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  • Audio CD (May 26, 2009)
  • Original Release Date: May 26, 2009
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Import
  • Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
  • ASIN: B002616TBK
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #267,263 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Boogie In My Bones - Laurel Aitken
2. We're Gonna Love - Jackie Edwards
3. Darling Patricia - Owen Gray
4. Forward March - Derrick Morgan, Leslie Kong
5. Housewives Choice - Derrick And Patsy
6. Honour Your Mother And Father - Desmond Dekker
See all 27 tracks on this disc
Disc: 2
1. Book Of Rules - The Heptones
2. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear, Lawrence Lindo
3. King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo
4. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hinds, The Dominoes
5. Reggae Got Soul - Toots & The Maytals, Warrick Lyn, Chris Blackwell
6. Police & Thieves - Junior Murvin, Lee "Scratch" Perry
See all 19 tracks on this disc
Disc: 3
1. Sinsemilla - Black Uhuru, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Lister Hewan-Lowe, Ernest Hookim, Bunny Tom Tom, Rad "Duggie" Byran, Ranchie McLean, Ansell Collins, Sticky Thompson, Jimmy Becker
2. Warrior Charge - Aswad, Michael Campbell
3. The Bed's Too Big Without You - Sheila Hylton
4. Fort Augustus - Junior Delgado, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar
5. One Love Jam Down - Jahnet Enright, Papa Michigan & General Smiley
6. Sitting And Watching - Dennis Brown, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar
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2009 three CD collection of Reggae greats released on the Island Records label. Charting Island's rise from its very origins to the modern age, War Inna Babylon not only provides a fascinating insight into the changing sound of Jamaican music over the past 40 years, but also brings together some of the greatest Ska, Rock Steady and Reggae recordings of all time. In doing so, the collection tells the story of both Reggae and the celebrated label itself, through the 64 essential tracks and the fascinating narrative in the accompanying booklet. Includes tracks from Black Uhuru, Laurel Aitken, Third World, Lee Scratch Perry, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Aswad, Dennis Brown, Gregory Isaacs and many others. Universal.

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5.0 out of 5 stars "...You Make My Heart Go Giddy Up...You Set The World On Fire...", May 31, 2009
Subtitled "An Island Reggae Anthology", this 25 May 2009 mini box set consists of 64 tracks across 3CDs covering 1962 to 2005 - it's released as part of the Island Records 50th Anniversary celebrations (1959-2009) and has been eagerly awaited by fans as it contains some of the label's rarest music - much of which has never been on CD before.

The song-by-song list is available on Amazon and elsewhere, but the catalogue numbers are not - so here's a detailed breakdown. All tracks listed below are UK 7" singles A-sides unless otherwise noted - followed by extra info for collectors - the Year of Release and a 2010 Record Collector Price Value for the rarer stuff on Disc 1 and 2...

Disc 1 is "The Harder They Come - Ska To Reggae 1959-1973" (76:55 minutes).
1. Island WI-198 [A] (1965) (£25)
2. "The Most Of Wilfred Jackie Edwards", Mono, Island ILP 906, 1963 (£60)
3. Island WI-002 [A] (1962) (£20)
4. Island WI-011 [A] (1962) (£35)
5. Island WI-018 [A] (1962) (£18)
6. Island WI-054 [A] (1963) (£20)
7. Island WI-070 [A] (1963) (£25)
8. Island WI-128 [A] (1963) (£300 valued 7") [B-side Bob Marley]
9. Island WI-149 [A] (1964) (£25)
10. "The Best Of Millie Small", Mono, Island ILP 953, 1967 (1964 Song) (£60)
(lyrics from "My Boy Lollipop" are the title of this review)
11. Island WI-154 [A] (1964) (£25)
12. Island WI-173 [A] (1965) (£25)
13. As per 10
14. Island WI-235 [A] (1965) (£50)
15. Island WI-229 [A] (1965) (£45)
16. "Take It Easy: Rocksteady With Hopeton Lewis", Mono, Island ILP 957, 1967 (£160)
17. Island WI-3045 [A] (1967) (£40)
18. "Duke Reid's Rock Steady" (Various Artists compilation featuring The Techniques), Mono, Island ILP 958, 1967 (£350)
19. Island WI-3091 [A] (1967) (£150)
20. As per 18
21. Island WI-3122 [A] (1968) (£25)
22. Island WI-3188 [A] (1968) (£8)
23. Island WI-3146 [A "The Russians Are Coming - Take Five"] (1968) (£80)
24. Island WI-3159 [A] (1968) (£40)
25. Island WIP 6139 [A] (1972) (£8)
26. Blue Mountain BM-1013 [A] (1972) (£15)
27. Island WIP 6181 [A] (1973) (£6)

