Orb, The ‎– I'll Be Black

Label:
Trojan Records – TJDDD369
Format:
2 × CD, Compilation, Mixed
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Style:
Dub

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1-1 Harry J. All Stars, The* Liquidator
Producer – Harry Johnson* Written-By – Johnson*
2:54
1-2 Dave & Ansel Collins Double Barrel
Producer – Winston Riley Written-By – Collins*, Barker*, Riley*
2:38
1-3 Pioneers, The Long Shot Kick De Bucket
Producer – Leslie Kong Written-By – Agard*, Robinson*, Crooks*
2:43
1-4 Clancy Eccles Auntie Lulu
Producer – Clancy Eccles Written-By – Eccles*
2:45
1-5 Ken Boothe Ain't No Sunshine
Producer – Lloyd Charmers Written-By – Withers*
2:15
1-6 Hortense Ellis I'm Still In Love With You
Producer – Bunny Lee Written By – Burrell, Atkinson
2:03
1-7 Ranking Trevor Three Piece Chicken & Chips
Producer – Jo Jo Hookim Written-By – Grant*
3:47
1-8 Althea & Donna Uptown Top Ranking
Producer – Joe Gibbs Written-By – Forrest*, Reid*, Thompson*, Gibbs*
3:54
1-9 Three Tops, The It's Raining
Producer – Duke Reid* Written-By – Reid*
2:57
1-10 Ranking Miss P & Big Youth Screaming Target Version 2
Producer – Augustus Clarke* Written-By – Clarke*
3:18
1-11 Ranking Miss P We're Hot
Written-By – Unknown*
0:47
1-12 Gregory Isaacs Cool Down The Pace
Producer – Gregory Isaacs Written-By – Isaacs*, Weiss*
7:57
1-13 Slim Smith Sitting In The Park
Producer – Bunny Lee Written-By – Stewart*
3:19
1-14 Marcia Griffiths First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
Producer – Lloyd Charmers Written-By – MacColl*
4:12
1-15 Herman Chin-Loy Alton's Official Daughter
Producer – Herman Chin-Loy Written-By – Ellis*
5:20
1-16 Lord Kitchener Dr Kitch
Producer – Chris Blackwell Written-By – Roberts*, Blackwell*
4:05
1-17 John Holt Ali Baba
Producer – Duke Reid* Written-By – Atkinson*, Holt*
2:34
1-18 King Tubby I Trim The Barber
Producer – Bunny Lee Written-By – Lee*, Holt*
5:07
1-19 Scientist Caring For My Sister
Producer – Linval Thompson Written-By – Thompson*
3:21
1-20 Techniques, The Queen Majesty
Producer – Duke Reid* Written-By – Mayfield*
3:35
1-21 Johnny Clarke A Rougher Version
Producer – Bunny Lee Written-By – Lee*, Rodney*
3:39
1-22 Alton Ellis Harder & Harder
Producer – Alton Ellis Written-By – Ellis*
2:43
1-23 Orb, The Orbots Surround The Trojan Horse
Producer – Orb, The Written-By – Paterson*
1:00
2-1 Lee Perry & The Upsetters Enter The Dragon
Written-By – Perry*
2:28
2-2 Michael Rose Guess Who's Coming For Dinner
Producer – Niney* Written-By – Rose*, Holness*
2:40
2-3 Michael Rose Clap The Barber
Producer – Niney* Written-By – Boswell*, Rose*
2:31
2-4 Tapper Zukie Man Ah Warrior
Producer – Clement Bushay Written-By – Sinclair*
3:08
2-5 Scientist Beaming
Producer – Linval Thompson Written-By – Thompson*
3:31
2-6 King Tubby Come On Little Girl / King Of Kings Dub / Second Cut
Producer – Winston Edwards Written-by [' Come On Little Girl'] – Brevett* Written-by [' King Of Kings Dub / Second Cut'] – Unknown*
7:41
2-7 Joe "The Boss" Mansano* Son Of Al Capone
Producer – Joe Mansano Written-By – Mansano*
2:58
2-8a Sister Nancy Bam Bam
Producer – Winston Riley Written-By – Riley*
3:55
2-8b Maytals, The With Byron Lee The Dragonaires* Bam Bam
Producer – Ronnie Nasralla Written-By – Hibbert*
2-9 Lee Perry & Full Experience, The* Underground Root
Producer – Lee Perry Written-By – Perry*
3:12
2-10a Upsetters, The Return Of Django
Producer – Lee Perry Written-By – Perry*
3:07
2-10b Dennis Alcapone Mr. Brown's Coffin
Producer – Niney* Written-By – Boswell*, Rose*
2-11 Rupie Edwards Allstars* Free The Weed / Free The Dub
Producer – Rupie Edwards Written-By – Edwards*
4:23
2-12 Scientist & Roots Radics, The Scientist (Stalag 17)
Producer – Jah Thomas Written-By – Collins*, Riley*
4:04
2-13 Joe "The Boss" Mansano* Bad Day At Black Rock
Producer – Joe Mansano Written-By – Mansano*
2:36
2-14a Augustus Pablo The Bells Of Death
Producer – Derrick Harriot Written-By – Harriot*
3:42
2-14b Gregory Isaacs I Am Alright
Producer – Augustus Clarke* Written-By – Dobson*
2-15 Madorb Beyond The Realms Of The Orb
Mixed By – LX Paterson*, Thomas Fehlmann Producer – Madorb Written-By – Paterson*, Fraser*, Fehlmann*
7:30
2-16 Madorb 9:27 To Norbury
Mixed By – LX Paterson*, Dom Beken Producer – Madorb Written-By – Paterson*, Beken*, Fraser*
5:07
2-17 Upsetters, The Sipple Dub
Producer – Lee Perry Written-By – Perry*
3:19
2-18 Orb, The Tower Twenty Three
Producer – LX Paterson*, Witchman Written-By – A. Paterson*, Roome*, M. Paterson*
6:32
2-19 Madorb Hole In The Sky (The Wave Version)
Mixed By – LX Paterson*, Simon Phillips (2) Producer – Madorb Written-By – Paterson*, Fraser*, Phillips*
5:11

