'The Harder They Come' Reissue

Billboard is reporting that a two-disc
deluxe edition of "The Harder They Come" will be released on August
5th. The album, soundtrack to a 1973 Jimmy Cliff film, was instrumental in
introducing ska and reggae to the world music scene. The first disc contains a
remastered version of the original 12 song album, which featured tracks from
Jimmy Cliff, Desmond Dekker and Toots & The Maytals among others. The second disc collects
classic early ska and reggae singles by the artists from the original soundtrack
(Cliff's "Vietnam", Dekker's "Israelites" and the Maytals
"54-46"). New artwork is being added, as well as essays by reggae historian David Katz, the film's director/co-writer Perry Henzell, Island founder and reggae icon Chris Blackwell and Clash bassist Paul
Simonon.