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Retrospective by Penny Reel, Let It Rock, February 1975

1961. Rock'n'roll was dead and buried. The Beatles weren't even a twinkle in Epstein's eye. Pop was Kenny Ball and Anne Shelton, Acker Bilk and ...

Junior Byles: From the Dread Depths of Despair

Report by Penny Reel, NME, 7 February 1976

JUNIOR BYLES emerged as the supreme talent of the year, if not of the decade. His moving 'Bur O Boy' was without peer. ...

Toots & The Maytals: The Man Who Would Be God

Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 21 February 1976

JAH TOOTS: "...tracks on my new album? Well, there's 'Reggae Got Soul' – that's the title track, you know – 'Never Go Down', 'Dog War', ...

Toots & The Maytals: Toots Hibbert: The Man Who Would Be God

Profile and Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 21 February 1976

Rasta revelations courtesy of FREDERICK "TOOTS" HIBBERT of Toots and The Maytals, who'd rather incarnate here and now than talk about old times with PENNY ...

Johnny Clarke: Where are the songs of Spring?

Profile by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 28 February 1976

Ay, where are they? PENNY REEL looks at the erratic career of JOHNNY CLARKE, the star should have been. ...

Black Slate, Light of the World: Errol Gentle, A. Campbell, Sandra Andrews, Light Of The World: Phebes Club, Stoke Newington, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, Black Echoes, 29 January 1977

Let's hear it for some real talent ...

Dr. Alimantado: Doctor Alimantado Meets His Duppy Uptown

Interview by Penny Reel, NME, 7 January 1978

A DIAGNOSIS OF NEAR-DEATH ...

Black Slate: 100 Club, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 14 January 1978

HAVE THE Black Slate group been taking their cue from Glitterbest Promotions? ...

Keith Hudson: A Better Brand Of Dub

Review by Penny Reel, NME, 14 January 1978

YOU MAY recall reading, a couple of years ago, an NME recommendation of Keith Hudson's Pick A Dub LP, on the now sadly defunct Atra ...

Johnny Clarke: Don't Stay Out Late (Penguin)

Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 21 January 1978

THIS IS the second album from Johnny Clarke since the sudden termination of his Virgin contract, and it marks the general decline in standard and ...

The Equators: 100 Club, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 28 January 1978

DURING RECENT months we have been witness to increasing media interest in the indigenous UK reggae scene, especially as focussed upon Matumbi, Black Slate, Steel ...

Dillinger: Central London Polytechnic, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 25 February 1978

ON THIS opening night of his first full-length tour of the UK college circuit, Lester Bullocks better-known as Dillinger maintained an impressive, large and volubly ...

Linton Kwesi Johnson, Public Image Ltd: Public Image Limited; Linton Kwesi Johnson: Rainbow Theatre, London

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 6 January 1979

ON THE FIRST day of Christmas bondage bretheren and neon siteren children of the Rainbow – pace Aswad – left their parents' turkey tables en ...

Burning Spear: Social Living (1 Stop)

Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 13 January 1979

Majestic, Mysterious: Burning Spear's Celestial Music Shimmers On ...

Israel Vibration: The Same Song (Top Ranking)

Review by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 13 January 1979

CURRENT CULT item on the local reggae scene, this debut album from the Israel Vibration trio augurs well for Jamaican music in 1979, with an ...

15, 16, 17, Dennis Brown, Revelation, Cool Notes, The, Heptones, The, Pat Kelly, Louisa Mark, Brown Sugar, Roland & Carolyn Catlin, Cassandra, T.T. Ross, Tamlins, The: Lover's Rock Rools OK

Overview by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 27 January 1979

Say hello to the schoolgirl revolution and the shortest cut to cleaning up in UK reggae. And ya thought reggae was all about guns, ganga, ...

Dennis Brown: The Cool Runnings Of Dennis Brown

Interview by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 24 February 1979

Never far from reggae charts and hearts, Dennis Brown wakes up the UK's frozen airwaves. ...

Jah Shaka: Hail Brethren And Sistren: A Big Big Sound System Splashdown

Special Feature by Vivien Goldman, Penny Reel, Paul Bradshaw, New Musical Express, 21 February 1981

WHERE REGGAE really begins — in tune to the sound system. Here is the heart of the music: groups of youth, each with their different philosophies, ...

Adam & The Ants: Adam's Xmas Antomime

Live Review by Penny Reel, NME, 2 January 1982

Adam & The Ants: Theatre Royal, London ...

Carroll Thompson: Simply, hopelessly in love...

Profile and Interview by Penny Reel, New Musical Express, 9 January 1982

A post-Christmas Carroll by PENNY REEL ...