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| From | "G FUENTES" <gfuentes1375@msn.com> |
| Subject | Pure Dread Top 10 - Straight to Mikey Bennett's Head! |
| Date | Thu, 29 Dec 2005 03:16:17 +0000 |
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Here is my top 10 for the year...some of these are collections of older
material but all are crucial..
Fire Bun the Heathen!!
(No particular order)
1. Cornell Campbell - Natty Dread Anthology - Trojan ( over 50 tracks on 2
Cds..mid 70s songs from the sweet voice of Mr Campbell)
2. Delroy Williams - I Stand Black - Makasound (classic tracks from the
70s..Augustus Pablo stable of artists)
3. The Heptones - Unreleased Night Food and Rare Black Ark Sessions -
Auralux (The best harmony trio in all of reggae music?,,yes..including the
Wailers)
4. Michael Rose - African Roots - M Records/Twilight Circus (ex-Black Uhuru
frontman with updated roots lp..this label is the real deal)
5. Niney the Observer - Sufferation: The Deep Roots of Niney the Observer -
Auralux (classic tracks produced by Winston "Niney" Holness -he only has 9
fingers!)
6. Various Artists - Safe Travel: With Phil Pratt & Friends 1966-1968 -
Pressure Sounds (classic and rare rock steady produced by Phil Pratt- tracks
on the Caltone label)
7. Various Artists - A Place Called Jamaica Part 2: Bunny Lee Productions
from the 60s and 70s - Makasound (Bunny Lee productions at Channel One..has
to be good!)
8. Various Artists - Studio One Roots Vol. 2 - Soul Jazz (Studio One
recordings..a must buy for the Fuentes household - The Sun, Motown and Stax
label of Jamaican reggae, rock steady and ska)
9. Various Artists - Studio One Woman - Soul Jazz (The women get their turn
at the Mic..on Studio One..nuff said)
10. Various Artists - Culture Dem Part 2: An Essential Collection of
Conscious Music - Lustre Kings (strong cultural roots songs about
Rastafari..on modern Lustre Kings riddims...a label to keep your eye on)
Honorable Mention
The girl group collection on rhino..and all those Johnny Thunders/Dolls
stuff I bought the last year
jah guide
Gabriel
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