Absolutely stunning deep, deep Alton Ellis heavy funk roots tune from 1973. Impossible to find on a 45. Backed by the equally deep and funky Freedom Singers' rare 'Black is Black'. Two seriously HEAVY and SUPER-RARE cuts from the Studio One stable. Massive 45!

Originally released in Jamaica in 1968 as The Actions and in the UK as The Lyrics (and sometimes known as The Splendors!) whichever way you look at it this a superb slice of rare rocksteady complete with the addictively catchy tune by the all-girl group The Tonettes on the flip.Super-rare rocksteady 45. Original copies £300+

Impossible to find on an original 45 from Jim Brown, a classic DJ from the early 1980's dancehall era at Studio One. Jim Brown, aka Jim Nastic's classic party dancehall tune rides the famous 'Teasing'/'Lecturer' rhythm to full effect!

Addictive and super-catchy classic Studio One instrumental cut led by the great saxophonist Lester Sterling, a founding member of The Skatalites. Sterling recorded extensively for Clement Dodd and this single was released in 1969 with The Paragon's killer rocksteady 'My Satisfaction' on the flip. The song 'Afrikaan Beat' was originally recorded by the German orchestra leader Bert Kaempfert and was based on South African Kwela style of music. 'Afrikaan Beat' featured on Soul Jazz Records' Studio One Scorcher. The original Studio One 45s costs up to £400!

Stone-cold classic moody roots monster from legendary vocalist and percussionist Zoot 'Scully' Simms singing righteous lyrics. 'African Challenge' is on the 'Is It Because I'm Black' rhythm and comes complete with a wicked dub version on the flip. Featured on Soul Jazz Records' Studio One Roots and as a very rare Studio One 45 first released in 1972.

Following Soul Jazz Records' recent Junglist!, comes this new 20th anniversary edition of their ground-breaking 'Rumble in the Jungle' album, their classic collection of early 1990s ragga, drum and bass and jungle. Featuring General Levy, M-Beat, Barrington Levy, Beenie Man, Ragga Twins, Cutty Ranks, Shut Up & Dance and more! Newly remastered LOUD double black vinyl edition and new gatefold-card style CD edition. 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’. The renowned album tells the story of how Jungle developed out of acid house but with its roots in the UK Dancehall scene of the 1980s and comes with extensive sleevenotes, exclusive interviews and photography. REVIEWS "Rumble may still be one of the best old-school jungle comps out there". Pitchfork "Every one of Rumble in the Jungle’s thirteen tracks is brimming over with life and sonic thrills". Even though this music was released in ‘91, it sounds like it was made yesterday." BBC Music "Soul Jazz's string of success continues with this dynamite showcase of the UK jungle sound of 1994. The comp's real strength is the rare gems, which place Jungle in the larger musical context that helped shape its sound. " XCLR8R "An essential document and a definitive compilation that profiles the revolutionary sound of early jungle, circa the dawn of the 90s." Exclaim