Saturday, August 23, 2025

VA - The Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] + The CBS Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] (South African version) (2 x CDs)

CBS

VA - The Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] + The CBS Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] (South African version) (2 x CDs)

The Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] wasn’t just a compilation it was a revolution in how music was marketed and discovered. Released in the UK by CBS Records, this budget-priced sampler LP was part of a bold campaign to introduce listeners to CBS’s expanding roster of rock and folk artists. Priced at just 14 shillings and 11 pence (£0.75), less than half the cost of a standard LP, it made “underground” music accessible to the average teenager. The tracklist reads like a who’s who of late-'60s innovators: Bob Dylan - “I’ll Be Your Baby Tonight”, Moby Grape, Spirit, and The United States of America brought psychedelic flair, Leonard Cohen - “Sisters of Mercy”, Simon & Garfunkel, The Byrds, Taj Mahal, and Blood, Sweat & Tears added folk, blues, and jazz-rock textures. The Electric Flag’s “Killing Floor” is a standout, with Mike Bloomfield’s blistering guitar work. The sleeve featured a minimalist design with the now-iconic “Rock Machine” logo by Milton Glaser, and the album’s success led to follow-ups like Rock Machine I Love You and the double LP Fill Your Head With Rock.

What makes this sampler historically vital is its role in democratizing access to “underground” musi, shaping the sampler album format. It wasn’t just a label showcase, it was a curated experience, offering listeners a gateway into progressive and experimental sounds. CBS used this release to introduce British audiences to American artists who were largely unknown in the UK. It sold. It helped launch careers, broaden musical horizons, and laid the groundwork for future compilations like Warner/Reprise’s Loss Leaders.

This set is about the moment it captured: when rock turned a corner, and the machine really did turn us on. (B)

The CBS Rock Machine Turns You On (South African version, 1969) is a regional rarity that reimagines the UK’s groundbreaking 1968 sampler with a punchier, more soulful groove. Released by CBS South Africa), this compilation ditched the UK tracklist and delivered a lineup tailored to local tastes, with heavy doses of blues rock, soul, and psychedelia. Standout tracks include: Janis Joplin with Big Brother & The Holding Company’s fiery “Piece of My Heart”, Leonard Cohen’s poetic “Suzanne”, An edited version of The Chambers Brothers’ “Time Has Come Today”, Bob Dylan turning up the heat on “Highway 61 Revisited”. Appearances by Blood, Sweat & Tears, Spirit, Moby Grape, and Electric Flag

This version came pressed on a stunning orange multicolour splatter vinyl, instantly upping its collector value. The sleeve design added flair with a die-cut “Rock Machine” motif on a bold yellow background, visually miles away from the UK’s minimalist approach.

Culturally, it’s a snapshot of CBS’s global strategy: one catalog, many interpretations. South Africa’s edition leans into raw emotion and gritty instrumentation, perhaps echoing the nation’s complex atmosphere in the late '60s. This version deserves a glowing spotlight. It’s a vibrant example of how records traveled, and transformed. (B)

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Track lists

VA - The Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] 

01 Bob Dylan - I'll Be Your Baby Tonight 2:39

02 Moby Grape - Can't Be So Bad 3:26

03 Spirit - Fresh Garbage 3:14

04 United States of America - I Won't Leave My Wooden Wife for You, Sugar 3:56

05 Zombies - Time of The Season 3:32

06 Peanut Butter Conspiracy - Turn on A Friend 2:21

07 Leonard Cohen - Sisters of Mercy 3:34

08 Blood, Sweat & Tears - My Days Are Numbered 3:20

09 Byrds - Dolphin's Smile 2:00

10 Simon and Garfunkel - Scarborough Fair-Canticle 3:14

11 Taj Mahal - Statesboro Blues 2:58

12 Electric Flag - Killing Floor 4:11

13 Roy Harper - Nobody's Got Any Money in The Summer 2:27

14 Tim Rose - Come Away, Melinda 3:38

15 Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera - Flames 3:11


VA - The CBS Rock Machine Turns You On [1968] South African version

01 Electric Flag - Killing Floor 4:12

02 Spirit - Mechanical World 5:15

03 Chambers Brothers, The - Time Has Come Today 3:52

04 Leonard Cohen - Suzanne 3:48

05 Moby Grape - Can't Be So Bad 3:41

06 Janis Joplin - Piece of My Heart 4:15

07 United States of America - Hard Coming Love 4:41

08 Blood, Swear & Tears - My Days Are Numbered 3:19

09 Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 3:18

10 Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills - You Don't Love Me 4:09

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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VA - The New Age of Atlantic [1972]

ATLANTIC SAMPLER

VA - The New Age of Atlantic [1972]

The New Age of Atlantic, is a landmark UK sampler by Atlantic Records, offering a budget-priced gateway into an eclectic mix of rock, blues, and folk. Following The Age of Atlantic, this third entry carried the torch for label-curated compilations that shaped musical discovery.

Two standout tracks lend it instant collector appeal: Led Zeppelin’s “Hey, Hey, What Can I Do” a U.S.-only B-side and Yes’s expansive cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s “America”, previously unreleased in the UK. These tracks provided rare access for British audiences and affirmed Atlantic’s role as a tastemaker.

Across the album’s sides, listeners encounter a rich blend: Loudon Wainwright III’s “Motel Blues” and John Prine’s “Sam Stone” bring poignant folk narratives, Dr. John’s “Where Ya At Mule” adds New Orleans mystique, Rockier cuts like Cactus’s “Long Tall Sally” and The J. Geils Band’s “I Don’t Need You No More” infuse raw energy.

The inclusion of Buffalo Springfield’s “Bluebird” nods to Atlantic’s American roots, while the diverse production credits, Jimmy Page, Arif Mardin, Stephen Stills, highlight the depth behind each selection.

Packaged with a foldout dragster catalogue and charting at No. 25 in the UK, the compilation served not just as a promotional tool but as a cultural bridge. A snapshot of how samplers democratized music access and captured the spirit of a transformative era. (B)

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Track list

01 Led Zeppelin - Hey, Hey, What Can I Do 3:58

02 Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues 2:47

03 Gordon Haskell - Sitting By the Fire 3:44

04 Dr. John - Where Ya at Mule 4:56

05 Buffalo Springfield - Bluebird 4:28

06 Delaney & Bonnie - Only You Know and I Know 3:27

07 Cactus - Long Tall Sally 3:02

08 Jonathan Edwards - Everybody Knows Her 1:53

09 J. Geils Band - I Don't Need You No More 2:36

10 John Prine - Sam Stone 4:15

11 Yes - America 10:36

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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VA - Cooking with George Box Set [1984] (5 x LPs 12 inch)

JJJ

VA - Cooking with George Box Set [1984] (5 x LPs 12 inch)

Cooking with George Box Set [1984] is a rare set, a vibrant mosaic of Australia’s emerging underground sound, curated with flair and a wink by Triple J and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Released in 1984, this limited edition set is a collectible treasure that captures the pulse of alternative music communities from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Adelaide, etched into five separate 12" discs spinning at 45 RPM.

