Dubblestandart – In Dub 2014 320 😎

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Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound 2007 320 😎

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Jimmy Cliff – Samba Reggae 1993 320 😎

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Various - Box Of Vibes 50 (C-R-A) 2026 320 😎

So Box 50 is here for your pleasure, Concha starts this week with her selections form 1 to 8, then come my (Reb) tunes from 9 to 16 and finally Andy closes the box with his tracks from 17 to 24. 

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Vibes will be two years old soon... (Updated in blue) (New update in Red 14th sept 2026)

 Hi there Vibes will be two years old at the end of September and I thought some regulars to the site might like to help us celebrate with a special Box Of Vibes comp. 

So if you would like to take part then all you need to do is suggest and couple of tracks to be included into the compilation. Just comment with your name so we can say on the comp who suggested which tracks, they can be from any decade and of any musical genre you wish. I will then try to compile it. 

So on this post add two tracks that you think we should include. Put the artist / band followed by the track and the year, can you please also add the album/EP or single they come from as well which should make them easier for me to find.  

Just drop the track titles into the comments below, I will then search for the tracks suggested. If I can't find a 320 copy, I will ask you to email me a 320 copy of your suggestions. 

The final day to submit your tracks is Friday 18th September, which will give me time source the tracks and compile the comp. 

I have extended the closing date for tracks by a week, to Friday 25th September. 

The 22 tracks submitted already, I have already collected and tested to make sure they are real 320. We are 2 on the 30th of September, so any new tracks submitted, will work on collecting them as they are suggested so tags will need doing on them, the others are ready, just need to sort the running order. After the 25th and with us not posting on Sundays any more can work on them then. 

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1965 - My Generation (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) [5CD Box Set, 2016]

1965 - My Generation (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) 

[5CD Box Set, 2016] @320

The Who got bigger, brainier, better and generally tougher as they grew. But they were never as fiercely raw as they were on their first album, My Generation. In 36 minutes, they tore through the conventions of British rock 'n' roll until they found a place they could call their own. Five decades after its release, the album stands as one of rock music's greatest debuts.

For its 50th anniversary, My Generation has been expanded to a five-CD Super Deluxe Edition that adds new mixes, B-sides, singles, alternate takes and demos. And over the course of more than 75 tracks, the set sketches out a template the Who would build from and break down several times during their career, pulling in everything from R&B rave-ups and chiming pop to scorching rock 'n' roll and proto-punk anarchy.

While much of this material has surfaced on other collections, including previous anniversary editions of My Generation, the set attempts to wrangle most of the period's songs into one place. A few strays from earlier editions, mostly different alternate versions, are missing, but the Super Deluxe Edition is the most representative collection of a pivotal year in the life of the Who, starting with the "I Can't Explain" single from early 1965.

The center of it all is the My Generation LP, included here in a newly remastered mono mix and a stereo mix of the album from 2014 that was previously available only on iTunes. Both versions heighten the guitars and pulsing rhythm section that drive songs like "The Kids Are Alright," "A Legal Matter" and the classic title tune. The bonus tracks here -- shuffled between mono and stereo mixes, and including some of the singles and B-sides released before and after the album came out -- serve as jagged bookends to the LP's dozen tracks.

It's a vivid portrait of the Who's first several months as professional recording artists. All these years later, the explosive clash of garage-rock R&B and serrated pop from this period that later helped form their identity sounds like a launching point of things to come -- from Roger Daltrey's throaty vocals to Pete Townshend's whipping guitar attacks to that thing Keith Moon did on the drums where he was never quite on the beat but powered the rhythm all the same.

The weakest disc here, the one dedicated to almost a dozen Townshend demos from the era, provide the sketches (and, in one case, just a fragment) for the full-band takes. They're interesting as starting points, but they don't approach the force of the released versions. (Three of the songs are brand new to Who fans; Townshend discovered the stashed-away demo tapes in 2015.)

