The Berlin Soundsystem Collective presents another show with local soundsystems at YAAM. Behold & Live is a real handbuilt heavyweight sound and enters the arena with 4 x 18″ scoops for proper bassline while Roots Rockets brings his full set of 6 x 15″ scoops that plays quite heavy as we experienced at the Vintage Night some weeks ago. If you are into Roots & Dub from the 70s until today you shouldn’t miss this night.

Free entry with a ticket of the Hempolics concert.

29.6.2018, 23:00, YAAM
An der Schillingbrücke 3, 10243 Berlin

To get an idea of the music that could be played that night check the Mixcloud Channel of the Berlin Soundsystem Collective:

Jeremy Collingwood just released this book which is a must-have for all fans of the music of Prince Buster. It was available at Dubvendor for a couple of hours but sold out quickly. We’ll keep you posted where you can find a copy.

Mind-boggling discography devoted to the Jamaican releases of Prince Buster’s productions from 1961’s Oh Carolina by the Folkes Brothers to 1977’s Uganda by Yusuf Ali & The Revolutionaries.  The titles; A and B sides, are listed by year of release with matrix numbers and introductory notes for each year.  Packed with information, there is a black checker which will help identifying your white label pre-releases, a list of the Rock-A-Shacka reissues and pages of full colour life size reproductions of the various label designs, as well as a sample of white labels complete with “sound man markings”.  Hours of fun and a useful resource, this is the result of hours of furrow-browed research and really only serves to increase ones desire to see more of Buster’s music reissued immediately and properly.

Update: Jeremy writes that “DV will have more on Monday….strong initial demand!”

Update 2: If you want to save some money order through Honest Jons.

Ebay seller crazybeat sold some nice reggae chart posters from 1969 and 1970 in their last auction. Some collectors rate these pieces of reggae history in the UK as high as records, most of the posters fetched more than 100 GBP. Here are the top three of Trojan Records from November 21st, 1969 with no big surprise in them:

Jimmy Cliff – Wonderful World, Beautiful People
Upsetters – Return of Django
Harry J. Allstars  – Liquidator

Quite surprisingly Pama Records sold more copies of Baff Boom by the Tennors in the week of October 3rd, 1969 than Max Romeos’ Wet Dream. If you want to get hold of a chart poster yourself check the current auctions of crazybeat, they have some Pama Charts from 1970 on auction until the 3rd of June.

Edit: Pama-Forum member PortOJam was so kind to point to an archive on the Dancecrasher Website where you can find some of the Record Company Chart/Release sheets.

We created a section for upcoming events with an overview of all regular events in town where you can hear Ska, Rocksteady, Early Reggae or Roots from vinyl, check out www.reggae-in-berlin.net. If you think we missed an event send us an e-mail through our contact form.