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Super Cat (2)

Real Name:
William Maragh
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Born: 1966, Seivright Gardens, Kingston, Jamaica

Jamaican DJ Super Cat started his career as a soundsystem live-DJ in the 1970s, toasting under the alias of Cat-A-Rock. In 1981, he released his first single, "Mr. Walker", for Winston Riley's Techniques label. After a short term in jail, he used to be regular DJ on Killamanjaro sound, where he got the nickname "Wild Apache". With his spree of hits in the 2nd half of the 1980s he became one of the most popular DJs of Jamaica. In the beginning of the 1990s Super Cat moved to New York and signed a major deal with Columbia; several albums and singles followed. In the second half of the 1990s Super Cat seemingly sunk into oblivion; the attempt to start a comeback through the Neptunes' Star Trak Entertainment label did not work out. Yet, Super Cat remains one of the most legendary DJs in dancehall history. Due to this fact, as well as due to his over-restrictive dubplate cutting policy, Super Cat dubplates are a 100% killer tool in a soundclash if you are one of the very few lucky soundmen to own one. Super Cat was a major influence for many DJs to come - the most known example is Sean Paul. In fact, many young and less musically educated listeners have been observed to mistake Super Cat recordings for unknown Sean Paul tunes.
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Discography

Releases:
Play Girl / Mr. Walker (12")   Techniques Records 1981
Me Glad She Gone (7")   Midnight Rock 1984
Ride And Shut Off (7")   Wheely Wheely Promotions 1984
Under Pressure (2 versions)   Power House 1984
Trash And Ready (Single) (2 versions)   Jammy's Records 1985
Boops! (LP, Album)   Skengdon 1986
Jah Paradise (7")   56 Hope Road 1986
Pops (2 versions)   Skengdon 1986
See Boops Deh (7")   Techniques Records 1986
Mud Up (3 versions)   Skengdon ... 1987
Permit Fi Gun (7")   Skengdon 1987
Sweet For My Sweet (2 versions)   SKD ... 1987
Sandokan (7")   Xterminator 1988
Sweets For My Sweet (LP)   Wild Apache 1988
Cabin Stabbing (Single) (2 versions)   Wild Apache 1990
Cabin Stabbing (Album) (2 versions)   VP Records 1991
Dem No Worry We (Single) (3 versions)   Columbia 1992
Don Dada (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia 1992
Ghetto Red Hot (12")   Columbia, Sony Music Entertainment Inc. 1992
It Fe Done (12")   Columbia 1992
It Fe Done (7")   Columbia 1992
It Fe Done / Ghetto Red Hot (12", Promo)   Columbia 1992
It Fe Done / Ghetto Red Hot (CD)   Columbia 1992
Dolly My Baby (Maxi) (3 versions)   Columbia 1993
My Girl Josephine (Single, Maxi) (4 versions)   Columbia 1994
Scalp Dem / South Central (Single) (3 versions)   Columbia 1994
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly & The Crazy (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia ... 1994
Too Greedy (12")   Wild Apache 1994
Girlstown (Maxi) (3 versions)   Columbia 1995
My Girl Josephine (CD, Maxi)   Columbia 1995
My Girl Josephine (12", Promo)   Columbia 1995
My Girl Josephine / GirlsTown (2x12", Pro)   Columbia 1995
Ready Back (7")   Wild Apache 1995
The Struggle Continues (Album) (3 versions)   Columbia 1995
Jah Run Things / Them No Care (7", Cle)   Wild Apache 2000
"Bad Man Business" And "Video" (Remix) (12", Promo)   Universal Records, Fubu Records 2001
Don Dada (7")   Wild Apache 2001
Ghetto Red Hot (7")   Wild Apache 2002
Nuff Man A Dead (7")   Wild Apache 2002
Vineyard Party (7")   Wild Apache 2002
Ghetto Red Hot / Dolly My Baby (12")   Sony Urban Classics 2003
Boops / Cry For The Youth (12")   Justice  
Challenge Me / Father Jungle Rock (12")   Wild Apache  
