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1	Sounding a Mosaic (2004) more music like this by Bedouin Soundclash To call Bedouin Soundclash a reggae band would be a gross over-simplification. Their spare guitar-bass-drums lineup gives their music a dry texture that recalls the early Cure, while singer Jay Malinowski's raspy wail sounds, at times, like a cross between Bob Marley and Paul Simon. The band's name is probably intended as a tribute to reggae ... see all copies from $8.61! new only from $10.76!
2	Exodus [30th Anniversary Edition] (2007) more music like this by Bob Marley Recorded in London following an attempt on his life, Exodus shows Bob Marley mellowing a bit. Despite some powerful political tracks, Marley adopts a less fiery, more reflective approach than his previous outings. Still, it's hard to find reggae as good as this. Exodus has all one would expect from a Bob Marley album: rumbling statements like ... see all copies from $9.63! new only from $13.42!
3	Exodus [Bonus Tracks] (2001) more music like this by Bob Marley & the Wailers Since its original release in June 1977, Exodus probably has become Bob Marley & the Wailers' most commercially successful regular album. It was their first LP to reach the U.K. Top Ten, remaining in the charts there for over a year and eventually spawning seven Top 40 hits from its ten tracks. In the U.S., it did not chart as high as its ... see all copies from $7.98! new only from $9.63!
4	Exodus (1977) more music like this by Bob Marley & The Wailers Recorded in London following an attempt on his life, Exodus shows Bob Marley mellowing a bit. Despite some powerful political tracks, Marley adopts a less fiery, more reflective approach than his previous outings. Still, it's hard to find reggae as good as this. Exodus has all one would expect from a Bob Marley album: rumbling statements like ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $14.50!
5	Very Best of Toots & the Maytals [Polygram] (2000) more music like this by Toots & the Maytals For those who don't want or can't afford to plonk out for the Toots & the Maytals' Time Tough: The Anthology, The Very Best Of provides the perfect solution, distilling down that two-CD, 41-track set to a single 19-song disc. There are a few subtle differences, however; for starters this set boasts two different versions of the band's reggae smash ... see all copies from $9.43! new only from $13.34!
6	Foundation Ska (1996) more music like this by The Skatalites As fans are well aware, although the Skatalites only officially existed for a mere 14 months or so, the bandmembers' impact on Jamaican music extended far beyond that brief period into the rocksteady era and then the reggae era and beyond, and stretching back into the island's pre-recording days. In various aggregations, the musicians played on ... see all copies from $17.74! new only from $22.38!
7	Birth of a Legend (1977) more music like this by Bob Marley & the Wailers This is the very early Marley, the ska beginnings of the Wailers in the early-'60s Jamaican scene. All 20 tracks were set down from 1963-1966 in Kingston's famed Studio One, and it's really the freshest music the reggae icon made in his storied career. Yet it's also his least known. One look at the photos in the package amidst the liner notes ... see all copies from $5.98! new only from $5.98!
8	Give 'Em the Boot (1997) more music like this by Various Artists This energetic (and sometimes frenetic) label sampler suffers mainly from its enforced schizophrenia. While it kicks off with the in-yer-face punkiness of Rancid's "The Brothels," there's far less punk, Oi!, hardcore, and bar band crunch than the title, package, and label name would indicate. The majority of the album, in fact, consists of various ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.90!
9	Live! [Bonus Track] (2001) more music like this by Bob Marley & the Wailers As the title implies, this is indeed Bob Marley & the Wailers captured in performance at the Lyceum Ballroom in London during the final U.K. leg of the Natty Dread tour. Passionate and symbiotic energies constantly cycle between the band and audience, the net result of which is one of the most memorable concert recordings of the pop music era. ... see all copies from $9.06! new only from $9.06!
10	Soca Thriller (2000) more music like this by Byron Lee & The Dragonaires While Byron Lee & the Dragonaires have been on top of the soca scene for decades, Soca Thriller, their 20th album, supplies mostly pedestrian soca tunes, full of fun and energy but little else that's memorable. The performances on the 15-song CD don't stand out a lot, the bouncy rhythms just blend together, until the last six tunes, which shine ... see all copies from $4.94! new only from $14.56!
11 view cover	Reggae and Ska Twin Pack: Byron Lee & the Dragonaires/Ethiopians (2002) more music like this by Byron Lee/Ethiopians Throughout 2001 and 2002, the Dressed to Kill label issued a series of reggae compilations under the generic Reggae and Ska Twin Pack banner. These sets bundled together budget-level compilations of two artists and sold them for the price of one. While these quick-and-cheap overviews of the respective artists are a decent way to check out reggae ... see all copies from $7.70! new only from $7.70!
12 view cover	True Love (2004) more music like this by Toots & The Maytals That Toots Hibbert's voice, drenched in Memphis soul and rooted in Jamaican gospel, is still a powerful instrument after four decades of performing is the first thing you notice while listening to this collection of duets with pop, rock and reggae artists. "Funky Kingston," featuring Bootsy Collins and the Roots is one of the best tracks here, ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $12.09!
13 view cover	The Expendables (2007) more music like this by Expendables With a band name like that, the Expendables are simply begging for snotty drive-by non-reviews of the "Yes, quite" variety. The problem is that their music doesn't always provide enough of a defense against that kind of quick dismissal. Hailing from the beachside town of Santa Cruz, CA, the Expendables refer to themselves as a "surf culture" band, ... see all copies from $8.57! new only from $12.34!
