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Two pieces of sweet lovers rock, with backing by The Wailers.
An ace, urgent version of Joe South’s stinging denunciation.
Easy to imagine Andy and South — who also wrote Walk A Mile In My Shoes — getting on very well together.
Haunted, hurt reasoning rides a chunk of brawny Revolutionaries, with wailing organ and moody horns.
This Rebel Music anthem is for us the prime example of Bob Andy’s songwriting genius.
The perfect accompaniment to following your own path in life. Non-conformity set to music.
The defiantly carefree scatting at the end is killer: the coup de grace.
What a record.
Vintage Wackies, and — spun out of Horace’s all-time greatest album — unmissable.
Appearing originally on the Solid Groove label out of Croydon in South London, Exclusively is sometimes misconstrued as the UK issue of Dance Hall Style. The tracks from both were recorded at the same sessions - with Bullwackie joined at the controls by Junior Delahaye and Prince Douglas - and issued close together in 1982-83, Croydon first.
Half of Exclusively non-exclusively versions four tracks from the Stateside release - three are re-titled - and also Eating Mess, which appeared on the first pressing of Dance Hall Style, though unlisted on the sleeve. The mixes are all different (and without dubs). Five further specials include the funky Musical Episode, a superior Bob Marley tribute, and a version of Rougher Yet.
Expert dubs by Prince Jammy.
Stalag alert! With Ansel Collins, a killer Big Youth, and King Tubby.
Superb Blood & Fire selection of scattered late-seventies outings, all in discomixes. Treasures include the opener, Reggae Rhythm, with its blaring horns, originally out on Trio International; the 12” mix of Pure Ranking by Jammy, at Tubby’s; and the deadly triumvirate of Everton Da Silvas — Youths Of Today, Don’t Let Problems Get You Down and Mr. Bassie.
Unmissably looking back over Sleepy’s almighty discography, with top-notch On-U cohorts like Style Scott, George Oban, Dr Pablo, and Skip McDonald, and Adrian Sherwood’s loving, respectful artistry, and Horace himself gloriously on song.
Magnificent do-overs of timeless classics like This Must Be Hell, Safe From Harm, Rock To Sleep, Materialist, Mr Bassie; plus six new songs.