While in Florida, we begin our vinyl journey in Florida's West Coast, home of Daddy Kool Records, opened in 1985, built as Tampa Bay's best in new releases for vinyl, CDs, and cassettes. We then head on over to Banana Records, who claims to have the largest vinyl collection in the world - 3.5 million records along with a separate store specializing in audio equipment. Tom and the crew couldn't leave the state without going to Miami to check out their indie stores such as Sweat Records, Yesterday & Today Records, as well as Technique Records.
By the early 1970s, Papa Ray was a fan of Jamaica's contribution to world music, reggae. But he found out Bob Marley and Jimmy Cliff were only two examples of the talent this tiny island in the Caribbean had to offer. Having released and curated Reggae music on his store's label and for the international Trojan imprint, our crew goes to Kingston to check out the vibe and where things are going in the home of ska, roots, reggae, and dancehall. We'll be visiting shoppes including Rockers International Records, and Derrick Harriott's Record Shop. We'll also stop by Bob Marley's Tuff Gong International Distribution on Marcus Garvey Avenue.
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