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Taxi Gang, The

Profile:
The line up might change; founding members are Sly Dunbar (drums) and Robbie Shakespeare (bass). Other musicians include core members Robby Lynn (Synthesizers, Keyboards) and Doug Willis (Guitar, Efx).

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Discography

Releases:
Sly-Robbie + The Taxi Gang V Purpleman + Friends (LP)   Vista Sounds 1983
Do You Believe / Land Of Rydim (12")   Taxi 1985
Land Of Rydim (7")   S And R Records 1985
Undercover Lover / Human Blanket (12")   S.C.O.M., Blacker Dread 1985
Electro Reggae Vol 1. (LP, Comp)   Island Records 1986
Electro Reggae Vol. 1 (LP)   Mango 1986
Pumping Iron / Iron Dub (7")   Taxi 1986
The Sting (2 versions)   Moving Target (2) 1986
Twist And Shout (Maxi, Single) (6 versions)   Mango 1993
Hail Up The Taxi (2 versions)   Island Records ... 1995
Cry & A Bawl / Overdose (7")   Fat Eyes Records 1998
Feel Sen / Overdose (7")   Fat Eyes Records 1998
Foundation (Maxi) (2 versions)   Jet Star Records 1998
Foundation / Beard Man Shuffle (12")   Taxi 1998
Rewind / Over Dose (7")   Fat Eyes Records 1998
Alfred Hitchcock (7")   Taxi  
Black People / Moby Dick (Instrumental) (12")   Taxi  
Check Me Style (7")   Power House  
D.J. Chello (7")   Taxi  
England Be Nice (10")   Taxi  
Hang Em High (7")   Taxi  
Lick Shot / Version (12")   Power House  
Mission Impossible (7")   Taxi, Taxi  
Red Hot (7")   Taxi  
Smokey Vale / Outlaw (7")   Taxi, Taxi  
Whey Yuh Put Yuh Clothes / Version Step Up (7")   Taxi  
Remixes:
Murder She Wrote (CD, Maxi) Murder She Wrote (Taxi... Mango, Island Records 1992
I Wanna Be Your Man (CD, Maxi, Aus) I Wanna Be Your Man (T... Mango, Phonogram (Australia) 1994
Production:
Nuff Vibes EP (EP) (3 versions) Warning Island Records ... 1993
Appears On:
Dub Rockers Delight (LP)   Negus Roots 1982
Purpleman Saves Pappa Tollo In A Dancehall (LP, Album)   Vista Sounds 1983
My Baby / Rent A Car / Billie Jean (12", Ltd) Billie Jean Island Records 1984
River To The Bank (LP, Album)   Power House 1985
Rydim / Version (7")   Power House 1985
Stalag 17 Super Version Excursion (LP, Comp)   Jammy's Records 1985
Walking Jewellery Store (LP)   Power House, Power House 1985
Yellow Man Meets Charlie Chaplin (LP)   Power House 1985
Champion Bubbler (7") Version Taxi 1987
Dominick (LP)   Power House 1987
Dub Rockers Delight (LP)   Blue Moon 1987
Free Africa !! (LP)   Power House 1987
Murder She Wrote (2 versions) Murder She Wrote (Taxi... Mango ... 1990
Sly & Robbie Present... DJ Riot (Comp) (2 versions) SRD Mango 1990
All She Wrote (Album) (2 versions) Twist And Shout Mango ... 1993
Nuff Vibes E.P. (CD, EP, Promo) Warning Island Records, Island Records 1993
Twist And Shout (Maxi) (2 versions)   Mango ... 1993
Dance Zone '94 (2xCD, Comp) Twist & Shout PolyGram TV 1994
Now That's What I Call Music! 27 (2 versions) Twist And Shout EMI Records ... 1994
Many Moods Of Moses (Album) (2 versions) Foundation Jet Star Records ... 1997
100% Summer Mix 98 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Twist & Shout Telstar TV 1998
Under The Sea - 18 Cool Reggae Hits (CD) Twist & Shout Buena Vista Records, PolyGram 1998
