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Dread Meets Greensleeves: a Westside Revolution/Selected By Don Letts

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Don Letts

September 08, 2008
Putting aside the fact that Don Letts is one of the coolest men on this godforsaken planet( What is cool ...? b****red if I know but I'm willing to bet that what ever it is Letts has it in abundance) I thought his previous compilation "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown: the Soundtrack to London's Legendary Roxy Club December 1976-April 1977" was an inspired selection of reggae classic's .Or to put it this way -I didn't know they were classics prior to purchasing it , but I do now.
Anyway someone has had the good sense to let him loose on the archives of the Greensleeves label and while this album isn't as essential as the aforementioned DMPRU it contains more than enough quality reggae cuts to make it a worthy purchase.
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The Collection

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by: Toots & The Maytals

August 19, 2002
Putting aside the fact that Don Letts is one of the coolest men on this godforsaken planet( What is cool ...? b****red if I know but I'm willing to bet that what ever it is Letts has it in abundance) I thought his previous compilation "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown: the Soundtrack to London's Legendary Roxy Club December 1976-April 1977" was an inspired selection of reggae classic's .Or to put it this way -I didn't know they were classics prior to purchasing it , but I do now.
Anyway someone has had the good sense to let him loose on the archives of the Greensleeves label and while this album isn't as essential as the aforementioned DMPRU it contains more than enough quality reggae cuts to make it a worthy purchase.
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Jah Is Real

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Burning Spear

August 19, 2008
Putting aside the fact that Don Letts is one of the coolest men on this godforsaken planet( What is cool ...? b****red if I know but I'm willing to bet that what ever it is Letts has it in abundance) I thought his previous compilation "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown: the Soundtrack to London's Legendary Roxy Club December 1976-April 1977" was an inspired selection of reggae classic's .Or to put it this way -I didn't know they were classics prior to purchasing it , but I do now.
Anyway someone has had the good sense to let him loose on the archives of the Greensleeves label and while this album isn't as essential as the aforementioned DMPRU it contains more than enough quality reggae cuts to make it a worthy purchase.
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Money In My Pocket: The Definitive Collection

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Dennis Brown

February 26, 2008
If you love dennis brown then look no further than this excellent trojan records release is crammed full of the crown princes finest moments.Every track is from the top drawer and many styles of reggae are featured of which dennis adapts to with ease.The sound quality is also very good and the whole package is incredibly good value for money this cd is a real treat for all you dennis brown fans out there.

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The Best of John Holt

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: John Holt

March 03, 2008
If you love dennis brown then look no further than this excellent trojan records release is crammed full of the crown princes finest moments.Every track is from the top drawer and many styles of reggae are featured of which dennis adapts to with ease.The sound quality is also very good and the whole package is incredibly good value for money this cd is a real treat for all you dennis brown fans out there.

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Night Nurse

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Gregory Isaacs

July 01, 2002
Night nurse is one of 8 great tracks here ---a definitive number one addition to a gregory issaacs collection.
It is interesting to get the words and look them up in a Reggae dictionary.. eg "Hot Stepper".
Remember later he went to prison, (lost his teeth and voice) but became even more creative and prolific - but different.
Excellent fab Great rythm records since of course but not like these classics NIght Nurse and LIVE AT BRIXTON

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In The Studio

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Specials

March 25, 2002
When The Specials hit the number one spot for the second time in their short career with `Ghost Town' no one realised it was to be their swan song but within two months Terry Hall, Neville Staples and Lynval Golding quit to form Fun Boy Three leaving Jerry Dammers, John Bradbury, Horace Panter and Roddy Radiation to continue without them.

Reverting to the earlier name Special AKA their first project was to Back ex-Bodysnatchers Rhoda Dakar on her anti-rape song `The Boiler' which due to it's content was never going to sit easily at Radio One. Next up they recorded the single `Jungle Music' with ex-Skatalite trombonist Rico and acted as his backing band on his European tour.

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War ina Babylon

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by: Max Romeo & the Upsetters

August 09, 2004
Like lots of Reggae/ Carribean Soul this album really strikes a chord when you are under the influence. The groove is somewhere between Church singer, Soul rebel hornplay and slow reggae drift groove to your average man in the street.
But then you listen to the album as a whole while really relaxed and you actually wonder how an album can be created that is so utterly timeless and even verging on futuristic! I believe this album was one of the first Reggae albums to use a drum machine and it augments the Dub styling and core Religious values along with the knowledge that Max Romeo was a down and dirty dub artist before and after.
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Survival

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Bob Marley & The Wailers

July 27, 2001
I'd call this album a grower, definitely not one for someone new to reggae or just dabbling in reggae. It has a much more synth 80's style of playing than earlier roots albums by Bob. So if you're looking for rough roots rock or pop tinged reggae you may be disappointed. If you're a hardcore reggae or Bob fan you've probably got this already.

What I would say is the beauty in this album is in how it's crafted, these are some of Bob's most prophetic lyrics. Just listen to Zimbabwe it's as relevant a lyric today as it was when it was written.

I bought this album years ago when I was in my early 20's its only now as I carrier towards 30 that it has grown on me so perhaps its one for the more mature listener.

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African Dub

Childrens Toy Shop > Music > Reggae
by: Joe Gibbs

March 31, 2008
I'd call this album a grower, definitely not one for someone new to reggae or just dabbling in reggae. It has a much more synth 80's style of playing than earlier roots albums by Bob. So if you're looking for rough roots rock or pop tinged reggae you may be disappointed. If you're a hardcore reggae or Bob fan you've probably got this already.

What I would say is the beauty in this album is in how it's crafted, these are some of Bob's most prophetic lyrics. Just listen to Zimbabwe it's as relevant a lyric today as it was when it was written.

I bought this album years ago when I was in my early 20's its only now as I carrier towards 30 that it has grown on me so perhaps its one for the more mature listener.