This monumental survey of the 1980s output of legendary producer Lloyd "King Jammy" James continues with another two-disc set featuring a handful of classic Jammy rhythms voiced by a who's who of early dancehall reggae: Little John, Admiral Bailey, Frankie Paul, Josey Wales, and Gregory Isaacs are all represented here, and the classic rhythms include "Magic Moment" (the rhythm behind Shelly Thunder's hit "Kuff," which is sadly not included), "Head to Toe," and "China Town." That last features Shabba Ranks in an early tour de force titled "Get Up Stand Up and Rock," as well as a fine combination track featuring Anthony Malvo and Daddy Lizard.
Admiral Bailey unburdens himself of some bewildered commentary on the United States in "X Rated Country," and the great Chaka Demus puts in an early appearance with "Bad Bad Chaka" on Steely & Clevie's soca-flavored "Duck Dance" rhythm.
And there's a fine entry from the now-forgotten DJ Dominic, Jamaica's first white dancehall DJ (who, on his track, adamantly denies that he looks like Boy George).
Like the other three volumes in this four-volume, eight-disc series, this one is essential.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magic Moment | King Jammy, Leroy Gibbons | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 2 | Bam Bam | King Jammy, Tiger | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Cassanova | King Jammy, Frankie Paul | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 4 | Discuss Dem Man | King Jammy, Little John | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 5 | Head to Toe | King Jammy, Frankie Paul | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 22 MB |
| 6 | Be Mine Tonight | King Jammy, Admiral Tibett | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 7 | Get Up Stand Up and Rock | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Bye Bye LoveBoudleaux Bryant | King Jammy, Trevor Sparks | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | Greatest Gal LoverA. Malvo | King Jammy, Daddy Lizard, Anthony Malvo | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Fresh | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 19 MB |
| 11 | Four Season Lover | King Jammy, Leroy Gibbons | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 12 | Boy George | King Jammy, Dominic | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 13 | Duck Dance | King Jammy, Red Dragon | Play | 04:14 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 14 | Bad Bad ChakaL. James | King Jammy, Chaka Demus | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 15 | More RealityL. James | King Jammy, Ninjaman | Play | 03:54 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 16 | Ain't Too Pround To Beg | Al Campbell | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 17 | Top Celebrity | Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 18 | No Gimme No Bun | Little John | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 19 | Let's Give It Ah Try | Gregory Isaacs | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 67 mins | 155 MB | |||||
| 67 mins | 454 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral Bailey | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Admiral Tibett | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Horace Andy | Primary Artist |
| 4 | Don Angelo | Primary Artist |
| 5 | J.B. Bryan | Composer |
| 6 | Boudleaux Bryant | Composer |
| 7 | Al Campbell | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Leroy Champaign | Art Direction, Design |
| 9 | Joel Chin | Editing, Executive Producer, Mastering, Sequencing |
| 10 | Daddy Lizard | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Noel Davey | Musician |
| 12 | Chaka Demus | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Dominic | Primary Artist |
| 14 | M. Edwards | Composer |
| 15 | Flourgon | Primary Artist |
| 16 | Dean Fraser | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Leroy Gibbons | Primary Artist |
| 18 | High Times | Musician |
| 19 | Home T | Primary Artist |
| 20 | Gregory Isaacs | Primary Artist |
| 21 | H. James | Composer |
| 22 | L. James | Composer |
| 23 | Lloyd James | Audio Production, Producer |
| 24 | Rob Kenner | Liner Notes |
| 25 | King Jammy | Audio Engineer, Engineer, Primary Artist |
| 26 | Lecturer | Primary Artist |
| 27 | Lieutenant Stitchie | Primary Artist |
| 28 | Little John | Primary Artist |
| 29 | Little Twitch | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Mafia & Fluxy | Musician |
| 31 | A. Malvo | Composer |
| 32 | Anthony Malvo | Primary Artist |
| 33 | Courtney Melody | Primary Artist |
| 34 | Echo Minott | Primary Artist |
| 35 | Ninjaman | Primary Artist |
| 36 | Frankie Paul | Primary Artist |
| 37 | Pinchers | Primary Artist |
| 38 | Shabba Ranks | Primary Artist |
| 39 | Red Dragon | Primary Artist |
| 40 | Colin Roach | Primary Artist |
| 41 | Roots Radics | Musician |
| 42 | Paul Shields | Mastering |
| 43 | Sister Charmaine | Primary Artist |
| 44 | Snakie | Engineer |
| 45 | Soljie | Engineer |
| 46 | Trevor Sparks | Primary Artist |
| 47 | Steely & Clevie | Primary Artist |
| 48 | Tiger | Primary Artist |
| 49 | Josey Wales | Primary Artist |
| 50 | Johnny Wonder | Editing, Executive Producer, Mastering, Sequencing |
| 51 | R. Douglas Wright | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |