Tracklist
| Forward March 1958-1967 | |||
| 1-01 | –Folkes Brothers | Oh Carolina | 2:40 |
| 1-02 | –Laurel Aitken | Boogie In My Bones | 2:47 |
| 1-03 | –Owen Gray | Midnight Track | 2:27 |
| 1-04 | –Theophilus Beckford | Easy Snappin' | 2:50 |
| 1-05 | –Derrick And Patsy | Housewives' Choice | 2:40 |
| 1-06 | –Derrick Morgan | Forward March | 2:50 |
| 1-07 | –Jimmy Cliff | Miss Jamaica | 2:25 |
| 1-08 | –Millie Small | My Boy Lollipop | 2:01 |
| 1-09 | –The Maytals | Six And Seven Books Of Moses | 2:25 |
| 1-10 | –The Wailers | Simmer Down | 2:48 |
| 1-11 | –Don Drummond | Man In The Street | 3:24 |
| 1-12 | –Justin Hinds & The Dominoes | Carry Go Bring Come | 2:51 |
| 1-13 | –The Skatalites | Guns Of Navarone | 2:28 |
| 1-14 | –Prince Buster | Al Capone | 2:57 |
| 1-15 | –Prince Buster | Hard Man Fe Dead | 3:21 |
| 1-16 | –Derrick Morgan | Tougher Than Tough | 2:26 |
| 1-17 | –Alton Ellis | Girl I've Got A Date | 2:24 |
| 1-18 | –The Paragons | Happy Go Lucky Girl | 3:06 |
| 1-19 | –Delroy Wilson | Dancing Mood | 2:51 |
| 1-20 | –Ken Boothe | The Train Is Coming | 3:20 |
| 1-21 | –Hopeton Lewis | Take It Easy | 2:49 |
| 1-22 | –The Jamaicans | Ba Ba Boom | 3:20 |
| 1-23 | –Desmond Dekker | 007 (Shanty Town) | 2:41 |
| 1-24 | –Bob Andy | I've Got To Go Back Home | 3:05 |
| 1-25 | –The Techniques | Queen Majesty | 3:31 |
| 1-26 | –Dobby Dobson | Loving Pauper | 3:15 |
| 1-27 | –Phyllis Dillon | Don't Stay Away | 2:32 |
| Reggae Hit The Town 1968-1974 | |||
| 2-01 | –Desmond Dekker | Israelites | 2:48 |
| 2-02 | –The Maytals | 54-46 (That's My Number) | 2:54 |
| 2-03 | –The Ethiopians | Reggae Hit The Town | 2:25 |
| 2-04 | –Max Romeo | Wet Dream | 2:48 |
| 2-05 | –The Uniques | My Conversation | 3:38 |
| 2-06 | –Stranger Cole & Lester Sterling | Bangarang | 3:08 |
| 2-07 | –The Upsetters | Return Of Django | 2:25 |
| 2-08 | –Harry J. All Stars | The Liquidator | 2:52 |
| 2-09 | –The Melodians | Rivers Of Babylon | 4:16 |
| 2-10 | –Jimmy Cliff | The Harder They Come | 3:40 |
| 2-11 | –Bob & Marcia | Young Gifted & Black | 3:06 |
| 2-12 | –U-Roy | Wake The Town | 2:27 |
| 2-13 | –Pat Kelly | How Long | 3:54 |
| 2-14 | –Dave & Ansel Collins | Double Barrel | 2:47 |
| 2-15 | –Winston 'Niney' Holness | Blood & Fire | 3:05 |
| 2-16 | –Eric Donaldson | Cherry Oh Baby | 3:01 |
| 2-17 | –Delroy Wilson | Better Must Come | 2:34 |
| 2-18 | –Dennis Brown | Money In My Pocket | 2:33 |
| 2-19 | –John Holt | Stick By Me | 3:19 |
| 2-20 | –Dennis Alcapone | Teach The Children | 2:30 |
| 2-21 | –Big Youth | S 90 Skank | 2:50 |
| 2-22 | –Ken Boothe | Everything I Own | 3:44 |
| 2-23 | –Dennis Brown | Westbound Train | 3:07 |
| 2-24 | –Johnnie Clarke* | Move Out A Babylon | 3:38 |
| 2-25 | –Junior Byles | Curly Locks | 3:22 |
| Natty Sing Hit Songs 1975-1981 | |||
| 3-01 | –The Heptones | Country Boy | 2:58 |
| 3-02 | –I-Roy | Welding | 3:48 |
| 3-03 | –Burning Spear | Marcus Garvey | 3:24 |
| 3-04 | –The Mighty Diamonds | Right Time | 3:15 |
| 3-05 | –Roman Stewart | Natty Sing Hit Songs | 3:19 |
| 3-06 | –Leroy Smart | Ballistic Affair | 3:06 |
| 3-07 | –Jacob Miller | Tenement Yard | 2:37 |
| 3-08 | –Max Romeo | War Ina Babylon | 4:04 |
| 3-09 | –Junior Murvin | Police & Thieves | 3:45 |
| 3-10 | –Culture | Two Sevens Clash | 3:29 |
| 3-11 | –Delroy Wilson | I'm Still Waiting | 4:05 |
| 3-12 | –Bob Marley & The Wailers | No Woman No Cry | 4:04 |
| 3-13 | –Althea & Donna | Uptown Top Ranking | 3:54 |
| 3-14 | –Gregory Isaacs | Number One | 3:43 |
| 3-15 | –Wailing Souls | Bredda Gravalicious | 3:52 |
| 3-16 | –Sugar Minott | River Jordan | 3:08 |
| 3-17 | –Willie Williams* | Armagideon Time | 5:09 |
