Monthly Archives: May 2015
beggars dub
treasure Recorded during August and September, 1984 at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh and Rooster, West-London. Written and produced by Cocteau Twins. Design by 23 Envelope ▼ COCTEAU TWINS: PANDORA from “Treasure” LP 4AD (CAD 412) (UK) 1984
lee perry not lee perry
black ark in dub Recorded 1977 at The Black Ark Studio. Kingston, Jamaica. Written and produced by Aisha Morrison. Written and arranged by Desmond Bryan. Junior Murvin: guitar; Aston “Family Man” Barrett: bass; Carlton Barrett: drums; Ansel Collins: keyboards. ▼ LEE PERRY: HOW DEEP from “Black Ark In Dub” LP Lagoon (LG1-1013) (JA/FR) 1991
fire in the vatican
dreader than dread “Dreader Locks” b/w “Militant Rock” Dip (DL 5060) (JA) 1975 Arranged & Produced by Lee Perry. ▼ LEE AND JUNIOR: DREADER LOCKS from “Dreader Locks b/w Militant Rock” 7″ 45 Dip (DL 5060) (JA) 1975
the prince him sly
uhuru in dub “A Eden Pan Street” b/w “Version” (Jammy) Jammy’s (NONE) (JA) 1977 Recorded at Channel One Recording Studio Mixed at King Tubby’s Studio. ▼ PRINCE JAMMY WITH SLY & ROBBIE: EDEN DUB from “Black Uhuru In Dub” LP CSA (CSLP 2) (JA/UK) 1982▼ PRINCE JAMMY WITH SLY & ROBBIE: FIREHOUSE SPECIAL from “BlackContinue reading “the prince him sly”
rigid digits
strickly punk rockers Written by Bob Marley. Produced by Geoff Travis, Mayo Thompson. Recorded November 1-13, 1978 at Spaceward Studios, Cambridge. ▼ STIFF LITTLE FINGERS: JOHNNY WAS from “Inflammable Material” LP Rough Trade (ROUGH 1) (UK) 1979
culture in dub
two seven’s clash (version) Written by Joseph Hill. “Two Sevens Clash b/w “Version” (The Mighty Two) Joe Gibbs Record Globe (NONE) (JA) 1977 ▼ CULTURE: TWO SEVENS CLASH DUB from “Rare & Unreleased Dub” CD Revolver (REV CD 258) (JA/ZA) 2003
two dubs is not a trinity
channel one disco mix Recorded and produced at Channel One. ▼ TRINITY: ALL GONE from “All Gone b/w Version” 7″ 45 Disco Mix (NONE) (JA) 1975▼ THE REVOLUTIONARIES: THE LEFTIST (VERSION) from “The Leftist b/w Version” 7″ 45 Disco Mix (NONE) (JA) 1977
santa atlantic
santic in dub 1st issue on the Santic label. Recorded at Randy’s Recording Studio. Produced by Leonard Anthony Chin. Mixed by Errol Thompson. ▼ AUGUSTUS PABLO: PABLO IN DUB from “Pablo In Dub b/w Hell Boat” 7″ 45 Santic (NONE) (JA) 1974 • “This is Augustus Pablo” LP Kaya (ST-11214) (JA) 1974
waltz of the crab girl
deep water dub On various compilations including “The Fatman Tapes”. ▼ KING TUBBY: WATER DUB from “Water Dub” CD Lagoon (LG2-1055) (JA) 1993
the chiller
satta down dub “Pablo Satta” b/w “Tubby’s Special”Rockers (NONE) (JA) 1975 ▼ AUGUSTUS PABLO: SATTA from “King Tubby’s Meets Rockers Uptown” LP Yard Music (NONE) (JA) 1976
pablo sketches
horace swaby paints From the LP recorded variously at Harry J; A & R; Channel One; King Tubbys; Black Ark Studios. ▼ AUGUSTUS PABLO: UNFINISHED MELODY from “Unfinished Melody b/w Melody Dub” 7″ 45 Rockers (TAL 354) (JA) 1977 • “East Of The River Nile” LP Message (DSR 7108) (JA) 1978
from black ark to notting hill
on the street dub Auditioned and recorded at Black Ark Studio, May 1976. Clash version recorded 10–27 Feb 1977 at CBS Studios, London & National Film / Television School, Beaconsfield, England following the Notting Hill riot, 1976. Produced by Mickey Foote. ▼ THE UPSETTERS: GRUMBLING DUB from “Police And Thief b/w Grumbling Dub” 7″ 45Continue reading “from black ark to notting hill”
on-u sound
snipers in the streets Written by Roydel Johnson, AKA Congo “Ashanti” Roy. Album recorded at various studios in London and Channel One Recording Studio, Kingston. Produced by Adrian Sherwood. ▼ SINGERS & PLAYERS: SNIPERS IN THE STREETS from “Staggering Heights” LP On-U Sound (ON-U LP 23) (JA/UK) 1983
spit di dummy
dub submission Originally released by Dawn Penn in 1967. Version recorded at Channel One and King Tubby Studios. Produced by Augustus “Gussie” Clarke. Engineered by King Tubby and Philip Smart. ▼ BLACK FOUNDATION: NO, NO, NO from “Black Foundation Dub” LP Gussie (NONE) (JA) 1977
dub in a box
buried in the dub “It’s a perfect rhythm. You can put anything over it and mix it in so many different ways.” Jah Wobble ▼ PUBLIC IMAGE LTD: GRAVEYARD from “Metal Box” 3 x 12″ Virgin (METAL-1) (UK) 1979
psalm 87
dwelling in zion With typography anticipating Suburban Press. ▼ PRINCE FAR I: PSALM 87 from “Dwelling In Zion (Psalms) b/w Psalms” 7″ 45 The Book Of Psalms (NONE) (JA) 1975 • “Psalms For Far I” LP Carib Gems (CGLP 1002) (JA/UK) 1975
ugly dub
tackro-tackro man“him curse him moder for a ‘cra-cra’” ▼ 1st 2nd 3rd GEN UPSETTERS: THE TACKRO from “Yakety Yak b/w Tackro” 7″ 45 Upsetter (JA) • Yakety Yak b/w Tackio” 7″ 45 Upsetter (US 324) (JA/UK) 1970
tracts of my tears
weeping dub ▼ NINEY (FEATURING THE SOUL SYNDICATE): WEEPING DUB from “Niney Present Dub” CD Trojan (CDTRL 427 Z) (JA/UK) 1999
time the dub
all along the clocktower Produced and arranged by Brad Osborne. Mixed by Philip Smart. Featuring Carlton Barrett on drums, Family Man Barrett on bass. A Clocktower Production. White Plains Road, Bronx, NYC. ▼ CARLTON & FAMILY MAN BARRETT: ISTA EPISODE from “Macka Dub • Vol. 1” LP Clocktower • Alfred Abraham (CTLP 3995) (JA/US) 1980