Each vinyl features two or three bands, handpicked for originality, energy, and regional representation. We're talking pre-mainstream I'm Talking (with a young Kate Ceberano), the punchy grit of Huxton Creepers, synth-pop duo I.T., and the raw rhythm section of Skel-E-Tones and Dance Theatre. These weren’t just rising stars, they were local heroes, getting studio-grade exposure thanks to the ABC’s national reach. The recordings themselves reflect the diversity and charm of early '80s Aussie creativity: funk grooves, post-punk bite, experimental synth textures, and new wave polish.

The packaging itself oozes character, each sleeve sporting its own studio identifier and subtle messaging, including cryptic runout etchings like “Rotting for mental health” and “Filled with desire.” Arnold Frolows, Triple J's pioneering music director, served as executive producer, lending the project a curatorial credibility that collectors and historians both appreciate.

And yes, this set is rare. Released in minimal quantities with no reissue, original copies command high interest among vinyl connoisseurs and cultural archivists. With each disc recorded in different ABC studios, the sonic character is delightfully varied, raw in places, refined in others. No two sides sound alike, yet all contribute to the overarching narrative: that Australia in 1984 was bursting with uncompromising, genre-defying talent.

What elevates Cooking With George from sampler to statement is its refusal to filter or smooth over regional differences. It’s an honest, playful snapshot of who we were musically, before fame, before polish. It’s exactly the kind of overlooked goldmine that deserves re-examination and revival. Whether you’re digitizing, contextualizing, or drawing parallels to current sounds, this box set stands tall as a beacon of artistic courage and public broadcasting’s role in nurturing it. (B)

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LP1

01 I.T - Dance 5:36

02 I.T - Real Love 3:39

03 Dance Theatre - Another Day 4:16

04 Dance Theatre - Laugh it Loud 4:37


LP2

01 Skel-E-Tones - Auto Go Go 3:28

02 Skel-E-Tones - Never Never 4:59

03 Skel-E-Tones - Wild Youth 2:57

04 Huxton Creepers - Slow Attack 2:51

05 Huxton Creepers - Happy Days 2:49


LP3

01 Great Outdoors - Eyes Forward 3:17

02 Great Outdoors - From The Beginning 3:39

03 Poles Apart - Tropical Air 4:23

04 Poles Apart - Waterfall 4:30


LP4

01 Sea Monsters - Trouble 3:19

02 Sea Monsters - Love Won't Bring Me Back 2:23

03 Shower Scene From Psycho - I'm Into Something Good 3:15

04 Shower Scene From Psycho - Cara-Lyn 2:56


LP5

01 I'm Talking - Here, There & Everywhere 3:32

02 I'm Talking - Scratching 3:31

03 Flotsam & Jetsam - R27's in God-Like Intercession 4:48

04 Shake 288 - Beaten to A Pulp 3:48

05 Shake 288 - No Death 4:07

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Mike Oldfield - Boxed [1976] (4 x CDs)

MIKE OLDFIELD

Mike Oldfield - Boxed [1976] (4 x CDs)

Boxed, released in October 1976 by Virgin Records, is a monumental four-LP set that reimagines the early sonic universe of Mike Oldfield. Rather than a simple compilation, it’s a full-bodied remix project that presents his first three album, Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, and Ommadawn, in SQ quadraphonic sound, plus a fourth LP titled Collaborations, which showcases rare and previously unreleased works with fellow musicians. Each LP offers a distinct experience, and together they form a cohesive journey through Oldfield’s groundbreaking early years.

LP1 Tubular Bells This is the album that launched Oldfield into the spotlight in 1973, and in Boxed, it gets a true quadraphonic remix by Phil Newell, assisted by Alan Perkins, a major upgrade from the earlier “fake quad” version. The immersive soundstage brings new life to the hypnotic build of Part One, culminating in the whimsical and extended version of “The Sailor’s Hornpipe,” featuring a delightfully eccentric spoken-word tour of The Manor by Viv Stanshall. It’s playful, surreal, and a perfect capstone to the album’s experimental spirit.

LP2 Hergest Ridge Often considered the quiet middle child between Tubular Bells and Ommadawn, Hergest Ridge (1974) is given a second chance to shine here. Oldfield himself remixed this version, correcting what he felt were flaws in the original mix. The result is a more ambient, pastoral soundscape that reflects the tranquility of the English countryside where it was conceived. Part One and Part Two flow with gentle orchestration, layered guitars, and subtle brass and woodwind touches. It’s a meditative work, and this remix finally gives it the clarity and depth it deserves.

LP3 Ommadawn Released in 1975, Ommadawn is arguably Oldfield’s most emotionally resonant album, and the quad remix, done by Oldfield and Newel, enhances its rich textures. Part One is a masterclass in layering, with African percussion, Celtic melodies, and choral vocals weaving together into a powerful crescendo. Part Two includes the charming “On Horseback,” a whimsical tune that adds warmth and humanity to the album’s introspective tone. This LP feels like Oldfield at his most personal and adventurous.

LP4 Collaborations The final disc is a treasure chest of rarities and creative partnerships. Tracks like “The Phaeacian Games” and “Extract from Star’s End” highlight Oldfield’s work with David Bedford, blending orchestral grandeur with experimental flair. Folk-inspired pieces like “Portsmouth” and “In Dulci Jubilo” (featuring Leslie Penning) showcase Oldfield’s playful side, while “First Excursion” and “Speak Tho’ You Only Say Farewell” offer introspective moments. This LP adds dimension to Oldfield’s catalog, revealing his collaborative spirit and musical curiosity.

Altogether, Boxed is a masterfully curated anthology that doesn’t just revisit Oldfield’s early work, it redefines it. Each LP stands strong on its own, but together they form a panoramic portrait of an artist pushing boundaries in sound, structure, and emotion. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Part One 25:33

02 Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells Part Two (with except "Sailor's Hornpipe") 25:45


CD2

01 Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge Part One 21:24

02 Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge Part Two 18:46


CD3

01 Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn Part One 20:07

02 Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn Part Two (with except "On Horseback"" 17:23


CD4

01 David Bedford - The Phaeacian Games 3:59

02 Mike Oldfield - Extract From Star's End (Featuring David Bedford, Chris Cutler and The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra) 7:33

03 Mike Oldfield - The Rio Grande (Traditional, arrangement by Bedford) 6:38

04 Mike Oldfield - First Excursion 5:57

05 Mike Oldfield - Argiers (Featuring Leslie Penning) (Traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) 3:59

06 Mike Oldfield - Portsmouth (Featuring Leslie Penning) (Traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) 2:04

07 Mike Oldfield - In Dulci Jubilo (Featuring Leslie Penning and William Murray) (Traditional, arrangement by Oldfield) 2:51

08 Mike Oldfield - Speak Tho You Only Say Farewell (Featuring David Bedford) (Ray Morello, Horatio Nicholls) 2:56

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Friday, August 22, 2025

VA - Global Acid Folk, Echoes of the Hidden Grove (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

ACID FOLK

VA - Global Acid Folk, Echoes of the Hidden Grove (A Butterboy Compilation) (4 x CDs)

Building on the mystical thread of my previous Acid Folk compilation titled Chronicles of the Woven Vale, this new Butterboy compilation is more audacious in scope, a spiritual expedition across continents, era-defying in its selection, yet tethered by a mood of hushed reverence. Echoes of the Hidden Grove unfolds like a spectral map, guiding listeners through lesser-known tributaries of the global acid folk and psych terrain. 

