Re-formatting the 1984 Island 10”. Sly and Robbie runnings, with Trouble You A Trouble Me and World-A-Music.

The Blues Buster showing his gospel roots in this superb, soaring version of the Sam Cooke, with support from Bobby Aitken and the Carib Beats.
Backed with some bumptious ska, led by Val Bennett.

Heavy, heavy early-eighties roots, mixed by King Tubby.

Luxuriant, mesmerizing Black Ark classics.

Black Ark recording.

Previously unreleased long version of the song from Rockers — which shows Kiddus I in the studio with Jack Ruby, himself taking a break from the Marcus Garvey sessions with Spear —  recorded a few years afterwards.

Nine minutes of Tuff Gong jazzy dread, set to the b-line Bunny copped for Amagideon.

Limber, improvisational twelve-minute version, never before released, complete with an instrumental cut.

Startling digi do-over of Yabby You’s great Jesus Dread rhythm, with a driving, tumping dub and sermonizing keys. Mis-credited to Phillip Fraser on the label.

Horatian worries on the wicked E20 rhythm.

Highly recommended — previously unreleased digi fire from the same sessions and mould as He Was A Friend.

Tough, late-80s UK steppers, with a Mad Professor dub.

Pious sex-pol, on a tuff Billie Jean lick. ‘When you come home, a next man asleep in your pyjamas… and then you charge fi murder, Jah Jah know. The man them a worries but the woman them a problem.’

Infectiously spirited do-over of Horace Andy’s Higher Range. In three parts — vocal, toast, melodica dub.