With the recent reissue standstill from labels like Blood & Fire, new material has become scarce for diehard reggae/dub collectors. These people can get excited about the 17 North Parade reissues from VP Records, which feature complete titles (many for the first time on CD) from artists like Joe Gibbs, Dennis Brown and Yellowman. The original year of release is marked on the cover for fans whose preferences tend to be defined by eras or in-house studio bands. Highlights include Dennis Brown's
Visions and Gibbs'
African Dub series Volumes 1-4, but the whole series is so affordable that the curious can take a chance.
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