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WITTY  In the 80s the store that RAN Brooklyn was MUSIC MASTER on 817 Utica Avenue with their in house label WITTY. WITTY was the 12" US version of the MUSIC MASTER label from jamaica. Mr. Witty a.k.a Whitfield Henry was the owner and producer of both the store and the label. The sound of his records reflected a definate period that I will always think of as the golden age of New York reggae. He championed many New York artists like Shelly Thunder , Screechy Dan and Sluggy Ranksand cut many, many tunes that remain at the foundation of the 80s digital sound. In fact other than JAMMYS or FIREHOUSE there were not many labels as prolific or as consistant in their quality than the venerable WITTY label. So...In honor of the WITTY label please check all of our WITTY SELECTIONS 
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HOT OFF THE PRESSES!!! DEADLY DRAGON SOUND SKA TO ROCKSTEADY Deadly Dragon Sound – Ska to RockSteady First came YEAR OF THE GUN. Next up was DEADLY DRAGON INNA SINGJAY STYLEE. Now Deadly Dragon Sound takes on the Foundation of Jamaican music with the new CD: DEADLY DRAGON – SKA TO ROCK STEADY.
In the 1960s, Ska music developed as the sound of Jamaica celebrating its independence from the United Kingdom. Record labels like Studio One, Duke Reid, Randys, Prince Buster and Top Deck pumped out records on a weekly basis expanding the stripped down beats of early ska into a dense patois of musical expression that rivals American Be-Bop for pure creativity…As the 60s progressed the initial joy of independence began to darken as the harsh economic realities of the post-colonial period began to come to light. Following this change in mood, the Ska music began slow down, to get more dread and finally morphed into the soul-inflected sound of Rock Steady.
Be it hard instrumentals, lover’s laments or rough-neck chants, the toughest tunes were always aimed at one group – the RUDE BWOYS, the tough inner-city youth with no jobs, not much hope and the desire to make some serious noise before their time was done…..
It is to the spirit of these RUDE BWOYS that we dedicate DEADLY DRAGON – SKA TO ROCKSTEADY—Yes indeed we dug deep into the vaults to find the most serious 45s and even a few Dub Plates to create a fluid mix that draws out the deep dread and millatancy of 60s Jamaican Music.
So alla you Rude Bwoys get ready for this here Scorcher! DEADLY DRAGON – SKA TO ROCKSTEADY covers 57 wicked pieces of vinyl (no blood-claat cds or Serrato) mixed live and in real time with two turntables, a mixer and some effects -- NO overdubs, NO computer edits– just rude-bwoy music mixed in a rude-bwoy style for the massive dem!
BIG UPS!!!!!!!
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We are pleased to offer the DEADLY DRAGON SOUND BOX Yes -- this incredible ANALOG machine was hand made in Japan and features siren like sound modulations -- it has a flange to modulate the speed of the effects and when you hook this baby up to a delay or echo unit -- BEWARE! Your session will be pure MURDER!!! Seriously though...this is one hell of a toy and the organic, slightly chaotic sound is a plus for any sound system.
Look to this space every week where we will spotlight artists ranging from the obscure to the massive!
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*****************************  CLICK ABOVE TO HEAR or PODCAST this week's show with scratch famous & selector JD bigging up the take5 riddim + DennisEmmanuelBrown + mothers day + jReggae selection! +++BIG UPS TO EACH AND EVERYONE WHO CAME OUT TO OUR 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY PARTY -- NUFF RESPECT EVERYTIME TO DOWN BEAT, RANKING JOE, JOHNNY OSBOURNE, WAYNE SMITH & MAX GLAZER -- YA DUN KILLED IT WITH WICKED MUSIC!!! THANKS TO PUMA AND ACAPULCO GOLD FOR CELEBRATING WITH US IN STYLE. FOR A NICE REVIEW OF THE NIGHT CHECK HERE:
WWW.ADOLESCENTSKINS.COM ***************************** EXCLUSIVE DEADLY DRAGON SOUND REISSUE - BAD BOY PATROL 
THIS IS HOW I REMEMBER THE 80s.... 
Its Here!!! Now available 3 cd set! This is the live recording of the now legendary November 26th Deadly Dragon Bashment live at Happy Ending with DownBeat the Ruler and Mighty Crown with Special Guests live on the mic...Jing Teng, Johnny Osbourne, Chozen Lee, Sadiki, SHABBA RANKING, Major Mackarel, Sammy Dread and More! This was the best party of 2007, so LISTEN up!!! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE GIVE THANKS 3 CD SET
for more info on the night... check Mr. Dante Ross' blogs :
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Every Monday from 6-8 check out DEADLY DRAGON RADIO with our sister lady Queen Majesty check here and click "Listen to the Most Recent Show" to check it out.
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If you are in Manhattan our retail store is open at 102-B Forsyth Street in Manhattan, NYC. That is between Grand and Broome streets and accessible by the B and D Trains. Hours of operation are: Tue-Sun, 12pm to 8pm. We have an enormous selection of vintage and, current and reissued vinyl as well as T-shirts, books, DVDs and really everything for the hard core reggae selector! If it is your first time checking us, we are THE spot for the rarest and wickedest reggae on the web: We got tons of original press vinyl from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's all the way to the present. We got the TUNES.
Enough said.
If you are setting up your boxes for 45 shootouts and sound clashes we have all the wickedest Soundbwoy killers, War Tunes, Ganja Tunes, and hardcore Gun Tunes.
If you simply want to nice up your dance with classics and rarities we have a great selection of Rub a Dub Deejays, Rub a Dub singers, Ska, 80's digital, Foundation DJs , 70's roots, 70's singers, great Lover's tunes and Dancehall Classics. Whatever your taste or your needs are Deadly Dragon Records will give you what you need!
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Site will be updated every week as these records are first come first serve.
In addition our website features a great selection of Mix CDs & DVDS!, magazines, books & t-shirts!!
NUFF RESPECT!!!!!
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