DUBWISE CDs: **************************************************************************** * updates this version (these entries either added or expanded upon since * * last update): * * alpha and omega sound system dub roir * * glen brown & termination dub (1973-79) blood and fire * g. isaacs gregory in dub acidjazz * * a pablo king selassie i calling rockers * * dub syndicate one way system roir/crown* * dub syndicate research & development on-u * * king tubbys/jah lloyd herbs of dub/soldier round the corner tm? * * king tubby & dub gone 2 crazy blood and * * king tubbys jah thomas meets in the house of dub munich * * lee perry & various words of my mouth trojan * * scientist jah thomas meets in dub conference munich * * various pay it all back vol 6 on-u * * roy cousins nexus dub tamoki wam* **************************************************************************** **************************************************************************** * following is a list of reggae dub cds i am familiar with. * * this listing is provided in the hopes that others will add to it or add * * comments or information regarding the cds. * * Others are ENCOURAGED to add their own reviews of dub cds they are * * familiar with. * * promo copies of dub cds humbly solicited for review and inclusion... * * though not with much hope of receiving any...and will return them * * upon request * **************************************************************************** * note that some of the recordings listed here contain vocal tracks as well * as dub tracks...i tried to mention only those of significant interest or* * those containing mostly dub tracks. many labels (RAS is a good example) * * include many dub tracks on mostly vocal releases, the dub tracks being * * included as "cd bonus tracks"...most such recordings are not listed here* * though at some time in the future i may incorporate them into this list-* * ing. * **************************************************************************** * also note that i will be adding a section on vinyl dub lps i man control* * but will not duplicate entries in this listing...for instance, raiders of * the lost dub on mango/island vinyl will not be listed in the vinyl * * listing because it is included here, though under the cd named "time * * warp" on which it is included. * **************************************************************************** * note that timings are from cd index track...those with notation "> x min" * have not been reviewed for times but are known to be greater than x * * minutes in length. those with notation "> x min?" are thought to be * * greater than x minutes in length, but that has not been confirmed as of * * last update. however it has been brought to my attention that any * * approximate timings are highly suspect... * **************************************************************************** * updates will be made approx every 2 weeks, mostly filling in times and * * adding short reviews, and of course adding new titles as they find their* * way into my collection. * * the above time frame has of course become a joke. expect updates every, * * well, soon come... * **************************************************************************** * compiled for rec.music.reggae by jah bill * * email: al302@lafn.org * * last update: 11/04/96 * * selah...jah bill * **************************************************************************** aggrovators instrumental reggae ras like the title says, more instrumental than dub; 7 tommy mccook tracks, 10 bobby ellis tracks; fairly pleasant overall, heavy riddims by aggrovators, but put back in the mix some with jazz/ska horns over...some of the horn overdubs sound almost comically forced, others sound very natural; 66 minutes dr alimantado in the mix chpt 1 keyman musicians: alimantado experience: macka dub: bass, riddim guitars; black steel: drums, lead guitars; alimantado: keyboards; ruben: congas surprisingly roots sounding considering the lack of personnel, not drum machine sounding 30 minutes...also in the running for shortest "full length" cd ever r. alphonso/j johnson reggae sax rohit more instrumental than dub, 2nd best release ever on rohit, imho. guess which i consider best... bob andy/mad professor bob andy's dub book i-anka kind of a strange release, professor is pretty restrained here. mostly quiet riddims and few vocal bits. quite enjoyable listen, though, with a distinctively british sound. 37 minutes horace andy in the light/in the light dub blood and fire this label just keeps getting better. this release is a reissue of two classic lps by long-time rootsman horace andy pon version by augustus pablo and a whos who of ja talent. extensive and extremely interesting liner notes by steve barrow, accompanied by photos of original release lp covers and labels and andy himself. good, clean recording and mastering produce dynamic sonics and rumbling bass. dub versions mixed by prince jammys at king tubbys studio, original producer yabby you gave the riddims to jammy to remix for the dub album. 78 minutes armagideon steppin forward/natural elements armagideon english techno dub in the alpha & omega vein but a bit more lively. good production, good mastering, good sound. even a sample of iroy from spaceflight... 73 minutes aswad new chapter of dub mango little too aswad for me, but good mixes barrett bros macka dub ras brad osbourne/clocktower production, from master tapes for a change (though not for ras)...kinda plodding (trodding?) riddims 39 minutes bush chemists dub outernational roir english modern dub outing, very roots sounding while maintaining a digital sound. this release is latest in a series from conscious sounds label, which also releases trance and roots dub by centry, tena stelin, danny red and others. similar in vibe to jah shaka, but a bit livelier and not quite so keyboard heavy. interesting liner notes on the birth of the sound, with a great photo of head chemist dougie wardrop's attic studio 62 minutes roy cousins king and queen of dub tamoki wambesi versions of some tracks on roots of david cd; versions of some scientist king of dub riddims; don carlos' go find a fool; other roy cousins productions. 47 minutes roy cousins nexus dub tamoki wambesi versions of some tracks on roots of david cd; versions of some scientist king of dub riddims; plenty more roy cousins productions. great sound quality and lively, horn flavored vibration. 73 minutes lloyd coxsone king of dub rock pts 1,2 tribesman sly and robbie, lloyd parkes and plenty ja heavyweights, these two rare lps on one cd on greensleeves associated label. pretty smooth, good sound from master tape. avante garde jazz horns on some selections, solid backing. sources tell me this cd release is missing some of the tracks from the original lps, but this has not been confirmed. 66 minutes culture 15 dub shots heartbeat various sonia pottinger dub selections; riddims by sly and robbie and taxi gang mostly, a must for any culture fan. liner notes say that most taken from original master tapes (as usual with heartbeat original reggae masters series) but a few were taken from original acetates. version of hola mt zion, iron sharpen iron, dem a payaka, etc. another great release by heartbeat. 61 minutes dread and fred iron works/on high jah shaka two lps on 1 cd, musicians: drums, bass, keyboard: fred; percussion, synths: dread; additional keyboards:lloyd gus mckenzie. hard modern drum machine sound inna jah shaka production stylee. 77 minutes gussie p raw rub a dub pt 1 and 2 gussie p part 2 is aka einstein's theory. riddims by mafia and fluxie and gussie p crew. guest appearance by ninjaman, keith hudson, etc. modern, quirky, interesting stuff. much better than the lurid cover might suggest. 75 minutes mikey dread african anthem revisited ras bunch of mikey dread tracks collected inna dubwise stylee, heavy on the video game sound effects and sighing female voices begging for more mikey dread. musicians include roots radics band and some more modern, drum machine, tracks. not very impressive overall. 48 minutes half pint classics in dub outa/hightone dub version of lp half pint classics on same label. well mixed well charged versions of half pints hits including winsome, babylon release the chain, hold on, whats going down, etc 47 minutes heptones observer style observer vocal/version cd...vocals same as rohit release better days, version for each vocal...very strong dubs > 60 min? keith hudson pick a dub blood and fire more crucial roots dub from blood and fire, good sound quality, keith hudson productions. compiled and liner notes by steve barrow. 34 minutes jah whoosh dub plate specials original music showcase stylee production from jah whoosh's label. 5 vocals and 5 dub versions. 3 of the five are new licks of classic tracks, inna current reggae revive fashion. these include satta amasagana, my guiding star, and slave master. true roots inna 90s style. 38 minutes mad professor anti racist dub broadcast ariwa/ras chapter 2 of the black liberation dub series. great release, not overdone and very rootsy sounding. interspersed are great moments in african oratory...marcus garvey, malcolm x, etc. plenty percussion to keep tings lively and rootsy. 50 minutes larry marshall throw mi corn original music vocal/version of classic tracks by this underrated and largely ignored roots singer. this is third or fourth recent reissue featuring marshall, this one is showcase style throughout. dub versions are haaard, all tracks sound like they're taken from master tapes. title track helped define reggae itself, as did track heavy load. marshall's sweet, smooth vocals spice up the dub versions nicely. this along with bim sherman/horace andy/u black release on same label are some of the best of the classics. 