Roots Archives Forum

Best new recording (album):

> Noel Ellis, Zion, Iroko

Best new 12":

> Gregory Isaacs, Poorman In Love, A French Friend
> Cornell Campbell, Perilous Time, Dreadrive

Best current producer:

> Roberto Sanchez, magic man

Best re-issues (albums):

> Inturns, Consider Yourself, Pressure Sounds
> Rico, Wareika Dub, Island
> Michael Prophet, Serious Reasoning, Island

Reggae lives! What are your picks?

Macka b , an album named Never played a45.

Hopefully it won't come across the wrong way if I mention a couple we put out this year:

Black Symbol "Black Symbol" and Various Artists "The Midlands Roots Explosion Volume One", I'd say they are the best we've put out this year and they both stand up against anything from other labels.

I agree Martin. The Black Symbol 2lp was one of my favorites of the year. Super heavy album.

I made a mix with a few of the tracks for a friend of mine that is a big UK roots fan, and he said he hadn't even finished the 1st track before he needed to order a copy for himself.

jp wrote:I agree Martin. The Black Symbol 2lp was one of my favorites of the year. Super heavy album.

I made a mix with a few of the tracks for a friend of mine that is a big UK roots fan, and he said he hadn't even finished the 1st track before he needed to order a copy for himself.

It's projects like that that make all the hard work worthwhile, the music really deserved to be available and to reach a wider audience the good news is that there's a strong possibility of more original Black Symbol tapes surfacing, I really ought to think about doing a 12" or two as well.

PS Symbol's last CD "Journey" is well worth checking out as well as a modern Roots release.

some of my favs from 2015

Daphne Bluebird - Stranger - Roots Garden 7"

Soul Sugar - East Of River Nile - Gee's Records 7"
Soul Sugar feat Courtney John - All I Know - Gee's 7"

Yabby U - Dread Prophecy - box set

Gladstone Anderson - Don't Look Back - Overheat LP (not sure if this is 2015 - I got it 2015:)

Roman Stewart - In The Chapel - Amussu Music 7"

Diggory Kenrick - to many to list

Prince Hammer - 10,000 Lions - Kingston Connexion 12"

Love Joys - Wackies/DKR 7's (in fact 99% DKR releases )

Upsetter 7"s from ReggaeFever!

Pablo vinyl from Onlyroots!!! + many more amazing 7's! Impact!High Note etc etc etc

Studio 1 Dub Store releases....

Abyssinians & the several excellent compilations from Virgin & Island Records

The many Supertone vinyl releases , Dennis Brown - Rock On, Naggo Morris,Gregory Jah Fingers...

Pressure Sounds- some fantastic stuff in 2015.

a great year for reissues & reggae in general

merry xmas
happy holidays
j j

Tx j j !!!