GREENSLEEVES VARIOUS 80S – GREENSLEEVES RECORDS 1985
Greensleeves Various 80s Release Details
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 47
- Unique artists on riddim: 39
- Key artists on this riddim: Bushman, Dennis Brown, Earl Sixteen, John Holt, Junior Reid, Leroy Smart
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1985 was the moment dancehall was hardening into a leaner, more street-level sound, and this Greensleeves set sits right in that shift, pulling together cuts from Little John, Papa Michigan and General Smiley, Leroy Smart, Wailing Souls, Michael Palmer and Dennis Brown. The selections lean on the clipped drum snap and fat bass weight that defined the period, with the deejay numbers sitting comfortably beside smoother vocal pieces like Dennis Brown’s “It’s Magic” and Wailing Souls’ “Diamonds And Pearls. ” Little John’s “Dance Hall Style” and Pad Anthony’s “See Dem A Come” keep the energy up, while the rhythm itself stays dry, propulsive and uncluttered, built for sound system play rather than polish. It’s the kind of mid-’80s Greensleeves package that captures the shift toward tighter arrangements, sharp toasting and a bass line that keeps everything moving.
Greensleeves Various 80s Tracklist:
- Little John – Dance Hall Style
- Papa Michigan And General Smiley – Diseases
- Leroy Smart – All Of My Love
- Nicodemus – Bone Conection
- Papa Tullo – Sister Pearl
- Wailing Souls – Diamonds And Pearls
- Pad Anthony – See Dem A Come
- Pad Anthony And Tonto Irie – Champion Bubbler
- Michael Palmer – Cant Take The Fuss
- Michael Palmer – Done With It
- Dennis Brwon – Its Magic
- Pad Anthony – Crazy Love
- Michael Buckley – Dance Gate
- Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng
- Tonto Irie – Life Story
- Wayne Smith – Ickie All Over
- Wayne Jarrett & Silver Fox – Saterday Night Jamboree
- Wayne Jarrett – Got To Be Sure
- John Holt – Fat She Fat
- Yellowman & Fathead – Rat
- General Echo & Madoo – Hotel Fee
- General Echo – Bathroom Sex
- Don Mccarlos And Captain Sinba – I’m Not Crazy
- Sammy Dread – Gone Away
- Barry Brown – Belly Move
- Charlie Chaplin – International Robbery
- Charlie Chaplin – Why The World Stay So
- Roots Radics – Robber Dub
- Roots Radics – World Dub
- Eek A Mouse – Noahs Ark
- Flick Wilson – My Lady
- Earl Sixteen – Live Together
- Freddie Mckay – Another Weekend
- Bunny Lie Lie – Babylonian
- Wayne Wade – Poor And Humble
- Hugh Mundell – Can’t Pop No Style
- Junior Reid – Know Myself
- Eek A Mouse – Wa Do Dem
- Errol Scorcher – Wild Inna Eighty One Style
- Barry Brown – Love Is What The World Want
- Earl Sixteen – Trial & Crosses
- Eek A Mouse – Christmas A Come
- Lee Van Cleef – Gone Water Gone
- Anthony Johnson – Let Go This One
- Introducing Ten Year Old Billy Boyo – One Spliff A Day
- Little John & Billy Boyo – Bushman Connection
- Little John – Little Girl
