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| Reggae Veterans Day Out Volume 1 (Street Platimium & Gold,
2005?) *GUEST REVIEW* Listening to this reminds me of Chris Goldfinger's occasional old school dancehall selection. It exposes a lot of material from the '80s dancehall scene that's either been ignored by the compilation-makers or overlooked by the scenesters. This album serves as a sampler for Phillip Smart's "Five Borough Fire" but also has a few exclusives. Thirty-one tracks get a look in. It's mildly mixed with some gunshots and other effects but manages to avoid the excesses of Blunted in the Bomb Shelter. The material on here is lovely and bouncy. You even get a nice souful riddim or two. This is much more fun that some of the one-dimensional riddim albums out there. The tunes are digital but retain a full sound, thanks to a whole raft of interesting vocalists. Singers include Tenor Saw, King Kong, Tony Tuff, and Admiral Tibett, as well as a fair few tracks by Scion Success. If you like song-based reggae, then this might be an ideal entry point into the dancehall world. - ragudave |
| Track Listing 1. #1 Title -- Scion Success 2. Pay Day -- Barry Brown 3. Victory Train -- Tenor Saw 4. Dollars Strong -- King Kong 5. Raggamuffin -- Dennis Brown and Freddie McGregor 6. Trainer -- Scion Success 7. T.R.A.I.N.E.R.-- Harley Trouble Dub Teacher 8. Draw Me Net -- Scion Success 9. De Pon Me Guard -- Admiral Tibett 10. Rough Neck Sound -- Peter Bouncer 11. Youths of Today -- White Mice 12. Sound inna Fury -- Erroll Bellot 13. Sound Boy Tears -- Courtney Melody 14. Illegal Gun -- Junior Delgado 15. Vampire -- Icho Candy 16. It’s a Shame -- Sammy Levi 17. Can’t Change My Mind -- Frankie Wilmont 18. Take It Off -- Scion Success 19. What a Ting -- Tony Tuff 20. Call me Bredren -- Roland Burrell 21. Bad Boy Few Dem -- Little Kirk 22. Bow to Jahovia -- King Kong 23. Nuff Sound a Try -- King Kong 24. Jah Light Shining -- Scion Success 25. Why Should I -- Admiral Tibett 26. General Penitentary -- Nitty Gritty 27. Have Mercy -- Tony Tuff 28. Haughty Eye -- Yami Bolo 29. War -- Scion Success 30. One Man -- Scion Success 31. Lately Lately -- Scion Success |
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