Bomb Squad Instrumentals - '07/08 Special!

It's taken some time for me to post this, as I was waiting for a tracklisting from Bobby Hill - but he never got back to me so I'm just going to go ahead and post this. If you're as big a Public Enemy/Bomb Squad fan as I am, you won't be too pressed for a tracklisting. Every New Years Eve/Xmas Eve time, DC's local community Jazz station WPFW 89.3FM goes all out. Bobby Hill hosts this show called The Other Side Saturday nights, and he has been doing an instrumental PE/Bomb Squad special every year since 1990 or something. It's the coolest thing ever, and still do this day it's my favorite thing on the radio all year.



So, sorry for the delay and lack of tracklisting this time around - but any fans of PE or Bomb Squad productions in general (Ice Cube, YBT, Son of Bezerk, Terminator X etc.) will love this. I split the 3-hour special up into 3 1-hour chunks for easy digestion. Please grab them and bump them loud! Much love to Bobby Hill and the entire WPFW/Pacifica family for keeping this show on the air so many years. Love it.



(And for those who missed my Bomb Squad Other Side special post last year, you can check the archives here: http://itscomingoutofyourspeaker.blogspot.com/2007/07/bomb-squad-instrumentalsb-sides-dc.html)

more info on Bobby Hill/WPFW/The Other Side: http://www.wpfw.org/index.php?db=content/Profiles&tbl=Profiles&id=88

WPFW - End of 2007 Bomb Squad Instrumentals Special
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cheers.

Posting

this is the last post from AMP for a while - i'm off to Mexico for a spell. please enjoy the dubs and feel free to leave some comments ;)

many thanks for all the love & support. remember MLK today and every day. peace!

~AMP

Various Artists - Trojan Dub Rarities Box Set

RE-UP 22 May 2008

Various Artists - Trojan Dub Rarities Box Set
Label: Trojan
Record date: 197X-8X
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Tapper Zukie - Rub A Dub A Weh Them Want
2. Agustus Pablo & The Upsetters - Babylon Police Thief Dub
3. Queen Tiney & The Aggrovators - Natty Dread Time Dub
4. The Observers - Under Tight Raps (Flat Foot Dub)
5. The Key All Stars - Key Dub
6. The Silvertones - African Dub Version
7. The Musical Intimidators - Double Struggle
8. The Upsetters - Tedious Dub
9. Tommy McCook - African Jumper
10. Niney - My Time Version Observer Style
11. The Revolutionaries - Natty Dread Dub
12. The Blackbeard All Stars - Garvey Mead Dub
13. Augustus Pablo - Fat Girl Jean
14. Tapper Zukie & The Musical Intimidators - Revolution Version
15. The Upsetters - Roots Train Dub
16. Cornell Campbell & The Aggrovators - Reggay Train Dub
17. Clint Eastwood & The Observers - Gate Number Version

Disc 2:
1. Tommy McCook - Lambs Bread Herb
2. The Revolutionaries - Roots Dub
3. The Upsetters - Iron Wolf
4. Tapper Zukie & Brethren - Broad Back Skank
5. The Observers - Boiling Water
6. Augustus Pablo - Rocky Road
7. Zoot Sims & The Aggrovators - Fat Dub
8. In Crowd - Dub In Love
9. The Upsetters - Sipple Dub
10. The Musical Intimidators - Real Version
11. The Observers - Iron Fist
12. Barrington Levy & The Roots Radics - Shine Eye Dub
13. Cornell Campbell & The Aggrovators - Daughter Dub
14. The Roots Radics - Loving Version
15. The Upsetters - Three Times Three
16. The Musical Intimidators - Natty Prince Version

Disc 3:
1. The Musical Intimidators - Mariguana Version
2. The Observers - Headline
3. The Green Stars - Effortless Dub
4. The Roots Radics - Settle Down Version
5. The Blackbeard All Stars - Bridgeport Dub
6. The Upsetters - Dub In Time
7. Tapper Zukie & The Musical Intimidators - Sensimelia Version
8. The Observers - Straight To Bunny Lee Head
9. Cornell Campbell & The Aggrovators - Only Love Dub
10. The Wittys All Stars - Just Like A Dub
11. Augustus Pablo - Pablo In Red
12. Thunderball - Twenty Eight Version
13. The Musical Intimidators - Escape From Hell
14. The Observers - Hotter Fire
15. Tommy McCook - Rasta Da Master
16. The Roots Radics - Scientist In Fine Style
17. Tapper Zukie & The Musical Intimidators - She Want A Version

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Various Artists - Trojan Dub Box Set Volume 2

RE-UP 22 May 2008

Various Artists - Trojan Dub Box Set Volume 2
Label: Trojan
Record date: 197X
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Lambs Bread
2. Observer All Stars - Casanova Dub
3. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Loving Melody
4. Prince Jammy - Fist Of Fury
5. The Upsetters - Kingdom Of Dub
6. War In A South African (Version) Killerman Jarrett
7. The Roots Radics - Buck Rogers In The Black Hole
8. Linval Thompson - Channel One Dub
9. The Rupie Edwards All Stars - Buckshot Dub
10. The Gregory Isaacs All Stars - Reform Institute
11. Niney & The Soul Syndicate - Smile Dub
12. Augustus Pablo - Well Red
13. King Tubby - Dancing Version
14. Scientist - Young Lover
15. The Revolutionaries - Fredom Dub
16. Truth Fact & Correct - Jungle Fever
17. The Aggrovators - Since I Dub

