I didn't bother with a 'best of 2020' list this year, but Can't Stop The Dread may well be my favorite reissue of the year. 35 tracks from Sonia Pottinger's High Note vaults, and nearly all of them real gems. The double-disc set includes big names like Justin Hinds & The Dominoes, I-Roy, Ansel Collins, The Kingstonians, and Mikey Dread, along with a bunch of lesser known artists (mostly backed by the crack Revolutionaries band), all recorded / released between '75 - '79. Doctor Bird Records has been knocking it out of the park as of late (nearly all their releases have been pretty much essential), but this one is straight-up stellar; my only complaint being that it was only released on CD.
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