I-Roy – Can’t Conquer Rasta LP

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LP version. Radiation Roots present a reissue ofI Roy‘sCan’t Conquer Rasta, originally released in 1977. BornRoy Samuel Reidin 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 rocksteady 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 forHarry Mudieand other producers soon followed, and after the killer debut albumPresenting I Roy(1973) impacted overseas, the toaster began spending frequent periods in London. His longstanding working relationship with hit-making producerBunny Leeled to some of his most noteworthy albums during the mid-1970s; the 1977 setCan’t Conquer Rastais a superb “showcase”-style album, on which the toaster blows hard lyrics over five of Lee’s killer “rockers” rhythms (recorded with the likes ofJohnny Clarke), each complete with a correspondingAggrovatorsdub on the flip, all mixed byPrince JammyatKing Tubby‘s studio.