Fresh Riddim – Various Labels

Fresh produced by Winston Riley, Lloyd Barnes, Burtland Dixon, Lincoln Sterling, King Jammy, Dennis Star for Techniques, TSOJ, Wackie’s, Kangal, Jammy’s, Dennis Star in 1987

Fresh Riddim surfaced in 1987 and pulls together productions from Winston Riley, Lloyd Barnes, Burtland Dixon, Lincoln Sterling, King Jammy and Dennis Star across Techniques, TSOJ, Wackie’s, Kangal, Jammy’s and Dennis Star, with a mix that moves from roots-era vocals into the harder-edged dancehall shift of the late ’80s. Admiral Tibet’s No Time Waste, Anthony Red Rose’s We Raggamuffin and Echo Minott’s Mad Over Me are among the key cuts, alongside versions like Dub – Hol A Fresh Version and Flourgon’s Hol A Splif. The lineup also brings in names such as Ansell Collins, Courtney Melody and Ashman, which gives the set a wide cross-section of styles while keeping the Fresh rhythm at the center.

Fresh Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Hol A Fresh Version
2. Admiral Tibet – No Time Waste
3. Ansell Collins – Carried Away
4. Anthony Red Rose – We Raggamuffin (1987)
5. Ashman – Sen Fi Di Brush (1987)
6. Chuck Turner – A Who Say (1988)
7. Courtney Melody – Beautiful Woman
8. Cridland Collins – What A Friend
9. Dominick – Boy George (1987)
10. Echo Minott – Mad Over Me (1987)
11. Egyptian – Water Come A Mi Eye (1994)
12. Flourgon – Hol A Splif
13. Good Times – Rappin Fresh
14. Horace Martin – Conscious Lyrics (1987)
15. Junie Ranks – Weh Fi Hole Dem (1987)
16. Leroy Gibbons – Four Season Lover (1987)
17. Lieutenant Stitchie – Lt. Stitchie Remedy (1987)
18. Lloyd Lovindeer – Hol A Mess
19. Louie Culture – Yuh Nuh Waan Let Off (1987)
20. Mikey Jarett – Trade
21. Mikey Melody – Mona Lisa (1994)
22. Red Dragon – Hol A Fresh
23. Screwdriver – Run Johnny (1987)
24. Shabba Ranks – Fresh (1987)
25. Sister Charmaine – Granny’s Advice
26. Sister Charmaine – Hol A Rest
27. Steely & Clevie – Fresh Version
28. Yellow Bird – Let Me Be Your Lover (1987)

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