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Notes

Compiled by Alex Paterson of The Orb.
Recorded at the Projector Room Studio at and.com
Mixed by Alex Paterson and Dominic Beken (both members of Transit Kings).

This release is part of a series of Trojan albums with guest compilers. Previous compilations have been selected by Super Furry Animals, Jonny Greenwood, Fatboy Slim and Lee 'Scratch' Perry.

1-1. Cari-Blue Music Ltd. ℗ 1969
1-2. St. James Music/Prophesy Music Publishing Co./Ansel Collins Music ℗ 1970
1-3. Blue Mountain Music Ltd. ℗ 1969
1-4. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1969
1-5. Universal-MCA Music Ltd. ℗ 1972
1-6. Longwillow Ltd./New Town Sound Ltd./Jamrec Music/Sparta-Florida Music Group Ltd. ℗ 1977
1-7. Virgin Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1978. Licensed from Jo Jo Hookim
1-8. EMI Virgin Music Ltd. ℗ 1978
1-9. Acorn Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1967
1-10. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1972
1-11. Copyright Control. A DBC Production. ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Ranking Miss P
1-12. 10" mix. Charisma Music Publishing Co. Ltd./EMI Copyright Holdings Ltd. ℗ 1982. Licensed courtesy of Universal Music
1-13. EMI Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1972
1-14. Harmony Music Ltd. ℗ 1974
1-15. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1973
1-16. Island Music Ltd. ℗ 1963
1-17. Sparta Florida Music Group Ltd. ℗ 1969
1-18. Westbury Music Ltd./Beat That Music Ltd. ℗ 1975
1-19. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1980
1-20. EMI Tunes ℗ 1967
1-21. Copyright control/Westbury Music Ltd. ℗ 1975
1-22. Alton Nehemiah Ellis ℗ 1971
1-23. Copyright Control ℗ 2007
2-1. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1975
2-2. Rydim Music Ltd. ℗ 1976
2-3. Observer Publishing/Westbury Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1976
2-4. Jade & Crystal Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1973
2-5. Copyright Control ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Linval Thompson
2-6. EMI Songs Ltd./Copyright control ℗ 1976. Licensed courtesy of Winston Riley.
2-7. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970
2-8a. Prophesy Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1981. Licensed courtesy of Winston Riley
2-8b. Universal-Island Music Ltd./Maxwood Music Ltd. ℗ 1966
2-9. Island Music Ltd. ℗ 1976
2-10a. B&C Music Publishing Ltd.
2-10b. Observer Publishing/Westbury Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970
2-11. Rupie Edwards Music ℗ 1974
2-12. Westbury Music Ltd. ℗ 1996
2-13. B&C Music Publishing Ltd. ℗ 1970
2-14a. Notting Hill Music Ltd. ℗ 1973
2-14b. Upstairs Music. ℗ 1973
2-15. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Mixed @ Lab Berlin, Nov 2004, part of the Madorb series.
2-16. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Recorded @ and Studios, Jan 2005.
2-17. New Town Sound Ltd. ℗ 1976
2-18. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Cooking Vinyl.
2-19. Copyright control ℗ 2007. Licensed courtesy of Mad Professor and The Orb. Mixed @ Blackhole Studios Souf London.

Deviation of artist/titles (back sleeve vs. liner notes)
1-1: The Harry J All Stars
1-10: Big Youth
1-11: Ranking Miss P & Big Youth
1-12: Cool Down The Pace (10" Mix)
1-15: Alton's Official Daughter Version 2
1-16: Dr. Kitch
1-18: King Tubbe & The Aggrovators
1-21: Johnny Clarke & The Aggrovators
2-2: Guess Who's Coming To Diner
2-4: Mah Ah Warrior
2-6a: Come On Little Girl, Come On
2-08b: The Maytals With Byron Lee & The Dragonnaires
2-11: Rupie Edward's Allstars

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5 050159 936922
  • Label Code: LC 6448
  • Matrix / Runout (CD1): EDC Blackburn Ltd TJDDD369/1 01
  • Matrix / Runout (CD2): EDC Blackburn Ltd TJDDD369/2 01
  • Rights Society: mcps
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peterelliott Dec 02, 2011
Well if you want some serious dub & reggae that lasts ages and brings back some great memories Alex does no wrong here. Awesome compilation cannot recommend enough! This is old school 70's Jamaican music at it's best with some great rare orb tracks stirred in!

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