46 minutes peter "elrico" marshall channel one revisited top beat vocal lp combined with version lp. version is same riddims as featured on scientist, king of dub and prince fari, umkhonto we sizwe and other similar sessions. vocals are generally pedestrian with one or two standouts. vocal tracks sound like they're from vinyl, version from tape. riddims by revolutionaries. great photo of channel 1 studio and hitbound records pressing plant, right across the street (maxfield st?), kingston 14. is this larry marshall's bro? 52 minutes meditations dub technique mastered from vinyl 51 minutes mixman new dimension dub: dub series 1 blakamix dub like wildfire: dub series 2 modern, electronic sound 77 minutes mixman african gold: dub series 3 blakamix more modern drum machine sound inna rub a dub style; sounds a lot like jah shaka meets alpha and omega inna dub syndicate clash. nice solid dynamic sound, great fidelity, wall shaker bass vibe. 45 minutes niney observer space flight dub roir musicians: flabba holt: bass; style scott: drums; riddim guitar: dwight pickney; horns: bobby ellis; vin gordon; deadley headley; percussion: sticky; riddim and lead guitars: chinna smith; voices: niney and joe lickshot; keyboards: fox; a great dubwise collection recorded at channel one in 1989, probably the best dub available on roir label. note that most of the musicians are roots radics band...but where's bingy bunny? 44 minutes niney observer observer attack dub roir more classic observer riddims, same era and sound as king tubbys special. some tracks mastered from vinyl. observer speaks between tracks ala space flight dub. looks like your basic soul syndicate laying the riddims, errol thompson on the board (listed as original engineer, "final modern mix" at mixing lab in 95.) 47 minutes revolutionaries black ash dub trojan reissue of this classic dubwise special. jah thomas introduces each track with immortal lines like "free the marijuana, we want lsd!" and "pass me the rizla, pass me the herb". studio kinda cloudy, indeed! (the lsd reference is jamaican for a particularly strong herb strain). interesting liner notes written in 1995 for the cd reissue tell of sly and robbie's early days as the revolutionaries, who included, at one time or another, just about every reggae heavyweight of the day and who served as channel one's house band behind countless singers and djs coming out of that studio. mixed at king tubbys by scientist and prince jammy. 33 minutes revolutionaries macca roots man dub ja gold revolutionaries lay down riddim tracks from gregory isaacs primarily, with other versions of melodians: sweet sensation, heptones: in a groove, freddie mckay: blow wind, and lone ranger: barnabas collins...from master tapes and just bubblin and burnin! extra special liner notes and good history of dub, with lots of background on the specific tracks presented here. even includes instructions on how to listen to this disc most effectively with the cavaet: "we at jamaican gold accept no responsibility for damage to speakers and/or eardrums". one of the best roots dub revival discs in a long time! 57 minutes rico man from warika mango more instrumental than dub, but definately inna roots stylee. mostly sly and robbie, dougie bryan, lloyd parkes, (on riddim guitar), jr marvin, skully, ansel collins, skully, dick cuthell, full roots horn section...this is foundation rasta reggae from the one-time specials horn player and long time wareka hill roots man. 34 minutes roots radics live at channel one live and love great roots riddims supposedly "live" at channel one studio in kingston, engineered by tubbys himself along with scientist and barnabas. if this session is indeed live, they must have had some heavyweight vocalists around that day, cau vocal fragments from dennis brown, gregory isaacs, johnny osbourne and others are evident in and out of the mix. mastered from vinyl, but minimal surface noise. liner notes refer to radics as "Gregory Isaacs Outfit". 42 minutes jah shaka presents dub symphony mango little too symphonic for me... skyhigh and the mau mau skyhigh in dubland vol 1 skyhigh "skyhigh takes you from the 70s to the 90s dubstyle. original and creative, these roots sounds are brought to you from dubland to free-up your mind...to let you rise high with consciousness... to experience reality through deep roots music dubstyle..." these liner notes say it all. mastered from vinyl and tape, the roots is here fe true! musicians include radics, sly and robbie, maumau players and just about anyone else you can imagine. as the liner notes indicate, riddims vary from original roots 70s up to roots trip-hop 90s. 62 minutes supersonics treasure isle dub vol 1 and 2 lagoon plenty treasure isle riddim, duke reid productions. mastered from vinyl but reasonable sound quality considering. plenty of organ/keyboard and horns, not much wild mixing. errol brown, engineer, as on all esoldun/lagoon releases, thanks given to JA (???)...funny thing, some lyrics are recognizable, but also recognizably not the artist you associate the lyric with...for example, ali baba (not by john holt), loving pauper (not by gregory isaacs, though it may be by dobby dobson), etc 56 minutes ************************************************************************** rn3517@u.cc.utah.edu (Robert Nelson) contributed the following cross reference to original vocal: DUB ORIGINAL ----- ----------- 1. De Pauper a Dub Lovin Pauper/Dobby Dobson 2. Construction Dub Style Build our Dreams Together/John Holt & Heptones 3. Dub so True True True True/Ken Parker 4. Arabian Dub Ali Baba/John Holt 5. Dub I love Baby I Love You/Alton Ellis 6. Willow Tree Dub Willow Tree/Alton Ellis 7. Touch a Dub Touch Me Tomato/Phyllis Dillon or Hortense Ellis 8. This Yah Dub Those guys/The Sensations 9. Everybody Dubbing Everybody Bawling/U-Roy -- Melodians 10. Moody Dub I'm in the Mood For Love/Techniques 11. Dub on little Girl Come on little girl/Melodians 12. You'I'll Dub It's You I Love/Techniques 13. Balistic Queen Queen Majesty/Techniques 14. Reigning Dub Wish it would rain/Techniques 15. Toughest Cry Tough/Alton Ellis and the Flames 16. Midnight Dub Midnight Confession/Phyllis Dillon 17. Chucky Love I'll never fall in love/The Sensations 18. Gemini Rock Love is Not a Gamble/Techniques 19. Guidance I Cant Stop Now/Alton Ellis 20. Top Ranking Everyday is a holiday/the Sensations 21. Love Chant Love That a Woman/Phyllis Dillon 22. Twilight Zone Ba Ba Boom/The Jamaicans ************************************************************************** twinkle bros dub massacre part 1 and 2 twinkle heavy version of twinkle brothers tracks, lots of effects, hard riddims. musicians include roots radics and others 74 minutes twinkle bros dub massacre part 3 and 4 twinkle more version of twinkle brothers tracks, a bit more computer oriented than earlier parts. musicians cover the spectrum of jamaican all-stars, plus robotiks band and mad professor mixing. 62 minutes the vision and friends dub revision funfundvierzig a very surprising roots sounding collection of tracks from the groups lp dubvision, plus singles and other material gathered from various sources. i swear that in places theyre sampling the dub syndicate, and in fact, bim sherman sings on one track. modern sound with a solid base in roots dub sound, imaginative playing and mixing. 68 minutes wailing souls wild suspense mango uk i know its stretching it calling this a dub recording, but mangos reissue of this classic includes 7 dub tracks, 6 of tracks on the album and one extra, a version of walk but mind you dont fall. first 10 tracks are from the original release, though most are lengthened and remixed slightly. dubs are great, sound is awesome. music by revolutionaries, according to liner notes. from the lp the musicians are: sly dunbar, drums; stick and skully, percussions; robbie shakespear and bopee, riddim guitars; duggie, lead guitar; ansel collins and tarzan nelson, keyboards; ranchie, bass; vin gordon, cedric brooks, headley bennett and dickage(?), horns. an all around crucial release by mango uk, who once again appear to be getting serious about reggae. liner notes by steve barrow. 77 minutes wordsound i powa live from the planet crooklyn roir i was well prepared to dismiss this release as yet another product of grandiose image and self-promotion from american wannabees, with less connection to king tubbys, much less adrian sherwood, than to the raver/ hip hop school of dub. SURPRISE! while presenting a very up-to-date sound, these guys from brooklyn lean heavily on roots rockers dub techniques. from the samples of i roy toasting space flight, to guitars lifted from the keith hudson classic, satan side (also covered by sherwood and the dub syndicate), to a live id/special/warble from mikael rose, this one keeps up a pretty steady roots vibe, with a large helping of world-class modern dub and chant. pretty much every track is a treat, and featured artists include canadian dub poet lillian allen, likkle jer, conscious sounds from england and dr. israel. formatted like a radio show, and set up in the introduction track as being presented by aliens cruising through our galaxy and taking refuge in a herb field located in brooklyn. this theme keeps coming around in the chatting up between and during tracks. to quote the liner notes: wordsound come fe conquer the dragon, wherever it may dwell - outside or within. remember, any man can be babylon, so its not about black and white, but truth and right. and: let the inner vision guide you, and when time a go ruff, cry tuff! i think prince fari himself would have liked these brethren... 