Media Condition: Mint (M)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

 

Notes:

2017 re-release with shorter and reordered tracklist. There are some tracks that are not on the original release.

Sticker on front cover of shrink-wrap:
Dancehall: The rise of Jamaican dancehall culture
New 2017 edition
Deluxe 2xCD pack
Featuring Yellowman, Tenor Saw, Sister Nancy, Gregory Isaacs, Ini Kamoze, Chaka Demus & Pliers, Michigan & Smiley, Super Cat, Eek-A-Mouse
'A vibrant anthology of all that mattered: the sound systems, studios, producers, singers and deejays'
The Guardian
Soul Jazz Records 2017

Both spines say "Dancehall" in red in the centre with "Double CD pack" in blue on either side of it, all in capitals.

Blurb:
This double CD pack charts the explosive rise of Jamaican dancehall in the 1980s
Featuring Yellowman, Tenor Saw, Lone Ranger, Eek A Mouse and many other. This pack comes complete with full text and notes by Steve Barrow (co-author of Rough Guide to Reggae) & exclusive photographs by Beth Lesser.

Originally released:
1977: 2.8, 2.10
1978: 2.3, 2.6
1979: 1.9, 2.2, 2.7
1981: 1.10, 2.4
1982: 1.1, 1.6, 1.12, 2.5
1984: 1.7
1985: 1.2
1986: 2.1, 2.9
1987: 1.5
1992: 1.4
1993: 1.3, 1.8, 1.11

 

1-1. Yellowman - Bam Bam 3:15
1-2. Tenor Saw - Pumpkin Belly 3:17
1-3. Reggie Stepper - Cu-Oonuh 3:43
1-4. Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote 4:06
1-5. Pinchers - Agony 3:32
1-6. Michigan & Smiley - Diseases 3:31
1-7. Ini Kamoze - World A Music 5:36
1-8. Junior Murvin - Cool Out Son 3:09
1-9. General Echo - Arleen 3:01
1-10. Cornell Campbell - Boxing 4:10
1-11. Cutty Ranks - Chop Chop 3:08
1-12. Lone Ranger - M16 3:26
2-1. Super Cat (2) - Trash And Ready 2:49
2-2. Gregory Isaacs - Soon Forward 6:25
2-3. Jacob Miller, Trinity (4) - I'm Just A Dread/One Shut 6:24
2-4. Eek-A-Mouse - Wa Do Dem 7:41
2-5. Sister Nancy - Only Woman DJ With Degree 3:27
2-6. Trinity (4) - Uptown Girl 3:08
2-7. General Echo - Track Shoes 3:42
2-8. Cornell Campbell - Mash You Down 7:13
2-9. Horace Ferguson - Sensi Addict 3:47
2-10. Clint Eastwood - Jump And Pawn 3:21

 

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 5026328104010

 

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