KING PÉPE & HIS CALYPSO COMBO “TROPICAL INVASION” 10″ LP

May 16, 2013

KING PÉPE & HIS CALYPSO COMBO not only are inspired by the Latin American and Afro-Caribbean music, they revisit it. They take us to distant lands in the middle of the 30s, 40s, and 50s, combining Caribbean rhythms with Latin and New Orleans jazz;  it is a journey through time, from Trinidad to Jamaica, the Bahamas, Cuba and Colombia until Brazil, and up through the banks of the Mississippi. It’s the grace and beauty of Calypso and Mento mixed with Goombay, Highlife, Mambo, Son Cubano, Changui, Samba, Cumbia, Merengue, Jazz, Blues, Rhythm & Blues, and Oldies – a tasty musical stew indeed. This hard working French combo is a perfect fit for our  “78RPM style 10″ LP calypso series. It has the look and feel of those original Jamaican Mento albums, recorded in 33 rpm (don’t worry!). Antique olive green vinyl. Limited edition on JUMP UP Records. Read the rest of this entry »

Now on WHITE WAX! SPECIALIZED 7″ EP – ROLAND GIFT – LEE THOMPSON – KING HAMMOND and ORANGE STREET!

May 15, 2013

SPECIALIZED – A MODERN TAKE ON THE SPECIALS is a fantastic charity album that came our earlier this year in the UK,  featuring 30 great artists covering songs made famous by THE SPECIALS – with proceeds going to the TEENAGE CANCER TRUST charity. As someone who recently lost his father to cancer, we immediately contacted the compilation organizer to see if JUMP UP could be a part of this historic compilation.  JUMP UP is donating the majority of the pressing to the SPECIALZED people in the UK to help raise more money for this great and noble cause. You should pick up the full length CD at www.specializedcharityalbum.co.uk Read the rest of this entry »

THE STEADYTONES “Heavy Impact” Limited Edition WOOD BOX CD

May 3, 2013

An incredible new band from Germany! The CD version is limited to 333 copies in a hand crafted WOODED BOX! Wow. We only got a handful of these so if you want one ACT NOW! We’ll have LP vinyl down the road we promise, but here’s a special edition for CD collectors!

Check out the album sampler here:

https://soundcloud.com/bernhard-fischer/heavy-impact-snippet

 

THE TOASTERS “HOUSE OF SOUL” 7″ ! LP reissues: DUB 56 on MARBLE (JUMP098LP) – 2 TONE ARMY on WHITE (JUMP099LP)

April 26, 2013

The NEW 2 track 7″ from THE TOASTERS is here! American ska legends THE TOASTERS (since 1981!) deliver the goods, housed in full color picture sleeve.  “HOUSE OF SOUL” is the bands signature sound with bright horns and an uptempo beat, could easily have appeared on their classic 90s albums! The  flip “GOING HOME” is a bit more traditional sounding, dare I say THE SKATALITES? Released on the band’s own MEGALITH RECORDS.

FYI:  THE VINYL REISSUE OF NEW YORK FEVER will be released on JUMP UP in May! Pre-order will begin soon (with initial copies coming with a free slip mat!).

Do you have the other vinyl releases we did on JUMP UP? Read the rest of this entry »

New 7″ singles: THE CLASH GOES JAMAICAN – SOLOMON JABBY

April 11, 2013

When  GOLDEN SINGLES RECORDS in Spain told us about their CLASH tribute compilation we were one of the first to want in! JUMP UP sent two of our proudest rep’s from the USA to take part in THE CLASH GOES JAMAICAN.  As a teaser to the upcoming full length comp we have pressed up 500 7″ singles on colored wax – a split between THE CROMBIES and GREEN ROOM ROCKERS! Tell us which color you want otherwise we will automatically send you RED. Cool? Read the rest of this entry »

New LOWER International Shipping Rates through Fed Ex International Mail Service!

When the US postal service increased their rates a couple of months ago we were shocked. So we went into action to see if there was anything we could do to offer better rates of for international customers – and we found away with FIMS – Fed Ex International Mail Service. What they do is fly the packages over on Fed Ex planes and then put the parcels in the destination country’s postal system. We’ve learned that all packages going into Europe are being sorted and mailed from Sweden, similar central points exist in South America and Asia. It takes a little extra time (averaging an extra week in most countries but 2+ extra weeks in Australia)… but it is MUCH cheaper! You can now ship 3 LPs anywhere for $20!  CDs and 7″ are lighter so you get more of those for the same $20! Like regular first class airmail through USPS, there is no tracking available – if you must have tracking the only option is to pay the insanse priority mail rates through the USPS. We kinda assume you don’t want to do that.

For More Info (if you are curious) visit here: https://smallbusiness.fedex.com/international/mail

DAVE HILLYARD & ROCKSTEADY 7 “Friends & Enemies” LP VINYL Import CD NOW IN STOCK!

March 25, 2013

If you aren’t familiar with Dave’s saxophone playing history, maybe you’ve been living under a rock for the past couple of decades? He has been a gigging/touring musician since his teenage years, playing with HEPCAT, RANCID, STUBBORN ALL-STARS, Willie Williams, Stranger Cole, Glen Brown, Glen Adams, Archie Bell, and for the last 18 years, he has been the featured soloist with NYC’s legendary Ska band, THE SLACKERS. ROCKSTEADY 7, a fourteen year old all-star collective, is the band where Dave is able to showcase his unique style of Saxophone playing with extended Jazz improvisations over Reggae-Ska rhythms. Read the rest of this entry »

RODDY RADIATION & SKABILLY REBELS “Blues Attack” LP (JUMP095LP) Fans of The Specials and Stray Cats rejoice!

March 8, 2013

Far too often when a band claims to combine two dissimilar styles of music into an all powerful “new” hybrid, fans get a wee bit skeptical. After all, in most cases these creative endeavors fail miserably – and quite often it involves ska music. Simply put, this stereotype does not apply to the SKABILLY REBELS.

RODDY RADIATION’s band successfully takes the best parts of rockabilly, minus the cheesiness that all too often is associated with the genre, and then puts it to a laid back traditional ska beat. Should we expect anything less? Of course you already know him as the legendary guitarist of The Specials (who also wrote their classics ‘Rat Race’, ‘Concrete Jungle’ & ‘Hey Little Rich Girl’), who also later formed blues influenced acts The Bonediggers and The Tearjerkers. He’s a veteran and true innovator of both the 2-TONE ska movement and the English rockabilly revival scene. Read the rest of this entry »

JAMAICAN OLDIES WEEKEND Returns! Legends of Ska & Rocksteady! Fri, March 1 & Sat, March 2 at Mayne Stage Chicago! ERIC “Monty” MORRIS and duet sensations ROY & YVONNE!

February 5, 2013

JUMP UP RECORDS celebrates the start of it’s 20th Anniversary year with another fantastic 2 day Jamaican Oldies Weekend in Chicago! Visit our Facebook Event Pages for more info and how to get tickets!  DAY 1 Friday, March 1st :  ERIC “Monty” MORRIS backed by SOUL RADICS  DAY 2 Saturday, March 2:  ROY PANTON & YVONNE HARRISON backed by THE PRIZEFIGHTERS