V/A "Best of Original Dancehall 1"

An installment in a series of newly created Trojan Records compilations celebrating the 2015 re-launch of the label. In the early eighties, a hard new style returned reggae to its core audience: Dancehall Pioneered by a new generation of performers and producers, the sound drew its main source of influence from everyday life in Jamaica. Trojan Records: Original Dancehall Volume 1 is 10 track essential collection that features reggae heavyweights Dennis Brown (with two tracks: ‘Sitting and Watching’ and ‘Revolution’), John Holt, Gregory Isaacs, Israel Vibration, Junior Murvin, Johnny Osbourne, Freddie McGregor, Sophia George and Cornell Campbell. Classic dancehall/reggae at its finest.

- Disc 1 -
1 Sitting and Watching - Dennis Brown
2 Cool Out Son - Junior Murvin
3 Sweetie Come Brush Me - John Holt
4 Next to You - Gregory Isaacs
5 Rope in - Cornell Campbell
- Disc 2 -
1 No Competition - Freddie McGregor
2 Lend Me Your Chopper - Johnny Osbourne
3 Why You So Craven - Israel Vibration
4 Revolution - Dennis Brown
5 Girlie Girlie - Sophia George