64 minutes yellowman/mad professor a feast of dub ras dub version of wild wild west, killer mixes of good riddims, electronic roots radics, very distorted yellowman vocals floating in and out of mix. 43 minutes tappa zukie in dub blood and fire once again, blood and fire brings the best in roots dub to cd. great liner notes, interview, photos complement hard riddims from the usual heavyweights, aka revolutionaries, here referred to as the musical intimidators. another must-have from steve barrows label, even includes a photo of barrow himself, taken in 1976, talking with tappa. liner notes trace zukie's beginnings as a youth at sound system dances in kingston, to england, then back to jamaica, where he worked as bunny lee's bodyguard before breaking into the dj trade, then going on to produce artists himself. included are versions of tracks by prince alla, linval thompson and junior ross. 43 minutes ********************************************************************************** joe gibbs studio: joe gibbs african dub vol 1 and 2 rocky one taken from vinyl masters, i believe, but then so were the original vinyl pressings of these dub lps. one of these vols (2, i think) was the first dub record i ever bought...took it back when i man couldn't make sense from it. times have changed... musicians: bass: fully fullwood drums: santa guitars: tony chin horns: dirty harry tommy mccook bobby ellis keyboard: leroy "horsemouth" wallace 74 minutes joe gibbs african dub vol 3 and 4 rocky one again taken from vinyl masters, vol 3 is full of effects (doorbells, cuckoo clocks, ringing telephones, etc) and vol 4 just solid. this time, is lloyd parkes and we the people, and sly and robbie laying riddims, this one even more than vols 1 and 2 are ruff roots dub. 68 minutes joe gibbs phase 1 dub wise vol 1 and 2 joe gibbs great one, lots of familiar riddims, cool mixes. includes some black uhuru riddims (from black sounds of freedom) 67 minutes ********************************************************************************** alpha and omega: hypnotic electronic riddims inna english stylee. more ambient than dub syndicate and not as memorable, but irie meditation, seen? some cds have 2 lps per disk alpha and omega watch and pray/ A & O overstanding > 60 min alpha and omega everyday life A & O my pick of the bunch alpha and omega daniel in the lions den/ A & O king and queen > 60 min alpha and omega almighty jah...meets dub judah A & O dub judah on vocals, seems like a particularly hard one 63 minutes alpha and omega dub plate selection vol 1 A & O dub plate mixes of tracks from their other releases. dub dub mixes, even heavier on the echo and phasing than most a & o. certainly dont have to worry about mastering source, sounds ddd all the way. 46 minutes alpha and omega sound system dub roir sound system special versions of lp and dub plate tracks, again in room shaking fidelity. 59 minutes ********************************************************************************** bob marley dubwise: i know of no strictly dub bob marley cds at present. the cds listed here are at least partially vocal version. most are more instrumental tracks rather than dubwise mixes. many versions of bob songs also appear on various lee perry productions, scratch attack on RAS is a good example. bob marley and wailers all the hits rohit definitely the best this label released, contains 10 unlisted dub version of early tracks. vocal and version stylee. pretty marginal recording but what it lacks in fidelity it makes up for in rariety of material. persistent low-level hum throughout, but not that noticeable. bunnie lee production. bob marley and wailers soul revolution vol 1 and 2 trojan vocal and version on 2 cds. one cd vocal, with simple separation (vocal in one channel, version inna other), one version cd, just version in both channels. trojan refers to the rather unique mix of the vocals as "original two track" recording in the liner notes. lee perry production, 1970/71. bob marley and wailers upsetter record shop vol 1 esoldun complete soul rebels vocal and version of original soul rebels lp. lee perry production, mastered from primitive tape, it sounds to me. rare material, even rarer versions. 65 minutes bob marley and wailers upsetter record shop vol 2 esoldun vocal and version stylee to more old and rare tracks... different version of concrete jungle plus dub; rainbow country/version; keep on moving/version, etc lee perry productions 59 minutes ********************************************************************************** burning spear: burning spear living dub vol 1 (original mix) burning spear version of marcus children (ja release)/social living (uk release); one of the most satisifying dub albums you'll find, along with volume 2. mastered from vinyl. 32 minutes burning spear living dub vol 1 (heartbeat mix) heartbeat pretty radical remix of above; mastered from original tapes. it has been pointed out that this release also has numerous other differences from the original dub mix, to wit, it does not contain the track irie niya keith, but does include two extra tracks, run come dub and hill street dub, original source unknown. 38 minutes burning spear living dub vol 2 (original mix) burning spear more great burning spear dubwise, this time pon the classic hail HIM lp; again mastered from vinyl. 39 minutes burning spear living dub vol 2 (heartbeat mix) heartbeat mild remix of above; mastered from original tapes it has been pointed out that this release also has numerous other differences from the original dub mix, to wit, it does not contain the track jah see, but does include two extra tracks, world dub (dub version of bad to worst) and over all dub (version of civilized reggae). 39 minutes (which seems strange given the extra tracks...) burning spear marcus garvey/garveys ghost island vocal and version lps on one cd dry and heavy...these lps have been around from time, but still some of spears best and that means some of reggae's best... 71 minutes ********************************************************************************** gladdy (gladstone) anderson: gladdy anderson peace pipe dub seven leaves roots riddims inna hard stylee. 39 minutes gladstone anderson forever dub vol 1 roots another good one, though 1 or 2 tracks approach elevator muzak 39 minutes gladstone anderson back home roots pretty pedestrian cocktail lounge piano over fairly nice riddims, and a couple of nice vocals by uncredited vocalist (presumably gladdy). noticeable vinyl master on some tracks, most sound very clean though. few liner notes. 39 minutes gladstone anderson caribbean breeze overheat pretty touristy...which is pretty surprising considering gladdys usually roots playing. ********************************************************************************** israel vibration dubwise: all of these are first rate...almost redundant to review them... pretty much any lover of dub stylee has at least one of these, i would wager...most contain over an hour of solid roots version; the ras releases are arguably the best they have put out in their history as a reggae label. all ras and greensleeves have superior sound quality... israel vibration israel dub greensleeves dub versions of same song and unconquered people; sly and robbie, soul syndicate and tuff gong gang do de riddims 70 minutes israel vibration vibration in dub ras dub versions of strength of my life and praises. roots radics band provide vibes, nuff nuff... 73 minutes israel vibration iv dub ras dub version of iv plus 6 dubs from lp forever (remaining dubs were bonus tracks on that cd). roots radics band 66 minutes israel vibration dub the rock ras dub versions of on the rock lp. roots radics band (these days made up of flabba holt: bass, dwight pinkney: guitar, carl ayton: drums, steve golding: guitar, t-bird johnson: piano, with guests robbie lynn: keyboards, sidney wolfe: percussion, dean fraser: sax, nambo robinson: trombone and chico: trumpet) is back with more hard riddim backing up i-vibe roots vocals. 56 minutes israel vibration rudeboy shufflin ras cd single contains original and jungle vocal mixes and four (yes, four) dub or instrumental mixes by mad professor, jim fox and digital dougie. roots radics riddims on this selection version. 30 minutes israel vibration unconquered people vp? vocal and (unlisted) version. same dubs as israel dub on greensleeves > 60 min ********************************************************************************** king tubbys studio: king tubbys/ in the house of dub graylan channel one after hearing nuff nuff rhino tubbys collections, this one is a welcome breeze of fresh air. clean recordings, solid riddims, crisp production, all dem tings. a few tracks sound like theyve been liberally remixed with drum machine accompanment, but those are few and a nice break, though sort of out of place. musicians include revolutionaries and roots radics. liner notes say produced by upsetters mostly. cover bears some resemblance to the dreadful (not in a rootical sense) release, king tubbys/prince fari in the house of vocal and dub, but any resemblance is purely coincidental. 