# Pressure Drop: Reggae in the Seventies - Hardcover

by **John Masouri** (Author)

**_Pressure Drop_ chronicles reggae's most tumultuous and influential decade. Beginning in 1970 and unfolding across the world, reggae flourished against a backdrop of political upheaval, gang warfare, Black Nationalism, racial and class discrimination and grinding poverty.**

The music that developed as rocksteady and early reggae gave birth to deejays, dub, rockers, lovers rock, early dancehall and 2 Tone was by turns brutal and revelatory.

Including an extensive analysis of the decade's major singles and albums, _Pressure Drop_ includes eyewitness accounts and experiences of the decade from the likes of Burning Spear, Chris Blackwell, Gregory Isaacs, Bunny Wailer, Jimmy Cliff, Black Uhuru, U-Roy, Lee 'Scratch' Perry, Augustus Pablo, Toots and the Maytals, Desmond Dekker, Sly & Robbie, Dennis Bovell, Don Letts and members of the Specials, as well as first-hand anecdotes of Bob Marley and Peter Tosh.

**Number of Pages:** 624

**Dimensions:** 2.1 x 9.5 x 6.5 IN

**Publication Date:** October 08, 2024

## Details

- **Price:** 40.0 USD
- **Vendor:** Books by splitShops
- **Type:** Books
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