Trojan Records

Rebel Music Vol. 2 – A Reggae Anthology

Cat No.: TJCCD346
Format: Album
Released: Mar 19, 2007
Price: £10.99

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The first volume of Rebel Music released some 28 years ago is widely acknowledged as the first serious retrospective compilation of Jamaican music.

Compiled by Trojan‘s A&R manager of the day, Dave Hendley, it challenged peoples perceptions of reggae anthologies. Unlike everything that had gone before it comprised not of the well known crossover hits but of songs that were then little known beyond the confines of hard core reggae aficionados.
Issued at the end of the punk era and on the precipice of the 2-Tone ska revival, the original album’s purpose was simply to expose this hitherto underappreciated music to a wider audience.
Hendley has always acknowledged that it was a very personal collection of the songs he loved and was compiled much in the way that you would make a tape for friends. For many people it became the starting point for their appreciation of Jamaican music.

In 2002 Hendley gave the album a make over for Trojan, tweaking the track listing and changing the garish original artwork, which he had always loathed. Rebel Music once again found new ears. When reviewed in July 2002 the NME gave it 10 out of 10 saying, ‘ Play this next time some know-nothing tells you they don’t like reggae. It brooks little argument.’
In 2005 Q magazine gave it the accolade of a great moment in compiling.

Nearly three decades later Dave Hendley has finally put together Rebel Music Vol. 2. Once again it is the simple formula of unfamiliar yet exceptional songs carefully compiled to convey his very personal perspective on the music.

TRACKLISTING:

1.    Let’s Get Together     Johnny & The Attractions
2.    Girl You’re Cold     Hopeton Lewis & Glen Brown
3.    I Fell In Love     The Conquerors
4.    Fair Deal     The Progressions
5.    Run Come Dance     Glen Adams
6.    Can’t You See     Ken Boothe
7.    Fu Manchu     Desmond Dekker & The Aces
8.    Soul Drums     Leslie Butler & Count Ossie
9.    Dry Up Your Tears     Bruce Ruffin
10.    This Life Make Me Wonder     Delroy Wilson
11.    Night & Day     The Maytals
12.    Music Keep On Playing     The Eternals
13.    Out There     The Kingstonians
14.    Mellow Mood      The Jay Boys
15.    You’re No Good     Cornel Campbell
16.    Better Days     The Carltons  (aka Carlton & The Shoes)
17.    Yim Mas Gan     The Abyssinians
18.    Tribal War     U.Roy Jnr. & Keith Hudson
19.    Fort Augustus Rock     Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
20.    I’ll Be Waiting     Alton Ellis
21.    One One Cocoa Fill Basket     Gregory Isaacs
22.    In Their Own Way     Dennis Brown
23.    Pride & Ambition     Leroy Smart
24.    KG’s @ Halfway Tree     Simplicity People
25.    Purify Your Heart     Johnny Osbourne
26.    African Descendants     I.Roy
27.    Darkest Night On A Wet Looking Road     Keith Hudson
28.    Burn Babylon     Sylford Walker