(Early B The Doctor)
45 Minutes of classic 1980s dancehall sounds in the mix.
DJ Tomas of Umoja Soundsystem Presents…
Strictly Rub A Dub Volume One
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ARTIST – TITLE – (LABEL)
Lady Ann – Informer (Joe Gibbs)
Dennis Brown – Your Love’s Got A Hold On Me (Joe Gibbs)
Triston Palma – Entertainment (Midnight Rock)
Jah Thomas – Friday Night Jamboree (Midnight Rock)
Sugar Minott – Inna Dancehall Style (Black Roots)
Sugar Minott/Charlie Chaplin – Four Wheel Wheely (Black Roots)
Early B – Wheely Wheely (Wheely Wheely Connection)
Early B – Bible Story (Wheely Wheely Promotions)
Delton Screechie – Pretty Blue Eyes (Wheely Wheely Promotions)
Supercat – Ride And Shut Off (Wheely Wheely Promotions)
Rankin Joe – Leave Fe Mi Girl Arlene (Joe Gibbs)
Jah Bible – Jah Bible (Roots Tradition)
Josie Wales – Too Greedy ( Corner Stone)
Anthony Johnson – Oh Jah (Corner Stone)
Little John – Form A Line (Jah Guidance)
Sister Nancy – Proud A We (Techniques)
Yellowman – Mr. Chin (Volcano)
Welton Irie – Nice Up The Dance (Joe Gibbs)
Pampidoo – Governor General (Freedom Sounds)
Res'peck is due...
to you and you and god knows who...But seriously, this is the music of my teenage years, driving the VW squareback, listening to Spliff Skankin and Robert Rankin on KFJC 89.7FM, playing the original 10" and 12" versions of these tracks, fresh from trips to Sunsplash or studio visits in Kingston.
Volume Two a soon come. Still have so much more foundation to rewind. And it's odd to consider that among the myriad Studio One collections, and modern ragga anthologies, that some sporting label hasn't taken on the task of telling the story of the rub-a-dub era. I guess Dancehall Essentials is a fair attempt, if its even still in print. For a good amalgam of Real Player archives of the riddims themselves, check Dancehallstyle.
With so many singers and DJs talking about how they just want to go back to the days of wine'in the Cool & Deadly with their partners, and "the dance jus' nice..." it's really vital to take a look back at these tracks. In particular, ones like Early B's "Bible Story" or Yellowman's "Mr. Chin" in which there seems to be neither an end to the lyrics, nor to the stories of Jamaican life being expressed.
Big up all the artists, producers, musicians past and present. ForwardEver.