Disc 2:
1. King Tubby - I Trim The Barber
2. Niney & The Soul Syndicate - Here I Come Dub
3. The Aggrovators - Stop The Dubbing
4. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Rizla
5. Linval Thompson - Thompson In Dub
6. The Roots Radics - Gambling
7. Prince Jammy - Throne Of Blood
8. The Rupie Edwards All Stars - Doctor Seaton In The Echo Chamber
9. The Aggrovators - Straight To Channel One Head
10. Augustus Pablo - House Raid
11. The Upsetters - Bad Lamp
12. The Gregory Isaacs All Stars - Embarrassment
13. Observer All Stars - Silver Bullett
14. The Soul Syndicate - This Is The Greatest Version
15. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - The Mighty Gates Of Goza
16. The Revolutionaries - Dub I Dub

Disc 3:
1. The Upsetters - Bus A Dub
2. The Aggrovators - Soldering Version
3. The Revolutionaries - Roots Man Dub
4. King Tubby - Another Version
5. Prince Jammy - Shaolin Temple
6. Niney & The Soul Syndicate - So Long
7. Winston Fergus - Long Time Version
8. Augustus Pablo - Curly Dub
9. The Gregory Isaacs All Stars - Crofs
10. The Roots Radics - Flash Gordon Meets Luke Sky Walker
11. Linval Thompson - Nigrea Africa Dub
12. Observer All Stars - Mr. D. Brown Skank
13. The Groovemaster - Tanglelocks
14. The Rupie Edwards All Stars - Strictly Dub
15. Scientist - Scientist
16. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - True Believer In Dubs
17. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Acapulco Gold

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Various Artists - Trojan Dub Box Set

RE-UP 22 May 2008

Various Artists - Trojan Dub Box Set
Label: Trojan
Record date: 197X
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Tracklist:
Disc 1:
1. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Marijuana
2. The Roots Radics - Storming The Death Star
3. Gregory Isaacs - Public Eyes
4. The G.G. All Stars - Love Of Jah Jah Children
5. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Dancing Version
6. Scientist - Miss Know It All
7. Observer All Stars - Rebel Dance
8. The Upsetters - Dubbing Sandra
9. King Tubby - King Tubby's Conversation Dub
10. The Aggrovators - A Crabbit Version
11. Sly & The Revolutionaries - White Rum
12. The Roots Radics - Mission Impossible
13. Gregory Isaacs - Leggo Beast
14. The Velvet Shadows - Dubbin & Wailin
15. Observer All Stars - Rema Dub
16. The Upsetters - Long Time Dub
17. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Version I Can Feel With Love

Disc 2:
1. King Tubby - King Tubby's Explosion Dub
2. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Cocaine
3. The Roots Radics - The Death Of Mr Spock
4. Gregory Isaacs - Nigger
5. The Jahlights - Right Road To Dubland
6. The Aggrovators - Jah Jah Dub
7. The Observers - Rasta Locks
8. The Upsetters - Dub Dat
9. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - The Gorgon Of Dubs & Horns
10. King Tubby - King Tubby's Patient Dub
11. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Black Ash
12. The Roots Radics - The Son Of Darth Vadar
13. Gregory Isaacs - Slum
14. The Aggrovators - Do You Dub
15. The G.G. All Stars - Mosquito Dub
16. The Observers - Dubbing With The Observer
17. The Thompson All Stars - Rock Me In Dub

Disc 3:
1. The Upsetters - Freedom Dub
2. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Gigantic Dub
3. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Collie
4. Gregory Isaacs - Tam Tam
5. The Observers - Turntable Dub
6. Scientist - Scientist Ganja Dub
7. The Aggrovators - Dub On My Pillow
8. Sly & The Revolutionaries - Herb
9. The Roots Radics - The Alien Aborts
10. Gregory Isaacs - Leaving
11. The Lloyd's All Stars - Dread Dub
12. The Observers - Sir Niney's Rock
13. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - The Big Boss Of Dubs
14. The Upsetters - Dub So
15. King Tubby - King Tubby's Badness Dub
16. The Silvertones - African Dub

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Various Artists - More Pressure Vol. 1 (Straight To The Head)

Various Artists - More Pressure Vol. 1 (Straight To The Head)
Label: Pressure Sounds
Record date: 197X
Album style: Deejay, Dub, Lee Library, Roots, Vocals

This album is simply stunning - in our opinion - and we have chosen tracks that are our personal favourites so every track is a stone dead killer. Although some of them may be slightly unfamiliar don't panic as this really is the crème de la crème of reggae music.

