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Vintage Jamaican Reggae, Dub & Rocksteady

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Blood and Fire Vault — In Memory of Steve Barrow Classic Roots Reggae (1970–1979) Dancehall Classics & Early Digital Dub Transmissions: Modern & Experimental Dub Empress Vault: Queens of Roots Reggae Modern Roots Reggae (1980–1999) Pure Dub: The Essential Albums Reggae Showcase Albums (Vocal & Dub) Rocksteady Foundations Scratch | The Complete Lee Perry Archive The Black Uhuru Archive The Burning Spear Archive Roots Eternal: Contemporary Reggae (2000s–Present) Steppers Forward: Heavy UK & Sound System Dub Studio One Compilations The Marley Legacy | Playlist 🔥SNOOPY'S 125 BEST DUB ALBUMS | BLACK ECHOES 1977 | THE DEFINITIVE LIST 🔥

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Album histories, artist backgrounds, and liner notes from the archive.

The Morwells — Presenting The Morwells (1975) original album sleeve

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The Morwells — Presenting The Morwells (1975): Roots Reggae’s Independent Debut

Some reggae albums arrive already surrounded by a legend: a famous producer, a big studio, a hit single, a sleeve everyone knows by sight. Presenting The Morwells has…

Aug 24, 2026

4th Street Orchestra — Yuh Learn! (1977) dub album sleeve

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4th Street Orchestra — Yuh Learn! (1977): The Dub Album That Put Grunwick on the Sound System

A Deep Dive into Dennis Bovellâs rare 1977 4th Street Orchestra albumâan independent UK sound-system record where dub, London, and the Grunwick dispute meet.

Aug 18, 2026

Augustus Pablo and King Tubby — King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (1976) dub album sleeve

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Augustus Pablo & King Tubby’s King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown (1976): The Sound That Made Space Sound Sacred

A Deep Dive into Augustus Pablo and King Tubby’s King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown: the melodica, Far East sound, Jacob Miller rhythm behind the title track, and how a stack of dub b-sides became a landmark album.

Aug 18, 2026

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The Mission

What is Roots & Dub Vault?

Roots & Dub Vault is a dedicated archive for vintage Jamaican reggae, dub, and rocksteady. Digging through the archives to preserve and share the music that has been lost to time — full albums, rare pressings, and forgotten classics.

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