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R&B Records (Stamford Hill)

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North London shop opened in 1959 by Rita and Benny King at 282 Stamford Hill, among the very first British outlets to stock and then release Jamaican music; from it grew a family of pioneering labels — R&B, Ska Beat, Caltone, Port-O-Jam and more — with Rita King travelling to Kingston to buy master tapes.

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R&B Record Shop (Stamford Hill)

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British Record Shop Archive profile of Rita and Benny King's R&B Records.

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