Acid folk first found voice in the countercultural bloom of the late 1960s, where artists blended pastoral roots with experimental textures. But here, in Echoes of the Hidden Grove, the sound blossoms outward, encompassing not just psychedelic flourishes but the ancestral pulse of local rhythms, mythic storytelling, and modal explorations. These are songs that defy borders, unfolding from handmade instruments and whispered tongues, often recorded with little more than heart, tape, and windlight. With this compilation you're looking at a set that vibrates with global resonance and deep-cut magic, this is the kind of compilation crate-diggers whisper about. 

Out of the 92 tracks in Echoes of the Hidden Grove, this set holds at least 38 very rare tracks, true rarities. That includes long-lost pressings (like Extradition’s Hush, issued in 1971 on Australia’s Sweet Peach Records and reissued decades later), private label releases (Ton Vlasman’s White Room With Disintegrating Walls, a Dutch acid folk grail originally pressed in minuscule quantities), and censored or forgotten classics from pre-revolution Iran (Mehrpouya’s hypnotic “Soul Raga” and Pooneh’s spectral “Hamisheh Tanha”).

Labels range from Guerssen in Spain to Lyra Records in Greece, Zodiac, Polydor, and Uptight Records, all responsible for releasing psychedelic acid folk that vanished from mainstream view.

In terms of countries, the range is staggering with 31 countries represented: 

Europe: Ireland, UK, Wales, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, Romania, Hungary, Greece, Iceland

Middle East & Asia: Iran, Israel, Turkey, Japan, South Korea

Americas: USA, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Venezuela, Canada

Africa: South Africa

Oceania: Australia

Each track carries its region’s spirit, whether it’s the modal melancholy of Piirpauke’s “Konevitsan kirkonkellot” (Finland), the jazz-infused psych from Abstract Truth (South Africa), or the Kabbalistic Mediterranean swirl of Zingale (Israel). This isn't just global, it’s planetary acid folk storytelling. This is a map of acid folk’s secret history, a grove where mossy introspection from Athens sits comfortably beside trance raga from Tehran or eucalyptus-haunted chants from Sydney.

What this set does is collapse borders through emotion. The songs act as spells, some lull, some stir, some question reality altogether. For the listener, it’s not just a journey, it’s a communion with forgotten truths buried in moss, moonlight, and myth, delivering a soundtrack to the soul’s secret forest. (B)

