Tracklist
| 1-1 | Want Fi Go Rave | 4:18 |
| 1-2 | It Noh Funny | 3:48 |
| 1-3 | Funny Dub | 3:25 |
| 1-4 | Sonny's Lettah (Anti Sus Poem) | 3:50 |
| 1-5 | Iron Bar Dub | 3:41 |
| 1-6 | Independant Intravenshan | 4:18 |
| 1-7 | Fite Dem Back | 4:25 |
| 1-8 | Brain Smashing Dub | 3:27 |
| 1-9 | Reality Poem | 4:42 |
| 1-10 | Reality Dub | 2:44 |
| 1-11 | Forces Of Vicktry | 4:53 |
| 1-12 | Victorious Dub | 3:31 |
| 1-13 | Time Come | 3:24 |
| 1-14 | Bass Culture | 6:03 |
| 1-15 | Cultural Dub | 3:27 |
| 1-16 | Street 66 | 3:42 |
| 1-17 | Reggae Fi Peach | 2:40 |
| 1-18 | Peach Dub | 3:47 |
| 1-19 | Di Black Petty Booshwah (12'' Version) | 3:40 |
| 1-20 | Di Black Petty Booshwah (Dub) | 2:38 |
| 2-1 | Inglan Is A Bitch | 5:24 |
| 2-2 | Bitch Dub | 4:33 |
| 2-3 | Lorraine | 4:08 |
| 2-4 | Reggae Sounds | 3:08 |
| 2-5 | Shocking Dub | 4:43 |
| 2-6 | Two Sounds Of Silence | 2:12 |
| 2-7 | Di Eagle An' Di Bear (12'' Version) | 7:30 |
| 2-8 | Wat About Di Workin' Claas? | 5:12 |
| 2-9 | Di Great Insohreckshan | 4:01 |
| 2-10 | Insohreckshan Dub | 4:07 |
| 2-11 | Making History | 4:18 |
| 2-12 | Historic Dub | 4:30 |
| 2-13 | Reggae Fi Radni | 4:24 |
| 2-14 | Reggae Fi Dada | 4:50 |
| 2-15 | New Crass Massakkah | 6:30 |
Companies, etc.
- Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
- Copyright (c) – PolyGram Records, Inc.
Credits
- Alto Saxophone – James Danton (tracks: 1-14 to 2-6)
- Bass – Floyd Lawson (tracks: 1-1, 1-7, 1-14, 2-3), Vivian Weathers (tracks: 1-2 to 1-6, 1-8 to 1-13, 1-15 to 1-19, 2-1 to 2-6)
- Compilation Producer – Jerry Rappaport
- Coordinator [Project] – Matt Stringer, Terri Tierney
- Design [Package] – Rebellious Designs
- Drums – Richard Stevens* (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15)
- Drums, Percussion – Jah Bunny (tracks: 1-3 to 1-12, 1-14, 1-15, 1-17, 1-20), WInston Curniffe (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 1-13, 1-16)
- Engineer – Dennis [Blackbeard] Bovell*, Godwin Logie (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15), John Caffrey* (tracks: 1-1 to 2-6), Mark Lusardy* (tracks: 1-14 to 2-6), Martin Rex (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15), Stephen Street (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15)
- Executive-Producer – Bill Levenson
- Flugelhorn – Dick Cuthell, Patrick Tenyue (tracks: 1-14 to 2-15)
- Guitar – John Kpiaye
- Harmonica – Julio Finn
- Keyboards – Paget King (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15)
- Liner Notes – Tom Terrell
- Mixed By – Dennis Bovell
- Other [Project Assistance] – Catherine Ladis
- Percussion – Clinton Bailey (tracks: 1-14 to 1-20), Jeff Scantlebury (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15), Tony Utah* (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15)
- Photography By – Adrian Boot, Dennis Morris, Island Archives, Nick Knight
- Photography By [Front Cover, Uncredited] – Stephen Rumney
- Piano – Dennis Bovell, Webster Johnson
- Producer – Dennis Bovell (tracks: 1-14 to 1-20)
- Producer, Written-By – Linton Kwesi Johnson
- Remastered By – Suha Gur
- Synthesizer – Nick Straker (tracks: 2-7 to 2-15)
- Tenor Saxophone – Henry "Buttons" Tenyue* (tracks: 1-14 to 2-15)
- Trombone – Rico* (tracks: 1-14 to 2-6)
- Trumpet – Dick Cuthell (tracks: 1-14 to 2-6)
- Vocals – Linton Kwesi Johnson
Notes
This compilation ℗1998 PolyGram Records, Inc. ©1998 PolyGram Records, Inc.Tracks 1-3, 1-19, 1-20 and 2-7 are previously unavailable on compact disc.
Tracks 2-10 and 2-12 are previously unreleased.
Tracks 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-11 and 1-13 originally released on the album Linton Kwesi Johnson - Forces Of Victory (ILPS 9566; released May 11, 1979).
Track 1-3 originally released as a 12" single (Sonny's Lettah!, 12WIP 6528; released October 1979).
Tracks 1-14, 1-16, 1-17, 2-1, 2-3, 2-4 and 2-6 originally released on the album Linton Kwesi Johnson - Bass Culture (ILPS 9605; released May 7, 1980).
Tracks 1-19 and 1-20 originally released as a 12" single (Di Black Petty Booshwah, 12 WIP 6554; released October, 1979). LP version, originally released on "Bass Culture".
Tracks 1-5, 1-8, 1-10, 1-12, 1-15, 1-18, 2-2 and 2-5 originally released on the album Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub (ILPS 9650, released November 17, 1980).
Tracks 2-8, 2-9, 2-11, 2-13 to 2-15 originally released on the album Linton Kwesi Johnson - Making History (ILPS 9770, released February 27, 1984).
Track 2-7 originally released as a 12" single (Di Eagle An' Di Bear / Wat About Di Workin' Claas?, IPR 207, released February 6, 1984). LP version originally released on "Making History".
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Barcode: 7 31452 45752 3
Other versions
| Category | Artist | Title (Format) | Label | Category | Country | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524 575-2 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology) (2xCD, Comp) | Island Records, Mango, Chronicles | 524 575-2 | Europe | 1998 |
| 524 575-2 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology) (2xCD, Comp, RP) | Island Records, Mango, Chronicles | 524 575-2 | Europe | Unknown |
| 524 575-2 | Linton Kwesi Johnson | Independant Intavenshan (The Island Anthology) (2xCD, Comp, RP) | Island Records, Mango, Chronicles | 524 575-2 | Europe | Unknown |
