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Pama records was a UK record label active during the 1960s and 1970s and 80s. Initially focused on soul music, it became one of the major outlets for reggae in the UK. The label was set up by the Palmer Brothers - Harry, Jeff, and Carl - initially as a soul label, but later concentrating on Jamaican music, releasing rocksteady singles from 1967. Much of the label's output was licenced from Jamaican producers such as Clancy Eccles, Alton Ellis, Bunny Lee, and Lee "Scratch" Perry, although they also released music by local talents such as Junior English and Delroy Washington. Derrick Morgan became one of Pama's biggest stars, having a UK chart hit with "Moon Hop". Pama's biggest hit came with Max Romeo's "Wet Dream", which reached number 10 in the UK singles chart (despite lack of airplay), and sold over 250,000 copies. The rivalry between Pama and their main UK reggae competitor, Trojan Records, was clear, with Trojan's Tighten Up series of compilations and Pama's similarly titled Straighten Up series going head to head. The rivalry had been fuelled by Bunny Lee's earlier licencing of Derrick Morgan's "Seven Letters" to both Pama and Trojan. Pama introduced a number of subsidiary labels, often associated with individual producers, including Pama Supreme, Supreme, Crab, Bullet, Gas, Nu Beat/New Beat (Laurel Aitken), Success (Rupie Edwards), Camel, Escort, Unity (Bunny Lee), and Punch (Lee "Scratch" Perry).In addition to the many reggae releases, the label also released few non-reggae albums, including Butlins Red Coat Review, and an album commemorating the investiture of The Prince of Wales. The Pama label lasted until the mid-1970s, at which point Carl Palmer was the driving force, and concentrated on establishing a UK distribution network for reggae, later resurfacing as Jet Star, one of the largest distributors of reggae music. Distributed By Jet Star.
| 87 | Mohawks | The Champ | PAMA | PM | 1 |
| 82 | Owen Gray | Rolling Stone (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3210 |
| 82 | Owen Grey / Owen And The Rollers | Please Don't Make Me / Please Don't Dub (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3211 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3212 | |
| 82 | Yellowman/Fathead | Operation Radication (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3213 |
| 82 | Yellowman | Stay With Me (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3214 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3215 | |
| 82 | The Rolands | Bilinda (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3216 |
| 82 | Bobby Melody / Captain Kid | Drewsland Rock / Put It Down (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3217 |
| 82 | The Astronaughts | Mek We Jam (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3218 |
| 82 | Tiger | Guilty (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3219 |
| 82 | Derrick Morgan | Seven Letters (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3220 |
| 82 | Owen Grey | Something to remind me (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3221 |
| 82 | The Marvels | Heaven Must Have Sent You | PAMA | PMD | 3222 |
| 82 | Lloyd Robinson | Candy Girl (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3223 |
| 82 | Derick Lara | Hello Stranger (10") | PAMA | PMD | 3224 |
| 82 | The Marvels | He Never Fail I Yet / I'll Follow You (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3225 |
| 82 | Owen Gray | Sexual Healing (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3226 |
| 82 | Ken Parker / Graham & Sus Band | God Bless Our Love / Dubers Of Blessing (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3227 |
| 82 | Owen Gray | Bad Risk / More Of My Time (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3228 |
| 82 | T-Ski Valey / Glen Adams & Finesse | Sexual Rapping (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3229 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3230 | |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3231 | |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3232 | |
| 82 | Tito Simon | Can't Stop Loving You (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3233 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3234 | |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3235 | |
| 82 | Boris Gardiner / Lee Van Cliff | Guilty (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3236 |
| 82 | Ruddy And Sketto | Every Night / Ethiopia / Don't Stay Out Late (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3237 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3238 | |
| 82 | The Marvels | Heaven Must Have Sent You (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3239 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3240 | |
| 82 | Tito Simon | Reggae Music Come From Jamaica / This Magic Moment (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3241 |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3242 | |
| 82 | Not Traced | PAMA | PMD | 3243 | |
| 82 | Edi Fitzroy, Horace Martin | Princess Black / Just Another Day (12") | PAMA | PMD | 3244 |
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