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CD1

01 Mehrpouya - Soul Raga 4:02 1971

02 Clannad - Dúlamán (Seaweed) 4:34 1976

03 Furekåben - Den Gule Filthatmand 8:56 1970

04 Pierrot Lunaire - Sotto I Ponti 7:20 1974

05 Abstract Truth - Jersey Thursday 3:50 1970

06 Pekka Streng - Auringon Lapsi 2:24 1972

07 Kazuki Tomokawa - Goddam Winter 2:24 1976

08 Eduardo Bort - Pictures of Sadness Cuadros De Tristeza 5:56 1974

09 George Romanos - Life is A Dream 4:36 1970

10 Langsyne - Medina 8:24 1976

11 Kim Choo Ja - Before It's Too Late 4:02 1971

12 Jan Duindam - Happiness & Tears 3:34 1978

13 Fanica Luca - Doina din Ardeal 2:23 1948

14 Nagisa Ni Te - Me, on The Beach 8:34 1995

15 Zingale - Heroica 4:18 1977

16 Bernt Staf - Familjelycka 3:14 1971

17 Pooneh - Hamishe Tanha 4:05 1971

18 Dell Dudenhoeffer - Three Week Love 6:08 1975

19 Turid - Crystal Shade of Loneliness 2:44 1971

20 Genticorum - Dans Les Haubans 5:13 2023

21 Áine Minogue - The Grove 3:34 1997

22 Synanthesia - Morpheus 5:57 1969

23 Ton Vlasman - Fight With A Circular Course 16:02 1970


CD2

24 Extradition - Dear One 9:54 1971

25 Aktuala - Sarah' Ngweha 5:45 1973

26 Upupayama - Hello Green Man, I Am a Tiger 8:21 2020

27 Arco Iris - Hombre de Madera 5:35 1972

28 Broselmaschine - Gitarrenstuck 2:05 1971

29 Czeslaw Niemen - Jednego Serca 7:37 1970

30 Daevid Allen - Peace Train 10:39 1994

31 Eddie Marcon - Nageki No Kame 5:31 2025

32 El Polen - La Flor (Tema de Cholo)-El Polen 11:34 1972

33 Emtidi - Touch the Sun 12:06 1972

34 Erkin Koray - Fesuphanallah 3:34 1973

35 Fille Qui Mousse - Princesse Nuage 2:00 1971

36 Luís Cília - Barca bela 3:11 1968

37 Fuchsia - A Tiny Book 8:02 1971

38 Gryphon - The Unquiet Grave 5:46 1973

39 Happy End - Natsu Nandesu (It’s Summer) 3:15 1971

40 Hiroki Tamaki - Kawa (River) 5:46 1975

41 Ken Narita - Gingatetsudo No Yoru (Night on The Galactic Railroad) 4:40 1976

42 Loudest Whisper - Lir’s Lament 2:24 1974

43 Magic Carpet - Harvest Song 3:41 1972

44 Meic Stevens - Love Owed 3:22 1970

45 Novos Baianos - Brasil Pandeiro 3:56 1972

46 Abstract Truth - Total Totum (Acid Raga) 5:18 1970


CD3

47 Áine Minogue - Far Beyond Yon Mountain 6:08 2004

48 Arco Iris - Mañana campestre 2:51 1972

49 Bernt Staf - Mitt Livs Novell 2:29 1970

50 Furekåben - Come, Let Us Soothe Our Nerves a Little 13:23 1970

51 El Polen - Sitting Dreaming 6:05 1972

52 El Polen - Concordancia 7:41 1973

53 Langsyne - Morning 3:34 1976

54 Langsyne - Cynghanedd 7:37 1976

55 Los Jaivas - Tarka y ocarina Diablad, Trote, Kotaikí 13:18 1975

56 Lula Côrtes e Zé Ramalho - Raga Dos Raios 2:30 1975

57 Franco Battiato - Da Oriente ad Occidente 6:33 1973

58 Niningashi - Hitoribotchi (On My Own) 4:15 1974

59 Novos Baianos - Mistério Do Planeta 3:38 1972

60 Os Mutantes - Ave Gengis Khan 3:45 1968

61 Pau Riba - Noia de Pporcellana 4:04 1968

62 Pekka Streng & Tasavallan Presidentti - Sisaltani portin loysin 5:08 1970

63 Piirpauke - Konevitsan kirkonkellot 5:08 1975

64 Sachiko Kanenobu - Anata Kara Toku E (Far Away From You) 3:26 1972

65 Satwa - Satwa 7:15 1973

66 Vytas Brenner - Araguaney 2:22 1973

67 Savina Yannatou & Primavera en Salonico Ensemble - O Yannis Kai O Drakos 6:58 2008

68 Stenblomma - Skeppet 9:14 1973

69 Subway - Rosanna of The Roses 3:48 1971


CD4

70 Turid - To The Children of My Song My 5:24 1971

71 Trúbrot - Feel Me 10:37 1970

72 Satwa - Apacidonata 4:11 1973

73 Langsyne - Rainforest Song 3:13 1976

74 El Polen - Mi Cueva 4:20 1973

75 Jeff - Le Hamac 2:26 1978

76 Vashti Bunyan - Love Song 1:58 1970

77 Witthüser & Westrupp - Das Märchen vom Königssohn 9:33 1971

78 YMCK - Bokutachi No Shippai 3:34 1976

79 Amphora - Waitin' (for the Sunlight) 4:24 1975

80 Zingale - Lovely Violin Crying for Peace 3:14 1977

81 Satwa - Valsa Dos Cogumelos (Waltz of the Mushrooms) 5:10 1973

82 Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - Paix 15:38 1972

83 Fille Qui Mousse - Annal-Mandreke-Cool Non Imperial News 8:30 1971

84 István Mártha, Endre Szkárosi, Sándor Bernáth - Kapolcs Alarm 4:54 1987

85 Claudio Rocchi - La Realtà non Esiste 2:33 1971

86 Emtidi - Die Reise 10:17 1972

87 Kourosh Yaghmaie - Gol-e Yakh 5:14 1973

88 Aris San - Boumpam 6:41 1967

89 Whitsuntide Easter - Transitory 6:28 1977

90 Folkdove - Willow Song 3:26 1975

91 Almendra - Laura va 2:50 1969

92 Áine Minogue - Song of the Banshee 8:00 2005

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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Thursday, August 21, 2025

Hudson-Ford - Discography [2025] (5 x CDs)

HUDSON-FORD

Hudson-Ford - Discography [2025] (5 x CDs)

Back in the early ’70s, two longtime mates from the Strawbs, John Ford and Richard Hudson, decided to branch out and make their own kind of noise. They’d been the rhythm section in Strawbs, but when they stepped into the spotlight with Hudson Ford in 1973, they swapped roles: Hudson traded his drumsticks for a guitar, Ford stuck with bass and vocals, and off they went.

Their sound was a little bit folk, a bit glam, and a whole lot of smart pop. Think catchy tunes with a wink, songs that didn’t take themselves too seriously but still packed great musicianship. Their debut album, Nickelodeon, even had Rick Wakeman on keys, just to sweeten the deal. From there came Free Spirit, Worlds Collide, and Daylight, four albums in all before they wrapped things up in 1977. 

Also included in the set is Repertoire, a promotional compilation album released in 1976 under Arnakata Music. Unlike their standard studio albums, this was a sampler designed to showcase their songwriting to other artists. What makes it special?  It features 14 tracks, many pulled from their earlier albums (Nickelodeon, Free Spirit, Worlds Collide), plus a few rarities. It was a limited edition, with only about 100 copies produced, making it a collector’s gem. The track “When the Lights Go Out” was exclusive to this release and didn’t appear on their main albums. It’s a true piece of Hudson Ford history.

And they had their chart moments too, “Pick Up the Pieces” hit No. 8 in the UK, and “Burn Baby Burn” wasn’t far behind. The band had a rotating cast of characters, including Chris Parren, Gerry Conway, and Mickey Keen, all adding spice to the sound.

After Hudson Ford called it a day, the duo didn’t sit still. They rebranded as The Monks — totally different vibe, all punky and tongue-in-cheek, and somehow managed to snag a hit with “Nice Legs Shame About the Face.” Seriously.

Today, Hudson Ford are one of those underrated gems from the ’70s, quirky, talented, and always interesting. They didn’t follow trends; they sidestepped them entirely. If you’re up for clever songwriting and a blend of styles that still holds up, their catalogs worth a spin.

Included in this set are the following:

  • Nickelodeon (2017 Expanded Edition) (1973)
  • Free Spirit (2017 Expanded Edition) (1974)
  • Worlds Collide (2017 Expanded Edition) [1975]
  • Daylight (2018 Cherry Red Remastered Expanded Edition) [1977]
  • Repertoire (2025 Remastered Expanded Edition) [1976]

These editions not only remaster the original tracks but often include bonus material, rare tracks, and insightful liner notes, making them a treasure trove for fans and collectors alike.

 Note: Repertoire was a limited private vinyl pressing and is extremely rare and has never been released on CD. Here is my 2025 expanded edition compiled from the latest digital remasters and now features 16 tracks.

 Thanks to K for sharing these great albums versions.  (Thanks K)

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The A&M Albums (Expanded Editions) (3 x CDs)

Nickelodeon (2017 Expanded Edition)

1 Hudson-Ford - Crying Blues 3:36

2 Hudson-Ford - Angels 3:10

3 Hudson-Ford - I Wanted You 2:44

4 Hudson-Ford - Hello, I Thought You Were Dead 1:02

5 Hudson-Ford - Solitude 2:41

6 Hudson-Ford - Dark Lord 4:46

7 Hudson-Ford - Pick Up The Pieces 2:36

8 Hudson-Ford - Let Her Cry 2:36

9 Hudson-Ford - Tea Leaf (To Joss) 1:03

10 Hudson-Ford - Take It Back 4:46

11 Hudson-Ford - I Don't Understand 1:55

12 Hudson-Ford - Revelations 5:13

13 Hudson-Ford - This Is Not The Way (To End A War Or To Die) 2:52

14 Hudson-Ford - Make No Mistake 2:17

15 Hudson-Ford - Take It Back (7" Version) 3:25


Free Spirit (2017 Expanded Edition)

1 Hudson-Ford - Take A Little Word 6:46

2 Hudson-Ford - Free Spirit 3:13

3 Hudson-Ford - Mother Mild 3:56

4 Hudson-Ford - I Don't Want To Be A Star 6:27

5 Hudson-Ford - Silent Star 8:32

6 Hudson-Ford - Such A Day 4:15

7 Hudson-Ford - How Many Times 3:16

8 Hudson-Ford - Floating In The Wind 4:22

9 Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn 3:05

10 Hudson-Ford - Floating In The Wind (7" Version) 3:36


Worlds Collide (2017 Expanded Edition)

1 Hudson-Ford - Did Worlds Collide? 5:54

2 Hudson-Ford - Mechanics 3:31

3 Hudson-Ford - When Love Has Overgrown 3:50

4 Hudson-Ford - As Hours Go By 3:04

5 Hudson-Ford - Bootleg 3:14

6 Hudson-Ford - Jesus Said 3:44

7 Hudson-Ford - Day Without Love 4:49

8 Hudson-Ford - Petro Rock 3:22

9 Hudson-Ford - Mile High City 3:39

10 Hudson-Ford - Keep Me Rolling 4:08

11 Hudson-Ford - When Love Has Overgrown (7" Version) 3:06

12 Hudson-Ford - When The Lights Go Out 3:17

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Repertoire (2025 Remastered Expanded Edition)

