Augustus 'Gussie' Clarke ~ Black Foundation Dub [1977]

01 Black Foundation 3:44
02 No, No, No 3:59
03 Free Zone 2:07
04 Big Or Small 3:54
05 Creation Dub 3:07
06 Rockers Time 3:34
07 Funny Feelings 3:12
08 Murderer 3:05
09 Late Arrival 4:11
10 Rocking Vibration 2:13
11 One Way 3:18
12 Loving Pauper 3:43
13 No Entry 7:54

Mastered By - Gussie , Mike Coe
Mixed By - King Tubby , Philip Smart

'Black Foundation Dub was originally released solely in Jamaica back in 1977. The seminal album was built upon rhythms taken from a basketful of Gussie Clarke productions, all cut during the mid-'70s. These included such classics as K.C. White's "No No No," which was also versioned by Big Youth for his masterful "Screaming Target"; the DJ's equally powerful "Murderer," itself a version of Horace Andy's "Skylarking"; vocal cuts from such great artists as Delroy Wilson, Gregory Isaacs, and Dennis Brown; and a handful of scintillating instrumentals, including Augustus Pablo's "No Entry." King Tubby and Philip Smart took these ten superb songs and refashioned them into the dub masterpieces that comprised the album. Of course, all credit is due to the producer for creating these phenomenal rhythms, giving the two dub-masters a rich template on which to work their magic. And magic it is, as the men conjure up snatches of melody, vocals, and instruments, sifting them in and out of the deep, dubby beats. This reissue adds three bonus tracks, all also remixed by Tubby and Smart during this period: an extended mix of "No Entry" and a pair of Gregory Isaacs cuts, "My Time" and "Loving Pauper.' ~ Jo-Ann Greene, AMG

another grogland rupgrade with dis Motion Records 2001 re-ish of BFD, originally dropped via Gussie's Roots Sounds label in the late 70's & resurrected here with a few extra trimmings culled from various sessions recorded & produced betwixt 1973-78 tacked on fer good mezh. Tracks 6, 12, and 13 were not included on the og slab but are pretty dam essential to my ears. matter fact, any legit recording with King Tubby mixing is nothing short of inspirational & this is no mf exception. another one lost in da shuff during ze madness dat was dub week ® :) it's like burning spear says, 'hear to pick up the pieces'

Niney the Observer ~ Sledgehammer Dub [Motion, 2003] @320

01 Dub Long Rastafari
02 Travelling Version
03 You're No Dub Baby
04 Burning Dub
05 Kingsgate Version
06 Dub Now
07 God Bless My Dub
08 Everyone's Dubbing
09 Rich And Poor Dub
10 Tribulation Version

Bonus:
11 Head Line
12 New Style
13 Dub 51
14 Tenement Yard Version
15. Bonus - Blood & Fire



'This classic dub album was originally released in 76 in very limited numbers [400] on Niney's own Observer label and has, up to now, been one of the holy grails for collectors of dub reggae. It compiled alternative mixes of Dennis Brown single B sides [from 75/76] that King Tubby had made as exclusive dubplates for his Home Town Hi-Fi sound system. Heavier than the original single B sides they combine to make up an awesome dub album. The bonus tracks all maintain the Dennis Brown link, three of them being B side dubs of Dennis Brown songs, the fourth is an exclusive, taken from dubplate.

‘Tubbys is the one that mix Sledgehammer,’ says Niney, ‘hear how Sledgehammer mix: when we make the tracks, and Dennis voice them, King Tubbys mix off a set for his sound system; he skim the tape, do some things and reverb up, so that it don’t sound like what you have on your tape, and he play that for the sound, but he don’t throw away the tape. Gradually, when you tell him "Hey Tubbs, me want something," he go back and mix something similar to what he have on the sound for you; when me and him ‘round there, he will mix two cut, one for the sound and one for you, so that is really how I get Sledgehammer.’

