Before there was the trendy market dedicated to the afterlife of Bob Marley gift-shops, protools, or American Idol's version of r&b or ethnicity, Jamaica existed as a thick culture intertwined with a musical heritage as seen from a producer's individual vision of sound. From Lee Scratch to Sly and Robbie to the dub-centralization of Augustus Pablo. For months now, Turn It Up has been carrying a catalogue of unbelievable reggae (say this with the accent of that dude who narrates film previews for the Suspense genre). The Brattleboro store especially seems to be knee-deep in its wealth, discarding its Shaggy title card for rows and rows of Trojan compilations, King Tubby, Dillinger, The Upsetters, Joe Gibbs, and in general, a documentation of reggae's early, popularized roots. And for real collectors, Brattleboro has two profound boxsets-- Muzik City: The Story of Trojan and Rebel: Complete Bob Marley '67-- '72-- available to all those in need for an exotic mood out of the cold winter. Jammin'...