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Yes, always enjoy the end-of-the-year lists, so I'll play too. Reggae releases in a few top 10s and just a couple of non-reggae albums:

Reggae albums new 10:
1) Chronixx - Dread & Terrible (Chronixx Music)
2) Alpheus - Good Prevails (Liquidator)
3) Addis Pablo - In My Fathers House (Jah Solid Rock/Only Roots)
4) Reality Souljahs Meets Rockers Disciples - Blackboard Jungle Showcase Vol. 1 (Blackboard Jungle)
5) Roberto Sanchez & Rockers Disciples - Blackboard Jungle Showcase Vol. 2 (Blackboard Jungle)
6) Earl Sixteen - Natty Farming Showcase (A Lone Productions)
7) Lee Scratch Perry - Back On The Controls (Upsetter)
8) Tuff Scout - Inna London Dub (Tuff Scout)
9) Tarrus Riley - Love Situation (ZWW)
10) I Octane - My Journey (Tad's)

Reggae albums reissues 10:
1) Dennis Brown - Deep Down (Observer/Iroko)
2) Scientist - Jah Life In Dub (Jah Life)
3) Michael Prophet - Serious Reasoning (Island)
4) Frankie Jones & Midnight Riders - Showdown Vol 9 (Tasha/Digikiller)
5) U Black - Westbound Thing A Swing (Third World)
6) Johnny Osbourne & The Sensations - Come Back Darling (Sunspot Records)
7) Yabby You & The Prophets - Deeper Roots Part 2 (Pressure Sounds)
8) Yabby U - Jah Jah Way (Island)
9) Scientist - The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear (Dub Irator)
10) Various Artists - Studio One Dancehall - Sir Coxsone In The Dance: The Foundation Sound (3-LP) (Soul Jazz)

Reggae vinyl singles new 10 (focussed only on tunes that got a vinyl-release):
1) The Breadwinners - Mr Landlord feat. Stevie (Horus 12", b-side to Far As I Can See) [the absolute best tune of the year!!!]
2) Cornel Campbell - Hypocrites (Tuff Scout 7")
3) Skarra Mucci - Empress Reggae (Irie Ites 7", Soulful Spirit riddim)
4) Chronixx & Protoje - Who Knows (Overstand Entertainment 7")
5) Beenie Man - Survivor / Randy Valentine - Lock Me Up (Jugglerz Records 7", Penthouse riddim)
6) Dubkasm Meets Luciano & Turbulence - Jah Victory / Right There (Dubkasm 12")
7) Dre Island - Let Jah Love Shine Down / Jesse Royal - Raising Your Voices For Freedom (Maximum Sound 7", Imperial Crown riddim)
8) Jah Cure - Save My Soul / Loyal Flames - Go Hard (Maximum Sound 7", Jah Blessing riddim)
9) Iba Mahr & Notis - Diamond Sox (Notis Production 7")
10) Jah Cure - Territory / Jesse Royal - Preying On The Weak (Overstand Entertainment 7", Militancy riddim)

Reggae vinyl singles reissues 10 (focussed only on tunes that got a vinyl-release):
1) Upsetter Revue Feat. Heptones, Congoes & Junior Murvin - Play On Mr Music / King Scratch (Lee Perry) - Dread Lion (Emidisc/Rock A Shacka 10")
2) Jah Joe - Love On The Seen/78 Style / Boom B - Jah Power/Version (Lovepower/Pressure Sounds 10")
3) Slickers - St. Jago De La Vega / Slickers - Version (Afrik 7")
4) Norris Regal/Manicus & Steppa - Struggle/Dis Ya / Dub Struggle (Reel Heavy Music 12")
5) Gregory Isaacs - Mr. Know It All / Ossie Hibbert & THe Revolutionaries - War Of The Stars (Blood & Fire 12")
6) Devon Russell - Come A Me Girl / Gully Ranking (Archive 12")
7) Flick Wilson (Aka Dandy Lion) - The Vives (The Vibes) / Flick Wilson - Version (Things I've Been Through/Digikiller 7")
8) Carltons - Better Days / Upsetters - Tight Spot (Underground/Digikiller 7")
9) Blue Bells - Call Me Teacher / Blue Bells - Part Two Dub (Premier/Reggae Fever 7")
10) Bobby Melody - Channa Channa / Bobby Melody - Version (Amussu Music 7")

