Powerhouse Presents: Final Mission

POWERHOUSE PRESENTS: FINAL MISSION 1986

Al Campbell’s “One A Way Soldier” is the first cut that grabs you here, and it’s a smart way into Powerhouse Presents: Final Mission, a 1986 set that lines up some of the era’s sharpest voices over a tough late-dancehall foundation. Half Pint, Junior Delgado, Little John, Super Cat and Yellowman all get their turn, but the real charge comes from how the voices move against the rhythm rather than from any one flashy hook. There’s a leaner, rougher feel than the more polished Powerhouse work that came before it, with Sly and Robbie’s title cut anchoring the set like a late-night dubplate statement. With 10 tracks and 11 artists in the mix, this sits right in the label’s mid-80s wheelhouse: streetwise, heavy on personality, and built for sound system play.

Powerhouse Presents: Final Mission Tracklist:

1. Al Campbell – One A Way Soldier
2. Conroy Smith – Indian Lady
3. Half Pint – Greetings
4. Junior Delgado – Hold Me Tight
5. Little John – No Stop Say So
6. Michael Palmer – Theres No Mean
7. Nut Head – Big Already
8. Sly And Robbie – The Final Mission
9. Super Cat – Under Pressure
10. Yellowman – Move