I would be so on board for this. Side note, I grabbed the Trojan Records box set last year and it's fantastic. If you don't already have half the albums on it check it out.
Various - This Is Trojan
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Various - This Is Trojan
Sick! I might have to pick this up, thanks for the recommendation! Only reggae albums I have are two Bob Marley’s and The Silvertones lol. Been trying to get more into that side of music recently and have been really enjoying Dennis Brown, I found its been really nice to help cope with isolation
Honestly mate, I have some Upsetters, Dekker, Toots etc, but this comp has almost all their hits and a tonne more (including Dennis Brown). Check it out online first as it definitely has some stranger stuff too but I love it and in terms of sound quality it's actually pretty decent considering most of these older reggae albums have pretty rough masters. Definitely one of my favorite buys of the last couple years.Sick! I might have to pick this up, thanks for the recommendation! Only reggae albums I have are two Bob Marley’s and The Silvertones lol. Been trying to get more into that side of music recently and have been really enjoying Dennis Brown, I found its been really nice to help cope with isolation
Also Israelites (the opening track) is literally one of the best songs ever written (come at me hyperbole) and everyone should have it in their collection and as soon as it gets warm here I'm going to play it in isolation in my backyard on repeat for like... weeks on end while I dance around in Hunter S Thompson-esque shorts under the sun BECAUSE THAT IS HOW I ROLL
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Splunders
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I've seen this before and I thought it was related to the condom brand. Always assumed it was just #bonerjamz
Okay I've been drinking, I'm gonna need you to give me a track listing for what you assumed Bonerjamz consisted of.
Splunders
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That makes 4 of us then... Lets see, a cover of No Diggity by LFO is on there. Lets get it on covered by Paris Hilton. Ed Sheeran delivers a more hardcore version of Me So Horny. $40 VMP sclusie
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HOLY FUCK AN LFO REFERENCE
You add in Third Eye Blind with guest appearance by The New Radicals covering Pony by Ginuwine and I'll buy the whole run.
Splunders
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Done. Adam Sandler sings high harmony on it. Hope thats ok
Okay, but in that case I'm gunna need Chris Gaines on guitar.
scotthilk
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I am with you here 100%!!!!
VMP has very few actual reggae releases:
Lee Scratch Perry - Super Ape
Upsetters - Eastwood Rides Again
The Silvertones - Silver Bullets
Desmond Dekker - You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker - Action!
Toots & The Maytals - Sweet & Dandy
Madlib - 420 (In the genre of reggae but Madlib, as we know, is not a reggae artist)
There are some other releases that have some elements/influences but are not reggae.
I'd love to chat reggae with anyone on here! I've been in a band since I was 19 that plays reggae rock with island influences. Super deep into Jamacian, Island, International and Pop/White Boy reggae. Let's chat, and brainstorm some possible VMP ideas!
My off the cuff ideas for VMP for a reggae ROTM or just exclusive:
Steel Pulse, Bunny Wailer, Peter Tosh, Black Uhuru, Half Pint, any of the Banton bros, Inner Circle, etc! Really glad they did their Toots exclusive - my all time favorite VMP release.
Ok, enough about that. I could go on forever. Later!
scotthilk
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Hit me up if you’d like any recs!Sick! I might have to pick this up, thanks for the recommendation! Only reggae albums I have are two Bob Marley’s and The Silvertones lol. Been trying to get more into that side of music recently and have been really enjoying Dennis Brown, I found its been really nice to help cope with isolation
keylime_5
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Yeah agree. The thing is storf said reggae doesn't qualify for Classics track picks (but salsa does for some reason?) so we can only get it as an Essentials pick. Hopefully we get another good reggae pick under Essentials soon, it has been way too long for that.
jamieanderson1968
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The Classics track is whatever they say it is.
So, fire some reason, I immediately tried to swap Otis. Not really sure why, because I e always sort of liked him. The record came today even though I checked yesterday and it wasn’t even marked as shipped. I friggin love this album! Sounds great and this type of album is a why I subscribed in the first place. Very happy tonight. Good news after some potentially bad virus news for my family. Really looking forward to next month.
chemman14
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Spun that Otis last night, wow what a treat. Sounds fucking fantastic. Was disappointed it had a paper sleeve that was slightly shredded but it cleaned up well.
LordHood
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I cant believe I missed out on that Toots exclusive. I cant find a copy anywhere. Thats my biggest miss of all time with VMP.
scotthilk
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$100 on Discogs.. a pretty penny for sure
TenderLovingKiller®
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Yeah It’s great too. I am surprised no one else has wanted to reissue that it is a top notch release. It is why everyone should also grab the recent Willie Nelson and Loretta’s Fist City. It’s the first time either have ever been repressed for some reason and currently are the only reissues of each that exist.
Ethos99
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I gotta stop hanging out with you guys... Just ordered the Willie, Loretta, and Pet Sounds with my 20% off that expires on the 26th.
Thank you!
Which willie? Only stardust is showing up when I search.