Dub legend, Augustus Pablo, & lovers rock veteran, Gregory Isaacs, have feature stories

in the 2010 reggae issue of Wax Poetics magazine (covers below), which was released September 21 in the United States. This issue also features Sugar Minott, Bob Andy, Beres Hammond, David Rodigan and more.

VP Records teams up with Wax Poetics Magazine to celebrate the launch of their reggae-oriented edition, Reggae Issue 43, available nationwide on Tuesday, September 21, 2010. The New York City celebration takes place at the Happy Ending Lounge on Thursday,
September 23, and the Washington, D.C. soiree happens at Patty Boom Boom
on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.

VP Records joins forces with Wax Poetics Magazine for their annual reggae release because it perfectly fits the label’s 17 North Parade imprint, which was
created to release oldies and specializes in foundation reggae music – the theme of this special reggae issue.

The NYC event will partner up with Deadly Dragon Sound’s weekly Downtown Top Ranking party, and will be joined by VP Records’ own Clive Chin and DJ Twice as the special guest DJs of Black Moses Sound, for
this strictly foundation reggae event. This also kicks off Black Moses
Sound’s Asian tour, where they will spend three weeks in China and one
week in Japan, spreading reggae music to the Far East.

Happy Ending is located at 302 Broome Street in New York, NY and doors open at 10pm. Patty Boom Boom is located at 1359 U Street NW, Washington, D.C., and doors open at 9pm. Both events are free and open
to the public. Please direct all press inquiries to the VP Records
Publicity Department – Rhona Fox at 718-425-1151 or
rhona.fox@vprecords.comThis e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

About 17 North Parade

Created in 2007, 17 North Parade is a VP Records imprint that specializes in oldies, reissues and compilations of foundation reggae music. The 17 North Parade label pays homage to the historic location of Randy’s Record Mart in Kingston, Jamaica. Entrepreneurs Vincent &
Pat Chin operated a retail store and recording studio at that address from 1958 until 1979 when they relocated to New York and founded VP Records.

About Wax Poetics Magazine

Since December 2001, Wax Poetics has filled the once noticeable gap in music journalism, an editorial void between contemporary artists and classic greats. Through meaty, insightful commentary, Wax Poetics
educates the masses about the origins of their musical interests.