 | Marcus Garvey by Burning Spear
Buy used from: $24.95 My favorite reggae album of all time. Brilliant music, inspired social message for humanity. Winston Rodney has an incomparable voice.
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 | Earth Crisis by Steel Pulse
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.03 Steel Pulse was from England, but that didn't stop them from making some of the best reggae of all time. This album may indeed be my favorite of their many talented releases.
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 | War Ina Babylon by Max Romeo & the Upsetters
Buy new: $16.98 / Used from: $48.00 This hip shakin beauty was, in my opinion, the greatest production output from the legendary Scratch Perry. That's no to take anything away from Max Romeo, he's brilliant here. Every song a masterpiece. "Uptown Babies Don't Cry" and "One Step Forward" being my favs.
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 | Gold by Bob Marley and the Wailers
Buy new: $14.97 / Used from: $6.52 A great introduction for those wishing to discover the most popular and greatest figure in reggae. A double-disc, this is a more complete collection than the widely popular greatest hits collection "Legend". Only song missing from "Legend" is "Three Little Birds".
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 | Two Sevens Clash: 30th Anniversary Edition (Dlx) by Culture
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $10.98 Listed on many of the "100 greatest albums in rock history", these are some of the most infectious rhythms ever recorded.
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 | The Harder They Come
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $4.50 This soundtrack compilation features three of Jimmy Cliff's most popular songs (and two remixes of them), and a nice smattering of reggae classics from other prominent reggae artists. My favorite is "Johnny Too Bad" from The Slickers. Catchy throughout, this album along with anything by Bob Marley is the most accessible reggae for the casual listener.
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 | Heart of the Congos by The Congos
Buy used from: $23.98 Long thought of as a "lost classic", this album finally got the treatment it justly deserved, being remastered and re-released. Then, inexplicably, this version it is out of print! For shame! Features what many critics say is Scratch Perry's finest production work of all-time.
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 | Very Best of Toots & the Maytals by Toots & the Maytals
Buy new: $10.97 / Used from: $5.75 Has all the great T&M you need. Extremely upbeat, lively and refreshing.
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 | Satta Massagana by Abyssinians
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.98 Spiritual classic.
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 | Blackheart Man by Bunny Wailer
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $7.48 Should be a top ten or twenty roots album on any educated list. Grooving, dank riddims and much good social insight.
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 | Night Nurse by Gregory Isaacs
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $9.44 Perhaps not a purists version of "roots reggae", this is a highly enjoyable release for the lovers.
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 | True Democracy by Steel Pulse
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.49 Considered by many to be Steel Pulse's masterwork, this is what musical genius sounds like.
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 | Legend - The Best Of Bob Marley And The Wailers (New Packaging) by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Buy new: $10.49 / Used from: $7.96 The single disc option for Marley's greatest hits. I would like to point out that Marley's entire collection is top shelf and any disc would be a worthwhile addition. Check out (in chronological order) Soul Rebels, Catch a Fire, African Herbsman, Burnin', Natty Dread, Live!, Exodus, Kaya, Survival, Uprising, and the posthumous, Confrontation.
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 | Sinsemilla by Black Uhuru
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $8.00 My favorite Black Uhuru release. The added tracks are actually quite good. "...Guess who's comin' to dinner? Nappy Dreadlock..." Enough to shake any white bigot to their core :)
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 | Bobby Bobylon by Freddie McGregor
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $9.98 "Bobby Bobylon," one of the sweetest names ever conceived for a song. Pure genius, as is the rest of this beautifully rendered compilation. Freddie was blessed with the pipes of a cherub.
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 | Hail H.I.M. by Burning Spear
Buy new: $8.94 / Used from: $6.28 My second favorite Burning Spear release.
Highlights include "Columbus", which exposes the myth that Columbus was the first to discover the 'New World', "African Teacher", and "African Postman".
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 | Right Time by The Mighty Diamonds
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.76 Beautiful harmonies, empathetic and heartbreaking social commentary.
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 | Red by Black Uhuru
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $5.00 Another great roots group. This is one of their two great releases.
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 | Handsworth Revolution by Steel Pulse
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.06 Steel Pulse's groundbreaking, influential debut. This is the music that inspired London's punk scene. The title refers to the Handsworth projects where Steel Pulse comes from.
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 | Police & Thieves by Junior Murvin
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.81 You inevitably hear talk of this and Max Romeo's Upsetter album being held up as the two finest moments of Scratch Perry's production career. Fair assessment. Junior is a bit falsetto-y, but his vocal skills make up for it.
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 | Legalize It by Peter Tosh
Buy new: $7.98 / Used from: $3.86 Great title, great cover art, great music.
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 | Party Time by The Heptones
Buy used from: $22.59 Another Scratch Perry classic production. It lives up to it's name, It'll have you struttin' along the boulevard in no time.
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 | Social Living by Burning Spear
Buy new: $18.98 / Used from: $29.16 Another top notch Burning Spear release, this album would be worth it for the track, "Mister Garvey" alone.
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 | Super Ape by The Upsetters
Buy new: $19.98 / Used from: $11.99 Superb release from reggae's little giant, a must add to any roots reggae collection. This is Scratch's definitive release.
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 | Tribute to the Martyrs by Steel Pulse
Buy new: $14.98 / Used from: $7.01 Another brilliant Steel Pulse release.
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 | The Very Best of the Wailing Souls by Wailing Souls
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.98 A classic. "War Deh Round a John Shop" might be recognized as the song Sublime would later jack, make a few lyrical changes and call, "Pawn Shop."
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 | Rastafari Liveth! by Peter Broggs
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $6.96 Can't go wrong with this gem. Whether your praising Jah or smoking herb, or both, this'll do for accompanyment.
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 | The Same Song by Israel Vibration
Buy new: $11.98 / Used from: $8.68 Worth checking out. Many good songs. Nice harmonies.
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