Various Artists - Glory Dominion Power Majesty - Half Moon Productions - 2x LP Vinyl

2015 repress; originally released in 2003. Double LP version. The gnarliest reggae compilation in Christendom, drawn from the '70s and early-'80s heyday of the Toronto-based Half Moon label, when it played host to stars like Joe Higgs, Augustus Pablo, Johnny Osbourne, and Leroy Sibbles, and home to locals like Pluggy Satchmo and Dill Smith. Raw, twisted, compelling, time-and-again staggering productions by Oswald Creary, in the tradition of his childhood-friend Lloyd Bullwackie Barnes -- and Lee Perry and Keith Hudson -- but utterly themselves. Rough, tough, mystical roots. Brilliant mastering by Moritz von Oswald. Silk-screened sleeve (and the artwork is Will Bankhead's finest hour). Just awesome. Artists include Joe Higgs, Johnny Osbourne, Dill Smith, Pluggy Satchmo & Jah Levy, Leroy Sibbles & Otravis Band, Stranger Cole, Super 8 Corporation, Louis O'Connor, Rothadam, OJ, The Blenders, Bongo Ossie & The Moonlights, Bingi Kicks & G. Campbell, and Carl Dawkins.

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A1 –Joe Higgs Creation
A2 –Stranger Cole Freedom, Justice & Equality
A3 –Super 8 Corporation Freedom Version
A4 –Louis O'Connor Lonely & Black
B1 –Pluggy Satchmo What Rasta Say
B2 –Stranger Cole & Jah Levy I'm Living
B3 –Dill Smith Set Me Free
B4 –Super 8 Corporation Free Version
C1 –Rothadam Sampson
C2 –OJ Things Felt Right
C3 –The Blenders (2) Why Did You Run Away?
C4 –Johnny Osbourne Danger In Your Eyes
D1 –Bingi Kicks & G. Campbell Black Society
D2 –Leroy Sibbles & Otravis Band Sky Jack
D3 –Bongo Ossie* & The Moonlights Sky Jacking Version
D4 –Pluggy Satchmo 23rd Psalm
D5 –Carl Dawkins Luv Is Needed