Many die hard vinyl collectors find they can own more vinyl records for the cost of a CD. Although many older yet popular Reggae vinyl records are sometimes not very easy to find, many can be obtained at garage sales, thrift stores and flea markets for low prices.

Many owners of the famed vinyl have more fun with their collection. They have a special bond with the discs and also view it not only as collectible items but also as an investment. Released in by an artist few had heard of, and the first album overseen by its producer, Laurence Lindo, Marcus Garvey is a landmark for roots reggae and made a lasting star of Winston Rodney, the lead singer and songwriter. In fact, Burning Spear had been around since , making remarkable Rasta reggae, but had such a low profile as to appear anonymous.

It made the Rasta lifestyle appealing in a way no other album had done before, and introduced a new generation to the philosophy of Marcus Garvey. You have two choices: the original version with one less track and a mix some fans see as more authentic, or the UK version, with an extra tune and a slightly faster tempo. But why choose? Both have a place among the best reggae vinyl collections. Though his earlier material got the skinheads moving and is regarded as more fashionable, Funky Kingston was one of the best reggae vinyl underground hits when it was released in A US seller of this copy tricked me into buying it anew by exclaiming "excellent sound" - what a joke!

If you have really cheap playback equipment you might not notice the difference between an original and this slab of dulled down music but I tell you, it's glaring on probably half of the stereo systems out there. Have: Want: 73 Avg Rating: 4. Add to List. Contributors WeedMusic , yetanothermark , jvaahtera , mikeypur , enthucol.

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Then make your way north to a city population 10, with seven beaches, the unspoiled Reach Falls waterfall, and the Blue Lagoon yes, where that Brooke Shields film and parts of Top Gun were shot. In Port Antonio, musicians and vacationers pop into rum bars to hear ska. Shaggy himself has partaken of river tours on bamboo rafts before getting to work.