NEW RELEASES
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Freddie McGregor Mr. McGregor Song: Rasta Have Faith |
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Niney the Observer Niney the Observer Song: Blood & Fire |
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Half Pint GREETINGS Song: Greetings |
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17 North Parade Artists Old to The New (Double Disc) Song: Sean Paul and Sasha |
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17 North Parade Artists 17 North Parade Presents: Tenor Saw and Nitty Gritty Song: Ring the Alarm - Tenor Saw and... |
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Joe Gibbs Scorchers From The Mighty Two Song: Two Sevens Clash- Culture |
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Cocoa Tea Barack Obama Single Song: Barack Obama |
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Cedric Brooks From Mento To Reggae Song: Salt Lane Gal |
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Jacob Miller Music Lives On Song: Keep On Knocking |
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Cocoa Tea Reggae Anthology: The Sweet Sounds of Cocoa Tea (Tune In) |
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Byron Lee & The Dragonaires The Best of Byron lee Song: Tiney Winey |
TOUR DATES |
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| 22 Nov 2009 | Cocoa Tea | Amos' Southend | Charlotte, NC |
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| 17 North Parade Artists World/Reggae / Roots ... Jamaica, NY Fans: 5 Plays: 287 |
Sean Paul and Sasha |
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| Buju Banton World/Reggae / Dancehall Jamaica, NY Fans: 684 Plays: 2059 |
Politics Time Again |
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| Byron Lee & The Drago... World/Reggae / Soca Jamaica, NY Fans: 2048 Plays: 480 |
Tiney Winey |
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| Cedric Brooks World/Reggae Jamaica, NY Fans: 2 Plays: 87 |
Nobody's Business |
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| Channel 1 Studios World/Reggae Jamaica, NY Fans: 5 Plays: 2 |
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| Cocoa Tea World/Reggae Jamaica, NY Fans: 300 Plays: 937 |
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| Dennis Brown World/Reggae / Rootz Jamaica, NY Fans: 31 Plays: 2 |
About
Launched in 2007 by VP Records, the 17 North Parade imprint pays homage to the historic location of Randy's Record Mart, the premier recording studio and record shop in Kingston, and the Mecca for Reggae music between the late 60s and 70's.
The history of 17 North Parade begins over 40 years ago, when reggae pioneers Vincent Chin and his wife Patricia moved their record store to 17 North Parade, a former ice cream parlor in downtown Kingston. It quickly became the center of the burgeoning reggae music scene distributing foreign and local music throughout the island. Above the new store they constructed a recording studio aptly called “Randy's Studio 17” which became the recording facility of choice for the majority of Reggae's most prominent artists, writers and producers. Bob Marley & The Wailersrecorded parts of Catch A Fire there, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Bunny Lee, Niney The Observer,as well as foreign artists looking for the authentic reggae sound such as Quincy Jones and Joe Cocker all worked extensively at Randy's.
Drawing on some of the best reggae catalogs in the world and on the extensive Randy's and VP Records vaults, much of the classic material found on 17 North Parade will make its first appearance on CD and digitally, with restored and re-mastered audio, rare bonus tracks, extensive liner notes and more! Exclusively featuring music from such prominent producers/ labels as Joe Gibbs, Penthouse Records, Powerhouse, Music Works and King Jammy's amongst others, each 17 North Parade release will belong to one of three very distinct catalog series that define both the contemporary and classic eras of Jamaican music:




















