Name: Reggae Reggae and Pipeline
Brand: Various

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

DBCDD124Z

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Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2023-07-14

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Supplier GB

Cherry Red (ADA)

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Standard:20

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5013929282445

Total Cap

CDx2

Artist

Various

Genre GB

Reggae / Dub

Label GB

Doctor Bird

Doctor Bird is a music label that was founded in the UK by Graeme Goodall, an Australian sound engineer and original shareholder of Island Records. The label was revived by Trojan Records in 1970 for three releases before being relaunched in 2017 as a division of Cherry Red Records. Doctor Bird specializes in vintage Jamaican sounds licensed from the catalogue of Trojan Records.
Graeme Goodall played a significant role in the Jamaican music scene, engineering sessions at various studios and producing countless recordings during the ska era. He also formed other labels such as Pyramid Records and Attack to promote reggae music. Despite relocating to Atlanta, Georgia in the 1970s, Goodall continued his involvement with music until his passing in 2014.
Today, Doctor Bird continues to bring Jamaican rocksteady and other vintage sounds to music enthusiasts worldwide through their curated selection of releases. With its rich history and dedication to preserving iconic Jamaican music, Doctor Bird remains a respected authority on this genre.

Newest Listed Items

First ever reissue of 2 iconic Trojan albums. Numerous tracks new to CD. Includes some of the biggest reggae hits from the early 1970s.

Originally released by Trojan Records in 1972, the Reggae Reggae (Vol. Two) LP is perhaps best-known by record buyers for its iconic sleeve, depicting a group of young suedeheads set against the very un-tropical backdrop of Brixton railway arches. But the collection offered considerably more than simply a striking cover, for the music within the grooves of the record that lay within ranks alongside the finest reggae of the period.

Comprising a dozen tracks produced by the increasingly influential Alvin ‘G.G.’ Ranglin, the album is a mixture of superior vocal, DJ, and instrumental tracks, performed by some of the most talented and popular Jamaican artists of the day, notably Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Dennis Alcapone and The Maytones.

The following year, Trojan issued a second, equally fine, yet similarly obliquely packaged collection of the producer’s work, Pipeline, and it is these two essential long-players that provide the primary focus of this essential 2CD release.

Unavailable on any format since their original release, both LPs are bolstered here by the very best of Ranglin’s remaining productions from 1971 – 72, their number including hits and long-lost obscurities from period, many unavailable since the early 1970s.

The second in a series of 2CD sets highlighting the output of one of Jamaican music’s most successful, yet under-appreciated producers, it is a must-have buy for all self-respecting connoisseurs of high-quality classic reggae sounds.

Reggae Reggae and Pipeline

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