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Revolutionaries, The

Profile:
In-house session band for Joseph "Jo Jo" Hookim's Channel One label.
Built around drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare the band featured at various times fellow Kingston musicians Earl 'Wire' Lindo, Rad Bryan, Ansell Collins, Bobby Kalphat, Lloyd Parks, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Bongo Herman, Barnabus, Bo Peep, Eric 'Bingy Bunny' Lamont, Errol 'Tarzan' Nelsen and Skully Sims.
Everything fell into place when they backed The Mighty Diamonds classic 1976 set 'Right Time'. The album offered fresh new Rockers rhythms to the reggae world. This militant double drumming style dominated the music scene from 1975-1978.
It's from this period that a set of classic dubs were created by Bunny 'striker' Lee from sessions recorded at Channel 1. The Revolutionaries mark the first time that the legendary duo Sly & Robbie played together.
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Discography

Releases:
Angola (7", Sta)   Well Charge 1976
MPLA (2 versions)   Well Charge ... 1976
Revolutionary Sounds (LP)   Well Charge 1976
Sensi Dub Vol. 4 (LP)   Original Music 1976
At Channel One Studios (Instrumental) (Album) (3 versions)   Third World ... 1977
Death (7")   Channel One 1977
Don't Underestimate The Force. The Force Is Within You (LP, Album)   J&L Records 1977
Mr. Knows It All (12")   The Thing 1977
No More War (7")   Dr Komina 1977
Ram Jam (2 versions)   Carib Gems ... 1977
The Cultures Trod On (12")   Sky Note 1977
Fatal Dub (12")   Ballistic Records 1978
Guerilla Dub (LP, Album)   Burning Sounds 1978
Rasta Fire (LP)   Ballistic Records, United Artists Records 1978
Reaction In Dub (2 versions)   Cha Cha Music ... 1978
Testify / Version (7")   Sky Note 1978
Burning Dub (LP, Whi)   Burning Vibrations 1979
Dutch Man Dub (LP)   Burning Vibrations 1979
Every Little Thing / A Big Thing Version (7")   Ossie Sounds 1979
Foxy Mama (7")   Manzie 1979
Goldmine Dub (Album) (2 versions)   Greensleeves Records 1979
Green Bay Dub (LP)   Burning Vibrations 1979
Never Give Up In A Babylon / Love Is A Pleasure (12", Single)   Attack 1979
Outlaw Dub (LP)   Trojan Records 1979
Revolutionaries Sounds Vol.2 (LP, Album)   Ballistic Records 1979
Different Fashion (7")   Dance Hall Records 1980
Drunken Master / Round The World (7")   Power House 1980
What You Wanna Do / Rockers Delight (12")   D-Roy Records 1980
Forward To Africa / Africa Dub (12")   Kingdom Records 1981
I Came, I Saw, I Conquered (Album) (3 versions)   Hit Bound ... 1982
Cinderella / Walking On Ice (12")   Friends Records 1983
Sensi Dub Vol 4/5 (CD)   Original Music 1991
Sensi Dub Vol.5 (LP)   Original Music 1991
Channel One Revisited (LP)   Top Beat Records 1996
Vital Dub: Well Charged (Album) (4 versions)   Caroline Records ... 2000
2 Bad Bull Inna Dub (10")   Jamaican Recordings 2001
At Channel 1 - Dub Plate Specials (LP)   Jamaican Recordings 2001
Dub Challenge (2xCD)   Creole Records 2001
Earthquake Dub (Album) (2 versions)   Hot Pot ... 2005
Fighting Dub 1975-1979 (2 versions)   Hot Pot 2006
Drum Sound: More Gems From The Channel One Dub Room - 1974 To 1980 (2 versions)   Pressure Sounds 2007
Kunta Kinte (7", 180)   Pressure Sounds 2007
Evolution Of Dub Volume 2: The Great Leap Forward (4xCD, Comp + Box)   Greensleeves Records 2009
Evolution Of Dub Volume 3: The Descent Of Version (4xCD, Comp + Box)   Greensleeves Records 2009
Kunta Kinte (Kentaro Remixes) (12")   Pressure Sounds 2009
Clocktower Records Presents...Conquerors In Dub (LP)   Clock Tower Records Inc.  
