Pressure Sounds
Encyclopedia
Pressure Sounds is a British
record label
, specializing in releasing reggae
music. It is run by Pete Holdsworth although Adrian Sherwood
was involved at the inception of the imprint
. A couple of labels are closely associated with PS: Maximum Pressure which specialises in 80s Dancehall
and Green Tea, which releases a broad variety of reggae releases.
Great Britain
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record label
Record label
In the music industry, a record label is a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing and promotion,...
, specializing in releasing reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
music. It is run by Pete Holdsworth although Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood
Adrian Sherwood is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, The Woodentops, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy...
was involved at the inception of the imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
. A couple of labels are closely associated with PS: Maximum Pressure which specialises in 80s Dancehall
Dancehall
Dancehall is a genre of Jamaican popular music that originated in the late 1970s. Initially dancehall was a more sparse version of reggae than the roots style, which had dominated much of the 1970s. In the mid-1980s, digital instrumentation became more prevalent, changing the sound considerably,...
and Green Tea, which releases a broad variety of reggae releases.
Discography
- PS01 - SanticLeonard ChinLeonard Chin aka Santic, is a Jamaican reggae record producer. After first working as a car mechanic, he then trained as a photographer and worked for the Gleaner company...
& Friends - An Even Harder Shade of Black - 1995 - PS02 - Prince Far IPrince Far IPrince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
& The Arabs - Dub To AfricaDub To AfricaDub to Africa is a reggae album by Prince Far I.-Track listing:#"Bass Ace" #"Dub to Africa" #"Good Music Brother" #"Glory to God" #"Hello, Love Brother" #"Cry Tuff and the Originals" #"Give Love"...
- 1995 - PS03 - Israel VibrationIsrael VibrationIsrael Vibration is a reggae harmony trio, originating from Kingston, Jamaica. Lascelle "Wiss" Bulgin, Albert "Apple Gabriel" Craig, and Cecil "Skelly" Spence all overcame childhood polio, and went on to be one of the most successful roots groups to form in Jamaica in the late 1970s...
- The Same Song - 1995 - PS04 - Keith HudsonKeith HudsonKeith Hudson aka the "Dark Prince of Reggae" , was a Jamaican reggae artist and record producer.He is known for his influence on the Dub movement.- Biography :...
- Brand - 1995 - PS05 - Various artists - Sounds & Pressure Volume 1 - 1995
- PS06 - Little RoyLittle RoyLittle Roy is a Jamaican reggae artist.-Biography:Little Roy launched his career in the rocksteady age, recording a few singles for Coxsone Dodd and Prince Buster, none of which made much headway. As reggae itself unfolded, Roy switched to Lloyd Daley's recording studio...
- Tafari Earth Uprising - 1996 - PS07 - Prince Far IPrince Far IPrince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
- Cry Tuff Dub Encounter (Chapter Three)Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3 is a 1980 reggae album by Prince Far I & the Arabs. The Album was originally released on vinyl in 1980 on the London-based Daddy Kool label, and was reissued on compact disc in 1996 by Pressure Sounds.-Track listing:...
- 1996 - PS08 - Enos McLeodEnos McLeodEnos McLeod is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer whose career dates to the mid-1960s.-Biography:McLeod was born in 1946 in Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica, and before his career in music he trained as a cabinet-maker and a boxer. His debut release was "Mackie", which was produced by Sid...
- The Genius of Enos - 1996 - PS09 - Lee Perry - Voodooism - 1996
- PS10 - Various artists - Sounds & Pressure Volume 2 - 1996
- PS11 - Earth & Stone - Kool Roots - 1997
- PS12 - Carlton Patterson & King Tubby - Psalms of Drums - 1997
- PS13 - Prince Far I & The Arabs - Cry Tuff Dub Encounter (Chapter One)Cry Tuff Dub EncounterCry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 1 is a 1978 dub album by Prince Far I, which was credited on its release to his backing band The Arabs. It was produced by Prince Far I, engineered by Dennis Bovell and Mark Lusardi, and mixed by Adrian Sherwood...