Hail Up Taxi 2 (CD) Viva Terranno Tabou 1 1999
Now That's What I Call Music! 1994 (2xCD, Comp) Twist And Shout EMI Records, Virgin, Universal Music (UK) 1999
The Love Of God (7") Version High Power Music 1999
Now (CD, Album) Nyabinghi Chant Tabou 1 2001
Cosmosonica - Tom Middleton Presents... Crazy Covers Vol.1 (2xCDr, Promo) Billie Jean Family Recordings (UK) 2005
Sly And Robbie's Taxi Sound - Marking 30 Years Of Taxi Records (2 versions) Billie Jean Auralux Recordings 2005
Throw Down Your Arms (7")   Taxi 2005
Age Super Lilla (7")   Taxi  
Baltimore / Kingston Town (7") Baltimore, Kingston Town Star Trail  
Cuss Cuss (7")   Taxi  
Don't Take It Personal (7")   Taxi  
Final Mission (LP)   Power House  
I Want Her (7")   Taxi  
Laying Beside You (12", Ltd) Laying Beside You, Dub... Taxi  
Minimum Wages (7")   Taxi  
Mission Impossible (LP)   Power House  
Tracks Appear On:
Johnny Make You Bad So (12") Outside Right Greensleeves Records 1982
Trouble You A Trouble Me (7") Version Taxi 1983
Herbman Hustling (12") Hustling Dub Black Roots Music 1984
Rub-A-Dub / Red Hot (12") Red Hot, Red Hot (Vers... Island Records, Taxi 1984
My Friends (7", Single) Version J&M 1985
Long Lost Lover (12") Twlight Zone, Peter Gunn Mango, Island Records 1986
Sly & Robbie Present... DJ Riot (LP) SRD Mango 1990
Sly & Robbie Present... DJ Riot (Comp) (2 versions) SRD Mango 1990
Techno TV (Comp) (2 versions) The Entertainer (La St... TOP Secret Recordings 1993
Twist And Shout (Maxi) (2 versions) Rhythm Killer Mango ... 1993
The Hitlist 2 (CD, Comp) Twist And Shout Helicon Records (Israel), Hed Arzi Music 1994
Strictly Bass Three (CD, Mixed) Twist And Shout A&M Records, PolyGram Group Canada Inc. 1995
Tropicopop Sound System Volym 3 (CD, Album) Down On The Corner MNW 1995
100% Summer Mix 96 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Twist And Shout Telstar 1996
Reggae Gold 1997 (12", LP,) Mission Impossible VP Records 1997
Strictly The Best 19 (CD) Foundation VP Records 1997
100% Summer Mix 98 (2xCD, Mixed, Comp) Twist & Shout Telstar TV 1998
Reggae Bangara (LP) Santa Barbara Taxi 1998
Now That's What I Call Music! 1994 (2xCD, Comp) Twist And Shout EMI Records, Virgin, Universal Music (UK) 1999
Dynamite Reggae Classics (3xCD + Box) Foundation Decadance Recordings 2002
Reggae Classics (2xCD) Compliments On Your Kiss Universal Music TV 2003
Unmetered Taxi: Sly & Robbie's Taxi Productions (Comp) (2 versions) Music Dub Pressure Sounds 2004
Sexual Healing (7") Dubbing In Sex Taxi 2006
Neo Classics 2 (CD, Comp, Mixed) Craw Fish TAD Sound 2008
Age Super Lilla (7") Dub Super Lilla Taxi  
Bang Bang (7") Version Taxi  
Becuase I'm Black (7", sin) I'm Black Taxi  
Could It Be I'm Falling In Love (7") Falling With Dub Taxi  
Don't Do It (7") Version Taxi  
Long Cold Winter (12") Version Love People Records  
Love My Woman (7") My Woman Taxi  
Love Relationship (7") Version Taxi  
Man A Ras (7") Version Peppeiter RTM  
Rhythm A Gallop (7") Version Taxi  
Star (7") Rhythm Taxi  
Sweat For You Baby (7") Version Taxi  
You See Me (7") Version Taxi  
Unofficial Releases:
Big Boss 03 (LP) Twist And Shout Not On Label 1994
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