Various Artists: King Size Reggae, Expanded Edition CD

LP first time on CD\nCompanion release to \u201CHot Shots Of Reggae\u201D CD\nMany tracks new to CD\nBy the dawn of the Seventies, Leslie Kong\u2019s Beverley\u2019s Records was firmly established as Jamaica\u2019s premier record label, having secured a series of major international hits by some of the island\u2019s finest talents.\nHaving secured rights to Kong\u2019s output the previous year, London-based reggae giant, Trojan Records, had wasted little time showcasing the Kingston-based producer\u2019s work on a series of 7\u201D singles and albums.\nAmong the LPs to see issue in 1970 were two \u2018various artist\u2019 compilations: the recently reissued \u201CHot Shots Of Reggae\u201D and the equally sought-after \u201CKing Size Reggae\u201D.\nAvailable on CD for the first time ever, the latter features some of the finest Jamaican recordings of the period, with the track-listing bolstered by no less than 19 Leslie Kong-produced bonus tracks, many of which appear on CD for the firs