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a Dis Ya Time

Current price: $12.99
a Dis Ya Time
a Dis Ya Time

Barnes and Noble

a Dis Ya Time

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Excellent and aggravating all at once, has a definite purpose -- collecting ' recordings with producer -- but the bland, greeting card cover art and the lack of any hand-holding liner notes inside are disappointing. Named after the trio's signature song -- the one described as "the perfect reggae track" -- the set duplicates much of the label's collection from 1984, but by going deeper into the recordings from this time the set has some desirable alternatives. Most attractive is the extended version of which tacks on the instrumental version from trombonist and rightfully stretches the classic groove out for a near six-and-a-half minutes. and the trio's take on the -penned get the same special treatment, but from where these long takes are sourced isn't mentioned. All these late-'70s tunes cross classic roots reggae harmonies with the Stepping Razor style of ' old housemate, , but the last quarter of the set jumps all the way to the digital age and jarringly adds cuts from , the ' 2003 reunion with . One last curveball comes with the closing a bounce back to 1975 but still a red hot tune, now with DJs and toasting on the tacked-on version. Reggae fanatics will love the -through-the-years concept and you can't fault the track list, but this is preaching to the converted. The underappreciated deserve some advocating and with most other releases on the imprint showing proper respect and care, this missed opportunity is a head scratcher. ~ David Jeffries

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