{"product_id":"various-artists-sweet-inspiration-guilty-reggae-pleasures","title":"Various Artists - Sweet Inspiration: Guilty Reggae Pleasures","description":"\u003cp\u003eSweet Inspiration - Guilty Reggae Pleasures explores a distinctive chapter in British reggae history, when Trojan Records sought to bring Jamaican music to a wider UK audience despite limited coverage from the mainstream media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the label’s responses was to embellish Jamaican recordings with sophisticated orchestration and to work with leading British-based reggae acts on productions that could stand alongside contemporary pop. The resulting “commercial reggae” sound proved popular with reggae listeners and produced a rich catalogue of polished, melodic recordings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis black 140g vinyl edition collects fourteen tracks from artists including The Pioneers, Marcia Griffiths, Desmond Dekker, John Holt, Ken Boothe, Greyhound and Bruce Ruffin, presenting soul, pop and reggae influences side by side.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58588557345142,"sku":"964216671","price":24.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0568\/6450\/6005\/files\/VASweetInspirationGuiltyReggaeLP_Exploded23.10.26.jpg?v=1788289102","url":"https:\/\/www.stickyblacktarmac.com\/products\/various-artists-sweet-inspiration-guilty-reggae-pleasures","provider":"Sticky Black Tarmac","version":"1.0","type":"link"}