Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae, 1973-1981
08/18/1998
Lyrics from Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae, 1973-1981
All Music Guide Review
Specially priced box sets of golden-era reggae are always hard to resist, and this one is no exception. It contains four discs previously released by Shanachie, all in their original configurations: By the Rivers of Babylon: Timeless Rasta Hymns (a great collection of strictly religious material), The Power of the Trinity: Great Reggae Harmony (which focuses on vocal trios like the Mighty Diamonds and Israel Vibration), Revolutionary Sounds: Essential Rockers Reggae (a compilation of reggae songs in a sociopolitical vein) and a dub collection entitled In the Red Zone: Ultimate Dub Classics. All four discs are excellent, and although any serious reggae fan will already own some of the material, this box is a worthwhile purchase for anyone who wants an extended overview of reggae's classic period. Particular highlights include the Joe Higgs classic "Blackman Know Yourself," Black Uhuru's take on "Natural Mystic" and almost every track on the dub compilation. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae, 1973-1981 Track Listing
Credits of Revolutionary Sounds: The Essential Collection of Classic Roots Reggae, 1973-1981
- Sugar Minott
- Producer, Performer
- Mother Nature
- Producer
- Niney the Observer
- Producer
- Augustus Pablo
- Producer, Performer
- Lee "Scratch" Perry
- Arranger, Producer
- Rick Rowe
- Mastering
- Jack "L. Lindo" Ruby
- Producer
- Robbie Shakespeare
- Producer
- Earl "Chinna" Smith
- Producer
- H. Swaby
- Producer
- Robert Vosgien
- Mastering
- Tapper Zukie
- Producer, Performer
- Don Kent
- Coordination
- Randall Grass
- Compilation
- Henry "Junjo" Lawes
- Producer
- Brad Osborne
- Producer
- Joan Pelosi
- Design
- Kate Simon
- Cover Photo
- Kim Gottlieb-Walker
- Photography
- Bob Schoenfeld
- Producer
- Doug Wendt
- Liner Notes
- Nick Perna
- Design
- Steve Mannion
- Illustrations
- Manley Buchanan
- Producer
- Tyson Daugherty
- Coordination
- Jeffrey Chung
- Producer
- Lloyd Evans
- Producer
- Joseph "Jo Jo" Hoo Kim
- Producer
- Abysinnians
- Producer
- Wendie Blanchard
- Design
- Millard Faristzaddi
- Photography
- Winston Holiness
- Producer
- A. Hope
- Poetry
- Casanova Ruddy
- Producer
- W. Thompson
- Producer
- Prince Far I & The Arabs
- Performer
- Yabby You & The Prophets
- Performer
- Ras Michael & the Sons of Negus
- Performer
- Rockers Almighty
- Performer
- Dr. Alimantado
- Performer
- Errol Dunkley
- Performer
- Hugh Mundell
- Producer, Performer
- Royals
- Performer
- Leroy Jodie Pierson
- Producer
- Roy Cousins
- Producer
- The Gladiators
- Performer
- Keith Hudson
- Producer, Performer
- Prince Jammy
- Producer
- Jacob Miller
- Performer
- Dennis "Blackbeard" Bovell
- Producer
- King Tubby
- Performer
- Dobby Dobson
- Producer
- Lloyd Campbell
- Producer
- Grub Cooper
- Producer
- Tommy Cowan
- Producer
- Ansel Cridland
- Producer
- Sly Dunbar
- Producer
- The Ethiopians
- Performer
- Norman Grant
- Producer
- Winston Niney Holness
- Producer
- Gregory Isaacs
- Producer, Performer
- Lee Jaffe
- Producer
- Winston Jarrett
- Arranger, Producer, Performer
- Leslie Kong
- Producer
- Bunny Lee
- Producer
- The Abyssinians
- Performer
- Big Youth
- Performer
- Black Uhuru
- Performer
- Dennis Brown
- Performer
- Burning Spear
- Performer
- Culture
- Performer
- The Heptones
- Performer
- Joe Higgs
- Producer, Performer
- Israel Vibration
- Performer
- The Itals
- Performer
- Mad Professor
- Producer, Performer
- Rita Marley
- Producer, Performer
- The Meditations
- Performer
- The Melodians
- Performer
- The Mighty Diamonds
- Performer
- Pablo Moses
- Performer
- Judy Mowatt
- Producer, Performer
- Mutabaruka
- Producer, Performer
- Prince Far I
- Producer
- Ras Michael
- Performer
- Scientist
- Performer
- Twinkle Brothers
- Performer
- Wailing Souls
- Performer
- Yabby You
- Producer, Performer











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