Roots & Dub Appendix:

"O Tersies ships, weep; there are no house - fe it have been demolished, an there are no enterin; it have been revealed fe them iginnin from Keeteem country. O unu who live pon ilands an who cross pon the sea - ina whom Seedona merchants trade filled up, be calm. Sheehor seed an `Abbay river harvest were she income pon many Waters; an she were peoples market. O Seedona, shame, fe the sea, sea fortress, have spoken sayin - "I-man didn't labour, I-man didn't birth; an I-man didn't raise up braves, an I-man didn't raise up virgins." Labour shall seize them pon Theeros report - pon the time she report reached Gibts. Cross toward Tersies; unu who live pon ilands - weep."

Saturday 25 May 2024

Barry Issac - Man Of The Century [Reggae On Top CD, 2001]

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 1) Man Of The Century
 2) Let's Praise H.I.M.mp3
 3) Thieves & Pirates
 4) Noh Kill No Sound Pt.1
 5) Zion Children
 6) I Am A Rastaman
 7) Get Out
 8) The King Of Kings Shall Reign Forever
 9) Fire
10) I&I Deh Ya
11) Noh Kill No Sound Pt.2
12) Melodica Sound (Ft. Hugie Izachaar)
13) Melodica Dub  

Monday 20 May 2024

V.A. - The Front Line Box Set [Virgin CD, 2004]

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Record date: 197X

CD1:
 1) The Gladiators - Dreadlocks The Time Is Now
 2) The Gladiators - Mix Up
 3) The Gladiators - Know Yourself Mankind
 4) Culture - Too Long In Slavery
 5) Culture - Work On Natty
 6) Culture - Natty Never Get Weary
 7) Gregory Isaacs - Black Liberation Struggle
 8) Gregory Isaacs - Universal Tribulation
 9) Gregory Isaacs - Poor And Clean
10) The Abyssinians - Let My Days Be Long
11) The Abyssinians - Wicked Men
12) The Mighty Diamonds - Right Time
13) The Mighty Diamonds - Bodyguard
14) The Mighty Diamonds - Africa
15) Johnny Clarke - Roots Natty Roots Natty Congo
16) Johnny Clarke - Crazy Baldhead
17) Johnny Clarke - Prophesy A Fulfilled
18) The Twinkle Brothers - Never Get Burn
19) The Twinkle Brothers - Free Africa
20) The Twinkle Brothers - Since I Threw The Comb Away
21) Delroy Washington - Zion
22) Delroy Washington - Observance

CD2:
 1) Culture - Stop The Fussing And Fighting
 2) Culture - Cumbolo
 3) Culture - International Herb
 4) Gregory Isaacs - Native Woman
 5) Gregory Isaacs - Let's Dance
 6) The Sensations - Mr. Brown
 7) The Sensations - Those Guys
 8) The Abyssinians - Jah Loves
 9) The Abyssinians - This Land Is For Everyone
10) The Gladiators - Hearsay
11) The Gladiators - Pocket Money
12) The Gladiators - Greatest Love
13) The Paragons - Tide Is High
14) Johnny Clarke - Declaration Of Rights
15) Johnny Clarke - I Am Still Waiting
16) The Twinkle Brothers - I Don't Want To Be Lonely Anymore
17) The Twinkle Brothers - I Love You So
18) The Mighty Diamonds - Shame And Pride
19) The Mighty Diamonds - I Need A Roof
20) Keith Hudson - Civilisation
21) Althea & Donna - Uptown Top Ranking

