Cree Records

Cree Records was formed in early 2013 during a meeting of music enthusiasts sitting at the big wooden table in the Bear Family farmyard, somewhere in the barren wastes of the North German Plain between Hamburg and Bremen.


Cree Records is a subsidiary of Bear Family Records. Since 1975, the world-famous record label puts out lavishly packaged re-issues of recordings from the past – not with the purpose of making a fast buck, but because everybody involved in the label’s business and its releases is obsessed with music. Bear Family Records enjoys a solid reputation as one of the world’s top quality re-issue labels and has received numerous awards. 


The company’s founder Richard Weize himself admits: “I’m a collector and I’m crazy.“ In late 2014, after more than forty years at the wheel, Richard decided to pull out of the operational business. He handled his business over to his longtime employees and managers, Michael Ohlhoff and Detlev Hoegen.
Regardless of a particular musical genre – country, folk, rockabilly, rhythm & blues or calypso – whenever Bear Family stumbles over an interesting musical concept, contributors, producers and experts put their heart and soul into uncovering original master tapes, photographs, images and other material, conduct interviews and sort out the necessary licencing deals for making available again the recordings in question. 


For its uncompromising box sets Bear Family has received an impressive number of awards from near and far and a total of eight Grammy nominations for box set like ’The Bristol Sessions – The Big Bang Of Country Music’, ’Black Europe’, and – most recently – ’The Knoxville Sessions’.
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c experts and collectors from all musical genres are getting in touch with Bear Family. They have exciting new project ideas in their backpacks, but these often lie outside the limits of the classic Bear Family repertoire. In order to provide an outlet for such concepts, Bear Family and re-issue producer Merten Kaatz formed Cree Records – in this way expanding Bear Family’s musical range and its pool of contributors. 


In general, Bear Family concentrates on the first seventy years of the previous century, whereas the Cree Records catalog commences with the sounds of the 1960s with no limits into the 21st century. No matter when selecting reggae or ska, calypso and funk, ’70s and ’80s soul, rare grooves or forgotten top sellers, music from Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica or Namibia: Cree Records will turn its attention to the dancefloor as well.

 

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Cree Records

Cree Records was formed in early 2013 during a meeting of music enthusiasts sitting at the big wooden table in the Bear Family farmyard, somewhere in the barren wastes of the North German Plain between Hamburg and Bremen.


Cree Records is a subsidiary of Bear Family Records. Since 1975, the world-famous record label puts out lavishly packaged re-issues of recordings from the past – not with the purpose of making a fast buck, but because everybody involved in the label’s business and its releases is obsessed with music. Bear Family Records enjoys a solid reputation as one of the world’s top quality re-issue labels and has received numerous awards. 


The company’s founder Richard Weize himself admits: “I’m a collector and I’m crazy.“ In late 2014, after more than forty years at the wheel, Richard decided to pull out of the operational business. He handled his business over to his longtime employees and managers, Michael Ohlhoff and Detlev Hoegen.
Regardless of a particular musical genre – country, folk, rockabilly, rhythm & blues or calypso – whenever Bear Family stumbles over an interesting musical concept, contributors, producers and experts put their heart and soul into uncovering original master tapes, photographs, images and other material, conduct interviews and sort out the necessary licencing deals for making available again the recordings in question. 


For its uncompromising box sets Bear Family has received an impressive number of awards from near and far and a total of eight Grammy nominations for box set like ’The Bristol Sessions – The Big Bang Of Country Music’, ’Black Europe’, and – most recently – ’The Knoxville Sessions’.
More and more musi

c experts and collectors from all musical genres are getting in touch with Bear Family. They have exciting new project ideas in their backpacks, but these often lie outside the limits of the classic Bear Family repertoire. In order to provide an outlet for such concepts, Bear Family and re-issue producer Merten Kaatz formed Cree Records – in this way expanding Bear Family’s musical range and its pool of contributors. 


In general, Bear Family concentrates on the first seventy years of the previous century, whereas the Cree Records catalog commences with the sounds of the 1960s with no limits into the 21st century. No matter when selecting reggae or ska, calypso and funk, ’70s and ’80s soul, rare grooves or forgotten top sellers, music from Trinidad & Tobago, Jamaica or Namibia: Cree Records will turn its attention to the dancefloor as well.

