ISLAND

2012/06/21

To mark the 50th anniversary of Jamaican independence Island Records are releasing a huge box set entitled ‘Sound System – The Story Of Jamaican Music’, available to order online now. 

‘Sound System’ features 8 CDs of glorious music and a deluxe hard backed book by acclaimed writer Chris Salewicz (author of biographies of Bob Marley, Joe Strummer and ‘Rude Boy – Once Upon A Time In Jamaica’)  and featuring hundreds of photos by legendary photographer Adrian Boot.
 
Compiled by Ramus (musical factotum at Chris Blackwell-era Island) and Paul ‘Groucho’ Smykle (dub producer who’s worked with PiL, Grace Jones, David Bowie, Jah Wobble, BAD and many more), ‘Sound System’ features 120 songs randomly programmed to ape the way a Sound System DJ might select his set on any given night.  It features a wonderfully eclectic mix of  R&B, mento, ska, blue beat, reggae, dub and funk and celebrates the incredible musical gift this small island has given to the world.
 
The first 200 copies of Sound System have been signed by Adrian Boot and Chris Salewicz, and any boxes bought from the www.islandrecords.co.uk/soundsystem website come with an exclusive Adrian Boot print. Order yours now!