Reggae Power / Various Reggae Power / Various CD

Two CDs. By the close of the '60s, record retailer and jukebox businessman Karl 'J. J. ' Johnson was firmly established as one of Jamaica's leading record producers, having released a string of best-selling rock steady and proto-reggae 45s by such noted local acts as Lee 'Scratch' Perry, the Rulers, Carl Dawkins, the Kingstonians and the Ethiopians. Early in 1969, a lucrative agreement with British record label, Trojan, emboldened the ambitious entrepreneur to release an album comprising a dozen of his latest recordings in the new reggae style. Entitled Reggae Power, the LP was dominated by regular hit-makers, the Ethiopians, whose recent singles had proved so popular in Britain that the group had been prompted to make a promotional tour of the country. Their trip led to Trojan dramatically reworking the Reggae Power long-player for it's UK release, replacing all but two non-Ethiopians tracks with further J. J. -produced works by the trio, before issuing it in new artwork. But with the Ethiopians collection already available on the Doctor Bird CD, Reggae Power & Woman Capture Man, it is the Jamaican version of the album that provides the inspiration for this exciting double-disc compilation, which collects the bulk of J. J. Johnson's output from 1968 to 1972, including numerous reggae hits and 17 recordings new to CD.

1. Dance Up The Reggae - Roy Shirley 2. Mix It Up - The Kingstonians 3. Love Is Not Your Game - V. Vinstrick 4. One Dollar Of Music - The J.J. All Stars 5. I'll Make It Up - Carl Dawkins 6. Musical Priest - Roy Shirley 7. Bigger Boss - Cool Sticky ; Ansel Collins 8. Live Life - The Vibrators 9. I'll Be Around - The Kingstonians 10. Five Miles High - Winston Wright 11. Glad You're Living - Stranger Cole 12. Bright Life - Roy Shirley 13. R.F.K. - The J.J. All Stars 14. Israel Must Win - The Ethiopians 15. Got To Be Free - The Rulers 16. Neck Tie - Winston Wright 17. The Only Girl - Carl Dawkins 18. I Like Your Smile - Roy Shirley 19. Memphis Underground - The J.J. All Stars 20. Here Yah - The Scorchers 21. Help Wanted - Stranger Cole 22. Mango Tree - Ansel Collins 23. Here I Come - The Ethiopians 24. Satisfaction - Carl Dawkins 25. Poppy Cock - Winston Wright 26. What A Situation - The Rulers 27. Rook Ma Dine - The Ethiopians 28. The Removers - Ansel Collins 29. Cabbage Leaf - Val Bennett 30. This Land - Carl Dawkins 31. Try To Be Happy - The Clarendonians 32. Drop Him - The Ethiopians 33. Version Drop - The J.J. All Stars 34. Coolie Man - The Cambodians 35. Get Together - Carl Dawkins 36. Instalment No.3 - Family Man 37. Number One Version - Tony 38. Wreck It Up Version - The J.J. All Stars 39. Come Along - The Clarendonians 40. I'll Never Be Blue - Carl Dawkins 41. I'll Never Be Blue (Instr.) û The J.J. All Stars 42. Don't Go (Alt. Version) - The Ethiopians 43. Make Good - Stranger ; Gladdy 44. Put It Good - The Bleechers 45. Perseverance - Carl Dawkins 46. He's Not A Rebel - The Ethiopians 47. Nyah Man Story - The Linkers 48. Lion's Den - The Kingstonians 49. I Feel Good - Carl Dawkins 50. Selah - The Ethiopians 51. Selah - The J.J. All Stars 52. Rocking To Ethiopia - Dennis Alcapone 53. How Can You Mend A Broken Heart - Carl Dawkins 54. Slim Girl - The Kingstonians* 55. I'm A Believer - The Ethiopians 56. My Whole World Has Ended - Carl Dawkins 57. Soup - Lloyd Young 58. Collecting Coins - The J.J. All Stars