1 Hudson-Ford - Pick Up the Pieces 2:36

2 Hudson-Ford - Floating in the Wind 4:22

3 Hudson-Ford - When Love Has Overgrown 3:50

4 Hudson-Ford - Take a Little Word 6:46

5 Hudson-Ford - I Wanted You 2:44

6 Hudson-Ford - Angels 3:10

7 Hudson-Ford - I Don't Understand 1:55

8 Strawbs - Part of the Union 2:56

9 Hudson-Ford - Free Spirit 3:13

10 Hudson-Ford - Mother Mild 3:56

11 Hudson-Ford - Burn Baby Burn 3:05

12 Hudson-Ford - Let Her Cry 2:36

13 Hudson-Ford - When the Lights Go Out 3:17

14 Hudson-Ford - Mile High City 3:39

15 Hudson-Ford - Floating in the Wind (Original 1974 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:36

16 Hudson-Ford - When Love Has Overgrown (Original 1975 7" Single Version) (Bonus Track) 3:06


Daylight (2018 Cherry Red Remastered Expanded Edition)

1 Hudson-Ford - Daylight 1:35

2 Hudson-Ford - Out of Your Shadow 2:45

3 Hudson-Ford - Kiss in the Dark 3:44

4 Hudson-Ford - Shy Girl 3:48

5 Hudson-Ford - Let it Rain 3:37

6 Hudson-Ford - Poor Boy 0:54

7 Hudson-Ford - Poor Boy 2:30

8 Hudson-Ford - Simple Man 3:17

9 Hudson-Ford - Are You Dancing 2:58

10 Hudson-Ford - Wicked Lady 3:07

11 Hudson-Ford - 95° in the Shade 3:02

12 Hudson-Ford - Daylight 2:16

13 Hudson-Ford - Waterfall (Bonus Track) 2:56

14 Hudson-Ford - Daylight (Single Version) (Bonus Track) 2:45

15 Hudson-Ford - Lost in a Lost World (Bonus Track) 3:19

16 Hudson-Ford - Sold on Love (Bonus Track) 2:59

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K SPECIAL VA - The 130 Greatest Reggae Songs of All Time (Updated Improved Remastered Expanded Super Deluxe Edition) (10CD) (2025)


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VA - The 130 Greatest Reggae Songs of All Time (Updated Improved Remastered Expanded Super Deluxe Edition) (10CD) (2025)

An updated and expanded edition of my original 2021 compilation, incorporating many recently released better sounding remasters with many taken from the original master tapes.

So, after exhaustive and extensive online research, scrolling through lists and lists of the best reggae songs ever made, voted for on many forums, and based on comments and feedback, plus my own recollections and memories from listening to all the great reggae John Peel played on his BBC Radio 1 nightly evening show, I finally settled upon my top 130 selections of all-time, those that have had the most significant cultural impact and influence over the years.

Along with many classics, a number of great instrumental dub versions of the A-sides which often appeared on the B-sides have been added to the original singles. So many tracks here you just never see on regular run of the mill reggae compilations, due to licensing and music rights issues, it's a fantastic collection of classic reggae.

Bob Marley is widely considered the most influential figure and one of the greatest artists in reggae music, often referred to as the "King of Reggae". Other highly acclaimed and popular reggae artists include Peter Tosh, Jimmy Cliff, Toots and the Maytals, Burning Spear, and Desmond Dekker.

Here's a more detailed look at some of the top reggae artists:

Pioneers and Icons:

Bob Marley:

Marley's global impact on reggae music is undeniable. His music, with its powerful messages of peace, love, and social justice, resonated with audiences worldwide.

Peter Tosh:

A founding member of The Wailers alongside Bob Marley and Bunny Wailer, Tosh was known for his powerful vocals and conscious lyrics.

Jimmy Cliff:

A successful singer, songwriter, and actor, Jimmy Cliff is another iconic figure in reggae, known for hits like "Wonderful World, Beautiful People".

Toots and the Maytals:

Led by the charismatic Toots Hibbert, Toots and the Maytals are known for their energetic performances and upbeat, soulful reggae sound.

Burning Spear:

Winston Rodney, known as Burning Spear, is celebrated for his unique vocal style, Rastafarian beliefs, and conscious lyrics.

Desmond Dekker:

A pioneer of ska and reggae, Desmond Dekker is known for his catchy, upbeat songs like " Israelites".

Other Notable Artists:

Black Uhuru:

A highly influential reggae band known for their innovative sound and conscious lyrics.

Dennis Brown:

Known as the "Crown Prince of Reggae", Dennis Brown was a prolific singer and songwriter.

Sly and Robbie:

A legendary rhythm section known for their innovative production and their work with countless reggae artists.

Lee "Scratch" Perry:

A highly influential producer and musician, known for his experimental and innovative approach to reggae.

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica during the late 1960s. The term also denotes the modern popular music of Jamaica and its diaspora. A 1968 single by the Maytals, "Do the Reggay", was the first popular song to use the word reggae, effectively naming the genre and introducing it to a global audience.

"Do the Reggay" is a reggae song by the Maytals, written by Toots Hibbert, produced by Leslie Kongand released on Beverley's in Jamaica and Pyramid Records in the UK in 1968. It was the first popular song to use the word "reggae" and defined the developing genre by giving it its name. At that time, "reggay" had been the name of a passing dance fashion in Jamaica, but the song's connection of the word with the music itself led to its use for the style of music that developed from it.

Reggae is rooted in traditional Jamaican Kumina, Pukkumina, Revival Zion, Nyabinghi, and burru drumming. Jamaican reggae music evolved out of the earlier genres mento, skaand rocksteady. Reggae usually relates news, social gossip, and political commentary. It is recognizable from the counterpoint between the bass and drum downbeat and the offbeat rhythm section. The immediate origins of reggae were in ska and rocksteady; from the latter, reggae took over the use of the bass as a percussion instrument.

Stylistically, reggae incorporates some of the musical elements of rhythm and blues, jazz, mento (a celebratory, rural folk form that served its largely rural audience as dance music and an alternative to the hymns and adapted chanteys of local church singing), calypso, and also draws influence from traditional African folk rhythms. One of the most easily recognizable elements is offbeat rhythms; staccato chords played by a guitar or piano (or both) on the offbeats of the measure. The tempo of reggae is usually slower-paced than both ska and rocksteady. The concept of call and response can be found throughout reggae music. The genre of reggae music is led by the drum and bass. Some key players in this sound are Jackie Jackson from Toots and the Maytals, Carlton Barrett from Bob Marley and the Wailers, Lloyd Brevett from the Skatalites, Paul Douglasfrom Toots and the Maytals, Lloyd Knibb from the Skatalites, Winston Grennan, Sly Dunbar, and Anthony "Benbow" Creary from the Upsetters. The bass guitar often plays the dominant role in reggae. The bass sound in reggae is thick and heavy, and equalized so the upper frequencies are removed and the lower frequencies emphasized. The guitar in reggae usually plays on the offbeat of the rhythm. It is common for reggae to be sung in Jamaican Patois, Jamaican English, and Iyaric dialects. Reggae is noted for its tradition of social criticism and religion in its lyrics, although many reggae songs discuss lighter, more personal subjects, such as love and socializing.

Reggae is deeply linked to Rastafari, an Afrocentric religion which developed in Jamaica in the 1930s, aiming at promoting pan-Africanism. After the Rastafarian movement appeared, the international popularity of reggae music became associated with and increased the visibility of Rastafari and spread its gospel throughout the world. Reggae music is an important means of transporting vital messages of Rastafari. The musician becomes the messenger, and as Rastafari see it, "the soldier and the musician are tools for change."

