Roots Rock Reggae

• 1. Disc 1 – Roots Rock Reggae
• 2. The In Crowd – Riding High
• 3. Cornel Campbell – My Country
• 4. The Mindbenders – Black Beauty
• 5. The Main Attraction – Jam Up, Jam Down
• 6. Jah Stitch – Love And Harmony
• 7. Delors Wilson – Consider Yourself
• 8. Albert Malawai – A Lonely Walk
• 9. Sugar Minott – In The Residence
• 10. Fil Callendar – Baby My Love
• 11. King Miguel – Love Of A Woman
• 12. The Main Attractions – Once Upon A Time
• 13. Leroy Smart – Miserable Woman
• 14. Ranking Joe – Think About Tomorrow
• 15. Wellesley Braham – Never Get Weary
• 17. Bim Sherman – Why Won’t You Come On (12” mix)
• 18. Leroy Brown – Blood A Go Run
• 19. Devon Lyon – Shadow After Dark
• 20. Junior Dan – Wise Man
• 21. The Majestrians – So Many Times
• 22. Bim Sherman – Lightning And Thunder
• 23. Disc 2 – Island Music
• 24. Bim Sherman – Golden Locks
• 25. Devon Lyon & Jah Thomas – Running (12” mix)
• 26. Junior Dan – Red Gold And Green (12” mix)
• 27. The Studds – Too Sweet To Let Go (12” mix)
• 28. Wellesley Braham – Press Along (12” mix)
• 29. Tony Tuff – Next Door Neighbour
• 30. Freddie McKay & Trinity – When Your Smiling (12” mix)
• 31. Leroy Brown – Help Us Jah (12” mix)
• 32. Jah Ruby – Road Traffic Law (12” mix)
• 33. George Fullwood – Natty Dread A Wen She Want (12” mix)
• 34. Bim Sherman – Tribulation (12” mix)
• 35. Albert Malawi – Kallie
• 36. Fil Callender – Island Music

• 13 TRACKS PREVIOUSLY UNAVAILABLE ON CD• INCLUDES 6 PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED RECORDINGS• THE ALBUM’S FIRST GLOBAL REISSUE ON CD

Originally released by Creole Records in 1978, “Roots, Rock Reggae” primarily served as a showcase vehicle for the most recent productions of Phil Mathias and his Big Phil label. Comprising 14 tracks of the highest quality, the album featured some of Jamaica’s leading talent, notably the In Crowd, Cornel Campbell, Sugar Minott, Delroy Wilson and Leroy Smart.

Released in a number of countries around the globe, the LP proved a best-seller, but despite its popularity and rich musical content, it subsequently remained unavailable until the early 1990s when it was re-issued in Germany in limited numbers.

Now, at long last, this superb collection of high quality roots reggae is made available once more, with its original track-listing augmented by the best of Mathias’s remaining productions from the period.