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Classic Reggae Volume One
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This originally ran in the St. Louis Post Dispatch in 1992

This recent reggae compilation from Profile records chronicles material from the mid-70's to the mid-80's, and is a package worth checking out - especially if you're a novice reggae listener.

This is extremely accessible Jamaican music, kicking off with Sugar Minott's "We've Got A Good Thing Going," and including the over-used (yet still timeless) tunes, "Agony" by Pinchers, "Cocaine In My Brain" by Dillinger, and "Greetings" by Half Pint.

Some other favorites include "Murderer," "Cottage In Negril," "Baltimore," "Buddy Bye," and an extended version of "One Draw;" by Barrington Levy, Tyrone Taylor, the Tamlins, Johnny Osbourne, and Rita Marley, respectively.

This apparently is the first in a series of classic reggae compilations from Profile records. The dozen tracks selected here were all once major hits in Jamaica and the U.K., and for good reason. Pick this one up and find out why.






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