VP Records will unleash four vinyl selections for Record Store Day 2013 – a recently complied selection of Barrington Levy classics from 1979 – 1984 entitled Sweet Reggae Music, two reissues of rare dub sessions including Winston Edwards’ Natty Locks Dub and King Tubby & Lee Scratch Perry’s King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub and a picture disc single for Little John’s Clarks Booty (dye cut in the shape of a Clarks desert boot). These vinyl collectables are set to release for Record Store Day, Saturday, April 20, 2013 issued under the VP Records vintage imprint 17 North Parade and the historic Greensleeves label.
(Custom Shaped 10” Disc of Clarks Original Desert Boot Shoe)
Track Listing:
Side A
Little John – Clarks Booty
Side B
Scorcher – Put On Me Clarks
BARRINGTON LEVY’S REGGAE ANTHOLOGY: SWEET REGGAE MUSIC (1979-84)
For the very first time on vinyl, 17 North Parade carefully selects 10 of Barrington’s most sought after sound system favorites off his full length 40-track album Reggae Anthology: Sweet Reggae Music (1979-84), which was released digitally and on compact disc this past December.
Filled with certified classics from beginning to end, this LP covers the early years of Barrington Levy’s astonishing career in chronological order. This timeless musical selection gives an in-depth look of the living legend’s journey throughout this crucial period when he was proclaimed the “undisputed lord of dancehall” and earned the Best Vocalist Award at the 1984 UK Reggae Awards.
Track Listing:
Side A
Whom Shall I Be Afraid Of
Mary Long Tongue
Bounty Hunter
21 Girl Salute
Hammer
Side B
Praise His Name
The Winner
Pon Your Toe
Mini Bus
Here I Come
Unavailable since its original 1974 release, VP Records will reissue a limited edition of the Jamaican-born, UK-based reggae aficionado Winston Edwards’ Natty Locks Dub. Recorded in Kingston at Lee Perry’s Black Ark Studios and at his cousin Joe Gibbs’ state of the art recording complex on Retirement Crescent, this monumental dub collection was Winston Edwards’ debut LP as a producer. The instrumental set boasts jazzy soft flutes and easy skanking horns with a minimal effect and subtle bass. It is still considered to be one of the holy grails of dub until this day.
Track Listing:
Side A
1. Natty Dub
2. Big Daddy Amin
3. Jah Shakin Dub
4. Soul Fire Dub
5. Macka Bee
Side B
6. Herbman Style From The Ghetto
7. Jah Macka Dub
8. Well Charge
9. Gun Court In Red
10. Lover Dub
KING TUBBY & LEE SCRATCH PERRY’S REISSUE
KING TUBBY MEETS THE UPSETTER AT THE GRASS ROOTS OF DUB
Originally released in 1975, King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub brought together two of the most influential mixing engineers at the time and helped establish dub music to an audience beyond sound system followers. Rightfully acknowledged as the dub clash of the century, Lee Scratch Perry and King Tubby went head to head in this classic horn soaked dub conference – bringing their own original flavor to one side of the record.
VP RECORDS WILL RELEASE A SERIES OF LIMITED EDITION VINYL PIECES
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