• Eight tracks new to CD.

• First anthology of the group’s earliest singles.

• Includes numerous mammoth Jamaican hits.

After crashing onto the reggae music scene in 1977 with their debut single ‘Two Sevens Clash’, Culture demonstrated the depth of their talent with further powerful and inspirational 7” and 12” singles for leading Jamaican producer, Joe Gibbs.

Formed the previous year by Joseph Hill, his cousin Albert Walker and friend Roy Dayes, the trio first assumed the title of The African Disciples before adopting their more familiar moniker just prior to joining Gibbs’s impressive artist roster.

Thereafter, they wasted little time recording new works, cutting enough high-quality material over the next 12 months to ultimately comprise four whole albums. Yet, despite the popularity of their output throughout this time, Culture brought their working relationship with Gibbs to an end in 1978, when they joined Sonia Pottinger’s High Note Records - an arrangement that led to the global distribution of their music via Virgin Records’ Front Line label.

While the quality of their work thereafter remained consistently high, most Jamaican music historians agree that the singles released by Gibbs between 1977 and 1981 reflect the trio at their peak.

And finally, at long last, these seminal recordings, along with their respective dub sides are collected on this set that effectively demonstrates why Culture remain one of the most popular and revered groups of the roots era.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

The 7” Singles

1  Culture - This Time

2  The Mighty Two - Our Time aka This Time Version

3  Culture - See Them A Come

4  The Mighty Two - See Them A Come Version *

5  Culture - Zion Gate

6  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Zion Rock

7  Culture - I'm Not Ashamed

8  The Mighty Two - I'm Not Ashamed Version

9  Culture - Two Sevens Clash

10  The Mighty Two - Two Sevens Clash Version *

11  Culture - Bald Head Bridge

12  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Bald Head Bridge Version

13  Joseph Hill - Informer

14  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Informer Version

15  Culture - This Train

16  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Righteous Train

17  Culture - Send Some Rain

18  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Down Jamaica Way *

19  Culture - Natty Dread Taking Over

20  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - Natty Gone Clear *

21  Culture - Innocent Blood

22  Joe Gibbs & The Professionals - E.T. Rock *

DISC TWO

The 12” Singles

1  Culture - This Time (12” mix) *

2  Culture - Jah Jah See Them A Come (12” mix)

3  Culture & Prince Mohammed - Zion Gate / Zion Gate DJ (Forty Leg Dread)

4  Culture & I Roy - I’m Not Ashamed / Under Tight Wraps

5  Culture - Two Sevens Clash (12” mix) *

6  Culture & Ranking Joe - Bald Head Bridge

7  Culture - Informer Man (12”) *

8  Culture & Nicodeemus - Disco Train

9  Culture & Clint Eastwood - Send Some Rain

10  Culture & I Roy - Natty Dread Taking Over / Invasion

11  Culture & U Brown - Innocent Blood / Rock It Up