Niney notes that King Tubby was responsible for breaking most of this hit material. ‘When we make a song, we take it to him, and when he mix off the song, he keep that cut for his sound system, and then he make different cuts, and sell dubs to other sounds; he promoted the song so that when the song come to street, it hit. Tubbys was Jamaica’s dancehall radio station: wherever he play the sound, people talk about what Tubbys play the next morning, so that be a demand on the street; we would give Tubby a song, and he play it like two or three months, and whenever the song reach demands, we release it. We go to him and he says "Don’t release it yet, release it two weeks time," and then he makes U Roy boost that song, and then people come to the shop, asking "Do you have this song?" The word go ‘round, so when it release, it’s a hit.’ ~ source

a bonafide burner we intended to drop during dub week ® ;-) but neglected to fer whatever reason. regardless of bitrate, this one should ritefully live in yer digitized dub stack. natch this version sounds better than any other in bloggyland, otherwise we wouldn't bother redundantly reposting the thang :) yet another essential testament to king tubby's genius, but also our boy niney's tasteful bass heavy sensi-bilities. motion records does it again & the bonus trax are wicked fit too; 'blood & fire' added by yrs truly. many of these are versions of dennis brown's 'deep down' joint; forthkommen. 320 irie-luminations bwai

Clancy Eccles All Stars ~ Sound System International Dub LP [Clan Disc, 1976]

A1 Red Moon
A2 Garrison
A3 Kingston Town
A4 Dub Star
A5 King Banga

B1 Down Town
B2 Uptown
B3 King Tubby’s
B4 Joe
B5 House Of Darkness

Arranged By, Producer - Clancy Eccles
Backing Band - The Clancy Eccles All Stars, The Dynamites
Bass - Bryan Atkinson , Clifton 'Jackie' Jackson
Drums - Hugh Malcolm , Joe Isaacs, Paul Douglas , Paul Wilson, Winston Grennan
Engineer - Lynford 'Andy Capp' Anderson , Osbourne 'King Tubby' Ruddock* , Paul Alexander, Sid Bucknor
Guitar - Ernest Ranglin , Lynford 'Hux' Brown , Radcliffe 'Duggie' Bryan, Lorraine 'Ronnie Bop' Williams
Organ - Aubrey Adams , Winston 'Brubeck' Wright
Percussion - Denzil 'Pops' Laing, Larry McDonald , Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson
Piano - Gladstone 'Gladdy' Anderson
Saxophone [Alto] - Carl 'Cannonball' Bryan
Saxophone [Tenor] - Hedley 'Deadly' Bennett , Dennis 'Ska' Campbell, Val Bennett
Trombone - Karl Masters
Trumpet - Bobby Ellis , Johnny 'Dizzy' Moore*

Recorded: W.I.R.L. [West Indies Records Limited] & Dynamic Sounds Recording Studio Kingston, Jamaica
Remixed: King Tubby's, Tubby Recording Studio, 18 Dromilly Avenue, Kingston 11, Jamaica.

‘Sound System International' is a Clancy Eccles produced dub set featuring ten thrilling King Tubby’s deconstructions of a selection of Dynamites rhythms where Tubbs spins the tunes around & comes up with something very, very special. Anyone who really wants to now what King Tubby’s early mixing style was all about need look no further as he takes these straight forward reggae songs, turns them upside down & on to somewhere completely different. The ten track vinyl album includes Tubby’s dubs to Lord Creator’s winsome ‘Kingston Town’, The Dynamites’ beautiful ‘Red Moon’ and King Stitt & Andy Capp’s ‘Herb Man’.

an essential set of dubs from the largely unsung clancy eccles & his crew the dynamites, gettin the tubbers treatment. this album is supposedly on other bloggies, but in every case i found it sounding far less robust & containing mislabeled tracks. even the re-issue flat out alters the track names & re-sequences the thang. & so & so, hear it goes in its originally intended, albeit less visually stimulating form. the sounds sho nuff are fit tho. a 320 rip

snag the lp re-ish on the cheap

Tommy McCook & the Agrovators ~ King Tubby Meets the Agrovatos at Dub Station [Live And Love, 1975]