Cry Fi De Youth (7", RP)   Techniques Records  
Cry For The Youth (12")   Techniques Records  
Dan Dada (12")   Wild Apache  
Dance Inna New York (7", Single)   Midnight Rock  
Gal How You Pretty So (7", Single)   Wild Apache  
I & I Perrogative (12")   Wild Apache  
Nuff Don Dead Ya / A.B.C. (12")   Blue Trac Records  
Nuff Manadea (Remix) (12")   Wild Apache  
Red Alert (12")   Congo Natty  
Si Boops Deh (LP)   Techniques Records  
Walk-A-Ton (7", Single)   Midnight Rock  
Weh Them A Fight Fa (7", Single)   Midnight Rock  
Remixes:
Alright (Maxi) (2 versions) Jump (Supercat Mix) Columbia 1993
Appears On:
Black Meaning Good (Album) (2 versions) Keep On Steppin' Desire Records 1991
Raggamuffin Soldier (Album) (2 versions) Rappin' Music Chrysalis 1992
Alright (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Columbia 1993
Dance Pool Vol. 1 (CD) Jump (Supercat Mix) Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) 1993
Code Red ('94 Remix) (2 versions)   Mango 1994
Big Shiny Tunes 2 (CD) Fly Warner Music (Canada) 1997
Floored (Album) (3 versions) Fly, Fly (Radio Edit) Lava 1997
Fly (Maxi, Single) (3 versions) Fly (Edit Featuring Su... Atlantic 1997
Brown Skin (12") Video (Urban Wolves / ... Motown 2001
FB Entertainment Presents The Goodlife Album (CD, Comp) Video (Remix) Universal Records 2001
Jump (Remix) / Alright (12") Alright Vinyl Junkie 2001
Girls Town (12")   Three Lions Recordings 2002
Hot & Wet (CD, Album) Na Na Na Na Def Soul 2003
Missing Renk / Mud Up (12") Mud Up 535 2003
Na Na Na (3 versions)   Def Soul 2003
Return Of Stamina Beatz (CD, Mixed) Allright Not On Label 2003
Scalp Dem (12") Scalp Dem Rude Bwoy Plastic 2004
V.I.P. Dubz (CD) India Not On Label 2004
The Best Of Sugar Ray (Comp) (2 versions) Fly Atlantic ... 2005
Too Greedy (Rmx) / Murder Style (12") Too Greedy (Rmx) Step Express 2006
Urbanthology: Top Buzz Present Jungle Techno (2xCD) Code Red Nu Urban Music 2006
Wardance (Serial Killaz Remixes) (12")   Congo Natty 2007
Most Wanted Volume One (5x12", Album) Code Red (Original Mix) Congo Natty 2008
Most Wanted Volume One (CD, Comp) Code Red (Original Mix) Congo Natty 2008
Russtafari (CD, Enh) Mud Up RudeBWOY SoundSYSTEM REC., Earwaks  
UK Versus JA (3xCass, C90)   DancehallTapes  
Tracks Appear On:
Reggae Hits Volume 3 (Comp) (3 versions) Boops Jet Star Records 1986
DJ Explosion - Ina Dancehall Style (LP, Comp) Cry Fi Di Youth Techniques Records 1987
Hell A Go Come (LP) Hell A Go Come Ottey's Promotion 1987
Fresh Reggae Hits Vol. 2 (LP, Comp) Sweet For My Sweet Pow Wow Records 1989
The Best Of Reggae Dancehall Music Vol. 2: Dancehall Stylee (Comp) (4 versions) Cabin Stabbin Profile Records 1990
Dancehall Reggaespañol (Comp) (2 versions) Nuff Man A Dead Columbia 1991
We Clarks Can't Bend (12") We Clarks Can't Bend Stooge Productions 1992
Cool Runnings (Music From The Motion Picture) (Comp) (3 versions) Dolly My Baby Chaos Recordings ... 1993
Lethal Riddims: Dancehall Explosion '93 (CD) Ghetto Red Hot (Hip Ho... Relativity 1993
NYC Badmen (Comp) (2 versions) Ghetto Red Hot StepSun Music Entertainment 1993
Planet Dancehall: The World Of Raggamuffin (CD) Don Dada Priority Records 1993
Tougher Than Tough - The Story Of Jamaican Music (2 versions) Boops Mango 1993
Columbia Audio Buyways 201/202/'94 (Cass, Smplr, Promo, Car) We Program Columbia 1994
Pret-A-Porter: Music From The Motion Picture (Comp) (2 versions) My Girl Josephine Columbia 1994
Top Of The Pops 1 (2xCD) My Girl Josephine Columbia, Columbia 1995
Best Of The Best Vol. 6 (CD, Comp) Cry Fi The Youth RAS Records Inc. 1996
Jus' Jeepin' Again (Comp) (2 versions) Ghetto Red Hot (Hip Ho... Elevate 1996
