Where is the LOVE for Gregory Isaacs?

That's young in my book

Can anyone recommend a good introduction to mid-80s digital era Isaacs? I heard a song on the radio yesterday and I want to hear it again!

― elan, Tuesday, October 26, 2010 1:01 PM (5 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

I always assumed that I didn't need much beyond the various tracks on Trojan comps and Mr Isaacs, but I just got two of his "later" albums for a song - Maximum Respect and Let Me Be The One - and I like them both a lot. Clearly these are 'grey market' comps and I have no idea about the origin of these tracks. Can anyone shed any light of these?

nobody wears a brimmed hat better

basking in the cool perfection of "cool down the place" rn

^never gets old

every gregory isaacs album i've heard is awesome but i feel like soon forward in particular should be way more well-known than it is

more gregory is also *as* good as night nurse. miraculous

i'm in heaven when gregory isaacs sings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywkDBhIHXnA

one of my fave Gregory joints, he covers all the bases

night nurse record = A+++++++

― deej, Saturday, August 18, 2007

Needs a few more pluses there but yes. Def top 5 reggae album.

Night Nurse making this morning much better.

Just got back from 5 days in the Caribbean and we listened to nothing but Gregory Isaacs the entire time. Bliss.

good