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A primer for the beginning reggae vinyl collector. Includes insight on the history of reggae, the influence of Rastafari, reggae styles, perspective on Bob Marley's standing in reggae, reggae producers and labels, avoiding physical defects, and which formats to look for when collecting reggae records online. Otherwise known as Collecting Reggae Records 101.
Music mentioned in this video:
Island Champions: Silver Seas Calypso, 1958
Prince Buster: “Enjoy Yourself”, 1963
Don Drummond: The Best of Don Drummond, 1969
The Wailers: “Simmer Down”, 1964
Alton Ellis: “Rock Steady”, unknown release date (1960s)
Keith and Tex: “Stop That Train”, 1967
Mr. (Ken) Boothe: Everything I Own, 1974
John Holt: 1000 Volts of Holt, 1973
The Wailers: African Herbsman, 1973
Burning Spear: Rocking Time, 1974
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey (Wolf Records), 1975
Burning Spear: Marcus Garvey (Island Records), 1975
Gregory Isaacs: Night Nurse, 1982
Big Youth: Screaming Target, 1972
U-Roy: Dread In A Babylon, 1975
Dennis Alcapone: Forever Version, 1971
Scotty: “Draw Your Brakes”, 1971
Various Artists: The Harder They Come (Original Soundtrack Recording), 1972
King Tubby and Riley All Stars” Concrete Jungle Dub, 1976
Scientist: Scientist Meets The Space Invaders, 1981
Scientist: The Best Dub Album In The World, 1980
Yellowman: King Yellowman, 1984
Eek-A-Mouse: Mouseketeer, 1984
Bob Marley: Natty Dread, 1974
Peter Tosh: Legalize It, 1976
Bunny Wailer: Blackheart Man, 1976
Peter Tosh: Equal Rights, 1977
Paragons: On The Beach, 1967
Ijahman: Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1), 1978
Marcia Griffiths: Naturally, 1978 (I got the date on this wrong in the video... it was released
while she was with Marley’s Wailers, not before.)
Various Artists: The Trojan Story, 1980 (Has a different track listing than the early 70s original release.)