mo'bay record shops

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tschmiddles

mo'bay record shops

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headed to montego bay soon for a week. on the hunt for 70's and 80's dub and vocal records. mostly 12 inches or lps (not a dj). specifically looking for wackies, black ark, greensleeves kinda wax.

any suggestions?
much abliged
thomas
Jumbo

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Post by Jumbo »

You wont find many Wackies there. Wackies is a totally unknown label in Jamaica

i dont know if they still operational but there was:

El Paso, in one of the malls, mainly new stuff, but some orginal records as well

Jamrock - a stall on the crafts market, mainly souveinrs and rasta art, but might find a original upsetter or two there

More Vibes, downtown, upstairs,also new and old stuf
tschmiddles

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Post by tschmiddles »

many thanks. and what about the rest of the island, is there the holy grail of record shops i should look for?
Jumbo

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Post by Jumbo »

weell, the holy grale dried up in the last decade. There arrent many shops around no more

But most chance to find some interestign stuff will be in Kinston.

for originals and collectors items( but be willing to pay ebay prices)go to Cap Calcini.

Earl Hayles (big ebay seller) set up a new shop in one of the malls, i haven been, but you're bound to find some great stuff there, probably international priced.

check Studio One (only open on thursdays)still a couple of orginal 45s or lp's can be found in that warehouse

and for sentimentalr reasons (becuase they stock mainly reissue and cd's) go to Rockers, Techniques, Derrick's One Stop, Sonic Sounds, Dynamic & Tuff Gong..
with luck you might find something there.
mike b.

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Post by mike b. »

mobay shops are a waste.
go to kingston and
check rockers intl. record shop.
on mobay shopping trips, all they
do is hound you for money.
in kingston, dread no trouble you.
i liked smoking in jammys yard.(bwoyyy)
ed

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Post by ed »

My suggestion, go to New York or London.

Cap Calcini has some very rare stuff, but expect to pay hundreds of US dollars per record...
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