I Can’t Stand It Riddim – Various Labels

1963’s I Can’t Stand It Riddim comes from Prince Buster’s classic ska era and is rooted in the Hard Man Fe Dead cut, later voiced by a mix of artists including Alborosie and Dennis Brown, Andrew Paul, Edi Fitzroy, Thriller, Tony Tuff and Welton Irie. Built on Prince Buster production and associated with Forward Recordings and Powerhouse, it carries that early Jamaican sound into later reworks without losing the sharp, streetwise edge of the original. The riddim is best known through Prince Buster’s Hard Man Fe Dead, and the compilation pulls together versions across different decades, showing how long that melody kept circulating through reggae and dancehall.

I Can’t Stand It Riddim produced by Prince Buster, Gussie P for Prince Buster, Forward Recordings, Powerhouse. Originally released in 1963 and all the way to 2010.

I Can’t Stand It Riddim Tracklist:

1. Alton Ellis & Lloyd Williams – I Can’t Stand It (1968)
2. Alborosie & Dennis Brown – Can’t Stand It (2009)
3. Andrew Paul – Hard Sound Fe Dead (1986)
4. Edi Fitzroy – Free Up (2010)
5. Prince Buster & Prince Buster’s All Stars – Hard Man Fe Dead (1963)
6. Thriller – A One Sound (2010)
7. Tony Tuff – Can’t Take It (2010)
8. Welton Irie – Hard Sound Fi Dead (2010)
9. Anthony B – Jah It’s You
10. Bounty Killer – Too Busy To Die (1998)
11. Ini Kamoze – How U Living
12. Lady Lex – Love Doctor (2006)
13. Luciano & Mutabaruka – Psalm 24
14. Natijah – Open My Gate (2006)
15. Peter Hunnigale – In The Ghetto (2005)
16. Roger Robin – Take It Slow (2005)