repress!

remaster

dub-album izu dem 1978 veröffentlichten fuenf-sterne-album >africa must be free by 1983<

repress - der 10-track longplayer lässt die herzen der augustus pablo fans höher schlagen! hier ist die exklusive zusammenstellung aus den archiven der produzenten gussie clark aus den 70er jahren - sehr rares und unveröffentlichtes material inklusive der 12inch-single versionen von -no entry- und -classical illusion-, komplett mit dem king jammy dub, sowie die gesuchte micron 7inch version, uvm.

reggae

reggae

first time out for this wildly raw dubplate, sister-recording to the pablo master-rhythm - essential!

originally released 1990

reissue , back from 1986

a previously unreleased collaboration from augustus pablo and king tubby finally available on vinyl. standard black vinyl pressing.

the visionary musician and record producer augustus pablo made some of the most unique and individual recordings in the history of reggae. as with his friend and mentor, jackie mittoo, the man born horace swaby was of mixed indian and african heritage, and although his middleclass background might have pointed him in a very different direction, the lure of jamaica’s sound system culture captured him at a young age, particularly after debilitating health problems saw him drop out of school. he began recording as a session keyboardist as the 60s gave way to the 70s, but everything changed when a schoolfriend introduced him to the melodica, a small plastic keyboard operated by a mouthpiece, which he used on seminal recordings for producer herman chin-loy, credited to augustus pablo on release. during the early 1970s, pablo crafted melodica instrumentals for all of the leading reggae producers, scoring ‘best instrumental’ for ‘java’ in 1973, and launching the rockers label to showcase self-produced work at the same time. this multifaceted compilation, first issued on bunny lee’s attack label in 2005, compiles memorable melodica interpretations of some of lee’s greatest productions, recorded over dub cuts of immortal numbers such as cornell campbell’s ‘queen of the minstrel’ and john holt’s ‘my desire.’ reissued on lp and cd with bonus tracks!

eleven tracks courtesy the rockers production team, recorded & mixed by sylvan morris and arranged & produced by the mastermind augustus pablo aka horace swaby (born: june 21, 1954 in st. andrew, jamaica / died: may 18, 1999 in kingston, jamaica). the 1984 compilation album -king david’s melody- was longtime not available and it contains music created between 1975 and 1982 for the rockers and message labels, most were released as singles only previously. here’s the re-issue for the 21st century state-of-the-art remastered with the original catalogue number grel170 featuring melodica masterpieces and deep dubs, all built on augustus pablo’s signature rock solid drum and bass foundations.

official deluxe gatefold sleeve edition, made with full approval of the original compilers. the original 1979 greensleeves “original rockers” compilation was instrumental in bringing the music of augustus pablo to an international audience and with this 2lp set greensleeves pay tribute to that landmark release with a second disc of further cuts of the original albums classic rhythms including some rare sides making their album debut.

nice price deal !!!

new bonus tracks on this new 2023 edition include seminal dancehall party cuts alongside classic soul to reggae covers.

a collection of vintage reggae and dub.

12 selected reggae roots

2-lp set mit vier auschließlich nur auf diesem vinyl erhältlichen tracks inklusive dem 10 minuten mix von pass the kouchie! (the mighty diamonds & lennie hibbert).

*gussie presenting the right tracks* - the original 70s classic collection with 11 selected tracks on wax. a true parade of jamaican greats horace andy, dennis brown, gregory isaacs, augustus pablo, leroy smart etc. - the next decade gussie clarke went truly outernational with global hits galore but these are the crucial cuts that paved the way!

by the age of 15, david rodigan was djing at school dances and youth clubs. the infectious, crazy back beat of jamaican ska first captivated him as a teenager in the mid 60 s, it was a driving, energetic sound which he found impossible to resist. when the pace cooled down and condensed into rock steady david was equally enamoured because the sweet, aching vocal style of jamaica s young stars could be heard to full effect.

chillin reggae sound