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Some of you may know this long running radio program where you must imagine you are stranded on a desert island.

The show allows you to choose 8 (I think) records to take with you. The show then plays clips or tracks from the disks in between a sort of interview format.

Sadly, most subjects tend to choose a bunch of classical stuff.

But what would your choice be? (in this case reggae only please)

Me? I don't think I could spend the rest of my life with just 8 LPs so I would have to start swimming pretty soon or build a raft!

Smada - Duke Ellington Orchestra
Telstar - The Tornados
Wouldn't It Be Nice - The Beach Boys
Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon
Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Family Affair - Sly & The Family Stone
The Witch Queen Of New Orleans - Redbone
Any Colour You Like - Pink Floyd
You're Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go - Bob Dylan

Music from Island In The Sun for life on an Island In The Sun!!

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
East Of The River Nile - Augustus Pablo
Blackheart Man - Bunny Wailer
Macka Fat - Jackie Mittoo
On Top - The Heptones
Blackboard Jungle Dub - The Upsetters
Pick A Dub - Keith Hudson
Social Living - Burning Spear
Dub Store Special - Dub Specialist
African Dub Chapter Three - Joe Gibbs & Professionals

Sandy Crusoe 10 !!! Please read my post again!

"But what would your choice be? (in this case reggae only please)"

Here is my 8 (I will cheat by including only LPs)

Leggo Dub - Revolutionaries
Scientist Meets The Space Invaders - Scientist
Sufferers Choice - Sugar Minott
Good Thing Going - Sugar Minott
Kaya - Bob Marley
Private Beach Party - Gregory Isaacs (very apt)
Pusher Man - Pioneers (Trojan mix)
George Faith - To Be A Lover

Frankly, I would soon die of a broken heart due to leaving all the rest behind...

Duke Reid - Here Comes the Duke
Lee Perry - Heart of the Ark vol one
Lee Perry - Black Ark in Dub
Intensified (various) vol one/two
(ok I know mine are seperate, but I'm sure there is a double album version out there!)
Delroy Wilson - Original 12 (studio one)
Scientist Wins the World Cup
Original Rockers - Augustus Pablo
Mighty Dub - MightyZ

Sorry to cheat with albums, but if leggo rocker can
PS I couldn't survive with just these - but could you make a raft with just 8 disks?

MightyZ

According to the rules of the original show, you are allowed to take one luxury, so that could be your studio set up. You'd have plenty of time to remake Mighty Dub, so why not pick another tune...

My luxury would be motorcycle and 200,000 gallons of gasoline

The mighty diamonds- Go seek your rights
Sly & Robbie- King Tubby's dancehall dub
V/A- Studio one soul
Larry Marshall- Presenting Larry Marshall
Bob Marley & The Wailers- Survival
Hypnotix- New world order
V/A- Trojan chill out boxset
and a compilation made by myself

Respect

Perry/Uspsetters- Super Ape
Perry - Megaton Dub 1
Perry - Megaton Dub 2
Pablo - East of the river nile
Far I - Cry Tuff Chapter IV/ Voice of Thunder
Dub Specialist - Roots Dub
Mudie - Dub Conference Vol. 1
Horace Andy - Dancehall Style

Difficult, but here goes;

Alton Ellis - I'm Still In Love (Studio One)
The Techniques - You Don't Care (12")
Frankie Paul - Alesha
Half Pint - Mr Landlord
Sanchez - Tell Him I'm Not Home
Aswad - Bubbling
Sugar Minott - I Know Them Love It
Wayne Wonder - Joyride

Sooooooooo many more I could have chosen just as easily!

Bubbling is a cracker! Great to see it listed.