Dawn Of Creation (LP)   Sagittarius Records Ltd  
Down In Jamaica Where Garvey Came From / Garvey Rock (7", Single)   High Note  
Dub Out Her Blouse & Skirt - Vol. 1 (LP)   Germain Records  
Escape From Hell (LP)   Tappa Records  
Ital Skank / Too Late To Turn Back Now (7", Single)   Black & White (2)  
Jonkanoo Dub (Album) (3 versions)   Hit Bound ...  
Love Is Not A Gamble / It's You I Love (12")   High Note, High Note  
Natty Never Get Weary / Mind Who You Beg For Help (12")   High Note  
Natty Never Get Weary / Natty Dub (7")   High Note  
Outernational Riddim (LP)   FORM  
P: L: A: (7")   Well Charge  
Right Track / Touch Me Tomatoe (12")   Sky Note  
The First Time (7")   Ariola Benelux  
The Shepherd / Version (7")   High Note  
Vital Dub Strictly Rockers (LP, RP)   Well Charge  
Well Charge (LP)   Channel One  
Appears On:
Authorized Version (2 versions)   Virgin 1976
Musical Shark Attack (LP)   Virgin 1976
Best Of Gregory Isaacs (LP, Comp)   GG's Records 1977
Best Of Gregory Isaacs Volume 2 (LP)   GG's Records 1977
Superstar (LP)   Third World 1977
Earth Is The Lord (7", Single, Promo) Unearthly Rhythm Ballistic Records 1978
Majority Rule (LP, Album)   Burning Sounds 1978
Religious Dread (LP)   Trojan Records 1978
Tapper Roots (3 versions)   Front Line Records ... 1978
The Hotter Claps Clap Them (12")   Greensleeves Records 1978
War / Jah Give Us Life Dont Feel No Way (12")   Greensleeves Records 1978
Good Life (LP)   Greensleeves Records 1979
International Herb (2 versions)   Virgin ... 1979
No One Remember Africa (LP)   Unity House Music 1979
Perilous Time (12")   Greensleeves Records 1979
Showcase (Album) (2 versions)   D-Roy Records ... 1979
Showcase Rub A Dub (LP)   GG's Records 1979
Street Corner-Ital Food (LP)   GG's Records, GG's Records 1979
Barnabas In Collins Wood (2 versions)   GG's Records 1980
Extra Classic (2 versions)   Echo Records (2) ... 1980
Mr. Isaacs (2 versions)   Shanachie ... 1982
Forward - A Selection Of Greensleeves Top Singles 1977 - 82 (LP) War Greensleeves Records 1983
Alvin Ranglin's GG Records: Holy Ground (Comp) (2 versions)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1990
My Number One (LP, Album)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1990
Authorised Rockers (CD)   Virgin 1991
King Tubby's On The Mix (CD, Comp)   Original Music 1991
This Is Roots Music Vol. 2 (LP, Comp)   Virgo Stomach 1991
Lovers Paradise (CD, Album)   Prestige Records 1993
Best Of Gregory Isaacs Volume 2 (CD, Comp)   Heartbeat Records (2) 1999
Ethiopian Kings 1975-1980 (2 versions)   Patate Records 1999
Mach One: Beyond The Sound Barrier (LP, Album)   Black Solidarity 1999
Mike Brooks And Friends: Just The Vibes 1976-1983 (LP)   Moll-Selekta 2000
Book Of Revelation (CD)   Nocturne, I-Sound 2001
Dub A De Number One (CD, Album)   Heartbeat Records (2) 2003
Rich Man Poor Man 1978 - 1980 (2 versions)   Moll-Selekta 2003
Rum Drinker (CD, Album)   Nocturne, I-Sound 2003
Leggo Dub (Album) (3 versions)   Hot Pot 2005
Garden Of Eden [1975-82] (CD)   Patate Records 2007
Roots With Quality (2xLP)   VP Records 2009
Dub The Old Fashioned Way (CD, Album, Unk)   Rhino Records  
Tracks Appear On:
Ina Disa Time (7", Single) Version Spider Man 1971
Get Up (7") Get Up Dub High Note 1976
Mighty Ruler (7", Single) Jah Man Dub Style Love (2) 1977
Ballistic 2nd Assault (LP, Comp) Jolly Bus-ting, Cardia... Ballistic Records 1978
Chuky Hark And Shark (7") Chuky Chapter One Karazor 1978