 

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German Measles Vol.2 (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Various - Cree Records: German Measles Vol.2 (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1204

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180gram Vinyl LP, 16 tracks. Gatefold Cover - Sun Came Out At Seven: '60s Mod, Pop And Freakbeat From Germany ​DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) Disc Cutting: Günter Pauler at Pauler Acoustics, Northeim Mastered by Bob Jones, pressed by...
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Step Inside My Soul - Rare '70 And Modern Soul (2-LP)
Various - Cree Records: Step Inside My Soul - Rare '70 And Modern Soul... Art-Nr.: CLP1202

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2-LP 180-gram vinyl, re-mastered, fold-out cover with 12-page inlay (21x21 cms), Funk & Soul High quality but very rare tracks, released on Polydor between 1972 and 1980. Masters, originally produced by independent record producers, or...
$67.85
No Way To Go (CD)
Ben Molatzi: No Way To Go (CD) Art-Nr.: CCD1232

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1-CD (6-page Digisleeve) with 32-page booklet, 20 tracks. Total playing time approx. 49:08 minutes. • Previously unreleased African folk songs by late singer/songwriter Ben Molatzi from Namibia. • From the early fifties to the late...
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No Way To Go (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Ben Molatzi: No Way To Go (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1219

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1-LP (180gram) with 16-page booklet, 16 tracks. Total playing time approx. 39:20 minutes. • Previously unreleased African folk songs by late singer/songwriter Ben Molatzi from Namibia. • From the early fifties to the late eighties, every...
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Tonite Is De Night (12 inch Vinyl EP)
Brother Resistance: Tonite Is De Night (12 inch Vinyl EP) Art-Nr.: CRS518

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12'' EP with Disco sleeve. 4 tracks, total playing time approx. 20 mns. • Tropical Disco Super Sound Series, limited to 1,000 copies • Four 1986 in demand dancefloor bangers from Trinidad & Tobago’s father of Rapso. • Some of Lutalo...
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To Be A Lover (180g Vinyl)
George Faith: To Be A Lover (180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1222

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• The definitive soulful reggae album produced and arranged by Lee Perry. • Recorded at The Black Ark, 5 Cardiff Crescent, Washington Gardens, Kingston 20, Jamaica. • The best Jamaican session musicians incl. Sly Dunbar, Ernest Ranglin...
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Tropical Trips Vol.1 - Life Is Better In The Tropics (CD)
Various - Cree Records: Tropical Trips Vol.1 - Life Is Better In The... Art-Nr.: CCD1231

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• Budget CD compilation of 16 Caribbean tracks. • Dancefloor fillers, Reggae, Soca, and cool Jazz. • Incl. Berlin's DJ Nomad edit of Leston Paul's super rare tune Caribbean Jam. • Carefully picked from Cree Records’s back catalog. • Nice...
$2.21 $6.73
Afro Blossom West (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Andre Tanker Five: Afro Blossom West (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1214

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• Very rare LP album, originally released 1969 on the local Atman label from Trinidad with the catalog number 151. • Innovative mixture of different Caribbean and US-American musical styles, Latin Jazz, Funk, Calypso and Folk. • Andre...
$16.92 $22.58
Tropical Tricks (12 inch Vinyl Maxi)
Various - Cree Records: Tropical Tricks (12 inch Vinyl Maxi) Art-Nr.: CRS517

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· Five years of Cree Records are a good reason to celebrate! · On this occasion we have thought about an exclusive project: · We asked some of our DJ friends to choose their favorites from our catalogue. · Tropical Tricks - four remixes...
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Cree Records & Clepto - Size L (T-Shirt)
Various - Cree Records: Cree Records & Clepto - Size L (T-Shirt) Art-Nr.: SHIRTCREE1L

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(Cleptomanicx) Tropical Tricks T-Shirt, Size: L Material: Single Jersey 150g 100% Cotton Care: - Wash at 30°C - Do not tumble dry! - Iron moderately hot (max. 150°C) - Dry clean possible Cleptomanicx × Cree Records 'Life is better in the...
$22.58 $33.89
Otinku (LP, 180g Vinyl)
Modern Sound Quintet: Otinku (LP, 180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1229

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1 Vinyl LP (180 gram) in gatefold sleeve. 11 tracks. Playing time approx. 39:07 mns. ​Re-issue of hard-to-find 1971 jazz album, originally recorded and released in Finland. Fascinating fusion of modern jazz and elements of Caribbean...
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Can't Stop Dancing (12 inch Vinyl Maxi)
Michael Boothman & Kysofusion Band feat. Keith 'Designer' Prescott: Can't Stop Dancing (12 inch Vinyl Maxi) Art-Nr.: CRS513

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12'' Maxi Single in disco sleeve. 2 tracks. Playing time approx. 11:09 mns. Song recorded by Michael Boothman who brought us Tabu and What You Won't Do For Love. Exciting fusion of Disco, Pop and Calypso Extremely hard-to-find and...
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Tabu - So Dey Say (7inch, 45rpm, PS)
Michael Boothman & Family Tree: Tabu - So Dey Say (7inch, 45rpm, PS) Art-Nr.: CRS509

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7'' Single (45 RPM) in picture sleeve. 2 tracks. 45 RPM single record with picture sleeve – limited to 500 copies worldwide! • Band from Trinidad & Tobago, led by the internationally renowned lead guitarist guitarist and songwriter...
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Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP)
Leston Paul: Let's Party Tonight (12 inch vinyl EP) Art-Nr.: CRS512

