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Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:00 am
by 6anbatte
[cover=3179,1211]
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 4:23 pm
by dubdoudou
Reggae Regular "Ghetto Rock" is a very fine rootsy album IMHO
amongst others, but this one is the first to hit my brain this afternoon.
One Love
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 5:52 pm
by SensiDread
Gladiators put out lot of good LPs throughout this time.
Any of their Nighthawk Lp worth total raspect. Itals same way.
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Fri May 01, 2009 6:20 pm
by opus111
* Off the top of my head, some essential albums - in chronological order. Hope you find and enjoy them! *
1. Sugar Minott - "Black Roots" (1980)
2. Johnny Osbourne - "Truth and Rights" (1980) & "Meets Roots Radics 1980-81"
3. Freddie McGregor, "Big Ship" (1982)
4. Hugh Mundell, "Mundell" (1982)
5. Gregory Isaacs, "Mr. Isaacs" (1982)
6. John Holt, "Police In Helicopter" (1983)
7. Joe Higgs, "Triumph" (1984)
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Sat May 02, 2009 6:42 pm
by Vlad
Mr Isaacs = 1978
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Sun May 03, 2009 7:45 pm
by ital kemar
sensi dread
from its vital, its ital
[cover=572,679] '81
[cover=2159,2516] '83
[cover=573,680] '85
cant go wrong with the itals.
ital k
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Mon May 04, 2009 3:09 am
by Nohay Bma
ROOTS RADICS STYLE!!!
Junjo & Linval Thompson productions:
Michael Prophet
Johnny Osbourne
Wayne Wade
Triston Palmer
Viceroys
Wayne Jarett
Cultural roots
Hugh Mundell
Don Carlos
Scientist
and many more...
Or look at: Barry Brown, Lacksley Castell, Junior Reid, Lerroy Sibbles...
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Fri May 08, 2009 2:34 pm
by johan, aka Trixy
Burning Spear- Hail H.I.M (1980?)
Bunny Wailer- Rock´n Groove (1981)
Peter Tosh- Mama Africa (1983)
Black Uhuru- Red (1981)
Re: great roots albums from 80-85?
Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:52 am
by panda
thank you for all the recommendations! i am loving Natural Vibes- Life Hard A Yard
WOW!