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Title: Gregory Isaacs – Extra Classic
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1977, Reggae, Lovers Rock, Kingston, Jamaica
Matrix #: STLP 1003
Condition: EX

Cultural Facts:

1. Scene Ecology: In 1972 he and Errol Dunkley started the African Museum label and a Chancery Lane record shop to control their own releases.

2. Media Narrative: He appears in the 1982 film Land of Look Behind, a rare on-camera snapshot of him during Jamaica’s dancehall shift.

3. Personal Struggle: Early 1980s crack/cocaine addiction led to repeated arrests and prison time in Jamaica, stalling his career for a stretch