NEW EXCLUSIVE TITLES - APRIL 2012!

BOND EXPORT NEW EXCLUSIVE TITLES - APRIL 2012

EW1974 - FREDDIE MCKAY - WON'T GET AWAY 7" (IMPACT!)

BE-010 - PETER BROGGS - VAMPIRE (VANK OUT) 7" (QUARTER MILE)

CC6361 - UPRIGHT FOUNDATION - WOLF IN SHEEP CLOTHING 7" (WISDOM SOUNDS)

HM3167 - N. ELLIOTT & N. BAILEY - PEOPLE LET LOVE SHINE (MORNING STAR) B/W THE JET SETS - TOO MUCH 7" (AFRO)

Clive Chin needs no introduction as a producer, a man with nuff classics in his catalog, and plenty big tunes rightfully available. But the Bond Export crew always comes with a list of tune that must come a road, and that list surely includes plenty from Clive. So here's our first batch of exclusive releases from the vaults of Clive Chin, straight from master tape. Freddie McKay's "Won't Get Away" is the next cut to Dennis Brown's immortal "Foot of the Mountain", produced by Clive & his friend Eddie Wong for Eddie's Downtown label. Clive reissued this tune 10+ years ago and it's been sadly long unavailable since, making it's grand return now, alongside several other great Freddie McKay tunes available from DKR & Bond Export. Next and similarly, Peter Broggs' "Vampire" aka "Vank Out" was also reissued some years back, but was available all too briefly, gone in the blink of an eye. Produced by original Randy's Record Mart man, the late Morris "CB" Edwards for his Quarter Mile label, this is Brogg's first ever tune, originally released under his right name of Henry James. High caliber '70s roots, finally available again. Last but certainly not least for this batch, "Wolf in Sheep Clothing" by the Upright Foundation. This was a short-lived group featuring two-thirds of the Gaylads, and this phenomenal piece of Burning Spear-esque roots was produced by Clive for his Wisdom Sounds label in the mid '70s. Reissued for the first time here, this tune is totally infectious and should go straight into the '70s roots harmony classics canon.

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Pressed exclusively for Bond Export, directly from master tape, one of the best early roots tunes, from Harry Mudie's Afro label. N. Elliott and Noel Bailey's "People Let Love Shine" was released in 1972, and its somber but positive tone and killer organ sound make it a masterpiece of early roots. This tune is also commonly known by the name "Morning Star", as it was released in Jamaica with this title on the Globe imprint. Here backed with "Too Much" by the Jet Sets, a wicked instrumental on a similar rhythm.

Sound Clips:

Freddie McKay - Won't Get Away

Freddie McKay - Won't Get Away DUB

Peter Broggs - Vampire (Vank Out)

Peter Broggs - Vampire (Vank Out) DUB

Upright Foundation - Wolf in Sheep Clothing

Upright Foundation - Where Wolf Version

N. Elliott & N. Bailey - People Let Love Shine (Morning Star)

The Jet Sets - Too Much

NEW EXCLUSIVE TITLES - MARCH 2012!

BOND EXPORT NEW EXCLUSIVE TITLES - MARCH 2012

JAH LIFE
JL-004 - KING KONG - AGONY & PAIN 7" (JAH ALL MIGHTY)
JL-005 - MONTGOMERY - SENSIMELA 7" (JAH LIFE TIME)
JL-007 - MIKEY GENERAL - WALKER JOHN/SINGER WITH THE FLAVOR 12" (DUB IRATOR) *both sides with dub*
JL-014 - KING KONG - COME DOWN 7" (JAH ALL MIGHTY) *PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED*
JL-019 - FLICK WILSON - READY FE DEM 7" (JAH ALL MIGHTY) *PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED*














Jah Life reissue series - Part Two!

King Kong's "Agony & Pain" has long been one of our favorite Jah Life tunes, released only on JA 7" in 1987, well-heavy in a sound killing style. To compliment this we also bring you one of the best unreleased tunes we have had the pleasure of uncovering. "Come Down" was made in the same sessions as Kong's massive "He Was a Friend" (reissued by DKR a while back on 12", and still available!), and never released until now. Pure uptempo digital fire!
Montgomery's "Sensimela" is great one-away digital, coming from a fertile period in Jah Life's history when he was producing many young and upcoming singers. This one only ever saw release on a now rare Life Time 12", now back out on 7", and showing again just how many killer one-off digital tunes are lurking out there.
Mikey General's 12" is a killer double sider, both with dubs. Awesome heavy mid 80's style. "Walker John" has a sound not unlike the great mid-80s material on the Tasha label, while "Singer With the Flavor" is a soundboy tune, complete with rewind, on a heavy take of the much-loved stalag rhythm.
Finally, a massive unreleased tune from Flick Wilson, cut at Channel 1 around 1984. The backing band sounds a lot like the Gifted Roots Band who were resident at Channel 1 around this time. We are big fans of Flick and feel he was really under-recorded, so unearthing this gem was a pleasure, killer vocal and a rock-hard riddim.

Sound Clips:

King Kong - Agony & Pain


King Kong - Agony & Pain DUB


Montgomery - Sensimela


Montgomery - Sensimela DUB


Mikey General - Walker John


Mikey General - Walker John DUB


Mikey General - Singer With the Flavor


Mikey General - Singer With the Flavor DUB


King Kong - Come Down


King Kong - Come Down DUB


Flick Wilson - Ready Fe Dem


Flick Wilson - Ready Fe Dem DUB