Reggae fans will hardly need to read a review of this compilation: all they'll need to see are the name 'Jammy's' and the dates '1977-1985,' and they'll recognize this two-disc set for what it is: a collection of (mostly) essential reggae recordings made in the studio of King Jammy, one of the music's most revered producers at the cusp of the dancehall era. There are no digital rhythms here: although the backing tracks have that smooth, propulsive feel that all but shouts 'here come the computers,' they're all played on live instruments by the redoubtable High Times and Aggrovators studio bands, both of whom were rivaled only by the Roots Radics and the Soul Syndicate for the title of Best Reggae Backing Band Ever. Interestingly, there are also almost no DJs: the vast majority of the collection's 32 tracks are by singers, who range from legendary (Sugar Minott, Junior Reid, Frankie Paul) to nearly forgotten (Lacksley Castell, the Fantails). The quality of the material is, predictably enough, slightly uneven, but leans heavily toward the top-notch: 'Natty Dread at the Controls' is a great performance by the underrated DJ U Black, Junior Reid's 'Higgler Move' is a stone classic (unlike his much slighter 'Boom-Shack-a-Lack,' also included), and the Fantails' 'Name of the Game' is another brilliant obscurity. The Black Uhuru tracks are excellent, as always. Through it all, King Jammy's production style is both distinctive and perfect.
1. Fally Ranking 2. Tonight Is The Night To Unite 3. Give The People What They Want 4. Conscience Speaks 5. Jah Ovah 6. Youth Man 7. Please Officer 8. Pablo In Moonlight City 9. Love Tickles Like Magic 10. Jah Fire Will Be Burning 11. It A Go Dread 12. Time Is A Moment In Space 13. Jah Gave Us This World 14. Natty Dread At The Controls 15. Name Of The Game 16. What A Great Day 17. Mr. Marshall 18. Life Hard A Yard 19. Last Train To Africa 20. Collie George 21. Willow Tree 22. Jah Do Love Us 23. Higgler Move 24. Liberation 25. One Big Ghetto 26. Foreign Mind 27. Africa We Want To Go 28. Children Of Israel 29. Boom Shack A Lack 30. Mr. Landlord 31. Do Good 32. They Fight I
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