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IanB
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Edited Aug 14, 2013, 09:49
Re: Reggae - Where to Start?
Aug 14, 2013, 08:00
Definitely stick to the 70s. Maybe stray up to 82. I am also digital phobic.

It is primarily a genre that is about singles and about producers more than artists as rock fans think of them with well organised linear discographies. There are albums that give a "rock" experience but I have leaned towards comps where the dubs gets a more than decent look-in.

I have very little interest in stoner dub albums. There are some great ones but as time goes on there is more and more landfill. There seem to be an awful lot of crass records out there that have been banged out to attract the attention of American students who see dub as thery soundtrack to an altered state rather than music that stands alone in its own right. The more you stay in the 70s the less that is the case.

There are exceptions (and I have listed a few) but for me great dub tends to be an extension of a song / idea. Dub taken out of the context of Reggae is another thing altogether and you'd need to ask someone else about the music where dub rubs shoulders with the avant garde.

So here is a bit of both (compilations and auteur statements). I could have picked half a dozen Burning Spear or Marley or Gregory Isaacs albums so those entries are personal place holders.

Unlike their American counterparts the Blood an Fire and Pressure Sounds labels both did a brilliant job of bringing the music back to life in a respectful manner. You could do worse than just collect their reissues as there is very little filler in those catalogues.


Anyway ....

Satta Massagana - Abyssinians
Showcase - Aswad
East of the River Nile - Augustus Pablo
African Herbsman - Bob Marley & The Wailers
Man In The Hills - Burning Spear
Peace & Love - Dadawah
Best Dressed Chicken In Town - Dr Alimantado
To Be A Lover - George Faith
More Gregory - Gregory Isaacs
No Bones For The Dogs - Joe Gibbs & the Professionals
Brand - Keith Hudson
Super Ape - Lee Perry
Dread Beat An'Blood - Linton Kwesi Johnson
Open the Iron Gate 1973-77 - Max Romeo
Live At The Counter Eurovision - Misty In Roots
Handsworth Revolution - Steel Pulse
Jesus Dread 1972-1977 - Yabby U
Best Of Wailing Souls
Yuh Learn - 4th Street Orchestra

Treasure Isle Duke Reid - Various
Don't Call Us Immigrants - Various
If Deejay Was Your Trade - Various
Darker Than Blue: Soul From Jamdown 1973-1980 - Various
Culture And The Deejays At Joe Gibbs (1977-79)
Derrick Harriott Riding The Roots Chariot - Various
Hustle!-Reggae Disco-Kingston, London, New York - Various
Open The Gate - Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends (Various)
Build The Ark - Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Friends (Various)
Lee Perry Voodooism - Various
Lee Perry Arkology - Various
The Frontline Box Set - Various
Augustus Pablo Classic Rockers - Various
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