By Law Riddim – Top Rank X El Paso

By Law Riddim – Top Rank X El Paso 1990

Top Rank and El Paso’s By Law Riddim, from 1990, pulls together a strong early-dancehall cast with Johnny P, Johnny Osbourne, Pliers, Singing Melody, Red Dragon, Ghost and Culture, Gospel Fish, and Tumpa Lion. Johnny P leads with By Law and returns later on Fight Over Money, while Johnny Osbourne’s Young Girls and Ghost and Culture’s Dee Jay’s Story give the juggling some extra weight. The set runs ten tracks in all, with Reggae Sam’s Vengan A Bailar adding a Spanish-language twist and the whole sequence reflecting the tougher, street-level sound Top Rank was known for in that period.

By Law Riddim Tracklist:

1. Johnny P – By Law
2. Reggae Sam – Vengan A Bailar
3. Pliers – God Father
4. Singing Melody – Ooh Girl
5. Johnny Osbourne – Young Girls
6. Red Dragon – Size Of The Gun
7. Ghost & Culture – Dee Jay’s Story
8. Johnny P – Fight Over Money
9. Gospel Fish – Buddy & Punny
10. Tumpa Lion – In Deh