(Early B The Doctor)
45 Minutes of classic 1980s dancehall sounds in the mix.
DJ Tomas of Umoja Soundsystem Presents…
Strictly Bubbling: A Rub-A-Dub Reggae Selection
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ARTIST – TITLE – (LABEL)
Cornell Campbell – Rope In
Michigan & Smiley – One Love Jamdown
Freddie McGregor – Big Ship
Triston Palmer – Entertainment
Jah Thomas/Toyan – Two Bad DJ Afi Talk
Philip Fraser/Dillinger – Stop The Fussing & Fighting
Prince Jazzbo – Old Time Days
Sugar Minott – Inna Dancehall Style
Sugar Minott/Charlie Chaplain – 4-Wheel Wheely
Wayne Jarrett – Chip In
Ranking Joe/General Lee – To Jah
General Lee – Slam Bam
Lee Van Cleef – Boom Salute
Carlton Livingstone – Chalice In Hand
Dennis Brown – Caress Me Girl
Cocoa Tea – Rocking Dolly
Dillinger – No Promises
Anthony Johnson – Oh Jah
Junior Murvin – Bad Man Posse
Gregory Isaacs – Storm
Tappa Zukie – Oh Lord
Yellowman/Peter Metro – Gregory Free
Jimmy Riley – Love & Devotion
General Echo – Drunken Master
Sly & Robbie – Love & Devotion version
Carlton Livingstone – Don’t Follow Rumour
Yellowman/Peter Metro – Jamaica Nice (Canada Cold)
Peter Metro/Lady Ann – Bossanova
Sugar Minott – Uptown Girl
Edi Fitzroy – Princess Black
Sammy Dread – Rude Boy
Lone Ranger – M16
Johnny B – Rub-A-Dub
Earl Cunningham – Violence and Crime
King Tubby – Shank-I-Shek
Brigadeer Jerry – In The Ghetto
Johnny Osbourne – Water Pumping
Frankie Paul – Worries In The Dance
Toyan – Spar Wid Me
Nicodemus – Bubble Nicodemus
U-Roy/Gladiators – Natty Rebel
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.