72 minutes king tubbys roots of dub clocktower mastered from vinyl, a lot of these are duplicated on various rhino uk and associated labels, but still a strong set of best of clocktower dub. 35 minutes king tubbys surrounded by the dreads studio 16 mastered from ja vinyl, which means VERY scratchy-record sounding... with so much good tubbys out, why bother...especially at import (UK) prices. riddims are good and rootsy though...nice cover is seductive; only liner notes: "...winston edwards production...", no musicians listed, "at the national arena, kingston, jamaica" on front cover, "recorded at the king tubby studio, waterhouse, kingston, ja" on back cover. recording seems to have NOTHING to do with national arena! however, there are three vocal/version tracks here: tony brevitt : come on little girl, prince hernon : ethiopia land of my father, and capt bradford : i will be waiting. Joly@ix.netcom.com adds: As the I recall this LP was THE watershed for King T, previously there had been "version", but no-one had approached "dub" as a form of itself. Thus T. dragged his fancy mixing board and multitrack to the Natl. Arena and subjected his technique to the amassed dreads. The record is straight off the board, thus their reaction can only be guessed. The record made his name worldwide. GRANT@grantg.demon.co.uk (grant) counters: in the uk, this record means zilch. i remember buying it at the time and being so disappointed that i sold it straight away. but, if you want more information, i found the original press release for it. the press release says: ----------------------------------------------------------------- DIRECT FROM JAMAICA "KING TUBBY" "SURROUNDED BY THE DREADS AT THE NATIONAL ARENA" PRE-RELEASES On the 26th September 1975, at the National Arena, Kingston, Jamaica, King Tubby's sound system entertained the excited audience there to listen to the almighty live sound of the Wailers on stage and the overpowering dub music that Tubby has made world famous. Before the concert, followers of other sound systems in Jamaica from Admiral Fate, Black Harmony and Soul Attorney, were claiming that Tubby was no longer King. Tubbs had not been playing regularly and U Roy, the live deejay King, had left him for Soul Attorney. But on this particular night Tubby proved that he is still King because he played from 6pm to 6am. So this LP is based upon some of the various tracks that King Tubby played at the National Arena that night. A few of Tubby's dubs appear on this new album either as naked and delighful as they were at the National Arena. The Dreads hail the King. He continues to be the King of the dub Rock, at his Musical Chamber. ------------------------------------------------------------------ certainly, in the uk, the "watershed" album was not this one, but winston edwards' previous release "king tubby meets the upsetter at the grass root of dub" on his "fay music" label. although it was never clear exactly how much either tubby or lee perry had to do with any of the dubs on the album. i also found an A5 flyer for this that proclaims: ------------------------------------------------------------------ NEWS BULLETIN NEWS BULLETIN No. 1 ON CAPITAL RADIO REGGAE ALBUMN [sic] CHART FOR 9 WEEKS No. 1 IN BLACK MUSIC CHART FOR 8 WEEKS THIS ALBUMN [sic] WILL BE A NATIONAL HIT THIS ALBUMN [sic] HAS BEEN AWARDED BEST SELLING RECORD BY ALL THE LEADING RECORD SHOPS THROUGHOUT BRITAIN ------------------------------------------------------------------ as william's original post hinted, the "surrounded......." album has nothing to do with the arena event. it was a very convenient marketing ploy for winston edwards to use to sell some rather boring dubs. likewise, edwards employed a variation on the "king tubby meets rockers uptown" theme to shift some units of the other album - the saving grace was that the music (whoever made it) was excellent. 38 minutes king tubbys special (2 cds) trojan classic dennis brown (cassandra version), john holt (i trim the barber version (ali baba)), cornell campbell (gorgon speaks version (conquering gorgon), dancing version (dance inna greenwich farm)), ken boothe (silver words version) etc. unlike some trojan releases, this one is mostly taken from original master tapes, though some tracks on the second disk are mastered from vinyl (trim the barber version, for example). disk one was released by tubbys as an lp in ja, disk two is a collection of tracks from various sources. this set is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all rootsman posse. musicians: aggrovators and observer allstars. disk one is niney produced; disk two contains striker lee productions. disk 1: 39 minutes disk 2: 49 minutes king tubbys dub explosion...22 roots classics trojan assortment of tracks from a variety of jamaican producers including king tubby, sly and robbie, prince tony and others. versions of riddims made famous by johnny clarke, linval thompson, the viceroys (my mission is impossible), silvertones, velvet shadows, cornell campbell and others. nice sound and mastering quality. decent, if short, liner notes. a shot of total roots version! musicians: aggrovators, revolutionaries, sly and robbie, gg all stars, many more 72 minutes king tubbys dub gone crazy blood and number 1!!! fire good clean sound, heavy mixes of classic bunny lee productions riddim by aggrovators 48 minutes king tubby & dub gone 2 crazy blood and prince jammy fire volume two of this series. more heavy dub versions. again, riddims by aggrovators. versions of well known tracks by johnnie "studio idler" clarke, delroy wilson, cornell campbell, jackie mittoo and more. especially impressive is clarke's version of bob marley's time will tell. as usual, great liner notes, graphics and interviews. yet another first class release from blood and fire. 48 minutes king tubby & freedom sounds dub blood and soul syndicate fire Another 15 top tracks, again from 76-79. This is a superb CD, in my opinion the best Tubbs collection I have heard yet. Loads of echo & reverb (business as usual then !) and also plenty of excellent vocals mixed in, provided by the likes of Philip Frazer, Prince Alla and Earl Zero. Absolutely essential!!! Nice colour pics again too, including Prince Alla & the legendary axeman Earl 'Chinna' Smith. -rastarat@dircon.co.uk (Rasta Rat) as usual, fantastic liner notes by steve barrow and also includes a listing of the original vocal version of each track. where most dub albums are short on vocals, this one contains conspicious vocal performance. 50 minutes glen brown & termination dub (1973-79) blood and fire king tubby another room-shaker from b&f and king tubbys. all the usual b&f features: excellent sound, great liner notes, killer riddims. some material recorded from vinyl, but still great sonics. liner notes center around discussion of glen brown's inability to get much recognition in spite of releasing numerous sides that were favorites of the sound systems and the public. most if not all tracks here appeared on b sides of some of brown's obscure releases that the sounds liked so. 49 minutes king tubbys controls blue moon contains tracks from various clocktower label releases. mastered from vinyl, but selections are well worth having riddim by aggrovators 45 minutes king tubbys i am the king sprint 50 minutes king tubbys i am the king vol 2 sprint roots radics and high times players featured in this one of the best tubbys. imaginative mixes of familiar tracks, an occasional pop gives away its vinyl roots, but the sound is full and sweet with not so much persistent high end as some other tubbys dub. 52 minutes king tubbys fatman presents unleashed dub vol 1 fatman same as shining dub release in striped cover series; better sound quality 43 minutes king tubbys/jah lloyd herbs of dub/soldier round the corner tm? now heres a frustrating one for ya: 2 lps, one dub, one dj, of cool riddims and irie toasting...sounds nice so far, eh? but both lps are mastered from scratchy vinyl and that pretty well ruins the effect. still, riddims (many made famous by late 70s channel one tracks) laid by revolutionaries, tasty mixing by tubbys, hard production by jah lloyd add up to a great combination dub/dj offering. 61 minutes ********************************************************************************** striped cover series...all are killer except computer 1...which is pretty weak...all are roots except computer 1 and 2. some less than perfect sound quality but consistently good versions of well known tracks. king tubbys shining dub esoldun unleashed dub vol 1 see fatman presents unleashed dub vol 1 for details king tubbys penwood walk esoldun unleashed dub vol 2 another collection of great riddims 47 minutes king tubbys laser rock esoldun unleashed dub vol 3 version of johnny osbourne jahovha, folly ranking, black uhuru african love version and more video games sounds than in other disks, though not overdone. check surrender (track 8) for really cool phase shifting and distorting echo vibe. 43 minutes king tubbys roots dub esoldun unleashed dub vol 4 volume of total roots classics...contains throw me corn version, version of mighty don carlos track (live in harmony), kaya version, more very recognizable tracks. 