Honest Jon's
278 Portobello Road
London
W10 5TE
England

Monday-Saturday 10 till 6; Sunday 11 till 5

Honest Jon's
Unit 115
Lower Stable Street
Coal Drops Yard
London
N1C 4DR

Monday-Saturday 11 till 6; Sunday 11 till 5

+44(0)208 969 9822 mail@honestjons.com

Established 1974.

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Hieroglyphic Being

Gherkin Edits

R=A

Danny Coxson

Come Back Yah So

Hidden Treasures

The Maytones

Botheration

G.G. / Dub Store

Beautifully-sung reggae-jeggae sufferers.
With a vibesy instrumental on the flip, featuring what sounds like a wooden flute.

The Maytones

Everyday Is Like A Holiday

G.G. / Dub Store

A sweetly Christmassy, party-rocking rework of the William Bell / Booker T original.

Ken Boothe

The Happy Song

Carifta / Dub Store

A fat, wide, brassy cover of his idol Otis Redding. Plus an ace, driving, vengeful Reggae Boys, on the flip.

Roland Alphonso

1000 Tons Of Megaton

Unity / Dub Store

Head-to-head Bunny-Lee-supervised knees-up-mother-browns.

Winston Heywood

Backbiting

Black Art

Lovely singing by the Hombres over a limber, spaced-out Upsetters rhythm you could listen to for hours. The dub attenuates the political reasoning with cruel brilliance.

Bob Dylan

Blind Willie McTell

Third Man

The Gladiators

Live Wire

Treasure Isle / Far East

Sweet rocksteady — expertly arranged, with boss guitar, horns and harmonies.
“We’re going to put it on… we are loaded… (long pause)... with soul music.”

The Techniques

My Whole Life Depends On You

Treasure Isle / Far East

Bumping, soulful ska. Plus Tommy McCook’s brilliant Goldfinger, on the flip.

David Jahson

Rock My Soul

WATADUB

Prince Buster

Let's Go To The Dance

Prince Buster

Dawn Penn

Blue Yes Blue

Prince Buster

Leroy Smart

God Helps The Man

Jackpot / Dub Store

What a tune. A surging, early-seventies Soul Syndicate rhythm, with a fulgent trombone solo; and succinct, profound reasoning from the Don, at his very best, about thinking for yourself. Rebel music to live by; as clear as a bell. That’s a tough Sleepy on the flip, too. Killer.

DJ Sotofett, Osaruxo, Diskomo

Live At Pool, Tokyo

Sex Tags Amfibia

Prince Buster

I Won't Let You Cry

Prince Buster / Rock A Shacka

The Crystals

Kiss That Girl

Treasure Isle / Far East

John & Poupa

Two A Them Come Yard

Treasure Isle / Far East

Eric Donaldson

Stand Up

Roots Vibration

At his best in this call-to-arms, originally released on Black Art in 1977; but it’s all about Lee Perry’s genius at the desk. Stunning dub.

Scorpio And His People

The Unforgiven

International Hits

Stone killer Californian funk from 1972, raw and banging, with juddering bass, two tough breaks, and desperately soulful, utterly compelling falsetto pleading.
A proper reissue this time around, courtesy of Ubiquity.

Knud Viktor

Le Petit Duc

Institute for Danish Sound Archaeology

Recordings of an owls nest throughout a nesting season in the spring and summer of 1978, with Viktor himself telling the story of an owl family. Originally planned to fit on a 7” record, but never released till now. The booklet includes Danish and English translations of the original French narration, illustrated with a series of Viktor’s own photographs of the owls.

Johnny & The Attractions

Young Wings Can Fly

Gay Feet / Dub Store

Al & The Vibrators

I'll Be There

Gay Feet / Dub Store

Patsy Millicent Todd

Just Like It Is

Gay Feet / Dub Store

Vibes Stone

Leaders Of Black Country

New Star / Dub Store

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