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AN AROUND-THE-WORLD GUIDE TO ERNEST RANGLIN VINYL RECORD, CDs & MEMORABLIA WE WANT TO BUY...
We will buy or trade most CDs, vinyl LP, 7”, 12” records and memorabilia from most countries, especially the following...

UK
vinyl LP, red vinyl, blue vinyl, clear vinyl...
JAMAICA
vinyl LP...

Top release decades
2020s, 1990s, 1960s...

Top music labels
Island UMO, Water Lily, Palm Pictures, Island...

Top barcodes
602448714022...

Top catalogue numbers
4871402, PALMLP2001, ILP909, ARCOLP004...

Top titles
Below The Bassline - Yellow Vinyl 180 Gram - RSD 2023 - Sealed, Wranglin' - 1st, Ranglin Roots, In Search Of The Lost Riddim...

Top wanted titles

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A FEW OF THE ITEMS WE WANT...

ERNEST RANGLIN Below The Bassline (Record Store Day 2023 UK/EU limited edition 8-track LP, newly mastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram Yellow Vinyl. Released in 1996 on the short-lived Island Jamaica Jazz imprint, original copies are extremely hard to find, making this exclusive RSD edition a very welcome reissue. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)

Tracklisting: To mark Record Store Day 2023 Universal Music Recordings are making Ernest Ranglin's 1996 album ‘Below The Bassline' available on a limited edition yellow vinyl LP.‘Below The Bassline' has been newly mastered for 180 gm vinyl at Abbey Road Studios, and is housed in an eye-catching sleeve reproducing the original CD artwork. The package includes sleeve notes by Reggae expert Steve Barrow, author of The Rough Guide To Reggae.Originally released in June 1996 on the short-lived Island Jamaica Jazz imprint, ‘Below The Bassline' was the Jamaican guitarist's nineteenth solo album - his first 'Wranglin'' was released by Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1964. It was recorded in New York with a stellar cast of guest musicians, including Ernest's Skatalites bandmate saxophonist Roland Alphonso, bass player Ira Coleman (Herbie Hancock, Bradford Marsalis, Pharoah Sanders), drummer Idris Muhammad (George Benson, Lou Donaldson, Grant Green) and pianist Monty Alexander (Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie). 'Below The Bassline' is a testament to the skill of the legendary Ernest Ranglin and the other musicians featured here.Original copies of the 1996 black vinyl LP now sell for upwards of £400, while a limited reissue in Japan in 2021 is already attracting three figure prices. Born in Manchester, Jamaica in 1932 Ernest was a pioneer of the early '60s Ska movement, his percussive and rhythmic guitar sound becoming a defining feature of that genre, as heard on recordings by Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley and The Skatalites. Ernest's relationship with Island Records dates back to 1962, when he was among the musicians employed to add an 'authentic' Jamaican flavour to the first James Bond film Dr. No. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell was employed as a location scout for the film. In 1963 Ernest arranged and played guitar on 'My Boy Lollipop' by Millie Small (UK No. 2, May 1964), the first big international Ska / Reggae hit and for many British music fans, their first exposure to this 'exotic' genre. Such was his versatility, in 1964 he was hired by Ronnie Scott to join his band at his famous Jazz Club in London; readers of Melody Maker voted Ernest 'best guitarist' in that paper's 1964 Reader's Jazz Poll.Future projects saw him work with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Ken Boothe, The Congos and John Holt. He can be heard on 'Tourist' (2000), the critically acclaimed Blue Note label release by St. Germain, and was among the ranks of The Commonwealth Band that backed Gary Barlow on the 2012 No. 1 single 'Sing', released to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. # Side A 1. 'Congo Man' (Robert Johnson / Cedric Myton) 2. 'Surfin'' (Ernest Ranglin) 3. 'King Tubby Meets The Rockers' (Augustus Pablo) 4. 'Satta Massagana' (Linford Elijah Manning / Donald Manning / Anson Dawkins) Side B 1. '54-46 (Was My Number)' (Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert) 2. 'None Shall Escape The Judgement' (Johnny Clarke / Bunny Lee) 3. 'Ball Of Fire' (Clement Dodd / Roland Alphonso) 4. 'Black Disciples' (Winston Rodney)
ERNEST RANGLIN Below The Bassline (Record Store Day 2023 UK/EU limited edition 8-track LP, newly mastered at Abbey Road Studios and pressed on 180-gram Yellow Vinyl. Released in 1996 on the short-lived Island Jamaica Jazz imprint, original copies are extremely hard to find, making this exclusive RSD edition a very welcome reissue. Picture sleeve with hype sticker, factory sealed. Recommended)

