Fake Reggae / Cod Reggae / Dub

 
Style: Dub

Format: LP
Label: On U Sound

Year: 1984

Condition: NM/VG+  

Of course they meant BIGLY. Adrian Sherwood on the console. So the experienced among you do expect mental dub, mutant electro disco and some oddities as well! Damn right!

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Style: Odd Rock / Love Dub

Format: LP
Label: Aladin

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG seamsplit, wear

This is an odd german Hardrock album. And it holds another wicked jam for the Fake Reggae section. It's Called LOVE DUB!

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Style: Fake Not Fake Reggae

Format: LP
Label: Island

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/NM

Excellent melange of Reggae and AOR. Recorded with Sly & Robbie and Wally Badarou at the infamous Compass Point Studio on the Bahamas. Don't Wait Until The Doctor Gets Back! It might be too late ;)

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Style: Cod Reggae

Format: 7"
Label: 45

Year: 1989

Condition: NM/VG+  

Big Lie is a nice post roots jam.

Hanging Gardens is the PLACE TO BE!

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Style: Fake Reggae / Bumba

Format: LP
Label: Marimba

Year: 1988

Condition: NM/VG+

This GEM on the tiny Marimba label is a feast for Fake Reggae freaks. What a pity they only released this one album and nothing else...

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Style: Space Jam / Kabeljau Reggae

Format: 12"
Label: Signal

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

The wonderful Taxi spread over a whole side!

Plus uptempo Deutsch-Rasta for the funny dudes

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Style: Bicycle Music / Fake Reggae

Format: LP
Label: CBS

Year: 1982

Condition: VG+/VG+

You're probably hre for the fatally beautiful fake reggae jam Eskimo, but check out the rest of this mighty fine album too, please!

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Style: Modern Reggae

Format: LP
Label: Spaceship

Year: 1985

Condition: M/VG (sealed, cut)

TUBBS! did I think out LOUD when first encountering this album a couple of years ago. With amusement (caused by the look in his eyes on the cover) I tested if the music was any good. I mean Tubbs - he was a detective driving around with that slick guy in a white Testarossa. But he was also that guy whose name's in the title of my favorite (and very romantic) tune on Hammer's soundtrack ... CONVINCED! Needle does and immediately these sweet reggae / modern soul hybrids embraced me and Tubbs was gone forever! Hi Philip - great album :)

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Style: Dubbed Oddities / Fake Dub

Format: 12"
Label: Luzifer

Year: 198?

Condition: NM/VG repainted tear

Seriously dddDub plus the sound of the Bundeskanzler.

Wowza! Heile Welt (B-Side) is my hit here.

Almost 8 minutes of wonder

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Style: Mediterrenean Pop

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/NM

Heartbreaking mediterrenean Pop by the Tirelli brothers with help from Maurizio Bassi on bass and Baffo Banfi on Synths. My faves are the mellow jam Marzia Non C'É and the fake reggae fave Chi Mi Auterà

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Style: Tropical Pop

Format: LP
Label: Idee

Year: 1986

Condition: NM/VG+ 

Axel Schulz aka John Buttermann aka Papertiger and the Cat Cammer Orchestra delivers some intense teutonic balearic vibes in Dein Mann Sucht Seine Frau (Your husband is looking for his wife). In this song a guy is trying to convince the lady of his heart to stay for the whole night instead or returning to her husband immediately after having a good time... an AWESOME LUSH & TROPICAL TUNE!! and then there's some Fake Reggae too

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Style: Balearic Pop

Format: LP
Label: Barclay

Year: 1981

Condition: VG+/VG+

there are one or two more good tunes here but in the end it's Tennessee that counts... balearic anthem alert!

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Style: AOR Disco

Format: 12"
Label: Intercord

Year: 1976

Condition: NM/VG+

Limited german Maxis Single of this mighty fine classic. Please pay attention to Neighbours on the b-side. I love that story....

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Style: Anything You Like

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1980

Condition: NM/VG+  

Let's call these guys flexible!

Thanks for this funky oddity ...

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Style: Balearic Nutcase

Format: LP
Label: Ariola

Year: 1984

Condition: VG+/VG+  

Bavarian Balearic? Of course this isn't possible!

But these dudes have tried at least. The outcome is rather strange, but I can really enjoy this. Let 's see if I'm alone with this guilty pleasure. The Edit will be on soundcloud soonish...

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Style: Caribbean Funk

Format: LP
Label: Happy Bird

Year: 1975

Condition: VG+/VG+

First Pressing of this funky Peter Herbolzheimer production. Of course his friend Dieter Reith does his magic on the keys.  Including that insane funky version of Bob Marley's Get Up Stand Up. The brass & horns are tight as hell. Check also the tropical funk tune Caribbean Rock and the superfunky Motherles Child!

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Style:   SLow Jam

Format: 12"
Label: Chrysalis

Year: 1979

Condition: NM/VG

This is the Fox from the british group Fox. IMO its's a miracle that this song has not been a major hit when it came out. 

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Style: French Pop

Format: LP
Label: Polydor

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Bernard Estardy produced this french goodie.

Including the wonderful balearic anthem Envies!

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Style: Cod Ragga

Format: LP
Label: Fünfundvierzig

Year: 1995

Condition: NM/NM

Dancehall Deutsch!

You wouldn't belive it but its true.

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Style: Dubbed OUT!

Format: 7"
Label: Master Records

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

Yeah Space Invaders! But hell yeah that Space In Faders on the flipside will totally DUB the shit out of you!

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Style: Teenie Pop

Format: LP
Label: Star Club

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

A bunch of horrible teenie glams ...

and then there's this wonderful cod reggae flower blooming out of side 2

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Style: Balla Balla

Format: CD Maxi Single
Label: Columbia

Year: 1995

Condition: NM/VG+

No Frills brought you here, eh?

N' Gude Käs, N'gude Käs!

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Style: Chilled germans

Format: LP
Label: WEA

Year: 1979

Condition: VG+/VG+

Bernd invites you to relax.

It'd be very impolite to refuse!

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Style: Drawers Of Your Mind

Format: LP
Label: SWWS

Year: 198?

Condition: NM/VG+

New Age guitar meets Deep Funk Bass meets squirky synths and tight horn arrangements. Not to speak of the philosphical message. Galabas sei Dank!

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Style: Organic Kraut / Kod Räggäi

Format: LP
Label: Neue Welt

Year: 1982

Condition: NM/VG+

Most of you will feier zhe german räggäi tunes. Makes sense!

I feier zhe Stromausfall zhe most.

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Style: Private Pleasures

Format: LP
Label: Not On Label

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+  

A big bunch of hobbyists getting together to record some lush and pseudotropical heat. let me tell you that it worked. If you're not convinced take the chance and

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Style:  Elegant Disco

Format: 7"
Label: CBS

Year: 1981

Condition: NM/VG+ 

a HIT written by Gainsbourgh, Arranged & Produced by Wally Badarou and sung by Alain Chamfort

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Style: NDWave

Format: LP
Label: Ahorn

Year: 1983

Condition: NM/VG+ seam split

Check this under the radar NDW related gem produced by Achim Reichel. Cod Reggae, uptempo hits and oddest pop!

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