Release Date: 09 January 2026
Label: Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Clamshell
No of Units: 3
Barcode: 5013929117891
Genres: Reggae
Description
• 54 track 3CD clamshell box focusing on the period of time between 1975-1982 when reggae influenced & inspired punk in the UK.
• Featuring key tracks by The Clash, Burning Spear, Generation X, Culture, Public Image Ltd, Steel Pulse, The Specials, Dennis Brown, Ruts, Madness, Black Uhuru and many more.
• Plus a selection of obscure gems from the likes of 4th Street Orchestra, African Stone, Basement 5, Electric Guitars, Sir Horatio, Talisman, The Pop Group and Black Symbol.
• Front cover image from the photo library of legendary photographer Syd Shelton.
• 28-page fully illustrated booklet containing a foreword sleevenote by Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread plus notes on each track with relevant sleeve illustrations.
In the words of Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread: “Looking back, I see it as a turning point, a cultural crossroads when different genres collided, giving birth to something entirely new. It was a celebration of diversity and a rejection of homogeneity. Its impact has it rippled through the years, influencing subsequent generations of musicians and shaping the landscape of alternative music. The fusion of punk and reggae became a blueprint for bands seeking to break free from the constraints of genre. As DJ at The Roxy (the UK's first live punk rock venue) I was lucky enough to sees these ideas blossom to become what we now call the 'punky reggae party' and forty-five years later its message is still in full effect.”
Tracklisting
DISC ONE
1 Burning Spear - Slavery Days (Album Version)
2 Dillinger - Buckingham Palace (Album Version)
3 4th Street Orchestra - Za-Ion
4 Culture - Two Sevens Clash
5 The Clash - Police & Thieves (Remastered)
6 Generation X - Wild Dub (Version)
7 Errol Campbell - Jah Man
8 Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching The Detectives (Single Version)
9 Good Breed - Heights
10 XTC - Fireball XL5 / Fireball Dub (‘White Music' Out-Take)
11 Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan
12 The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais
13 African Stone - Choose Me
14 Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions
15 Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
16 China Street - Rock Against Racism
17 Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket (Part 1)
18 Ruts - Jah War (Single Version)
19 Matumbi - Point of View (Squeeze A Little Lovin)
20 Doll By Doll - Janice
DISC TWO
1 Janet Kay - Silly Games
2 The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good & Evil Dub
3 Jimmy Lindsay - Ain't No Sunshine
4 Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was
5 The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright
6 The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
7 Public Image Limited - Poptones
8 Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (Album Version)
9 The Clash - The Guns of Brixton
10 The Members - Offshore Banking Business (Edit)
11 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan is a Bitch
12 Glaxo Babies - Who Killed Bruce Lee? (version)
13 The Piranhas - Coffee
14 Madness - Embarrassment
15 Aswad - Warrior Charge
16 The Beat - Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
DISC THREE
1 The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
2 Black Symbol - Non A Jah Jah Children
3 UB40 - King
4 Bad Manners - El Pussycat
5 Basement 5 - Work Dub
6 Black Slate - Amigo
7 The Slits - In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (Early Version)
8 Weapon of Peace - Jah Love
9 Angelic Upstarts - Different Dub
10 Musical Youth - Political
11 Black Uhuru - Sponji Reggae (Single Version)
12 Carroll Thompson - Hopelessly in Love
13 Eclipse - Blood Fi Dem
14 Electric Guitars - Work
15 Talisman - Dole Age (7” Mix)
16 Musical Youth - Generals
17 Sir Horatio - Sommadub
18 Creation Rebel - Independent Man Pt 1,
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