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Taking a leisurely stroll through my vinyl record collection to share a few of my favourite Jamaican tunes and trivia, just like I used to do a few years ago in the House of Reggae podcast... https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/houseofreggae

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 7m

Yes, Linval's a great name.

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1h

And here's the B side, which is miscredited and actually contains the Ranking Trevor DJ cut...

youtu.be/H42bq8v-wPM?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

12" B side of Ranking Trevor - Stop Pushing Me Around on Strong Like Sampson label. Released in 1980. Produced by Linval Thompson.

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 3h

Yes it's great to see. 👌

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 6h

A song for the ages! 👌

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 7h

Big tune! 👌

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 7h

Happy 71st birthday to Linval Thompson.

Linval is currently on tour in Europe and still recording new tunes. Here's a classic 12" of his from 1980, which he recorded at Channel One with the Roots Radics...

youtu.be/kMRwrVGZNAQ?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

12" of Linval Thompson - Mr Boss Man on Strong Like Sampson label. Released in 1980. Produced by Linval Thompson.

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 13h

Only released on 7" at the time but has been compiled a few times since. Do you do CDs? If so this does a good job of collecting together the best of those early 7's that didn't appear on LPs...

www.discogs.com/release/5356...

Dennis Brown - Money In My Pocket: Anthology 1970-1995

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2002 CD release of "Money In My Pocket: Anthology 1970-1995" on Discogs.

www.discogs.com

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 22h

Absolutely. I'm continually fascinated by the period from '71 - '74 which saw him write and record some astonishing tunes, and all before his 18th birthday. This one is just beautiful...

youtu.be/yH0c95NTqeE?...

DENNIS BROWN - Foot Of The Mountain [1973]

YouTube video by Bionic Dub

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 23h

And finally, here's a short clip of Johnny Osbourne performing Water Pumping at Sunsplash in India...

youtu.be/KrqlUEQizAM?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #dancehall

Johnny Osbourne - Water Pumping (Live at Goa Sunsplash 2018)

YouTube video by Goa Sunsplash

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 23h

Yep, Visions Of is great as is Wolf And Leopard. Also for some 80s classics, I'd recommend Revolution.

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

👌 Nice. First of many....

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

And here's the excellent B side which has a teenage Wayne Smith on the It's Raining rhythm followed by a powerful dub version by Prince Jammy...

youtu.be/PI8a93Nlv40?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky #dub

12" of Wayne Smith - Music On My Mind on Starlight Records label. Released in 1983. Produced by Prince Jammy.

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

And he was wearing a Zinc Fence t-shirt. Perfect! 😁

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Selecta Jerry @soundsofthecaribbean.com · 1d

A 21 year old Chronixx in Philadelphia PA 9/14/13

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

Great pics! Yes I was also reminiscing about his first gig in London, which I think would have been a month after that gig in Philadelphia. The hype was already there and it was absolutely rammed. Barely able to raise my hands let alone take any photos! 😂

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

Johnny Osbourne adapts Hopeton Lewis' rocksteady hit Take It Easy into a classic dancehall tune which was No.1 in the reggae charts for weeks in Aug/Sept '83...

This 12" version extends into a Prince Jammy dub breakdown...

youtu.be/O0OO38T503Q?...

#reggae #reggaesky #vinylsky #vinyl #musicsky

12" of Johnny Osbourne - Water Pumping on Starlight Records label. Released in 1983. Produced by Prince Jammy.

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

Sounds like the perfect double bill at that time.👌

I managed to squeeze into his first London gig at the Scala in 2013. I've never been in such a packed gig, such was the demand for tickets!

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

Looking forward to giving it a proper listen. Cheers! 👌

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 1d

Chronixx has also released a brand new album today. His first since Chronology, 8 years ago.

Apparently there's a double vinyl release coming in the new year, but for now you can hear the tunes on this playlist...

youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #chronixx #exile

CHRONIXX - EXILE [NEW ALBUM 2025] - YouTube

CHRONIXX - EXILE | NEW ALBUM out now! https://www.reggaeville.com/artist-details/chronixx/news/

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 2d

Ha, yes I've only had the briefest of scans through it so far. There were a couple that caught my ear and I'll be going back in again for a proper listen through. I just noticed that he also has a tune called Hurricane as well!

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 2d

Looks great, will have a listen. Cheers!

House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 2d

Wow both Jah9 and Chronixx releasing new music on the same day. It's like 2013 all over again! 😂

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 2d

I can clearly remember the first time I heard Chronixx. It was in April 2012 in his video, Warrior.

I was blown away then and still love it today. My only disappointment is that it was never released on 7"...

youtu.be/N00dtt6kOjo?...

#reggae #reggaesky #musicsky #music #chronixx

Chronixx - Warrior - (Official Video HD)

YouTube video by ChronixxMusic

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 2d

Haha! 😂 Yes I might be accountable for a few dozen as well! 👌