DJ Don Letts compiled a wicked collection of tunes for Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown from his vast collection of reggae and dub 7-inches. The album is a veritable soundtrack to London’s legendary Roxy Club circa December ‘76 – April ‘77, where the Pistols, Clash and Banshees were known to kick it while Letts spun irie tunes. Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown features 16 tracks by King Tubby, Culture, Jah Stitch, Horace Andy, Lee “Scratch” Perry, U-Roy, Junior Murvin and many more.
The album even includes the apocalyptic Culture song “Two Sevens Clash”:
Dread Meets Punk Rockers Uptown Tracklist
1. Bag a Wire Dub – King Tubby
2. Marcus Garvey – Marcus Garvey
3. Fade Away – Junior Byles
4. M.P.L.A. [Dub] – Tapper Zukie
5. Black Harmony Killer – Jah Stitch
6. Fisherman – The Congos
7. Wear You to the Ball – U-Roy
8. Rush I Some [Dub] – Tapper Zukie
9. Pure Ranking [Discomix] – Horace Andy
10. I Need a Roof – The Mighty Diamonds
11. King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown – Augustus Pablo
12. Train to Zion [Discomix] – B. Brown
13. Two Sevens Clash – Culture
14. Deuteronomy – Sylford Walker
15. Police and Thieves – Junior Murvin
16. Tackro – Lee “Scratch” Perry
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