45 minutes king tubbys crossfire esoldun unleashed dub vol 5 another collection of great riddims 45 minutes king tubbys rub a dub esoldun computer 1 early computer sound, pretty dull offering king tubbys official dub esoldun computer 2 a little weak, but some gems here...throw me corn version for one, early computer sound and some roots sound here too 44 minutes king tubbys water dub esoldun 42 minutes ********************************************************************************** k. tubbys/sly and robbie meet king tubbys esoldun see sly and robbie section king tubbys/ roots and society esoldun lee perry not much scratch perry influence evident here, but is another excellent tubbys release. good sound quality, probably from master tape. 46 minutes king tubbys/prince fari in the house of vocal and dub lj??? pretty strange release, 4 vocal tracks by prince fari, plus 10 dubwise tracks, some possibly from yabby you lp "prophecy of dub". dubwise selections mastered from noisy vinyl (skips in one place), fari tracks mastered from tape. prince fari tracks are very strong, with dub version incorporated on some. 52 minutes king tubbys/yabby you king tubbys at his best yabby you vocal side/version side stylee more great including chant down babylon/version (though not in track order) 41 minutes king tubbys/yabby you prophesy of dub blood and fire another absolutely killer release on blood and fire, extensive liner notes by steve barrow. more great yabby you tracks inna heavy dub stylee. this is a re-release of a jamaican-only lp. some vinyl noise but very minimal. according to recent yabby you discography possibly compiled by yabby you himself, this, like most other uk yabby you releases, is a known pirated recording, with no royalties returning to the artist(s). other alleged pirate yabby you releases include all island label recordings and the babylon motion picture soundtrack on chrysalis and cbs. NEWS FLASH: according to latest sources and yabby you himself, this release IS NOT a pirated recording. it is FULLY authorized and supported by yabby you. 46 minutes king tubbys/yabby you/ meets scientist at the dub station yabby you michael prophet + more some vocals by michael prophet and others but plenty killer dub style. some tracks in vocal/version stylee, but even those are almost version/version. extensive biographical liner notes on yabby you. it sure seems like these two artistes (yabby you and michael prophet) have come of age this year, though most of their recordings released in the past year must date to the late 70s. ironically, the liner notes talk about pirate releases of yabby you material (including by island records and cbs). 36 minutes king tubbys/aggrovators upset the upsetters rhino uk 45 minutes king tubbys augustus pablo presents the late rhino uk subtitled "20 unreleased dubs by the late great king tubby", this collection seems to have little to do with augustus pablo, though he is credited with production, and to claim that these tracks are "unreleased" is particularly laughable. these are all well known riddims and while it may be possible that there are SLIGHT variations in these versions, these variations are basically unnoticeable. no other information on musicians, but one would assume aggrovators. typically spotty fidelity, on a par with rhino's other recent releases. definately tubbys sound. includes someones (linval thompson?) version of nice time, roots wailers tune, also deadly version pon gregory isaacs slavemaster (tubbys dreadful dub), with unknown dj fragments (this track may well be previously unreleased but for the version side of original dj cut). next track, festival dub, is particularly good, and unfamiliar to the i as well. as usual, it seems rhino has sandwiched in some real killer with a lot of filler that is really pretty irie on its own, and, fidelity aside, come up with a fairly solid collection of roots dub. 60 minutes king tubbys/ meet at king tubbys rhino uk lee perry see lee perry/upsetters section king tubbys/ dub basket rhino uk rupie edwards all stars one of the best tubbys dub cd, mastered from tape, good selection of roots tracks 68 minutes king tubbys jah thomas meets in the house of dub munich more dub tracks mostly from b sides of midnight rock label releases. all riddims by roots radics. nice packaging job and liner notes, excellent mastering. another must have for fans of early jah thomas productions: tristan palma mostly, including tracks from his release showcase inna roots radics drum and bass... 50 minutes ********************************************************************************** lee scratch perry / upsetter: l perry (the mighty kung fu meets the dragon justice league upsetter) lp plus 5 extra tracks, mastered from vinyl, sometimes fairly noisy. title kung fu part relates to linval thompson's fu kung, versioned here as it appeared originally on a clocktower version; prince jazzbo pass thru rome, other roots riddims. strangely, extra tracks are the best...some lp tracks contain prominent scratch raving or nonsense, though heavily dubbed. musicians are credited as upsetters: augustus pablo, boris gardner, earl smith (chinna), mikey boo (richards), benbow, bobby ellis, dirty harry, e (keith) sterling, lee perry and skully. 48 minutes l perry black ark almighty dub chapter 3 black ark 10 lee perry dub tracks, some sound like theyve been remixed with drum machine. mastered from tape, sound better than most lee perry thats been released recently. sparse liner notes, no musicians listed, riddims presumably by one generation or another of the upsetters. title track is dub version of bob marley and wailers souls almighty. 33 minutes l perry in satans dub danceteria dub version of satan kick de bucket; modern sound with scratch floating in and out of mix...lots of aural effects including newscasts, etc. perhaps the best of lee perry computer riddims 45 minutes l perry revolution dub crocodile recorded 1970 - 75, early reggae riddims and some scratch vocals... pretty poor master, possibly vinyl though surface noise is minimal, not NEARLY his best tracks and very short running time make this one for the compleatist only 30 minutes l perry meets mafia and fluxy in jamaica esoldun liner notes claim that was recorded at bunny lee studio in 76-77 but thats pretty hard to believe given its computer riddim feel. liner notes also claim musicians are mafia and fluxy, sly and robbie, aggrovators and upsetters. hard to tell what, if anything, lee perry had to do with this session. 44 minutes l perry black ark in dub esoldun musicians: barrett bros, jr murvin, winston wright, ansel collins, recorded 1977, various dense scratch riddims 57 minutes king tubbys, l perry roots and society esoldun see king tubbys section l perry hold of death rhino uk dense dub riddims, sounds more like tubbys than lee perry, seems pretty unlikely lee perry had anything to do with these tracks; excellent sound, from studio tapes evidently 40 minutes l perry, upsetters meet at king tubbys rhino uk sun is shining (black uhuru version) dub, again, hard to detect much scratch influence on this release; on the other hand, this is a very good tubbys package 58 minutes upsetters super ape mango some vocals (by unnamed singers, but probably meditations, heptones, jah lion), prince jazzbo toast (croaking lizard), this is a heavy weight mix... 38 minutes upsetters upsetters a go go heartbeat lots of until now unreleased classic upsetters on this one, from instrumentals to dubs to vocals (by scratch and dave barker). these tracks are mostly produced by and feature glen adams, the upsetters keyboard player. most presented in pretty pristine sound... but a few are from vinyl source. most have seventies sound, but a couple sound rather more recent. another great find from the seemingly never-ending upsetters vaults. 46 minutes l perry scratch attack ras includes lps upsetter chpt 1 and blackboard jungle dub. contains bmw riddims and classic scratch tracks > 60 min upsetter upsetting the nation trojan old ska/reggae instrumentals mostly; some vocals...soul/ska stylee 49 minutes upsetter upsetter collection trojan good collection of early to mid period scratch instumentals, dubs and vocals. decent sound quality on later tracks. 50 minutes l perry/various artists open the gate trojan build the ark two 2 cd sets, vocal/scratch/dub version stylee...these are crucial. artists include meditations, heptones, congos, leroy sibbles, diamonds, etc. these are about the best lee perry productions ever released, imho, and that is saying something. most are vinyl mastered, but thats excusable given the quality of music and because scratch burned down black ark studio with master tapes inside. plus its usually mastered from QUIET vinyl... open the gate includes a great mistry babylon by heptones, bad weed by junior murvin pon police and thieves riddim, cherry oh baby (long upsetter version) by eric donaldson, neckodeemus (sic) by congos, open the gate by watty burnett, plenty more killer. pretty much all tracks include extended version or dub track. (mighty) diamonds track talk about it has lee perry's children chanting out in the version...its credited to upsetters. steve barrow liner notes. build the ark contains many great tracks too; my favorites: my little sandra/version by leo graham, white belly rat/dj/version by lee perry (this one will give you something to sing for a long time), land of love/version by previously unheard of sons of light, meditations doing think so/version, cross over/version by jr murvin, travelling/version by debra keese and the black five, green bay incident/version (on big neck police riddim) by sassafras, and a great at the feast by congos (unfortunately no version included). everything on this pair of cds is pretty outstanding and great examples of perry's abilities as a producer. compiled by steve barrow, limited liner notes though musicians are credited. of the two sets, i prefer build the ark but its a very close call... open the gate cd 1: 62 minutes open the gate cd 2: 69 minutes build the ark cd 1: 67 minutes build the ark cd 2: 60 minutes l perry/various artists words of my mouth trojan another great collection of various perry productions, usually featuring one or more dub versions of each vocal cut. as per usual for trojan, source is often vinyl pressing, but all tracks are well crucial and worth the occasional noise of the pressing. tracks include the title track plus 2 dub versions, bushweed corntrash and the lesser known two bad bull, both done by bunny and ricky, and both accompanied by killer dub versions, curley locks and a tirade directed at fellow producer prince tony robinson on the same