Release Date: 14 July 2023
Label: Dr Bird / Cherry Red
Packaging Type: Jewel Case
No of Units: 2
Barcode: 5013929281943
Description
• 18 tracks new to CD.• Includes numerous major reggae hits.• Four essential classic DJ albums - 2 new to CD.By the close of the 1970s, the DJ style had been long established as one of reggae music's most popular subgenres - and few producers embraced the style more enthusiastically than Kingston-based hitmaker Joe Gibbs.Throughout the decade and into the next, Gibbs released a wealth of material by almost every talk-over artist on the island, from veteran pioneers such as U Roy and Count Matchuki to the cream of the second generation of toasters, notably the quartet of DJ superstars whose music fills this 2CD set.The first disc of the collection features a pair of classic 1977 long-players from two giants of the genre, namely Wade Brammer AKA Trinity - best-known for the hugely popular 'Three Piece Suit', the inspiration for Althea & Donna's UK chart-topper, 'Uptown Top Ranking' – and Michael Williams, who, as Prince Far I, first achieved international recognition with his hugely popular 1976 hit, 'Heavy Manners'.Disc 2 presents a further two albums from 1980 that respectively showcase the talents of the immensely popular Ranking Joe (Jackson) - who throughout the late 70s and early 80s cut a series of major Jamaican hits - and the talented Prince Mohammed, who also enjoyed significant success as a vocalist under his real name of George Nooks.Now, at long last, these four essential Joe Gibbs-produced LPs from the heyday of the original DJ era are brought together on this double disc set, with the Trinity and Prince Far I albums unavailable on CD for two decades, and both long-players on disc 2 making their long overdue digital debut.
Tracklisting
DISC ONETRINITY - THREE PIECE SUIT (1977)1 Song Of The Midnight Hour - Trinity2 Queen Majesty - Trinity3 Render Your Heart - Trinity4 John Saw Them Coming - Trinity5 Strickly Cash - Trinity6 Rasta Dub - Trinity7 Kingston Two Rock – Trinity8 Mr. Bassie - Trinity9 Three Piece Suit – Trinity10 Mohammed Ali – TrinityPRINCE FAR I ‘UNDER HEAVY MANNERS’ (1977)11 Rain A Fall – Prince Far I12 Big Fight – Prince Far I13 You I Love And Not Another – Prince Far I14 Young Generation – Prince Far I15 Shine Eye Girl – Prince Far I16 Boz Rock – Prince Far I17 Show Me Mine Enemy – Prince Far I18 Shadow – Prince Far I19 Deck Of Cards – Prince Far I20 Heavy Manners – Prince Far I21 Heavy Manners (reprise) – Prince Far IBONUS TRACK22 Zion Call – Prince Far I *DISC TWORANKING JOE: NATTY SUPERSTAR (1980)1 Pork In The Corner – Ranking Joe *2 Sister Pam – Ranking Joe *3 Jump The Fence – Ranking Joe *4 Rock It On – Ranking Joe *5 Something On My Mind – Ranking Joe *6 Natty Superstar – Ranking Joe *7 Physical Fitness – Ranking Joe *8 See A Girls Face – Ranking Joe *9 Lave Fe Mi Gal Arlene – Ranking JoePRINCE MOHAMMED: INNA HIM HEAD10 Money Man The Gal Want – Prince Mohammed *11 Tom Tom – Prince Mohammed *12 Forty Leg (Dread) – Prince Mohammed13 Some Like It Hot – Prince Mohammed *14 Harbour View Rock – Prince Mohammed *15 Sip-Sail Sail Fast – Prince Mohammed *16 Step Out Of Babylon – Prince Mohammed *17 Holligan Stop A While – Prince Mohammed *18 Bubbling Love – Prince Mohammed19 The Capitols – Prince Mohammed *BONUS TRACKS20 Cool Runnings – Prince Mohammed21 Give I Power – Prince Mohammed *22 One Time Daughter – Prince Mohammed ** New to CD,
Winter In Eden
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The Darling Buds
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