Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Brother Love - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang |  |
| 2. Don't Distress - (with Pinchers) ~ George Phang | |
| 3. Miami Vice - (with Charlie Chaplin) ~ George Phang | |
| 4. Music Is The Staff Of Life - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 5. Misunderstanding - (with Barrington Levy) ~ George Phang | |
| 6. Nah Go To South Africa - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 7. Heart Breaker - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 8. Greetings - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 9. Indian Lady - (with Conroy Smith) ~ George Phang | |
| 10. Alesha - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 11. No Problem - (with Peter Metro) ~ George Phang | |
| 12. One A Way Soldier - (with Al Campbell) ~ George Phang | |
| 13. Final Mission, The - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | |
| 14. Who Dem A Try Fe Fool, A - (with Admiral Bailey) ~ George Phang | |
| 15. True Confession - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 16. True, A - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 17. Que Dem - (with Charlie Chaplin) ~ George Phang | |
| 18. She Give Me Fever - (with Michael Palmer) ~ George Phang | |
| 19. Stylee - (with Frankie Jones) ~ George Phang | |
| 20. Stylee Version - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Hey lady - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 2. Can't Get We Out - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 3. Josey Ready - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 4. Old King Cole - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 5. She No Ready - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 6. What A Thing - (with Toyan) ~ George Phang | |
| 7. Everytime I Hear The Sound - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 8. Long Lost Lover - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 9. String Up The Sound - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 10. Haul & Galong - (with Frankie Jones) ~ George Phang | |
| 11. Bank Account - (with Leroy Smart) ~ George Phang | |
| 12. Lecturer Version - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | |
| 13. Frontline - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 14. Sweet Reggae Music - (with Echo Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 15. Gi Mi Wha Mi Want - (with Michael Palmer) ~ George Phang | |
| 16. Hard To Believe - (with Barrington Levy) ~ George Phang | |
| 17. Level The Vibes - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 18. Code Of Conduct - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 19. Love I Can Feel - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 20. Blow Saxophone - (with Yellowman) ~ George Phang | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Robbie Shakespeare, Willie Lindo (guitar); David Madden, Dean Fraser, Nambo Robinson (horns); Franklyn Waul, Robert Lyn (keyboards); Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar (drums); Noel "Scully" Simms (percussion). | | Audio Mixers: Peter Chemist; Ruddy Thomas; Solgie Hamilton. | | Audio Remasterer: Paul Shields. | | Recording information: Channell One Recording Studio; Dynamic SOunds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. | | Editor: Paul Shields. | | Photographer: Beth Kingston. | | This is the second in a four-volume series of two-disc sets documenting the exemplary work of the frequently overlooked producer George Phang, who helped to usher in the dancehall sound in the late 1970s and early '80s. Working with a relatively small stable of singers and toasters and an even more limited cast of session players (generally centered on the bass/drum duos of Sly Dunbarand Robbie Shakespeare or Clevie Browne and Steely Johnson), Phang made his name by turning loose young talent like Peter Metro, Half Pint, and Charlie Chaplin on updated versions of roots reggae and rocksteady rhythms from the old days. Power House Selectors Choice, Vol. 2 is the strongest set in the series, featuring stellar material from dancehall dons Frankie Paul (singing sweetly over a dubwise mix of the "Heavenless" rhythm), Pinchers (on a fine update of the "First Cut Is the Deepest" rhythm titled "Don't Distress"), and Half Pint (represented here by his classic hit "Level the Vibes"). There are clunkers, as always, and as usual they tend to be provided by Little John -- a singjay who would later mature into a fine talent but who, during this period, seemed almost completely incapable of singing in tune. But the clunkers are few and the clustering of these tracks into rhythm-specific sections is both academically interesting and musically satisfying; seeing how each of these artists managed to make an instrumental track his own will give any reggae fan new appreciation for the level of artistry that characterized this fertile period in the music's history. ~ Rick Anderson |
Producer: George Phang |
Engineer: Peter Chemist; Ruddy Thomas; Soljie Hamilton |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/07/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : 4136 | | Label : VP Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00054645413626 |
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