Planete Raggamuffin 2 (Le Meilleur Du Raggamuffin) (CD) Walk A Ton Déclic Communication 1996
Rap Flavas (Comp) (2 versions) Ghetto Red Hot (Hip Ho... Columbia ... 1996
Best Of Dance Party 90's (CD) My Girl Josephine Sony Music Entertainment (Belgium) 1997
Roey Marquis II Presents The Marquis Club (2xLP) Scalp Them (Wumental Mix) Sony Music Entertainment (Germany) 1997
D.j. Reggae Mix (CD, Album) Girlstown Beast Records 1998
The Lost Hip Hop Instrumentals Vol. 3 (12") Ghetto Red Hot (Instru... Not On Label 1998
VP Records 20th Anniversary (2xLP) Boops (1986) VP Records 1999
Dancehall 101 Vol. 2 (Comp) (2 versions) Boops, Boops VP Records 2000
Clubtunes Vol. 3 (12") Move Dem Thangs (Cameo... Sound Of The Dragon Records 2002
La Bodega (CD, Mixed) Scalp Dem (Mafi Mariac... Needledrop Productions 2002
Badmeaningood Vol. 4 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Oh Its You (Album Vers... Ultimate Dilemma 2003
Badmeaningood Vol. 4 (2xLP) Oh It's You (Album Ver... Ultimate Dilemma 2003
Reggae Nights (3xCD, Comp) Dolly My Baby (Album V... Sony Music Media 2003
Return Of Stamina Beatz (CD, Mixed) Ghetto Red Hot Not On Label 2003
She Have Fi Come A Me / Visit Of King Selassie / Say What Your Saying / Walk A Ton (12") Walk A Ton Reggae Goldmine 2003
The Neptunes Present... Clones (Comp) (7 versions) The Don Of Dons (Put D... Arista ... 2003
The Very Best Of Pure Dancehall (2xCD) Ghetto Red Hot (Album ... Telstar TV 2003
Winston Riley Productions: Dancehall Techniques 1986 - 1991 (Comp) (2 versions) Boops Maximum Pressure 2003
Girls Town / Get Impeccable (7") Girls Town (The Heatwa... Punchline 2004
Rythm 2 Rythm Vol1 Sleng Teng Duck Dance (2xLP, Comp) Trash And Ready Black Arrow Records 2004
DJ Classic Chapter One (LP) Walkaton, Dance In A N... Jah Thomas Muzic 2005
Dancehall Classics (Comp) (2 versions) Ghetto Red Hot (Hip-Ho... Sequence Records 2005
Trojan Eighties Box Set (3xCD, Comp, Ltd + Box) Nuff Don Trojan Records 2005
Soundclash: Murderation Music From The Past, Present, And Future! (CD, Mixed) Dolly My Baby (Hip Hop... Not On Label 2006
Dancehall : The Rise Of Jamaican Dancehall Culture Vol 1 (Comp) (2 versions) Trash And Ready Soul Jazz Records 2008
Kultur Spiegel World Tour - Caribbean Sunrise (2xCD, Comp, Dig) My Girl Josephine Sony BMG Music Entertainment (Germany) 2008
100% Dynamite! Dancehall Reggae Meets Rap In New York City (CD, Comp, Smplr, Promo, Unm) Don Dada (Konders Mix) Soul Jazz Records 2009
Dynamite! NYC Volume One (2xLP, Comp) Don Dada Soul Jazz Records 2009
Full Metal Jack Up Vol 1 - Nu Urban Podcast Volume 5 (File, MP3, Mixed, 192) Code Red Nu Urban Music 2009
Best Of Biggie Smalls (CD, Mixed, Promo) Dolly My Baby (Rmx) Not On Label  
Final Mission (LP) Under Pressure Power House  
Planete Raggamuffin (The Best Of Raggamuffin) (Comp) (2 versions) Don Dada Actual World ...  
Reggae Accapellas Vol. 11 (12") Girls Town RAC  
Reggae Veterans Volume One (LP, Comp) Walk-A-Thon Abraham  
Rumble Part 21 (12", Promo) Don Of Dons (Version O... Rumble Records (6)  
Sleng Teng Extravaganza: 1985 Master Mega Hits Volume 2 (LP, Comp) Trash And Ready Jammy's Records  
Unofficial Releases:
The Braun MTV RMB-Chart '97 Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Unofficial) Fly MTV Music Entertainment (Holland) 1997
Promo Only Urban Radio: September 03 (CD, Comp, Promo) Na Na Na Promo Only 2003
Bits Of Fury (10", W/Lbl) Bits Of Fury (Vocal) Not On Label 2007
8 Unreleased Bullets (12") Dolly My Love (Bad Boy... Mary J. Blige (White)  
Studio Sessions Vol.2 (12") You'll Always Be My... Not On Label (Masters At Work), Not On Label (Mariah Carey)  
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