Dry Up Your Tears (12") Dry Up Dub Cha Cha Music 1978
Mr. Know It All (12") War Of The Stars D.E.B. Music 1978
Plastic Smile (7") Powder Face Gorgon Records 1978
The Hotter Claps Clap Them (12") Panic Dub Greensleeves Records 1978
Creation Rockers Volume 4 (LP) Rock Me Dub Trojan Records 1979
I Never Run I Never Hide (12") Natty Dread Style Greensleeves Records 1979
Perilous Time (12") Roots Man Version Greensleeves Records 1979
Go Deh Right (12") Go Right Deh Hawkeye 1980
Go Deh Right (12", Red) Go Right Deh Hawkeye 1980
Disobedient Children (12") Out Of Order Dub Kingdom Records 1981
Hit Bound! The Revolutionary Sound Of Channel One (Comp) (3 versions) P.L.A. Heartbeat Records (2) 1989
This Is Roots Music Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Have Fe Dub, Simple Tu... Virgo Stomach 1991
Sensi's Sex, Weed & Reggae (CD) Sweet Ganja Sensation Sensi Seeds 1994
A History Of Dub - The Golden Age (CD) Bitter Blood Munich Records 1995
Dub Explosion (CD, Comp) Garvey Dub Trojan Records 1995
Reggae's Greatest Hits Volume 4 (CD, Comp) P.L.A. Heartbeat Records (2) 1995
Well Charged Channel One (2 versions) Leftist Pressure Sounds 1997
Trojan Dub Box Set Vol. 2 (2 versions) Freedom Dub, Dub I Dub... Trojan Records 2000
Linval Thompson & Friends - Rockers From Channel One (CD) Africa Love Dub, Wicke... Trojan Records 2001
Simply Rockers: Jamaican Music From The Vaults (Comp) (2 versions) 79 Rock One Stop Records 2001
Dub Sampler Vol 1 (2 versions) Bangerang Dub Jamaican Recordings 2002
Mr. Know It All / War Of The Stars (10") War Of The Stars Glimmer 2002
Don Letts Presents The Mighty Trojan Sound (Album) (2 versions) Freedom Dub Trojan Records 2003
Sounds & Pressure Volume Five (CD, Comp) Counter Attack Pressure Sounds 2003
Trojan 12" Box Set (3xCD, Comp + Box) Never Give Up In A Bab... Trojan Records 2003
Dubway Art (Cass, Mixed) Dance Dis Ya Festival ... Not On Label 2004
Reggae Anthology: The Channel One Story (2xCD, Comp) Burial, M.P.L.A., Deat... VP Records 2004
Unmetered Taxi: Sly & Robbie's Taxi Productions (Comp) (2 versions) Baltimore Version, Dru... Pressure Sounds 2004
Wailing Souls At Channel One (7's, 12's And Versions) (2xLP, Comp) Joy Within Your Heart ... Pressure Sounds 2004
Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks (2xLP) Thompson Sound Incorpo... Earmark 2005
The Rough Guide To Dub (CD, Comp) Moses Dub, Nuclear Bomb World Music Network 2005
Trojan Dub Massive Chapter Two (Comp) (2 versions) Freedom Dub Trojan Records ... 2005
Lonely Man (12", RP) Found A Friend Dub Niagara, Badda Music 2006
Trojan Document (CD) Nigrea African Dub Trojan Records 2006
Are You Afraid (7") Are You Afraid Dub Cookie Jar 2007
Dub Anthology (4xCD, Comp) Goldmine Wagram 2007
Trojan Selecta Vol. 5 (CD, Comp) Freedom Dub Trojan Records 2007
Country Living (7") Living Hit Bound  
Disco 6 (LP) Right Style Dub Charmers Records  
Lover Girl / Talk Of The Town (12") Kingston Dub Attack  
Pickney A Have Pickney (7") Version High Note  
Soundbwoy Super Status Reggae Breaks And Beats Volume 2: Vengeance (LP, Comp) Jumbee (Intro), Africa... Not On Label  
Tell Me The Truth (7") Truth Version High Note  
Time Will Tell (7", Single) Version Spider Man  
Try A Little Thing (7", RP, Single) Version Thrillseekers (2)  
Whom Shall I'll Be Afraid Of (7") Afraid Of Dub Plate Mix Revolutionary Sounds  
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