Bob Marley& The Wailers: Legend (Deluxe Edition) (2002) 2 X CD EAC rip (Secure Mode) | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 481,7 MB + 520,8 MB + 16,5 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Tuff Gong/Island 314 586 714-2 | Genre: Reggae “ The classic Marley album, the one that any fair-weather reggae fan owns, Legend contains 14 of his greatest songs, running the gamut from"I Shot the Sheriff" to the meditative"Redemption Song" and the irrepressible"Three Little Birds." Some may argue that the compilation shortchanges his groundbreaking early ska work or hi...
Dennis Bovell: Decibel - More Cuts& Dubs 1976-1983 (2003) EAC rip (Secure) | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 360,3 MB + 15,9 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Pressure Sounds PS 39| Genre: Reggae/Dub “ If any one individual can be credited with being the catalyst for English reggae and dub then Dennis Bovell is that man: from the mid seventies onwards he has been at the centre of the English reggae scene. Pressure Sounds have now gathered sixteen of his must have rare dubs and instrumentals as well as a couple of outstanding vocal tracks on one essential album. 'Decibel' bring...
Steel Pulse: Sound System (The Island Anthology) (1997) 2 X CD EAC rip | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 960,7 MB + 21,3 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Island 314 524 323-2 | Genre: Reggae “ Sound System: The Island Anthology compiles the first three Steel Pulse albums, all recorded for the Mango label, were easily the best they ever made. This two-disc set compiles the entirety of those three albums (Handsworth Revolution, Tribute to the Martyrs and Caught You, the last of which was titled Reggae Fever for U.S. release) along with a handful of B-sides and live versions. ”...
Burning Spear: Chant Down Babylon (The Island Anthology) (1996) 2 X CD EAC rip | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 897,7 MB + 16,5 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Island 524 190-2 | Genre: Reggae “ Between 1975 and 1978, while he was on Island, Burning Spear, aka Winston Rodney, recorded his classic albums. The combination of Spear and producer Jack Ruby seem unstoppable, bringing forth heavy, spiritual reggae and some wicked dub, making him one of the most influential reggae figures of the period. Chant Down Babylon cherry-picks the best from his six records for Island, and two CD...
Black Uhuru: Complete Anthem Sessions (Ltd Edition 4 CD Box) (2004) 4 X CD EAC rip (Secure) | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 1,62 GB + 22,3 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Hip-O Select/Island/Universal| Genre: Reggae “ Anthem is the sound of Black Uhuru conquering the world. Back in the days of black vinyl records, reggae bands had to trim their groove to fit the grooves. So it was with Black Uhuru's legendary album, which just had too much dubwise goodness to fit on a single LP. When the non-LP single Solidarity began to connect at radio, the label had the album remixed and rus...
Linton Kwesi Johnson: Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology) (1998) 2 X CD EAC rip | FLAC + LOG + CUE | 300 DPI Scans | 468,3 MB + 412,3 MB + 14,2 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Island 524 575-2| Genre: Reggae “ The fact that 1998's highest-ranking reggae album is a reissue speaks more to the power of dub poet Linton Kwesi Johnson than to the weak crop of contemporary reggae artists. Independent Intavenshan is a two-fisted blast of LKJ's smoldering patois poems backed by the liquid rhythms of Dennis Bovell's Dub Band. Including all four of LKJ's Island albums--Forces of Vic...
UB40 - Twentyfourseven (2008) EAC rip | Flac(tracks) - Cue - Log | Covers | Rar 5% recovery | 1 CD | 300 MB Genre: Reggae “ Reggae veterans UB40 return with the follow-up to 2005's 'Who You Fighting For'. 'TwentyFourSeven' is vintage UB40; Rootsy reggae grooves with laid back bass lines and an uplifting horn section provide the backing for Ali Campbell's smooth, catchy melodies. Maxi Priest and DJ Rapper Truth feature on 'Dance Until the Morning Light', which contains a Desmond Dekker sample and is included along with 'Lost And Found' asa double A-side single. UB40 sound as fres...
UB40 - Labour of Love EAC Secure Rip | Flac, img+cue+log | 252 Mb Scans 300 dpi | Reggae | RAR inc. 3% recovery | RS.com DEP/Virgin Records | Catalog Number: 880661 2 | Originally Released: September 1, 1983 The entire album consists of cover versions of songs originally released by the group's musical idols. The most notable track is the cover of Neil Diamond's"Red, Red Wine," which reached #1 in the United Kingdom upon its release. The song was re-released in the United States in 1988, where it also topped the chart. The album and 12" version included a toasted vers...
Lee Scratch Perry: Panic In Babylon (2006 w/ Bonus Remixes CD) 2 X CD EAC rip | FLAC + LOG + CUE + DTS CD (UPMIX) | 600 DPI Scans | 609,4 MB + 824,6 MB + 57,7 MB | RS | 3% recovery Label: Narnack Records NCK7037| Genre: Reggae “ Yes, he's a genius, and yes, he's probably certifiably nuts, and yes, that combination of genius and insanity has now yielded several decades of absolutely brilliant (if notoriously inconsistent) music. And yes again, it's true that most of what has come out under his name in the last seven or eight years has been a big disappointment. But the latest albu...
Eddy Grant - The Very Best (1990) 1 CD | EAC Rip | Flac (Tracks), CUE, Log | Covers included | 480 Mb Genre: Reggae | Label: Polydor “ Eddy Grant stands among an elite group of artists as one who has not just merely moved successfully across the musical spectrum, but has actually been at the forefront of genres and even created one of his own. From pop star to reggae radical, musical entrepreneur to the inventor of ringbang, the artist has cut a swath through the world of music and made it his own. ”
