Honest Jon's
278 Portobello Road
London
W10 5TE
England

Monday-Saturday 10 till 6; Sunday 11 till 5

Honest Jon's
Unit 115
Lower Stable Street
Coal Drops Yard
London
N1C 4DR

Monday-Saturday 11 till 6; Sunday 11 till 5

+44(0)208 969 9822 mail@honestjons.com

Established 1974.

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Harvey

Don't Be Afraid To Love

Chess

The Uprising Maytone

Unchangeable Love

Rocking Time

Terrific excursion on the great Sleepy/Santic/Rockers Problems rhythm, by the Maytones’ Vernon Buckley, with a knockout dub.
Pure vibes. Bim.

Holland-Dozier

Why Can't We Be Lovers

Invictus

Grady Tate

Lady Love

Janus Records

Terrific, propulsive, widescreen version of the Jon Lucien classic, flavoured with Curtis, featuring brilliant percussion by Montego Joe, alongside Ron Carter, Richard Tee, Ron Carter… Plus a Moondance excursion, on the flip.
One for the HJ pensioners massive.

The Gaylads

Let's Fall In Love

Links / Rock A Shacka

Sweet, soaring, rocksteady courtship. BB Seaton, Delano Stewart and Maurice Roberts in top form. Plus a Ken Boothe scorcher — plangent, vocally idiosyncratic, stoic — masterfully channelling Otis.

Delroy Wilson

Give Love A Try

Links / Rock A Shacka

Susan Cadogan

Chemistry Of Love

Rock A Shacka

Unmistakably sexy, classy SC over fun, rickety island disco produced by Franklyn Waul — from the Taxi Gang — in 1988.

Sheila Hylton

Lot Of Love

Rock A Shacka

Sheila Hylton

Falling In Love

Rock A Shacka

Dimas III

I Won't Love You Again

Numero

Andy Crown

Why Do I Love You

Numero

‘Red Greg’s edit of this disco holy grail.’

The Sensations

I'll Never Fall In Love Again

Treasure Isle / Far East

Angel Hoytt

I Love You Dready

Park Heights / Digikiller

Lovers Rock utilising Delroy Francis’ tough do-over of the Java rhythm, no less; with Althea & Donna coursing through.

Matt Covington

I'm So In Love With You

April

Ravishing two-step rare groove from 1983; sophisticated, swinging, and heartfelt.
Backed with a bustling, super-infectious, boogie-down tribute to Muhammad Ali. Hot like classic Fatback, and sure to rock the house.
Lovely stuff, both sides; nattily sleeved.

Earl Anthony

She Loves To Ride

Yangis

John Holt & Alton Ellis

Live & Love

Parish / Digikiller

Delroy Williams

This Love

Message / Only Roots

Sun Ra

Love In Outer Space (Vocal)

Space Key

Beautifully presented in die-cut, screen-printed jackets, with printed inner sleeves.
‘Two versions of one of Ra’s most enduring compositions. The classic take featuring vocals by David Henderson, and an alternate instrumental version never before released on vinyl, featuring the almighty John Gilmore on the drum kit!’
Tiny run.

Tobi Lark

True True Love

Kent

Ijahman Levi

Chariot Of Love

Jahmani / Jah Fingers

Jon Lucien

Lady Love

RCA

Valerie Simpson

It's Just Love

Kent

45s of It’s Just Love by John Andrews and Look Away by The Shirelles are both gold-plated dancefloor classics; so it’s thrilling to present these interpretations by their co-composer — the great Valerie Simpson, of Ashford & Simpson —  out here for the first time.

The Termites

Love Up Kiss Up

Treasure Isle / Far East

Classic rocksteady. A sweet but urgent overture by Wentworth Vernal and Lloyd Parks, arranged by Tommy McCook.
As per the original 45 coupling, The Supersonics return on the flip for the surging, funky Soul Remedy, with tight, bluesy guitar, and Winston Wright blasting away on Hammond.
Beautifully done by Far East.

Carrier

The Fan Dance

Modern Love

Murder.
Gritty T++ action — twitching and itching, propulsive and dread — with Gavsborg from Equiknoxx at the mic, sounding sexually fucked.
Ace dub, too.

Fred Locks

Love And Only Love

Tribes Man

Heavy Lloydie Coxsone production (with Sly, Horsemouth, Malawi, Bagga, Chinna, McCook and the rest), featuring Shaka favourites like Homeward Bound and Voice Of The Poor. Tougher than the classic Black Star Liner album.

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