The Vinyl Countdown # 131

Aswad, Distant Thunder (1988)

Reggae music and reggae fandom – that’s where I’ve found the most snobbery. Not in classical or jazz or any of the other genres. Reggae music as a catch-all is rife with problems of course – there’s the pop side of thing and then separate elements – ska, dub, lovers rock, rocksteady, etc – and then there’s the British bands …