Reggae has spread to many countries around the world, often incorporating local instruments and fusing with other genres. Reggae en Español spread from the Spanish-speaking Central American country of Panama to the mainland South American country of Venezuela and later to the rest of South America. Caribbean music in the United Kingdom, including reggae, has been popular since the late 1960s, and has evolved into several subgenres and fusions. Many reggae artists began their careers in the UK, and there have been a number of European artists and bands drawing their inspiration directly from Jamaica and the Caribbean community in Europe. Reggae in Africa was boosted by the visit of Bob Marley to Zimbabwe in 1980.

Reggae's direct origins are in the ska and rocksteady of 1960s Jamaica, strongly influenced by traditional Caribbean mento and calypso music, as well as American jazz and rhythm and blues. Ska was originally a generic title for Jamaican music recorded between 1961 and 1967 and emerged from Jamaican R&B, which was based largely on American R&B and doo-wop. Rastafari entered some countries primarily through reggae music; thus, the movement in these places is more stamped by its origins in reggae music and social milieu. The Rastafari movement was a significant influence on reggae, with Rasta drummers like Count Ossie taking part in seminal recordings. One of the predecessors of reggae drumming is the Nyabinghi rhythm, a style of ritual drumming performed as a communal meditative practice in the Rastafarian life.

In the latter half of the 20th century, phonograph records became of central importance to the Jamaican music industry, playing a significant cultural and economic role in the development of reggae music. "In the early 1950s, Jamaican entrepreneurs began issuing 78s" but this format would soon be superseded by the 7" single, first released in 1949. In 1951 the first recordings of mento music were released as singles and showcased two styles of mento: an acoustic rural style, and a jazzy pop style. Other 7" singles to appear in Jamaica around this time were covers of popular American R&B hits, made by Kingston sound system operators to be played at public dances. Meanwhile, Jamaican expatriates started issuing 45s on small independent labels in the United Kingdom, many mastered directly from Jamaican 45s.

Ska arose in Jamaican studios in the late 1950s, developing from this mix of American R&B, mento and calypso music. Notable for its jazz-influenced horn riffs, ska is characterized by a quarter note walking bass line, guitar and piano offbeats, and a drum pattern with cross-stick snare and bass drum on the backbeat and open hi-hat on the offbeats. When Jamaica gained independence in 1962, ska became the music of choice for young Jamaicans seeking music that was their own. Ska also became popular among mods in Britain.

In the mid-1960s, ska gave rise to rocksteady, a genre slower than ska featuring more romantic lyrics and less prominent horns. Theories abound as to why Jamaican musicians slowed the ska tempo to create rocksteady; one is that the singer Hopeton Lewis was unable to sing his hit song "Take It Easy" at a ska tempo. The name "rocksteady" was codified after the release of a single by Alton Ellis. Many rocksteady rhythms later were used as the basis of reggae recordings, whose slower tempos allowed for the "double skank" guitar strokes on the offbeat.

Reggae developed from ska and rocksteady in the late 1960s. Larry and Alvin's "Nanny Goat" and the Beltones' "No More Heartaches" were among the songs in the genre. The beat was distinctive from rocksteady in that it dropped any of the pretensions to the smooth, soulful sound that characterized slick American R&B, and instead was closer in kinship to US southern funk, being heavily dependent on the rhythm section to drive it along. Reggae's great advantage was its almost limitless flexibility: from the early, jerky sound of Lee Perry's "People Funny Boy", to the uptown sounds of Third World's "Now That We've Found Love", it was an enormous leap through the years and styles, yet both are instantly recognizable as reggae. The shift from rocksteady to reggae was illustrated by the organ shuffle pioneered by Jamaican musicians like Jackie Mittoo and Winston Wright and featured in transitional singles "Say What You're Saying" (1968) by Eric "Monty" Morris and "People Funny Boy" (1968) by Lee "Scratch" Perry.

Early 1968 was when the first bona fide reggae records were released: "Nanny Goat" by Larry Marshall and "No More Heartaches" by the Beltones. That same year, the newest Jamaican sound began to spawn big-name imitators in other countries. American artist Johnny Nash's 1968 hit "Hold Me Tight" has been credited with first putting reggae in the American listener charts. Around the same time, reggae influences were starting to surface in rock and pop music; one example is 1968's "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da" by the Beatles.

The Wailers, a band started by Bob Marley, Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer in 1963, is perhaps the most recognized band that made the transition through all three stages of early Jamaican popular music: ska, rocksteady and reggae. Over a dozen Wailers songs are based on or use a line from Jamaican mento songs. Other significant ska artists who made the leap to reggae include Prince Buster, Desmond Dekker, Ken Boothe, and Millie Small, best known for her 1964 blue-beat/ska cover version of "My Boy Lollipop" which was a smash hit internationally.

Notable Jamaican producers influential in the development of ska into rocksteady and reggae include: Coxsone Dodd, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Leslie Kong, Duke Reid, Joe Gibbs and King Tubby. Chris Blackwell, who founded Island Records in Jamaica in 1960, relocated to England in 1962, where he continued to promote Jamaican music. He formed a partnership with Lee Gopthal's Trojan Records in 1968, which released reggae in the UK until bought by Saga records in 1974.

Reggae's influence bubbled to the top of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 charts in late 1972. First Three Dog Night hit No. 1 in September with a cover of the Maytones' version of "Black and White". Then Johnny Nash was at No. 1 for four weeks in November with "I Can See Clearly Now". Paul Simon's single "Mother And Child Reunion" - a track which he recorded in Kingston, Jamaica with Jimmy Cliff's backing group - was ranked by Billboard as the No. 57 song of 1972.

In 1973, the film The Harder They Come starring Jimmy Cliff was released and introduced Jamaican music to cinema audiences outside Jamaica.

Though the film achieved cult status, its limited appeal meant that it had a smaller impact than Eric Clapton's 1974 cover of Bob Marley's "I Shot the Sheriff" which made it onto the playlists of mainstream rock and pop radio stations worldwide. Clapton's "I Shot the Sheriff" used modern rock production and recording techniques and faithfully retained most of the original reggae elements; it was a breakthrough pastiche devoid of any parody and played an important part in bringing the music of Bob Marley to a wider rock audience. By the mid-1970s, authentic reggae dub plates and specials were getting some exposure in the UK on John Peel's radio show, who promoted the genre for the rest of his career. Around the same time, British filmmaker Jeremy Marre documented the Jamaican music scene in Roots Rock Reggae, capturing the heyday of Roots reggae.

While the quality of Reggae records produced in Jamaica took a turn for the worse following the oil crisis of the 1970s, reggae produced elsewhere began to flourish. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, the UK punk rock scene flourished, and reggae was a notable influence. The DJ Don Letts would play reggae and punk tracks at clubs such as The Roxy. Punk bands such as the Clash, the Ruts, the Members, the Police and the Slits played many reggae-influenced songs. Around the same time, reggae music took a new path in the UK; one that was created by the multiracial makeup of England's inner cities and exemplified by groups like Steel Pulse, Aswad and UB40, as well as artists such as Smiley Culture and Carroll Thompson. The Jamaican ghetto themes in the lyrics were replaced with UK inner city themes, and Jamaican patois became intermingled with Cockney slang. In South London around this time, a new subgenre of lovers rock, was being created. Unlike the Jamaican music of the same name which was mainly dominated by male artists such as Gregory Isaacs, the South London genre was led by female singers like Thompson and Janet Kay. The UK Lovers Rock had a softer and more commercial sound. Other reggae artists who enjoyed international appeal in the early 1980s include Third World, Black Uhuru and Sugar Minott. The Grammy Awards introduced the Grammy Award for Best Reggae Album category in 1985.

