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Tougher Than Tough: The Story Of Jamaican Music | 
 enlarge | Artist: Various Artists
Label: Mango
Category: Music
Buy New: $139.26
New (1) Used (7) from $46.99
Avg. Customer Rating:  24 reviews
Sales Rank: 145436
Format: Box Set
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 4
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 5.7 x 0.6
UPC: 016253993525
EAN: 0016253993525
ASIN: B000003QLC
Release Date: November 16, 1993
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Disc 1
| • | Oh Carolina - Folkes, John | | • | Boogie in My Bones - Aitken, Laurel | | • | Midnight Track - Gray, Owen | | • | Easy Snappin' - Beckford, Theophili | | • | Housewives Choice - Morgan, Derrick | | • | Forward March - Morgan, Derrick | | • | Miss Jamaica - Cliff, Jimmy | | • | My Boy Lollipop - Levy, Morris | | • | Six and Seven Books of Moses - Hibbert, Toots | | • | Simmer Down - Marley, Bob | | • | Man in the Street - Drummond, Don | | • | Carry Go Bring Come - Hines, Justin [1] | | • | Guns of Navarone - Tiomkin, Dimitri | | • | Al Capone - Campbell, Cecil | | • | Hard Man Fe Dead - Campbell, C | | • | Tougher Than Tough - Morgan, Derrick | | • | Girl I've Got a Date - Ellis, Alton | | • | Happy Go Lucky Girl - Holt, John | | • | Dancing Mood - Lowery, B | | • | The Train Is Coming - Boothe, Ken | | • | Take It Easy - Lewis, Hopeton | | • | Ba Ba Boom - Cowan, T. | | • | 007 (Shanty Town) - Dekker, Desmond | | • | I've Got to Go Back Home - Anderson, Keith | | • | Queen Majesty - Mayfield, Curtis | | • | Loving Pauper - Dobson, Dobby | | • | Don't Stay Away - Holt, John |
Disc 2
| • | Israelites - Dekker, Desmond | | • | 54-46 That's My Number - Hibbert, Toots | | • | Reggae Hit the Town - Dillon, Leonard | | • | Wet Dream - Romeo, Max | | • | My Conversation - Smith, Slim | | • | Bangarang - Lee, E. | | • | Return of Django - Perry, Lee [1] "Scr | | • | The Liquidator - Johnson, Harry | | • | Rivers of Babylon - Dowe, Brenton | | • | The Harder They Come - Cliff, Jimmy | | • | Young Gifted and Black - Simone, Nina | | • | Wake the Town - Beckford, Ewart | | • | How Long - Kelly, Pat [1] | | • | Double Barrel - Riley, Winston | | • | Blood & Fire - Holness, Winston Ni | | • | Cherry Oh Baby - Donaldson, Eric | | • | Better Must Come - Wilson, Delroy | | • | Money in My Pocket - Brown, Dennis | | • | Stick by Me - Holt, John | | • | Teach the Children - Smith, D. | | • | $.90 Skank - Hudson, Keith | | • | Everything I Own - Gates, David [1] | | • | Westbound Train - Brown, Dennis | | • | Move Out of Babylon - Clarke, Johnnie | | • | Curly Locks - Perry, Lee [1] "Scr |
Disc 3
| • | Country Boy - Sibbles, Leroy | | • | Welding - Reid, Roy | | • | Marcus Garvey - Rodney, Winston | | • | Right Time - Mighty Diamonds | | • | Natty Sing Hit Songs - Stewart, Roman | | • | Ballistic Affair - Jones, F. | | • | Tenement Yard - Miller, Jacob | | • | War Ina Babylon - Smith, M. | | • | Police & Thieves - Murvin, Junior | | • | Two Sevens Clash - Dayes, Roy S. | | • | I'm Still Waiting - Marley, Bob | | • | No Woman, No Cry - Ford, Vincent | | • | Uptown Top Ranking - Thompson, Errol | | • | Number One - Isaacs, Gregory | | • | Bredda Gravalicious - Matthews, W | | • | River Jordan - Minott, L. | | • | Armagideon Time - Williams, Willie [3 | | • | Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Rose, Michael [1] | | • | Fort Augustus - Delgado, Junior | | • | Joggin' - McGregor, Freddie | | • | Sitting and Watching - Brown, Dennis |
Disc 4
