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Talee (2) - Waiting For Tomorrow
submitted Talee (2) - Waiting For Tomorrow. 6 months ago
Niney* Featuring The Soul Syndicate - Present Dub
posted a review of Niney* Featuring The Soul Syndicate - Present Dub. about 1 year ago
12 I Need A Dub 3.03 (Four Sevens - Big Youth)
Lee Perry - Lee Perry Presents Black Ark Almighty Dub - Chapter Three
posted a review of Lee Perry - Lee Perry Presents Black Ark Almighty Dub - Chapter Three. about 1 year ago
Greetings, in fact there are previous chapters check
Black Ark Players - Black Ark In Dub and Various - Black Ark LP Volume 2.
peace,
dj
Various - Head Shot (Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs And Other Oddities)
posted a review of Various - Head Shot (Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs And Other Oddities). about 1 year ago
Greetings,
track 3 Nebuchadnezze by Dillinger is miscredited, it is voiced by Ranking Buckers.
Peace,
dj
Phillip Frazer* - Come Ethiopians
posted a review of Phillip Frazer* - Come Ethiopians. about 1 year ago
Greetings,
The track Come Ethiopians was first released on 45, it being included on Reggae All Star in 1979 unfortunately cannot be used to extrapolate the exact release date of the album.
Judging by the artwork (label design, printing quality) of the... See full review
Steel Pulse - Caught You
posted a review of Steel Pulse - Caught You. about 1 year ago
Greetings,
The repress is from around 1987 (or later in the '80s),
it commemorates 25 years of Island Records.
Peace,
dj
Linval Thompson - Train To Zion Dub
posted a review of Linval Thompson - Train To Zion Dub. about 1 year ago
Greetings,
Track B4 Only Jah Can Solve is in fact on the record, it's appended to track B3 Money Problem.
peace,
dj
Hortens Ellis* / General Roy - Give Thanks
posted a review of Hortens Ellis* / General Roy - Give Thanks. about 1 year ago
A great track, riding a cut of Barrington Levy's cover of Skylarking.
Sounds like Scientist mixing the dubwise Version.
Peace,
dj
Gregory Isaac* - Slum In Dub
posted a review of Gregory Isaac* - Slum In Dub. about 1 year ago
Riddim directory:
track title: / original song:
1 Public Eyes / John Public
2 Slum / Party In The Slum
3 Reform Institution / Uncle Joe
4 Crofs [= Crops] / Word Of The Farmer
5 Tam Tam / One More Time
6 Also [= A So] / Don't Pity... See full review
Don Carlos (2) - Spread Out
posted a review of Don Carlos (2) - Spread Out. about 1 year ago
Junior Byles
posted a comment on Junior Byles. over 3 years ago
Greetings,
The version on this release Various - Hit Bound! The Revolutionary Sound Of Channel One,
is the full length taken from the mastertape (according to the notes).
The vocal continues after 'fade in the evening', with 2 lines.
Peace,
dj
King Tubby Meets The Ring Craft Posse - Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2)
posted a comment on King Tubby Meets The Ring Craft Posse - Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2). over 3 years ago
Thanks BellevilleHill, it is Barry Brown's Don't Know What To Say.
peace
dj
King Tubby Meets The Ring Craft Posse - Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2)
posted a comment on King Tubby Meets The Ring Craft Posse - Look What You Dubbing (Volume 2). over 3 years ago
A somewhat more straightforward Dromilly Avenue outing than the last one,
ie many tunes are actually mixed at Tubby's, albeit by Jammy et al.

Riddim directory, Dubs of:
A1 Trinity - Harvest Day (a dj version of Delroy Wilson - Talk Too Much)
A2... See full review
Attack
posted a comment on Attack. over 4 years ago
A heads up to audiophiles:
I've found that quite a few of the mid- to late 2000s CD's,
those with catalogue numbers ATTACKCDXX and ATTACKCDXXX
(fi ATTACKCD18 and ATTACKCD027),
appear to contain audio from lossy sources.
Of the 10 CD's i tested with... See full review
Sir Coxsone Sound* - King Of Dub Rock Part 2
posted a comment on Sir Coxsone Sound* - King Of Dub Rock Part 2. over 4 years ago
Greetings, it is a dub mix of Jerry Baxter's Bobby Bower.
See also Well Pleased And Satisfied With Joe Banna - Open The Gate Bobby Boy
Peace,
dj
posted a comment on The Magicals Horns. over 4 years ago
Interesting info GrandBagJazz_Pisces. do you have a source where we can check it?
