Pressure Sounds

Pressure Sounds
Founded	1994
Genre	Reggae
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Official website	pressure.co.uk

Pressure Sounds is a British DIY record label, specialising in releasing reggae music. Run by Pete Holdsworth, it is one of the most enduring reggae labels in the UK, specialising in reissuing obsolete tunes. It was originally a subsidiary of On-U Sound. ^[1]

A couple of labels are closely associated with PS:

• Maximum Pressure which specialises in 1980s dancehall;
• Green Tea, which releases a broad variety of reggae music.

Discography

• PSCD111PS01 – Santic & Friends – An Even Harder Shade of Black – 1995
• PS02 – Prince Far I & The Arabs – Dub To Africa – 1995
• PS03 – Israel Vibration – The Same Song – 1995
• PS04 – Keith Hudson – Brand – 1995
• PS05 – Various artists – Sounds & Pressure Volume 1 – 1995
• PS06 – Little Roy – Tafari Earth Uprising – 1996
• PS07 – Prince Far I – Cry Tuff Dub Encounter (Chapter Three) – 1996
• PS08 – Enos McLeod – The Genius of Enos – 1996
• PS09 – Lee Perry – Voodooism – 1996
• PS10 – Various artists – Sounds & Pressure Volume 2 – 1996
• PS11 – Earth & Stone – Kool Roots – 1997
• PS12 – Carlton Patterson & King Tubby – Psalms of Drums – 1997
• PS13 – Prince Far I & The Arabs – Cry Tuff Dub Encounter (Chapter One) – 1997
• PS14 – Channel One – Well Charged – 1997
• PS15 – The Techniques – Techniques in Dub – 1997
• PS16 – Various artists – Sounds & Pressure Volume 3 – 1997
• PS17 – Various artists – Randy's – 17 North Parade – 1997
• PS18 – Prince Far I – Health & Strength – 1997
• PS19 – Lee Perry – Produced & Directed by the Upsetter – 1998
• PS20 – Derrick Harriott – Riding the Roots Chariot – 1998
• PS21 – The Uniques – Watch This Sound – 1998
• PS22 – Hitbound Selection – When the Dances Were Changing – 1998
• PS23 – Various artists – Sounds & Pressure Volume 4 – 1999
• PS24 – The Techniques – Roots Techniques – 1999
• PS25 – Prince Jammy – The Crowning of Prince Jammy – 1999
• PS26 – Little Roy & Friends – Packin House – 1999
• PS27 – Phil Pratt – Phil Pratt Thing – 1999
• PS28 – Various artists – Don't Call Us Immigrants – 2000
• PS29 – Augustus Pablo – El Rockers – 2000
• PS30 – Prince Jazzbo – Mr. Funny – 2000
• PS31 – Channel One – Maxfield Avenue Breakdon – 2000
• PS32 – Lee Perry – Divine Madness...Definitely – 2001
• PS33 – Burning Spear – Spear Burning – 2001
• PS34 – Tubby's – Firehouse Revolution – 2001
• PS35 – Prince Far I – Psalms For I – 2002
• PS36 – The Royals – Pick Up the Pieces – 2002
• PS37 – Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – No Bones for the Dogs – 2002
• PS38 – Augustus Pablo – In Fine Style – 2003
• PS39 – Dennis Bovell – Decibel – More Cuts & Dubs 1976–1983 – 2003
• PS40 – Various artists – Red Bumb Ball – Rare & Unreleased Rocksteady 1966–1968 – 2003
• PS41 – Various artists – Sounds & Pressure Volume 5 – 2003
• PS42 – The Wailing Souls – The Wailing Souls at ChannelOne (Sevens, Twelves and Versions) – 2004
• PS43 – Sly & Robbie – Unmetered Taxi: Sly & Robbie's Taxi Productions – 2004
• PS44 – The Royals – Dubbing with the Royals – 2004
• PS45 – Various artists – Aquarius Rock – The Hip Reggae World of Herman Chin-Loy – 2004
• PS46 – Various artists – Down Santic Way – Santic Jamaican Productions – 2005
• PS47 – Various artists – Safe Travel – 2005
• PS48 – Peter Tosh – Talking Revolution – 2005
• PS49 – The Travellers – Black Black Minds – 2005
• PS50 – Various artists – More Pressure Volume One – Straight to the Head – 2006
• PS51 – Various artists – Take Me To Jamaica – 2006
• PS52 – Various artists – Life Goes in Circles (Sounds from the Talent Corporation 1974–1979) – 2006