riddim, cane river rock and a more dubby version of the instrumental, both on the tighten up riddim, and three versions of the old upsetter favorite, kentucky skank. note that though many of these titles have been issued by trojan before, many are presented here in remixed form, or at least accompanied by their until now long lost dub versions or dj cuts. includes fairly complete liner notes by chris prete. one ominous note may be that track 19 is listed as "stay dead" when it is obviously "stay DREAD"! who could scratch be vexed at now? 71 minutes l perry/jolly boys conscious man/brotherly love roots two track cd single, massive. extended version plus full dub version of each of these great tracks. features heavy heavy upsetter mix, if you see this cd, buy it!!! 21 minutes ********************************************************************************** scientist: greensleeves cartoon cover series these are HARD dubs of lps released by greensleeves by barrington levy, michael prophet, johnny osbourne, eek a mouse, others. riddims by roots radics band mostly. these are amongst the best dub riddims ever, recording and mastering quality are first rate. most are of short length, would have been great to get these 2 lps to the cd. scientist, prince jammys big showdown greensleeves about the most powerful roots radics riddims around, when the idren want a sure fire wall shaker, this is the one; numerous barrington levy dubs, bounty hunter and plenty from greensleeves lp englishman, best of bunch, imho 38 minutes scientist heavyweight dub champion greensleeves more great roots radics sounds, ranks right up on top with big showdown. more version of roots barrington levy classics, this time from the robin hood lp. only thing lacking is length. now if greensleeves re-issued this and big showdown on one cd... as it is, this and big showdown make a killer companion to the greensleeves double b. levy offering. 32 minutes scientist rids the world of evil curse of vampires greensleeves lots of horror show effects, voices, noises. junjo lawes produced, roots radics band. includes dread version pon wailing souls firehouse rock, probably best ever johnny osbourne versions 37 minutes scientist meets space invaders greensleeves micke scott/linval thompson production; radics riddims, dubs pon various greensleeves artists inna yardman style. plenty video game sounds. 31 minutes scientist encounters pac man greensleeves more favorite greensleeves radics dub riddims. produced by linval thompson, dis ya one HAAAAARD, but also sort of subdued compared to some scientist version. 33 minutes ********************************************************************************** scientist king of dub kingdom a good one, was a vinyl release, reissued early 80s on cd with extra tracks. some riddims are same as prince fari umkhonto we sizwe on tamoki wambesi label. mastered from orig tapes imho. 60 minutes scientist repatriation dub tamoki wambesi channel one riddims, lots of echo and phasers, nice mastering make this one solid! sparse liner notes, no musicians listed, would assume aggrovators or revolutionaries. some of same riddims as other tamoki wambesi releases. 50 minutes scientist dub in the roots tradition blood and fire 15 dubs totalling 48.20 playing time, with material collected from 1976-79. Several tracks are recognisable as backing tracks for many big dancehall hits in the 80's. As ever the sleeve notes are informative with mini-interviews featuring producer Errol 'Don' Mais and of course Overton 'Scientist' Brown himself. Plus some lavish full colour pics of Kingston, JA. -rastarat@dircon.co.uk (Rasta Rat) 48 minutes scientist jah thomas meets in dub conference munich more dub tracks mostly from b sides of midnight rock label releases. all riddims by roots radics. nice packaging job and liner notes, excellent mastering. another must have for fans of early jah thomas productions: tristan palma mostly, including tracks from his release showcase inna roots radics drum and bass... 52 minutes ********************************************************************************** various artistes/studios in label order: various king size dub vol 1 echo beach 2 cd set of english modern sound dub. includes 1 or 2 tracks from just about every current uk dub specialist: dub syndicate, bim sherman, zion train, disciples, century, iration steppers, small axe, revolutionary dub warriors, etc. good sampler, but some tracks are too industrial sounding for my taste and a bit repetitive, especially if one listens to both cds back to back. vol 2 is promised shortly, they even solicit recordings for inclusion in vol 2... very extensive booklet and liner notes, unfortunately theyre mostly written in german. most tracks are listed as previously unreleased mixes or special remixes or "the mix"...whatever that means cd 1: 76 minutes cd 2: 77 minutes various heavy metal dub clocktower nothing to do with heavy metal, just pounding dubwise of classic tracks. sounds like mastered from vinyl 38 minutes various dubwise shower esoldun has to be the best that esoldun ever put out, good mastering quality for a change (doesnt sound like a vinyl master), extensive liner notes by steve barrow including interview with alton ellis, general essay on early years of dub stylee, and pretty much track by track history. classic riddims here and nice solid dub mixes. 66 minutes various i came i saw i conquered hitbound dynamic collection of old time style dub plate. killer barrington levy and plenty more channel one studio era sly and robbie. clean mastering but possibly vinyl source. 35 minutes various twin spin vol 1. fatman contains dub confrontation, fatman vs jah shaka; first, second and third generation of dub, king tubbys, jammy and scientist. more version of johnny osbourne jahovha, folly ranking (see laser rock: king tubbys), in fact, this release shares many, perhaps all, tracks with disks in the king tubbys striped cover series, which were also produced by fatman, sound quality seems a little better than the striped cover releases...seems to be mastered from original tapes...at least some of the tracks though some definately from vinyl. 66 minutes various check the winner/instrumental greensleeves pantomine label instrumental collection. produced by glen brown, mixed by king tubbys and featuring the most heavy weight musicians of the time, this is the instrumental companion to the vocal and the dj lps also available from greensleeves. quoting from the liner notes: "lunatic is a word that arrives easily when listening to this cd. the rhythms are heavier than an elephant's ass, with king tubby mixing in full precise effect. the horns roll like the walk of a man with too much overproof in his bloodstream. the melodies are effortlessly spirited and enlivening, but best of all mr brown has his musical jokes that set him apart from the pack. serious yes, but a pantomine too. a serious joke, as lee perry once had it." some tracks feature less than pristine sonics, and appear to be taken from vinyl sources, while others sound like they're from master tapes. 59 minutes various downbeat the ruler, killer instrumentals heartbeat best of studio one, vol 3. classic studio one riddims, more instrumental than dub though heavy mixes are featured on most selections. favorites include real rock (dub of willie williams armagideon time, among many others) and two versions of throw me corn version, one a 10" mix, the other a 1987 remix. also included are a great man in the street version by don drummond. good liner notes, great photos (one of broken up sound equipment after police raided a coxsone dance) and good sonic quality. 35 minutes various dub over dub heartbeat best of sonia pottinger's highnote label, dubwise. subtitled "24 track dub extravaganza", this 2 cd set contains solid dubs of 70s classics, some of which appear on the companion vocal lp, reggae train, also on the heartbeat label. a bit less complete liner notes than one has come to expect from heartbeat, but still miles above most. errol brown on the console and basically aggrovators and revolutionaries supplying the vibes. as usual, pretty impeccible sound quality. cd 1: 47 minutes cd 2: 46 minutes various time warp dub clash mango uk it's releases like this one that keeps island/mango records a viable source of hard reggae (and dub). disk consists of two parts: 1. old school: raiders of lost dub...sly & robbie/black uhuru, burning spear, wailing souls, ijahman, etc; one of the most dynamic dub style recording ever, most tracks were first released as version (or extended version) on respective island vocal's 12" dubplate 2. new school: 10 modern sound dub tracks by mad professor, mixman, alpha and omega, jah shaka, dub syndicate; good collection of more modern sounding dub masters 74 minutes various a history of dub munich roots collection from dub's "golden age, mid seventies - early eighties", which coincidentally is the subtitle of this rankin compilation of tracks from blood and fire, greensleeves and heartbeat releases. german import. interesting liner notes tracing current generation dub back to the rootical recordings represented here. 43 minutes various sensi dub vols 1,2,3,4,5,7 original music two volumes per cd vol 1/7: revolutionaries vs jah power band: another crucial chapter, this time vintage revolutionaries (vol 1) meets more modern sounding jah power band, with electric drums and plenty keyboard vibe. "the herb of wisdom which was found on the tomb of solomon is for the healing of the nation" 68 minutes vol 2/3: lee perry and upsetters, sly and revolutionaries/king tubbys vs prince jammys quoting from the liner notes: "sensi dub another masterpiece of