Originally written by TheBoyDeadly · 5 January 2007
Radiohead guitarist and box twiddler Johnny Greenwood has put together a compilation of his favourite reggae tracks for Trojan Records.
The album is one of a series of special releases planned to mark the legendary label's 40th anniversary.
Want a tracklisting? Here:
'Dread Are The Controller' - Linval Thompson 'Let Me Down Easy’ - Derrick Harriott 'I'm Still In Love’ - Marcia Aitken 'Never Be Ungrateful’ - Gregory Isaacs 'Bionic Rats’ - Lee Scratch Perry 'Cool Rasta’ - The Heptones 'Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker’ - Scientist & Jammy & The Roots Radics 'Black Panta’ - Lee Scratch Perry & The Upsetters 'Fever’ - Junior Byles 'Beautiful and Dangerous’ - Desmond Dekker & The Aces 'Dread Dub (It Dread Out Deh Version)’ - Lloyd's All Stars 'Gypsy Man’ - Marcia Griffiths 'A Ruffer Version’ - Johnny Clarke & The Aggrovators 'Right Road To Dubland (Right Road to Zion Dub)’ - The Jahlights 'Dreader Locks’ - Junior Byles & Lee Perry 'This Life Makes Me Wonder’ - Delroy Wilson 'Clean Race'’ - Scotty
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