Greensleeves Various 80s – Greensleeves Records

GREENSLEEVES VARIOUS 80S – GREENSLEEVES RECORDS 1985

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:

1. Little John – Dance Hall Style
2. Papa Michigan And General Smiley – Diseases
3. Leroy Smart – All Of My Love
4. Nicodemus – Bone Conection
5. Papa Tullo – Sister Pearl
6. Wailing Souls – Diamonds And Pearls
7. Pad Anthony – See Dem A Come
8. Pad Anthony And Tonto Irie – Champion Bubbler
9. Michael Palmer – Cant Take The Fuss
10. Michael Palmer – Done With It
11. Dennis Brwon – Its Magic
12. Pad Anthony – Crazy Love
13. Michael Buckley – Dance Gate
14. Wayne Smith – Under Me Sleng Teng
15. Tonto Irie – Life Story
16. Wayne Smith – Ickie All Over
17. Wayne Jarrett & Silver Fox – Saterday Night Jamboree
18. Wayne Jarrett – Got To Be Sure
19. John Holt – Fat She Fat
20. Yellowman & Fathead – Rat
21. General Echo & Madoo – Hotel Fee
22. General Echo – Bathroom Sex
23. Don Mccarlos And Captain Sinba – I’m Not Crazy
24. Sammy Dread – Gone Away
25. Barry Brown – Belly Move
26. Charlie Chaplin – International Robbery
27. Charlie Chaplin – Why The World Stay So
28. Roots Radics – Robber Dub
29. Roots Radics – World Dub
30. Eek A Mouse – Noahs Ark
31. Flick Wilson – My Lady
32. Earl Sixteen – Live Together
33. Freddie Mckay – Another Weekend
34. Bunny Lie Lie – Babylonian
35. Wayne Wade – Poor And Humble
36. Hugh Mundell – Can’t Pop No Style
37. Junior Reid – Know Myself
38. Eek A Mouse – Wa Do Dem
39. Errol Scorcher – Wild Inna Eighty One Style
40. Barry Brown – Love Is What The World Want
41. Earl Sixteen – Trial & Crosses
42. Eek A Mouse – Christmas A Come
43. Lee Van Cleef – Gone Water Gone
44. Anthony Johnson – Let Go This One
45. Introducing Ten Year Old Billy Boyo – One Spliff A Day
46. Little John & Billy Boyo – Bushman Connection
47. Little John – Little Girl