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Records at Random Vol. 50 - Grace Jones Island Life
May 2, 2008 – 10:21 am
Compilations and greatest hits packages are almost never on my “to buy” list. I prefer owning the original LPs and getting the benefit of all the filler cuts and hidden gems they hold. That’s why I’ve never bough a copy of Jamaican-born model/actress/singer Grace Jones‘ 1985 disc Island Life, a collection of some of her […]
Records at Random Vol. 36 - Linton Kwesi Johnson Forces of Victory
January 18, 2008 – 12:28 pm
Seeing as how Reggae music originated in the Caribbean, a decidedly balmy locale, it isn’t necessarily the most suitable soundtrack for the sort of cold, snowy days we’ve been “enjoying” here in the Northeastern United States and much of the Northern Hemisphere. But what if one were to listen to an album by a Reggae […]