classical dub tracks these backing tracks are very popular known songs. track 1 is the original backing track of gregory issacs, sister ristocrat, watty burnet, solderman and many many more classics. listening to these dubs will inspire and cause the listerer to meditate on good vibes. like the good book say herb is for the healing of the nation also good for meditation seen." 67 minutes vol 4/5: jah shaka meets sly and robbie/revolutionaries quoting from the liner notes: "sit back, relax, rewind, when you feel fine and rock, cause this yah sound a shack akakak...! dub it! one love!" 60 minutes various dub story vol 1 piper records havent listened to this one a second time, though it may be good. various 30 years of dub music on the go vol 1 rhino uk scientist, tubbys, king (actually then prince) jammy, (crazy) mad professor...does not seem to be THE mad professor though (see note below regarding attribution of credits). has been spotted for $14.00 for 2 cd set. contain version of g. isaacs hang on, plenty linval thompson, johnny clarke every knee shall bow. my friend and noted clocktower label expert, hany hosney, claims that this set should be called 30 years of clocktower dub, because the tracks are from the clocktower label. in fact, he submitted the following discography for all tracks on both cds: Disc One: tracks 1 through 10 are Rockers Almighty in its entirety; tracks 11 through 14 are King of Dub (the clocktower release, not the kingdom cd listed elsewhere), track 1 through 4, track 15 is King of Dub track 6. Disc Two: track 1 appears to be King of Dub track 7, with a slightly different intro; tracks 2 through 4 are King of Dub tracks 8 through 10; tracks 5 through 14 are Scientific Dub in its entirety. So basically three CT lps recorded straight on two cds minus 1 track from the lp King of Dub. To the best of my knowledge engineers couldn't possibly be anyone but Scientist and King Tubby, so I still feel like the credits are a big farce. - hany cd 1: 47 minutes cd 2: 46 minutes various 30 years of dub music on the go vol 2 rhino uk more 30 years of clocktower dubwise, riddims by aggrovators, sly and robbie. lots of johnny clarke version. there is something VERY familiar sounding about both of these disks. i wouldnt be surprised to learn that they are verbatim copies of 2 or more existing king tubbys cd releases and/or clocktower lps. liner notes: "...all you have to do is turn up the volume and equalise to please hit the bass til you feel it in your knees..."; sound quality seems poorer than vol 1, and unfortunately "master" skips at least once. youve probably heard all of these, particularly on king tubbys striped cover series, but for the price (seen for $15 (for 2 cd set) at time of writing) this is a lot of roots dub. cd 1: 61 minutes cd 2: 58 minutes various dub or die roir very modern collection of dub from roir (one-time tape cassette tape only company). 62 minutes various dub revolution roir subtitled uk roots: high steppin to the future. another modern uk dub sound collection. zion train, alpha and omega, bush chemists and wordsound, a collective of musicians, vocalists and djs based in brooklyn and london and featuring dub poet oku onuora. dynamic sound and boomya bass to rock the place... 58 minutes various foundation of roots in dub vol 1 roots modern dub selection from various roots label releases: the disciples, mikey mystic, gladdy anderson, lions den, etc. great sound quality. 49 minutes various towering dub rykodisk modern dub selection from various roir releases...lee perry, dub syndicate, ras michael, black uhuru, roots radics, more. great sound quality. 63 minutes ********************************************************************************** black uhuru / sly and robbie: black uhuru love dub rohit weird, fast remix of black sounds of freedom black uhuru iron storm dub mesa dub version of iron storm 40 minutes prince jammys/ sly and robbie dub extravaganza CSA contains black uhuru dub (same as love dub but MUCH more roots), dub mix of black sounds of freedom on greensleeves j. osbourne plus dub mix of greensleeves j. osbourne lp > 60 min sly and robbie overdrive in overdub sonic sounds collection of sly and robbie dub and instrumental tracks, sources vary (original tape, vinyl...), old sound and drum machine sound. 59 minutes sly and robbie summit ras sort of same riddim throughout...electronic, this one does grow on you. sort of like sly and robbie lp sting on rohit label... sorta cheesy but somehow cool. sly and robbie meet king tubbys esoldun good riddims played by taxi gang, aggrovators, bunny lee production 46 minutes sly and robbie dubs for tubs, tribute to king tubby rohit early computer riddims played by taxi gang, more bunny lee production. musicians: sly and robbie; mixed by: king jammy, produced by: bunny lee...that plus a short narrative about sly and robbie make up the liner notes...extensive by rohit standards. 42 minutes ********************************************************************************** augustus pablo: a pablo rockers meets k. tubbys inna firehouse shanachie a pablo king tubbys meets rockers uptown shanachie classic hard dub inna pablo stylee. where the stuff came from! 35 minutes a pablo eastman dub shanachie in the running for shortest "full length" cd ever...most riddim tracks used on other pablo productions 30 minutes tetrack/pablo lets get started/eastman dub greensleeves contains eastman dub (reviewed elsewhere in this document) plus vocal lp by vocal trio tetrack on roughly the same riddims. well makes up for short running time of the dub only release. vocal performances are well roots combined with some of a pablos finest riddims. 60 minutes a pablo presents dub store 90's ras short collection of augustus pablo and others... good selection of riddim; good sonics 33 minutes a pablo/hugh mundell africa must be free ras vocal lp and dub lp on one cd. > 60 min? a pablo heartical chart ras some drum machine riddims, but good overall 44 minutes a pablo king selassie i calling rockers double lp on one cd. "live" (but in the studio) recordings. more instrumental than dub, some border on ap meets miles davis inna dark space, which is not necessarily a bad thing. i liked a solid 2 sides of the lps, which makes about half this cd, but hearing it together here only weakens it through repetition im afraid. 77 minutes ********************************************************************************** prince fari: prince fari umkhonto we sizwe (vocal and version) tamoki wambesi most of the dubs are note for note from scientist king of dub > 60 min prince fari cry freedom dub tamoki wambesi roots radics lay de riddims...more well crucial version dis ya one 58 minutes prince fari dubwise virgin 8 "unreleased" tracks (actually, 5 of them were released on prexf3, ram packed showcase in a suitcase (prince far i meets veros artis)), plus 8 tracks from cry tuff dub encounter pt 2 (the original release had 9 tracks). musicians strickly radics for first 8, plus congo ashanti roy, then soul syndicate/radics/sly. good sonic fidelity (great by ja cd quality standards). 57 minutes prince fari dub to africa pressure reissue of long lost dub version special originally on hitrun records (adrian sherwood's early company) now available on on-u sound offshoot label. musicians include early incarnation of roots radics (style scott, flabba holt, sowell radics) plus others. includes two tracks not on original lp and only available as dubplates previously. mastered from quiet vinyl...as seems to be the norm these days. 39 minutes ********************************************************************************** gregory isaacs dubwise: g. isaacs come again dub roir dub version of call me collect, roots radics band drum machine stylee 36 minutes g. isaacs slum in dub trojan dub version of party in the slum...hard hard hard riddims with cool ruler echoing round 33 minutes g. isaacs gregory in dub acidjazz gregory is back with a quality lp on the new acid jazz label and this is the dub version of that lp. all new riddims supplied by dread flimstone inna roots and culture stylee. dynamic recording and mastering make this one boom the house! 43 minutes ********************************************************************************** on-u sound: some of these are not total dub, some may have vocal tracks incorporated on some or all tracks. all are killer, some are more electronic than others. note that dub syndicate and other recordings include members of roots radics. same riddim tracks are used on many of these, but sometimes so heavily remixed as to be nearly unidentifiable. african head charge live pride and joy on-u a surprisingly great live performance, captures ambience well; african head charge great vintage vol 1 on-u heavy on the to-the-roots mutant reggae style. plenty nyabingi drums and sometimes disjointed versions. made up of selections of the lps: my life in a hole in the ground and environmental studies. 60 min african head charge great vintage vol 2 on-u more great vintage, this time from the lps: off the beaten track and drastic season. > 60 min african head charge songs of praise on-u 14 tracks of, as the title implies, praises to the most high, from various sects (some gregorian chant, some orthodox christian (sample), muslim, buddism), but mostly in the form of HIM, ras tafari. pretty much dub syndicate laying the riddims. one of the most reggae sounding of ahc's releases to date. 59 minutes african head charge in pursuit of shashamane land on-u more eclectic percussion-heavy trance tracks from ahc. not quite up to songs of praises high standard, but enjoyable nonetheless. 