Never Love Again Riddim – Unknown Label

Never Love Again Riddim is a 1977 Alvin Ranglin production issued on Unknown Label, a compact two-track set that brings together Alton Ellis and I-Roy in a stripped-down roots era pairing. Ellis’s title cut, Never Love Again, gives the riddim its name and emotional core, while I-Roy’s Beast Game adds a sharper deejay counterpoint and keeps the selection moving. Ranglin, best known through his GG’s work, was behind a deep run of late-70s reggae sessions, and this one has the kind of simple, focused lineup that lets the songs do the talking.