| • | Night Nurse - Isaacs, Gregory | | • | Mad Over Me - Foster, Winston | | • | Diseases - Fairclough, Anthony | | • | Water Pumping - James, Lloyd | | • | Pass the Tu-Sheng-Peng - Paul, Frankie | | • | Here I Come (Broader Than Broadway) - Levy, Barrington | | • | Ring the Alarm - Bright, Carl | | • | Under Me Sleng Teng - Smith, Wayne | | • | Tempo - Cameron, Anthony | | • | Boops - Maragh, W | | • | Greetings - Trinity | | • | Punanny - Thompson, Delroy | | • | Hol' a Fresh - Red Dragon | | • | Rumours - Hines, Carlton | | • | Cover Me - Greene, Marlin | | • | Legal Rights - Papa San | | • | Wicked Inna Bed - Gordon, R. | | • | Bandolero - Thompson, Delroy | | • | Yuh Dead Now - Jackson, Norman | | • | Bogle - Myfie, Mark | | • | Murder She Wrote - Taylor, John [Chaka | | • | Oh Carolina - Folkes, John |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.com
Over the course of four CDs, this is the essential musical history of the loudest island in the world, with the emphasis on essential. It starts in the time before ska, and brings it all up to the dominance of dancehall in the '90s. Along the way there's ska, rocksteady, reggae, and dub; 95 great tracks, every single one a classic. About the only major artist not represented is Lee Perry, and his productions sneak in there. Steve Barrow's notes will carry you through the story. This is about as perfect as they come, in both form and content. Chris Nickson
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| Customer Reviews: Read 19 more reviews...
Proof that there is no god... August 30, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
... is the fact that this set has been allowed to go OOP. Read the other 23 reviews; this is the ABSOLUTE best collection of Jamaican music on (or now, off) the market. People would come to my home and hear this set, and the next day, buy it.
What a shame.
AN EYE OPENER October 6, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This box set really opened my eyes, my ears and my mind to the infinite possibilities within Jamaican music. It is without a doubt the most important set of discs I own. As the title suggests, it is the history of Jamaican music in one handy box. Music for the body, the mind, and the soul. The liner notes are exceptional, invaluable even. If you have the money, by all means get this set. Classic songs by essential artists. VERY HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED.
Foundational ska reggae from the island that started it June 1, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This set is the best of several sets I have collected with early ska and reggae music. Read the list of songs: early Maytals, Wailers, Bob Marley, and more. This collection has historical value and all that. But most importantly it is very listenable and danceable.
The King of Reggae compilations September 22, 2004
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I bought this set when I was in the infancy of my interest in Jamaican music and Jamaica. Every song is truly special in a historical and musical sense! I started off listening to Bob Marley and then found this gem.
I first listened to this set one night, soon after I came back from Jamaica, whilst sipping Blue Mountain coffee and burning incense(only!)---I was back in Jamaica... I still love the set even after listening to it a hundred times. If you are looking for sappy, cheesy generic reggae music you're looking in the wrong place. Once you buy the set, you will keep it forever--A real classic. Enjoy, Mon!
An AMAZING BOX SET April 5, 2004
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this CD set on a whim in 1993. It is one of the most amazing impulse purchases I have ever made!!! You hear the development of a nation's music. Great written info and pics accompany the 4 CDs - it adds color and background. But to fully appreciate the roots of ska and reggae, you just kick back and listen to the cds, from song one on cd one. Truly a journey.
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