Can’t Conquer Rasta I Roy SKU: RR00311LP Barcode: 8592735006539 19.00 £19.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Radiation Roots Released Date: 12th May 2017 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Born Roy Samuel Reid in Saint Thomas in 1944, I Roy was one of Jamaica’s all-time greatest deejays. A natural-born toaster, his rhyming raps always sounded effortless, whether describing the harsh realities of the inner city, or making light of nonsense nursery rhymes. A former employee at Customs and Excise, he was first active on a sound system called Soul Bunnies in the rock steady era, moving to Son’s Junior in 1968, and later, to the legendary Supreme Ruler of Sound, defecting to the rival Stereo sound system after that. Hits for Harry Mudie and other producers soon followed, and after the killer debut album Presenting I Roy impacted overseas, the toaster began spending frequent periods in London. His longstanding working relationship with hit-making producer Bunny Lee led to some of his most noteworthy albums during the mid-1970s; the 1977 set Can’t Conquer Rasta is a superb ‘showcase’-style album, on which the toaster blows hard lyrics over five of Lee’s killer ‘rockers’ rhythms (recorded with the likes of Johnny Clarke), each complete with a corresponding Aggrovators dub on the flip, all mixed by Prince Jammy at King Tubby’s studio. Artist I Roy Genre Reggae / Dub / Ska Label Radiation Roots Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country United Kingdom Track Listings 1 Jamaican Colley 2 Them Can't Conquer Rasta 3 It Rough Down Ya 4 Rasta Love Universally 5 Wise Man A Rasta Man 6 Big Eel 7 Jamaican Colley - Dub 8 Them Can't Conquer Rasta - Dub 9 It Rough Down Ya - Dub 10 Rasta Love Universally - Dub 11 Wise Man A Rasta Man - Dub 12 Big Eel - Dub Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from I Roy and more from Reggae / Dub / Ska View Product Quick View I Roy The Observer Book Of I-Roy Reggae / Dub / Ska | VP | 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders I Roy The Observer Book Of I-Roy £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: VP SKU: VPRL4199 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View I Roy Gussie Presenting I Roy Reggae / Dub / Ska | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 25th August 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders I Roy Gussie Presenting I Roy £20.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP1945 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 25th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ini Kamoze Ini Kamoze Reggae / Dub / Ska | Music On Vinyl | 180g, 1LP Released 27th September 2019 £22.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ini Kamoze Ini Kamoze £22.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Music On Vinyl SKU: MOVLP2447 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 27th September 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Vybz Kartel Kingston Story Reggae / Dub / Ska | Vice | 2LP Released 13th August 2012 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Vybz Kartel Kingston Story £14.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Vice SKU: VCA803281 Formats: 2LP Released Date: 13th August 2012 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lee Scratch Perry The Black Album Reggae / Dub / Ska | Upsetter | 2LP Released 12th October 2018 £24.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Scratch Perry The Black Album £24.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Upsetter SKU: RLSUPSETTER004LP Formats: 2LP Released Date: 12th October 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lee Scratch Perry The Return of Pipecock Jackxon Reggae / Dub / Ska | Honest Jon's | 1LP Released 24th October 2011 £12.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lee Scratch Perry The Return of Pipecock Jackxon £12.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Honest Jon's SKU: HJRLP109 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 24th October 2011 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Nicky Thomas Love Of The Common People Reggae / Dub / Ska | Trojan | 1LP Released 25th September 2015 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Nicky Thomas Love Of The Common People £19.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Trojan SKU: 5414939923630 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 25th September 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Graham's picks View Product Quick View Specials, The More Specials (40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master Edition) Reggae / Dub / Ska | Chrysalis | 180g, 2LP, Includes 7" Released 20th November 2020 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Specials, The More Specials (40th Anniversary Half-Speed Master Edition) £23.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Chrysalis SKU: 5060516095698 Formats: 180g, 2LP, Includes 7" Released Date: 20th November 2020 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Simpkin Project, The Beam Of Light Reggae / Dub / Ska | Dub Rockers | 1LP Released 29th September 2017 £13.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Simpkin Project, The Beam Of Light £13.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Dub Rockers SKU: 0054645256414 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 29th September 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Eek-A-Mouse Eek-Ology: Reggae Anthology Reggae / Dub / Ska | VP Records | 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Eek-A-Mouse Eek-Ology: Reggae Anthology £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: VP Records SKU: VPRL5016 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Sly & Robbie Dub Sessions 1978-1985 Reggae / Dub / Ska | Jamaican Recordings | 1LP Released 26th May 2023 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Sly & Robbie Dub Sessions 1978-1985 £15.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Jamaican Recordings SKU: JRLP062 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 26th May 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping Reggae / Dub / Ska | Soul Jazz | 12", Single Released 21st May 2021 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Marcia Griffiths Feel Like Jumping £14.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Soul Jazz SKU: SJR476-12 Formats: 12", Single Released Date: 21st May 2021 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Reggae / Dub / Ska Start again
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