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Mick D respect to you but there were some excellent lp past 83 reggae wise sir. If yuh nah like digital keyboard sound ..The I can respect dat higher, for di I prefer true drum and bass from the 70's.


some of I man favorites..

FOREVER- ISRAEL VIBRATION

NIGHT NURSE - GREGORY ISAACS

AFRICAN ROOTS - MICHAEL ROSE

STRENGTH OF MY LIFE - ISRAEL VIBRATION

TRUE CONSCIOUS ROOTS AND LOVERS....RESPECT FI MI BREDREN ON DIS HERE BOARD AND ABROAD

Thanks for the recommendations everyone. I love how I can sit here in California and read the opinions of roots lovers across the globe. Respect to all of you. As you all have pointed out, there are some classic roots recordings from the mid to late 1980's. I don't shun all reggae from this time period, but I have had some bad experiences. I would rather get all of your opinions first rather than buying a record that I will never listen to a second time.

Some of you have mentioned albums by Michael Rose. I don't have any of his solo material. Which of his solo albums are considered his best?

Junior Reid- Original foreign mind, Boom shacka lak

Micheal Palmer meets kelly Ranks @ Channel one

Micheal palmer meets Johnny osbourne Wicked

Frankie jones

I THINK THE BEST ALBUM WAS ON THE YEAR 1983 CAME FROM A AWESOME BAND THATS STILL PRESENT TODAY PRDOUCED BY LINVAL THOMPSON, BACKED BY ROOTS RADICS, AND RECORDED FROM THE LEGENDERY CHANNEL ONE STUDIO CAME THE MIGHTY VICEROYS AKA VOICEROYS, HOT TOPS AND INTERNS THE ULTRA RARE RECORD "BRETHREN AND SISTREN" DEEP HEAVY HARDCORE ROOTS FROM THAT ALBUM HEAR IT TO BELIEVE IT.

Fully agree with Ini Kamoze - Ini Kamoze and Jerusalem by Alpha Blondy. Greetings by Half Pint is another killer LP. Still in 1983 but a true classic: Aswad - Live and Direct.

Regarding the Michael Rose album recommendations...

IMO, check out "African Roots" and "Bonanza".

One in a million by Half Pint is another great album from 1984, with Prince Jammy at the controls...and no sleng-teng yet, for those who don't like early-digit

Yes, one in a million is a great album.

SHOWDOWN VOL 5!PURPLEMAN vs YELLOWMAN
SHOWDOWN VOL 6!FRANKIE PAUL vs LITTLE JOHN
SHOWDOWN VOL 8!COCOA TEA vs FRANKIE PAUL

ohhh thats many heavy albums after 83 , but I know what you meen but after 85 I would say !



hmmm

leroy smart - exclusive

black roots - frontline

yellowman - nobody move nobody get hurt

simple simon - bad man