
With this compilation, the Basic Replay record label provides a thorough overview of the reggae tunes they’d reissued, mingling relatively big names like Chuck Turner and White Mice with lesser-knowns and under-repped greats. Dabs of dub and dancehall rhythms drift up and pass on through the sixteen tracks, keeping up an easy flow of style through the variety of acts and attitudes. With virtually all of the inclusions culled from the late ‘80s, there is some similarity of production quality from track to track, but they all come through with clear and full-bodied tones thanks to some careful remastering. A very solid collection, making it even more of a shame that the label’s reissue efforts ended the same year as its release.