Various Artists - Best of Tighten Up Reggae 1

Release Date:06/16/2015;Notes:Vinyl LP pressing, an installment in a series of newly created Trojan Records compilations celebrating the 2015 re-launch of the label. When Reggae burst onto the Jamaican music scene late in 1968, the style was anything but the cool, laid-back sound many people now associate with the genre. These early recordings were notable for their pulsating, rapid tempo, and acquired a title of its own, Boss or Tighten Up Reggae Features 12 classic tracks from John Holt, The Beltones, Max Romeo, Richard Ace, The Reggae Boys, Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling, Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis, The Inspirations and others. Legendary reggae sounds on vinyl again!;Track List:1. No More Heartaches - the Beltones;2. Tighten Up - the Inspirations;3. Wet Dream - Max Romeo;4. Bangarang - Stranger Cole Lester Sterling;5. Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson;6. John Jones - Rudy Mills;7. Sufferer - the Kingstonians;8. Right Track - Phyllis Dillon Hopeton Lewis;9. Fatty Fatty - Clancy Eccles;10. Ali Baba - John Holt;11. Hang Em High - Richard Ace;12. Mama Look Deh - the Reggae Boys