1970s

Junior Murvin’s song "Police and Thieves" was produced by Lee "Scratch" Perry in 1976. The song became an international hit during the summer of that year. It peaked at #23 in the UK Singles Chart in 1980. It was recorded by the punk rock pioneers The Clash on their debut album, released in 1977.

Beres Hammond released his debut album, Soul Reggae, in 1976 through Aquarius Sound Studios.

Blackheart Man is the first solo album by Bunny Wailer, originally released on 8 September 1976, in Jamaica on Solomonic Records and internationally on Island Records

Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare (Miss World 1976) who is said to be the inspiration for his song "Turn Your Lights Down Low"

Legendary Reggae group Third World debut album was a self-titled album released in 1976. It featured a cover of 'Satta Massagna'- originally performed by The Abyssinians.

Photo Memory: Bob Marley on The Exodus Tour in 1977 (http://www.jamaicansmusic.com/artists/profile/Bob_Marley)

I-Roy (1977) taken by Dave Hendley View his profile here: http://jamaicansmusic.com/artists/profile/I-Roy

The Heptones' 1977 album Party Time proved to be the group's biggest-selling album in the international market. It included an eye-opening cover of Bob Dylan's "I Shall Be Released."

Barrington Levy's first song 'My Black Girl' was recorded by Dobby Dobson in 1977 while a part of a duo called 'Mighty Multitudes' when he was 14 years old.

Augustus Pablo's East Of The River Nile album was released in 1977. It spent 5 weeks as the #1 album in Jamaica in 1979 and charted on Billboard's Reggae Albums chart in 2002 peaking at #13.

Burning Spear released one of the greatest live set Reggae albums in 1977. It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London with backing from British Reggae group Aswad.

Exodus is the ninth studio album released by Bob Marley & The Wailers on 3 June 1977 via Island Record. It was recorded in London and is widely considered to be the album that propelled Marley to international stardom. Featured tracks include: "Jamming", "Waiting in Vain", "Turn Your Lights Down Low" and "Three Little Birds"

Bob Marley and The Wailers in Brussels, Belgium, on their Exodus Tour in Europe. May 11, 1977

Rockers is a 1978 Jamaican film by Ted Bafaloukos showing the reggae culture at its peak. The Trenchtown variant of Robinhood includes popular Jamaican artists such as Burning Spear, Gregory Isaacs, Jacob Miller and Ian and Roger Lewis of Inner Circle.

Do you remember Inner Circle's 1978 album "Everything is Great" which included the UK hit singles "Everything Is Great" and "Stop Breaking My Heart"?

Steel Pulse’s 1978 debut, Handsworth Revolution, is still regarded by many critics as a landmark and a high point of British reggae. It featured the tracks "Macka Splaff," "Prodigal Son," and "Soldiers."

Thanks to Collie Buddz, Zap Pow's most famous track is now 'Last War (Jah Jah Children)', which the band recorded in 1978, with Beres Hammond on lead vocals. Distinguished by typically regal horns, a solid Reggae groove, and heartfelt sufferers' lyric, 'Last War' was sampled by Collie Buddz on his 2007 hit 'Come Around' - a Sony release that has topped Reggae charts around the world, and given rise to endless new versions.

Sunsplash first staging was in June 1978, held at Jarrett Park, in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The inaugural staging featured performances by The Heptones, Joe Higgs, Lloyd Parkes & We The People Band, Jimmy Cliff, & Byron Lee & The Dragonaires

Gregory Isaacs popularly know as the "Cool Ruler" also has an album of the same name, which was released on his African Museum Label in 1978

The Jamaican teenage singers Althea Forrest and Donna Reid (know as Althea & Donna) - then 17 and 18 years old respectively - caused a chart surprise when their reggae song "Uptown Top Ranking" became a UK #1 in February 1978