Lets go back in time, maybe not too far, so well stop at the middle to late 70's. Dennis Brown was Jamaica's national treasure. Dennis had recorded hundreds of hits with every producer that shined under the Caribbean sun. Mr. Brown started at the tender age of eleven and continued chart topping until his death at forty two years old. Sniffing the wrong stuff got his health ill and when he turned to the pipe, his lungs stopped. Between 1973 and 1999, Dennis released an earth shattering 75 studio albums. After his death, money seekers hoped to cash in with an abundance of best ofs. I choose this one because Niney the Observer is the common denominator that holds all these loose tracks tight. This best of set lives up to the boasts. Trojan can also claim bragging rights with their Money In My Pocket set. This one is a little tighter though.
If you thought you never heard Dennis Brown before, your wrong, you have and you just did not know it. It is amazing how many of his riddims live on!
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