I Need A Roof Riddim – Well Charge, Xterminator

I Need A Roof produced by Jo Jo Hookim, Phillip Burrell for Well Charge, Xterminator in 1976

1976 roots reggae from Well Charge and Xterminator, I Need A Roof is tied to Jo Jo Hookim and Phillip Burrell and draws on the classic Mighty Diamonds foundation tune that later yielded cuts from Capleton, Cocoa Tea, Luciano, Sizzla, Mikey General, and Diana Rutherford. The original centerpiece is The Mighty Diamonds’ I Need A Roof, with Dillinger’s Plantation Heights and The Revolutionaries’ Roof Top Dub keeping the set anchored in that late-70s Channel One era. It’s a compact nine-track riddim release, and the mix of original foundation sides with late-90s roots revivals gives it a strong bridge between two generations of Jamaican reggae.

I Need A Roof Riddim Tracklist:

1. Capleton – Stand Tall (1997)
2. Cocoa Tea – Mr Neck Tie Man (1998)
3. Diana Rutherford – Missing You (1997)
4. Dillinger – Plantation Heights (1976)
5. Luciano – Sweep Over My Soul (1998)
6. Mikey General – Unseen Blessing (1997)
7. Sizzla – Babylon A Listen (1997)
8. The Mighty Diamonds – I Need A Roof (1976)
9. The Revolutionaries – Roof Top Dub (1976)

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