60 minutes african head charge touch i on-u cd single; remix of 1 track from songs of praise, 1 track from in pursuit of shashamane land, two previously unreleased tracks. 25 minutes creation rebel historic moments vol 1 on-u reissue of first two creation rebel lps, dub from creation and rebel vibrations. musicians fish clarke, style scott drums; lizard, clinton jack, bass; bigga morrison, keyboards; crucial tony, guitar; slicker, percussion; and dr pablo, melodica. surprising sounds like was mastered from vinyl, but it IS quiet vinyl. 64 minutes creation rebel historic moments vol 2 on-u entire starship africa lp plus 3 tracks from threat to creation plus 1 previously unreleased track, in i fathers house, which is a version of prince fari quanta jubila, with fari's voice played both forward and backward at the same time...dub it dreadie! 56 minutes dub syndicate one way system roir/crown originally released on roir tape only label, this cd is a japanese pressing with different cover than the previous releases, but includes the liner notes from the original roir release plus a japanese language booklet. sort of spartan mixes on some tracks and early on-u sound is evident. not as rootsy as later dub syndicate pieces, more electronic sounding in a way that only on-u sound can be. 52 minutes dub syndicate echomania on-u some of dub syndicate's hardest riddims used in this ya one, issa echo MANIA...special vocals by scratch perry 56 minutes dub syndicate live on-u live dub would seem to be a pretty hit-and-miss proposition, but this release REALLY HITS hard. live, some significantly different than previously released, renditions of dub syndicate classic hits including secret laboratory dub, with lee perry (he must be on tape, since they dont mention him in the credits), features bim sherman with wicked version... 59 minutes dub syndicate classic selection vol 1,2,3 on-u vol 2: more great dub syndicate version 69 minutes vol 3: this gets pretty redundant, but another great one... lee perry pon the version; etc. track 9, fucious pt.2, uses (i swear) "gilligans island" riddim 69 minutes dub syndicate stoned immaculate on-u 4 prince fari vocals with major dubwise support, keith hudson samples (seems to be very popular vocal sample these days), more of the same style dub syndicate, which translates roughly to be best available. also note there is a japanese issue of this release with a different cover and remixed versions of the songs, some in dramatic fashion! massive respect to musicians: style (pure style production) scott, bingi bunny, noel and dalton brownie, skip mcdonald, keith levene, etc. 51 minutes dub syndicate ital breakfast on-u back to the roots approach on this one. roots radics stalwart flabba holt joins cohort style scott along with keith sterling, franklin waul, carlton ogilvie, skully, dean frazier and skip mcdonald along with akabu and i-roy for the usual outstanding new-old mix from the best of the british dub bands. includes the usual humourous touches, this time someone intoning "japanese records, more cheaper, more better..." 50 minutes dub syndicate & friends research & development on-u 10 tracks remixed by peers and one remixed by themselves, these adrian sherwood productions let in a bit of outside influence on classis dub syndicate/on-u sound riddims. includes remixes by soundclash, iration steppers, zion train, centry, for some very unusual and interesting results. jungle, featuring lee perry, in particular, leads the way with patented groans and perry riddim, in a remix that buries the original. and cant take it easy, the classic gregory isaacs track versioned recently on 10" dubplate, has all semblence of friendliness buried in massive bass until it is barely recognizable. this particular track was remixed by ruts dc's dave ruffy and seggs. 53 minutes little axe the wolf that house built okey/epic "ambient dub blues project" that works out pretty well. emphasis on the dub part loosely following a blues base with old timer blues singer samples and other fun. outstanding booklet and liner notes. note the okey label, original blues label reproduction. personnel is skip mcdonald, adrian sherwood and tack>>head personnel. 63 minutes singers and players leaps and bounds on-u singers and players golden greats vol 1 on-u > 60 min singers and players golden greats vol 2 on-u 71 minutes various pay it all back vols 1,2,3,4, on-u > 60 min most vols, these are mixed style: some reggae, some techno/industrial, some weirdness various pay it all back vol 5 restless restless version of this volume, some different tracks from the on-u release. great acoustic/raga cut free from crying by bim sherman, killer two bad card track, rock to sleep, and much more from current generation of on-u artists. 62 minutes various pay it all back vol 6 on-u one of my favorite volumes. few truly dub-only versions here, but solid stuff throughout. real room thumping recording as usual, includes newest dub syndicate update of 83/93 struggle, this time 2003 struggle from the recent release: research and development. 60 minutes various pay it all back restless judging from the track listing, one would assume that this un-numbered volume of piab, released on the american on-u distributors label, would be a sampler of all the paib volumes released on on-u itself. turns out that most, if not all of the tracks here are quite noticably unique mixes, and interesting ones at that. included here are my god and what a wonderful day (radical remixes of both), train to doomsville, stoned immaculate and hey ho by dub syndicate (again, massive remixes), run them away by bim sherman (a bit more mild remix), and more from prince fari, eskimo fox, mark stewart, strange parcels, little annie and gary clail (great version of false leader with big youth samples dominating). 58 minutes various on u celebration on-u > 60 min, mostly reggae, some weirdness various reggae archive vol 1 and 2 on-u > 60 min both vols ********************************************************************************** century: label associated with on-u sound, releases bim sherman and bim dubwise tracks mostly. music by dub syndicate, roots radics, others. use same riddims in most cases as on-u releases, but again sometimes so heavily remixed as to be nearly unidentifiable. bim sherman crucial cuts vol 1,2 century both contain 1 mostly vocal lp with extended version, plus 5 vocal tracks plus dub version. vol 1 is particularly hard, while vol 2 has some of the best dub versions, but strangely, the fidelity is not as good on those tracks. musicians include roots radics, gladiators band, soul syndicate and dub syndicate. both volumes highly recommended for all bim sherman fans and all roots vocal/version style lovers as well. vol 1: 77 minutes vol 2: 52 minutes bim sherman lion heart dub century dub version of reality; mixed by mad professor; modern sound but very cool mixes of good solid rootsy tracks. 47 minutes bim sherman matrix dub century package says vol. 4 on it so maybe this is meant to be african rubber dub vol 4 (see below). dub versions of exploitation plus others from various sources. personnel: rennie, louie: guitar, reuben (moses): bass, carl: keyboards, bonjo, louie: percussion, also robbie shakespear (sic): bass on one track. 52 minutes various african rubber dub vol 1,2,3 century volumes are screwed up, no vol 1 and two vol 3s, one of the vol 3 is marked vol 2 on disk making two vol 2s and one vol 3 (got that?), but material excuses this confusion...great stuff sounds by radics mostly; by catalogue number: vol 1: century cd 1200; brown cover; disk says vol 3; 15 tracks best of the bunch, wicked mixes of some of adrian sherwoods best riddims with roots radics, sly and robbie, soul syndicate, gladiators band and voluntary; mixed by king tubby, scientist and a. sherwood 50 minutes vol 2: century cd 1400; white cover; disk lists no vol number; 13 tracks 46 minutes vol 3: century cend 2000; green cover; disk says pt 2; 10 tracks aka raw raw dub contains one u-brown toast and dub (golden locks riddim); one bim sherman vocal/jah stone toast (raining riddim); seven more dubs. most are remixes of tracks on vols 1 and 2. 41 minutes bim sherman got to move part 2 century dub version of crazy world; more drum machine than most bim sherman bim sherman voluntary century justice league of zion/ creators century bim sherman vocal/version stylee, drum machine stylee > 60 min bim sherman not on century or on-u sound labels: bim sherman et al meets h andy and u black in a rub original music a dub style original bim sherman tracks before adrian sherwood got hold of him. 15 tracks (despite cover claiming 11), vocal/version in most cases. 5 tracks are bim sherman vocal tracks, 2 are u black dj tracks (on bim sherman and horace andy vocal tracks), all include dub versions, plus one dub only track on horace andy vocal, it seems. taken from master tapes. this is a really great roots classic release. musicians include sly dunbar, horsemouth wallace, flabba holt, bingi bunny, bo pee, ansel collins and vinnie gordon. some bim sherman tracks will be familiar to adrian sherwood fans, others may not be. 56 minutes bim sherman/ raw blanc records keith leblanc bim sherman vocals on two tracks; electronic funk reggae riddims, percussion bonjo iyabinghi noah (only one track); keyboards david harrow (he is the only musician credited, and he's only credited with 6 tracks, though keith leblanc is presumably playing drums or drum machine on all tracks); most mixed by adrian sherwood. pretty techo, but definite reggae feel, especially with bonjo noah (african head charge) with copious percussion sounds on one etheral track and bim sherman prominent vocals on two tracks. 32 minutes