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This article is from the Reggae FAQ, by Mike Pawka eznoh@niceup.com with numerous contributions by others.

1]. Dub Recommendations p2

Here are some things to look for from the discography in the back of
Jon Savage's _England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and
Beyond_. He also says that Steve Barrow is working on what should be
the definitive book on Reggae and Dub (looks like nothing available
yet). (Most of this is Dub, since that's what I'm most interested in
hearing, I think.)

Aggrovators (mixed by King Tubby)
  Johnny in the Echo Chamber               1989   Atlantic
  Dub Justice                              1990   ATLP
  
Collections/Compilations
  The Harder They Come                     1972   Island       soundtrack
  King Tubby Meets the Upsetter at the
    Grass Roots of Dub                     1976   Fay Music
  Keep On Coming Through the Door                 Trojan       "talkover"
  U-Roy and Friends: With a Flick of My
    Musical Wrist                                 Trojan?      "talkover"
  20 Reggae Classics                       1987   Trojan CD
  Studio Kinda Cloudy                      1988   Trojan       Hudson prod.
  King Tubby's Special 1973-1976           1990   Trojan       30 tracks
  
Culture
  Two Sevens Clash                         1977   Joe Gibbs
  
Rupert Edwards
  Irie Feelings                            1990   Trojan CD    20 remixes
  
Keith Hudson
  Pick A Dub                               1975   Atra
  Torch of Freedom                         1976   Virgin ?
  Rasta Communication                      1978   Joint Records
  
Junior Mervin (mixed by Lee Perry)
  Police and Thieves                       1976   Island
  
Lee "Scratch" Perry ("The Upsetter")
  Super Ape                                1976   Island
  Lee Perry and Friends - Give Me Power    1988   Trojan
  The Upsetter Collection                  1988   Trojan
  The Upsetter Compact Set                 1988   Trojan
  
Prince Far-I
  Heavy Manners                            1976   Joe Gibbs
  
Revolutionaries
  Dub Sensation                            
  Bamba in Dub                             1977   Skynote
  Hordcore Dub                             1990   OMLP

The manufacturer of a lot of these records:

Trojan Records
12 Thayer Street
London W1M 6AU

A distributor/shop which supposedly has or can get most or all of the
Trojan reissues:

Shanachie Records US
Dalebrook Park
Hohokus, New Jersey 07423
USA
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