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I love the Vin Gordon Album "Musical Bones". It's also on a Trojan 2 or 3 CD Compilation, as you guys surely know. One of my favorite Perry Productions.

And "Heart of the Congos" of course. Plus the oldschool Wailers stuff: Sun is shining, Dont rock my boat, Fussing and fighting and so on. Legendary sound!

When you tell people that you listen to jamaican music, and they think of Sunshine Reggae, best play Super Ape to them. "This is the ape man, trodding through creation..." That haunting flute... man that's wicked. Even better with a little smokedy-smoke

For those who think Super Ape is too polished I would recommend the Jamaican issue, which is rougher in comparison. But it is for sure one of the greatest Reggae albums either way and belongs in Perry's Top 5.

I cannot list his best 5 albums, I love too many.
Nobody mentions Prince Jazzbo's Natty Passing Thru, which belongs to the best DJ albums of all times.

Blackboard Jungle
Super Ape

Revolution Dub (worth the price for Kojak alone)
Return of super Ape
Kung Fu Meets the dragon


That's a top 5 for scratch as Dub albums.....too me his productions are where he really shines, esp. at Black Ark. Alot of the dubs of these black ark singles are better then his "dub albums" perse......that's my view.

Dub/Instrumental

Kung Fu Meets the Dragon
Roast Fish & Cornbread
King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub
Return of Pipecock Jackxon
Return Of The Wax

Productions - Full albums

Heart of the Congos
Party Time
War ina Babylon
Police and Thieves
Colombia Colly