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I have been enjoying Joe Gibbs State of Emergency album and wanted to check out some similar albums. As I am far from an expert on reggae I thought I would ask here!

Please list your top ten instrumental reggae albums, including compilations. Preferably non Dub as I have a good list of these to check out. More stuff like early Lee Perry tunes like Return of Django and the previously mentioned Joe Gibbs LP.

if you dont know it yet, check out
Many moods of the Upsetter, terrific album, some tracks have vocals but i consider this to be an instrumental LP.

also upsetter - cloak & dagger LP may be? not much dubbed up, killer riddims. or "soul revolution part 2" for wailers instrumentals.

closest of those 3 to the sound of return of django would probably be the first one.

Check out Trojan and Studio One for compilations, various ones were issued. I gotta go work now but i'll try to be more precise later on

Val Bennet & The Upsetters on Carl's ny

I love

"creation" by lennie Hibbert
"Africa On My Mind" BY Harold Butler
"Im Flash Forward" By Cedric Im Books
"Let's Go Native With Reggae" By Gladstone Anderson & Lyn Taitt & The Jets
"Stepping Tiger" By Jackie Mittoo
"The Legendary Skatalites" by the Skatalites
"United Africa" By Cedric Im Books
"The Money Makers" By Jackie Mittoo
"Pure Gold" Various artists Producer : Rupie Edwards

right now I'm listening to "Ecstasy Of Mankind" by Carl Havey

Great suggestions thanks!

Rico = Man From Wareika
Stepper = Stepper takes the Taxi

Definately that Rupie Edwards "Pure Gold" set is excellent. You can pick it up easily as its also titled "Success Archives Vol 3"

I also rate this quite highly

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Definately worth searching out too

Jackie Mittoo - Evening Time
The Upsetters - Kung Fu Meets The Dragon, Musical Bones, Return of wax
Cedric Im Books - Im Flash Forward

and This Is Augustus Pablo

I have This Is Augustus Pablo and Check the WInner, both brilliant! Rico's stuff is pretty pricey wow!