• 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.”
1.1 Burning Spear - Slavery Days (Album Version)
1.2 Dillinger - Buckingham Palace (Album Version)
1.3 4th Street Orchestra - Za-Ion
1.4 Culture - Two Sevens Clash
1.5 The Clash - Police & Thieves (Remastered)
1.6 Generation X - Wild Dub (Version)
1.7 Errol Campbell - Jah Man
1.8 Elvis Costello - Watching the Detectives (Single Version)
1.9 Good Breed - Heights
1.10 XTC - Fireball XL5 / Fireball Dub (‘White Music' Out-Take)
1.11 Steel Pulse - Ku Klux Klan
1.12 The Clash - (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
1.13 African Stone - Choose Me
1.14 Graham Parker and The Rumour - Hey Lord, Don't Ask Me Questions
1.15 Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking
1.16 China Street - Rock Against Racism
1.17 Dennis Brown - Money in My Pocket (Part 1)
1.18 The Ruts - Jah War (Single Version)
1.19 Matumbi - Point of View (Squeeze a Little Lovin)
1.20 Doll by Doll - Janice
2.1 Janet Kay - Silly Games
2.2 The Pop Group - She Is Beyond Good & Evil Dub
2.3 Jimmy Lindsay - Ain't No Sunshine
2.4 Stiff Little Fingers - Johnny Was
2.5 The Specials - Doesn't Make It Alright
2.6 The Selecter - Too Much Pressure
2.7 Public Image Ltd. - Poptones
2.8 Joe Jackson - Sunday Papers (Album Version)
2.9 The Clash - The Guns of Brixton
2.10 The Members - Offshore Banking Business (Edit)
2.11 Linton Kwesi Johnson - Inglan is a Bitch
2.12 Glaxo Babies - Who Killed Bruce Lee? (Version)
2.13 The Piranhas - Coffee
2.14 Madness - Embarrassment
2.15 Aswad - Warrior Charge
2.16 The Beat - Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
3.1 The Bodysnatchers - Ruder Than You
3.2 Black Symbol - Non a Jah Jah Children
3.3 UB40 - King
3.4 Bad Manners - El Pussycat
3.5 Basement 5 - Work Dub
3.6 Black Slate - Amigo
3.7 The Slits - In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (Early Version)
3.8 Weapon of Peace - Jah Love
3.9 Angelic Upstarts - Different Dub
3.10 Musical Youth - Political
3.11 Black Uhuru - Sponji Reggae (Single Version)
3.12 Carroll Thompson - Hopelessly in Love
3.13 Eclipse - Blood fi Dem
3.14 Electric Guitars - Work
3.15 Talisman - Dole Age (7” Mix)
3.16 Musical Youth - Generals
3.17 Sir Horatio - Sommadub
3.18 Creation Rebel - Independent Man Pt 1
