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Front Line (record label)

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Front Line was a reggae subsidiary of Virgin Records established in 1978. [1]

38 relations: Althea & Donna, Big Youth, Compact disc, Cool Ruler, Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2, Culture (band), Dread Beat an' Blood, Dreadlocks Dread, Gregory Isaacs, I-Roy, Isaiah First Prophet of Old, Jah Lloyd, John Lydon, Johnny Clarke, Keith Hudson, Kingston, Jamaica, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Long Life, Message from the King (album), Mighty Diamonds, Peter Tosh, Prince Far I, Prince Hammer, Proverbial Reggae, Ranking Trevor, Reggae, Richard Branson, Roots reggae, Sly Dunbar, Tapper Zukie, The Abyssinians, The Gladiators (band), Twinkle Brothers, U Brown, U-Roy, United Kingdom, Uptown Top Ranking, Virgin Records.

Althea & Donna

Althea & Donna were a Jamaican reggae vocal duo, consisting of Althea Rose Forrest and Donna Marie Reid.

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Big Youth

Manley Augustus Buchanan (born 19 April 1949, Trenchtown, Kingston, Jamaica),Thompson, Dave (2002) "Reggae & Caribbean Music", Backbeat Books, better known as Big Youth (sometimes called Jah Youth), is a Jamaican deejay, mostly known for his work during the 1970s.

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Compact disc

Compact disc (CD) is a digital optical disc data storage format that was co-developed by Philips and Sony and released in 1982.

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Cool Ruler

Cool Ruler is a 1978 studio album by Gregory Isaacs, his first released on the Virgin Records subsidiary Front Line.

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Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2

Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Part 2 is a 1979 reggae album by Prince Far I. It was recorded at Harry J's studio in Kingston, Jamaica and mixed by Prince Jammy.

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Culture (band)

Culture are a Jamaican roots reggae group founded in 1976.

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Dread Beat an' Blood

Dread Beat an' Blood is an album by Poet and the Roots released in 1978 on the Front Line label.

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Dreadlocks Dread

Dread Locks Dread (1975) is the third album by the Jamaican deejay Big Youth.

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Gregory Isaacs

Gregory Anthony Isaacs OD (15 July 1951 – 25 October 2010)Thompson, p. 127.

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I-Roy

Roy Samuel Reid (28 June 1944 – 27 November 1999), better known as I-Roy, was a Jamaican DJ who had a very prolific career during the 1970s.

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Isaiah First Prophet of Old

Isaiah First Prophet of Old is a Big Youth album released in 1978.

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Jah Lloyd

Jah Lloyd, aka Jah Lion, The Black Lion of Judah, and Jah Ali (born Patrick Lloyd Francis, 29 August 1947, died 12 June 1999) was a Jamaican reggae singer, deejay and producer.

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John Lydon

John Joseph Lydon (born 31 January 1956), also known by his stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer, songwriter and musician.

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Johnny Clarke

Johnny Clarke (born 12 January 1955) is a Jamaican reggae musician, best known for his recordings with producer Bunny Lee in the 1970s.

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Keith Hudson

Keith Hudson aka the "Dark Prince of Reggae" (1946 – 14 November 1984),Thompson, p.311 was a Jamaican reggae artist and record producer.

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Kingston, Jamaica

Kingston is the capital and largest city of Jamaica, located on the southeastern coast of the island.

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Linton Kwesi Johnson

Linton Kwesi Johnson (aka LKJ, born 24 August 1952) is a Jamaican dub poet who has long been based in the UK.

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Long Life

Long Life is a reggae album by Prince Far I, released in 1978.

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Message from the King (album)

Message from the King is a reggae album by Prince Far I and the Arabs, released in 1978.

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Mighty Diamonds

Mighty Diamonds are a Jamaican harmony trio, recording roots reggae with a strong Rastafarian influence.

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Peter Tosh

Peter Tosh, OM (born Winston Hubert McIntosh; 19 October 1944 – 11 September 1987) was a Jamaican reggae musician.

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Prince Far I

Prince Far I (c. 1944 – 15 September 1983) was a Jamaican reggae deejay, producer and a Rastafarian.

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Prince Hammer

Beris Simpson, better known as Prince Hammer, is a Jamaican reggae deejay, singer, and record producer.

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Proverbial Reggae

Proverbial Reggae was the second album by Jamaican Roots Reggae band The Gladiators, recorded and released in 1978 on Virgin Records' Front Line imprint.

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Ranking Trevor

Maxwell Grant (20 January 1960 – 7 August 2012), better known as Ranking Trevor and sometimes as Ranking Superstar, was a Jamaican reggae deejay.

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Reggae

Reggae is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1960s.

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Richard Branson

Sir Richard Charles Nicholas Branson (born 18 July 1950) is an English business magnate, investor and philanthropist.

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Roots reggae

Roots reggae is a subgenre of reggae that deals with the everyday lives and aspirations of the artists concerned, including the spiritual side of Rastafari and the honoring of God, called Jah by Rastafari.

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Sly Dunbar

Lowell "Sly" Fillmore Dunbar (born 10 May 1952, Kingston, Jamaica) is a drummer, best known as one half of the prolific Jamaican rhythm section and reggae production duo Sly and Robbie.

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Tapper Zukie

Tapper Zukie (or Tappa Zukie) (born David Sinclair, 1955, Kingston, Jamaica) is a reggae deejay and producer.

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The Abyssinians

The Abyssinians are a Jamaican roots reggae group, famous for their close harmonies and promotion of the Rastafari movement in their lyrics.

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The Gladiators (band)

The Gladiators are a Jamaican roots reggae band, most popular during the 1970s.

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Twinkle Brothers

The Twinkle Brothers are a Jamaican reggae band formed in 1962, and still active in the 21st century.

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U Brown

Huford Brown (born 8 June 1956, Kingston, Jamaica), better known by the stage name U Brown, is a reggae deejay who released eleven albums between 1976 and 1984.

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U-Roy

Ewart Beckford OD (born 21 September 1942), known by the stage name U-Roy, is a Jamaican vocalist and pioneer of toasting.

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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.

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Uptown Top Ranking

"Uptown Top Ranking" is a song and single by the Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid, recorded when they were 17 and 18 years old respectively.

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Virgin Records

Virgin Records Ltd. was a British record label founded by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman in 1972.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Front_Line_(record_label)

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