Specials - Gangsters one of the best two tone tracks

 

Harry J Allstars - Liquidator superb instrumental, my fav 'original' reggae track

 

Althia and Donna - Uptown topranking great jamaican pinched track well re-worked.

 

Dave and Ansil Collins - Double barrel

 

Police - Beds too big without you police at there very best

 

Prince Buster - Al Capone

 

Madness - Nightboat to Cairo

 

Ub40 - Food for thought before they went carp!

 

Selector - Missing words

 

 

Specials - Gangsters one of the best two tone tracks

 

Harry J Allstars - Liquidator superb instrumental, my fav 'original' reggae track

 

Althia and Donna - Uptown topranking great jamaican pinched track well re-worked.

 

Dave and Ansil Collins - Double barrel

 

Police - Beds too big without you police at there very best

 

Prince Buster - Al Capone

 

Madness - Nightboat to Cairo

 

Ub40 - Food for thought before they went carp!

 

Selector - Missing words

 

So a Reggae album with UB40 & the Police and no Bob Marley ....... you could have done better.....

My Reggae/Ska album with a quite literally a twist (to limit it down to 12 tracks):

 

1. The Folks Brothers - Oh Carolina - For those of you who think it was a Shaggy original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmFbewivy0

 

2. Prince Buster - One Step Beyond - For those of you who thought it was a Madness original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WWxxFCeM9nA

 

3. Dandy Livingstone - Rudy (A Message To You) - For those of you who thought it was a Specials original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LFdEyRCOrGA

 

4. Paragons - The Tide Is High - For those of you who think this is a Blondie original murdered by Atomic Kitten.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXUMZuAjKc

 

5. Toots & the Maytals - Monkey Man - For those of you who think this is an Amy Winehouse original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j38ae8229mQ

 

6. Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon - For those of you who think this is a Boney M original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEKKJOLRww

 

7. Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People - For those of you who think this is a Paul Young original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYQdXLJKfg

 

8. Lord Creator - Kingston Town - For those of you who think this is a UB40 original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUUG8N2SNs

 

9. Freddie Notes & the Rudies - Montego Bay - For those of you who think this is a Amazulu original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6ebVQuoxGks

 

10. Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves - For those of you who think it is a The Clash original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LXW53tGe8gk

 

11. Max Romeo and the Upsetters - I Chase The Devil - For those of you who think the Prodigy's Out Of Space is original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu2tNdqZTvA

 

12. The Clash - Guns Of Brixton - For those of you who think Beats International's Dub Be Good To Me is original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg

 

 

...................................... Now I've gone and left out Bob Marley too ..... dooohhh :D

My Reggae/Ska album with a quite literally a twist (to limit it down to 12 tracks):

 

1. The Folks Brothers - Oh Carolina - For those of you who think it was a Shaggy original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ekmFbewivy0

 

2. Prince Buster - One Step Beyond - For those of you who thought it was a Madness original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=WWxxFCeM9nA

 

3. Dandy Livingstone - Rudy (A Message To You) - For those of you who thought it was a Specials original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LFdEyRCOrGA

 

4. Paragons - The Tide Is High - For those of you who think this is a Blondie original murdered by Atomic Kitten.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=0MXUMZuAjKc

 

5. Toots & the Maytals - Monkey Man - For those of you who think this is an Amy Winehouse original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=j38ae8229mQ

 

6. Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon - For those of you who think this is a Boney M original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XVEKKJOLRww

 

7. Nicky Thomas - Love Of The Common People - For those of you who think this is a Paul Young original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4BYQdXLJKfg

 

8. Lord Creator - Kingston Town - For those of you who think this is a UB40 original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=PBUUG8N2SNs

 

9. Freddie Notes & the Rudies - Montego Bay - For those of you who think this is a Amazulu original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6ebVQuoxGks

 

10. Junior Murvin - Police & Thieves - For those of you who think it is a The Clash original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=LXW53tGe8gk

 

11. Max Romeo and the Upsetters - I Chase The Devil - For those of you who think the Prodigy's Out Of Space is original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Bu2tNdqZTvA

 

12. The Clash - Guns Of Brixton - For those of you who think Beats International's Dub Be Good To Me is original.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=hiQoq-wqZxg

...................................... Now I've gone and left out Bob Marley too ..... dooohhh :D

 

I only knew of about 6 of these originals, must be slipping :D

So a Reggae album with UB40 & the Police and no Bob Marley ....... you could have done better.....

 

i dont like bob marley..... its an album of my favs not a definitive album of everyones all time greats.

 

i could have done better, maybe, but i wanted variety without too much jamaican reggae of which im not much of a fan, indeed like brian i only know about half of your choices, reggae to me was 'incidental' and not a style of music i sought out. :)

Great choices from Thisispop - did Amy Winehouse cover Monkey Man? f***ing hell, how bad must that be?