• PS53 – Keith Hudson & The Soul Syndicate – Nuh Skin Up – 2007
• PS54 – Keith Hudson – Brand – 2007
• PS55 – The Revolutionaries – Drum Sound – More Gems from the Channel One Dub Room 1974–1980 – 2007
• PS56 – Rockstone – Native's Adventures With Lee Perry At The Black Ark September 1977 – 2007
• PS57 – Bim Sherman – Tribulation – 2007
• PS58 – Joe Higgs – Life Of Contradiction – 2008
• PS59 – Various artists – Micron Compilation: Every Mouth Must Be Fed – 2008
• PS60 – DJ Kentaro – Tuff Cuts – 2008
• PS61 – Jimmy Radway & The Fe Me Time All Stars – Dub I – 2008
• PS62 – Various Artists – Once Upon A Time At King Tubby's – 2009
• PS63 – Tommy McCook & The Supersonics – Pleasure Dub – 2009
• PS64 – Delroy Wilson – Dub Plate Style – 2009
• PS65 – King Tubby & The Clancy Eccles All Stars – Sound System International – 2009
• PS66 – Various artists – Harder Shade of Black – 2010
• PS67 – Prince Jammy – Strictly Dub – 2010
• PS68 – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Sound System Scratch – 2010
• PS69 – The Uniques – Absolutely Rock Steady – 2010
• PS70 – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – The Return of Sound System Scratch – 2011
• PS71 – Augustus Pablo – Message Music – 2011
• PS72 – Phil Pratt – Dial M For Murder – 2011
• PS73 – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – High Plains Drifter – 2012
• PS74 – Various artists – Listen To The Music – Caltone's Jamaican 45's 1966–69 – 2012
• PS75 – Dennis Bovell – Mek It Run – 2012
• PS76 – Lee Perry/ Various Artists – The Sound Doctor – 2012
• PS77 – Yabby You – Deeper Roots – 2012
• PS78 – Third World All Stars – Rebel Rock – 2013
• PS79 – Bobby Kalphat & The Sun Shot All Stars – Zion Hill – 2013
• PS80 – Joe Higgs – Unity is Power – 2013
• PS81 – Tommy McCook – Reggae In Jazz – 2013
• PS82 – Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Roaring Lion – 2013
• PS83 – Horace Andy – Get Wise – 2014
• PS84 – Yabby You & The Prophets – Deeper Roots Part 2 – 2014
• PS85 – Bunny Lee/Various Artists – Full Up – 2014
• PS86 – The Inturns – Consider Yourself – 2014
• PS87 – Jimmy Riley – Live It To Know It – 2015
• PS88 – Bunny Lee & Friends – Next Cut!
• PS89 – Lee Perry – Mr Perry I Presume
• PS90 – Skin Flesh & Bones – Dub In Blood
• PS91 – Bunny Lee & Friends – Tape Rolling
• PS92 – Yabby You & Prophets – Beware Dub
• PS93 – Lloyd Parks – Time A Go Dread
• PS94 – King Tubby & Aggrovators – Dubbing In The Back Yard
• PS95 – Delroy Wilson – Go Away Dream
• PS96 – Lloyd Parks & We The People – Meet The People
• PS97 – Aggrovators – Super Dub Disco Style
• PS98 – Tommy McCook & Aggrovators – Super Star Disco Rockers
• PS99 – Phil Pratt & Revolutionaries – The War Is On Dub Style
• PS100 – I Mo Jah – Rockers From The Land Of Reggae
• PS101 – Philip Fullwood – Words In Dub
• PS102 – Bunny Lee, Prince Jammy, Aggrovators – Dubbing In The Front Yard, Conflict Dub
• PS103 – Yabby You & King Tubby – Walls Of Jerusalem
• PS104 – Various Artists – Rubadub Revolution
• PS105 – Yabby You – King Tubby's Prophecies of Dub
• PS106 – Various Artists – When Jah Shall Come
• PS107 – Yabby You – Conquering Lion
• PS108 – Lee Perry & Friends – Black Art From The Black Ark
• PS109 – The Prophets – The Yabby You Sound (Dubs And Versions)
• PSDD101 – Various Artists – More Ideas 1988 – 2012
• PS110 – The Prophets – The Yabby You Sound (Dubs & Versions)
• PS111 – Patrick Andy/Yabby You – Living in Mount Zion

References

1. Wrongtom (20 December 2018). "Independence dub: Pressure Sounds at 100". The Vinyl Factory. Retrieved 22 February 2019.

External links

• Official site
• Discography at an unofficial On-U Sound site
• Discography at Discogs