SMOOTH BEANS “Keep Talking” is the second album from this top Spanish Rocksteady and Reggae band. Features 12 tracks, mostly vocal, with great harmonies influenced by Afro-American music from the 60’s and 70’s. Killer instrumentals galore. Classic Jamaican rhythms and socially conscious lyrics, highly recommended on LIQUIDATOR MUSIC. LEO & THE LINEUP is the debut album from Danish soul/ska superstars – following in the footsteps of fellow countrymen BABYLOVE & THE VANDANGOS. Try it and you’re be pleased! LP vinyl on VOR/Grover.
PEPPER POTS new 7″ single IN STOCK NOW!
We have the brand new 4 track 7″ from THE PEPPER POTS, featuring American soul legend Eli “Paperboy” Reed! Japanese pressing on SKA IN THE WORLD records – but don’t be fooled, this is all vintage soul! And if you haven’t picked up their latest full length CD “Trian To Your Lover” on Megalith – here’s another chance!
New LIQUIDATOR: LOS GRANADIANS “Reggalactico” LP – MR SYMARIP 7″
Since their flying saucer landed 12 years ago, LOS GRANADIANS have become one of the best 60’s revival reggae bands in the world. Their fans are spread worldwide, including large concentrations in Mexico City and the United States. Their 2011 “PorMucho Que Pasen Los Años / A 6.000.000 de Años Luz’ sold out within weeks of its release, making fans demand MORE! “REGGALACTICO” is the album we have all been waiting for, 12 tracks of vintage Jamaican 60s rhythms, reggae and rock steady as it would have been played by Latin rock bands of the same period, wrapped in beat/garage and rhythm & blues. LP vinyl comes with a free CD. Read the rest of this entry »New Spanish Ska & Surf-Steady? UPSTTEMIANS CD – EL GRAN MIERCOLES LP (back in stock)
Another fantastic shipment has arrived from SPAIN! Oh where to begin….
EL GRAN MIERCOLES “THIS IS SURF-STEADY” LP vinyl is totally unique! The band is made up of members from the MALARIANS, SHAKE IT UPS, DR JAU & THE PEANUT VENDORS, MR T BONE’s European band…and all of these cats have backed up and recorded with the great LAUREL AITKEN. In short, this album takes surf classics and turn them into Jamaican rock-steady and ska, and ska classics and turn them into surf….plus originals that are true “SURF STEADY”. THE SKATALITES, AUGUSTUS PABLO, and THE VENTURES are all represented here. Vinyl LP only limited edition of 500 copies from EL GRAN MIERCOLES. Read the rest of this entry »
THE HYPOCONDRIACS “60′s ROCKSTEADY & REGGAE” LP (limited colored wax) (JUMP106)
THE HYPOCONDRIACS are rumored to have been the first reggae/rocksteady band from Madrid, who recorded in the late 60′s and released one privately pressed LP that went virtually unnoticed by the press and music fans…not for musical reasons! Dave Barker and Roy Ellis are rumored to contribute backing vocals on this scarce album…if you listen closely you can hear that it could be true. The reason why people did not buy the LP from the band back in the day? Fear and superstition!
From what we know this four piece had contracted a very rare and highly contagious disease that nobody could diagnose. Because of this, fans were afraid to just touch a copy of the LP – you can imagine what that did for sales! The band had given up on live shows altogether. Copies of the LP that survived seemed to have been scrubbed clean by the owners, and also included a “farewell note” from the band, which we have put into Google translate for non-Spanish speakers:
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New LIQUIDATOR: KINKY COO COO feat HEPCAT 7″ GRAMOPHONE ALL STARS CD/LP
Brand new album from the GRAMOPHONE ALL STARS, a fantastic Spanish collective who broaden their horizons on this third full-length while still playing the signature Jamaican jazz of their first two albums . From Omara Portuondo to Erykah Badu, Curtis Mayfield through and The Skatalites – it’s bolero, latin jazz, funk, groove, neosoul, ska, rocksteady and reggae. Its warm, caressing the listener with beautiful rhythms and harmonies, sung both in Spanish and English. Available on limited edition vinyl LP and CD. Read the rest of this entry »
New CD Arrivals: PEPPER POTS “TRAIN TO YOUR LOVER” – RATAZANAS “LICK IT BACK” – ONE DROPPERS “THE BIG ONE”
New GROVER release: RED SOUL COMMUNITY CD/LP
RED SOUL COMMUNITY What Are You Doing? CD/LP
“What are you doing?” (Grover 2010) captures the elegance and compositional maturity of this Spanish band, bringing together a wonderful album of early reggae and rocksteady grooves. Twelve cuts with a strong rhythmic foundation, thoughtful arrangements, and sweet female vocal lead melodies. Produced brilliantly by Belgian mastermind Read the rest of this entry »
New REDSTAR 73 release: THORPEDIANS
THORPEDIANS “Maximum Hard Reggae From The Top” CD
REDSTAR 73 records proudly releases the debut album from this skinhead band from Barcelona – early reggae sounds with PUNCH!
We carry the full catalog of ska/reggae items from REDSTAR 73 – so if you don’t see it just ask us!
PEPPER POTS “Waiting for the Christmas Lights” 7″ Vinyl (JUMP7XMAS)
Christmas time again! Did you forget that we released a wonderful RED VINYL Christmas 7″ single from Spain’s PEPPER POTS?
The PEPPER POTS are one of our favorite bands, their retro 60′s ska/reggae and girl group soul sounds are top notch in our book! Their second record “NOW!” was recorded in NYC under the influence of the DAPTONE crew which became the point where the band firmly went in the soul direction. As usual, they attend to every little detail, inspired by the old dusty vinyl records from Motown, Stax and Studio One. We at JUMP UP made it a mission to work with the band in some way to make our life more complete, so at the end of 2010 we rush released their wonderful Christmas single on vinyl to fill jukeboxes worldwide! Full picture sleeve, red vinyl in stock! Two great tracks including a FLIRTATIONS cover!
1. Waiting For the Christmas Light 2. Christmas Time Is Here Again