'Diverse Doctrine' by Ras I Buna, Michael Rose with 'We Shall Overcome' included with its searing dub version and The 'Way It Is' by I Kong are not only extremely rare but also fantastic to listen to... 'Folk Song' by Uhuru (Black Uhuru's first ever recording) rare as hens teeth!!! ~pressure.co.uk

Tracklist:
1. Ras Ibuna - Diverse Doctrine
2. The Village Bunch - Diverse Doctrine Version
3. Ricky Storm - The Way It Is
4. Ricky Storm - The Way It Is Version
5. Michael Rose - We Shall Over Come
6. The Key - Over Come
7. Bongo Gene - Skyjack
8. Bongo Gene All Stars - Skyjack Version
9. Cornell Campbell - Free Meal Ticket
10. Barrington Levy - The Winner (Twelve Inch Version)
11. Dillinger - Nah Chuck It
12. The Hardy Boys - Chucky Dub
13. Tafari Syndicate - Free For All
14. Tafari Syndicate - All For Free
15. Black Uhuru - Folk Song
16. The Freedom Singers - Folk Song Version
17. The Mercenaries - Eight Against Rome Version

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Various Artists - Studio One Dub

Various Artists - Studio One Dub
Label: Soul Jazz
Record date: 197X
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Continuing the Studio 1 Series this album features classic and rare Dub tracks from Studio One, many available for the first time in over thirty years. Studio One Dub includes the dubs of many classic tracks such as Horace Andy’s “Skylarkin”, Johnny Osbourne’s “Truth and Rights”, John Holt’s “Hooligan”, Freddie McGregor’s “Bobby Bobylon” plus many more rare tracks. In short, this is an essential album! ~souljazzrecords.co.uk

Tracklist:
1. Bionic Dub
2. Take A Ride Version
3. Sky Rhythm
4. Taurus Dub 2
5. Hooligan
6. Dub Rock
7. Rastaman Version
8. Jah Jah Version
9. Creator Version
10. Running Dub
11. Hi Fashion Dub
12. Pretty Version
13. Race Track Version
14. Spawning
15. In Cold Blood Version
16. Chase Them Version
17. Feel The Dub

Producer: C.S. Dodd ("Dub Specialist")
Studio: Studio 1 (Kingston, JA)

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Various Artists - Dub Xperience - The Dread Operators: An On-U Sound Compilation

Various Artists - Dub Xperience - The Dread Operators: An On-U Sound Compilation
Label: Cherry Red - Cleopatra Records
Record date: 1981-84
Album Style: Dub, Experimental, Lee Library, Roots, UK Stylee

From beginning to end, this album is packed with great dub, roots, and early dancehall recorded between 1981 and 1984. There isn't the over-production and/or over-experimentation that plagues some On-U Sound releases, and neither is there the generic sound that plagues others. This is just good old-fashioned reggae in all its glory. Creation Rebel and Singers & Players dominate Dub Xperience, each contributing 4 strong tunes. Creation Rebel's "Independent Man," a cover of Bob Andy's "Unchained," may be the best song here, with its classic, emotional roots melody and driving bass, while "Chemical Specialist" -- the dub version of Jah Woosh's fun "Woodpecker Sound" (in which he mimics a woodpecker's call) -- and "Eugenic Device" are inventive dubs. Singers & Players meanwhile contributes the solid early dancehall chatting style and simple drum and bass rhythm of "Autobiography" alongside 3 airy roots numbers: "Breaking Down the Pressure," "Make a Joyful Noise," and the Congos-esque "Moses." Easily the best of the 3 albums in the On-U Sound Box set (along with In Dub Daze and A Party of Dubbers and Toasters). ~reggae-reviews.com

Tracklist:
1. Autobiography (Dread Operator) - Singers & Players
2. Quante Jubila - Prince Far I
3. Independent Man (Part 1) - Creation Rebel
4. Independent Man (Part 2) - Creation Rebel
5. Ballroom Control - Playgroup
6. Moses - Singers & Players
7. Woodpecker Sound - Jah Woosh
8. Chemical Specialist - C.Rebel/N.A.Steppers
9. Middle East Power Station - Voice Of Authority
10. Breaking Down The Pressure - Singers & Players
11. Silent Mover - Playgroup
12. Creation Rebel - Creation Rebel
13. Eugenic Device - C.Rebel/N.A.Steppers
14. Make A Joyful Noise - Singers & Players

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Various Artists - In Dub Daze: An On-U Sound Compilation

Various Artists - In Dub Daze: An On-U Sound Compilation
Label Cherry Red - Cleopatra Records
Record date: 1981-84
Album Style: Dub, Experimental, Lee Library, Roots, UK Stylee

Collecting together Adrian Sherwood-produced dubs recorded between 1981 and 1984, In Dub Daze was released in 1996 and then re-packaged in 1999 with A Party of Dubbers and Toasters and Dub Xperience: The Dread Operators as the On-U Sound Box. In Dub Daze is the most experimental, with only about half of the tracks being traditional dub or reggae. Much of this album is influenced by the early '80s New Wave and electro-funk scenes -- "Feeling Wild" and "Technical Miracle" by Voice of Authority being examples of the former and "Stopping and Starting" by Voice of Authority and "Parasitic Machine" by Alan Pellay of the latter. Of the more traditional dub cuts, Creation Rebel's "Rubber Skirt" -- which utilizes the music from John Holt's "Love I Can Feel" -- and "Painstaker," along with Singers & Players' "Alla la Dreadlocks Soldier" -- featuring Prince Far I -- are the best. ~reggae-reviews.com

