxe Edition) - Charly
Israel Vibration – Vibes Alive - Diggers Factory (our giveaway)
VA - Soul Jazz Records Presents – Studio One Sound

never heard of real rock before and the greensleeves reissues are not included in the official list

The Real Rock label has been around for a while. Great pressings & interesting catalog...

https://www.juno.co.uk/search/?facet%5B ... thcoming=0


There's also a George Dekker album out for RSD
Jackie Mittoo - In Cold Blood
Freddie McGregor album
Winston Reedy album & Room In The Sky (RITS) Rocksteady albums on the RITS label
U Roy - Meets The Aggrovators - Sound System label
Bunny Wailer - Rock N Groove - Solomonic
Congos - Congo Ashanti LP Remastered
Sadly no more DATC 10" releases, which had been a feature of RSD for a few years....


That Enos cover!!!😱 - imagine if that was a recent release - the outcry would be enormous.

A good video of Reggae RSD releases... https://youtu.be/0KErvldj0UA?si=n5OLrj9ddqozn9ka

j j wrote: Thu Apr 16, 2026 6:45 pm The Real Rock label has been around for a while. Great pressings & interesting catalog...

https://www.juno.co.uk/search/?facet%5B ... thcoming=0


There's also a George Dekker album out for RSD
Jackie Mittoo - In Cold Blood
Freddie McGregor album
Winston Reedy album & Room In The Sky (RITS) Rocksteady albums on the RITS label
U Roy - Meets The Aggrovators - Sound System label
Bunny Wailer - Rock N Groove - Solomonic

Sadly no more DATC 10" releases, which had been a feature of RSD for a few years....


That Enos cover!!!😱 - imagine if that was a recent release - the outcry would be enormous.

A good video of Reggae RSD releases... https://youtu.be/0KErvldj0UA?si=n5OLrj9ddqozn9ka

I've been watching this video indeed! well parts of ...

the best RSD release for me remains the Five Men Army 12" (not sure when it was released), I'm so glad I have this 12"

Seb, whats the 5 Men Army 12"?? I can't seem to find it.....cheers

j j wrote: Wed Apr 22, 2026 6:10 am https://www.discogs.com/release/5610641 ... e-Man-Army

Yes this one, one of my favorite tunes

I have both the atra original and the jet star repress for arise by mundell and i can tell you this real rock release is a shame in quality. i'm sad people will buy things like this.. That many people only buy repress and think reggae release is this...



I am surprised people from here are looking for represses... Getting a repress to have a (often badly) rip of vinyl record, remastered in a XXI century fashion, at the best, no thanks. I don't see so much interest in it, than playing the tune on youtube honnestly..
Real repress made from stamper or from tape are pretty rare; like those channel one from DKR, or Reel-heavy music to name a few. By the way Seb are you Seb Carayol??



Yeah reggae is rare, but that the beautiful part of it. Not sure i would have been so passionned back in the days if everything was easy to find in any shop anywhere. The hunting of rarities was a serious part of the whole thing, the amazing sound of original records too... But of course, it's easy for those like us who began long time ago and have been able to enjoy internet in the years 2000 to get a lot of hot stuffs in nice condition. But there are lots of things on discogs... Reggae always been a matter of hunting and patience. Even in the golden era of early ebay auction, it wa snot paradise either.. It took me ten years to find some records..

I'd rather buy one or two original records a month than trying to get 10 or 20 represses... It's not the same sound, not the same energy, not the same piece of jamaican history.