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dj
Carl Bradney - Slipping Into Darkness / Oh Girl
posted a comment on Carl Bradney - Slipping Into Darkness / Oh Girl. over 4 years ago
See this release for more info on these tunes: https://www.discogs.com/Bushay-Bert-Raggae-For-Lovers/release/9949295
The Force Of Music* - Liberated Dub
posted a comment on The Force Of Music* - Liberated Dub. over 4 years ago
The LP is the dub companion to The Royals - Israel Be Wise, the CD has a couple of different tracks.
The complete dub LP has been reissued on CD as Disc 2 of Prince Lincoln* - Humanity.
Various - When Jah Shall Come
posted a comment on Various - When Jah Shall Come. over 4 years ago
Track 10: The Raver - Life Of My Own = Tinga Stewart - Can't Be A Hypocrite.
The Heptones - Party Time
posted a comment on The Heptones - Party Time. over 4 years ago
Greetings,
the track durations here appear to be the same length as on the CD editions.
It's very likely they might be the same mixes.

It looks like this UK LP release: https://www.discogs.com/release/6627053
is the one that has different mixes.
peace,
dj See full review
Big Joe - At The Control
posted a comment on Big Joe - At The Control. over 4 years ago
Greetings,
It's possible that Better Breed is voiced over an unreleased Delroy Wilson take of the riddim.
peace
dj
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The Agrovators* - Kaya Dub
posted a comment on The Agrovators* - Kaya Dub. over 4 years ago
Greetings, see here: The Aggrovators - Kaya Dub (search function is your friend ;))
peace
dj
Unknown Artist - Dub Festival
posted a comment on Unknown Artist - Dub Festival . over 4 years ago
Haven't done a 1-on-1 comparison but appears to contain the 10 tracks of Third World Allstar* - Rebel Rock.
Various - This Is Jamaica Ska - Presenting The Ska-Talites
posted a comment on Various - This Is Jamaica Ska - Presenting The Ska-Talites. over 4 years ago
The majority of tracks from this album can also be found on Various - Honeys.
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dj
Various - Honeys
posted a comment on Various - Honeys. over 4 years ago
In essence a reissue of Various - This Is Jamaica Ska - Presenting The Ska-Talites.
But with two tracks substituted for the then more recent Burning Spear tracks,
rather incongruous as they are not ska.
peace
dj
The Versatiles - Thanks We Get / Ungrateful Skank
posted a comment on The Versatiles - Thanks We Get / Ungrateful Skank. over 4 years ago
Side B has been dubbed 'Xylophone Rock' on the 2020 'Beat Down Babylon' 2 disc reissue.
Probably to distinguish it from the other recut done with Perry's children: 'Ungrateful Skank'.
peace
dj
Don Drummond - Best Of Don Drummond
posted a comment on Don Drummond - Best Of Don Drummond. over 4 years ago
See https://downbeat-special.co.uk/bestofdondrummon.html
(scroll down to: THE BEST OF DON DRUMMOND2)
for the correct tracklisting/sequence of this ca 1994 CD edition.
peace
dj
Tapper Zukie - Musical Intimidator
posted a comment on Tapper Zukie - Musical Intimidator. over 4 years ago
Greetings Andchat,
Some answers for your queries about:
1 'Judge I Oh Lord', it is a remake from ca 1994, of this scorcher: Tappa Zukie* / Lloydie Slim & King Tubby - Judge I O Lord I. N. R. I. / Clearly State Dub. (That was produced by Lloyde Slim, probably why they went with the remake instead of the superior original from... See full review
Pablo Paul / Ras Henry - Don't Dope / Happy Home
posted a comment on Pablo Paul / Ras Henry - Don't Dope / Happy Home. over 4 years ago
Happy Home is also released credited to Pablo Paul
see https://www.discogs.com/release/7625525
peace
dj
Pablo Paul / Wassey - Happy Home / Happy Time
posted a comment on Pablo Paul / Wassey - Happy Home / Happy Time. over 4 years ago
Happy Home is also released credited to Ras Henry
see https://www.discogs.com/release/932869
peace
dj
Freddie McGregor - FM
posted a comment on Freddie McGregor - FM. over 4 years ago
Cool collection of tunes backed by the High Times/Soul Syndicate Band, released in 1992,
recorded between 1977 and 1982.
peace
dj
Burning Spear - Marcus' Children
posted a comment on Burning Spear - Marcus' Children. over 4 years ago
Afaik 'Institution' is the same song as on the Island release,
it's a remake of 'He Prayed', just like 'Nyah Keith' is a remake of 'Zion Higher'.
