Pressure Sounds

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.

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 and 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

External links

Discography at an unofficial On-U Sound site Discography at Discogs Pressure Sounds on Bandcamp