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17 North Parade

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17 North Parade is VP Records' reissue imprint, launched in 2007 and named for the Chin family's original Kingston address, dedicated to restoring and reissuing classic Jamaican recordings from the 1970s-80s with proper archival treatment.

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At a glance

Type: label →
Era: Streaming and the living archive →
Confidence: Well supported

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Media & sources

Videos

Welcome to 17 North Parade

YOUTUBE · rights discovery only · documentary

17 North Parade / Randy's channel feature; discovery-only embed.

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Articles & sources

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VP Records — 17 North Parade history

WEB · rights discovery only · official history

Official VP source for Randy's/17 North Parade lineage.

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VP Reggae — 17 North Parade products

WEB · rights discovery only · retail source

Retail/source reference for 17 North Parade imprint releases.

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In stories

Story · Well supportedVinyl pressing, reissue and export

Between the studio and the dance sits a factory. Jamaica's pressing plants, its blank-label pre-releases and its export routes shaped what the music sounded like as much as any producer did.

Debate & reception

How people argued about the music — praise, criticism and public debate. See all debate & reception →

commentary

Reissue liner notes as authority

Liner notes can preserve crucial credits and context, but they can also become the first frame many global listeners encounter, so editorial provenance matters.

Stance: archival recovery vs narrative gatekeeping