And that's why My Generation matters the most. As the band grew and got more popular, Townshend took control as its chief songwriter and architect. This Super Deluxe Edition of the Who's debut is all about the band -- before the rock operas, fringe jackets and trashed hotels -- in all of its raging glory. (Ultimate Classic Rock)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Lou Reed

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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The Last Fortnight On Vibes - Monday Aug 31th To Saturday Sept 12th 😎

I have decided to post this list every fortnight and not weekly, think this will be of greater use for all trying to catch up with the posts on Vibes in the future. I hope the fist weekly one, proved helpful to some of you. 

If you find it useful would you be so kind to comment, saying it's useful to catch up with posts cheers, it will help me decide if I continue posting these!!! 

Thanks

Monday Aug 31st

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/vibes-will-be-two-years-old-soon.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/various-box-of-vibes-48-r-c-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/12x12-vol-17-prince-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/chumbawamba-shhh-1992-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/zounds-curse-of-zounds-singles-1993-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/avengers-died-for-your-sins-1999-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/small-faces-2014-here-come-nice-4cd.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-epileptics-flux-of-pink-indians.html

Tuesday Sept 1st

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-nigeria-70-definitive-story-of.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1988-cure-standing-on-beach-singles-b.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/rebjuke-reggae-vol-6-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-apostles-singles-compilation-album.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-soul-mixed-vol-11-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/rebjuke-reggae-vol-7-2026-320.html

Wednesday Sept 2nd

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/transplants-haunted-cities-2005-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/manic-street-preachers-national.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-diodes-tired-of-waking-up-tired.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2015-lee-perry-dub-triptych.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/12x12-vol18-2026-320.html

Thursday Sept 3rd

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2018-kinobe-golden-age-golden-dubs.html

Friday Sept 4th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2005-lee-perry-dubstrumentals.html

Saturday Sept 5th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2024-va-reimagining-in-court-of-crimson.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1969-king-crimson-in-court-of-crimson.html

Sunday Sept 6th

No posts we are now closed on Sundays

Monday Sept 7th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-box-of-vibes-49-c-r-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2003-pat-metheney-one-quiet-night.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists.html Sex Pistols

Tuesday Sept 8th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01879566604.html Rolling Stones

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2022-travelin-band-creedence-clearwater.html

Wednesday Sept 9th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_0125539983.html  The Doors

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2002-salif-keita-moffou.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1981-paragons-paragons-dubwise-2015.html

Thursday Sept 10th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01159199856.html Genesis

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1967-love-forever-changes-50th.html

Friday Sept 11th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01115957565.html  Bob Dylan

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1977-ramones-rocket-to-russia-40th.html

Saturday Sept 12th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01077547058.html  Eric Clapton

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/dan-hicks-1997-return-to-hicksville.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2000-takashi-hirayasu-bob-brozman-jin.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/anonymous-comments.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/m-people-gold-2019-320.html

Sunday Sept 13th

We no longer post any albums on Sundays, this post gives a review of the posts on vibes for the last 2 weeks, so if you have missed something, you can catch up. 

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M People – Gold 2019 320 😎

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2000 - Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman - Jin-Firefly

 

2000 - Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman -  Jin-Firefly @320

Recorded on the Okinawan island of Taketomi, Jin Jin/Firefly documents a rare encounter between Okinawan singer/sanshin player Takashi Hirayasu and acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman. Forming a duo, the two prove to be highly compatible -- and when you think about it, they're a logical combination. Hirayasu's foundation is Okinawan music, which contains both Japanese and Polynesian elements; Brozman, meanwhile, is considered a master of the Hawaiian guitar and is no stranger to the sounds of the Pacific Islands. So it isn't hard for them to find common ground on "Akata Sun Dunchi," "Chinnuku Jushi," and other traditional Okinawan children's songs that Hirayasu selected. What the duo does with the songs isn't entirely traditional, however. Brozman brings plenty of blues, rock, and Hawaiian influence to the session, and that works for Hirayasu because the Okinawa native is hip to blues and rock himself. Hirayasu and Brozman both have a lot of charisma, and that proves to be mutually beneficial on this excellent CD.(AllMusic)