CD3:
 1) U Roy - Chalice In The Palace
 2) U Roy - Wear You To The Ball
 3) U Roy - Natty Rebel
 4) I Roy - Tribute To Marcus Garvey
 5) I Roy - Jordan River
 6) I Roy - Radical Music
 7) Prince Hammer - Bible
 8) Tapper Zukie - M.P.L.A).mp3
 9) Tapper Zukie - Oh Lord
10) Tapper Zukie - She Want A Phensic (Dangerous Woman)
11) Big Youth - Marcus Garvey
12) Big Youth - Lightning Flash (Weak Heart Drop)
13) Big Youth - Isaiah First Prophet Of Old
14) Jah Lloyd - Humble One
15) Prince Far I - Message From The King
16) Prince Far I - Commandment Of Drugs
17) U Brown - Weather Balloon
18) U Brown - Natty Dread Upon A Mountain Top
19) Ranking Trevor - Masculine Gender
20) Ranking Trevor - Rub A Dub Style
21) Poet & The Roots - Five Nights Of Bleeding

CD4:
 1) Prince Far I - Suru Lere Dub
 2) Prince Far I - Borno Dub
 3) Prince Far I - Bendel Dub
 4) The Revolutionaries - Rooftop Dub
 5) The Revolutionaries - Merciful Dub
 6) The Revolutionaries - Cell Block 11
 7) The Revolutionaries - Blacka Black Dub
 8) Poet & The Roots - Command Consel Dub
 9) I Roy - African Tak
10) Sly Dunbar - Rasta Fiesta
11) Sly Dunbar - Sesame Street
12) Sly Dunbar - Dirty Harry
13) Big Youth - Big Youth Special
14) Big Youth - Black Man Message
15) Johnny Clarke - Academy Award Version
16) Jah Lloyd - Herb Dub
17) Jah Lloyd - Stone Dub
18) Jah Lloyd - Knife And Fork
19) The Twinkle Brothers - Distant Drums Dub
20) The Twinkle Brothers - Hip Dub
21) The Mighty Diamonds - Diamonds And Pearls Dub
22) The Mighty Diamonds - Bodyguard Dub  

Saturday 11 May 2024

Tony Benjamin - African Rebel [Ariwa LP, 1984]

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A1) Africa Is Zion
A2) We Are His Children
A3) Germ War
A4) Psychological Pen
A5) Hotter The Battle
B1) Reasoning
B2) Treasures In The World
B3) Let Love Come In
B4) Black Woman
B5) That's Love

Produced by: Mad Professor  

Niney The Observer - Sledgehammer Dub [Motion CD, 2003]

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Record date: 1977

 1) Dub Long Rastafari
 2) Travelling Version
 3) You're No Dub Baby
 4) Burning Dub
 5) Kingsgate Version
 6) Dub Now
 7) God Bless My Dub
 8) Everyone's Dubbing
 9) Rich And Poor Dub
10) Tribulation Version
11) Head Line
12) New Style
13) Dub 51
14) Tenement Yard Version

Backed by: The Soul Syndicate
Bass: George Fullwood
Drums: Santa Davis
Guitar: Earl 'Chinna' Smith
Rhythm Guitar: Tony Valentine
Keyboards: Ossie Hibbert, Ansel Collins & Touter

Produced by: Niney
Mixed by: King Tubby
Engineered by: Errol Thompson, Philip Smart, Syd Bucknor & King Tubby
Recorded at: Randy's & Chalk Farm  

Niney The Observer - Space Flight Dub [Danceteria CD, 1989]

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 1) Space Flight Dub
 2) Gone With The Wind Dub
 3) Scattered Dub
 4) Runaway Dub
 5) Operator Dub
 6) All Rounder Dub
 7) Follow Up Dub
 8) Treasure Dub
 9) Rich And Poor Dub
10) Dungeon Dub
11) Skank Dub
12) Dream Rock Dub  

Thursday 2 May 2024

The Roots Radics - Two Time Girl [Scorpio LP, 1984]

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A1) Earl Sixteen - The World Has Begun
A2) Roman Stewart - Listen To Mommy And Daddy
A3) Roman Stewart - Today
A4) The Heptones - Come We Go Jamaica
B1) Naggo Morris - Two Time Girl
B2) Naggo Morris - False Rasta
B3) Boby Floyd - Falling In Love
B4) Copie Copewell - Piece Of Action

