Cratewise Editorial
Essential Reggae & Dub on Vinyl
Reggae was born on vinyl — 7-inch singles pressed at studios like Studio One, Treasure Isle, and Channel One.
From Dexx
Dub was literally invented by manipulating the vinyl format — stripping vocals, boosting bass, adding echo in real time. These 25 records are the genre's foundation, and vinyl is the only proper way to hear them.
— Dexx
25
Albums
24
Artists
1
Genres
1969–1982
Span
By Genre
By Decade
Top Labels
The List
1
Reggae/Dub19772
Reggae/Dub19763
Reggae/Dub19764
Reggae/Dub19775
Reggae/Dub19756
Reggae/Dub19737
Reggae/Dub19728
Reggae/Dub19819
Reggae/Dub197510
Reggae/Dub197711
Reggae/Dub197812
Reggae/Dub198013
Reggae/Dub197414
Reggae/Dub197815
Reggae/Dub197716
Reggae/Dub198217
Reggae/Dub198018
Reggae/Dub197619
Reggae/Dub197820
Reggae/Dub196921
Reggae/Dub197622
Reggae/Dub197723
Reggae/Dub198124
Reggae/Dub197925
Reggae/Dub1977
Bob Marley & The Wailers—Exodus
Augustus Pablo—King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Lee 'Scratch' Perry—Super Ape
The Congos—Heart of the Congos
Burning Spear—Marcus Garvey
Bob Marley & The Wailers—Catch a Fire
Jimmy Cliff—The Harder They Come
Scientist—Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires
Toots & The Maytals—Funky Kingston
Peter Tosh—Equal Rights
Steel Pulse—Handsworth Revolution
Black Uhuru—Sinsemilla
King Tubby—Dub From the Roots
Dennis Brown—Visions of Dennis Brown
Culture—Two Sevens Clash
Gregory Isaacs—Night Nurse
Linton Kwesi Johnson—Bass Culture
Max Romeo—War Ina Babylon
Israel Vibration—The Same Song
Desmond Dekker—Israelites
The Abyssinians—Satta Massagana
Horace Andy—In the Light
Grace Jones—Nightclubbing
The Slits—Cut
Prince Far I—Under Heavy Manners
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