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The excellent early 80s side – with a tight Channel One production at the hands of Jah Thomas! Triston Palma is astandout singer, but nevertheless, he seems to have been relegated to the sidebar in reggae's history. Nice roots rock numbers from the cusp of the dancehall era, riding more laid back rhythms from the then-hungry Roots Radics crew! 10 tracks in all, including the excellent title track, plus "Lonely Man", "Give Me Give Me Your Love", "Innocent Man" and "Peace And Love In The Ghetto".

Vintage dubs from Scientist and King Tubby's – mostly produced by Jah Thomas, mixed by Scientist and with instrumentation laid down by The Roots Radics Band! On side one, the odd numbered tracks belong to King Tubby's and Scientist gets the evens – and the opposite is the case on side two – and with Tubby's tracks often herbal themed, and Scientists named for liquid remedies. Strong stuff on both fronts! Includes "Ke-Ke Dub", "Collie Weed Dub", "Sensie Dub", "Hi-Grade Dub", "Ganja Dub", "Lambs Bread Dub" and "Tombana Dub" credited to King Tubby's, plus "White Rum Dub", "White Wine Dub", "Red Wine Dub", "Champagne Dub", "Vodka Dub", "Rum Cream Dub" and "Martini Dub" credited to the mighty Scientist.

A classic set from 1969 – issued as a special project by Stax in their first year after parting with Atlantic, almost as a message to that label that they were more than capable of handling things on their own! The double-length set brings together the label's best male and female artists, each in duets that largely only ever appeared on this LP. Other soul labels – like Vee Jay or Motown – had had good luck with the male/female duet sound, but the quality of Stax's singers puts them right up there with the top of the genre – as singers like William Bell, Mavis Staples, Carla Thomas, Johnnie Taylor, and Eddie Floyd all seeem to work perfectly together. Titles include "All I Have To Do Is Dream" and "I Need You A Woman" by William Bell & Carla Thomas, "Love's Sweet Sensation" and "I Thank You" by William Bell & Mavis Staples, "Ain't That Good" and "Piece Of My Heart" by Eddie Floyd & Mavis Staples, "It's Unbelievable (How You Control My Soul)" and "I'm Trying" by Pervis Staples & Carla Thomas, "It's Our Time" and "Don't Make Me A Storyteller" by Eddie Floyd & Carla Thomas, and "Soul-a-Lujah", sung by the whole group. 22 tracks in all.

A funky explosion of dancefloor grooves – key 70s club cuts from Capitol, Blue Note, and TK Records – all packaged together in a massively upbeat set! Most tracks here move at a pretty quick clip – and represent the funkier side of the 70s disco scene – cuts that draw more from tight instrumental jamming than from smoother tricks in the studio! Almost all numbers have some sort of lyrics, but they usually take second stage to the rhythms – and a fair bit of the numbers are long, with timings that move well past the five minute mark. Titles include "Changin" by Brass Construction, "Do What You Wanna Do" by T-Connection, "Is It In" by Jimmy Bo Horne, "Wrap Your Arms Around Me" by KC & The Sunshine Band, "Freak In Freak Out" by Timmy Thomas, "Singing Hallelujah" by Queen Samantha, "Caricatures" by Donald Byrd, "Pack It Up" by Gonzalez, "Do Ya Wanna Get Funky With Me" by Peter Brown, and "Time Is On My Side" by Maze.