Culture Press
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Culture Press is an independent record label
from UK
specialized in Jamaican music
. Many of their releases are of questionable legality and are often titled incorrectly.
Independent record label
An independent record label is a record label operating without the funding of or outside the organizations of the major record labels. A great number of bands and musical acts begin on independent labels.-Overview:...
from UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
specialized in Jamaican music
Music of Jamaica
The music of Jamaica includes Jamaican folk music and many popular genres, such as mento, ska, rocksteady, reggae, dub music, dancehall, reggae fusion and related styles. Jamaica's music culture is a fusion of elements from the United States , Africa, and neighboring Caribbean islands such as...
. Many of their releases are of questionable legality and are often titled incorrectly.
LP Discography
- VSLP5000 - Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
- Interviews - VSLP5001 - Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood (musician)Clint Eastwood is a Jamaican reggae deejay, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint.-Biography:...
- The Best Of Clint Eastwood - 1984 - VSLP5002 - DillingerDillinger (musician)Dillinger is a reggae artist.-Biography:As a young man growing up in Kingston, Dillinger would hang around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso sound system...
- Blackboard Jungle - 1984 - VSLP5003 - David IsaacsDavid IsaacsDavid Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae singer who worked with Lee "Scratch" Perry in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and went on to release several albums between the mid-1970s and early 1980s....
- Place In The Sun - 1984 - VSLP5004 - Max RomeoMax RomeoMax Romeo is a reggae and roots reggae recording artist who has achieved chart success in his home country, and in the UK. Romeo was responsible for launching an entirely new sub-genre of reggae, whose overtly suggestive lyrics caused an outcry but took a massive hold of the music scene regardless...
Meets Owen GrayOwen GrayOwen Gray also known as Owen Grey is one of Jamaica's 'Foundation' singers whose work spans the R&B, ska, rocksteady, and reggae eras of Jamaican music, and he has been credited as Jamaica's first home-grown singing star....
At King TubbyKing TubbyKing Tubby was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s...
's Studio - 1984 - VSLP5005 - U BrownU BrownU Brown aka New Roy, Hugh Brown, Nuroy is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984.-Biography:...
- Superstar - 1984 - VSLP5006 - Barry BrownBarry Brown (singer)Barry Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer, initially coming to prominence in the 1970s with his work with Bunny Lee, but remaining popular throughout his career.-Biography:...
- The Best Of Barry Brown - 1984 - VSLP5007 - Cornell CampbellCornell CampbellCornell Campbell aka Don Cornell or Don Gorgon is a reggae singer, best known for his trademark falsetto voice, and his recordings at Studio One in the late 1960s and his later work with Bunny Lee in the 1970s.-Biography:Cornel has one of the sweetest falsettos of any Jamaican vocalist and uses it...
- Meets The GayladsThe GayladsThe Gaylads were one of the top Rocksteady vocal groups active in Jamaica between 1963 and 1973. The group, formed in Kingston, originally consisted of singers Harris "B.B." Seaton, Winston Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts; Seaton and Stewart had previously been successful as the duo Winston &...
(With Sly And Robbie) - 1985 - VSLP5008 - Winston JarrettWinston JarrettWinston Jarrett is a Jamaican reggae singer who was part of Alton Ellis's group The Flames in the 1960s before recording with The Righteous Flames and as a solo artist.-Biography:...
- Rocking Vibration - 1984 - VSLP5009 - Horace AndyHorace AndyHorace Andy is a roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", "Angel", "Five Man Army" and a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine"....
- The Best Of Horace Andy - 1985 - VSLP5014 - Sly and RobbieSly and RobbieSly and Robbie is the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and production team of drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare who joined in the mid 1970s after having established themselves separately in Jamaica as professional musicians...
Meet King Tubby - 1985 - VSLP5017 - TrinityTrinity (musician)Trinity aka Junior Brammer is a reggae deejay and producer, whose career began in the mid-1970s and continued into the 1990s.-Biography:Born in 1954, Brammer was educated at the Alpha Boys School...
- The Best Of Trinity - 1984
Incomplete CD Discography
- CP304 - The CimaronsThe CimaronsThe Cimarons were a UK reggae band formed in 1967. They were the UK's first self-contained indigenous reggae band.-History:Jamaican natives, the Cimarons migrated to Britain in 1967 with a lineup consisting of Franklyn Dunn , Carl Levy , Locksley Gichie , and Maurice Ellis ; vocalist, Winston Reid...
