• Robert Emanuel – Illiteracy
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    • 1. Illiteracy
    • 2. Illiteracy (Version)

    Wicked rare roots version of Horace Andy's "Illiteracy" released and produced by Sugar Minott for his Black Roots label in 1980.

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