Produced by: The Heptones  

The Reprobates & Gussie P - Rubble Dub [Rubble Music LP, 1984]

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A1) In Like Flinstone
A2) Theme From Bedrock
A3) Rocky Music
A4) Boulder Move
A5) Great Stone
B1) Young Rubble
B2) Concrete Jungle Overcoat
B3) OK Fred
B4) Dub Slate
B5) Donald Quarry

Mixed by: Gussie Prento @ A-Class Dub Studios  

V.A. - Six The Hard Way [Heartbeat CD, 2006]

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 1) Slim Smith - Born To Love
 2) Slim & The Gaylads - You Don't Care
 3) Slim Smith - Rougher Yet
 4) The Termites - Have Mercy Mr. Percy (Original Single Mix)
 5) The Termites - Do The Rock Steady
 6) The Termites - It Take Two To Make Love (Original Single Mix)
 7) The Cables - No New Love
 8) The Cables - Love Is A Pleasure
 9) The Cables - Cheer Up
10) Larry Marshall - Nanny Goat
11) Larry Marshall - Thelma
12) Larry Marshall - How Can I Go On (Extended Mix)
13) The Viceroys - Love And Unity
14) The Viceroys - Slogan On The Wall
15) The Viceroys - Ya Ho
16) Willie Williams - Armagideon Time
17) Willie Williams - Master Plan
18) Willie Williams - See You When I Get There

Produced by: C.S. Dodd  

Tuesday 23 April 2024

V.A. - Classic Reggae Recut Chapter 1 [Cultural Warriors Music CD, 2010]

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 1) I Love King Selassie I
 2) No Wicked Cant Reign
 3) None Of Jah Jah Children
 4) Jahovia
 5) Natty Dont Go
 6) Our Father
 7) Righteous Works
 8) Jungle Signal
 9) King Selassie I Dub
11) Jah Jah Children Dub
12) Ethiopia Dub
13) Natty Love Dub
14) Our Father Dub
15) Righteous Works Dub
16) Jungle Dub
19) No Wicked Cant Dub

By Danny Dred. Give Thanks !!  

Sunday 31 March 2024

Desi All Stars - Dubbing in the U.K. [Starlight LP, 1981]

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Record date: 1981

 1) Brixton Dub
 2) Liverpool Dub
 3) Birmingham Dub
 4) Leeds Dub
 5) Manchester Dub
 6) Bradford Dub
 7) Leichester Dub
 8) Southampton Dub
 9) Wolverhampton Dub
10) Hudderfield Dub

Backing Band: Desi All Stars

Producer: Desmond Popsy Benup
Mixing Engineer: Desmond Popsy Benup  

V.A. - Come Rock With Me In Jamaica (1968) [Jet Set CD, 1997]

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 1) Joya Landis - Angels Of The Morning
 2) Alton Ellis - Willow Tree
 3) Tommy McCook - Heat Wave
 4) Phyllis Dillon - Out The Light
 5) The Paragons - My Best Girl
 6) Tommy McCook - The World Needs Love
 7) Alton Ellis - I Can't Stand It
 8) Phyllis Dillon - Long Time
 9) Tommy McCook - Ride Mi Donkey
10) Alton & Phyllis - Love Letters
11) Jamaicans, The - Woman Go Home
12) Tommy McCook - Flying Home  

Jackie Edwards - Come To Me Softly (Third World LP, 1979)

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Record date: 1979

A1) Come To Me Softly
A2) Can't Stop Loving You
A3) Take Good Care Of You Just For Me
A4) Daddy's Home
A5) Love Has Been Good To Me
B1) At The End
B2) Please Don't Cry
B3) Just Because
B4) Lost Love
B5) You Over There

Vocals: Jackie Edwards
Horns Backing Band: Zap Pow
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Lead Guitar: Michael Chung
Rhythm Guitar: Geoffrey Chung
Organ: Winston Wright
Piano: Keith Sterling & Robbie Shakespeare