Non-reggae albums 5:
1) Run The Jewels - 2
2) Sharon Jones - Give The People What They Want
3) Dilated Peoples - Directors Of Photography
4) Seun Kuti - A Long Way To The Beginning
5) Royal Blood - Royal Blood

hi guys,

cd/lp
-scientist : jah life in dub(jah life/dkr)
-scientist :the dub album they...(jah life/dkr)
-willi williams & yabby you : unification(shanachie)
-various artists : chim cherrie aka billy jean vol.1(sip a cup)
-essence of redemption : in a dif'rent styley(reggae archives records)
-winston jarret & the righteous flames : man of the ghetto(iroko)
-barry brown : the thompson sounds 78-82(hot milk)
-all of the pressure sounds reissues

7"/10"/12"
so much good things to make a list,but...
the two 10" :
-carlton jackson : history(black art/rock a shacka)
-upsetter revue : play on Mr music(emidisc/rock a shacka)
are killing.

see ya!

pupafred wrote:

-essence of redemption : in a dif'rent styley(reggae archives records)

Glad you liked it, the band is actually called Sceptre, "Essence Of Redemption Ina Dif'rent Styley" is the rather long album title, I suspect you may have bought it from Ernie B as he managed to list it as you have.

We've got lots more Midlands Reggae releases coming in the new year.

Yeah. That release was definitely a killer. Missed a lot of albums on my list. Sceptre being one of the really crucial ones.

Some of the high lights for me this year were;

Judy Green Talk To Me - Indica Dubs 7"
Enos McLeod - Jericho - Onlyroots 12"
Prince Buster - Idi Amin - Prince Buster 7"
Breadwinners - Mr Landlord/Far As I Can See - Horus 12"
I Kong - Zion Pathway - Iroko 12"
Virgin Front Line Sounds Of Reality box set
Clinton Fearon - Togetherness - Horus 7"
Thomas White - Ivory Girl - Stereo Uprising/DKR 10"
Pablove Black - Cuts & Bruises - Uprising/DKR 7"
Jerry Harris - I'm For You - Wackies/DKR LP
Little Roys on Tuff Scout 7's

many many more but these I think were extra special.

j j

Dubmart wrote:
Glad you liked it, the band is actually called Sceptre, "Essence Of Redemption Ina Dif'rent Styley" is the rather long album title, I suspect you may have bought it from Ernie B as he managed to list it as you have.

Wow, i had the cd under mi eyes!!!Maybe yesterday was a bit weedy...
I bought it at reggae fever and it was listed as it.
I really apreciate the "reggae archives records" and "bristol archives records" labels work.

Dubmart wrote:
We've got lots more Midlands Reggae releases coming in the new year.

tell me more please.

happy new year fellows!

see ya!

Agree with the above, especially BMC who hot the nail on the head with the Breadwinners 12" that was released in March 2014. Brilliant analogue sound from Al Breadwinner and his Bakery Studio.

New 2014:

1) As Far As I Can See/Mr Landlord - The Breadwinners with City Culture/Stally/Stevie (Horus 12")
2) Inna London Dub (Tuff Scout LP)
3) Little Roy - Disasters & Signs (Tuff Scout 7")

Revive 2014:

1) Jah Life in Dub - Scientist (DKR/Jah Life)
2) The Dub Album They Didn't Want You To Hear - Scientist (DKR/Jah Life)
3) Play On Mr Music - Upsetter Revue (DubStore 10")
4) Five Man Army - Trinity/Dillinger/Wayne Wade/Al Campbell/Junior Tamlin (King Spinna 12")
5) Winston Jarrett - Wise Man 10" (Pressure Sounds)

pupafred wrote:
Glad you liked it, the band is actually called Sceptre, "Essence Of Redemption Ina Dif'rent Styley" is the rather long album title, I suspect you may have bought it from Ernie B as he managed to list it as you have.
Wow, i had the cd under mi eyes!!!Maybe yesterday was a bit weedy...
I bought it at reggae fever and it was listed as it.
I really apreciate the "reggae archives records" and "bristol archives records" labels work.



We've got lots more Midlands Reggae releases coming in the new year.
tell me more please.

happy new year fellows!

see ya!

First up is "Black Symbol", a double LP and single CD compilation of music from Handsworth's Black Symbol, a mixture of their singles, album tracks and unreleased tracks. That will be followed by "The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One" which is a superb compilation of serious Roots tunes from the late seventies, early eighties and also includes a couple of unreleased gems, if that goes well Volume Two won't be far behind. We should also get the CD release of "Handsworth Explosion 1 And 2" out plus the new Capital Letters album, there are other Midlands things in the pipeline, but they aren't confirmed yet.

Bristol Archive Records has a reissue of Retsriction's "Action" 12" for Record Store Day and the Restriction album might arrive this year as well, there's also a film about Talisman sometime this year.