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Post by The Arch Angel Gabriel on Jan 22, 2006 0:52:08 GMT
I just got these..and man..these are nice sets..I have enjoyed the rocksteady one a lot..the reggae rarities is fantastic as well..
You know..for all the slack that Trojan gets..they still put out some nice box sets for a decent price..
I have:
12" Box Set
Rastafari
Roots
Rocksteady Rarities
Reggae Rarities
On Order:
Ska Rarities
Nyabinghi
Still To Get:
Revive
Rocksteady
Originals
Instrumentals
Dance Hall Roots
Roots & Culture
Dub Rarities
any others I should add to my list?
jah guide
gabriel
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Post by Mrs Trellis on Jan 22, 2006 11:08:53 GMT
Agree with you on the Rocksteady Rarities set, that is one of their best releases.
The box set 'Haul & Pull Up Selecta' is a good early dancehall selection.
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Post by bmd on Jan 22, 2006 11:21:02 GMT
Rocksteady Rarities has had enormus listening pleasure here,.
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Post by ZarcyD on Jan 22, 2006 11:28:54 GMT
As for ones that aren't on your list I dug out DJ's last week and there are lots of goodies on there. Also Rare Grooves has a very strong selection.
C.D
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 22, 2006 15:40:22 GMT
yes, rare groove, instrumentals, rude boy, suedehead vol 1, ska vol 2, dancehall,skinhead, duets,mod...are some good ones.
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Post by lankou2 on Jan 22, 2006 15:40:51 GMT
...35 th anniversary is good too.
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Post by The Arch Angel Gabriel on Jan 22, 2006 19:13:43 GMT
hey all..thanks for the recommendations..will add those to the lists..
gabriel
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Post by zapatoo on Jan 23, 2006 10:01:12 GMT
There aren't too many really weak box sets IMO - if these are a decent price, it's almost worth a gamble on any of them. Apart from the dreaded " Ska Revival" (too many live tracks, too much 2-tone type stuff, really a flimsy rationalisation for this being a Trojan box set), only the " Seventies" and " X-Rated" immediately spring to mind as not really being up to the mark. IMVHO of course  |
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Post by Reggae Souldier (Big Five) on Jan 25, 2006 17:05:13 GMT
the weak on has too be ORIGINALS almost all are on other box sets and i do almost  |
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Post by zapatoo on Jan 25, 2006 22:29:37 GMT
Though at least the weakness of the ORIGINALS lies mainly in its repetition ( a whopping 33 out of 50 appear on other box sets), Lawrence - the tunes themselves are mainly pretty good ones  |
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Post by gryffe on Jan 26, 2006 20:20:00 GMT
Ian said
"The box set 'Haul & Pull Up Selecta' is a good early dancehall selection"
I only have this as a 2 CD, are you sure there is a box set (3 discs) ?. Every track is a killer, so I would buy it again just for the 3rd disc
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Post by Mrs Trellis on Jan 26, 2006 20:32:08 GMT
I have it as 3lp box-set, but I think there'll be the same number of tunes on the 2cd release. There's only 4 or 5 tunes per side of the 3lp's
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Post by gryffe on Jan 26, 2006 21:05:42 GMT
thanks for clearing it up Ian, although I'm slightly disappointed theres not another CD!
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Post by Reggae Souldier (Big Five) on Jan 30, 2006 15:35:10 GMT
Though at least the weakness of the ORIGINALS lies mainly in its repetition ( a whopping 33 out of 50 appear on other box sets), Lawrence - the tunes themselves are mainly pretty good ones true....only 33 i'm sure it's more like 44 |
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Post by Rob on Jan 30, 2006 16:20:51 GMT
Have just got the Roots Reggae box, and am very pleased at selection, some duplication elsewhere it's true, but still an excellent compilation.
Only quibble is the poor sound quality, but that goes without saying for much of Trojan's output, the Haul An Pull Up 2xCD and the Gregory Isaacs Cool Ruler 2xCD being exceptions.
Rob
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Post by rosko on Feb 10, 2006 13:54:29 GMT
Late joining this thread, but count my vote for "Rare Groove".
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Post by devonevo on Feb 13, 2006 22:19:09 GMT
Late joining too, but I'd put in another vote for the Rare Groove box. A huge vote for Ska Rarities too, if it hasn't already been mentioned. Zap, didn't you recommend this when it came out?
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Post by zapatoo on Feb 13, 2006 22:49:55 GMT
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Post by The Arch Angel Gabriel on Feb 14, 2006 2:59:33 GMT
i still have not gotten the ska rarities box set..i ordered it from Amazon UK (since Ernie does not have it yet)...been waiting for a month
gabriel
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Post by zapatoo on Feb 14, 2006 9:49:19 GMT
I waited over 3 months for Studio One Roots 2 - which I'd ordered online from a UK retailer... I'd almost forgotten all about it by the time it did arrive - worth waiting for though  |
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