For the listener who wants reggae roots, dub science, and world music from across the map, all in one place, this is 94 CDs worth of the real thing.
The collection runs from foundational Wailers records to contemporary global sounds. Bob Marley and The Wailers appear across several pressings, including Catch a Fire and Burnin on Island, Natty Dread and a second Burnin on Analogue Productions, and the essential Legend (New Packaging) also on Island. The Bob Marley Songbook from Charly arrives as a 2xCD set featuring Bob Marley and Friends. Beyond Marley, Buju Banton's Too Too Bad on Gargamel Records sits alongside Mad Professor's Melodies International Presents Ariwa Sounds on Melodies Intl and the Shanachie-issued Roots Radics Revolution various artists collection. The world music half of the shelf is equally considered: Hermanos Gutierrez bring Ojos Del Condor on Easy Eye Sound, Ladaniva's Yasaman arrives on Pias America, and Julia Vorontsova's From St Petersburg with Love on Abaton Book Company rounds out a genuinely wide-ranging selection.
Why buy from Relix
Relix has been covering the music that matters since 1974, with reggae and global sounds part of that conversation from the beginning. The store reflects the same editorial judgment as the magazine: we stock what we think is worth owning, not whatever moves units. Alongside the broader catalog, Relix produces the Relix Sessions series, live recordings produced by Relix and pressed to vinyl on the Relix Vinyl label, which gives some sense of how seriously we take the recorded document. That same seriousness applies to how we select CDs for this collection.
Every title here is new and sealed. Pre-order titles display a street date and ship when the label releases them. CDs ship in protective packaging.
If you want to keep exploring, browse Reggae Vinyl and CDs for titles that cross both formats, dig into Reggae and World Music Vinyl Records for the full LP selection in these genres, or head to CDs Straight from the Vault for the wider CD catalog. Live recordings on vinyl are gathered at Live Vinyl Albums and Records.