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Sonic Sounds

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Jamaican label/distributor founded in 1978 by Neville Lee, with catalogue/distribution listings in Discogs and Roots Archives.

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Type: label
Confidence: Well supported
Era: Open era →

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Discogs — Sonic Sounds

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Discogs label source for Sonic Sounds catalogue/identity.

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Roots Archives — Sonic Sounds

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Roots Archives source for Sonic Sounds label/distributor notes.

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Moon Jamaica — Sonic Sounds listing

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Travel/retail listing source for Sonic Sounds later record-retail context.

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Discogs — Sonic Sounds Ltd.

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Discogs distributor source for Sonic Sounds Ltd. credits.

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In stories

Story · Well supportedVinyl pressing, reissue and export

Pressing plants, catalogue reissues, mail-order shops and online stores carried Jamaican records from Kingston streets to global collectors and sound systems.

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Pressing plants are part of the sound

Vinyl pressing, mastering, labels, sleeves and distribution shaped what selectors and listeners physically received, making manufacturing part of sonic and cultural history.

Stance: recording session vs manufactured object