Review: Originally released on UK label Jam Sounds in 1975, this rare album brought together members of the legendary Skatalites, namely Lloyd Brevette, Lloyd Knibb, Ernest Ranglin, Roland Alphonso and Tommy McCook with session greats like Horsemouth, Augustus Pablo and members of Ras Michael's Sons of Negus. Recorded across various Kingston studios including Black Ark and Aquarius, it was mixed at King Tubby's, though exact details remain unclear. Because it was initially pressed in limited quantities, it went largely unnoticed, overshadowed by the era's militant reggae. Now rightly revered, the album gets reissued in all its glory and again delivers rich, deep-rooted dub and roots of the highest quality.
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