King_Tubby_And_The_Aggrovators_Foundation_Of_Dub-2CD-2001-TWCmp3

King Tubby & The Aggrovators - Foundation Of Dub (2CD) 2001 -

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[Source...: CDDA ]
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[Quality..: 192kbps Full Stereo ]

[Release Date.: Mar-16-2001 ]
[Store Date...: 000-00-2001 ]

[Record Label.: Trojan Records ]
[Encoder......: Lame 3.86 ]
[Style........: Reggae ]

Track List
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Around 1969 Kingston-based producers started to issue
singles with instrumental "versions" on the flipside of
vocal releases, which were actually the basic riddim
tracks. To these "versions" one could add further
instrumentation or deejay accompaniment. Within a year the
inclusion of instrumental versions on the flipside was
common practice among the majority of Jamaica's producers.
In 1971 the first real Dub recordings began to appear, with
The Hippy Boys' "Voo Doo" - the version to Little Roy's
"Hard Fighter", which was mixed by Lynford Anderson a.k.a.
Andy Capp - now widely acknowledged to be the first
recording in the genre. But it was pioneering sound
engineer and sound system operator Osbourne Ruddock who did
more than any other to popularize and develop the sound. He
explored the possibilities of sound from his small studio,
located at the back of his home, at 18 Drumilly Avenue,
Kingston 11.
The mid to late seventies were the golden years for dub
music. It was the time when the style peaked in both terms
of popularity and creativity, with the fierce competition
among Jamaica's producers pushing its boundaries to new
limits. And of these producers, none proved more succesfull
or prolific than Bunny 'Striker' Lee. Christened Edward
O'Sullivan Lee, Bunny was born in Kingston on August 23rd,
1940. He started out as a record promoter and by the
mid-sixties he found himself working days as a filling
clerk, while nights were spent plugging disc for Duke Reid,
Prince Buster, Coxsonne Dodd and Leslie Kong. By the close
of 1967, Bunny launched his own Lee label, on which he
issued a series of popular singles by artists such as Glen
Adams, Roy Shirley, Ken Parker and The Uniques. In 1969 his
production of Max Romeo's 'Wet Dream' became a UK top ten
hit. After visiting a dance, featuring Ruddy Redwood's
Supreme Ruler of Sound set, who pioneered the use of dub
techniques, he began releasing singles with 'version' on
its flip. By the mid seventies Bunny was head and shoulder
above his nearest rival in term of sales, with a roster of
artists that included such luminaries as Johnny Clarke,
Delroy Wilson, John Holt, Linval Thompson, Horace Andy,
Jackie Edwards, Cornell Campbell and Owen Gray.
His collaboration with King Tubby led to the release of
some fine dub albums, with regular players including Chinna
Smith, Carly barrett, Santa Davies, Sly & Robbie, George
Fulwood, Ansel collins, Bobby Kalphat, Tommmy McCook, Bobby
Ellis, Jackie Mittoo and Touter Harvey.
The twenty eight tracks on this double cd set date from the
period 1975-1977 and feature the aforementioned musicians.
Most of the dubs found here are instrumental versions of
the more familiar mid-seventies riddims. On disc one you
will find riddims such as 'Darker Shade Of Black', 'Rough
Rebel', 'I Am The Greatest', 'Baby Why', 'I Need A Roof',
'True Believer In Love' and 'Mean Girl'. The second disc
includes renderings of 'If You Love Me', 'Long Long
Dreadlocks', 'Ten To One', 'Love Uprising', 'A Serious
Thing' and 'Man To Man'. The riddims were recorded at
Channel One studio and mixed at King Tubby's studio.
For a superb showcase of mid-seventies dub, do check out
this double cd !

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