Not A big fan of Reggae, only in moderation...preferred a bit of a ska tbh :)

 

1. Bad Manners - Lip up Fatty........Huge singer Buster Bloodvessel sweated buckets singing this :lol:

 

2. The Beat - Mirror in the Bathroom....more pop than ska I suppose, but my favourite track by them

 

3. Madness - One step beyond..............The nutty boys doing what they do best

 

4. Selector - Missing Words.....I liked this one

 

5. Specials - Gangsters..............One of my favourite songs from early 80's

 

6. The Beat - Hand's off she's mine......fast paced track

 

7. Selector - On my radio.....Another one I remember well

 

8. Specials - A message to you Rudy......One of the first Specials songs I really liked

 

9. The Police - So Lonely...............Great song, were they Singing about Sue Lawley though :D

 

10. 10CC - Dreadlock Holiday......Who would have thought, this act would have got a reggae song to number 1, I don't like cricket either :lol:

 

11. Bob Marley - Jamming.....only song I rate by him

cant fault your ska choices bri.....

 

the only song by marley id rate was 'exodus'...

Here's some off the top of my head

 

1. The Clash - 'Rudie Can't Fail'

2. Max Romeo - 'War Ina Babylon'

3. The Specials - 'Long Shot (Kick De Bucket)'

4. Madness - 'Return of the Los Palmas Seven'

5. Bob Marley & The Wailers - 'Bend Down Low'

6. The Jolly Brothers - 'Conscious Man'

7. Toots & The Maytals - 'Monkey Man'

8. Freddie McGregor - 'This Carry Go Bring Come'

9. Shabba Ranks - 'Trailer Loada Girls'

10. Beats International - 'Echo Chamber'

 

Would need some Lee Perry, Upsetters & King Tubby stuff on there too though!

the only song by marley id rate was 'exodus'...

 

 

Mine's Three Little Birds. Good choices though.

This would be my album:

 

(BEWARE! there are a few naughty ones in there)

 

01. Bob & Marcia - Young Gifted & Black

 

02. Dave & Ansil Collins - Monkey Spanner

 

03. Folkes Brothers - Oh Carolina -- coverd in 1993 by Shaggy

 

04. Derrick Harriott - Message From A Black Man

 

05. Kingstonians - Singer Man

 

06. Jimmy Cliff - Wonderful World Beautiful People

 

07. Desmond Dekker - 007 (Shanty Town)

 

08. Prince Buster - Ten Commandments Of Man

 

09. Inner Circle - Bad Boys -- (theme from US TV series COPS)

 

10. Melodians - Rivers Of Babylon -- (covered in 1978 by Boney M)

 

11. The Paragons - The Tide Is High -- (covered by Blondie and Atomic Kitten)

 

12. Skatelites - Guns Of Navarone

 

13. Tony Tribe - Red Red Wine -- (originally by Neil Diamond)

 

14. Maytals - Monkey Man

 

15. Upsetters - Return Of Django

 

16. Teddy Brown - What Greater Love

 

17. Max Romeo - Wet Dream

 

18. Move Outta Babylon

 

19. Roland Alphonso - Phoenix City

 

20. Lorna Bennett - Breakfast In Bed -- (covered by UB40)

 

21. Bobby Bloom - Montego Bay

 

22. Ken Boothe - Lady With The Starlight

 

23. Max Romeo - Sixpence

 

24. Jimmy Cliff - Sufferin' In The Land

 

25. Rupie Edwards - Ire Feelings

 

26. Horace Faith - Black Pearl -- (originally a Phil Spector production by Sonny Charles & Checkmates Ltd.)

 

27. Soul Sisters - Wreck A Buddy

 

28. Versatiles - Push It In

 

29. Kid Gungo - Hold The p*ssy

 

30. Pioneers - Long Shot Kick The Bucket

 

For anyone who hasn't heard Monkey Man by Maytals, you can listen to it HERE

Edited May 30, 200817 yr by Euro Music

im surprised im the only one who likes harry j all stars 'liquidator'... great track

 

i could add nicky thomas 'love of the common people' vastly superior to paul youngs rubbish cover.

im surprised im the only one who likes harry j all stars 'liquidator'... great track

 

Does anyone remember that the riff at the beginning of Liquidator was used in the intro of the Staples Singers 70s hit (If You're Ready) Come Go With Me

 

Does anyone remember that the riff at the beginning of Liquidator was used in the intro of the Staples Singers 70s hit (If You're Ready) Come Go With Me

 

tbh i never really thought about it at the time... im surprised it hasnt been sampled more recently though..