- People Say - CP305 - U Roy - Super Boss
- CP306 - Jacob MillerJacob MillerJacob Miller was a Jamaican reggae artist who first recorded with Clement Dodd. While pursuing a prolific solo career, he became the lead singer for reggae group Inner Circle with whom he recorded until his death in a car accident at the age of 27.-Biography:Jacob Miller was born in Mandeville,...
- With The Inner Circle Band & Augustus Pablo - CP312 - Skatalites - Musical Communion: Duke Reid Sessions (2000)
- CP314 - Various - Jamaican Beat 1968-1973
- CP315 - Various - Top Rock Steady 1966-1971
- CP407 - Jackie MittooJackie MittooJackie Mittoo was a Jamaican keyboardist, songwriter and musical director. He was a founding member of The Skatalites and was a mentor to many younger performers, primarily through his work as musical director for the Studio One record label.-Biography:He was born Donat Roy Mittoo in Browns Town,...
- Show Case - CP502 - I Roy - Crisis Time (1976)
- CP503 - The Aggrovators - Meets The Revolutionaries At Channel One
- CP504 - DillingerDillinger (musician)Dillinger is a reggae artist.-Biography:As a young man growing up in Kingston, Dillinger would hang around Dennis Alcapone's El Paso sound system...
- Three Piece Suit - CP506 - Clint Eastwood - Real Clint Eastwood
- CP512 - Tommy McCookTommy McCookTommy McCook was a Jamaican saxophonist. A founding member of The Skatalites, he also directed The Supersonics for Duke Reid, and backed many sessions for Bunny Lee or with The Revolutionaries at Channel One Studios in the 1970s.-Biography:McCook was born in Havana, Cuba, and moved to Jamaica in...
- Show Case (with The Aggrovators) (1975) - CP601 - ToyanToyanToyan aka Ranking Toyan was a Jamaican reggae deejay active since the mid-1970s and best known for his early 1980s recordings.-Biography:...
- Ghetto Man Skank (1988) - CP602 - Various - Midnight Rock Classics Vol 01 (1981–1982)
- CP603 - Triston PalmerTriston PalmerTriston Palmer aka Triston or Tristan Palma is a reggae singer/deejay active since the mid-1970s.-Biography:...
- Entertainment - CP604 - Jah Thomas - Dance Hall Connection
- CP605 - Early B - Send In The Patient
- CP0301 - Black UhuruBlack UhuruBlack Uhuru are a Jamaican reggae group formed in 1972, initially as Uhuru . The group has undergone several line-up changes over the years, with Duckie Simpson always maintaining group control and ownership...
- Love Dub (1990) - CP0308 - Various - Jazz In Jamaica (2001)
- CP0505 - Augustus PabloAugustus PabloHorace Swaby , known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music...
- Meets King Tubby in Roots Vibes - CP0508 - Leroy SmartLeroy Smart-Biography:Smart was born in 1952 and orphaned aged 2. He was raised at Maxfield Park Children's Home and educated at Alpha Boys School, where he studied singing, drums and dancing....
- Super Star (2001) - CP0511 - Jackie Mittoo - Showcase (2001)
- CP0606 - Anthony Johnson - Reggae Feelings 1982-1984
- CP1014 - Bob Marley- Mr Chatterbox
- CP1034 - Bob MarleyBob MarleyRobert Nesta "Bob" Marley, OM was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician. He was the rhythm guitarist and lead singer for the ska, rocksteady and reggae band Bob Marley & The Wailers...
- Rock Steady & Early Reggae Sides (2001)
- CP3001 - I Roy - Sincerely Yours (Straight To The Heart & Sunshine For I)
- CP3002 - Gregory IsaacsGregory IsaacsGregory Anthony Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover....
- Cool Ruler (I'll Never Trust You Again & No Luck) - CP3003 - Yellowman - Just Cool (Fantastic Yellowman & Saturday Night)
- CP3004 - Dillinger - Reble With A Cause (Funky Ounk & Killer Man Jaro
- CP3005 - Various - Bunny lee Meets King Tubby and The Aggrovators
- CP3009 - Dennis BrownDennis BrownDennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
- Here I Come Again 1971-1976 - CP3010 - Bad MannersBad MannersBad Manners are an English 2 Tone ska band. They quickly became the novelty favourites of the UK pop scene through their bald outsized frontman's on-stage antics, earning early exposure through their Top of The Pops exploits and an appearance in the live film documentary, Dance Craze.They were at...
