Various – If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977)

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Label:	Blood & Fire – BAFLP 001
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Compilation
Country:	UK
Released:	1994
Genre:	Reggae
Style:	Roots Reggae, Toasting

Tracklist

A1	Big Joe–	In The Ghetto Written-By – Joe Spaulding*	3:25
A2	I Roy*–	War And Friction Written-By – Roy Reid*	3:21
A3	Little Joe (3)–	Tradition Skank Written-By – Joe Jackson*	3:46
A4	Tappa Zukie*–	Jah Is I Guiding Star Written-By – David Sinclair (2)	3:25
A5	Jah Stitch–	Set Up Yourself Dreadlocks Written-By – M. James*	2:57
A6	Dr. Alimantado–	Chant To Jah Written-By – Winston Thompson	2:55
A7	Dr. Alimantado–	Mash It Up Written-By – Winston Thompson	2:58
A8	Dr. Alimantado & Jah Stitch–	The Barber Feel It Written-By – M. James*, Winston Thompson	3:26
B1	Jah Stitch–	Bury The Barber Written-By – M. James*	2:48
B2	Jah Stitch–	Black Harmony Killer Written-By – M. James*	3:01
B3	Jah Stitch–	Greedy Girl Written-By – M. James*	3:10
B4	Dillinger–	Regular Girl Written-By – Lester Bullocks*	2:43
B5	Dillinger–	Daylight Saving Time Written-By – Lester Bullocks*	2:23
B6	Prince Jazzbo–	Gal Boy I Roy Written-By – Linval Carter	3:15
B7	Prince Jazzbo–	Good Memories Written-By – Linval Carter	4:06
B8	Prince Far I–	Shuffle And Deal Written-By – Michael Williams (2)	2:57

Companies, etc.

Licensed From – Bunny Lee
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blood & Fire Limited
Copyright © – Blood & Fire Limited
Pressed By – P.R. Records Limited
Recorded At – King Tubby's Studio
Mixed At – King Tubby's Studio
Engineered At – Striker Lee Studio
Mastered At – The Town House
Mastered At – P.R. Records Limited
Designed At – Intro (11)
Published By – Copyright Control

Credits

Backing Band [Rhythm Tracks] – The Aggrovators
Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By] – Steve Barrow
Design – Matt*
Edited By – Ian Silvester
Mastered By – Kevin Metcalfe
Performer [The Aggrovators] – Aston Barrett*, Bobby Ellis, Santa Davis*, Carlton Barrett, Earl Smith*, Keith Sterling, Lennox Brown, Skully Sims*, Ossie Hibbert, Robbie Shakespeare, Sly Dunbar, Tommy McCook, Tony Chin
Photography By [Cover] – Phil Hale
Producer – Bunny Lee
Transferred By [From Original Analogue Masters] – Bob Harding, Garth Atkins

Notes

Printed on back cover:
Voiced and mixed at King Tubby's.
Mastered ... at the Townhouse.
Transferred from original analogue masters ... at Striker Lee studio, Duhaney Park, Kingston.
All tracks Copyright Control.
Special thanks: Bunny Lee, Annette Lee, Garth Atkins, Ian Silvester
℗ © 1994 Blood & Fire Ltd.
Made in England

Printed on labels:
℗ © Blood & Fire Ltd.
'Little Joe' deejay on track3 'Tradition Skank' is Joe Jackson ,better known by as 'Ranking Joe '.

Track B8 a. k. a. King Cry Cry / Deck Of Cards, see King Cry Cry / Techniques All Stars - Deck Of Cards / Free To Go Version

Rhythm tracks (from liner notes):
Track A1: Johnnie Clarke's "Satta Masa Gana"
Track A2: a dub of Yabby U's "Death Trap"
Track A3: Ronnie Davis version of Burning Spear's "Tradition"
Track A5: Aggrovators version of Please Be True with Cornell Campbell's dubbed vocals
Track A6: Striker's cut of Slim Smith's "The Beatitude"
Track A7: Delroy Wilson's "Mash up illiteracy"
Track A8: Jackie Edwards's 1975 version of John Holt's "Ali Baba"
Track B1: Striker's cut of "Stealing"
Track B2: Horace Andy's "Just Say Who"
Track B3:Horace Andy
Track B4: version of the Studio One "Mean Girl" rhythm
Track B5: version of Johnny Ace's R'n B opus "The Clock" by John Holt
Track B6: Cornell Campbell's "Stars"
Track B7: previously-unreleased version of Johnnie Clarke's "Memories by the score" (recut of The Paragons originally for Treasure Isle)
Track B8: "Deck of Cards"

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Barcode (Text): 7 83564 00011 1
Matrix / Runout (A-side etched): FIRE 001 LP — A1 PR-M F
Matrix / Runout (B-side etched): FIRE 001 LP — B1 PR-M F

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (LP, Compilation, Test Pressing)	Blood & Fire	BAFLP 001	UK	1994
	If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation)	Blood & Fire, Blood & Fire	FIRE 001CD, FIRE 001 CD	UK	1994
New Submission	If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (LP, Compilation, Promo, White Label)	Blood & Fire	FIRE 001LP	UK	1994
Recently Edited	If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation, Reissue, PDO)	Blood & Fire	BAFCD 001	UK	1994
New Submission	If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Disque Americ pressing)	Blood & Fire, Blood & Fire	BAFCD 001, BAFCD001	US	1994