ADE J
RECORDS
ADE. J Records was a DIY Reggae
label. Formed by Jean Adebambo. It managed one single. It issued
singles in an AJ-100 numerical series. Distributed By ADE J Records. Jean
Adebambo was born in Islington, London, to a Montserratian mother and a Nigerian
father. Her entry into the music business was by chance; She was invited to do a
cover version of two records entitled "Again" and "Reunited" by Ital Records in
the early 1980s, while she was studying to be a nurse. She eventually met the
Jamaican producer Leonard Chin, for whom she recorded the single "Paradise", and
had a successful solo career, mainly recording for her own Ade J label. A string
of hits followed such as the singles "Reaching For A Goal", "Hardships of Life"
and "Pipe Dreams". Despite all the success, Adebambo quit the music industry and
went back into the medical profession and became a health visitor in Bermondsey.
A successful lovers rock concert was held in 2008 at the Brixton Academy, where
Adebambo was persuaded to perform and restart her music career; however, she was
found dead on 15 January 2009, aged 46. A tribute concert was held on at Hackney
Empire on Sunday 15 March 2009, with the aim of raising funds to help raise her
two daughters.
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Jean Adebambo
Say That You Love Me / Dance Of
Love (12")
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AJ
101
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Jean Adebambo
Pipe Dreams (12")
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AJ
102
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Jean Adebambo
Wake Up / Hardships Of Life (12")
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AJ
103
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Jean Adebambo
Tell
Me
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AJ
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Jean Adebambo
I Like It
(12")
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AJ
105
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Jean Adebambo
Never Before / This Will Be
(12")
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AJ
106
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Al Barnett
In My Dream / My Life
(12")
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AJ
107
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Jean Adebambo
I've Made Up My Mind / Outside
Girl (12")
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AJ
108
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Jean Adebambo
All The Way
(12")
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