Various Artists: Roots Rock Rebels - When Punk Met Reggae 1975-1982, 3CD Box Set

• 54 track 3CD clamshell box focusing on the period of time between 1975-1982 when reggae influenced & inspired punk in the UK.

• Featuring key tracks by The Clash, Burning Spear, Generation X, Culture, Public Image Ltd, Steel Pulse, The Specials, Dennis Brown, Ruts, Madness, Black Uhuru and many more.

• Plus a selection of obscure gems from the likes of 4th Street Orchestra, African Stone, Basement 5, Electric Guitars, Sir Horatio, Talisman, The Pop Group and Black Symbol.

• Front cover image from the photo library of legendary photographer Syd Shelton.

• 28-page fully illustrated booklet containing a foreword sleevenote by Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread plus notes on each track with relevant sleeve illustrations.

In the words of Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread: “Looking back, I see it as a turning point, a cultural crossroads when different genres collided, giving birth to something entirely new. It was a celebration of diversity and a rejection of homogeneity. Its impact has it rippled through the years, influencing subsequent generations of musicians and shaping the landscape of alternative music. The fusion of punk and reggae became a blueprint for bands seeking to break free from the constraints of genre. As DJ at The Roxy (the UK's first live punk rock venue) I was lucky enough to sees these ideas blossom to become what we now call the 'punky reggae party' and forty-five years later its message is still in full effect.”

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

1  Burning Spear - Slavery Days (Album Version)

2  Dillinger - Buckingham Palace (Album Version)

3 4th Street Orchestra - Za-Ion

4  Culture - Two Sevens Clash

5  The Clash - Police & Thieves (Remastered)

6  Generation X - Wild Dub (Version)

7  Errol Campbell - Jah Man

8  Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Watching The Detectives (Single Version)

9  Good Breed - Heights

10  XTC - Fireball XL5 / Fireball Dub (‘White Music' Out-Take)

11  Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan

12  The Clash - (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais

13  African Stone - Choose Me

14  Graham Parker & The Rumour - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions

15  Althea and Donna - Uptown Top Ranking

16 China Street - Rock Against Racism

17  Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket (Part 1)

18  Ruts - Jah War (Single Version)

19  Matumbi - Point of View (Squeeze A Little Lovin)

20  Doll By Doll - Janice

DISC TWO

1  Janet Kay - Silly Games

2  The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good & Evil Dub

3  Jimmy Lindsay - Ain't No Sunshine

4  Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was

5  The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright

6  The Selecter - Too Much Pressure

7  Public Image Limited - Poptones

8  Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (Album Version)

9  The Clash - The Guns of Brixton

10  The Members - Offshore Banking Business (Edit)

11  Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan is a Bitch

12  Glaxo Babies - Who Killed Bruce Lee? (version)

13  The Piranhas - Coffee

14  Madness - Embarrassment

15  Aswad - Warrior Charge

16  The Beat - Stand Down Margaret (Dub)

DISC THREE

1  The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You

2  Black Symbol - Non A Jah Jah Children

3  UB40 - King

4  Bad Manners - El Pussycat

5  Basement 5 - Work Dub

6  Black Slate - Amigo

7  The Slits - In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (Early Version)

8  Weapon of Peace - Jah Love

9 Angelic Upstarts - Different Dub

10  Musical Youth - Political

11  Black Uhuru - Sponji Reggae (Single Version)

12  Carroll Thompson - Hopelessly in Love

13  Eclipse - Blood Fi Dem

14  Electric Guitars - Work

15  Talisman - Dole Age (7” Mix)

16  Musical Youth - Generals

17  Sir Horatio - Sommadub

18  Creation Rebel - Independent Man Pt 1