- Best Baddest & Ugliest - CP3012 - Johnny OsbourneJohnny OsbourneJohnny Osbourne is a popular Jamaican reggae and dancehall singer, who rose to success in the late 1970s and mid 1980s. His album Truths and Rights was a notable roots reggae success, and featured "Jah Promise" and the album's title track, "Truths and Rights"...
- Dancing Time (2000) - CP3011 - Desmond DekkerDesmond DekkerDesmond Dekker was a Jamaican ska, rocksteady and reggae singer-songwriter and musician. Together with his backing group, The Aces , he had one of the first international Jamaican hits with "Israelites". Other hits include "007 " and "It Miek"...
- Action (2000) - CP3014 - Heptones - Heptones Dictionary (2000)
- CP3015 - Ethiopians - Meets Sir JJ & Friends (2000)
- CP3016 - Lee Perry - Meets Mad Professor
- CP3017 - Various - Creation Rebel + Dub (2000)
- CP3016 - Lee Perry - Meets The Mad Professor
- CP4002 - King TubbyKing TubbyKing Tubby was a Jamaican electronics and sound engineer, known primarily for his influence on the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s...
- Fatman Tapes - CP4003 - Don CarlosDon CarlosDon Carlos is a five-act grand opera composed by Giuseppe Verdi to a French language libretto by Camille du Locle and Joseph Méry, based on the dramatic play Don Carlos, Infant von Spanien by Friedrich Schiller...
- Lazer Beal (1982–1983) - CP4004 - Prince Lincoln - Unite The World (1983)
- CP4006 - King Tubby - Fatman Tapes Part 2 1978-1982
- CP4009 - Alton EllisAlton EllisAlton Nehemiah Ellis, OD, was a Jamaican musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music and was often referred to as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.-Biography:Ellis was born in 1938 and...
- Many Moods Of Alton Ellis 1978-1980 - CP4010 - Barry Brown - BarryBrown Meets Cornell Campbell 1977-1982
- CP4011 - Johnny ClarkeJohnny ClarkeJohnny Clarke , Whitfield Town, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae musician.-Biography:Clarke grew up in the Kingston ghetto of Whitfield Town. In 1971 he won a talent contest in Bull Bay, his prize a meeting with producer Clancy Eccles, with whom he recorded his first song, "God Made the Sea and the...
- King In The Arena (1978) - CP4012 - Heptones - King Of The Town (2001)
- CP4013 - Horace AndyHorace AndyHorace Andy is a roots reggae songwriter and singer, known for his distinctive vocals and hit songs such as "Government Land", "Angel", "Five Man Army" and a cover version of "Ain't No Sunshine"....
- Zion Gate 1973-1978 - CP4015 - Zap PowZap PowZap Pow were a Jamaican reggae band, whose members have included guitarist Dwight Pinkney and singer Beres Hammond. They existed from 1969 to 1979.-History:...
- Now
- CP6003 - Bob Marley - Soul Captives 1969-1970
- CP6010 - Bob Marley - Jamaican Singles Volume 1969-1972
- CP6012 - King Tubby - Roots & Society (with Lee Perry)
- CP6013 - Toots & the MaytalsToots & the MaytalsToots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...
- Don't Trouble (2000) - CP6017 - Sly & Robbie - Meet King Tubby 1974-1977
- CP6020 - Lee Perry - Glory Dub (2000)
- CP6021 - Various - Reggae Collection Vol 03 (2000)
- CP6022 - Various - Reggae Collection Vol 04 (2000)
- CP6023 - Various - Reggae Collection Vol 05 (2000)
- CP6024 - Ras MichaelRas MichaelRas Michael is a Jamaican reggae singer and Nyabinghi specialist. He also performs under the name of Dadawah.-Biography:...
- New Name - CP6027 - I Roy - Meet At King Tubby's Studio (2000) (with Dillinger)
- CP6028 - Various - Leroy Smart & Friends 1976-1978
- CP6030 - King Tubby - Bionic Dub 1975-1977
- CP8001 - Ras Michael - Trilogy 1975-1979
- CP8002 - Jacob MillerJacob MillerJacob Miller was a Jamaican reggae artist who first recorded with Clement Dodd. While pursuing a prolific solo career, he became the lead singer for reggae group Inner Circle with whom he recorded until his death in a car accident at the age of 27.-Biography:Jacob Miller was born in Mandeville,...