- 1997 - PS14 - Channel One - Well Charged - 1997
- PS15 - The TechniquesThe TechniquesThe Techniques were a Jamaican rocksteady vocal group mainly active in the 1960s.-History:The group was formed by Winston Riley in 1962 while still at school, with the initial line-up also featuring Slim Smith, Franklyn White, and Frederick Waite...
- Techniques in Dub - 1997 - PS16 - Various artists - Sounds & Pressure Volume 3 - 1997
- PS17 - Various artists - Randy's - 17 North Parade - 1997
- PS18 - Prince Far IPrince Far IPrince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
- Health & Strength - 1997 - PS19 - Lee Perry - Produced & Directed by the Upsetter - 1998
- PS20 - Derrick HarriottDerrick HarriottDerrick Harriott is a singer and record producer. He has produced recordings by Big Youth, Chariot Riders, The Chosen Few, Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Keith & Tex, The Kingstonians, Rudy Mills, Scotty, Sly & Revolutionaries, and Winston McAnuff.-Biography:As a student at Excelsior High School,...
- Riding the Roots Chariot - 1998 - PS21 - The UniquesThe Uniques (Jamaican group)The Uniques were a Jamaican rocksteady and reggae vocal group, formed in 1966 and active with varying line-ups until the late 1970s.-History:...
- Watch This Sound - 1998 - PS22 - Hitbound Selection - When the Dances Were Changing - 1998
- PS23 - Various artists - Sounds & Pressure Volume 4 - 1999
- PS24 - The Techniques - Roots Techniques - 1999
- PS25 - Prince Jammy - The Crowning of Prince Jammy - 1999
- PS26 - Little Roy & Friends - Packin House - 1999
- PS27 - Phil PrattPhil PrattPhil Pratt, born George Phillips is a Jamaican reggae singer and record producer.Phil Pratt worked at Studio One for Coxsone Dodd as a box-loader during the rocksteady period when Lee Perry was operating there, before moving to the United Kingdom in the early 1960s...
- Phil Pratt Thing - 1999 - PS28 - Various artists - Don't Call Us Immigrants - 2000
- PS29 - Augustus PabloAugustus PabloHorace Swaby , known as Augustus Pablo, was a Jamaican roots reggae and dub record producer, melodica player and keyboardist, active from the 1970s onwards. He popularized the use of the melodica in reggae music...
- El Rockers - 2000 - PS30 - Prince JazzboPrince JazzboPrince Jazzbo is a Jamaican reggae and dancehall deejay and producer.Prince Jazzbo began recording with Coxsone Dodd's Studio One label in the early 1970s...
- Mr. Funny - 2000 - PS31 - Channel One - Maxfield Avenue Breakdon - 2000
- PS32 - Lee Perry - Divine Madness...Definitely - 2001
- PS33 - Burning SpearBurning SpearWinston Rodney, OD , also known as Burning Spear, is a Jamaican roots reggae singer and musician. Burning Spear is known for his Rastafari movement messages.-History:...
- Spear BurningSpear Burning-Track listing:#"Travelling"#"Walking" #"Institution" #"Natural" #"Free Black People"#"Free" #"Thanks & praise" - Phillip Fullwood#"Love Everyone" - Phillip Fullwood#"Spear Burning"#"Jomo"...
- 2001 - PS34 - Tubby's - Firehouse Revolution - 2001
- PS35 - Prince Far IPrince Far IPrince Far I was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian. He was known for his gruff voice and critical assessment of the Jamaican government. His track "Heavy Manners" used lyrics against measures initiated towards violent crime.-Biography:He was born Michael James Williams in...
- Psalms For IPsalms For IPsalms For I is the debut album by reggae chanter Prince Far I recorded in 1975 and released on the Carib Gems label in 1976. The album features nine tracks based on psalms and "The Lord's Prayer", over rhythms largely played by The Aggrovators and produced by Bunny Lee, notable exceptions being...
