Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Them A Fe Get A Beatin' - Peter Tosh ~ Various Artists |  |
| 2. This Beautiful Land - The Melodians ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Addisababa - Delroy Wilson ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Festival Da Da - Junior Byles ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. Merry Up - The God Sons ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Keep On Moving - Bob Marley & The Wailers ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. All That We Need Is Love - Alton Ellis ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. S90 Skank - Big Youth ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Time Has Come, The - Slim Smith ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Yim Mas Gan - The Abyssinians ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Lorna Banana - Dennis Alcapone/Prince Jazzbo ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Money In My Pocket - Dennis Brown ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Salvation Train - Scotty ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Loving Pauper - Gregory Isaacs ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Pauper And The King - I Roy ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. African Queen - Augustus Pablo ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Words Of My Mouth - The Gatherers ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Purify Your Heart - Johnny Osbourne ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Higher The Mountain - U Roy ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. Stranger On The Shore - David Isaacs ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. John Devour - Dillinger ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. Have I Sinned - Lloyd Charmers ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. Hail Rasta Brother Hail - The Ethiopians ~ Various Artists | |
| 24. Everything I Own - Ken Boothe ~ Various Artists | |
| 25. Help Me Make It Through The Night - John Holt ~ Various Artists | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Fire Burning - Bob Andy ~ Various Artists | |
| 2. Sweet Bitter Love - Marcia Griffiths ~ Various Artists | |
| 3. Stalag 17 - Ansell Collins ~ Various Artists | |
| 4. Here I Am Baby - Al Brown ~ Various Artists | |
| 5. None Shall Escape The Judgement - Johnny Clarke ~ Various Artists | |
| 6. Ire Feelings - Rupie Edwards ~ Various Artists | |
| 7. Play De Music - Tinga Stewart ~ Various Artists | |
| 8. Forward Jah Jah Children - The Inner Circle ~ Various Artists | |
| 9. Jah Jah Bless The Dreadlocks - The Mighty Diamonds ~ Various Artists | |
| 10. Hurt So Good - Susan Cadogan ~ Various Artists | |
| 11. Duke Of Earl - Cornell Campbell ~ Various Artists | |
| 12. Duke Of Earl Dub - Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators ~ Various Artists | |
| 13. Soldering - The Starlights ~ Various Artists | |
| 14. Keep Cool Babylon - Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus ~ Various Artists | |
| 15. Baby Hang Up The Phone - Lloyd Parks ~ Various Artists | |
| 16. Dreadlocks - The Heptones ~ Various Artists | |
| 17. Ram Goat Liver - Pluto Shervington ~ Various Artists | |
| 18. Heavy Manners - Prince Far I ~ Various Artists | |
| 19. Keys Of Keys - Michael Rose ~ Various Artists | |
| 20. People Got To Know, The - Sugar Minott ~ Various Artists | |
| 21. Love The Dread - Mikey Dread ~ Various Artists | |
| 22. I Am A Madman - Lee Perry ~ Various Artists | |
| 23. You Are The Sun - Frankie Paul ~ Various Artists | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Includes liner notes by Laurence Cane-Honeysett. | | This 150-minute, two-disc set is one of the best overviews of classic reggae available. Volume 1 focused on ska and rock steady tracks from the 1960s, and this one consists primarily of material from the '70s and '80s, reggae's classic period. Though Trojan has a reputation for mediocre production quality and shady business dealings with its artists, the sound on these two discs is consistently quite good (and the company does attempt, though not entirely convincingly, to defend itself against its critics in the extensive liner notes). The 48 songs that make up this collection cover the whole range of classic reggae, from the sing-jay stylings of Big Youth ("S90 Skank") to Gregory Isaacs at his lonely best ("Loving Pauper") and the stentorian pronouncements of the immortal Prince Far I ("Under Heavy Manners"). The material is divided about equally between cultural and romantic tunes and steers clear of beat-heavy dancehall, which will please some and disappoint others. There is the occasional misstep -- John Holt's yucky version of "Help Me Make It Through the Night" is completely unnecessary, and Cornel Campbell's fine cover of "Duke of Earl" is unfortunately followed up by an ersatz dub version (it's really just an instrumental with sax solo). Overall, though, this set is excellent and cannot be recommended too strongly, especially as an introduction for newcomers to reggae. ~ Rick Anderson |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 08/06/2002 | | Original Release Date : 1996 | | Catalog ID : 80312 | | Label : Trojan (Cityhall) | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00060768031227 |
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