Various Artists - Reggae

This is a really good starting point, which incorporates lots of early Bob Marley & the Wailers recordings. In his book Bass Culture, Lloyd Bradley states his personal opinion that the greatest reggae ever made is the early Wailers recordings. Lots of tracks are here including "Duppy Conqueror'', ''Trench Town Rock'' and my personal favourite which is ''Soul Shakedown Party''. There is even some old John Holt recordings and some Horace Andy gems;

This is immersed with some Lee Perry and The Upsetters. I picked up this album from Northside Records when I was in Melbourne and it only cost me $5, so I have been blessed with a serious bargain. If one was to describe reggae to another person, it would take the form like an iceberg, with the top parts incorporating the classics like Marley and Cliff, but there is a whole other world beneath what appears to be a small surface.