Barrington Levy

One evening in the early 1980s, Isaiah Laing of Supreme Promotions, the promoters of Sting, hosted a dance at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, a stone's throw from the Spanish Town Adult Correctional Centre.

One evening in the early 1980s, Isaiah Laing of Supreme Promotions, the promoters of Sting, hosted a dance at the Spanish Town Prison Oval, a stone's throw from the Spanish Town Adult Correctional Centre.

Utilizing old roots rhythms revitalized by the Roots Radics Band, and giving the songs a hard, but danceable edge, producer Henry ‘Juno’ Lawes and Barrington Levy together helped establish a whole new dancehall sound. 1980's Robin Hood, mixed at King Tubby’s by Scientist, merely affirmed what everyone in Jamaica already knew: That Levy was now the biggest star on the island, with a talent that was unbeatable.

After Joe Gibbs African Dub All-mighty 1, 2, 3 and 4, 17 North Parade comes with Teach The Youth, a new compilation of Barrington Levy’s songs recorded between 1980 and 1985 in Joe Gibbs’ studio. A 12 tracks set with special guests Lui Lepke, Ranking Trevor Kojak and Liza. In stores on 29th of April.

20 rare 12" cuts from the Burning Sounds Reggae Vault, released on a double CD package for the first time. Includes singles and their dub versions from Barrington Levi, Dawn and Christine, The Heptones, Dennis Brown, Delroy Wilson and more.

First retrospective of Joe Gibbs’s dancehall productions. 22 tracks new to CD. Includes many of the biggest hits of the dancehall era.As the 70s drew to a close, the roots and dub sounds that had dominated the Jamaican music scene for much of the decade gave way to dancehall, a style that continued to find favour with reggae fans until the onset of the digital revolution of the mid-1980s.

Compiled by respected Reggae journalist & photographer, Dave Hendley, this compilation showcases many of the heaviest sounds of the era & includes more than its fair share of previously hard-to-find Dancehall classics, spanning 1979-1982. 23 tracks. Trojan. 2003.

Scientist burst onto the reggae scene in the early 80s with a reckless mixing style that seemed to outdo even King Tubby's wildest extravaganzas.

Record Store Day 2025. Soul Jazz Records’ special new 18th anniversary one-off limited-edition heavyweight special-edition red coloured vinyl pressing (+ download code) exclusively for Record Store Day 2025 of their out of print classic Rumble In The Jungle. This album is fully remastered, relicensed and with new tracks exclusively for RSD 25.Soul Jazz Records journey in to early 1990s ragga, drum and bass and jungle. The album features all-time classic jungle anthems such as General Levy’s ‘Incredible’ alongside some serious Ragga heavyweight tunes like Cutty Ranks ‘Limb By Limb’ and Congo Natty’s classic re-make of Barrington Levy’s Under Me Sensi’.