Prince Jazzbo, as well as being one of the more under-rated DJs – at least outside of the more passionate and knowledgeable reggae circles, also has a large footprint of both wonderful and poor album covers. This is one of the wonderful ones. ‘Natty Passing Thru’ was first released in 1976 on Black Wax records, [...]
This is going straight into the Iconic & Classic Album Covers category. Produced by Lee Perry and classed by many as one of the greatest vocal roots albums ever made, The Heart Of The Congos also has a wonderful album cover to match the music. The cover shows Cedric Myton and Roy Johnson, the main [...]
There is something that warms me everytime that I see this album cover – maybe it’s the lack of pretension, the totally natural album artwork, or maybe my response is influenced by the incredible music that is contained on this record. This is basically the best reggae album that you’ve never heard (and if you [...]
This is going into our ‘Iconic & Classic Album Covers’. This live album first appeared on Joe Gibbs records in 1979 and was subsequently re-released in 1984 on Blue Moon Records – and it is this 1984 version that we are focusing on here. The album art is striking and really captures the energy of [...]
This is a classic reggae album sleeve. This is the cover for the Ranking Dread “In Dub” album and it is one of those rare reggae covers where the artwork is as good as the music – in this case, stunning. It was orginally released in 1982 on Silver Camel Records and the album art [...]
