Ultimate ‘Warrior’: Gold Shop x Witty x Sammy Dread

Words by Jesse Serwer—

While we’re in throwback mode on a Thursday, we thought we’d alert y’all to the return of one of our favorite reissues labels, Brooklyn’s Gold Shop. Founded by reggae industry vet Dan Kuster, the imprint, with its Limonious-inspired sleeves, specializes in putting 45s from the golden era of dancehall (and specifically from NYC based labels) back into print.

For their latest run of releases, Gold Shop has dipped once again into the vaults of Brooklyn’s legendary Witty label, run by Whitfield Henry—specifically Sammy Dread’s “Warrior,” Louie Lepke’s “Bank Robbery” and “Don’t Let Me Down” by Robert Ffrench, three wicked tunes on the ’80s digital riddim, E20. Stream “Warrior” below, and cop them all over at Bond Export.

Sammy Dread-Warrior

Tags: 80s dancehall Brooklyn Dancehall digital danehall Gold Shop Records Louis Lepke Robert Ffrench Sammy Dread Witty Witty Records

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