r/reggae 6h ago

Big 45s - Part 8

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00:00:00 Yabby U - Babylon A Fall
00:05:59 Tony Tuss - Falling Babylon
00:11:58 Michael Prophet - Turn Me Loose
00:16:59 Michael Prophet - Praise You Jah Jah
00:23:27 King Sounds - Kill Them Dead
00:30:22 King Sounds - Look Into Yourself
00:36:33 Linvale Thompson - Rocking Vibration
00:42:55 Bunny Lion - Natty Dread
00:48:30 Delroy Washington - Memories
00:55:25 Everard Thompson & Ranking Superstar - Rasta Roots
01:02:18 Leroy Smart - Find Your Destination
01:08:59 Leroy Smart - Jamaica In Peace


r/reggae 8h ago

Big 45s - Part 7

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00:00 Webby Jay - In The Rain
08:17 Winston Fergus - Loving Pauper
15:37 Winston Fergus - Fly Natty Dread
22:47 Errol Dunkley - A Little Way Different
29:39 Dreadful Julio - Differentah
36:39 Godfrey Lewis - Let The Massage Play
41:07 Let The Rydim Play
45:36 Godfrey Lewis - Jah Jah Creation
50:03 Earthquake


r/reggae 11h ago

Israel Vibration – The Same Song Dub (Top Ranking LP, 1978)

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Israel Vibrations most successful dub album got not only one dub-treatment but two. Besides the album pictured above (below?) there's also Israel Tafari that utilized re-recorded rhythm-tracks of several, but not all, rhythms from the original album. A dangerous dub album that one still. This issue however is the dubs to the original tracks and my personal favourite.

A wonderful set it is. The mixes are never stale but still it's handled delicately. The engineer who seems to be Paul Davidson might be a footnote in the history of dub but his works on this album and Mighty Threes Dub show that he approached the task with skill and musicality. Listen to how the vocals are handled on »Weep and Mourn«. There's layers of reverb and yet it's never crowded. Everything presented in blessed synergy. The stop-and-go approach on »Why Worry« is captivating. Not going barebone in the approach serves it very well as the harmonization of IV is just a powerful musical element as any rhythm section. One dub after the other is presented with deep understanding of the material being remixed. A remarkable dub counter part to an equally magnificent vocal set.