Early hit by Barrington Levy, recorded when he was only 15 and released in 1979, five years before his huge crossover hit Here I Come changed the face of reggae.

Barrington Levy is probably best known, at least among UK reggae fans, for his big nearly-a-hit single Here I Come in 1985 – a tune that bridged the gap between old-skool reggae and the increasingly popular dancehall style.

A prodigy back in Jamaica, this was one of his first hits, recorded when he was just FIFTEEN years old and released by Ealing’s own Greensleeves label. Recorded at Channel One Studio, it features the amazing Roots Radics band, who supported nearly all the big reggae names in the early Eighties.

What a band they were, too, based around the rhythm section of bass player Errol “Flabba” Holt and drummer Lincoln “Style” Scott, who were joined by guitarist Eric “Bingy Bunny” Lamont , keyboard player Wycliffe “Steelie” Johnson, pianist Gladstone “Gladdy” Anderson and saxophonist Headley Bennett – who must have done something badly wrong not to get his own nickname.

I particularly like one of the YouTube comments: “This song increases gravity. It grows on you like a hippo on your lap… Then, like, it’s ten minutes later and you can’t get off the seat.”

Something tells me herbal substances may have been involved.