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

Label:

Blood & Fire – BAFLP 001

Format:

Vinyl, LP, Compilation

Country:

UK

Released:

Genre:

Reggae

Style:

Roots Reggae, Toasting

Tracklist

A1Big JoeIn The Ghetto
Written-ByJoe Spaulding*
3:25
A2I Roy*War And Friction
Written-ByRoy Reid*
3:21
A3Little Joe (3)Tradition Skank
Written-ByJoe Jackson*
3:46
A4Tappa Zukie*Jah Is I Guiding Star
Written-ByDavid Sinclair (2)
3:25
A5Jah StitchSet Up Yourself Dreadlocks
Written-ByM. James*
2:57
A6Dr. AlimantadoChant To Jah
Written-ByWinston Thompson
2:55
A7Dr. AlimantadoMash It Up
Written-ByWinston Thompson
2:58
A8Dr. Alimantado & Jah StitchThe Barber Feel It
Written-ByM. James*, Winston Thompson
3:26
B1Jah StitchBury The Barber
Written-ByM. James*
2:48
B2Jah StitchBlack Harmony Killer
Written-ByM. James*
3:01
B3Jah StitchGreedy Girl
Written-ByM. James*
3:10
B4DillingerRegular Girl
Written-ByLester Bullocks*
2:43
B5DillingerDaylight Saving Time
Written-ByLester Bullocks*
2:23
B6Prince JazzboGal Boy I Roy
Written-ByLinval Carter
3:15
B7Prince JazzboGood Memories
Written-ByLinval Carter
4:06
B8Prince Far IShuffle And Deal
Written-ByMichael Williams (2)
2:57
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Companies, etc.

  • Licensed FromBunny Lee
  • Phonographic Copyright ℗Blood & Fire Limited
  • Copyright ©Blood & Fire Limited
  • Pressed ByP.R. Records Limited
  • Recorded AtKing Tubby's Studio
  • Mixed AtKing Tubby's Studio
  • Engineered AtStriker Lee Studio
  • Mastered AtThe Town House
  • Mastered AtP.R. Records Limited
  • Designed AtIntro (11)
  • Published ByCopyright Control

Credits

  • Backing Band [Rhythm Tracks]The Aggrovators
  • Compiled By, Liner Notes [Annotated By]Steve Barrow
  • DesignMatt*
  • Edited ByIan Silvester
  • Mastered ByKevin 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
  • ProducerBunny 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

Other Versions (5 of 11)

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Title (Format)LabelCat#CountryYear
New Submission
If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (LP, Compilation, Test Pressing)Blood & FireBAFLP 001UK1994
If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation)Blood & Fire, Blood & FireFIRE 001CD, FIRE 001 CDUK1994
New Submission
If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (LP, Compilation, Promo, White Label)Blood & FireFIRE 001LPUK1994
Recently Edited
If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation, Reissue, PDO)Blood & FireBAFCD 001UK1994
New Submission
If Deejay Was Your Trade (The Dreads At King Tubby's 1974-1977) (CD, Compilation, Reissue, Disque Americ pressing)Blood & Fire, Blood & FireBAFCD 001, BAFCD001US1994

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  • SongbyrdRecords's avatar
    King Tubby would sound better than Various. I mean, he was The Man.

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