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01. Sugar Minott - Informer
02. Sugar Minott - Informount
03. Sugar Minott - Genuine Lover
04. Sugar Minott - Genuine Dub
05. Sugar Minott - So We Love It
06. Sugar Minott - So We Dub It
07. Sugar Minott - Dread A Mi Idren
08. Sugar Minott - Dreadlocks Rock
09. Jah Batta - Informer
10. Little John - Tear Down The Dance Hall
ARTIST
TITLE
Dance Hall Showcase Vol. II
FORMAT
CD

LABEL
CATALOG #
WACK 1002CD WACK 1002CD
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/8/2008

Lincoln "Sugar" Minott is known as the godfather of dancehall. Not only playing a major role in the story of Jamaican music as a singer, songwriter, producer, label man and sound system instigator, his voice appeared on pretty much every major roots, reggae and dancehall record of the era. He was part of the Studio One renaissance of the late 1970s, and started his own Black Roots and Youth Promotion stables, nurturing young talent. These key four songs and their dubs -- slotting in lovers, bubblers and rockers, originally appeared in 1983 as a picture-sleeve 10" on the Black Roots imprint. "Everyone played 'Informer,' all the sounds," recalls Rae Cheddie, who remembers selling more than 500 copies straight from the Wackies office in Soho, London. "It was international -- a couple of boxes went to Japan, some to Mad Robbie at Fotofon." "Special dedication to all dancehall fans," it says on the label," and dancehall it is, with well-charged dub, great playing and Sugar brilliantly focused throughout. Including two bonus tracks from Jah Batta and Little John.