Flying Vipers are a favorite amongst the Rootfire team. We first covered them when I interviewed brothers Marc and John Beaudette for a giveaway/">Vinyl Giveaway article with Rootfire raffling off three copies of their Cuttings LP in October 2020. It’s worth pointing out that the three copies, rather than any other quantity, was a strategic choice in reverence to the Vipers’ “holy trinity of plants,” i.e.… Read More
The mixes created at King Tubby’s studio by Phillip Smart, Prince Jammy, Scientist and the King himself during the golden age of dub in the 1970s were pioneering explorations of the audio soundscape. Many have achieved sacred status in the five decades since their creation.… Read More
Welcome to Rootfire’s private pre-sale list.
Enter your info below for EARLY ACCESS to select shows from The Movement, The Elovaters, Tropidelic and more.
As a general rule, Rootfire private pre-sales happen 24-48 hours before a show is publicly announced. Be sure to add [email protected]… Read More
The late 80s represent a robust but controversial period in the Jamaican recording industry, as DJs were on the rise with new lyrical approaches, and digital production ruled the day.… Read More
As part of a new series of Bunny Striker Lee catalog projects, which launched with the early instrumental compilation giveaway-bunny-striker-lee/">Who Wants Some back in January, VP Records is reissuing Max Romeo’s obscure 1974 album Every Man Ought To Know for Record Store Day UK 2023.… Read More
The Bob Andy catalog is one of the most celebrated in the history of Jamaican music. His LP from Studio One is a best-selling singles compilation simply entitled Song Book, a cornerstone of the reggae genre’s formative years.
giveaway-bob-andys-we-remember-bob-andy">On February 10, 2023, VP Records releases We Remember Bob Andy, a 15-song tribute album, featuring Tarrus Riley, Beres Hammond, Bitty McLean, Kumar, Luciano, Romain Virgo, Richie Spice, Duane Stephenson, Alaine, Lukie D, Olaf Blackwood, Sherieta, Nadine Sutherland, Sanchez, Mikey Spice, and Qyor, revisiting the late singer/songwriter’s greatest works, under the production supervision of Dean Fraser.… giveaway-bob-andys-we-remember-bob-andy/" class="read-more">Read More
As Greensleeves Records (VP Music Group) celebrates its 45th anniversary in 2022, VP brings back a classic 1981 Greensleeves title, Wailing Souls’ Fire House Rock. Remastered in high definition and packaged in a deluxe gatefold for Record Store Day Drop 2, June 18th, 2022, the original LP is augmented by a 12-inch single of alternate extended mixes, including two from the legendary Prince Jammy.… Read More