United Dreadlocks Volumes 1 And 2 - Joe Gibbs Roots Reggae 1976 ? 1977

CD debut of two of the ?nest roots albums of the late 70s.Includes many tracks new to CD. Features many of the biggest reggae hits of the roots era. By the la?er half of the 70s, when roots, DJ and dub dominated the Jamaican music landscape, few producers could equal the creaDve success of Joe Gibbs.Assisted by the giIed sound engineer Errol Thompson, Gibbs issued many of the most popular and in?uenDal recordings of the period, performed by some of the island's most celebrated arDsts.During this Dme, he released two similarly branded vinyl collecDons, each comprising ten of the ?nest roots and DJ sounds from the period: ?United Dreadlocks?, Volumes 1 and 2.These hugely popular long-players provide the focus of this two CD collecDon, with their respecDve track lisDngs bolstered by the cream of the producer?s output from 1976 to 1977.Featuring numerous tracks new to CD, the compilaDon superbly demonstrates why Gibbs is sDll so highly regarded among fans of the reggae roots reggae sound.

Tracks

1~1~Children Of Israel - Dennis Brown
1~2~Wicked Have Fe Dressback - Earth & Stone
1~3~Devil?S Throne - Junior Delgado
1~4~Tribulation - Joy White
1~5~Whip The Jah - Dennis Brown
1~6~Judgment Time - Junior Ross & The Spear
1~7~Rasta Man Say - Junior Ross & The Spear
1~8~Lovelight - Gregory Isaacs
1~9~Marcia - Freddie McKay
1~10~Babylon Too Rough - Gregory Isaacs
1~11~Jah Bring I Joy - Bobby Melody
1~12~Rockers Nu Crackers - Glen Washington
1~13~Things Not So Nice - Ronald & Karl
1~14~No Peace (Who Done It - Shorty The President
1~15~Band Your Belly - The Ethiopians
1~16~Jah Golden Pen - Silford Walker
1~17~Deck Of Cards - Prince Far I
1~18~Navel String - Dennis Walks
1~19~I'll Never Be Lonely - Bobby Melody
1~20~Perilous Time - Leo Graham
1~21~Tribute To Michael Holding - Prince Far I
1~22~Close To Me - Ruddy Thomas
1~23~The Creator - George Nooks
1~24~Vineyard - Dennis Brown
1~25~Wise Bird - Cornel Campbell
1~26~Memories (By The Score) - Ruddy Thomas
1~27~Hooligan - Dennis Brown
1~28~Cool It Brothers - The Afriques
1~29~Set Up Yourself - Ferris Thomas
1~30~Heart And Soul - Junior Byles

Details

Format: CD
Artist: Various Artists
Release Date: 17 June 2022
Genre: Reggae
Label: DR BIRD
Distributor: Rocket Group