Tracklist:
1. Epic Sound Battles - Playgroup
2. Stopping & Starting - Voice Of Authority
3. Painstalker - C. Rebel/N. Age Steppers
4. Alla La Dreadlocks Soldier - Singers & Players
5. Crunch - Playgroup
6. Final Frontier - C. Rebel/N. Age Steppers
7. Feeling Wild - Voice Of Authority
8. Deep & Mintyful (?) - Playgroup
9. Love I Can Feel - Creation Rebel
10. Technical Miracle - Voice Of Authority
11. Asian Rebel - Suns Of Arqa
12. Parasitic Machine - Alan Pellay
13. Afghani Dub - The Mothmen
14. Epic One Drop - Playgroup
15. Knock The House Down - Voice Of Authority

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Burning Spear - Original Living Dub Vol. 1

Burning Spear - Original Living Dub Vol. 1
Label: Burning Music
Record date: 1978
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots
Notes: Crucial dubs! This is the dub to 'Social Living' - original mix without overdubs.

Tracklist:
1. Children Of Today
2. Present
3. Associate
4. Jah Boto
5. In Those Days
6. Iry Niya Keith
7. Help Us
8. Musiya
9. All Over

Producer: Winston Rodney
Engineers: Sylvan Morris, Karl Pitterson, Benji Ambrister
Studios: Harry J (Kingston, JA), Compass Point (Nassau, Bahamas)

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King Tubby & Errol Thompson - The Black Foundation In Dub

King Tubby & Errol Thompson - The Black Foundation In Dub
Label: Heartbeat
Record date: 197X
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots, Tubby

Dub is a uniquely Jamaican invention where the song is stripped down, manipulated, and reborn in a mind-blowing melange of visual sounds. 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 Burning Spear, 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

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

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Skin, Flesh & Bones Meet The Revolutionaries - Fighting Dub

Skin, Flesh & Bones Meet The Revolutionaries - Fighting Dub
Label: Hot Pot
Record date: 1975
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Originally recorded in 1975 and released on the Love Label, the album is reissued here in its entirety. Most of the tracks were laid at Randy’s studio, and subsequently mixed at Joe Gibbs studio by the late Eroll ‘ET’ Thompson. The original album features dub cuts of many of Lloyd’s Campbell’s hits up that time, including “Dread Out Deh”, “Jacket”, “Won’t You Come Home”, “First Cut Is The Deepest” and others.

Listening to the album with hindsight, it can be seen as a blueprint for the ‘rockers’ sound developed by Sly Dunbar at Channel One in the period shortly after its release. In fact, Lloyd was to work consistently with Sly and the Revolutionaries throughout the late 1970s. Along the way, he helped Donovan Germain make his first records, Joy White’s “Love Is A Message” and Ronnie Davis & the Itals “Equality & Justice”. Lloyd carried Germain to Treasure Isle studio and helped arrange the songs - both do-overs - using the Revolutionaries. It was also during this period that Lloyd first worked with Glen Washington, recording him on a version of “Tighten Up” which was released by Nationwide Records in the UK in 1976. In latter years, after Glen had scored massive hits with the late Clement Dodd, Lloyd renewed his association with the singer and to date has recorded four big-selling albums with him. ~cookingvinyl.com

Tracklist:
1. Boxer Dub
2. Slavery Dub
3. Third Cut Dub
4. Jack Ruby Special
5. Scotch Dub
6. In Tone Rock
7. Spider Man Web
8. Run Run Dub
9. Baby Face Dub
10. Harbour View Rock
11. Jah Woosh - African People
12. Africa Dub
13. Vin Gordon & The Revolutionaries - Argument
14. The Revolutionaries - Tense Verison
15. Vin Gordon & The Revolutionaries - Cobra Rock
16. Westcoast
17. Danny Special
18. African Dub

Producer: Lloyd Campbell
Arranger: Errol Thompson, Lloyd Campbell
Backing Band: Skin, Flesh & Bones
Mixing Studio: Joe Gibbs (Kingston, JA)

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Prince Far I - Dubwise

Prince Far I - Dubwise
Label: Virgin
Record date: 1979
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots
Notes: This is Cry Tuff Dub Encounter II w/ bonus tracks 1-8.

DUBWISE features the entirety of the original CRY TUFF DUB ENCOUNTER PART 2, with the bountiful addition of eight bonus tracks. Prince Far I's dub productions here, with the Revolutionaries laying the rhythms, are among the most satisfying of the genre.

All fading and echo effects are used in an organic fashion to accentuate the infectious rhythms; the mixing evolves throughout the pieces to literally form songs. An African feel within the fluidity of the CRY TUFF tracks is reflected in the titles themselves. Among the bonus tracks are three vocal numbers, including "Jah Do That," which is one of Prince Far I's mightiest deliveries--militant, and inspirational. ~cduniverse.com

Tracklist:
1. Throw Away Your Gun
2. Throw Away Your Gun (Dub)
3. Love Divine Dub
4. If You Want To Do Ya Dub
5. Jah Do That Dub
6. Jah Do That
7. No More War
8. No More War Dub (In Fact Borno Dub)
9. Suru-Lere Dub
10. Anambra Dub
11. Kaduna Dub
12. Oyo Dub
13. Borno Dub (In Fact Gongola Dub)
14. Bendel Dub
15. Ondo Dub
16. Ogun Dub

Producer: Prince Far I
Mixing Engineer: Prince Jammy
Drums: Sly Dunbar, Santa Davis
Bass: Robbie Shakespeare, Fully Fullwood
Lead Guitar: Chinna
Rhythm Guitar: Bingy Bunny
Keyboards: Bobby Kalphat, Tarzan & Easy Snappin'
Horns: Dirty Harry, Don D. Junior
Percussions: Bongo Herman, Prince Far I
Recording Studio: Harry J (Kingston, JA)

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WCVT 89.7FM Towson: Follow Up by Stacy Meyn

(FYI: Stacy's is the voice heard on my WCVT tape, posted earlier here)
((thanks, Stacy))

Happy New Year, y'all!