- Trilogy (2000) - CP8003 - Skatalites - Trilogy (2000)
- CP8004 - Lee Perry - Trilogy 1975-1977
- CP8006 - I-RoyI-RoyRoy Samuel Reid better known as I-Roy was a Jamaican DJ who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.-Biography:...
- DJ Trilogy 1975-1979 (with Clint EastwoodClint Eastwood (musician)Clint Eastwood is a Jamaican reggae deejay, who recorded as a solo artist in the late 1970s and early 1980s before teaming up with UK deejay General Saint as the duo Clint Eastwood & General Saint.-Biography:...
& Jah StitchJah StitchJah Stitch is a reggae deejay best known for his recordings in the 1970s.-Biography:...
) - CP8010 - Various - - Ska To Rock Steady Trilogy (2000)
- CP9001 - Dennis BrownDennis BrownDennis Emmanuel Brown was a Jamaican reggae singer. During his prolific career, which began in the late 1960s when he was aged eleven, he recorded more than 75 albums and was one of the major stars of lovers rock, a sub-genre of reggae...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9002 - Cimarons - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9003 - Jimmy CliffJimmy CliffJimmy Cliff, OM is a Jamaican musician, singer and actor. He is the only currently living musician to hold the Order of Merit, the highest honour that can be granted by the Jamaican government for achievement in the arts and sciences...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9004 - Dillinger - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9005 - King Tubby - Fatman Meet Tubby - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9006 - Heptones - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9007 - Gregory IsaacsGregory IsaacsGregory Anthony Isaacs was a Jamaican reggae musician. Milo Miles, writing in the New York Times, described Isaacs as "the most exquisite vocalist in reggae". His nicknames include Cool Ruler and Lonely Lover....
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9008 - Israel VibrationIsrael VibrationIsrael Vibration is a reggae harmony trio, originating from Kingston, Jamaica. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skelly" Spence all overcame childhood polio, and went on to be one of the most successful roots groups to form in Jamaica in the late 1970s...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9009 - Bob Marley - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9010 - Ras Michael - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9011 - Augustus PabloAugustus PabloHorace Swaby , known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9012 - Lee Perry - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9013 - I Roy - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9014 - U Roy - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9015 - Toots & the MaytalsToots & the MaytalsToots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9016 - King Tubby - Reggae Best (2001)
- CP9017 - YellowmanYellowmanYellowman is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay, widely known as King Yellowman...
- Reggae Best (2001) - CP9018 - Various - Reggae Best - The DJ's (2001)
- CP9019 - Various - Reggae Best - Rub A Dub Style (2001)
- CP9020 - Various - Reggae Best - The Singers (2001)
- CPBX804 - Lee Perry - Trilogy 1975-1977
- CPBX8005 - King Tubby - Trilogy 1974-1979
- CPBX8007 - Toyan - Midnight Rock Trilogy 1981-1983 (with Jah Thomas & Early B)
- CPBX8011 - Various - Reggae From Jamaica (2001)
- CPBX8012 - Bob Marley - First Tracks (2001)
- BBCP2001 - Bob Marley - War Album (With Haile Selassie-Wailers-Etc)
- Bob Marley - Complete Soul Rebels & Upsetter Record Shop
- Dillinger - Cornbread (1981)
- Leroy Smart - Superstar
- Lee Perry - In Dub Confrontation Vol 01 & 02 (with King Tubby)
- Lee Perry - Heart Of The Dragon (1975)
- Jah Stitch - The Killer (1975–1977)
- Keith TippettKeith TippettKeith Tippett is a British jazz pianist and composer.Tippett, the son of a local police officer, went to Greenway Boys Secondary Modern school in Southmead, Bristol. He formed his first jazz band called The KT7 whilst still at school and they performed numbers popular at the time by The Temperance...
, Hugh HopperHugh HopperHugh Colin Hopper was a progressive rock and jazz fusion bass guitarist. He was a prominent member of the Canterbury scene, as a member of Soft Machine and various other related bands.-Early career:...
, Elton DeanElton DeanElton Dean was an English jazz musician who performed on alto saxophone, saxello and occasionally keyboard....
, Joe GallivanJoe GallivanJoe Gallivan is an American jazz and avant-garde musician. He plays drums, percussion and synthesizer....
- Mercy Dash (1996 CD / 1985 LP)