Greensleeves Sampler – Greensleeves Records

GREENSLEEVES SAMPLER – GREENSLEEVES RECORDS 1986

Greensleeves spent the late ’80s pushing dancehall harder, but this sampler reaches back into a richer roots-and-dub patchwork, pulling together singers, deejays, and instrumental heat instead of one strict lane. Augustus Pablo’s “Pipers Of Zion” opens the mood with that misty melodica drift, while Black Uhuru, Burning Spear, Dennis Brown, and Gregory Isaacs keep the set anchored in heavyweight vocal reggae. There’s plenty of character in the rougher cuts too, from Eek-A-Mouse’s “Ganja Smuggling” to Eastwood and Saint’s “Stop That Train, ” and Scientist’s “Dematerialize” gives the compilation its deepest dub pulse. By the time Sugar Minott closes with “Feel The Rydim, ” the whole thing feels like a snapshot of Greensleeves’ crossover years, where roots fire, studio craft, and yard style all sat on the same shelf.

Greensleeves Sampler Tracklist:

1. Augustus Pablo – Pipers Of Zion
2. Black Uhuru – I Love King Selassie
3. Burning Spear – We Are Going
4. Carlene Davis – Winnie Mandela
5. Dennis Brown – Crazy List
6. Eastwood & Saint – Stop That Train
7. Eek-A-Mouse – Ganja Smuggling
8. Frankie Paul – Pass The Tu-Sheng Peng
9. Gregory Isaacs – Let Off Supm
10. Half Pint – Freedom Fighters
11. Hugh Mundell – Africa Must Be Free
12. Mighty Diamonds – The Real Enemy
13. Scientist – Dematerialize
14. Sugar Minott – Feel The Rydim
15. Wailing Souls – They Don’t Know Jah
16. Yellowman – Zungguzungguguzungguzeng