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Reggae's History on 7" Vinyl
Reggae music’s history was written on 7-inch singles, a.k.a. Jamaican 45s! For the past 40 years, Jamaica has been pumping out 7” vinyl at warp speed, enabling a worldwide audience to enjoy wonderful roots, reggae, dancehall and dub. There is nothing more glorious than vinyl - something physical to hold, touch and admire - to connect the listener to the real roots of the genre.
As with many good things, hard-copy music formats have suffered from the widespread popularity of CDs and mp3s. Some Jamaican DJs now prefer the ease and portability of CDs, and their audiences prefer quick access to new music via downloads or cheap copies of CDs they can find on the street. Some of the riddims are available only as mp3/cd promos, never making it to the vinyl presses. The demise of the format means that we will miss a lot of great reggae songs that never get released as proper singles.
But many DJs, clubs and sound system operators still prefer nostalgic vinyl to the CD any day. The big sounds of reggae and dancehall just are not the same coming from CDs. With vinyl, DJs can do scratch effects and have more flexibility to create, improvise and remix songs. And there's nothing quite like that gritty sound that speakers belch out when you spin a vinyl record on a turntable!
Until the industry sorts itself out in this digitalized world, there are still plenty of new 7-inch singles coming out of Jamaica and the U.K., in particular. Worldwide collectors will find a great variety of older 7-inch vinyl to satisfy their cravings. Help support the format so it doesn't disappear!
Check out below the wonderful items available on eBay and add them to your collections today.
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 RARE REGGAE MASH DOWN BABYLON MEMORY OF JUSTICE BAND ♫  US $40.00
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 RARE REGGAE SUMMERTIME COVER JUNIA WALKER TUFF ♫♫♫ US $15.00
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 Judge Dread Reggae Ska Rare German Press In NM US $20.11
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 Reggae 45 MORVIN BROOKS Get in the Line on Dynamic G US $.99
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 4 x 7` Reggae Vives Yami Bolo Franki Paul FOCUS US $1.00
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 JIMMY CLIFF HOT SHOT REGGAE FUNK MINT PROMO US $5.50
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 Lot of 15 LPs Reggae US $26.76
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 HORACE ANDY THE LOVE OF A WOMAN RARE ROOTS REGGAE 45 7 US $4.99
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 ERIC DONALDSON A WEH WE A GO DO JAGUAR 1974 REGGAE 7 45 US $9.99
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 KEBLE YOUR PRETTY FACE TRANS AM RARE ROOTS REGGAE 45 US $9.99
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 PAT KELLY BUTTERFLY BUNNY LEE PRODUCTION REGGAE 45 US $8.99
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 KING ONEY FRIENDS YOULL HAVE TO GO REGGAE 45 US $5.99
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 BOBBY KALPHAT GALAZAR SUNSHOT RARE REGGAE 45 7 US $9.99
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 LLOYD JONES WINEHEAD RARE ROOTS REGGAE 45 7 US $19.00
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 DOBBY JONES BLACKMAN CHANCE RARE ROOTS REGGAE 45 7 US $19.99
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