A1 Creator Of Dub
A2 A Happy Dub
A3 A Collie Dub
A4 The Dub Station
A5 The Height Of Dub
A6 Inspiring Dub

B1 Joh Soy Dub
B2 Sprinkling Dub
B3 A Agrovating Dub
B4 King Tubby Dub
B5 Caretaker Dub
B6 At The Dub Market

Producer - Bunny Lee
Sax ~ Tommy McCook
Mixing ~ King Tubby



'First issued in 1975, King Tubby Meets The Agrovators At Dub Station pits Tommy McCook’s wonderful melodies against the mixing skill of King Tubby, the legendary creator of Dub. Recorded at a time when both McCook and Tubby were at the pinnacle of their powers, the result unsurprisingly is a seminal collection that is now widely acknowledged as one of the finest Dub collections ever in the universe' ~ some bra

more seminal moves from the rotating cast of the revolutionaries/agrovators camp, unfurling bunny lee riddims with tubbers at the helm. a 320 rip

Skatalites Meet King Tubby ~ The Legendary Skatalites In Dub

Motion Records
FASTCD 009
UK
2003

01. Starlight Version
02. Middle East Dub [Give Thanks]
03. Fugitive Dub [Herb Man Dub] - The Skatalites, Brevett, Lloyd
04. Whispering Dub
05. Kimble Dub
06. Roots Dub
07. Bottom Dub [747 Dub]
08. African Roots Dub [Zion I Dub] - The Skatalites, Brevette, Lloyd
09. Dumboo Dub
10. African Dub
11. Herb Dub-Collie Dub
12. Candlelight Dub
13. Starlight [Featuring Tony Brevett]
14. Middle East [Dub of Love]
15. Sealing Dub [Rhythm Recorded at Black Ark]

Producer, Engineer, Recorded By - King Tubby , Lee Perry
Mixed By - King Tubby
Saxophone, Flute - Tommy McCook
Keyboards - Augustus Pablo
Guitar - Earl "Chinna" Smith
Bass - Lloyd Brevett
Drums - Benbow Creary
Niyabinghi ~ Ras Michael, Alan Bailey , Bongo T , Brother Jack, Bongo Joe , Brevett, I-Marts, Sidney Wolf
Trombone - Don D Junior



'This release is full of absolutely amazing, gorgeous, hallucinatory dub. 'The Legendary Skatalites In Dub' is one of the greatest dub albums of all time, and a true one-of-a-kind aural experience. These 1975 recordings feature King Tubby working with the re-formed Skatalites, and a number of others [Ras Michael & Earl 'Chinna' Smith, among them], to create some mysterious, beautiful sounds. The Skatalites had just reunited in 1975 and recorded the album 'The Legendary Skatalites,' to which this album is a dub counterpart. The music here is much slower, funkier and way further out than traditional Skatalites, with ska stylings replaced by a deep psychedelic-roots mood and pulsing Niyabinghi rhythms. Tubby does some spectacular work here, creating unearthly dub soundscapes so mesmerizing and unique that it's clear this project was a labor of pure love. Just imagine inspired Skatalites brass lines drifting in ghostly sheets of reverb over a landscape of Ras Michael's slow-grooving Niyabinghi drumming [there are 8 Niyabinghi drummers] & Lloyd Brevett's impossibly deep ACOUSTIC bass. As if it couldn't get any better than that, the lion's share of rhythms come drenched in the swampy magic that only Lee Perry's Black Ark studios could provide. Lloyd Brevett [also the producer of this set] and Tommy McCook [leader, sax] actually built their melodies around improvised Niyabinghi drum sessions while jamming in the yard of Brevett's home. Tubby keeps this percussion nearly ever-present, and its trancelike power and richness ensure that even the most spare sections sound luscious and full. It is difficult for me to describe the mystic vibe which was created here...it's like some beautiful lucid dream; perfect for late, late night listening. There are also a couple of afro-funk, 70s style uptempo killers, which are perfect for giving context and perspective to the other tracks. Long story short, nearly every track here is a DUB MASTERPIECE which gets better and better with each consecutive listen.' ~ Jasper, again :-)

dub week still in full effect with this set [realized in 1975, dropped in 2003] which remains a staple in my dub diet. the cover art is likely the sole reason this album doesn't get the props it so ritefully deserves. it should likewise be noted that lee perry originally produced the majority of these tunes at black ark in collaboration with lloyd brevett. a lovingly rendered 320 rip of an essential album

