{"product_id":"i-roy-can-t-conquer-rasta-millions","title":"I-Roy - Can't Conquer Rasta LP ( VINYL )","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"product-description rte\" itemprop=\"description\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLP version. Radiation Roots present a reissue of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI Roy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan't Conquer Rasta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e, originally released in 1977. Born \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRoy Samuel Reid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e in Saint Thomas in 1944, I Roy was one of Jamaica's all-time greatest deejays. A natural-born toaster, his rhyming raps always sounded effortless, whether describing the harsh realities of the inner city, or making light of nonsense nursery rhymes. A former employee at Customs and Excise, he was first active on a sound system called Soul Bunnies in the rocksteady era, moving to Son's Junior in 1968, and later, to the legendary Supreme Ruler of Sound, defecting to the rival Stereo sound system after that. Hits for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarry Mudie\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e and other producers soon followed, and after the killer debut album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePresenting I Roy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e (1973) impacted overseas, the toaster began spending frequent periods in London. His longstanding working relationship with hit-making producer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBunny Lee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e led to some of his most noteworthy albums during the mid-1970s; the 1977 set \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCan't Conquer Rasta\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e is a superb \"showcase\"-style album, on which the toaster blows hard lyrics over five of Lee's killer \"rockers\" rhythms (recorded with the likes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJohnny Clarke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e), each complete with a corresponding \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAggrovators\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e dub on the flip, all mixed by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePrince Jammy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eKing Tubby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e's studio.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.goingundergroundrecords.com\/products\/i-roy-cant-conquer-rasta-vinyl-lp\" class=\"social-sharing is-normal\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"20- Millions of Records - Ernie B","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56735416484213,"sku":"8592735006539","price":3.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/8300\/2485\/files\/3591409_bf94ecb8-71d1-4303-a5f9-0ac7f9c74832.jpg?v=1770948668","url":"https:\/\/warmvibevinyls.com\/products\/i-roy-can-t-conquer-rasta-millions","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}