It's been a few weeks of enjoyable back and forth with Steve, which also rekindled electron herding with Roberta [Cowan] and Linda [Cashell]. We're hunting down old air-checks in hopes of adding to the rips. Pamela [DeVier] and DJ Neska might have some too—as far as I know, Neska is the WCVT tape master, claiming at one point to have a wall's worth of shelves brimming.


Large greetin’s to Skizz and PJ—pleased to read both are alive and seemingly well. I haven’t been in the Charm City area for nearly a decade, having flit off to the Left Coast for employment opportunities. Hard to fathom that it’s been over two decades since I showed up at Towson [State] University with my Depeche Mode t-shirt and an insatiable desire to work in radio.


From 1987 to 1991, I had the distinct pleasure of being on various late night shifts—there was nothing like the thrill of seeing all the phone lines light up as I headed into the booth to start the program. I was honored to speak with many listeners from near and farther away than our transmitter should have been capable of reaching. I’ll never forget the gentleman who thanked me for “bringing intelligence to the airwaves.” Although there were and still are plenty of times when I ain’t bright, I’ll always appreciate that comment.


Thanks also to all of the aforementioned folks for expanding my music base—indeed there was so much more than Mr. Gahan and co.! Many of us would go on to work at An die Musik and expand our collections after the demise of WCVT. Now before anyone spits on me for listing WTMD (maybe someday I’ll tell the Scraping Foetus Off The Wheel story), I did get to cover a few shows of the long-running and much-loved Cosmic Music Experience, before that too, finally went off the air. I am told that even WHFS, at the time the last bastion of “progressive music”, gave up the ghost and submitted to a format change. Sigh.


On a much happier note, there is Steve and his dedication, affording us a chance to revisit better audio times. I am astounded that after all these years, WCVT is so well-remembered and regarded. I count myself among the fortunate who got to share in making station history and I am grateful for the friendships that still thrive. Yeah, yeah, group hug and insulin shot forthcoming!



Cheers,

--Stacy


Anyone else from 'CVT who wishes to post some follow-up thoughts, feel free. That tape was the reason I started my first blog - so that I could put that out there, and without that tape, I probably wouldn't have ever thought about starting a music blog. And now look how big this one has gotten..... you can email me directly to send correspondence and I'll gladly post it up!

Scientist

Scientist, born Overton Brown in Kingston, Jamaica, 1960 (and also known as Hopeton Brown), was a protégé of King Tubby (Osbourne Ruddock), one of the originators of dub music. He left King Tubby’s studio at the end of the 1970s and became the principal engineer for Channel One Studio when hired by the Hoo Kim brothers.

He came to prominence in the early 1980s and produced many albums, his mixes featuring on many releases in the first part of the decade. In particular, he was the favourite engineer of Henry "Junjo" Lawes, for whom he mixed several albums released on Greensleeves Records. He also did a lot of work for Linval Thompson and Jah Thomas. In 1982 he left for Tuff Gong to assist Errol Brown. He then emigrated to the Washington, D.C. area in 1985, again to work in studios as a sound engineer.

Many fans came to know his music due to half of his album 'Scientist Rids the World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires' being used on the soundtrack for the popular videogame Grand Theft Auto III. The tracks on the fictitious radio station 'K-Jah' are composed entirely of songs from this album. However, Scientist received no royalties for this and sued Rockstar Games unsuccessfully in a US court. The court ruled that according to precedent a recording mixer was not considered the author of a musical work, and so Rockstar were correct to treat the producer Henry "Junjo" Lawes as the copyright holder of the album.

This ruling could be argued to neglect the fundamental difference between dub-reggae and other kinds of music - after all, the album is marketed as 'Scientist rids the world of the evil curse of the vampires': so the publishers and self identified licensors are prepared to attribute authorship to Hopeton Brown when it suits them, but not when it comes to paying him royalties. It can, however, be argued that Scientist was introduced to a much larger audience as a result of the licensing of his album to Rockstar, in which case he may have sold more albums as a result.