Producer: Bunny Lee  

Friday 29 March 2024

The Twinkle Brothers - Talent Spotting Pt.2 [Twinkle LP, 1992]

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A1) Santana - Mr. President
A2) Twinkle Brothers - Ethiopia Is Calling
A3) Color Red - Ethiopian Here I Come
A4) Twinkle Brothers - Dub
A5) Twinkle Brothers - What Do You Do
A6) Twinkle Brothers - Dub
B1) ET Webster - Same Same Same
B2) Twinkle Brothers - Step Up
B3) Twinkle Brothers - Dub
B4) Della Grant - Change Your Evil Ways
B5) Twinkle Brothers - Dub

Rhythm Guitar: Ralston Grant
Keyboards: Dub Judah & Norman Grant
Percussion: Dub Judah & Norman Grant

Produced by: Norman Grant
Mixed by: Barry O'Hare & Demondo
Engineered by: Dub Judah
Recorded at: Dubtech
Mixed at: Grove & Remaximum  

The Twinkle Brothers - Talent Spotting Pt.1 [Twinkle LP, 1992]

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A1) Paul Roach - Ites Gold And Green
A2) ET Webster - Them Say, Who Say, I Say
A3) Santana - Beware
A4) Twinkle Brothers - Wah Yu Fe Do
A5) Color Red - Goat Mouth People
A6) Twinkle Brothers - Dub
B1) Ali - A Jah Jah Rule
B2) Twinkle Brothers - Show I The Way Oh Jah
B3) Twinkle Brothers - Praise Jah In The Morning
B4) Twinkle Brothers - Dub
B5) Twinkle Brothers - Help Them
B6) Twinkle Brothers - Dub

Bass: Dub Judah
Rhythm Guitar: Ralston Grant

Produced by: Norman Grant
Engineered by: Dub Judah, Andrew Thomas, Barry O'Hare, Paul Roach, Twinkle Brothers & Demondo
Recorded at: Dubtech & Remaximum
Mixed at: Grove & Remaximum  

Wednesday 27 March 2024

The Twinkle Brothers - Underground [Twinkle LP, 1982]

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A1) The World Was One
A2) Underground
A3) Set Some Example
A4) Battlefield
A5) Ghetto Life
B1) African Nation Come Together
B2) War Is Not The Answer
B3) Hell Break Loose
B4) Sodom & Gomorrah
B5) It Was A Vision I Had

Vocals: Norman Grant
Backing vocals: Ralston Grant & Karl Hyatt
Bass: Jah Shaka, Preacher & Derrick Brown
Drums: Donovan Black & Norman Grant
Syndrums: Jah Shaka
Lead Guitar: Ralston Grant
Rhythm Guitar: Ralston Grant & Michael Dan
Acoustic Guitar: Lloyd Willacy
Keyboards: Pablo Black & Eric Bernard
Percussions: Norman Grant & Karl Hyatt
Tenor Saxophone: Deadly Headly
Trombone: Vin Gordon

Produced by: Norman Grant
Mixed by: Mad Professor  

Princess Sharifa - Time Will Tell (Twinkle LP, 1996)

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 1) Time Will Tell
 2) Come Dance & Rejoice
 3) You're My Comforter
 4) It Takes All Kinds To Make This World
 5) Face Those Demons
 6) I'm A Believer
 7) The Truth Shall Prevail
 8) Never Walk Alone
 9) A Fi Reach Back A Africa
10) Give It Up
11) Your Love
12) I've Got Love I've Got Pride  

Burning Spear - Live At Vredenburg Utrecht, Holland 15-02-1984

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 1) Intro
 2) Behold The Spear
 3) Ride On Jah
 4) Ethiopians Live It Up
 5) Follow Him
 6) Bad To Worse
 7) Repatriation
 8) He Prayed  

