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Any reggae lovers amongst the Massive?
I've always had a soft spot for reggae, but recently I've got more and more into it as I get a bit bored of hearing the same old rock (or rehashes thereof). It's a mid-life thingy.
Anyway, a lot of the good stuff gets regularly mentioned in mag articles and lists etc. (see list below*). But my favourite reggae album I've come across (and now one of my fave albums ever) is The Wailing Souls "Classic Cuts". A compilation of 12" mixes, each track starting off roots and ending up dub. It's such superb summer listening. Anyone else into it? Or would suggest summat else?
*All these I reckon are really good:
Bob Marley "Exodus" (natch)
The Mighty Diamonds "The Right Time"
Israel Vibration "The Same Song"
The Wailing Souls "Wild Suspense"
Culture "Two Sevens Clash"
The Abyssinians "Satta Massagana"
The Gladiators "Trenchtown Mix Up"
The Heptones "Party Time"
Burning Spear "Marcus Garvey"
The Congos "The Heart Of The Congos"
Bunny Wailer "Blackheart Man"
Max Romeo "War Ina Babylon"
Black Uhuru "The Dub Factor"
Lee Scratch Perry "Super Ape"
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There are loads of us
http://www.wordmagazine.co.uk/content/reggaes-finest
There's even a Word reader compiled spotify playlist:
http://open.spotify.com/user/sheevmaster/playlist/4nYuSlZ2P89zu8XWxZhlBJ
Most of the songs you list are there, but feel free to add any missing ones!
Thanks Mr Hum,
(or is it Ms?)
Lots of interesting reading, listening and suggestions there. Ta.
Still no mention of my fave disc though. Check it out, I say!
this confused me
until I realised that the full name is too long and comes up as "the amorous hum" not "the amorous humphrey plugg"
Classic Cuts...
By this, do you mean the album that's described on eMusic as "Most Wanted: Classic Cuts 1978-1984"?
If so, it's just gone on my 'save it for later' list!
Cheers!
That's the one!
Hope you love it as much as I do!
Willie Williams - Armagideon Time
It's a stone cold classic.
Excuse the shameless self promo..
But you'll find a selection of classics and covers on my site
http://planetmondo.blogspot.com/search/label/reggae
You can add...
...the fantastic "Revolution Dub" by The Upsetters to that list. I've been listening to it all summer after realising that the first track "Dub Revolution" sounds like the end music from "The Wire".