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The eldest of sixteen children, David Isaacs was born in Denham Town and began his career in the music industry as a record salesman in the mid-sixties, making the transition to recording artiste in 1966 with the best-selling ‘I’d Rather Be Lonely’, produced by Byron Lee’s business partner, Ronnie...

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Island Reggae Box

Island Reggae BoxTo celebrate its 50th anniversary, Island are to issue a deluxe 3 CD box set featuring some of the best Jamaican music from its esteemed back-catalogue.

Due out on May 25th, the compilation traces the label’s fascinating history from its Jamaican roots to the modern day, featuring 64 classic tracks that helped establish the company as leaders in the field of Reggae music.

The track-listing is as follows…

DISC #1: THE HARDER THEY COME, SKA TO REGGAE 1959 to 1973
Boogie In My Bones – Laurel Aitken / We‘re Gonna Love – Wilfred ’Jackie‘ Edwards / Darling Patricia – Owen Gray / Forward March – Derrick Morgan / Housewives Choice – Derrick Morgan & Patsy / Honour Your Mother and Father – Desmond Dekker / King Of Kings – Jimmy Cliff / Exodus – Ernest Ranglin / Eastern Standard Time – Don Drummond & The Skatalites / My Boy Lollipop – Millie Small / Carry Go Bring Come – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes / Bonanza Ska – Carlos Malcolm & His Afro Jamaican Rhythms / Sweet William – Millie Small / Dance Crasher – Alton Ellis & The Flames / Guns Fever – The Baba Brooks Band / Take It Easy – Hopeton Lewis / On The Beach – The Paragons / You Don’t Care (You’ll Want Me Back) – The Techniques / Stop That Train – Keith & Tex / Rock Steady – Alton Ellis & The Flames / My Conversation – The Uniques / Ride Your Donkey – The Tennors / Take Five – Val Bennett / Hold You Jack – Derrick Morgan / The Harder They Come – Jimmy Cliff / Breakfast In Bed – Lorna Bennett / This Is Reggae Music – Zap Pow

DISC #2: PARTY TIME, ROOTS, DUB & LOVERS 1973 to 1979
Book Of Rules – The Heptones / Marcus Garvey – Burning Spear / King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown – Augustus Pablo / Carry Go Bring Come (Reggae version) – Justin Hinds & The Dominoes / Reggae Got Soul – Toots & The Maytals / Police And Thieves – Junior Murvin / Soldier And Police War – Jah Lion / War In A Babylon – Max Romeo / Back To Africa – Aswad / Roast Fish And Corn Bread – Lee Perry / Cokane In My Brain – Dillinger / Ballistic Affair – Leroy Smart / Party Time – The Heptones / 96 Degrees In The Shade – Third World / Ska Wars – Rico / Prodigal Son – Steel Pulse / Want Fi Goh Rave – Linton Kwesi Johnson / Love And Devotion – Jimmy Riley / Guess Who’s Coming To Dinner – Black Uhuru

DISC #3: WELCOME TO JAMROCK, 1980 to 2005
(Stalk Of) Sensimilla – Black Uhuru / Warrior Charge – Aswad / The Bed’s Too Big Without You – Sheila Hylton / Fort Augustus – Junior Delgado / One Love Jamdown – Papa Michigan & General Smiley / Sitting And Watching – Dennis Brown / Night Nurse – Gregory Isaacs / Pass The Kouchie – The Mighty Diamonds / What Is Life – Black Uhuru / Revolution – Dennis Brown / Trouble You A Trouble Me – Ini Kamoze / Oh What A Feeling – Gregory Isaacs / Don’t Turn Around – Aswad / Tease Me – Chaka Demus & Pliers / Boom Shack A Lack – Apache Indian / Murder She Wrote – Chaka Demus & Pliers / Whine And Grine – Prince Buster / Welcome To Jamrock – Damian Marley

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