This fully packed 10CD set contains many rare and extremely hard to find tracks, some of which have never been released on CD or digitally and crackly original 45 vinyl rips are all that exist, with a number featured in their original mono 7" single form. Only the original 45 and 12" single and album mixes are included in this collection, making it a truly authentic reggae compilation.

Compiled as always using the very latest and highest quality digital remasters, with a considerable number of tracks sourced from the original master tapes for superior sound quality and enjoyment.


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CD01

1 Willie Williams - Armagideon Time (Original 1979 Studio One 7" Single Version) 5:09

2 Jacob Miller; Augustus Pablo - Baby I Love You So b/w King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown (Original 1974 Mango 7" Single Version) 4:59

3 The Cables - Baby Why (Original 1968 Studio One 7" Single Version) 2:50

4 The Jamaicans - Ba Ba Boom 3:20

5 Sister Nancy - Bam Bam b/w Bam Bam (Version) (Original 1982 Techniques 7" Single Version) 6:21

6 Leroy Smart - Ballistic Affair b/w Ballistic Dub (Original 1976 Island Records 7" Single Version) 6:16

7 Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You (Original 1980 Island Records 12" Discomix) 7:58

8 Errol Dunkley; Fe-Me-Time All Stars - Black Cinderella b/w Cinderella (Version) (Original 1972 Fe-Me-Time 7" Single Version) 6:21

9 Bunny Wailer - Blackheart Man 6:17

10 The Heptones - Book of Rules b/w Book of Rules (Version) (Original 1973 Jaywax 7" Single Version) 6:23

11 Dr. Alimantado - Born for a Purpose (Original 1977 12" Single Version) 5:52

12 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Buffalo Soldier 4:16


CD02

13 Alton Ellis; Alton & Sound Dimension - Can I Change My Mind b/w Change My (Version) (Original 1969 Studio One 7" Single Version) 10:56

14 Max Romeo; Lee "Scratch" Perry & The Full Experience - Chase the Devil / Disco Devil (The Jamaican Discomix) 14:24

15 Eric Donaldson - Cherry Oh Baby (Original 1971 Jaguar 7" Single Version) 3:03

16 The Heptones - Cool Rasta b/w Rasta Dub (Original 1976 Cancer 7" Single Version) 5:51

17 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Could You Be Loved (Original 1980 12" Mix) 5:25

18 Junior Byles - Curley Locks b/w Curley Locks Dub (Original 1974 Orchid 7" Single Version) 6:33

19 The Abyssinians - Declaration of Rights b/w Version of Rights (Original 1971 Coxsone Records 7" Single Version) 6:30

20 Poet and the Roots - All Wi Doin' Is Defendin' / Defense (Dub) (Original 1977 12" Single Version) 8:47

21 The Maytals - Do the Reggay (Original 1968 Beverley's 7" Single Version) 3:08

22 Phyllis Dillon - Don't Stay Away 2:33

23 Third World - 1865 (96 Degrees in the Shade) 4:28


CD03

24 Peter Tosh - Equal Rights 5:59

25 The Ethiopians - Everything Crash 2:32

26 Ken Boothe - Everything I Own (Original 1974 UK 7" Single Version) 3:44

27 Junior Byles - Fade Away b/w Fading Dub (Original 1975 Well Charge 7" Single Version) 6:39

28 Marcia Griffiths; Sound Dimension - Feel Like Jumping b/w Feel Like Jumping Pt. 2 (Original 1968 Studio One 7" Single Version) 7:20

29 Elizabeth Archer and the Equators - Feel Like Makin' Love b/w Feel Like Makin' Love (Version) 7:08

30 The Maytals - 54-46 That's My Number (Original 1968 Beverley's 7" Single Version) 2:53

31 The Congos - Fisherman b/w Fisherman Dub (Original 1977 12" Single Version) 11:09

32 Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston 4:55

33 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Get Up, Stand Up 3:17

34 Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner? (Original 1980 Island Records 12" Discomix) 6:02

35 Steel Pulse - Handsworth Revolution b/w Revolution Dub 9:51


CD04

36 Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come (Original 1972 Island Records 7" Single Version) 3:08

37 The Mighty Diamonds; The Revolutionaries - Have Mercy b/w Merciful Dub (Front Line Reggae 12" Discomix) 6:38

38 Dennis Brown; The Observer Strike - Here I Come b/w Head Shot (Original 1977 Observer 7" Single Version) 6:15

39 Johnny Nash - Hold Me Tight 2:43

40 Susan Cadogan; The Upsetters - Hurt So Good b/w Rub a Dub (Original 1974 Perries 7" Single Version) 6:44

41 Pat Kelly - I Am Coming Home 3:46

42 Lee "Scratch" Perry - (I Am) The Upsetter 3:06

43 Johnny Nash - I Can See Clearly Now 2:48

44 The Mighty Diamonds - I Need a Roof b/w Roof Top Dub (Original 1975 Channel 1 7" Single Version) 5:32

45 Bob Marley and the Wailers - I Shot the Sheriff 4:40

46 Dobby Dobson - (I'm a) Loving Pauper 3:16

47 Culture; The Mighty Two - I'm Not Ashamed b/w I'm Not Ashamed (Version) (Original 1977 Joe Gibbs Record Globe 7" Single Version) 7:48

48 Alton Ellis - I'm Still in Love (Original 1967 Studio One 7" Single Version) 3:26

49 Bob Andy - I've Got to Go Back Home (Original 1966 Studio One 7" Single Version) 3:15

50 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Is This Love / Is This Love (Dub) 8:02


CD05

51 Desmond Dekker & the Aces - Israelites 2:35

52 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Jamming (Original 1977 7" Single Version) / Jamming (Dub) 6:28

53 The Slickers - Johnny Too Bad 3:10

54 Lord Creator - Kingston Town b/w Kingston Town Dub (Original 1969 Clan Disc 7" Single Version) 6:24

55 Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan (Original 1978 12" Single Mix) 6:46

56 Peter Tosh - Legalize It 4:40

57 The Pioneers - Let Your Yeah Be Yeah 3:08

58 Errol Dunkley & the Gaytones - A Little Way Different (Original 1972 7" Single Version) 2:57

59 John Holt; Sound Dimension - A Love I Can Feel b/w A Love I Can Feel (Version) (Original 1970 Coxsone 7" Single Version) 4:58

60 Carlton & His Shoes - Love Me Forever 3:52

61 Nicky Thomas - Love of the Common People 2:17

62 Peter Tosh - Mama Africa 7:59

63 The Paragons; Dr. Alimantado; King Tubby - Man Next Door (also known as "Quiet Place" or "I've Got to Get Away") / Poison Flour / I Shall Fear No Evil / A Noisy Place 9:22

