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    King Jammy's By Beth Lesser

    ECW Press

    Essential! This is Beth Lesser's first book (before her Dancehall book on Soul Jazz) - an incredible study of King Jammy, his soundsystem, life at the studio. Seriously essential! Back in print.

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