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heard am documentary about bob marley at the austrian radio at the age of 12, they played songs from the "catch a fire" album, which is still one of my favorites

it was also my sister, she came with a tape of early reggae by Derrick Morgan. I couldn´t stop hearing his version of "Dont play that song for me". Long life to the Conqueror

Steel Pulse - Chant a Psalm
Johnny Osbourne- Nightfall

My love affair with Reggae music started with a 25 cent copy of "Catch A Fire" that a friend gave me. It was scratched to hell, hence the 25 cents, but I fell in love. I played that thing over and over. I never heard anything like it before. Having grown up around people that listened to Zeppelin, Floyd, the Who, Sabbath, etc., my early tastes ran to Iron Maiden and the Beatles. I was a huge Beatles fan. Then I got into the Grateful Dead and began listening to alot of other music. Once my friend gave me "Catch A Fire" Reggae was it. Later I got into Jazz and Jazz & Reggae remain the staples of my musical litening. I must say Reggae has opened me to many different thngs. I did my high school term papers on Bob Marley & Marcus Garvey. Through looking into things I've also learned about the contributions of Africa to civilization through great books like Cheik Anta Diop's "African Origins of Civilizaton". Reggae was such a positive force in my life, so while I understand that things change I also find some of the paths it has taken unfortunate. That's probably why the period that has continually appealed to me is from the early 70's to the mid-80's. And while I am happy to see Reggae expanding and artists reaping a greater reward, the music will never be so vibrant to me as the music from the era I first fell in love with.

Ites,
Papa D

Blessings,

What did it for me was The ROCKERS soundtrack and crucial reggae driven by sly & robbie.

Johnny Dollar-Crucial Reggae
Book of Rules-ROCKERS


Aloha & JAH Bless,

Penz

I saw a documentary on Rico Rodriguez on dutch TV, and I thought the music (ska / twotone) was too f---ing cool. As I learned more I drifted more towards roots & dub. I think the first reggae-ish cd I bought was the Specials BBC Sessions, and the first real reggae one was off course Bob Marley.
Before I 'fell in love' with the music I used to dismiss it because I thought it was 'too hippy'.

Dillinger - Cocaine

well my first one was desmond dekker israelites... I love it since i'm 6 years old cos my father had (I stole it and it's mine) the 7 inch from 1967...

my first crucial song was horace andy "problems"...

but I have to say that sly & the revolutionaries "black ash dub" playing in my friend's car coming back from some c*ffee shop in holland was the decisive step...

U Roy toasting Natty Rebel, Dennis Brown velvet voicing Aint That Lovin You,The Chantells, Rub Me Down, Ranking Trevor, Rub a Dub Style, The Rhythm-ites A true and some of my earliest memories Prince Buster, Pharaoh House Crash, Soul Vendors, Something Special, The Woodpeckers, Zumbelly.
My Aunt used to go out with this Jamaican guy and he turned me onto Blue Breat, I thought some of those 'Versions' were the coolist tunes i'd ever heard