Never Grow Old - Maytals (The)

Advantages: some classic reggae tracks including Rivers of babylon
Disadvantages: 2 tracks are repeated

...'s a legend in Jamaica, who died in 2003. This is probably his most famous song and could make your granny dance. *3-By The Rivers Of Babylon* The original rastafarian anthem by the 'Melodians'. Always makes me cry and I'm as white as tripe! Boney M, eat your hearts out! *4-Many Rivers To Cross* Jimmy Cliff again. Slow tear jerking lament about the weary trudge through life. Start looking for that half bottle of whisky! *5-Sweet And Dandy* Performed by 'Toots and the Maytals' who were one of the groups who bridged the gap between Rock-Steady and modern reggae. You can dry your eyes, I've never heard a Maytals' track that hasn't uplifted me. If you like this, check out a CD called 'Funky Kingston'. *6-Harder They Come* Jimmy Cliff singing the title track. Basic bread and butter reggae. *7-Johnny Too Bad* Performed by the 'Slickers' another... Read review

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Advantages: Timeless classics; 50 tracks for £7
Disadvantages: Recording quality of older tracks

...---WHAT'S THIS THEN?--- It's a 3CD, 50-track box-set collating early reggae tracks from a record label called Trojan. Set up in Britain in the mid-1960's, as a subsiduary of the Island label, it was intended as a menas of bringing the hot new sounds of Jamaica over to the ex-pats living in the UK. With a growing Caribbean community in the UK, the label couldn't fail. It continued to function through to the mid-1980's and enjoyed a boom in the early 1970's when first the burgeoning skinhead movement and then, later, the punks, grasped the similarities between their ideals and reggae's. The Clash were probably the most high-profile punk band to use reggae''s influence in their music, most notably with the dubby Bank Robber. In the mid-70's Trojan fell behind the times and subsequently went into administration. They were brought out... Read review

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Advantages: A great selection of songs
Disadvantages: Some missing songs

...Woman, Mississippi Man 5. Statler Brothers - Bed Of Roses 6. Jerry Reed - Amos Moses 7. Eddie Rabbit - I Love A Rainy Night 8. Whitey Shafer - All My Ex's Live In Texas 9. Ed Bruce - Mamas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys 10. Merle Haggard - Always Wanting You Disk 5 1. Guy - Groove Me 2. Today - I Got The Feeling 3. Bobby Brown - Dont' Be Cruel 4. En Vogue - My Lovin' (Never Gonna Get It) 5. Wrecks-N-Effect - New Jack Swing 6. Boyz Ii Men - Motownphilly 7. Bel Biv Devoe - Poison 8. Samuelle - So You Like What You See 9. Smv - I'm So Into You 10. Aaron Hill - Don't Be Afraid 11. Ralph Tresvant - Sensitivity Disk 6 1. Max Romeo & The Upsetters - Chase The Devil 2. Barrington Levy - Here I Come 3. Black Uhuru - Great Train Robbery 4. Blood Sisters - Ring My Bell 5. Toots & The Maytalls - Funky Kingston 6. Augustus Pablo... Read review

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