This is the final installment in the VP label's massive retrospective of the early work of producer Lloyd "King Jammy" James, and it features some of his strongest rhythms along with a generous helping of inspired performances by his favored singers and chatters.
The program opens with a three-way combination track by Cocoa Tea, Home T, and Shabba Ranks on the "Who She Love" rhythm, a backing track that also forms the foundation for Tiger's brilliantly unhinged "Boombastic." Later, former Paragons leader John Holt delivers a reggae adaptation of the 1960s folk-pop classic "If I Were a Carpenter," an unusually complex rhythm that Frankie Paul also uses expertly for his own "Kissing in the Moonlight." The young Shabba Ranks is also in top form with "Live Blanket," on which he turns the "Natty Dread" rhythm to his own rather slack ends -- though he's not nearly as slack on this one as on "Needle Eye Pum Pum" and "Love Punaany Bad," both of which are here as well and remain monuments of early dancehall slackness, for better or for worse.
Overall, this final volume easily matches the high standard set by the previous three.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boombastic | King Jammy, Tiger | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Bull's Eye | King Jammy, Brian & Tony Gold, Brian Gold, Tony Gold | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Missing You | King Jammy, Leroy Gibbons | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Lodi Lodi | King Jammy, Hugo Barrington | Play | 02:47 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Chatty Chatty Mouth | King Jammy, Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Champagne Sax | King Jammy, Dean Fraser | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | If I Were a Carpenter | King Jammy, John Holt | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Kissing in the Moonlight | King Jammy, Frankie Paul | Play | 03:09 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Tears | King Jammy, Chuck Turner | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Genie | King Jammy, Pinchers | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | Live BlanketMichael Spence | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Think Me Did DoneL. James | King Jammy, Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:06 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Natty DreadC. Laing | King Jammy, Lieutenant Stitchie | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | I Know the Score | King Jammy, Frankie Paul | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | End of the World | King Jammy, Sanchez | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | My Love | King Jammy, Thriller U | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Mr. Sea | King Jammy, Sanchez | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 18 | Ital ManL. James | King Jammy, Chaka Demus | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 19 | Jump & Shock OutJ.B. Bryan | King Jammy, Flourgon, Daddy Lizard | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 20 | Peenie Peenie | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 21 | Original KuffL. James | King Jammy, Chaka Demus | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 22 | Johnny Too Bad | King Jammy, Colin Roach | Play | 02:55 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 23 | Love Punaany Bad | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:13 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 24 | Pretty Looks Done | King Jammy, Major Mackerel | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 25 | Water Come a Mi EyeJ. Sterling | King Jammy, Josey Wales | Play | 03:19 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 26 | Love Mi Stylee | King Jammy, Robert Lee | Play | 05:49 | 13 MB | 0 MB |
| 27 | Me Ah de DangerL. James | King Jammy, Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:10 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 28 | Needle Eye Pum Pum | King Jammy, Shabba Ranks | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 29 | Healthy BodyL. James | King Jammy, Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 30 | Gimme the Money | King Jammy, Risto Benjie | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 31 | Babylon BoopsL. James | King Jammy, Major Worries | Play | 03:55 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 32 | No Borrow No Gun | King Jammy, Pinchers | Play | 03:21 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 33 | Yes MamaL. James | King Jammy, Little John | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 34 | Border ClashL. James | King Jammy, Ninjaman | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 35 | Bike BackL. James | King Jammy, Johnny P. | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 36 | Wrong MoveJ. Sterling | King Jammy, Josey Wales | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 37 | Been Around the World | King Jammy, Echo Minott | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 | Who She Love (feat. Home T & Cocoa Tea) | Shabba Ranks, Cocoa Tea, Home T | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 | Punnany | Admiral Bailey | Play | 03:20 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 40 | Punany Sax | Dean Fraser | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 139 mins | 320 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Admiral Bailey | Primary Artist |
| 2 | Hugo Barrington | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Risto Benjie | Primary Artist |
| 4 | J.B. Bryan | Composer |
| 5 | Leroy Champaign | Art Direction, Design |
| 6 | Joel Chin | Editing, Executive Producer, Mastering, Sequencing |
| 7 | Cocoa Tea | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Daddy Lizard | Primary Artist |
| 9 | Chaka Demus | Primary Artist |
| 10 | Flourgon | Primary Artist |
| 11 | Dean Fraser | Primary Artist |
| 12 | Leroy Gibbons | Primary Artist |
| 13 | Brian Gold | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Brian & Tony Gold | Primary Artist |
| 15 | Tony Gold | Primary Artist |
| 16 | John Holt | Primary Artist |
| 17 | Home T | Primary Artist |
| 18 | L. James | Composer |
| 19 | Lloyd James | Audio Production, Engineer, Producer |
| 20 | Johnny P. | Primary Artist |
| 21 | Rob Kenner | Liner Notes |
| 22 | Robby Kenner | Liner Notes |
| 23 | King Jammy | Audio Engineer, Primary Artist |
| 24 | C. Laing | Composer |
| 25 | Robert Lee | Primary Artist |
| 26 | Lieutenant Stitchie | Primary Artist |
| 27 | Little John | Primary Artist |
| 28 | Major Mackerel | Primary Artist |
| 29 | Major Worries | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Echo Minott | Primary Artist |
| 31 | Ninjaman | Primary Artist |
| 32 | Frankie Paul | Primary Artist |
| 33 | Pinchers | Primary Artist |
| 34 | Shabba Ranks | Primary Artist |
| 35 | Colin Roach | Primary Artist |
| 36 | Sanchez | Primary Artist |
| 37 | Snakie | Engineer |
| 38 | Michael Spence | Composer |
| 39 | J. Sterling | Composer |
| 40 | Thriller U | Primary Artist |
| 41 | Tiger | Primary Artist |
| 42 | Chuck Turner | Primary Artist |
| 43 | Josey Wales | Primary Artist |
| 44 | Johnny Wonder | Editing, Executive Producer, Mastering, Sequencing |
| 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. |