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Dan Hicks - 1997 - Return To Hicksville (Best Of)

 

Dan Hicks - 1997 - Return To Hicksville (Best Of) @320

Just where to place the free-range music of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- are they country? jazz? rock? Western swing? comedy? -- has always been a nettlesome problem, confounding the public and hyphen-crazy critics alike. For Hicks and his all-acoustic band were certainly all of those genres and then some, a marvelous amalgam of American music with a large dollop of humor thrown in for good measure. Subtitled "The Blue Thumb Years, 1971-1973," this 16-track collection touches on all of the group's major stylistic bases and more, making this a greatest-hits album on a group who never really had a hit. Pulling half a dozen tracks from their debut album, Where's the Money? (the title track, "I Feel Like Singing," "Reelin' Down," "Dig a Little Deeper," "News from Up the Street," and "The Buzzard Was Their Friend"), seven tracks from Striking It Rich ("Canned Music," "Walkin' One and Only," "The Innocent Bystander," "I Scare Myself" [which later became a hit for techno rocker Thomas Dolby], the wry humor of "Presently in the Past," "You Gotta Believe," Maryann Price's sendup of "I'm an Old Cowhand [From the Rio Grande]"), and three from their swan-song album, Last Train to Hicksville the Home of Happy Feet ("My Old Timey Baby," "Sweetheart [Waitress in a Donut Shop]," and "Long Comma Viper"), this hits almost all the high spots with not a lick of filler anywhere to be found. The transfers to disc sound vivid and dimensional, and the liners by compilation producer and music historian Todd Everett are fun, provocative, and spot-on, getting into just what made this group so special. As all three of their albums are available on compact disc, this compilation makes an excellent first-purchase introduction to this band. (AllMusic)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Eric Clapton

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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1977 - Ramones - Rocket to Russia (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2017)

 1977 - Ramones - Rocket to Russia

(40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2017) @320

With its frankly McCarthyite, anti-Communist iconography, November 1977’s Rocket To Russia may have implied a new level of political engagement on the Ramones’ part; but if anything, was actually a loving genuflection before the altar of pop, with an AM radio pressed against its ear.

Besides which, it casually smelted the sub-genre of surf punk en route. Lyrics of Runyonesque pertinence (“Sittin’ here in Queens, eatin’ refried beans, we’re in all the magazines, gulpin’ down thorazines” – We’re A Happy Family) went toe-to-toe with Empire State choruses and an idiosyncratic worldview which encompassed raucous nihilism on the one hand (I Don’t Care, Teenage Lobotomy), and surfboards and discotheques on the other (Rockaway Beach, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker).

The perfect balance of ramalama and, ah, ding-dong. That simile probably worked better in theory. Without the blazing guitars and self-referencing –“Hey Johnny, hey Dee Dee, Little Tom and Joey” – Ramona would just be The Beach Boys circa 1963.

This deluxe remastered edition also features a crisp ’n’ dry new mix by Ed Stasium – reproduced on the accompanying LP – a bonus disc of extras, and one glorious disc given over to the band’s valorous, inflammatory December 1977 concert at the Glasgow Apollo, attended by this writer. I can clearly remember the mics suspended from the balcony, with punks leaping in the air to nut them or nick them. (Record Collector)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Bob Dylan

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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1967 - Love - Forever Changes - 50th Anniversary Edition (2018)

1967 - Love - Forever Changes 
- 50th Anniversary Edition (2018) @320

The record represents one of the best blends of folk and rock up to that point and is also notable for its brilliant use of strings and sparing but extremely effective south-of-the-border horn arrangements. Moreover, the songs—nine by Lee plus two by guitarist Bryan MacLean, including the classic “Alone Again Or”—feature complex, absorbing melodies and intriguing lyrics that sound as engaging after a hundred listens as they do the first time around.

