U-Roy - Dread In A BabylonLP with poster. U Roy was a true reggae pioneer, dubbed The Originator for good reason. Bursting onto the Jamaican scene in the earliest 1970s, he pioneered the vocal approach called toasting, which in addition to branching out Jamaican music into a new era, was also heavily influential on an American genre in its infancy: rapping. U Roys style and charisma are always on display, and as with all of his classic records the groove rules all. Presented

and says it‰۪s time to meet in the Garden of Ashes

Hip young Indians rocked up in London

" Somewhat by chance the black sheep that didn't quite fit in with Planet of Ice

flugelhorn and vocals

Esben & The Witch

but the full-blown blue-eyed soul of Young Americans came as a shock

Jesse Chandler of Midlake guests on Hammond and flute on two tracks

‘(I’ve Got) Levitation’

Limited edition coloured vinyl format available exclusively to independent shops

‰ÛÏHe didn‰۪t compromise as an artist

and used it as the inspiration for three artworks

A whole new dimension of the Clams has emerged