A friend of mine, who's one of the oldest skinheads here in Mexico, just self-published a book about original skinhead culture & jamaican music called AGGRO, Skins+Reggae=TNT.
It features two lists: ska/rocksteady/early reggae labels in Jamaica, and UK labels. The JA list is alot bigger, and I really don't think it's complete... I decided to copy the UK list, so everyone here could fill the gaps...
Here it goes:
Ackee (1969-1972)
Airbone (1966)
Aladdin (1965)
Amalgamated (1968-1970)
Amusicon (1967)
BAF (1968-70)
Bamboo ((1969-1972)
Big Shot (1968-1975)
Black Swan (1963-1965) (1970-1971)
Blue Beat (1960-1967)
Blue Cat (1968-1969)
Bullet (1969-1973)
Caltone (1967-1968)
Camel (1969-1973)
Caribou (1965)
Carnival (1963-1965)
Chek ((1962)
Clandisc (1969-1972)
Collins Down Beat (1967-1968)
Columbia Blue Beat (1967-1970)
Coxsone (1967-1969)
Crab (1968-1971)
Creole (1970-1971)
Crystal (1969-1975)
Dice (1962-1966)
Direct (1966-1967)
Doctor Bird (1966-1969)
Double D (1967-1968)
Down Town (1968-1973)
Duke (Melodisc 1960-1961)
Duke (1968-1973)
Escort (1969-1971)
Explosion (1969-1974)
Fab (1966-1972)
GG (1970-1973)
Gas (1968-1971)
Gayfeet (1969-1970)
Giant (1967-1968)
Grape (1969-1973)
Hala-Gala (1965-1969)
Harry J (1969-1974)
High Note (1968-1974)
Hornet (1962)
Hot Rod (1970)
Hot Shot (1970)
Islan (1962-1968)
Jackpot (1969-1973)
Jay Boy (1969)
JJ (1968-1970)
JNAC
Joe (1969-1970)
Jolly (1968-1969)
Jump Up (1962-1964)
Junior (1969-1971)
Kalypso (1961-1963)
King (1965)
Limbo (1960)
Major Minor (1967-1970?)
Mary Lyn (1969-1970)
Master Time (1968)
Melodisc (1959-1961)
Melody (1968)
National Calypso (1964)
Nu-Beat (1968-1971)
Ocean (1970)
Pama (1967-1973)
Pama Supreme (1970-1974)
Planetone (1962-1964)
Port-O-Jam (1964)
President (1967-1970)
Punch (1969-1972)
Pyramid (1967-1969)
R&B (1963-1964)
Rainbow (1966-1967)
Randy's (1970-1973)
Reggae (1969-1970)
Revolution Rocksteady (1968-1969)
Rio (1963-1967)
Rude Boy (1969)
Rymska (1966)
Silver
Sir Collin's Music Wheel
Ska Beat (1964-1967)
Song Bird (1969-1973)
Sound Of Jamaica (1968)
Sound System Recordings (1969)
Spinning Wheel (1970-1971)
Star (1969)
Starlite (1960-1961)
Studio One (1967-1969)
Success (1969-1970)
Sugar (1970)
Supreme (1969-1971)
Sway (1963)
Treasure Isle (1967-1969)
Trojan (1967- )
Unity (1968-1971)
Up Front (1969-1970)
Upsetter (1969-1973)
Venus (1965)
WIRL (1966-1967)
That's it. I'm sure there are loads missing, I even added some myself.
If anyone wants a copy of the book, PMme. It's in spanish, of course, but has some good info and it's packed with great pics and scans...
Hi there,
A friend of mine, who's one of the oldest skinheads here in Mexico, just self-published a book about original skinhead culture & jamaican music called AGGRO, Skins+Reggae=TNT.
It features two lists: ska/rocksteady/early reggae labels in Jamaica, and UK labels. The JA list is alot bigger, and I really don't think it's complete... I decided to copy the UK list, so everyone here could fill the gaps...
Here it goes:
Ackee (1969-1972)
Airbone (1966)
Aladdin (1965)
Amalgamated (1968-1970)
Amusicon (1967)
BAF (1968-70)
Bamboo ((1969-1972)
Big Shot (1968-1975)
Black Swan (1963-1965) (1970-1971)
Blue Beat (1960-1967)
Blue Cat (1968-1969)
Bullet (1969-1973)
Caltone (1967-1968)
Camel (1969-1973)
Caribou (1965)
Carnival (1963-1965)
Chek ((1962)
Clandisc (1969-1972)
Collins Down Beat (1967-1968)
Columbia Blue Beat (1967-1970)
Coxsone (1967-1969)
Crab (1968-1971)
Creole (1970-1971)
Crystal (1969-1975)
Dice (1962-1966)
Direct (1966-1967)
Doctor Bird (1966-1969)
Double D (1967-1968)
Down Town (1968-1973)
Duke (Melodisc 1960-1961)
Duke (1968-1973)
Escort (1969-1971)
Explosion (1969-1974)
Fab (1966-1972)
GG (1970-1973)
Gas (1968-1971)
Gayfeet (1969-1970)
Giant (1967-1968)
Grape (1969-1973)
Hala-Gala (1965-1969)
Harry J (1969-1974)
High Note (1968-1974)
Hornet (1962)
Hot Rod (1970)
Hot Shot (1970)
Islan (1962-1968)
Jackpot (1969-1973)
Jay Boy (1969)
JJ (1968-1970)
JNAC
Joe (1969-1970)
Jolly (1968-1969)
Jump Up (1962-1964)
Junior (1969-1971)
Kalypso (1961-1963)
King (1965)
Limbo (1960)
Major Minor (1967-1970?)
Mary Lyn (1969-1970)
Master Time (1968)
Melodisc (1959-1961)
Melody (1968)
National Calypso (1964)
Nu-Beat (1968-1971)
Ocean (1970)
Pama (1967-1973)
Pama Supreme (1970-1974)
Planetone (1962-1964)
Port-O-Jam (1964)
President (1967-1970)
Punch (1969-1972)
Pyramid (1967-1969)
R&B (1963-1964)
Rainbow (1966-1967)
Randy's (1970-1973)
Reggae (1969-1970)
Revolution Rocksteady (1968-1969)
Rio (1963-1967)
Rude Boy (1969)
Rymska (1966)
Silver
Sir Collin's Music Wheel
Ska Beat (1964-1967)
Song Bird (1969-1973)
Sound Of Jamaica (1968)
Sound System Recordings (1969)
Spinning Wheel (1970-1971)
Star (1969)
Starlite (1960-1961)
Studio One (1967-1969)
Success (1969-1970)
Sugar (1970)
Supreme (1969-1971)
Sway (1963)
Treasure Isle (1967-1969)
Trojan (1967- )
Unity (1968-1971)
Up Front (1969-1970)
Upsetter (1969-1973)
Venus (1965)
WIRL (1966-1967)
That's it. I'm sure there are loads missing, I even added some myself.
If anyone wants a copy of the book, PMme. It's in spanish, of course, but has some good info and it's packed with great pics and scans...
Get yourself posting!
Cheers,
D
Edited by Dante