| Culture Frontline music Harder Than The Rest CD (1978)
$9.29 The string of albums Culture recorded during the late '70s contained some of the most reliably solid sets from the tail end of reggae's roots era. These early releases for the production team of Joe Gibbs and Errol "E.T." Thompson
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| Cleveland City Crooks Frontline CDs Dead Wrong CD (1999) Parental Advisory
$14.79 the debut album from young group conjures up visions of N.W.A. or The Geto Boys - the tracks they ride on were laced by Tommy Boy Records new comer Phatty Banks - he mixes heavy beats & live instruments to
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| Mighty Diamonds Frontline Records Right Time CD (1976)
$9.09 Few reggae bands evoked their audience's suffering as viscerally as the Mighty Diamonds, not least because of lead vocalist Donald "Tabby" Shaw. Although overshadowed by stars like Bunny Wailer, Shaw's aching lilt remains a compelling signature of the roots-oriented '70s
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| Culture Frontline music International Herb CD (1979) Import
$10.19 African-American R&B has affected different reggae artists in different ways. While Toots and the Maytals' gritty ska/reggae is comparable to the raw, tough southern soul that Wilson Picket, Sam & Dave and Otis Redding were known for, Culture's sweet, mellifluous
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| Linton Kwesi Johnson Frontline CDs Dread Beat An' Blood CD (1978)
$9.55 Linton Kwesi Johnson went under the name "Poet & The Roots" for this release.
The debut album by Linton Kwesi Johnson hits with the force of a fist. A Jamaican-born British immigrant, Johnson worked as a poet and political activist before
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| Gregory Isaacs Frontline music Cool Ruler CD (1978)
$15.15 In 1978, reggae vocalist Gregory Isaacs released COOL RULER, a title that also served as the performer's nickname. Although the album, unlike some of his earlier '70s offerings, didn't prove to be an international success, it received critical acclaim and
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| Culture Frontline Records Cumbolo CD (1979)
$9.25 As roots reggae harmony groups go, Culture has always been a bit unique. Wholly dominated by the mystical and strangely charismatic lead singer and songwriter Joseph Hill, Culture has always dealt in simple (some would say simplistic) and yet absurdly
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| Gladiators Frontline CDs Dreadlocks The Time Is Now CD (1983)
$9.19 When the Virgin label first started reissuing material from its long-discontinued Front Line reggae imprint in the early '90s, it was a mixed blessing for roots reggae lovers. On the one hand, the reissue campaign made truly classic material available
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| Gladiators Frontline music Trench Town Mix Up CDs (1978)
$9.79 The Gladiators' debut full-length, both at home and abroad, Trench Town Mix Up not only met all expectations, but far outstripped them. Although the group was composed of adept musicians, the likes of bassist Lloyd Parks and drummer Sly Dunbar
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| Althea & Donna Frontline Records Uptown Top Ranking CD (1978)
$9.39 Theirs is a legendary story of how two
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