Tracklisting: To mark Record Store Day 2023 Universal Music Recordings are making Ernest Ranglin's 1996 album ‘Below The Bassline' available on a limited edition yellow vinyl LP.‘Below The Bassline' has been newly mastered for 180 gm vinyl at Abbey Road Studios, and is housed in an eye-catching sleeve reproducing the original CD artwork. The package includes sleeve notes by Reggae expert Steve Barrow, author of The Rough Guide To Reggae.Originally released in June 1996 on the short-lived Island Jamaica Jazz imprint, ‘Below The Bassline' was the Jamaican guitarist's nineteenth solo album - his first 'Wranglin'' was released by Chris Blackwell's Island Records in 1964. It was recorded in New York with a stellar cast of guest musicians, including Ernest's Skatalites bandmate saxophonist Roland Alphonso, bass player Ira Coleman (Herbie Hancock, Bradford Marsalis, Pharoah Sanders), drummer Idris Muhammad (George Benson, Lou Donaldson, Grant Green) and pianist Monty Alexander (Tony Bennett, Quincy Jones, Dizzy Gillespie). 'Below The Bassline' is a testament to the skill of the legendary Ernest Ranglin and the other musicians featured here.Original copies of the 1996 black vinyl LP now sell for upwards of £400, while a limited reissue in Japan in 2021 is already attracting three figure prices. Born in Manchester, Jamaica in 1932 Ernest was a pioneer of the early '60s Ska movement, his percussive and rhythmic guitar sound becoming a defining feature of that genre, as heard on recordings by Prince Buster, Jimmy Cliff, Bob Marley and The Skatalites. Ernest's relationship with Island Records dates back to 1962, when he was among the musicians employed to add an 'authentic' Jamaican flavour to the first James Bond film Dr. No. Island Records founder Chris Blackwell was employed as a location scout for the film. In 1963 Ernest arranged and played guitar on 'My Boy Lollipop' by Millie Small (UK No. 2, May 1964), the first big international Ska / Reggae hit and for many British music fans, their first exposure to this 'exotic' genre. Such was his versatility, in 1964 he was hired by Ronnie Scott to join his band at his famous Jazz Club in London; readers of Melody Maker voted Ernest 'best guitarist' in that paper's 1964 Reader's Jazz Poll.Future projects saw him work with Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Ken Boothe, The Congos and John Holt. He can be heard on 'Tourist' (2000), the critically acclaimed Blue Note label release by St. Germain, and was among the ranks of The Commonwealth Band that backed Gary Barlow on the 2012 No. 1 single 'Sing', released to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. # Side A 1. 'Congo Man' (Robert Johnson / Cedric Myton) 2. 'Surfin'' (Ernest Ranglin) 3. 'King Tubby Meets The Rockers' (Augustus Pablo) 4. 'Satta Massagana' (Linford Elijah Manning / Donald Manning / Anson Dawkins) Side B 1. '54-46 (Was My Number)' (Frederick 'Toots' Hibbert) 2. 'None Shall Escape The Judgement' (Johnny Clarke / Bunny Lee) 3. 'Ball Of Fire' (Clement Dodd / Roland Alphonso) 4. 'Black Disciples' (Winston Rodney)
ERNEST RANGLIN In Search Of The Lost Riddim (1998 UK 6-track LP from the much loved Jamaican born guitarist, billed as a rare blend of Jamaican & West African sounds with a special guest appearance by Baaba Maal, custom stickered picture sleeve.The cover shows minimal wear & the vinyl is Excellent with few signs of play PALMLP2001)

Tracklisting: A1 Up On The Downstroke A2 Anna A3 Haayo B1 Nuh True B2 Pili Pili B3 Ala Walee

AWARDS WE WANT TO BUY

We always require Gold, Silver, Platinum and Multi-Platinum awards on most artists - official B.P.I., R.I.A.A., I.F.P.I., C.R.I.A., S.N.E.P. etc. certified or genuine in-house variants from around the world. We also need Ivor Novello, B.M.I., ASCAP etc. publishing awards, plaques, trophies, certificates and citations.

MEMORABILIA ALWAYS REQUIRED:

Programmes; concert tickets; original concert posters; invites; handbills & flyers; promotional posters, standees, mobiles, displays & other P.O.S. material; press kits, boxes & sales presenters; award discs; tour crew jackets & other clothing; tour itineraries; promotional jackets, t-shirts & other clothing; original artwork, proofs, colour separations, cromalins, bromides, etc; interesting paper items, promotional gimmicks & most other memorabilia needed. Also buying: original film posters; movie press books & press kits; cinema programmes; premiere invites & programmes; promotional clothing & other items.

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