| 3-18 | –Black Uhuru | Guess Who's Coming To Dinner | 4:54 |
| 3-19 | –Junior Delgado | Fort Augustus | 4:06 |
| 3-20 | –Freddie McGregor | Joggin' | 3:43 |
| 3-21 | –Dennis Brown | Sitting & Watching | 3:28 |
| Dance Hall Good To We 1982-1993 | |||
| 4-01 | –Gregory Isaacs | Night Nurse | 4:05 |
| 4-02 | –Yellowman | Mad Over Me | 3:13 |
| 4-03 | –Michigan & Smiley | Diseases | 3:31 |
| 4-04 | –Johnny Osbourne | Water Pumping | 3:06 |
| 4-05 | –Frankie Paul | Pass The Tusheng Peng | 3:07 |
| 4-06 | –Barrington Levy | Here I Come | 3:37 |
| 4-07 | –Tenor Saw | Ring The Alarm | 3:13 |
| 4-08 | –Wayne Smith | Under Me Sleng Teng | 4:07 |
| 4-09 | –Anthony Red Rose | Tempo | 3:30 |
| 4-10 | –Super Cat | Boops | 3:59 |
| 4-11 | –Half Pint | Greetings | 3:36 |
| 4-12 | –Admiral Bailey | Punanny | 3:27 |
| 4-13 | –Red Dragon | Hol' A Fresh | 3:54 |
| 4-14 | –Gregory Isaacs | Rumours | 4:09 |
| 4-15 | –Tinga Stewart & Ninjaman | Cover Me | 3:23 |
| 4-16 | –Papa San & Lady G | Legal Rights | 4:04 |
| 4-17 | –Shabba Ranks | Wicked Inna Bed | 2:58 |
| 4-18 | –Pinchers | Bandelero | 3:32 |
| 4-19 | –Tiger | Yuh Dead Now | 3:49 |
| 4-20 | –Buju Banton | Bogle Dance | 3:01 |
| 4-21 | –Chaka Demus & Pliers | Murder She Wrote | 4:05 |
| 4-22 | –Shaggy | Oh Carolina | 3:10 |
Companies, etc.
- Mastered At – Chop 'Em Out
- Copyright (c) – Island Records Ltd.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – Island Records Ltd.
- Manufactured By – James Upton Ltd.
- Pressed By – Sonopress – H-2908
- Pressed By – Sonopress – H-2909
- Pressed By – Sonopress – H-2910
- Pressed By – Sonopress – H-2911
Credits
- Compiled By [Researched & Compiled By], Research – Steve Barrow
- Design, Art Direction – Intro
- Edited By – Chris Salewicz
- Executive-Producer – Chris Blackwell
- Mastered By – Frank Arkwright
- Photography By – Claire Hershman, Dennis Morris, Everton Sharp, Francis Stoppelman, Lennox Smillie, Peter Murphy, Phil Hale, Phillipe McClelland, Retna Pictures*, Roy Pottinger
- Photography By [Main Photographer], Research – Adrian Boot
- Supervised By [Directed By] – Suzette Newman
- Text By [Book Text By] – Steve Barrow
Notes
Mastered at Chop 'em Out.This Compilation ℗ / © 1993 Island Records Ltd
Package printed in Birmingham, England.
CDs made in Germany (Sonopress GmbH).
Mango is a division of Island Records.
Made in Germany
Track 4-18 is misspelt in track list as "Bandolero".
Boxed sets are individually numbered.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode (Text): 7 31451 83992 4
- Barcode (String): 731451839924
- Label Code: LC 0407
- Price Code: PY 802
- Rights Society: BIEM/GEMA
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): SONOPRESS H-2908 / 21159122-1 A 3
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): SONOPRESS H-2909 / 21159122-2 B 2
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): SONOPRESS H-2910 / 21159122-3 A 3
- Matrix / Runout (Disc 4): SONOPRESS H-2911 / 21159122-4 A 2
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBXCD 1, 518 399-2 | Various | The Story Of Jamaican Music (Tougher Than Tough) (4xCD, Comp, PMD + Box, Ltd, Num) | Mango, Mango | IBXCD 1, 518 399-2 | Europe | Unknown |
| 518 399-2, IBXCD 1 | Various | The Story Of Jamaican Music (Tougher Than Tough) (4xCD, Comp, PMD + Box, Ltd, Num) | Mango, Mango | 518 399-2, IBXCD 1 | Europe | Unknown |
| IBXCD 1, 518 399-2 | Various | The Story Of Jamaican Music (Tougher Than Tough) (4xCD, Comp, PMD + Box, Ltd, Num) | Mango, Mango | IBXCD 1, 518 399-2 | Europe | 1993 |
| 162-539 935-2, 518 399-2 | Various | The Story Of Jamaican Music (Tougher Than Tough) (4xCD, Comp + Box, Ltd, Num) | Mango, Mango | 162-539 935-2, 518 399-2 | US | 1993 |
