Soul Jazz Records have just released a 2nd instalment of Dancehall tunes, this is a follow up to the original release which was issued in conjunction with the great book of 80’s Dancehall pictures by Beth Lesser in late 2008. This new release is available on double CD or double LP and has 24 tracks. This has been compiled and has sleeve notes by Steve Barrow (formerly of Blood & Fire Records).
CD1
1. Lone Ranger – Barnabas Collins (3.09)
2. Nicodemus – Dog Better Than Gun (3.13)
3. Johnny Osbourne and Pappa Tullo – Rock And Come On Ya (7.00)
4. Ini Kamoze – Trouble You A Trouble Me (3.49)
5. Half Pint – One Big Ghetto (3.10)
6. Yellowman – Sensemilla (6.36)
7. Shabba Ranks – Respect (3.57)
8. Trinity – Vampire (4.02)
9. Barry Brown – Two House Department (3.11)
10. Madoo – Have You Ever Been To Heaven (3.45)
11. Early B – History Of Jamaica (5.43)
12. Papa San – Money A Fe Circle (3.47)
CD2
1. Tiger – When (3.37)
2. Welton Irie – Bill Fold Wa You Fa (3.31)
3. General Trees – Everything So So So So (3.46)
4. Johnny Osbourne – Trench Town School (3.14)
5. Edi Fitzroy – The Gun (3.56)
6. Anthony Johnson – Strictly Rub A Dub (3.43)
7. Jah Thomas & Radics – Saying Dub (3.27)
8. Professor Nuts – Ina De Bus (3.50)
9. Errol Scorcher – Roach In De Corner (8.50)
10. Triston Palma – Collie Man (3.34)
11. Barry Brown – Tourist Season (3.55)
12. Buju Banton – Massa God World A Run (3.56)
http://www.souljazzrecords.co.uk/releases/?id=18059
Steve B was putting this together sleeve note wise when I visited, hence his playing of Jamaica History Lesson from Early B. Wonderful tune and worth the two lps just for imo.
mikey