Various - Sound System ~ The Story of Jamaican Music (8 CD Box Set) VG+

CD Status: Pre-owned

CD Condition: VG+/NM (see grading Guide)

CD Information:

To mark the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence, Island Records is releasing a huge box set entitled Sound System – The Story Of Jamaican Music. The box set will feature 8 CDs and a deluxe hard-backed book written by acclaimed writer Chris Salewicz (author of biographies of Bob Marley and Joe Strummer, and Rude Boy – Once Upon A Time In Jamaica). It also contains hundreds of photos by legendary photographer Adrian Boot.

Compiled by Ramus (who worked with Chris Blackwell at Island, Mango and Palm Pictures) and Paul ‘Groucho’ Smykle (influential dub producer who worked with PiL, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Jah Wobble, and BAD), Sound System features 128 songs randomly programmed to replicate the way a Sound System DJ might select his set on any given night. It features a wonderfully eclectic mix of R&B, mento, ska, blue beat, reggae, dub and funk and celebrates the incredible musical gift this small island has given to the world.

Label: Island

Recording Type: Album

Packaging: 310x310x50 Box (no sticker on box)

Date: 2012

Catalogue N^o:5338792

Barcode: 0600753387924