The participation of studio pros from L.A.’s so-called Wrecking Crew reportedly inspired Arthur Lee’s cohorts to do their best work.

Lee’s verses could be cryptic, to put it mildly. He did throw in occasional lines that made sense and reflected the times, such as “The news today will be the movies for tomorrow” and “They’re locking them up today, they’re throwing away the key / I wonder who it’ll be tomorrow, you or me?” More often, though, Lee’s impressionistic lyrics sound like the result of an LSD trip: “At my house, I’ve got no shackles / You can come and look if you want to / In the halls you’ll see the mantles / Where the light shines dim all around you / And the streets are paved with gold / And if someone asks you, you can call my name.” No, I don’t know what he’s driving at here, but the vocal and guitar-based music is delivered with such urgency that these lines have become imprinted in my brain; I didn’t have to look them up to write them down.

Bruce Botnick, who produced the album with Lee, apparently deserves much credit for its success. Botnick, who engineered Love’s first two albums and also worked with Buffalo Springfield, brought in session musicians from L.A.’s famous so-called Wrecking Crew. (He also tried to bring in Neil Young, who apparently wound up playing little or no role.) Forever Changes’ “And More Again” and “The Daily Planet” feature the Crew’s Carol Kaye on bass guitar, Don Randi on keyboards, Billy Strange on electric rhythm guitar, and Hal Blaine on drums. Randi also adds piano on “Old Man” and “Bummer in the Summer” and plays harpsichord on “The Red Telephone.” The participation of these pros reportedly inspired Arthur Lee’s cohorts to do their best work on the remaining tracks.

The handsomely packaged Forever Changes: 50th Anniversary Edition (a release limited to 15,000 numbered copies) does justice to this classic recording. The package devotes two of its four CDs to excellent remasters of the original stereo and mono albums. (I often find mono mixes superfluous, but given the importance of the music and the extent of the differences between the two mixes here, I appreciate having both.) A third disc offers alternate stereo mixes of the original LP and “Wonder People (I Do Wonder),” an outtake from the session, while a fourth CD collects 14 related recordings, among them the single versions of “Alone Again Or” and “A House Is Not a Motel”; a cover of Sam the Sham’s “Wooly Bully” from the sessions; a demo called “Hummingbirds” that evolved into “The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This”; and backing tracks for “A House Is Not a Motel,” “Live and Let Live,” and “Wonder People (I Do Wonder).”

For longtime fans, this should add up to a perfect package. For newbies, it will be a revelation. (byjeffburger)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Genesis

[3cds]

(2015)

 

320

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1981 - The Paragons + The Paragons Dubwise (2015)

 1981 - The Paragons + The Paragons Dubwise (2015) @320

“Featuring”, as the label blurb has it, “the original 1981 Island album, plus the previously unissued accompanying Dub set…” That accurate description sums up this new release from the Paragons, the vocal reggae outfit that gave us the late John Holt and Bob Andy. The year of issue means that these are re-recordings of some of the Paragons’ best known songs, featuring the trio of John Holt, Garth ‘Tyrone’ Evans and Howard Barrett. This collection includes ‘The Tide is High’ (after the versions by U Roy and by Gregory Isaacs, and after Blondie had already fashioned it into a pop/rock hit single), ‘Man Next Door’, ‘Riding on a High and Windy Day’ and (the much-dubbed) ‘Wear You to the Ball’. Engineered by Errol Brown, and recorded at Tuff Gong studio in Kingston, Jamaica, it’s not surprising that the production sound is clear and uncluttered in comparison to the Paragons’ early versions of these songs for Duke Reid’s Treasure Isle records in the 60s. The musicians involved here include Mikey Chung, Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare, all adding up to an excellent tour of the Paragons’ best tracks, with the vocals mixed up front. As if that were not enough this release also features a dub set of the entire album and that is really where the sound takes off. Sequenced differently from the vocal tracks, the dub set kicks off with ‘Riding in Rhythm’ (an excellent dub take on the vocal track) and then essentially goes from strength to strength, featuring ‘The Version is High’, ‘Wear Out the Dub’ and a dub entitled ‘My Best Rhythm’ (a perfect dub of ‘My Best Girl’). It’s old-time reggae and still sounds great. (Reggae Music)

