Artist: Various Artists
Title Of Album: Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music [Mango Box 4CD]
Year: 1993
Genre: Reggae
Source: CD
Quality: MP3 320 [Front Back 4CD]
Codec: LAME 3.97
Version: MPEG 1 Layer III
Quality: Insane, (avg. bitrate: 320kbps)
Channels: Stereo / 44100 [/b][/SIZE][/color][/font]

CD1 - Forward March 1958-1967

1. Oh Carolina - Folkes Brothers
 2. Boogie in My Bones - Laurel Aitken
 3. Midnight Track - Owen Gray
 4. Easy Snappin' - Theophilus Beckford
 5. Housewives Choice - Derrick & Patsy
 6. Forward March - Derrick Morgan
 7. Miss Jamaica - Jimmy Cliff
 8. My Boy Lollipop - Millie Small
 9. Six and Seven Books of Moses - The Maytals
 10. Simmer Down - The Wailers
 11. Man in the Street - Don Drummond
 12. Carry Go Bring Come - Justin Hines & The Dominoes
 13. Guns of Navarone - Skatalites
 14. Al Capone - Prince Buster
 15. Hard Man Fe Dead - Prince Buster
 16. Tougher than Tough - Derrick Morgan
 17. Girl I've Got a Date - Alton Ellis
 18. Happy Go Lucky Girl - The Paragons
 19. Dancing Mood - Delroy Wilson
 20. The Train is Coming - Ken Boothe
 21. Take It Easy - Hopeton Lewis
 22. Ba Ba Boom - The Jamaicans
 23. 007 (Shanty Town) - Desmond Dekker
 24. I've Got to Go Back Home - Bob Andy
 25. Queen Majesty - The Techniques
 26. Loving Pauper - Dobby Dobson
 27. Don't Stay Away - Phyllis Dillon

Playing Time.........: 01:16:25
Total Size...........: 175,00 MB

CD2 Reggae Hit The Town 1968-1974

1. Israelites - Desmond Dekker
 2. 54-46 (That's My Number) - The Maytals
 3. Reggae Hit the Town - The Ethiopians
 4. Wet Dream - Max Romeo
 5. My Conversation - The Uniques
 6. Bangarang - Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling
 7. Return of Django - The Upsetters
 8. The Liquidator - Harry J. Allstars
 9. Rivers of Babylon - Melodians
 10. The Harder They Come - Jimmy Cliff
 11. Young, Gifted and Black - Bob & Marcia
 12. Wake the Town - U Roy
 13. How Long - Pat Kelly
 14. Double Barrel - Dave & Ansell Collins
 15. Blood and Fire - Niney
 16. Cherry Oh Baby - Eric Donaldson
 17. Better Must Come - Delroy Wilson
 18. Money in My Pocket - Dennis Brown
 19. Stick by Me - John Holt
 20. Teach the Children - Dennis Alcapone
 21. S.90 Skank - Big Youth
 22. Everything I Own - Ken Boothe
 23. Westbound Train - Dennis Brown
 24. Move Out A Babylon - Johnnie Clarke
 25. Curly Locks - Junior Byles

Playing Time.........: 01:17:04
Total Size...........: 176,47 MB

CD3 Natty Sing Hit Songs 1975-1981

1. Country Boy - The Heptones
 2. Welding - I. Roy
 3. Marcus Garvey - Burning Spear
 4. Right Time - The Mighty Diamonds
 5. Natty Sing Hit Songs - Roman Stewart
 6. Ballistic Affair - Leroy Smart
 7. Tenement Yard - Jacob Miller
 8. War Ina Babylon - Max Romeo
 9. Police And Thieves - Junior Murvin
 10. Two Sevens Clash - Culture
 11. I'm Still Waiting - Delroy Wilson
 12. No Woman No Cry - Bob Marley & The Wailers
 13. Uptown Top Ranking - Althia & Donna
 14. Number One - Gregory Isaacs
 15. Bredda Gravalicious - Wailing Souls
 16. River Jordan - Sugar Minott
 17. Armagideon Time - Willie Williams
 18. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner - Black Uhuru
 19. Fort Augustus - Junior Delgado
 20. Joggin' - Freddie McGregor
 21. Sitting & Watching - Dennis Brown

Playing Time.........: 01:18:00
Total Size...........: 178,60 MB

CD4 Dance Hall Good To We 1982-1993

 1. Night Nurse - Gregory Isaacs
 2. Mad Over Me - Yellowman
 3. Diseases - Michigan & Smiley
 4. Water Pumping - Johnnie Osbourne
 5. Pass the Tusheng Peng - Frankie Paul
 6. Here I Come - Barrington Levy
 7. Ring the Alarm - Tenor Saw
 8. Under Me Sleng Teng - Wayne Smith
 9. Tempo - Anthony Red Rose
 10. Boops - Supercat
 11. Greetings - Half Pint
 12. Punanny - Admiral Bailey
 13. Hol' A Fresh - Red Dragon
 14. Rumours - Gregory Isaacs
 15. Cover Me - Tinga Stewart & Ninjaman
 16. Legal Rights - Papa San & Lady G
 17. Wicked Inna Bed - Shabba Ranks
 18. Bandolero - Pinchers
 19. Yuh Dead Now - Tiger
 20. Bogle Dance - Buju Banton
 21. Murder She Wrote - Chaka Demus & Pliers
 22. Oh Carolina - Shaggy

Playing Time.........: 01:18:46
Total Size...........: 180,36 MB

A superlative introduction to the world of Jamaican music, Tougher Than Tough is a treasure trove of information, filled with unforgettable music. Across four discs and 95 songs, this set spans the entire history of the island's vibrant music scene, hitting all the major stylistic bases along the way, and rounding up many of Jamaica's greatest artists. It's evident that a great amount of thoughtful time and effort went into this package and, although collectors will howl at the many omissions and some of the selections, this set wasn't intended for them, but for a general audience interested in beginning to explore the music more deeply.
Disc one begins in 1958 with the Folkes Brothers' "Oh Carolina," arguably the first ever proto-ska release, cut during producer Prince Buster's first ever recording session. It continues through the rise of pure ska and through the shift to rocksteady. Disc two concentrates on the reggae years and the rise of the DJs, while the third is given over entirely to roots. The final disc brings things bang up to date, following the trajectory of the dancehalls. The set comes full circle with the final track, Shaggy's smash hit cover of "Oh Carolina." From rude reggae to ragga, dulcet vocal groups to dueling DJs, The Story of Jamaican Music is indeed just that. Of course, there's a wealth of equally masterful music that didn't make the cut, and the booklet discusses a multitude of songs not included. But this is history 101; hopefully, students will continue their studies on their own.