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LUXX 009CD
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"The music collected on this compilation highlights the Observer's deepest roots, profiling many rare sides and extended master mixes issued at the height of the roots era. We start off with the extended mix of one of Horace Andy's hardest-hitting numbers to date, the castigating 'Them Never Tell I,' and a subtle extended cut of Gregory Isaacs' wonderfully sensual 'Rock On.' Other highlights include commanding roots vocalist Tyrone Taylor with 'Sufferation,' a personal favourite of Johnny Rotten and presented in its fully extended mix to make the most of Tubby's masterful dub mix. Closing off the set is the fully extended horns mix of Gregory Isaacs' 'Rock On,' proving that there's always room for another mix of a great rhythm."
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LUXX 014LP
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LP version; CD version temporarily unavailable. "Only available in limited quantity on its initial release on the intriguing Clappers label in 1980, Hi Fi is an enticing collection of deep roots produced by the late sound system operator and ace producer. A legendary figure in Jamaica, Ruby was a sound system operator from the Greenwich Farm ghetto that moved to the picturesque coastal town of Ocho Rios in the late 1960s, solidifying the reputation of his sound system in the following decade. By 1975 he was producing incredible music with high-calibre artists such as Burning Spear, Joe Higgs, Big Youth and Justin Hinds and he continued to create exceptional music with his Black Disciples house band into the mid-1980s. Auralux re-issue of this long unavailable classic, featuring vocal cuts segueing into dubs and versions sleeve notes written by David Katz."
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LUXX 010CD
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"A celebration of the label founded by what some call the most successful production team to come out of Jamaica -- Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespear. The album collects together the key recordings from the late 70's and early 80's, a period when the Rhythm Twins produced some of their most enduring and captivating music. During their long careers they have lent their magic to a vast range of international artists including Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones, Herbie Hancock, and Grace Jones to Ian Dury, Gwen Guthrie, Doug E. Fresh and No Doubt. The album showcases the depth and breadth of the Sly and Robbie's production skills. Highlights includes The Tamlins' harmonically excellent rendition of The Undisputed Truth's 'Smiling Faces Sometime' together with their extended version of Nina Simone's take on Randy Newman's 'Baltimore'. There's also Sugar Minott's 'Rub A Dub', General Echo at his unbridled best with the witty 'Drunken Master', a salute to the early Jackie Chan kung-fu epic, Gregory Isaacs' 'Going Down Town' and the Taxi Gang's tongue-in-cheek cut of Michael Jackson's 'Billie Jean', Dennis Brown and much more. Since the release of the recordings that make up this compilation, Sly and Robbie have ventured into the farthest reaches of sonic exploration, crafting a range of inspiring styles across the globe. But the heart and soul of their music will always be best illustrated by their Taxi sound -- one of the most consistently innovative record labels to ever come out of Jamaica."
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LUXX 008CD
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"King Jammy is best known as the man that launched Jamaican music's digital revolution. Indeed, he produced 'Sleng Teng', the first fully digital Jamaican hit and one of the most-versioned rhythms of all time. King Jammy in Roots collects some of Jammy's most enthralling productions from the late 1970s and early 1980s with high-calibre artists such as Black Uhuru, Hugh Mundell, Augustus Pablo, Lacksley Castell, Junior Reid and Johnny Osbourne ; Jammy's unique, atmospheric dubs complete the picture. After an uneventful youth in Montego Bay, Lloyd 'Jammy' James found himself living a few doors down from King Tubby in the Waterhouse ghetto of western Kingston. The pair became very close and as Tubby's young apprentice, Jammy learned the vital electrical knowledge that is key to operating a sound system. After spending the early 1970s in Toronto, Jammy returned to Jamaica to become the right-hand man at Tubby's legendary studio; he then started recording local talent after receiving encouragement from producers Bunny Lee and Yabby You."
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