• 33 of the tracks make their CD debut • Includes 8 previously unreleased recordings • Features many of the biggest Jamaican hits of the roots era. By the mid-Seventies, Sonia Pottinger was firmly established as one of Jamaica’s premier producers, issuing a steady stream of best-selling 7” singles on her revered High Note label. Throughout the remainder of the decade, she further cemented her reputation as a leading player within the island’s recording industry with a succession of superior releases, performed by some of the leading talents on the Jamaican music scene, with the bulk of this work recorded at Duke Reid’s famed Treasure Isle studio, under the supervision of the facility’s acclaimed in-house sound engineer, Errol Brown. Yet, despite the popularity of these sides, many have remained unavailable since their original release over four decades ago. Now, at long last, 35 of Pottinger’s finest works from the mid-to-late Seventies have been brought together to form this essential roots reggae collection. Showcasing the talents of many of Jamaica’s finest vocalists, DJs and instrumentalists, “Can’t Stop The Dread” almost entirely comprises tracks new to CD; their number including eight previously unissued recordings.
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1. Sufferer's Child - Delroy Denton & the Silvertones
2. How Can I Get Over - the Chantells
3. Lick and Run - Ruddy Thomas
4. Trouble and Strife - the Africans
5. Know Your Friend - Jackie Brown & Sky Nation
6. Lonesome I - the Roots Defenders
7. Chat Chat (12" Version) - Well Pleased & Satisfied
8. Let It Out - the Survivors
9. Babylon Road - I Roy & Sky Nation
10. Rig-Ma-Roe Game (12" Version) Justin Hinds & the Dominoes
11. Nu Turn Wey - Ansel Collins & the Revolutionaries
12. Get Up (12" Version) - Jackie Edwards
13. Badness No Pay - Ken Quatty
14. Walla Walla (12" Version) - Well Pleased & Satisfied
15. King of the Congo - the Africans
16. Whole Lot of Feeling (12" Version) - Justin Hinds & the Domi
17. Regulation 15 the Revolutionaries
18. Conference Table (12" Version) Delroy Wilson
19. Can't Stop the Dread - Rankin' Joe
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1. King of Kings - Mind, Body & Soul
2. African Language - Jackie Edwards
3. Babylon a Run Come - the Mellows
4. Love Sweet Music (12" Version) Well Pleased & Satisfied
5. Wipe Your Weeping Eyes (12" Version) Justin Hinds & the Dom
6. Peace Truce - Errol Scorcher & the Revolutionaries
7. Winey Winey (12" Version) - the Kingstonians
8. A New Recipe - Jackie Edwards
9. Let Love Shine - Aston Whittaker
10. Shank I Sheck (12" Version) Bobby Ellis & the Revoluti