V/A "Best of Tighten Up Reggae 1"

An installment in a series of newly created Trojan Records compilations celebrating the 2015 re-launch of the label. When Reggae burst onto the Jamaican music scene late in 1968, the style was anything but the cool, laid-back sound many people now associate with the genre. These early recordings were notable for their pulsating, rapid tempo, and acquired a title of its own, Boss or Tighten Up Reggae Features 12 classic tracks from John Holt, The Beltones, Max Romeo, Richard Ace, The Reggae Boys, Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling, Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis, The Inspirations and others. Legendary reggae sounds on vinyl again!

1 No More Heartaches - the Beltones
2 Tighten Up - the Inspirations
3 Wet Dream - Max Romeo
4 Bangarang - Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling
5 Cuss Cuss - Lloyd Robinson
6 John Jones - Rudy Mills
7 Sufferer - the Kingstonians
8 Right Track - Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis
9 Fatty Fatty - Clancy Eccles
10 Ali Baba - John Holt
11 Hang Em High - Richard Ace
12 Mama Look Deh - the Reggae Boys