Scientist also tours from time to time as a band engineer and producer for the reggae acts that he is currently promoting. His wildly creative artistic style has resulted in the destruction of loudspeakers in the venues where he was controlling the sound balance. As a result, Scientist has been banned from touching the sound equipment in several San Francisco and New York City clubs and studios. ~wikipedia

Scientist - Heavyweight Dub Champion

Scientist - Heavyweight Dub Champion
Label: Greensleeves
Record date: 1980
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Tracklist:
1. Seconds Away
2. Straight Left
3. Upper Cut
4. Kidney Punch
5. Saved By The Bell
6. Right Cross
7. Jab
8. One-Two
9. Below The Belt
10. Knock Out

Mixing Engineer: Jah Thomas, Scientist
Producer: Henry Junjo Lawes
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Drums: Santa Davis
Bass: Flabba Holt
Lead Guitar: Chinna
Rhythm Guitar: Eric Lamont
Keyboards: Gladstone Anderson, Ansel Collins
Saxophone: Headley Benett
Trombone: Val Bennett
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Percussions: Sky Juice
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist v. Prince Jammy - Big Showdown

Scientist v. Prince Jammy - Big Showdown
Label: Greensleeves
Record date: 1980
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Tracklist:
1. Scientist - Round 1
2. Prince Jammy - Round 2
3. Scientist - Round 3
4. Prince Jammy - Round 4
5. Scientist - Round 5
6. Prince Jammy - Round 6
7. Scientist - Round 7
8. Prince Jammy - Round 8
9. Scientist - Round 9
10. Prince Jammy - Round 10

Producer: Henry Junjo Lawes
Engineer: Prince Jammy, Scientist
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Drums: Santa Davis
Bass: Flabba Holt
Lead Guitar: Chinna
Rhythm Guitar: Bo-Peep Bowen
Keyboards: Gladdy Anderson, Ansel Collins
Percussions: Sky Juice
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist - Scientist Meets The Space Invaders

Scientist - Scientist Meets The Space Invaders
Label: Greensleeves
Record date: 1981
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library

Tracklist:
1. Beam Down
2. Red Shift
3. Time Warp
4. Cloning Process
5. Pulsar
6. Laser Attack
7. Dematerialise
8. Fission
9. Super Nova Explosion
10. Quasar

Recording Engineer: Barnabas, Maxie, Crucial Bunny
Mixing Engineer: Scientist
Producer: Mikey Roots Scott, Linval Thompson
Vocals: Scientist
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Drums: Style Scott, Santa Davis
Bass: Flabba Holt
Lead Guitar: Sowell
Rhythm Guitar: Bingy Bunny
Piano: Gladdy Anderson
Organ: Steelie Johnson, Winston Wright
Percussions: Sky Juice, Skully
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist - Scientist Encounters Pac-Man

Scientist - Scientist Encounters Pac-Man
Label: Greensleeves
Record date: 1982
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library

Tracklist:
1. Under Surveillance
2. Prince's Wrath
3. Space Invaders Re-Group
4. World Cup Squad Lick
5. Vampire Initiative
6. Malicious Intent
7. The Dark Secret Of The Box
8. S.O.S.
9. Man Trap
10. Look Out Behind You

Mixing Engineer: Scientist
Producer: Linval Thompson
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist - Scientist Wins The World Cup

Scientist - Scientist Wins The World Cup
Label: Greensleeves
Record date: 1982
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library

Tracklist:
1. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 1
2. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 2
3. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 3
4. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 4
5. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 5
6. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 6
7. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 7
8. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 8
9. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 9
10. Ten Dangerous Matches Part 10

Engineer: Scientist
Producer: Henry Junjo Lawes
Backing Vocals: Johnny Osbourne, Hugh Mundell, Wayne Jarrett
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Drums: Style Scott
Bass : Flabba Holt
Lead Guitar: Bo Peep
Rhythm Guitar: Sowell
Organ: Winston Wright
Piano: Gladstone Anderson
Saxophone: Deadly Headly
Trombone: Nambo Robinson
Percussion: Skully, Sky Juice
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist & Jammy - Scientist & Jammy Strike Back

RE-UP 22 May 2008

Scientist & Jammy - Scientist & Jammy Strike Back
Label: Trojan
Record date: 1983
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library

Tracklist:
1. Storming The Death Star
2. Mission Impossible
3. The Alien Aborts
4. Buck Rogers In The Black Hole
5. The Death Of Mr Spock
6. The Princess Takes Her Revenge
7. The Crushing Of The Stormtroopers
8. Flash Gordon Meets Luke Skywalker
9. The Son Of Darth Vader
10. C-3po + R2-D2 = The Force

Mixing Engineer: Prince Jammy, Scientist
Producer: Linval Thompson
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Mixing Studios: Channel One (Kingston, JA), King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Scientist - Dub In The Roots Tradition

Scientist - Dub In The Roots Tradition
Label: Blood And Fire
Record date : 1976-79
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots

Another compilation of dubs appearing for the first time ever on album. Producer Don Mais enlisted the talents of the 17-year old Scientist to mix the dub versions for his Roots Tradition label's B-sides. The cuts collected here present a fascinating insight into the young Dubmaster's early efforts, while the rhythms themselves, some played by an embryonic version of Roots Radics, mark the transition point from the reggae styles of the seventies into what would become known as dancehall. ~bloodandfire.co.uk

Tracklist:
1. King Tubby's Answer
2. Dub Bible
3. Dub 16
4. Pick Up The Dub
5. Don't Rush The Dub
6. No Dub Island
7. Love You Dub
8. When I Love Dub
9. See A Dub Face
10. One Man Dub
11. Sunshine Version
12. Dub Livity
13. Babylon Fight Dub
14. African Daughter Dub
15. Home Version

