Added 22/5/09: A 3 cd box set from Island Records spanning their 50 years in the business, cd1 covers from Ska to Rcoksteady, cd 2 from early reggae and through the roots years, and cd 3 finishing the early 80`s roots selections and moving right on through to dancehall and the latest sounds of Jamrock. For long timers there`s nothing new but as a showcase of Island and reggae music it sets a standard and shows the strength the music has had over the years. S31 833-1
Track Listing:
CD1:
1. Laurel Aitken - Boogie In My Bones
2. Jackie Edwards - We're Gonna Love
3. Owen Gray - Darling Patricia
4. Derrick Morgan - Forward March
5. Derrick And Patsy - Housewives Choice
6. Desmond Dekker - Honour Your Mother And Father
7. Jimmy Cliff - King Of Kings
8. Ernest Ranglin - Exodus
9. Don Drummond - Eastern Standard Time
10. Millie - My Boy Lollipop - Album Version
11. Justin Hinds, The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come
12. Carlos Malcolm - Bonanza Ska
13. Millie - Sweet William
14. Alton Ellis - Dance Crasher
15. Baba Brooks - Guns Fever
16. Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy
17. The Paragons - On The Beach
18. The Techniques - You Don't Care (aka You'll Want Me Back)
19. Keith & Tex - Stop That Train
20. Alton Ellis - Rock Steady
21. The Uniques - My Conversation
22. The Tennors - Ride Your Donkey
23. Val Bennett - The Russians Are Coming (aka Take 5)
24. Derrick Morgan - Hold You Jack
25. Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come - Album Version
26. Lorna Bennett - Breakfast In Bed
27. Zap Pow - This Is Reggae Music
CD2:
1. The Heptones - Book Of Rules
2. Burning Spear - Marcus Garvey - Album Version
3. Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown
4. Justin Hinds, The Dominoes - Carry Go Bring Come - Extended Version
5. Toots & The Maytals - Reggae Got Soul
6. Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves - Album Version
7. Jah Lion - Soldier And Police War
8. Max Romeo - War Ina Babylon - Album Version
9. Aswad - Back To Africa
10. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Roast Fish And Corn Bread - JA Single Mix Version
11. Dillinger - Cokane In My Brain - Single Version
12. Leroy Smart - Ballistic Affair
13. The Heptones - Party Time
14. Third World - 1865 (96º In The Shade)
15. Rico Rodriguez - Ska Wars
16. Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son
17. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Want Fi Goh Rave
18. Jimmy Riley - Love & Devotion
19. Black Uhuru - Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
CD3:
1. Black Uhuru - Sinsemilla - Album Version
2. Aswad, Michael Campbell - Warrior Charge
3. Sheila Hylton - The Bed's Too Big Without You - Extended Mix
4. Junior Delgado - Fort Augustus
5. Papa Michigan & General Smiley - One Love Jam Down
6. Dennis Brown - Sitting And Watching
7. Gregory Isaacs - Night Nurse - Album Version
8. The Mighty Diamonds - Pass The Kouchie
9. Black Uhuru - What Is Life
10. Dennis Brown - Revolution
11. Ini Kamoze - Trouble You A Trouble Me - Album Version
12. Gregory Isaacs - Oh What A Feeling - Album Version
13. Aswad - Don't Turn Around - Album Version
14. Chaka Demus & Pliers - Tease Me - Album Version
15. Apache - Boom Shack-A-Lak - Album Version
16. Chaka Demus & Pliers - Murder She Wrote
17. Prince Buster - Whine & Grine (Radio)
18. Damian Marley - Welcome To Jamrock