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This three-disc set of Jamaican reggae and British ska is pretty a much hit-or-miss affair, with some amazing tracks mixed in with some not so amazing tracks, and unfortunately none of it is particularly essential, since pretty much everything here is easily available elsewhere. Among the obvious high points are a pair of Bob Marley classics, "Mr. Brown" and "Small Axe," Peter Tosh's "400 Years," the Specials' version of "Ghost Town," and Augustus Pablo's cool and quirky "Alive & Sounding" instrumental. But be careful. Pablo's track is found on disc three, which has its tracking seriously messed up, beginning with track seven, which is supposed to be Owen Gray's "Island in the Stream," but is actually Marley's "Fussing & Fighting" (which is supposed to be track 14, but isn't). Gray's song is track eight, with everything off by one track the rest of the way, until the disc ends with Lee "Scratch" Perry's "Huzza a Hana." Remember Augustus Pablo's "Alive & Sounding"? It's supposed to be the tenth track on the third disc, but is actually track 11. This is hardly an essential compilation in the first place, and with the tracking out of whack, it becomes even less essential. ~ Steve Leggett
Liner Note Authors: Dave Thompson ; Ken Tighe.
Editor: Jason Myers. This Is Ska And Reggae Roots Music This Is Ska And Reggae Roots Songs | | This Is Ska And Reggae Roots CD DISC 1: |
| 1. | Small Axe - Bob Marley |
| 2. | She's Alright - Skeletones |
| 3. | Gangsters - The Specials |
| 4. | Big 6 - Judge Dread |
| 5. | Free Yourself - The Untouchables |
| 6. | Silver World - Dennis Brown |
| 7. | Storybook Children - Gregory Isaacs |
| 8. | Tell Me Something Good - Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Upsetters |
| 9. | 400 Years - Peter Tosh/Bob Marley |
| 10. | Rude Boy Gone Jail - Neville Staple/Special Skank |
| 11. | Treat Me Like a King - John Holt |
| 12. | Cus Cus - Horace Andy |
| 13. | Tu-Sheng Peng - U-Brown |
| 14. | Roman Soldiers of Babylon - Freddie McGregor |
| 15. | We Are Africa - Sly & Robbie |
| | This Is Ska And Reggae Roots Songs DISC 2: |
| 1. | Message to You Rudy, A - The Specials |
| 2. | New Rude Boy - Junior Brammer |
| 3. | It's Alright - Bob Marley |
| 4. | Be Alright - The Untouchables |
| 5. | Sugar Baby - Freddie McGregor |
| 6. | Pretty Little Cottage - The Heptones |
| 7. | Rivers of Babylon - Don Carlos |
| 8. | Leave Rastaman Alone - Horace Andy |
| 9. | Big 7 - Judge Dread |
| 10. | Ghost Town - The Specials |
| 11. | We're Just Friends - Don Hicky |
| 12. | 100 Street - Augustus Pablo |
| 13. | Silver Words - Ken Boothe |
| 14. | Thief a Man - Gregory Isaacs |
| | This Is Ska And Reggae Roots Album DISC 3: |
| 1. | Mr. Brown - Bob Marley |
| 2. | Roots Man Skanking - Freddie McGregor |
| 3. | Lonely Man - Gregory Isaacs |
| 4. | Love Story - Clint Eastwood |
| 5. | Africa - Dennis Brown |
| 6. | Cool Operator - Dillinger |
| 7. | Island in the Stream - Owen Gray |
| 8. | She Need Me - Sassafras |
| 9. | Stick by Me - Sly & Robbie |
| 10. | Alive & Sounding - Augustus Pablo |
| 11. | Ark, The - Yellowman |
| 12. | On the Beach - Jackie Edwards |
| 13. | Huzza a Hana - Lee "Scratch" Perry/The Upsetters/Lee "Scratch" Perry & the Upsetters |
| 14. | Fussing & Fighting - Bob Marley |
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