The Gladiators - Bongo Red (Heartbeat CD, 1998)

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 1) Roots Natty
 2) Watch Out
 3) Bongo Red
 4) A Prayer To Thee
 5) Happy Man
 6) Mr. Sweet
 7) Fing It Gimme
 8) Don't Fool The Young Girls
 9) Pretending
10) So Fine
11) I Said I Love You
12) Seven Times To Rise
13) Millionnaire Of Love
14) The Kicks
15) Tribulation
16) Time
17) Ungrateful Girl  

The Gladiators - Full Time (Nighthawk CD, 1995)

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 1) Bongo Red -- Red Version
 2) Ship Without A Captain
 3) Run Them
 4) Fussing And Fighting -- Fussing Version
 5) You Little Rat
 6) I'm Not Crying
 7) Rocking Vibration
 8) Vibration Version
 9) Reggae Jambouree
10) Boy In Long Pants
11) Full Time
12) One Love  

Thursday 21 March 2024

Ras Midas - Rastaman In Exile (SKEJ LP, 1980) [Incomplete]

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A1) Rastaman In Exile
A2) Rat And Cat World Power
A3) Burning Revelation
A4) Too Long In The Wind
B1) Zion Last Train
B2) Plague And Armagedeon
B3) Melchizedek
B4) Lean On Jah

Vocals: Ras Midas
Backing vocals: Marcia Griffiths & Annesa Banks
Bass: Ranchie
Congos: Ras Midas, Scully Simms & Bongo Herman
Drums: Horsemouth Wallace
Rhythm Guitar: Bingy Bunny
Lead Guitar: Sewell
Harmonica: Jimmy Becker
Horns: Nambo Robinson, Dean Frazer & Junior Chin
Keyboards: Wire Lindo & Bubbler
Organ: Winston Wright
Percussions: Sylvan Morris, Scully Simms & Ras Midas
Piano: Gladstone Anderson  

Ras Midas - Extended Versions [197X]

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 1) Ras Midas - Rain & Fire
 2) Ras Midas - 400 Years In The Wilderness
 3) Ras Midas - Kude A Bamba Mabruku Mix
 4) Ras Midas - Can't Stop Rasta Now
 5) Ras Midas - Rastaman Crusoe
 6) Ras Midas & I Roy - Good Old Days
 7) Ras Midas & I Roy - Trouble Town  

Tuesday 19 March 2024

Della Grant - Rootically Yours (Twinkle CD, 1994)

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 1) Rootically Yours
 2) Change Your Evil Ways
 3) Watch Them
 4) Read It In Revelation
 5) My Punny
 6) Funky Reggae
 7) Wind Beneath My Wings
 8) Know Jah Rastafari
 9) Girls Can't Do
10) Drum Pan Sound
11) Amandla
12) Who Say We Done

Vocals: Della Grant
Backing vocals: Della Grant, Ralston Grant, Color Red, D. Spencer & Sister I Live
Bass: Ralston Grant, Jd Reilley, Dub Judah & Earl Facey
Drums: Ralston Grant, Jd Reilley, Earl Facey, Dub Judah & Norman Grant
Lead Guitar: Ralston Grant
Rhythm Guitar: Jd Reilley
Keyboards: Ralston Grant, Jd Reilley, Greg Assing, Dub Judah & Norman Grant
Percussion: Ralston Grant & Norman Grant

Produced by: Ralston Grant & Norman Grant
Mixed by: Demondo
Engineered by: Dub Judah
Recorded at: Dubtech, Sparks & Lucid
Mixed at: Remaximum, Grove & Dynamic  

The Twinkle Brothers - Chant Down Babylon [Twinkle CD, 1995]

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 1) Chant Down Babylon
 2) Take Heed
 3) Invasion
 4) A New World Order
 5) Destruction
 6) Peace & Unity
 7) Pay Me
 8) Everlasting Love
 9) You're The One
10) Don't Blame Them
11) Have Mercy Jah
12) Prayer For The Government