64 Jimmy Cliff - Many Rivers to Cross 2:43


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65 Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey b/w Marcus Garvey (Version) (Original 1974 Fox 7" Single Version) 7:19

66 Dennis Brown & Prince Mohammed - Money in My Pocket (1978 Joe Gibbs Record Globe 12" Extended Discomix) 8:12

67 The Maytals - Monkey Man (Original 1969 Beverley's Records 7" Single Version) 3:49

68 Freddie Notes & The Rudies - Montego Bay 2:24

69 Gregory Isaacs - Mr. Cop b/w Mr. Cop (Version) (Original 1976 Micron Music 7" Single Version) 7:54

70 Millie Small; Ernest Ranglin & Orchestra - My Boy Lollipop b/w My Boy Lollipop (Instrumental) (Original 1964 Fontana 7" Single Version) 4:14

71 Slim Smith & The Uniques - My Conversation (Original 1968 Lee's 7" Single Version) 3:28

72 Gregory Isaacs & Trinity - My Number One (Chunnie You Are the Number One) (Original 1977 Hit 12" Single Version) 7:13

73 Larry and Alvin - Nanny Goat (Original 1968 Studio One 7" Single Version) 2:23

74 U-Roy - Natty Rebel b/w Natty Rebel (Version) (Original 1976 Volcano 7" Single Version) 7:30

75 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Natural Mystic 3:27

76 Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse (Original 1982 12" Long Version) 7:08

77 Johnny Clarke; The Aggrovators - None Shall Escape the Judgement b/w This A the Best Version (Original 1975 Justice 7" Single Version) 6:52


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78 Third World - Now That We've Found Love (Original 1978 12" Version) 8:17

79 Misty in Roots - Oh Wicked Man b/w Oh Wicked Man (Version) (Original 1978 People Unite 7" Single Version) 6:16

80 Junior Reid - One Blood 3:48

81 Bob Marley and the Wailers - One Love/People Get Ready / One Love/People Get Ready (Dub) 6:39

82 The Mighty Diamonds - Pass the Kouchie (Original 1981 Music Works Records 12" Single Version) 6:01

83 Junior Murvin; The Upsetters - Police & Thieves b/w Grumblin' Dub (Original 1976 Island Records 7" Single Version) 7:06

84 John Holt - Police in Helicopter (Original 1983 Greensleeves 12" Single Version) 7:49

85 The Maytals - Pressure Drop (Original 1969 Beverley's Records 7" Single Version) 2:59

86 Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son b/w Prodigal Son (Dub) 10:19

87 The Techniques w; Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Queen Majesty 3:30

88 Delroy Wilson - Rain from the Skies (Original 1968 Studio One 7" Single Version) 2:31

89 Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine (Original 1969 Downtown 7" Single Version) 2:56

90 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Redemption Song 3:47


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91 Marlene Webber - Right Track (Original 1977 Rattie Soul 12" Single Version) 5:51

92 The Melodians - Rivers of Babylon (Original 1970 Beverley's Records 7" Single Version) 3:24

93 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Satisfy My Soul 4:31

94 The Abyssinians - Satta Massagana b/w Satta Massagana Dub (Original 1976 Penetrate 7" Single Version) 6:59

95 Culture; The Mighty Two - See Them a Come b/w Informer Version (Original 1977 Joe Gibbs Record Globe 7" Single Version) 6:47

96 Desmond Dekker & the Aces - 007 (Shanty Town) 2:32

97 Janet Kay - Silly Games (Original 1977 Arawak 12" Extended Single Version) 6:27

98 Horace Andy; Underground Vegetable - Skylarking b/w Skylarking (Version) (Original 1972 Bongo Man 7" Single Version) 6:09

99 Burning Spear - Slavery Days b/w I and I (Slavery Days) 7:17

100 Capital Letters - Smoking My Ganja (Original 1978 Greensleeves 12" Special Mix) 8:44

101 Bob Marley and the Wailers - So Much Trouble in the World 3:59

102 J.C. Lodge & Prince Mohammed - Someone Loves You, Honey / One Time Daughter (Original 1980 Joe Gibbs Music 12" Single Version) 7:30


CD09

103 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Sonny's Lettah (Anti-Sus Poem) b/w Iron Bar Dub 7:36

104 Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward (Original 1979 Front Line 12" Mix) 6:33

105 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Stir It Up 5:31

106 The Melodians - Sweet Sensation (Original 1969 Beverley's Records 7" Single Version) 3:51

107 Pat Kelly; Dillinger - Talk About Love (Original 1978 Chanan-Jah 12" Discomix) 7:02

108 J.C. Lodge - Telephone Love (Original 1988 12" Mix) 6:18

109 Jacob Miller - Tenement Yard b/w Tenement Dub (Original 1975 Arab 7" Single Version) 5:24

110 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Three Little Birds 3:00

111 The Heptones - Through the Fire I Come (12" Extended Mix) 6:35

112 The Paragons feat. John Holt - The Tide Is High (Original 1967 Treasure Isle 7" Single Version) 2:43

113 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Trench Town Rock (Original 1971 Tuff Gong 7" Single Version) 3:00

114 Culture; The Mighty Two - Two Sevens Clash b/w Two Sevens Clash (Version) (Original 1977 Joe Gibbs Record Globe 7" Single Version) 7:08

115 Bob Andy - Unchained (Original 1966 Studio One 7" Single Version) 2:39

116 Althea & Donna; Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Uptown Top Ranking b/w Calico Suit (Original 1977 Joe Gibbs Record Globe 7" Single Version) 7:35


CD10

117 Jimmy Cliff - Vietnam 4:48

118 Bob Marley and the Wailers - Waiting in Vain / Waiting in Vain (Dub) 8:10

119 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Want Fi Goh Rave (Original 1979 12" Long Version) 7:20

120 Max Romeo & The Upsetters - War Ina Babylon (1976 12" Extended Version) 8:16

121 The Paragons w; Tommy McCook & The Supersonics - Wear You to the Ball (Original 1967 Treasure Isle 7" Single Version) 2:37

122 Dennis Brown - Westbound Train 3:03

123 The Cables - What Kind of World (Original 1968 Studio One 7" Single Version) 3:02

124 Glenroy Richards - Wicked Can't Run Away b/w Ranking Dub (Original 1977 Grove Music 7" Single Version) 5:53

125 Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World, Beautiful People 3:13

126 Jimmy Cliff - You Can Get It If You Really Want 2:41

127 The Techniques - You Don't Care (a.k.a. You'll Want Me Back) 2:39

128 Dawn Penn - You Don't Love Me (No, No, No) (Original 1967 Coxsone / Studio One 7" Single Version) 4:31

129 Bob & Marcia; Harry J. All Stars - Young, Gifted and Black b/w Young, Gifted and Black (Instrumental) (Original 1969 Harry J Records 7" Single Version) 6:26

130 Bob Marley and the Wailers - No Woman, No Cry (Live at the Lyceum Theatre, London, July 18, 1975) (Original 1975 7" Single Version) 7:09

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Music weaves itself into the fabric of our emotions, dances through the corridors of memory, and whispers to the soul of who we are. Sharing these stories deepens the connection, turning the experience into something timeless and profound.

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