Rootsman Vibrations at King Jammy’s collects up four off Prince Jammy most sought after roots testaments. Folly Ranking issued in 1980 at the height of Johnny Osbourne fever contains some of Bumpy’s best performances including Mr Walker, Jah Over, Trench Town School and of course the massive hit title track.
The year also saw the crucial pairing of Hugh Mundell and Lacksley Castell for the release of the Jah Fire roots summit. With Mundell performing at his peak for Jah Fire, Walk with Jah and King of Israel, and Lacksley Castell delivering in his signature Waterhouse style on tracks like Be My Princess & Million Miles, Jah Fire reminds us what a tragic loss the music world suffered when these two shining talents were taken from us so young.
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Barry Brown’s Showcase album from the same year was unleashed in true drum and bass Jammy fashion with Best Thing in Life, It Ago Dread, School Days… stretching out 12” style to deliver a Waterhouse rock solid vocal and dub masterpiece.
Noel Phillips big break came when Jammy voiced the Maverley youth for the classic Youth Man / Living In The Ghetto double-sider. Its success would lead to the release the following year of the Youth Man Vibrations album and its ten tracks did not disappoint. As well as both sides of the aforementioned single many further classics were to be found including Money Man Skank and while Noel would go on to even greater success as Echo Minott, for many it’s these early roots recordings that are still his most in-demand and affectionately remembered cuts.
CD1: Johnny Osbourne – Folly Ranking
1. Mr Walker
2. Jah Ovah
3. Cool Down
4. Trench Town School
5. Fret You A Fret
6. Folly Ranking
7. Love Song
8. Live Right
9. Mr Marshall
10. Time Is Getting Dread
CD2: Hugh Mundell and Lacksley Castell – Jah Fire
1. Lacksley Castell – Be My Princess
2. Hugh Mundell – Jah Fire Will Be Burning
3. Hugh Mundell – Walk With Jah
4. Hugh Mundell – King Of Israel
5. Lacksley Castell – Million Miles
6. Lacksley Castell – My Woman Can
7. Lacksley Castell – You Over There
8. Lacksley Castell – Black Sheep
CD3: Barry Brown – Showcase
1. Best Thing In Life
2. Conscious Dread
3. Aint Gonna Turn Back
4. It A Go Dread
5. School Days
CD4: Noel Phillips – Youth Man Vibrations
1. Youth Man
2. Pauline
3. Looking Someone
4. Living In The Ghetto
5. Jah No Dead
6. Money Man Skank
7. Jungle Living
8. Love Light
9. Be My Woman
10. Slavery Days