Punky Reggae Party: New Wave Jamaica 1975-1980

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  • Release Date: 09/24/2002
  • 2 Disc Set
  • Sales Rank: 136,907
  • Label: SANCTUARY RECORDS
  • UPC: 060768032521

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Punky Reggae Party: New Wave Jamaica 1975-1980

Disc 1
1LISTENMilk and Honey / Lucy Lizzard 2:43
2LISTENWhite Belly Rat / Lee "Scratch" Perry 4:22
3LISTENUp Park Camp / John Holt 3:08
4LISTENMr. Cop / Gregory Isaacs 3:54
5LISTENNatural Mystic / Bob Marley & the Wailers 5:42
6LISTENCool Rasta / The Heptones 3:00
7LISTENSons of Slaves / Junior Delgado 6:39
8LISTENKey of Keys / Michael Rose 2:51
9LISTENRockers (No Crackers) / Glen Washington 2:35
10LISTEN(Under) Heavy Manners / Prince Far I 3:14
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Disc 2
1LISTENMan Next Door / Dennis Brown 3:55
2LISTENMarcus Say / Jah Whoosh 2:10
3LISTENThe People Got to Know / Sugar Minott 3:21
4LISTENBarber Saloon / Mikey Dread 4:56
5LISTENCross Over / Junior Murvin 3:29
6LISTENLightning and Thunder / Bim Sherman 3:34
7LISTENYou're No Good / Ken Boothe 4:16
8LISTENKingston 12 Tuffie / The Morwells 5:56
9LISTENBorn Free / Michael Rose 3:31
10LISTENPope Paul Dead and Gone / Trinity 3:00
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Trojan's rejuvenated reissue campaign of 2001-2002 continued apace with Punky Reggae Party: New Wave Jamaica 1975-1980, a refreshing two-disc set of (relatively) rarely compiled tracks from a neglected era in Jamaican music. It's certainly not a rare groove party, including as it does big hits from Dennis Brown ("Man Next Door," "Money in My Pocket"), Gregory Isaacs ("Mr. Cop," "Hand Cuff [Hey Mr. Babylon]"), Bob Marley ("Natural Mystic"), and Black Uhuru ("Born Free"). Setting these off, however, are a parade of less-heard tracks by Lee Perry, Prince Far I, Sugar Minott, and Prince Jammy, among others -- many of them inspirations for the punk and British ska bands forming around the same time. Another great touch: just before the teen duo Althea and Donna's hit "Uptown Top Ranking," the compilers placed a great track using the same riddim: "Three Piece Suite and Thing" by Trinity. Productions by Perry, Joe Gibbs, Linval Thompson make up the majority of these tracks, lending the four dozen inclusions a unity of sound rarely heard on reggae compilations. John Bush, All Music Guide

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