- 2002 - PS36 - The RoyalsThe Royals (group)The Royals were a Jamaican roots reggae vocal group formed in 1964 by Roy Cousins. They continued to record, with a varying line-up until the mid-1980s.-History:...
- Pick Up the Pieces - 2002 - PS37 - Joe GibbsJoe Gibbs (record producer)Joe Gibbs born Joel A. Gibson was a Jamaican reggae producer.-Biography:Joe Gibbs worked as an electronics engineer in the United States before his career in music started. Gibbs eventually returned to Kingston, Jamaica and opened an electrical repair shop with television repairs and sales as its...
& The Professionals - No Bones for the Dogs - 2002 - PS38 - Augustus Pablo - In Fine Style - 2003
- PS39 - Dennis BovellDennis BovellDennis Bovell is a reggae guitarist, bass player and record producer. He was a member of the British reggae band Matumbi, and released dub-reggae records under his own name as well as the pseudonym 'Blackbeard'....
- Decibel - More Cuts & Dubs 1976-1983 - 2003 - PS40 - Various artists - Red Bumb Ball - Rare & Unreleased Rocksteady 1966-1968 - 2003
- PS41 - Various artists - Sounds & Pressure Volume 5 - 2003
- PS42 - The Wailing SoulsThe Wailing SoulsThe Wailing Souls are a Jamaican reggae vocal group still recording and performing live, whose origins date back to the 1960s.-Career:They have recorded with many top Jamaican record producers including Coxsone Dodd of Studio One, Lloyd "King Jammy" James, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Delroy Wilson and...
- The Wailing Souls at ChannelOne (Sevens, Twelves and Versions) - 2004 - PS43 - Sly & Robbie - Unmetered Taxi: Sly & Robbie's Taxi Productions - 2004
- PS44 - The Royals - Dubbing with the Royals - 2004
- PS45 - Various artists - Aquarius Rock - The Hip Reggae World of Herman Chin-Loy - 2004
- PS46 - Various artists - Down Santic Way - Santic Jamaican Productions - 2005
- PS47 - Various artists - Safe Travel - 2005
- PS48 - Peter ToshPeter ToshPeter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...
- Talking Revolution - 2005 - PS49 - The Travellers - Black Black Minds - 2005
- PS50 - Various artists - More Pressure Volume One - Straight to the Head - 2006
- PS51 - Various artists - Take Me To Jamaica - 2006
- PS52 - Various artists - Life Goes in Circles (Sounds from the Talent Corporation 1974-1979) - 2006
- PS53 - Keith Hudson & The Soul SyndicateSoul SyndicateSoul Syndicate, originally called the Rhythm Raiders, were one of the top reggae session bands in Jamaica from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s.-History:...
- Nuh Skin Up - 2007 - PS54 - Keith Hudson - Brand - 2007
- PS55 - The Revolutionaries - Drum Sound - More Gems from the Channel One Dub Room 1974-1980 - 2007
- PS56 - Rockstone - Native’s Adventures With Lee Perry At The Black Ark September 1977 - 2007
- PS57 - Bim Sherman - Tribulation - 2007
- PS58 - Joe Higgs - Life Of Contradiction - 2008
- PS59 - Various artists - Micron Compilation: Every Mouth Must Be Fed - 2008
- PS60 - dj Kentaro - Tuff Cuts - 2008
- PS61 - Jimmy Radway & The Fe Me Time All Stars - Dub I - 2008
- PS62 - Various Artists - Once Upon A Time At King Tubby's - 2009
- PS63 - Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Pleasure Dub - 2009
- PS64 - Delroy Wilson - Dub Plate Style - 2009
- PS65 - King Tubby & The Clancy Eccles All Stars - Sound System International - 2009
- PS66 - Various artists - Harder Shade of Black - 2010
- PS67 - Prince Jammy - Strictly Dub - 2010