This Is Reggae Music: The Golden Era 1960 to 1975

~ Release by Various Artists (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

CD 1: Train to Skaville: Mento, R&B and Ska, 1960-1968
CD 2: Do the Reggay: Rocksteady to Reggae, 1968-1970
CD 3: Black and White: Reggae Rising, 1970-1971
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1You Can Get It If You Really Want
Desmond Dekker2:39
2Montego Bay
Freddie Notes & The Rudies2:24
3Come Into My Life
Jimmy Cliff2:55
4Pop a Top
Andy Capp2:18
5Blood and Fire
Niney the Observer3:07
6400 Years
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Clement “Coxsone” Dodd, Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry
lead vocals:
Peter Tosh
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica (in 1970-11)
recording of:
Four Hundred Years (in 1970-11)
writer:
Lee “Scratch” Perry and Peter Tosh
publisher:
Jamrec Music and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Peter Tosh & The Wailers2:34
7Duppy Conqueror
recording of:
Duppy Conqueror
writer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry
publisher:
Bronjo Music, Cayman Music Inc and Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Bob Marley & The Wailers3:45
8Vietnam
recording of:
Vietnam
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Cliff
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group (in 1975)
Jimmy Cliff4:45
9Singer Man
recording of:
Singer Man
The Kingstonians3:02
10Groovin' Out on Life (Groovin' in Style)
Ken Parker2:49
11Give Me Power
The Stingers3:17
12Small Axe
recording engineer:
Sylvan Morris
producer:
Chris Blackwell (Island Records), Lee “Scratch” Perry and The Wailers (’60s – ’70s Jamaican Reggae band of Wailer, Marley & Tosh)
mixer:
Phill Brown (UK engineer) and Tony Platt (UK engineer and producer)
recording of:
Small Axe
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road
Bob Marley & The Wailers4.43:55
13Pomps and Pride
Toots & The Maytals4:34
14Bongo Man
Jimmy Cliff3:59
15Let Your Yeah Be Yaeh
The Pioneers3:07
16Guava Jelly
cover recording of:
Guava Jelly
lyricist and composer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
publisher:
Fifty Six Hope Road Music Limited and Primary Wave/Blue Mountain
Johnny Nash3:16
17Black and White
recording of:
Black and White
lyricist:
David Arkin
composer:
Earl Robinson (40s US folk artist)
Greyhound2:30
18I Feel Good All Over
Horace Andy3:48
19Hypocrite
The Heptones3:04
20Stick by Me (and I'll Stick by You)
John Holt3:14
21Cherry Oh Baby
producer:
Bunny Lee
recording of:
Cherry Oh Baby
lyricist and composer:
Eric Donaldson
Eric Donaldson43:02
22African Herbsman
recording engineer:
Errol Thompson (Jamaican reggae/dub producer & engineer)
producer:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist) and Lee “Scratch” Perry
lead vocals:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
recorded at:
Studio 17 in Jamaica
recording of:
African Herbsman
additional lyricist:
Bob Marley (Jamaican reggae artist)
lyricist and composer:
Richie Havens, Joe Price (Richie Havens collaborator) and Mark Roth
publisher:
Bronjo Music and Cayman Music Inc
version of:
Indian Rope Man
Bob Marley & The Wailers42:24
CD 4: The Time Has Come: Birth of Roots, 1972-1975