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I'd throw in:
Jolly Brothers- Brotherly Love
Silvertones-Give Praises
Heptones- Make Up Your Mind
Lee Perry- Dreadlocks In Moonlight
Aura Lewis- At Midnight

A non-Black Ark from Lee's 80s works that I really like is "Introducing Myself" from Battle of Armagideon LP.

Lee Perry- City Too Hot

Prince Jazzbo- Ital Corner

Hugh Blackwood & Dr. Alimantado- Reggae Music

For early work I would include Doctor Dick - King Perry - a classic ska number. You should also include some other early classics - Tidal Wave or Night Doctor from the 1969 album The Upsetter.
going into the 70's Sipreano from The Upsetter Collection.
Also Better Days - Carlton and the Shoes and Words of My Mouth - The Gatherers from that collection.
Don't forget Cool Rockers and Lion - from Black Ark in Dub.
And you should include Iron Gate from Cloak and Dagger.

MightyZ
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heptones - crying over you, plus the discomix version with Jah Lion

oh yes monkey - if The Heptones aren't too well known for the rule mentioned earlier in the thread, Crying Over You is an excellent choice - superb track from a superb album!

MightyZ

whats up selector j? I will try to help you

mabye some good dj cuts like

Dennis Alcapone - Master Key, Rasta Dub, Well Dread, Alpha and Omega, Africa Stand

Prince Jazzbo - Croaking Lizard, Good Things

Dillinger - Skanking, Connection, Mid East Rock

Jah Lion - Soldier and Police War, The Lama, Colombia Colly

I Roy - Dr. Who
Dr. ALimantado - Chapter Three of Africa
Mikey Dread - Dread at the Controls
Dreadlocks Faye - Back Wey
Leroy Horsemouth Wallace - Herb Vendor
Junior Dread - Sufferers Heights
Jah T - Hot Pipes

Or maybe some dub tracks like

The Upsetters - Vibrator, Corn Fish Dub, Groovy Dub, One Step Dub, Vamp a Dub, Sufferers Dub, Much Smarter Dub, Revelation Dub, Grumblin Dub, No Peace Dub, Bird In Hand, Rastaman Shuffle, Dread Lion, Ungrateful Skank, Faye Dreadlocks Dub, Mice Skank, Dub Organizer, Drum Rock, Jungle Fever, Iron Curtain

Can't forget the Congos - Congoman might be too well known

Here a couple more Upsetters Dubs - Rasta Version, Little Flute Chant, Bus A Dub, Bad Lamp, Dub So



Here is some Roots and Early Reggae tracks from the 70's

Junior Byles - Beat Down Babylon, King Of Babylon, When Will Better Come, The Thanks We get, Place Called Africa, The Long Way

Max Romeo - War ina Babylon, I Chase The Devil, Norman, One Step Forward

Junior Murvin - Bad Weed, Tedious, Police and Theives, Roots Train, Crossover

Meditations - Much Smarter, No Peace, Life is not Easy

Congos - Don't Blame it on I, Feast of the Passover


Those might be too well known so try these

Silvertones - Rejoice Jah Jah Children
Little Roy - Don't Cross the Nation
Leo Graham - Black candle, Three Blind Mice
Max & Lee & Niney - Babylose Burning
Bunny and Ricky - Bush Weed Corntrash
Righteous Flames - One Love One Heart
Chenley Duffus & Soul Avengers - Peace
Stranger & Gladdy - Conqueror
Gatherers - Words of my Mouth
Ethiopians - Prophecy, Life is A Funny Thing
Carlton & the Shoes - Better Days
Jimmy Riley - I Man Stand Still
Gaylads - The Same Things, I Wear My Slanders
Leroy Sibbles - Garden Of Life
Watty Burnett - Open the Gate
Brent Dowe - Down Here In Babylon
Keithis - Cost of Living
LLoyd Robinson - Peace And Love
Armageddens - Take Heed
Black Shadows - Brother Noah
Devon Irons - Vampire, When Jah Come
King Medious - This World
Errol Walker - In these Times, John Public
Junior Delgado - Son Of Slaves
Lee Perry - Roat Fish and Cornbread, Throw some water in, Words

or try these DJ Roots Versions

Lee Perry & Max Romeo - Disco Devil
Jah T & Junior Byles - Informer Man
Dillinger & Junior Murvin - Roots Train
Dr. Alimantado & Raphael Green - Rasta Train
Enos Barnes & Erroll Walker - John Public Version

Here's my picks. Tried to limit it to ten, gave up, and went to twenty


1. Junior Byles "A Place Called Africa"
2 Lee Perry "Tedious Dub"
3. Junior Murvin "Cross Over"
4. Junior Dread"A Wah Dat"
5. Lee Perry "Bury the Razor"
6. The Upsetters "Black IPA"
7. Lee Perry "Dub Organizer"
8. Lee Perry "Woman's Dub"
9. Black Notes "African Style"
10. Gatherers "Words Of My Mouth"
11. Silvertones "Rejoice In Ja Ja Children"
12. Stingers "Forward Up"
13. Bunny & Ricky "Bushweed Corntrash"
14. The Upsetters "Cane River Rock"
15. Lee Perry "Roast Fish and Cornbread"
16. Mystic Eyes "Forward With Jah Orthodox"
17.Prince Jazzbo "Croaking Lizard"
18.Meditations "Houses of Parliament"
19 Wailers "Put It On"
20.Lee Perry "People Funny Boy"

please play this:


max - fire fe the vatican, war in a babylon, smokey room


(tu)

i would recommend representing these albums:

war ina babylon - max romeo
party time - heptones
musical bones - vin gordon + the upsetters
heart of the congos - the congos
police and thieves - junior murvin
super ape - the upsetters
to be a lover - george faith
hurt so good - susan cadogan
beat down babylon - junior byles
kung fu meets the dragon - the upsetters
blackboard jungle dub - the upsetters

the list could go on and on. "arkology" is of course a great place to start. the heartbeat "upsetter shop" series is also a great resource.

and i have to point out a scratch-produced song that i have really been playing a lot lately: "life is not easy" by the meditations.