Disc 2 is "Party Time, Roots, Dub & Lovers 1973-1979" (78:29 minutes)
1. Island WIP 6179 [A] (1973) (£8)
2. "Marcus Garvey", 1975 LP on Island ILPS 9355 (£12)
3. Island WIP 6226 [A] (1975) (£10)
4. Island WIP 6261 [A] (1976) (£8)
5. Island WIP 6296 [A] (1976) (£8)
6. Island WIP 6316 [A] (1976) (£8)
7. Island WIP 6356 [A] (1976) (£8)
8. Island WIP 6283 [A] (1976) (£6)
9. Island WIP 6312 [A] (1976) (£8)
10. Island WIP 6326 [A] (1976) (£8)
11. Black Swan WIP 6416 [A] (1977) (miscredited in booklet as WIP 6334)
12. Island WIP 6353 [A] (1976) (£8)
13. Island WIP 6364 [A] (1976) (£8)
14. Island WIP 6413 [A] (1977) (£6)
15. Island IPR 2006 [12" single, A] (1978) (£15) (miscredited as IPR 2002)
16. Island WIP 6449 [A] (1978) (£6)
17. Island WIP 6494 [A] (1979) (£8)
18. "Rydim Driven", 1981 LP on Island ILPS 9671 (£15) (miscredited as 1979)
19. Island WIP 6626 [A] (1980) (£6)

Disc 3 is "Welcome To Jamrock 1980-2005" (79:26 minutes):
1. Island WIP 6626 [A] (1980)
2. Island WIP 6646 [A] (1980)
3. Island WIP 6671 [A] (1980)
4. "Sly And Robbie Present Taxi", 1981 Various Artists LP on Island ILPS 9662
5. Island/Tuff Gong IPR 2035 [A, 12" single] (1980)
6. Island WIP 6777 [A] (1982)
7. Island WIP 6800 [A] (1982)
8. Island WIP 6838 [A] (1982)
9. Island IS 150 [A] (1984)
10. Island/Taxi IPR 2059 [A, 12" single] (1983)
11. Island/Taxi IPR 2061 [A, 12" single] (1983)
12. Island/Taxi TX 03 [A] (1983)
13. Island/Mango IS 341 [A] (1988)
14. Island/Mango CIDM 806 [A] (1993)
15. Island CID 560 [A] (1993)
16. Island/Mango CIDM 812 [A] (1994)
17. Island CID 691 [A] (1998)
18. Island MCSTD 40432 [A] (2005)

The extremely detailed 28-page booklet has an essay on the contents by LAURENCE CANE-HONEYSETT who co-authored the fabulous "Young Gifted & Black" book about Trojan Records and also did the well-knowledgeable liner notes for the Deluxe Editions of Tighten Up 1 and 2 (see separate reviews for all 3). He's done a great job - each page with 3 pictures beside the text showing rare label variations, artist photos, obscure album sleeves, trade adverts, music industry charts...etc. If I was to complain it's that the booklet is small and the pictures hard to see let alone appreciate, and where's Bob Marley (no tracks) - and artist who literally put Reggae on the global map and was/is an integral part of Island's history?

The remastering is done by TIM DEBNEY at Fluid Mastering and being Reggae Music the sound quality ranges from muddy and awful in the early Sixties to sublime in the Seventies and Eighties - Disc 2 and 3 being particularly good - warm, clear and ballsy without being too brash. With regard to Disc 1 - the charm of the Sixties Ska just shines through regardless of production values - check out The Uniques' "My Conversation" - you'll be hooked.

The song choices are clever too - the rare 12" IPR series that has been reissued by other labels because you just can't get the originals other than in battered condition - the superb LP-only songs like The Techniques track on "Duke Reid's Rock Steady" - an album I've seen once in my life. Purists will however cringe at the inclusion of Aswad's horridly commercial "Don't Turn Around" (I bet their bank-accounts loved it though), but will appreciate the inclusion of their superb brass and harmonica-driven instrumental "Warrior Charge" which is very hard to find now. It all goes a bit pear-shaped towards the end of Disc 3 of course, but "Whine and Grine" and "Boom Shack A Lack" are still great fun - and the whole output of the label had to be represented.

Top notch stuff - an easy 5 stars - and big time recommended.

PS: see 'comments' on the Island Records exhibition you should go and see if you're London
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