Reggae Album Covers

Reggae Album Covers

Entries for March, 2010

Words In Dub

This is as minimal as you’ll get from a reggae album cover – and it looks great. The dark blue font really looks slick over the silvery-blue background cover. Words In Dub is a bit of a mysterious record – it was essentially not credited to any artist and was released on Jah Marcus Records [...]

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Uglyman Vs Little John – Dancehall Clash

Produced by Harry J and released on his own label in 1983, this is another entry into the hugely popular ‘DJ confrontation’ album format – which typically saw two popular DJs dropping 5 tracks each on one album (see Yellowman Vs Josey Wales – Two Giants Clash as another example of the genre). Little John [...]

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Rico – Man From Wareika

Back Cover: This is a real favourite album of ours – both for the artwork and the music within. “Man From Wareika” was Rico Rodriguez’s first full studio album that he created as an artist. Despite being a heavy instrumental roots album there is also a strong Jazz influence that seeps through the entire album. [...]

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Ranking Ann – Something Fishy Going On (1983)

Released in 1983 on Ariwa records this was Ranking Ann’s second album (her first album was called “A Slice of English Toast”). The album was produced by Mad Professor and as a result it has bass heavy dub feel to it with plenty of sound effects firing off while Ranking Ann DJs over the top. [...]

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Clint Eastwood – Sex Education

We got bored today and fired up Photoshop in tribute to this great album cover. I wonder what the real Clint Eastwood thinks when he Googles himself and comes across stuff like this on the internet? This is the 1980 album by the reggae DJ Clint Eastwood on Greensleeves Records (the one at the top, [...]

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