VA - Reggae Reggae & Pipeline (DELUXE EDITION) (2023)

Description
• First ever reissue of 2 iconic Trojan albums.
• Numerous tracks new to CD.
• Includes some of the biggest reggae hits from the early 1970s.

Originally released by Trojan Records in 1972, the ‘Reggae Reggae (Vol. Two)’ LP is perhaps best-known by record buyers for its iconic sleeve, depicting a group of young suedeheads set against the very un-tropical backdrop of Brixton railway arches. But the collection offered considerably more than simply a striking cover, for the music within the grooves of the record that lay within ranks alongside the finest reggae of the period.

Comprising a dozen tracks produced by the increasingly influential Alvin ‘G.G.’ Ranglin, the album is a mixture of superior vocal, DJ, and instrumental tracks, performed by some of the most talented and popular Jamaican artists of the day, notably Dennis Brown, The Ethiopians, Dennis Alcapone and The Maytones.

The following year, Trojan issued a second, equally fine, yet similarly obliquely packaged collection of the producer’s work, ‘Pipeline’, and it is these two essential long-players that provide the primary focus of this essential 2CD release.

Unavailable on any format since their original release, both LPs are bolstered here by the very best of Ranglin’s remaining productions from 1971 - 72, their number including hits and long-lost obscurities from period, many unavailable since the early 1970s.

The second in a series of 2CD sets highlighting the output of one of Jamaican music’s most successful, yet under-appreciated producers, it is a must-have buy for all self-respecting connoisseurs of high-quality classic reggae sounds.

Tracklist:
01 - The G.G. All Stars - Gold Mine (2:20)
02 - The Ethiopians - Israel Want To Be Free (2:16)
03 - Cat Campbell - President In School (2:42)
04 - The Maytones - Wha' No Dead (2:48)
05 - Phillip Samuels - Walking Stick (3:17)
06 - Dennis Alcapone - Milk And Honey (2:43)
07 - Billy Dice - Keep On Knocking (2:27)
08 - Dennis Alcapone - Honey Comb (3:02)
09 - Errol Walker - I Still Love You (3:00)
10 - Dennis Brown - Don't You Cry (2:56)
11 - The Maytones - Land Of Music (2:44)
12 - The G.G. All Stars - Love Can Set You Free (2:37)
13 - The Maytones - As Long As You Love Me (3:10)
14 - John Holt - Keep It Up (2:37)
15 - The Maytones - Donkey Face (2:11)
16 - Billy Dyce - Be My Guest (2:05)
17 - Billy Dyce - Take Warning (2:46)
18 - U Roy - Way Down South (2:56)
19 - The Maytones - Born To Be Loved (2:21)
20 - John Holt - A Love Like Yours (2:47)
21 - Billy Dyce & The Untouchables - Unity Is Love (3:00)
22 - Charlie Ace - Harder They Come (3:05)
23 - Max Romeo - Is It Really Over (2:43)
24 - U Roy - On Top Of The Peak (2:42)
25 - Bongo Herman & The G.G. All Stars - Rack-A-Tack (2:44)
26 - The Maytones - As Long As You Love Me (Soul Version) (3:02)

01 - Dennis Alcapone - Musical Alphabet (3:16)
02 - The Maytones - Things Gonna Change Aka I Am Feeling Lonely (2:48)
03 - The Untouchables - Cool Down (2:54)
04 - Dell Williams - Searching For Your Love (2:52)
05 - Lloyd Young & Carey Johnson As Lloyd & Carey - Only One Wife (2:48)
06 - Lloyd Young & Carey Johnson As Lloyd & Carey - Scorpion (2:58)
07 - Shorty Perry - Abusing And Assaulting (2:56)
08 - Iya Hunter - Loving Bride (3:32)
09 - Manolo Flowers & Alvin Ranglin As Flowers & Alvin - Howdy And Tenky (2:42)
10 - Gladstone Anderson (& The G.G. All Stars) - Drummer Roach (3:02)
11 - The Maytones - If Loving You Was Wrong (3:18)
12 - Manolo Flowers & Alvin Ranglin As Flowers & Alvin - In A De Pum Pum (2:34)
13 - Winston Grennon & The G.G. All Stars - Searching Version Aka Stinging Dub (2:49)
14 - Shorty Perry - Sprinkle Some Water (2:51)
15 - Billy Dyce - Time Is Still Here (2:37)
16 - The Maytones - Hands And Feet (3:07)
17 - Gary Ranglin - Watch It (2:49)
18 - Lloyd Young & Carey Johnson As Lloyd & Carey - Do It Again (2:51)
19 - Manolo Flowers & Alvin Ranglin As Flowers & Alvin - David And Goliath (3:01)
20 - Shorty Perry - Musical Goat (2:07)
21 - The Maytones - Brown Girl (2:42)
22 - Shorty Perry - Halfway Tree Rock (2:22)
23 - Tommy Mccook & Bobby Ellis (& The G.G. All Stars) - Bad Cow Skank Aka Smokey (2:33)
24 - Manolo Flowers & Alvin Ranglin As Flowers & Alvin - Rastaman Going Back Home (2:35)
25 - Delroy Jones As Little Youth - Barble Dove Skank (2:19)
26 - The Willows Aka The Millions - Murmuring (2:44)
27 - Tommy Mccook & Bobby Ellis (& The G.G. All Stars) - Murmuring Version (2:44)