BEST OF TIGHTEN UP REGGAE 1 / VARIOUS Vinyl LP

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:

1.1 No More Heartaches - the Beltones
1.2 Tighten Up - the Inspirations
1.3 Wet Dream - Max Romeo
1.4 Bangarang - Stranger Cole ; Lester Sterling
1.5 Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson
1.6 John Jones - Rudy Mills
1.7 Sufferer - the Kingstonians
1.8 Right Track - Phyllis Dillon ; Hopeton Lewis
1.9 Fatty Fatty - Clancy Eccles
1.10 Ali Baba - John Holt
1.11 Hang Em High - Richard Ace
1.12 Mama Look Deh - the Reggae Boys

Label: Sanctuary Records