Alton Ellis : Treasure Isle 1966 - 1968

reissue, limited edition of 750 copies on orange vinyl

compilation of 1960's/1970's recordings with The Soul Brothers, The Skatalites, The Soul Vendors and the Sound Dimension

excellent compilation of classic Alton Ellis Rocksteady recordings

41 Rocksteady classics produced by Duke Reid

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14-track compilation of early 1970's Bunny Lee recordings by the great Jamaican DJ

nice 12-track Ska/Roots album with printed inner sleeve, yellow/white labels

red vinyl, mit Textblatt und CD

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official reissue, originally released in 1969 on Doctor Bird

purple sleeve

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limited to 500 copies

pink/white marbled vinyl, comes in generic die-cut sleeve

reissue of 1977 Nigerian Funk/Afrobeat album: Nigeria has been one of these African countries with a rich western oriented music scene spawning some highly praised garage rock acts like OFEGE and some hot blooded steaming funk acts. One of these groups taking a turn on music that was happening a few thousand miles west in the USA about five or six years prior was AKWASSA and here we gotta listen to their second album “In the groove” and the title actually says it all. They play some funky music that would make James Brown (God rest his soul) or Betty Davis (Miles Davis' beautiful and highly gifted wife) go crazy for and they do it with a routine you would rather expect with American superstars. AKWASSA impress with a tight as a teenie's ass rhythm section grooving some hypnotizing beats that consist of wild percussions and an airy drumming tied together by some captivating bass lines. Upon this rhythmical basement you find a grinding organ scrubbing your senses and a clean wah wah driven guitar that erupts into fuzzed out solos from time to time. The mid ranged voice comes with a rich tone and nobody would question me if I'd tell him this was a US act. Well, okay, there is a little accent but at least his English is grammatically perfect. In the end it does not matter much for the voice is one instrument that adds a patch of color to the whole picture. How great to know this Afro Funk classic from the 70s can now be enjoyed by a young audience with an open mind. Old school funksters, take your chance, this is sheer bliss.

Klappcover

limited edition coloured vinyl and download code

plain white sleeve