Augustus Pablo ~ El Rocker's [Pressure Sounds, 2000]

01.Black Gunn — Augustus Pablo
02.Brown Jim — Augustus Pablo
03.New Style — Augustus Pablo
04.555 Crown Street — Augustus Pablo
05.1 Ruthland Close — Rockers All Stars
06.Tribalist — Augustus Pablo
07.Cassava Piece — Augustus Pablo
08.132 Version — Pablo All Stars
09.El Rocker's — Augustus Pablo
10.Rockers Rock — Augustus Pablo
11.Say So (Version) — Pablo All Stars
12.Skanking Easy — Augustus Pablo
13.Havendale Rock — Augustus Pablo
14.Frozen Dub — Augustus Pablo
15.Hot Dub — Augustus Pablo
16.*Silent Satta — Augustus Pablo
17.Pablo Satta — Augustus Pablo



fun hyperbole:
'This is the finest Augustus Pablo collection that has ever been on the market, bar none. It gets no more deep, dank, and skanky than Pressure Sounds' 'El Rocker's.' This is actually such a su-pearl-ative compilation of deadly instrumentals & dubs, that it even eclipses most other original Pablo LPs that he released himself. Truly, no other Pablo compilation even approaches the majestic roots power of the formerly rare masterpieces collected herein; The very heart, soul and vision of Augustus Pablo is contained perfectly within these grooves. Dreadly, earthy, spiritual, and totally uncompromising, this is Pablo creating thick, dense, master-class head musique at his 1970s peak.

If, like me, your favorite thing about Pablo is his melodica playing, you will be thrilled to discover that this album features beautiful full instrumental versions of most of the riddims dubbed on 'King Tubby's Meets Rockers Uptown.' Tunes featured here that bear the same titles as tracks on the Original Rockers and King Tubby's Meets Rockers Uptown LPs are actually totally different cuts on those riddims. In addition to the tracks that feature Pablo's mesmerizing melodica, we are spoiled beyond comprehension by gorgeous xylophone cuts & full-on dubs. The rich evidence of King Tubby's hand in much of the dub & instrumental mixing raises the level of greatness that much higher. This set will confound & delight you with the fullness of Augustus Pablo's stunning vision. These are not scraps, by the way, but rare 7" records which were pressed on the island in small batches and never issued on polycarbonate coaster until 'El Rocker's' was unleashed. This is the absolute cream of the crop & you can put that in your chalice & smoke it ~ Jasper

purchase

yeppers :)

King Tubby ~ Shining Dub [1991]

A1. Harder Dub
A2. Nuclear Dub
A3. Satta Dub
A4. Puppy Dub
A5. Dubbing My Way
A6. Conqueror Dub

B1. Confinement Dub
B2. Herbal Dub
B3. Leggo Dub
B4. Easy Dub
B5. Shining
B6. No Idiot

Mixing Engineer : King Tubby
Producer : Fat Man
Mixing : King Tubby's [Kingston, Jamaica]



a superlative compilation of classique 1970's era Tubby studio fuggery, published by two different labels; Roots in 1991 & Lagoon in 92. also known as 'Fatman Presents Unleashed Dub from King Tubby's Studio Vol 1', this surprise score comes from me mac harddrive where i record owl me own musique. there was a bit of a learning curve trying to use a mac to do this, so i hope it works out okeh. also i must say this blog looks vastly different from a safari browser perspective. thoughts? anyhu, a 320 rip from the heyday. please enjoy :)