Better Must Come Riddim – Various Labels

Better Must Come produced by Bunny Striker Lee, Jack Ruby, Blackbeard, Syl Gordon, Beres Hammond, Lloyd Brown for Trojan, Jackpot, Clappers, Mr Tipsy, Cylton, Harmony House in 1971

Better Must Come Riddim – Various Labels brings together a 1971 roots foundation built around Delroy Wilson’s Better Must Come, with Bunny Striker Lee, Jack Ruby, Blackbeard, Syl Gordon, Beres Hammond and Lloyd Brown all credited across labels like Trojan, Jackpot, Clappers, Mr Tipsy, Cylton and Harmony House. The set leans on that classic early-’70s reggae feel, with standout cuts including Delroy Wilson’s Better Must Come, Dennis Alcapone’s It Must Come, and Barry Brown’s Jah Children Must Come and Rasta Must Come One Day. It also traces the tune’s long afterlife through later versions from Horace Andy and Yasus Afari, Lennox Miller, Jimmy Riley and others, which gives the release a broader archive feel while keeping the original song at the center.

Better Must Come Riddim Tracklist:

1. Barry Brown – Dub Can’t Come
2. Barry Brown – Jah Children Must Come
3. Barry Brown – Rasta Must Come One Day (1979)
4. Delroy Wilson – Better Must Come (1971)
5. Dennis Alcapone – It Must Come (1971)
6. Don Ricardo – Bet You Don’t Know (2000)
7. Horace Andy & Yasus Afari – Better Must Come (1991)
8. Jah Coller – Jah Coller Speaks His Mind (1980)
9. Jimmy Riley – Thank You Jah (1995)
10. Lennox Miller – Better Must Come (1980)
11. Lloyd Brown – Chant Them Down (2009)
12. Triston Palmer – Show Some Love (1995)
13. Yogie – Leave It To Me (1995)

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