Mixing Engineer: Scientist
Producer: Don Mais
Drums: Style Scott, Fish Clarke, Santa Davis, Max Asher
Bass: Fully Fullwood, Flabba Holt
Lead Guitar: Chinna, Sowell
Keyboards: Bobby Kalphat, Steele, Keith Sterling, Gladdy Anderson
Saxophone: Deadly Headly
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Percussions: Bongo Herman
Recording Studios: Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA), Randy's (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Dub For Daze Vol 2 - Scientist: DUB Science

Dub For Daze Vol 2 - Scientist: DUB Science
Labe RAS
Record date: 198X
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library
Notes: Now hear dis! Don't let the cheezy title & cover fool you - these dubs are deep & deadly! Vols. 1 & 2 include some incredible dubs of the 80's reggaelistical sounds. Vol. 2 includes dubs of Don Carlos, Peter Broggs, Eek-A-Mouse, J.C. Lodge, Michigan & Smiley, Wayne Smith & Yellowman!!!

DISK 1:
1. Goon A Dub
2. Ready For Dub
3. Praising Dub
4. Dub Belly
5. Wild Wild Dub
6. Aids Dub
7. Bossman Dub
8. Mess With Dub
9. Me Oh My Oh Dub
10. Mama Mama Dub
11. Lying Dub
12. Dub Gone Dub
13. Virgin Dub
14. A Merry Dub
15. Jingle Bells Dub

DISK 2:
1. Do Dub
2. Pass The Dub
3. International Dub
4. Damn Dub
5. Ease Up With Dub
6. Eithiopia Dub
7. Dubbing Home
8. Golden Dub
9. Girlish Dub
10. Too Hot Dub
11. Party Dub
12. Boys Want Dub
13. Here We Dub
14. Loving Dub
15. Freaky Dub

All DUBs, Mixed by engineer: Scientist
Produced by: Doctor Dread
Mastered by: Jim Fox
Bass: Flabba Holt, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Paul Henton, Earl "Bagga" Walker
Drums: Style Scott, Carlton "Carlie" Barrett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Noel Alphonso
Guitar: Dwight Pinkney, Andy Bassford, Bingy Bunny, Junior Marvin, Ronald Butler
Keyboards: Robbie Lynn, Tyrone Downie, Steele, Augustus Pablo, Earl Fitzsimmons, Bubbler
Sax: Dean Fraser
Trombone: Nambo Robinson
Trumpets: Chico, Dave Madden
Percusion: Harry T., Uziah "Sticky" Thompson
Also: Danny Browne, Everton Carrington, Arnold Brakeridge, Studio One Band, Roots Radics
Executive Producer/Producer: Doctor Dread
Artists: Don Carlos, Peter Broggs, Eek-A-Mouse, J.C. Lodge, Michigan & Smiley, Wayne Smith, Yellowman
Recording Engineers: Dondan & Bolo, Stephen Stewart, Anthony Kelly, Oswald Palmer, Jim Fox, Bunny Tom Tom, Errol Brown, Scientist

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Dub For Daze Vol 1 - Fox Journeys in DUB

Dub For Daze Vol 1 - Fox Journeys in DUB
Label: RAS
Record date: 1984-94
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library
Notes: Now hear dis! Don't let the cheezy title & cover fool you - these dubs are deep & deadly! Vols. 1 & 2 include some incredible dubs of the 80's reggaelistical sounds. Vol. 1 includes dubs of Don Carlos, Peter Broggs, Freddie McGreggor, Roots Radics, Charlie Chaplin, Foxy Brown, Brigadier Jerry, Sanchez, Lazo, Gregory Isaacs & RAS Pidow!!!

DISK 1:
1. Knock, Knock DUB
2. Rastifari DUB
3. Got To Be DUB
4. DUB Rider DUB
5. Jah A de DUB
6. Cool DUB
7. I’m Leaving DUB
8. DUB Sheriff
9. Sunshine DUB
10. Nice To Be DUB
11. General DUB
12. Always DUB
13. DUB Farmer
14. Hungry DUB
15. Coming Home DUB
16. Live As DUB
17. Lyrics Of DUB
18. DUB Divorce
19. Mandela DUB
20. DUB We Land

DISK 2:
1. Crucial DUB
2. Don’t You DUB
3. Game Called DUB
4. Whole World DUB
5. DUB Overdue
6. Afrika DUB
7. Real DUB
8. Give A Little DUB
9. DUB and Go
10. Broken DUB
11. Roots DUB
12. Peace And DUB
13. Poor DUB
14. Long Time DUB
15. Dreamer DUB
16. Sha-ba-da DUB
17. House Of Risin DUB