'Marcus Children' and 'Social Living' contain the same 9 tracks,
only differences are the mixes/edits... See full review
The Righteous Flames / Jah Lloyd - I Was Born To Love / Bongo Natty
posted a comment on The Righteous Flames / Jah Lloyd - I Was Born To Love / Bongo Natty. over 4 years ago
The Righteous Flames / Lloyd Young & Bingie Bunny* - I Was Born To Love / Mug Head
posted a comment on The Righteous Flames / Lloyd Young & Bingie Bunny* - I Was Born To Love / Mug Head. over 4 years ago
The Heptones - Drifting Away
posted a comment on The Heptones - Drifting Away. over 4 years ago
On the "Ain't No Sunshine" riddim, also used by Horace Andy, Douglas Boothe and Jah Lloyd amongst others.
peace,
dj
Johnny Clarke - Please Don't Go
posted a comment on Johnny Clarke - Please Don't Go. over 4 years ago
This is not the 70s version but a later remake. Please don't add it to the MR.
King Tubby Meets Blackbeard's Ring Craft Posse* - Lost Dub From The Vault
posted a comment on King Tubby Meets Blackbeard's Ring Craft Posse* - Lost Dub From The Vault. over 4 years ago
"The vast majority of the tracks weren’t even mixed at Tubby's"
That's certainly possible here, even probable yes.
peace
dj
Jah Lloyd - Dread Lion Dub
posted a comment on Jah Lloyd - Dread Lion Dub. over 4 years ago
Thanks for the heads-up. It's been awhile since i last heard this Dub LP.
Looks like it's time to get it out of storage and give it a spin again.
Peace
dj
The Viceroys - Love Is All
posted a comment on The Viceroys - Love Is All. over 4 years ago
The liner notes state, Lead vocal: Neville Ingram except track 9 by Wesley Tingling and Neville Ingram.
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dj
Dillinger - Top Ranking Dillinger
posted a comment on Dillinger - Top Ranking Dillinger. over 4 years ago
All of the tracks on this album can be found on
The Prime Of Dillinger - Gangster, Prankster And Rasta, 2001
in a different order, the... See full review
Keith* & Romay* - This A Welding
posted a comment on Keith* & Romay* - This A Welding. over 4 years ago
It has some trademarks of the Upsetter alright, but the year is more likely 1974/75 due to the soldering/welding lyrics.
peace,
dj
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Third World - Now That We Found Love
posted a comment on Third World - Now That We Found Love. over 5 years ago
The B side is a dub version of the song 'Cold Sweat' from the Journey To Addis album.
peace
dj
Junior Reid - Thanks & Praise
posted a comment on Junior Reid - Thanks & Praise. over 5 years ago
Greetings, if you like this riddim, find 2 other versions on World Sound & Power Band* - Mawamba Dub (Warrior) Chapter Two, titled "Fah-Ee-Zah (Victorious)".
peace,
dj
Prince Buster - Prince Buster On Tour
posted a comment on Prince Buster - Prince Buster On Tour. over 5 years ago
Except for the intro, all songs can be found on Prince Buster - Dance Cleopatra Dance,
but without the audience overdubs.
Prince Buster - Rock A Shacka Vol. 5 - Dance Cleopatra
posted a comment on Prince Buster - Rock A Shacka Vol. 5 - Dance Cleopatra. over 5 years ago
About charting in the Netherlands: it was in 1972 for a total of 7 weeks, peaking @12.
peace
dj
Kori Moraba - Sotho Reggae
posted a comment on Kori Moraba - Sotho Reggae. over 5 years ago
Apparently this is the first reggae album from South Africa.
Junior Reid - Junior Reid & The Bloods
posted a comment on Junior Reid - Junior Reid & The Bloods. over 5 years ago
A couple of songs were released on 7" singles.
The ones with Dennis Brown and Michael Rose for instance.
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dj
Cimarons* - Maka
submitted Cimarons* - Maka. over 5 years ago
Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang* / Ini Kamoze / Half Pint (3) / Yellowman - Live 86
posted a comment on Sly & Robbie / Taxi Gang* / Ini Kamoze / Half Pint (3) / Yellowman - Live 86. over 5 years ago
Thanks for the correction. No doubt they are excellent performances.
Peace,
dj