14 view cover	Zion Crossroads (2007) more music like this by Corey Harris Corey Harris has spent his career digging for roots, looking for the links that bind his beloved blues with African music and other tributaries of black music, including old-time jazz and R&B. On the brilliant 2003 Mississippi to Mali, Harris took his recording equipment to the field in those two seemingly far-apart locales, and discovered they ... see all copies from $12.45! new only from $15.40!
15 view cover	History of Trojan Records, Vol. 2: 1972-1995 (1996) more music like this by Various Artists This 150-minute, two-disc set is one of the best overviews of classic reggae available. Volume 1 focused on ska and rock steady tracks from the 1960s, and this one consists primarily of material from the '70s and '80s, reggae's classic period. Though Trojan has a reputation for mediocre production quality and shady business dealings with its ... see all copies from $16.31! new only from $19.43!
16 view cover	Trojan Box Set: Ska (1999) more music like this by Various Artists Guaranteed to drive the purists around the bend, this budget-priced box set skimps on the packaging, but does make up for it with 50 tracks spread across three CDs. As the cynical have learned to expect, although advertised as a ska compilation, it does indeed stray repeatedly into rocksteady. Once upon a time, Trojan knew the difference, but ... see all copies from $16.90! new only from $18.73!
17 view cover	Reggae Christmas from Studio One (1992) more music like this by Various Artists Reggae Christmas from Studio One is a rousing collection of traditional and contemporary Christmas songs done reggae-style. Tracks include "Christmas Time Is Here" by the Heptones, "Sound the Trumpet" by Bob Marley and the Wailers, "Christmas in Jamaica" by Brent Dowe, "White Christmas" by Dobby Dobson, and "Christmas Stylee" by Johnny Osbourne ... see all copies from $6.62! new only from $9.73!
18 view cover	Trojan 35th Anniversary (2003) more music like this by Various Artists Britain's Trojan Records licensed Jamaican records for distribution during the 1970s and 1980s, and the massive vault of Trojan titles has been released and recombined in endless ways ever since, including a series of small box sets, three discs to a box, that center on one style or theme. There is really no theme to the Trojan 35th Anniversary ... see all copies from $16.33! new only from $19.43!
19 view cover	Trojan Box Set: Tighten Up (2000) more music like this by Various Artists This is yet another installment in the excellent limited-edition box set series from Trojan Records. This set includes selections from each of the original eight Tighten Up compilations released in the late '60s and early '70s; the series did quite well in the U.K. at the time. This best of the best-ofs includes prime singles by the Upsetters, the ... see all copies from $16.90! new only from $19.43!
20 view cover	Dreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub (1997) more music like this by Bob Marley To coincide with the electronica revolution of the late '90s, Bill Laswell remixed a number of Bob Marley records as ambient dub for the Dreams of Freedom: Ambient Translations of Bob Marley in Dub album. If these songs were remixed by any other producer, the results could have been disastrous, but Laswell is one of the masters of intellectual dub ... see all copies from $11.51! new only from $13.34!
21 view cover	OK Fred: The Best of Errol Dunkley (2004) more music like this by Errol Dunkley From the earnest 14-year-old kid singing ska in the mid-'60s to the heavy roots vibe of his early-'70s recordings, OK Fred is the first collection to give a picture of just how much ground Errol Dunkley covered in the first two decades of his career. His ska recordings date back to 1963 with "My Queen" and 1966's "Love Me Forever," both of which ... see all copies from $10.44! new only from $14.88!
22 view cover	Trojan Box Set: Reggae Chill-Out (2003) more music like this by Various Artists Another fine reissue from the Trojan vaults, Reggae Chill-Out centers on the mellower side of things. The first disc of this three-disc set is probably the most interesting, kicking off with Roland Alphonso's easy-rolling "Never to Be Mine," and sequencing through 16 other laid-back Jamaican instrumentals, most notably "Back a Yard" by the ... see all copies from $17.08! new only from $19.43!
23 view cover	Guns of Navarone: The Best of the Skatalites (2001) more music like this by The Skatalites see all copies from $10.22! new only from $12.30!
24 view cover	Trench Town Mix Up (1978) more music like this by The Gladiators The Gladiators' debut full-length, both at home and abroad, Trench Town Mix Up not only met all expectations, but far outstripped them. Although the group was composed of adept musicians, the likes of bassist Lloyd Parks and drummer Sly Dunbar were brought in to assist, adding further gloss to the group's already-stellar sound. Producer Prince ... see all copies from $9.20! new only from $10.79!
25 view cover	Reggae Pulse: The Heartbeat of Jamaica (2002) more music like this by Various Artists A fine party disc with an unbeatable selection of Jamaican rocksteady and roots reggae hits ranging from Millie Small's "My Boy Lollipop" to the Melodians' reverent "Rivers of Babylon," and including sides by Bob Marley ("Soul Shakedown Party," "Lively Up Yourself"), Toots & the Maytals ("Pressure Drop"), and the Ethiopians ("Train to Skaville"), ... see all copies from $7.95! new only from $12.77!

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