The 4th Street Albums Collection

By the mid-1970s, having made his name as one of Britain's most gifted and versatile musical talents with leading UK reggae outfit Matumbi, Dennis 'Blackbeard' Bovell sought to expand his horizons further by creating new material away from the confines of the group. Arguably his most impressive works from this time were four albums released under the nom-de-plume of the 4th Street Orchestra. Released between 1976 and 1978, each set comprised a mixture of high-quality roots and dub, with their sound so authentic, reggae connoisseurs were convinced the music had to be of Jamaican origin. Today, these seminal - and now hugely collectable - LPs are widely regarded by music fans to be among the finest British produced reggae music ever to see issue during the roots era. Now, at long last, they are brought together for this essential set, with a further eight Dennis Bovell-produced bonus tracks from the period making this 2CD even more compelling.

Disc 1
1: Ah Who Seh
2: Za-ion
3: Jah Chase Dem
4: Half Way to Za-ion
5: Run Dem Out
6: Out-a-order
7: Sing-a-man
8: Go Deh
9: Rite Dem
10: Raw Kut
11: Back-weh-Babylon
12: Wells Street Skank Aka Entebee
13: None Ah Jah Children
14: Skatter Skatter
15: Uganda Crisis Aka Tribute to Idi Amin
16: Ah Fi We Dis
17: Sure Shot
18: Younger Generation
19: Bounty Hunter (Sign Off)
20: North Parade (A Summer Place)
21: Run Rasta, Run
22: Run Rasta, Run (Version)
23: Come With Me
24: Come With Me Version
25: Raindrops
26: Eye Water Aka Raindrops Version

Disc 2
1: Higher Ranking
2: One Life to Live
3: Still in Dub
4: Scientific (Hurting Dub)
5: Higking Ranher
6: Hosaso (One Life to Live Instrumental)
7: Rainy (Organ)
8: Hurting Me (Give It Up)
9: Eternity (La Vouivre)
10: Oh Lawd (My Sweet Lord Instrumental)
11: Exodus
12: The Grunwich Affair
13: Rowing Down the River Aka Row Row Row
14: Take Your Pick
15: Blue Moon
16: Front Line
17: Don't Boost Dem Up
18: Forever Missing You
19: New Kent Road
20: Blood a Go Run
21: Run Dem Aka Blood a Go Run

Number of Discs: 2

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