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• Leston Paul became the pioneer in electronic music production in the early 1980s in Trinidad. • Extremely rare and hard-to-find recordings. • We have selected the best tracks for this limited 12''EP collection. • This release was made...
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Doing Our Thing - More Soul From Jamdown 1970-82 (CD)
Various - Cree Records: Doing Our Thing - More Soul From Jamdown... Art-Nr.: CCD1206

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1-CD Digipak (4-sided) with 32-page booklet, 17 tracks. Total playing time c. 61:55 • Second volume in Cree's CD/2-LP-series with Jamaican cover versions of US soul tunes • A perfect companion to 'Sly &, Robbie Present Taxi Gang In...
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Blow Way (2-LP - 7inch)
Lancelot Layne: Blow Way (2-LP - 7inch) Art-Nr.: CLP1211

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2-LP (180gram vinyl) plus 45rpm Single, gatefold sleeve, 20-page booklet (8,2'' x 8,2''); 8 tracks. Total playing time c. 81:05 , Blow 'Way  ,by Lancelot Layne is regarded the first Rapso recording • , , , Rapso,...
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Sly & Robbie Present Taxi Gang In Discomix Style 1978 - 1987 (CD)
Various - Cree Records: Sly & Robbie Present Taxi Gang In Discomix... Art-Nr.: CCD1207

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1-CD Digipak (4-sided) with 24-page booklet, 8 tracks. Total playing time c. 58:16 The most famous rhythm section in the history of reggae music. Sly & Robbie are the only reggae musicians whose names are internationally known. They have...
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Blow Way (2-CD)
Lancelot Layne: Blow Way (2-CD) Art-Nr.: CCD1211

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Lancelot Layne Blow ‘Way Cree CCD 1211 5397102121128 2-CD Digipak (6-sided) with 44-page booklet Genre: Carribean, Soca, Soul, Funk No. of tracks: 30 Playing time: 143:59 2-CD Digipak (6-sided) with 44-page booklet, 30 tracks. Total...
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Let It Out - Destruction (7inch)
Versatile: Let It Out - Destruction (7inch) Art-Nr.: CRS511

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7'' Single (45 RPM) in picture sleeve. 2 tracks. Total playing time 7 mns. VERSATILE ''Wicked and wild – many moods, many styles.'' • Re-issue oft wo two masters from the Caribbean, recorded in the late 1970s. • Calypso, Soul, Funk...
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The Robin Imamshah Files (3x45rpm)
Various - Cree Records: The Robin Imamshah Files (3x45rpm) Art-Nr.: CRS505

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Rare Funk and Disco from the Caribbeans with a serious dose of Calypso flavor. , • Three 45s (singles) in an exclusive slipcase, strictly limited to 500 copies, worldwide. , • Recorded in Port of Spain, Trinidad 1976 –...
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Hold On To The Faith (180g Vinyl)
Mansa Musa: Hold On To The Faith (180g Vinyl) Art-Nr.: CLP1216

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• Calypso and African rhythms from Trinidad and Tobago. • Famous drummer and percussionist who has accompanied countless musicians. • Recorded in Port of Spain, Trinidad. , • Featuring Trinidad and Tobago musician and composer, André...
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The Cole Slaw Club - The Big Rhythm & Blues Revue (CD)
Various - Cree Records: The Cole Slaw Club - The Big Rhythm & Blues... Art-Nr.: CCD1208

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1-CD Digipak (4-plated), 17 tracks. Total playing time approx. 40 mns Compiled by DJ 'The one and only' Baster Rübsam from Hamburg. Rare and hard-to-find records, some re-issued for the first time. Classic dance floor fillers from the...
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Music For The Heads (7inch, 45rpm, Picture Sleeve, Limited Edition)
Jeffrey Turpin & His Friends: Music For The Heads (7inch, 45rpm, Picture... Art-Nr.: CRS506

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Jeffrey Turpin and his friends A) Jeffrey Turpin and his friends feat. Ida Mae 'Rumors' B) Cinnamon Suns 'Party Time' 'Rumours' and 'Party Time' – two up-tempo soul/funk tracks with a caribbean feel, produced by Trinidad-born producer...
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The Ugly Creatures (7inch)
The Ugly Creatures: The Ugly Creatures (7inch) Art-Nr.: CRS507

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A) The Ugly Creatures 'Creatures of The Earth' B) The Ugly Creatures 'Exit To Artist Exist' The Ugly Creatures (by Baby Doeseb) The band Ugly Creatures was formed as a high school musical outfit at the Martin Luther High School, near...
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The Cole Slaw Club - The Big Rhythm & Blues Revue (180g Vinyl + 7inch Single)
Various - Cree Records: The Cole Slaw Club - The Big Rhythm & Blues... Art-Nr.: CLP1208

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1-LP 180gram plus 7inch single (45 rpm), re-mastered. 16 tracks • Compiled by DJ 'The one and only' Baster Rübsam from Hamburg. • Rare and hard-to-find records, some re-issued for the first time. • Classic dance floor fillers from the...
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