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1.Dread Meets Greensleeves: a Westside Revolution/Selected By Don Letts by: Don Letts September 08, 2008
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Putting aside the fact that Don Letts is one of the coolest men on this godforsaken planet( What is cool ...? b****red if I know but I'm willing to bet that what ever it is Letts has it in abundance) I thought his previous compilation "Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown: the Soundtrack to London's Legendary Roxy Club December 1976-April 1977" was an inspired selection of reggae classic's .Or to put it this way -I didn't know they were classics prior to purchasing it , but I do now. Anyway someone has had the good sense to let him loose on the archives of the Greensleeves label and while this album isn't as essential as the aforementioned DMPRU it contains more than enough quality reggae cuts to make it a worthy purchase. As Letts ... Read More:

2.Social Classics Volume 3: Dread Meets B-Boys Downtown - The Hip Hop Sound Of New York 81-82 by: Various Artists, Don Letts August 23, 2004
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This territory is in danger of being exhausted, but Don Letts has compiled a rockin' set that will have you breaking on the floor with your shell-toe Adidas in the air. Some good liner notes detail the scene, where Don himself was an observer, filming The Clash on their first major shows in New York. There are plenty of photos of notable scenesters who you'll either know or not, and the sound quality and mastering is excellent (the Kraftwerk track is the 2004 master!). As an overview this set rivals the Grandmaster Flash comp on Strut (there are also several track duplications), and in some ways is better because it's a little more diverse. Recommended if you want some great party music that doesn't sound like so much of today's hip hop sludge.

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