Category Archives: King Tubby

Wailers, King Tubby Play National Arena, Kingston, JA, 1975

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Unbeknownst to me, legendary King Tubby’s Sound System opened for The Wailers at National Arena on September 26, 1975.  According to journalist Carl Gayle of Black Music news, Tubby played until 6 a.m. the following morning, reclaiming his title of ‘King Tubby,’ which had recently been challenged by several other sound systems.

This show was previously dated as ‘August 29, 1975, however, based on Gayle’s announcement, it is clear that the National Arena show occurred on September 26, 1975.

Here is what Tubby’s Hi-Fi might have sounded like (take heed, this audio is rough.  Hey, it’s as old as I am).

You can DOWNLOAD an ass-ton of classic 70′s Hi-Fi at WhoCorkTheDance.com, an absolutely impressive and crucial archive.

King Tubby’s Studio 18 Dromilly Ave Waterhouse JA.

King Tubby & Errol Thompson: Black Foundation In Dub

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Included is “Runnin’ Dub” from King Tubby & Errol Thompson Black Foundation in Dub, one of the very best dub albums ever.

Black Foundation In Dub is the instrumental Dub companion to Jack Ruby Presents The Black Foundation and features the dubbing brilliance of the legendary King Tubby among others. The original tracks featured Justin Hinds and the Dominoes, and The Heptones as well as other groups in the Jack Ruby stable. Contains an hour of dub music. ~heartbeatreggae.com

Check It’s Coming Out of Your Speaker…

Tracklist:
1. Marcus Garvey Dub
2. Jah Jah Dub
3. Time Hard
4. Creation
5. Patient Dub
6. African Brightright
7. Running Dub
8. Track Dub
9. Slavery Days Dub
10. Dub Upright
11. Dub In Time
12. Nubia
13. Bawling
14. Burning
15. Harvest
16. Dubn Of Tomorrow
17. Warning Version

Mixing Engineers: King Tubby, Errol Thompson, Sylvan Morris, Chris Wilson
Arranger: Jack Ruby
Producer: Jack Ruby
Backing Band: The Black Disciples
Drums: Horsemouth Wallace, Santa Davis
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare, Aston Barrett
Guitar: Leonard White, Tony Chin, Ranchie
Lead Guitar: Earl Chinna Smith
Keyboards: Bernard Touter Harvey, Earl Wire Lindo
Tenor Saxophone: Tommy McCook, Dirty Harry
Alto Saxophone: Herman Marquis
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Flute: Carlton Samuels
Trombone: Vin Gordon
Percussion: Sticky

Recording Studios: Channel One (Kingston, JA), Randy’s (Kingston, JA), Harry J (Kingston, JA), Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA), Federal (Kingston, JA)

Love Dub Mix (www.dub.com)

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Tracklist:

Artist – Title – Album
Aggrovators – None Shall Escape Dub – Rasta Dub ’76
Dub Specialist – Guiding Star – Better Dub from Studio One
Rolando Alphonso – Arena Special – 12″
Soul Vendors – Arena Special Version – 12″
Barrington Levy – Shaolin Temple Dub – Barrington Levy in Dub
Derrick Harriott – Black Bullet – Riding the Roots Chariot
The Upsetters – Upsetting Rhythm #1 – Blackboard Jungle Dub (auralux)
The Aggrovators – My Angel of Dub – Reggae Stones Dub
Cannon & The Soul Vendors – Bad Treatment -Rock Steady Coxsone Style
Phase Selector Sound – Jackson Park – Disassemble Dub
Mildtape – Extent of the Foot – Dub Alpina
The Simeons – Jah Rastafari – Dub Conference In London
Prince Lincoln & The Royal Rasses – Universally Dubbed
Subma Chena – Ten Ton Dub – TBD
Sonde – Digital Sun – Dubwars
Jazzsteppa – Gun Crime – Jazzsteppa
Dubphonic – All You Weed is Love – Relight
The Simeons – Second Sight – Dub Conference In London
Scientist & Prince Jammy – Vulcan – Dub Landing Volume 1

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Icons: Looking Forward With Lee “Scratch” Perry

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While others might debate his sanity or dwell on his imposing legacy, The Upsetter himself stays focused on creating something new.

Ask a lot of people both inside and outside of Jamaica about Lee “Scratch” Perry and they’ll tell you he’s crazy. Even if they acknowledge that the Grammy winning producer and reggae artist has made important musical contributions, the main thing is that he’s out of his mind. It’s hard to blame them. The now scrawny, wizened 76 year-old from Kendal, Jamaica certainly seems crazy. He wears baseball caps and sneakers encrusted with medallions and assorted knick knacks and saying wildly nonsensical and often rhyming things in interviews. He dyes his beard pink a lot too.

READ MORE:  http://www.mtviggy.com/articles/icons-looking-forward-with-lee-scratch-perry/#.UBKy6rw27Dk.twitter

Thanks to Emch at Subatomic Sound System for sharing.

Lee “Scratch” Perry w/ The Heptones

The Black Ark (Photo by David Burnett)