When Fred Locks recorded Black Starliner in 1975, Jamaica was caught up in a wave of black consciousness and it seemed only natural that he record a song addressing repatriation to Africa. On his new ...

STAFFORD “Fred Locks” Elliot was 16 years old in April 1966 when Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I made his State visit to Jamaica. He remembers being among the throng at the Harbour View roundabout ...

Here's some of the PVC treasure that's arrived recently, most of it reissues of classic jazz, soul, rock and roll, and more, with a couple newly recorded gems in the mix, too.