1. Various Artists

Digital Music: 'Reggae Anthology: Winston Riley - Quintessential Techniques' 'Reggae Anthology: Winston Riley - Quintessential Techniques'.

You Don't Care - The Techniques 2. Born To Love You - The Sensations 3. Who You Gonna Run To?

- The Shades 4. Come Back Darling - Johnny Osbourne 5. Double Barrel - Dave & Ansel Collins 6. I'll Be Waiting - Alton Ellis 7.

Satisfaction - Carl Dawkins 8. Ready Or Not - Johnny Osbourne 9.

Nothing Is Impossible - The Interns 10. Run For Your Life - Jackie Paris & Ranking Trevor 11. Love Is Not A Gamble - The Techniques 12.

Various Artists

Love O Love - Pat Kelly 13. Let Me Remind You - Dennis Brown 14.

You Make Your Mistake - Carlton Livingston & Lone Ranger 15. Sister Sue - Madoo & General Echo 16. One Two - Sister Nancy 17. Arleen - General Echo 18. Bam Bam - Sister Nancy Disc # 2 1.

Dust A Sound Boy - Super Beagle 2. Ring The Alarm - Tenor Saw 3. Kill A Sound - Little Kirk 4. Bad Boy - Courtney Melody 5. Terrorist - Admiral Tibet 6.

Leave People Business - Admiral Tibet 7. Jah Made Them All - Yami Bolo 8. Hol' A Fresh - Red Dragon 9.

Yu Body Good - Red Dragon 10. Bring Yu Body Come - Frankie Paul & Buju Banton 11. Come Back To Me - Anthony Malvo & Tiger 12.

Legal Rights - Papa San & Lady G 13. Agony - Red Dragon 14. Stamina Daddy - Buju Banton 15. Crazy Glue - Professor Nuts 16. Hic Up - Gregory Isaacs & Tiger 17. Loneliness - Sanchez 18.

Uptown Girl - Conroy Smith.

The series from VP Records' reissue imprint 17 North Parade continues to produce absolutely exquisite vintage reggae compilations, and this is among the best of them so far. It focuses on the work of, both as a singer and founding member of, and as a producer responsible for such deathless rhythms as 'Stalag 17' and 'Double Barrel.' Attentive fans of early hip-hop will hear on this two-disc collection some of the most heavily sampled recordings in reggae history, as well as a good number of worthy obscurities.

As a band, were very good, but the compilers of this set were wise to limit the tracks to only two: 'You Don't Care' and 'Love Is Not a Gamble.' Even in the rocksteady years, 's real genius was as a producer of other singers, and it's the songs by, and that really shine on disc one. It's the final track on that disc, 's classic 'Bam Bam,' that introduces the 'Stalag 17' rhythm in preparation for the first four tracks on disc two, all of which are based on the same rhythm and one of which is 's 'Ring the Alarm,' one of the three or four finest dancehall tracks ever recorded. The remainder of the second disc is given over to classic dancehall of the late '80s and early '90s, and includes more brilliant material (plus a few puzzling clunkers) from the likes of, and.

Brings the slackness and teams up with for an outstanding combination version of 'Hic Up,' and a very young offers a preview of what his future career would hold. Listened to from beginning to end, this collection provides an excellent cross section of reggae styles spanning nearly three decades, represented by some of the music's strongest recordings.