54 track 3CD clamshell box focusing on the period of time between 1975-1982 when reggae influenced & inspired punk in the UK.
Featuring key tracks by The Clash, Burning Spear, Generation X, Culture, Public Image Ltd, Steel Pulse, The Specials, Dennis Brown, Ruts, Madness, Black Uhuru and many more.
Plus a selection of obscure gems from the likes of 4th Street Orchestra, African Stone, Basement 5, Electric Guitars, Sir Horatio, Talisman, The Pop Group and Black Symbol.
Front cover image from the photo library of legendary photographer Syd Shelton.
28-page fully illustrated booklet containing a foreword sleevenote by Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread plus notes on each track with relevant sleeve illustrations.

In the words of Don Letts AKA The Rebel Dread: Looking back, I see it as a turning point, a cultural crossroads when different genres collided, giving birth to something entirely new. It was a celebration of diversity and a rejection of homogeneity. Its impact has it rippled through the years, influencing subsequent generations of musicians and shaping the landscape of alternative music. The fusion of punk and reggae became a blueprint for bands seeking to break free from the constraints of genre. As DJ at The Roxy (the UK’s first live punk rock venue) I was lucky enough to sees these ideas blossom to become what we now call the ‘punky reggae party’ and forty-five years later its message is still in full effect.

1.1Burning Spear – Slavery Days (Album Version)
1.2Dillinger – Buckingham Palace (Album Version)
1.34th Street Orchestra – Za-Ion
1.4Culture – Two Sevens Clash
1.5The Clash – Police & Thieves (Remastered)
1.6Generation X – Wild Dub (Version)
1.7Errol Campbell – Jah Man
1.8Elvis Costello – Watching the Detectives (Single Version)
1.9Good Breed – Heights
1.10XTC – Fireball XL5 / Fireball Dub (White Music’ Out-Take)
1.11Steel Pulse – Ku Klux Klan
1.12The Clash – (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais
1.13African Stone – Choose Me
1.14Graham Parker and The Rumour – Hey Lord, Don’t Ask Me Questions
1.15Althea & Donna – Uptown Top Ranking
1.16China Street – Rock Against Racism
1.17Dennis Brown – Money in My Pocket (Part 1)
1.18The Ruts – Jah War (Single Version)
1.19Matumbi – Point of View (Squeeze a Little Lovin)
1.20Doll by Doll – Janice
2.1Janet Kay – Silly Games
2.2The Pop Group – She Is Beyond Good & Evil Dub
2.3Jimmy Lindsay – Ain’t No Sunshine
2.4Stiff Little Fingers – Johnny Was
2.5The Specials – Doesn’t Make It Alright
2.6The Selecter – Too Much Pressure
2.7Public Image Ltd. – Poptones
2.8Joe Jackson – Sunday Papers (Album Version)
2.9The Clash – The Guns of Brixton
2.10The Members – Offshore Banking Business (Edit)
2.11Linton Kwesi Johnson – Inglan is a Bitch
2.12Glaxo Babies – Who Killed Bruce Lee? (Version)
2.13The Piranhas – Coffee
2.14Madness – Embarrassment
2.15Aswad – Warrior Charge
2.16The Beat – Stand Down Margaret (Dub)
3.1The Bodysnatchers – Ruder Than You
3.2Black Symbol – Non a Jah Jah Children
3.3UB40 – King
3.4Bad Manners – El Pussycat
3.5Basement 5 – Work Dub
3.6Black Slate – Amigo
3.7The Slits – In the Beginning There Was Rhythm (Early Version)
3.8Weapon of Peace – Jah Love
3.9Angelic Upstarts – Different Dub
3.10Musical Youth – Political
3.11Black Uhuru – Sponji Reggae (Single Version)
3.12Carroll Thompson – Hopelessly in Love
3.13Eclipse – Blood fi Dem
3.14Electric Guitars – Work
3.15Talisman – Dole Age (7 Mix)
3.16Musical Youth – Generals
3.17Sir Horatio – Sommadub
3.18Creation Rebel – Independent Man Pt 1