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2002 - Salif Keita - Moffou

2002 - Salif Keita - Moffou @320

By normal industry standards, waiting until you're 53 to make the best album of your career is perhaps leaving it a bit late. But then not much about Salif Keita's story is normal.

Was it a blessing or a curse for this Malian teenager – already singled out for being albino, and of royal descent – to find that he had one of the most remarkable voices anybody in the neighbourhood had ever heard? On the one hand, it set him apart and ahead of the competition to be invited to sing with two leading west African bands during the 1970s. On the other, it led to expectations that perhaps Keita could be something more than the most famous singer in west Africa – what about conquering the rest of the world? In 1987, the album Soro, expensively and elaborately produced in Paris, announced Keita's arrival in the English-speaking world.

For the following 15 years, it was almost as if he wilfully defied the hopes and expectations of those who had supported him, insisting on electric guitarists and synthesiser players in his recordings and for his live shows, despite entreaties that his music should sound less like Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel and more Malian.

Finally, astonishingly, in 2002 Keita relented and delivered the album Moffou, which was exactly what his fans had been praying for. First impressions were that this change of tack was mostly acoustic, but there are many subtle interventions of electric guitar and electronic effects. Moffou might feel like a natural, spontaneous recording, but clearly a lot of thought went in at every stage, from songwriting to arrangements and post-production – and, of course, the singing. If the plan was to deliver a classic album, it succeeded.

One of Keita's distinctive qualities as a songwriter is to set his own voice against female vocalists, and virtually every track here showcases this skill, starting with Yamore, a duet with the Cape Verdean singer Cesária Évora. The combination of the two voices seemed counterintuitive, with Keita being typically extravagant and Évora being laidback. But it works brilliantly, and behind them both, those gorgeous backing vocals answer and comment.

Two other tracks stand out as the high points of a consistently lovely record. On Moussolou, Keita's tribute to women, his gentle vocal is carried along by rippling guitars and percussion. On the haunting Baba, a traditional instrument plays an echoing melody in the background.

Moffou signalled what was to become a hugely successful 10 years for Malian music – in fact, the decade would end with a raft of pop and indie acts looking to the country for inspiration. West Africa provided several outstanding albums during the noughties, but most musicians would surely salute Keita's album as the pinnacle. (The Guardian)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces of Doors

[3cds]

(2015)

 

320

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2022 - Travelin' Band - Creedence Clearwater Revival At The Royal Albert Hall 1970

 

2022 - Travelin' Band Creedence Clearwater Revival
At The Royal Albert Hall 1970 @320

The debut release of the long-awaited recording of CCR at London's Royal Albert Hall. More than 50 years after the legendary 1970 show, the original multitrack tapes have been meticulously restored and mixed by GRAMMY-winning producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, and half-speed mastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios from high-resolution files sourced from the analog multi-track tapes.

CD 1 — Music from the Film:

Tommy Fogerty and the Blue Velvets — Come On Baby

The Golliwogs — Brown-Eyed Girl

The Golliwogs — Porterville

Susie Q.

I Put a Spell on You

Proud Mary

Born on the Bayou

Bad Moon Rising

Green River

The Night Time Is the Right Time

Down on the Corner

Who'll Stop the Rain

CD 2 — At the Royal Albert Hall:

Born on the Bayou

Green River

Tombstone Shadow

Travelin' Band

Fortunate Son

Commotion

Midnight Special

Bad Moon Rising

Proud Mary

The Night Time Is the Right Time

Good Golly Miss Molly

Keep on Chooglin'

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