Tell us a little bit about your store? What's the vibe?

We only sell reggae and Jamaican music from the 50s onwards, though have a small box at the front with a mixture of genres. The first thing that strikes people when walking through the door is the huge sound-system! The bass can be heard through most the market.
Our customers are a great mixture. There is a hardcore of old-timers who’ve been buying reggae records every Saturday since the 70s! We also cater to many sound-system owners and DJs from London the rest of UK and many from abroad. Customers from Europe come on these kind of reggae pilgrimages. They’ll fly over, go to 5 record shops, go to see Jah Shaka Soundsystem in the evening and fly back early the next morning! Though unfortunately, the pandemic has put an end to this, for now.
Another advantage of having a physical shop and one of our greatest pleasures is having producers big or small coming in on foot with a record they’ve pressed and are distributing around London.

Can you remember the first record you sold in the shop? And the last?

Can’t remember now… we had some seriously beautiful original JA press LPs at bargain prices when we first opened, so probably one of them! The last was a new release on my own label Horus records; Cornell Campbell – Never Gonna Give Up

Do you remember the first record shop you went to? And you do you remember the first record you bought?

As someone still in my twenties my first experiences of buying records were online! Though my first experiences of going to Dubvendor / Peckings / Supertone / Blackerdread / Blackmarket Soho were very informative and much music was discovered

What is your favourite record shop (apart from your own!) and why?

Drum And Bass records (Osaka, Japan) for original press.. any of the above London record shops for vibes and education!

What’s your most memorable record store experience?

Having 300 people turn up to an event with Chase And Status, where our cap is less than 50. An intense few hours!

What's the best gig you've ever been to?

Twinkle Brothers in Brockwell Park

What's your all-time favourite book?

Too hard… so I’ll give the most recent two: What Is The What – David Eggers / Thibault Ehrengardt – King Tubbys The Dub Master

What's your all-time favourite film?

Sound Business (Documentary)

What would make up your desert island discs?

The Royals – Ghetto Man
Donald Byrd – I’ve Longed And Searched For Your Mother
Led Zeppelin – No Quarter (Song Remains The Same version)
Sound Dimension – Baby Face
Burning Spear – Down By The River
Carlton And His Shoes – Love Me Forever
Junior Delgado – Sons Of Slaves
Light Of Saba – Words Of Wisdom

Who would form your all-time Festival line-up? (past & present)

Toots And The Maytals
Cedric Brooks And Light Of Saba
Burning Spear
Midnite / Akae Beka
Jah Love Muzik Soundsystem with Brigadier Jerry And Alawi
Led Zeppelin
The Troggs

What's your all-time favourite record?

Burning Spear – Studio One Presents Burning Spear

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