Jah Guidance 1980-1984

JAH GUIDANCE 1980-1984

Jah Guidance 1980-1984 sits a little differently from the looser one-off reggae sets that usually get tagged under this period, because this one gathers a deep run of voices around the same cut and gives the old-school side of early-'80s dancehall a proper archive feel. The lineup is stacked with Sugar Minott, Johnny Osbourne, Linval Thompson, Toyan, Ranking Trevor, and both Wailing Souls entries, which tells you this was aimed at sound system play as much as album listening. The riddim itself moves with that stripped, late-rooted pulse: hard drum-and-bass pressure, clipped guitar chops, and a steady skank that leaves plenty of room for the singers to ride the groove. “Too Sexy” and “Look How Me Sexy” sit naturally beside the more reflective cuts, and the whole set keeps a brisk, mid-tempo push with the bassline doing most of the heavy lifting.

Jah Guidance 1980 Tracklist:

1. Lee Van Cliff – Up To Date
2. Sugar Minott – Heart Breaker
3. Linval Thompson – Look How Me Sexy
4. Toyan – Spar With Me
5. Johnny Osbourne – Too Sexy
6. The Wailing Soul – See Baba Joe
7. Ranking Trevor – Yard Oh
8. Wailing Soul – Take We Back
9. Jennifer Laura – You’re My Life
10. Little John – United We Stand Divided We Fall
11. Lee Van Cliff – Chalice To Chalice
12. Little John – All Who Gone
13. Billy Boy O – Scandal
14. Little John – Joker Lover
15. Don Carlos – Mr Sun
16. Papa Bruce – Style And Style
17. Sugar Minott – Habor Shark
18. Trevor Ranking – Some Halla
19. Cornell Campbell – Youre My Lady
20. Toney Tuff – Come We Come Fi Mash It
21. Dennis Brown – If I Didnt Love You
22. Linval Thompson – Tell Him Im Not Home
23. Colour Man – Cricketer
24. Tiger – Love Line
25. Ken Booth – You Say You Love Me
26. Toyan – Calypso Calypso
27. Lee Van Cliff – Jam It Tonight
28. The Meditations – Sitdown And Reason
29. Barry Brown – I Cant Hide
30. Yellowman – Nobody Move Nobody Get Hurt
31. Michigan And Smilie – Diseases
32. Nicodemus – Boneman Connection
33. Peter Ranking And Papa Lucky – Easies & Squeezies
34. Sammy Dread And Peter Ranking – You I Love
35. Genie And Tasha – Ladies Answer To Diseases
36. Michael Prophet – Upside Down
37. Ranking Toyan – Walk And Talk With Jah Love
38. Yellowman – Mr Chin
39. Freddie Mcgregor – Come And Take It
40. Ranking Toyan – Dread Locks Party
41. Captain Sinbad – Rub A Dub Style Now
42. Wailing Soul – Baby Come Rock

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