Many fans have long been aware that the tragic death of singer at age 21, severed what promised to be a highly successful career. Under the great and on his own, recorded a small, but impressive body of roots material beginning when he was in his early teens. Though the greatest triumph of his five years in music was undoubtedly the 1978 set , his subsequent releases were nearly as stunning. 's selects five tracks from (1981), adding four cuts from the same period. 's voice is already deeply expressive at this very young age, and his lyrics carry a series of heavyweight reality themes. The rhythms are equally solid and include a handful of 's best-loved -style creations. (paired with its excellent ) has the young Rasta delivering a scathing attack upon Babylon over the same track that appeared on the classic LP. glides, multi-tracked, across the rhythm for a thick mix of shimmering keyboards, syrupy guitar figures, and creaking accents. The set closes with whereby 's themes come to a head in a plea for unity voiced on a tough, reverb-laden mix of (aka the classic ). Along with the sides he engineered for (gathered on ), the catalog contains the finest vocal productions of 's career. ~ Nathan Bush