Título: V.A. Tighten Up 2 ½ Deluxe (Disc 2) – The Alternatives
Artista: Various Artists
Servidor: Sharebee
Lista de Canciones:

1. Put Yourself In My Place – Delroy Wilson
2. Cuss Cuss – Lloyd Robinson
3. Breaking Up – Alton Ellis with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
4. Biafra – The Crystalites
5. A-Yuh (You Always Hurt Me) – The Uniques
6. Rocking Sensation – Delano Stewart
7. Hang ‘Em High – Richard Ace
8. Son Of A Preacher Man – The Gayletts
9. Frying Pan – The Slickers
10. Mama Look Deh – The Reggae Boys
11. Another Scorcher – Jackie Bernard & The Tennors
12. You’re My Everything – The Techniques
13. Night Doctor – The Upsetters
14. Woman Capture Man – The Ethiopians
15. On The Move – Count Matchuki & The Destroyers
16. Everybody Bawlin’ – The Melodians
17. 2,000 Tons Of T.N.T. – The G.G. Rhythm Section
18. Ali Baba – John Holt
19. Seven Letters – Derrick Morgan
20. Dark End Of The Street – Pat Kelly
21. Doctor No Go – The Hippy Boys
22. Get On The Right Track – Phyllis Dillon & Hopeton Lewis
23. Red Ash – Karl Bryan with Tommy McCook & The Supersonics
24. Liquidator – Harry J All Stars

To celebrate its 40th anniversary Trojan have given their most renowned collection a deluxe makeover. Furnished with an extra disc of material, Tighten Up Volume 2 remains a good entry-point for people who like the sound of reggae and love to dance – just as it was four decades ago.
The UK was then the second biggest market for reggae (unlike today where it lags behind continental Europe). The most zealous converts were the early skinheads, before their ideology took a turn for the worse.
This reggae was not meditative, abstract or garrulous (like the roots, dub and dancehall that would follow). It was danceable and exuberant, an egalitarian tessellation of grimy organs, crunchy percussive guitars and sweet harmonies that slid in and out of earshot as the drum and bass rhythm decreed.
The selection on disc one (the original issue track list plus B sides) won't impress the collector or aficionado. But each tune has been chosen well enough to keep the momentum going and stand the test of time.
We hear skinhead era classics like horsey eulogy Longshot Kick De Bucket by the golden voiced Pioneers; the disfigured deejay King Stitt's famous intro to the frenetic Fire Corner; and three instrumentals from Lee Perry's Upsetters, a group who raised the flipside workout to a fine art.
With the weight of nostalgia to compete with, disc two leaves nothing to chance. There are a few graver moments (like Lloyd Robinson's haunting Cuss Cuss) but the mood stays joyous thanks to the likes of John Holt's psychedelic Ali Baba and the Gaylettes speedy Son Of A Preacher Man.
The sleeve notes are very critical of Trojan as a company, although it should be noted that the brand name has changed ownership many times over the years. The current incarnation is owned by Sanctuary, who consequently have no affiliation to the Trojan of the past.
In 1969, Trojan's Tighten Up series turned a generation of UK listeners onto the songs of Jamaica. Now both newcomers and those with fond memories of this upbeat and innocent sounding music can discover it again.