Before the advent of music videos and CDs, album covers provided international ?audiences with a colorful invitation to the exotic, exciting world of Jamaican reggae. Stir ?It Up surveys this highly popular cover art, featuring rare and classic covers from the ?early ska era through the dancehall style of the '80s. While the cover art frequently ?reflects serious political and religious preoccupations, reggae's lighter ?side comes through in pictorial tributes to American Westerns, steamy dances, and ?smoke-wreathed spliffs. Interviews with the designers reveal the true stories behind Bob ?Marley's outlawed scratch 'n' sniff cover for Kaya, the mysterious fingerprints ?masquerading as Peter Tosh's on Wanted: Dread or Alive, plus many more fascinating ?anecdotes about some of reggae's most powerful covers. These classic reggae albums ?continue to sell as CD reissues and have had an amazing impact on musical styles from ?punk to rave to hip-hop. A celebration of the vibrant spirit of reggae music and style, Stir ?It Up will be cherished by fans ?of reggae and popular music everywhere.
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Chris Morrow has been an avid collector of reggae vinyl since the late 1970s, traveling the globe in search of classic covers. He currently resides in the reggae oasis of Brooklyn, expanding his collection through his partnership in Soul on Top Records.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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Good idea, poorly executed...,
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This review is from: Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art (Paperback)
I can only concur with the previous reviewer. A cultural history of reggae album covers would be a wonderful idea, but this one is not it unfortunately. The text is patronising and only serves to further exoticise Jamaican artists, the choice of sleeves displays a fondness for lions but very little knowledge of the subject. Nothing on Studio One silk screen covers, no mention of Orville 'Bagga' Case, no discussion of the 'Zippo' lighter sleeve to Catch A Fire... I could go on and on, as Buju Banton would say.
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Hollow Shell,
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This review is from: Stir It Up: Reggae Album Cover Art (Paperback)
Here's a rich topic to investigate! But the treatment here is sketchy and only skims on the surface. A sociologist or cultural anthropologist who knows the terrain should have a good go at the whole idea.
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Reggae Marketing Ting,
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This slim package tries to makes reggae biz'ness seem more important than the deep spirit behind the music. Empty reasonings, dumb view.
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