Bass: Norman Grant & Black Steel
Drums: Norman Grant & Earl Facey
Lead Guitar: Black Steel
Rhythm Guitar: Ralston Grant & Black Steel
Keyboards: Ralston Grant, Black Steel, Norman Grant & JD Riley
Percussion: Norman Grant & Mark Wright
Trombone: Nambo
Trumpet: Chico

Produced by: Norman Grant
Mixed by: Mad Professor, Dub Judah & Demondo
Recorded at: Lucid Studio, Lion Studio & Sparks (Oakland, CA)
Mixed at: Ariwa, Dubtech & Twinkle Recording Studio  

Wednesday 13 March 2024

Ras Midas - Stand Up Wise Up [Celluloid LP, 1984]

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A1) Make We Rock So
A2) Can't Stop Rastaman Now
A3) Blood In The Sky
A4) Just The Two Of Us
A5) European Common Market
B1) Stand Up Wise Up
B2) Pushing Inside
B3) Love Up Side Down
B4) Let's Go Dancing In The Rain

Vocals: Ras Midas
Backing vocals: Marcia Griffiths
Bass: Ranchie & Robbie Shakespeare
Drums: Santa Davis & Sly Dunbar
Flute: Egbert Evans
Guitar: Andy Bassford & Sewell
Keyboards: Earl Wire Lindo
Organ: Ansel Collins
Percussions: Sticky & Skully
Piano: Gladstone Anderson & Ansel Collins
Saxophone: Egbert Evans
Trombone: Dean Fraser & Nambo Robinson
Trumpet: Junior Chin

Producer: Ras Midas
Mixing Engineer: Sylvan Morris
Recorded & Mixed at: Harry J (Kingston, JA)  

Sons Of Jah - Universal Message [Natty Congo LP, 1982]

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A1) Look Mankind
A2) How You Love
A3) Need Some Company
A4) Humanity
A5) Can't Conquer Wright
B1) Now Is The Time
B2) Universal Message
B3) Breaking Down The Barriers _ Praises
B5) Working People  

Sunday 10 March 2024

Horsemouth Wallace - Original Armageddon Dub [Stable One CD, 2000]

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Record date: 1978

 1) Let It Burn
 2) Fire Burn
 3) Live Good
 4) Rastaman Dub
 5) I Love Reggae
 6) Reggae Dub
 7) I Want To Be With You
 8) I Want To Dub
 9) Armageddon Dub
10) Tribute To His Majesty
11) Freedom Dub
12) Marcus Garvey Dub
13) New Day Dawning

Vocals: Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Bass: Clinton Fergus, Larry Silvera
Drums: Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace
Guitar: Earl "Chinna" Smith
Horns: Deadly Hedley, David Madden, Dean Frazier, Dirty Harry, Nambo & Vin Gordon
Keyboards: Michael "Ebo" Cooper
Organ: Richard Ace

Produced by: Hope E. Novak
Recorded at: Harry J (Kingston, JA)  

Ras Ivi & The Family Of Rastafari - Ark Of The Covenant [Surr Zema CD, 1994]

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 1) Centenary Chant
 2) Proud To Be Black
 3) Where You Gonna Run
 4) Every Time I Chant Nyahbingi
 5) Black Liberation
 6) No Bow
 7) It's Gonna Be Fire
 8) Free Up Africa
 9) Ark Of The Convenant
10) Chosen Few
11) All Nation Have To Bow  

Thursday 7 March 2024

Chariot Riders - Sensimilla Dub [Crystal D LP, 1980]

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Record date: 1980

A1) Sensimilla Dub
A2) Born To Dub You (Combination 2 & 3)
A3) Crucial
A4) Jah Walk
B1) Tracks It
B2) Boom
B3) Blow Wow
B4) Outers
B5) Ghetto Talk

Produced by: Derrick Harriott