Top-notch roots; and another great Vassell-Williams dub.

His first recording, originally released in the mid ‘70s on the Percival label, and recorded at Dynamic Sound with the Now Generation Band. Nice and chunky.

Only an unmissable next dub of the titanic Tell Me That You Love Me rhythm, for crying out loud.

Excellent uptempo digi, with burning horns and a decent dub. No sitar and tablas, unfortunately.

Mesmeric, spare, funky, forward-looking dubs led by the Soul Syndicate drummer.

Winston’s daughter, on a vintage Channel One rhythm; produced last year by Franklin ‘Steamers A Bubble’ Irving. Straight to the head of all nationalists and xenophobes.

A rockers update of Bob Andy’s almighty scorcher, mimicking Marley’s yodeling vocalese for extra authority.

Masterfully produced by Niney in 1979, the same year as Bobby Bobylon.

Freddie in his heyday like this was one of the greatest singers in reggae history.
He’s in soaring, inspirational form here, riding a hard-as-nails Niney rhythm.
The organ-led dub is dazzling. Mark Ernestus from Rhythm & Sound recently opened a set with one of its incarnations, at the already-legendary Open Ground club in Wuppertal.
Both sides, classics.

A less familiar version of one his best songs. Mournful, hurting, cautionary, super-soulful as ever.

Not a best-of compilation, this is the great singer’s fine fourth LP, squaring up to Roots in 1977, with the Revolutionaries.

First time on 45 for this excursion on the heavy Roots Radics rhythm used for Barrington Levy’s Englishman.