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1. D Dekker "Fu Man Chu"
2. Honey Boy "Jamaica"
3. Viceroys "Mission Impossible"
4. Jackie Edwards "Sexy Sandy"
5. G Isaacs "miss you" (watchman of the city album)
6. Little Roy & Ian Rock "New Song"

thats only 6, but 6 good ones

Roots all the way, chronologically.... (and chronic-cally of course!! )

1. Love Up, Kiss Up - The Termites (1968)
2. Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson (1969)
3. I Want To Go Back Home - The Groovers (1971)
4. Beat Down Babylon - Junior Blyes (1972)
5. Ration - Bingy Bunny & Bongo Herman (1972)
6. Dub Revolution (Part 1) - Lee Perry/Upsetters (1974)
7. Rasta Country - Keith Hudson (1977)
8. Jamaican Gal - I Roy (1978)
9. Wa Do Dem - Eek A Mouse (1981)
10. We And Them - BMW (1980)

Just had to include Bob MArley in the list, and like you Arkle and Rootsman, my list would change from day to day.

Will probably return here with another list which I hope you all would know and love as well as I do...

Bless Up and blaze it up!!

Every Man Ought To Know - Max Romeo
Prophecies Fulfilling - Sylford Walker
Rat Trap - Little Roy
Babylon Fall - King Burnett
Hard Road - Tenor Saw
Door Peep - Burning Spear
Babylon A Fight Rasta - Jolly Brothers
How Can I Get Over - Chantells
Not Giving Up - Leo Graham
Rasta Business - Mighty Threes

Man, not cheating and putting more than ten was difficult.

Blessed Are They - Cornel Campbell
If I Could Rule The World (12' Cut) - Alton Ellis
Lift Up Your Conscience - Israel Vibration
Mr. Ellis Burn Out - Bobby Ellis
Rise and Shine - Watty & Tony
Skyjack Version - Bongo Gene All Stars
Where He Leads Me - Cedric Myton & The Congos
Whosoever Believeth - Winston McAnuff
Crying In Soweto - Harold Butler
What A Fire (Disaster) - Leroy Brown

With 'Blessed are they' probably my all time fav reggae tune

In no order apart from the first one...

Prince Far I - Throw Away Your Gun
The Congos - Open Up The Gate
Mikey Dread - Heavy Weight Sound
Joe Gibbs - Jubilation Dub
Badoo & Toyan - Rocking Of The Five Thousand
Dennis Alcapone - Cassius Clay
Burning Spear - Weeping and Wailing
Clint Eastwood - Faith Move Mountain
Hortense Ellis - You're Gonna Make Me Love Somebody Else
Johnny Osbourne - Thirteen Dead Nothing Said

Just 2 prove my point, todays list goes like:

1. Frying Pan - The Slickers
2. My Only Lover - Gregory Isaac
3. Run, Run - Pablo Moses
4. Funeral - Prince Alla (Tappa's production)
5. Living In The Ghetto - Delton Screechie
6. Mr. Rich Man - Anthony Johnson
7. Right Time - Neville Brown
8. Life In The Ghetto - Puddy Roots
9. Swell Headed - Leroy "The Dan" Smart
10. Nitty Gritty - Man Ina House
11. Posse Move - Junior Chin

Well i cheated with 11, its difficult to pick just 10...'
As u can see, today im inna more late 70's to early 80's kinda rootsy vibe..

1- hard time pressure - sugar minott
2- red hot - prince alla
3 - rudeboy shufflin' - iv
4- across the red sea - bim sherman
5- taco - max romeo
6- dungeon - ghetto priest feat prince far i
7- jah give us life to live - wailing souls
8- tek weh yuh gal - coca tea
9- longtime rocksteady - little roy
10- jack sprat - yellowman

can we do a part 2?

blessed from Lima!

yoyr clock needs to go back Roots Archives!!!!!!!

1. Woman's Dub - Lee Perry & Upsetters
2. Ark of The Rising Sun - Lee Perry
3. 2000 Years [100th Anniversary Dub] - Burning Spear
4. Down Town - The Dynamites
5. Pablo In Dub - Augustus Pablo [Harder Shade of Black]
6. Sunshine Showdown - Lee Perry
7. Rasta Train - Raphael Green & Dr. Alimantado
8. Watch Out Version - Albert Griffiths & The Gladiators
9 School Children - The New Establishment
10. Let Love In - Dennis Brown

So I realize I'm leaning pretty heavy on Lee Scratch Perry, but hey what can you do. :/

Hey Iron_Spire is that Gladiators tune the Studio 1 cut??

If yes, then thats a top top roots choice, I almost forgot bout that tune - a HEAVY HEAVY KILLER.....!!