All DUBs, Mixed by engineer: Jim Fox
Produced by: Doctor Dread
Mastered by: Jim Fox
Bass: Flabba Holt, Aston "Family Man" Barrett, Lloyd Parks, Englishman, Chris Meredith, Earl "Bagga" Walker
Drums: Style Scott, Carlton "Carlie" Barrett, Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar, Noel Alphonso, Squidly Cole
Guitar: Dwight Pinkney, Andy Bassford, Dalton Browne, Bingy Bunny, Junior Marvin, Bo Peep
Keyboards: Robbie Lynn, Tyrone Downie, Steele, Tee-Birdd, Augustus Pablo, Earl Fitzsimmons, John (Raff) Allen, Bubbler, Simon, Wya Lindo
Sax: Dean Fraser
Trombone: Nambo Robinson
Trumpets: Chico, Dave Madden, Deadly Headly
Percusion: Harry T., Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Sky Juice, Skully, Bongo Herman, Brother Jack, Secco Paterson
Also: Danny Browne, Everton Carrington, Arnold Brakeridge, The 809 Band, Studio One Band, Firehouse Crew,
Lazo, Bruce Skerritt, Isax InJah
Executive Producer/Producer: Doctor Dread
Artists: Don Carlos, Peter Broggs, Freddie McGreggor, Roots Radics, Charlie Chaplin, Foxy Brown, Brigadier Jerry, Sanchez, Lazo, Gregory Isaacs, RAS Pidow
Recording Engineers: Errol Brown, Solgie, Stephen Stewart, Anthony Kelly, Oswald Palmer, Jim Fox, G.Sutherland, Junior Edwards, Mikey Riley, J. Edwards, Syl Gordon

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Mute Beat - 14 Echoes + 1 (20th Anniversary Edition)

2 More MUTE BEATs (By Request)!

Mute Beat - 14 Echoes + 1 (20th Anniversary Edition)
Released - 2002 (JP)
Label - Pony Canyon Inc.
Style - Ska, Reggae, Dub, Jazz

Tracklist:
1) Still Echo
2) Hat Dance
3) Metro
4) Michishirube
5) Blue Beat Melody
6) From Russia With Love
7) Whisky Bar
8) Harmony in Martinigue
9) Lullaby for Frances
10) March
11) Everyday
12) Super Woofer Dub
13) Down Train
14) Deep Drift Dub
15) Jenka



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Mute Beat - Lover's Rock

Mute Beat - Lover's Rock
Label - Pony Canyon, Inc.
Released - 2002
Style - Ska, Reggae, Dub, Jazz

Tracklist:
1. EVERYDAY
2. JAZZ MAN
3. OLD AIR
4. DUB IN THE FOG
5. RHYTHM TRAX
6. DOWN TRAIN
7. BLUE BEAT MELODY
8. KIYEN NO SORA
9. LULLABY FOR FRANCES

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Mikey Dread - Beyond World War III

Mikey Dread - Beyond World War III
Record date: 1982
Label: Heartbeat
Album style: Dancehall, Dub, Lee Library, Rockers

Tacklist:
1. Break Down The Walls
2. Jah Jah Love (In The Morning)
3.The Jumping Master
4. Israel (12 Tribe) - Stylee (Extended Play)
5. Warrior Stylee (Extended Stereo Style)
6. Money Dread
7. Rockers Delight (Extended Play)
8. Mental Slavery (Extended Play)
9. World War III

Producer: Mikey Dread
Mixing Engineers: Bill Price, Mikey Dread, Scientist
Engineers: Mervyn Williams, Maxie
Backing Band: The Roots Radics
Studios: Channel One (Kingston, JA), King Tubby's (Kingston, JA), Aquarius (Kingston, JA), Wessex Sound (London, UK)

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Linval Thompson & Friends - Rockers From Channel One

Linval Thompson & Friends - Rockers From Channel One
Label: Trojan
Record date: 1978-80
Album style: Dancehall, Deejay, Dub, Lee Library, Rockers, Roots, Vocals

Tracklist:
1. Linval Thompson - Dreader Than Dread
2. Ranking Dread - Natty On The Rock
3. The Revolutionaries - Africa Love Dub
4. Linval Thompson - I Love Marijuana
5. Ranking Dread - Marijuana In My Soul
6. Big Joe - Smoke Marijuana
7. Linval Thompson - Africa Is For Blackman
8. Ranking Dread - Africa
9. Linval Thompson - I Love Jah
10. The Revolutionaries - Wicked Dub
11. Dawn & Christine - Holy Mount Zion
12. The Revolutionaries - Shockin' Rock
13. Linval Thompson - Never Push Your Brother
14. Trinity - Freedom Style
15. The Revolutionaries - Roots Man Dub
16. Linval Thompson - Love Is The Question
17. Big Joe - Love Can Conquer
18. Ranking Dread - Poor Man
19. Linval Thompson - Stop Loving
20. Trinity - Easy Does It
21. Linval Thompson - Lion & Tiger
22. The Revolutionaries - Seventy Nine Rock

Producer : Linval Thompson
Backing Band : The Revolutionaries
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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King Tubby & Various Artists - The Sound Of Channel One: King Tubby Connection

King Tubby & Various Artists - The Sound Of Channel One: King Tubby Connection
Label: Motion
Record date: 1973-81
Album style: Dub, Dancehall, Lee Library, Roots, Tubby

Tracklist:
CD 1:
1. Delroy Wilson - Stop Look What You're Doin'
2. King Tubby - Stop Look Dub
3. Jim Brown - Dancehall Vibes
4. King Tubby - Vibes Dub
5. Badoo - Headline News
6. King Tubby - Headlines Dub
7. Prince Pompidou - 70 Times 7
8. King Tubby - 70 Times Dub
9. Badoo - Rockin Of The 10000
10. King Tubby - Dubbin Of The 10000
11. Calvin Stuart - Babylon A Turn Dem Back
12. King Tubby - Turn Back Dub
13. Desmond Irie & King Tubby - Dub One

CD 2:
1. Badoo - I Got Love
2. King Tubby - I Got Dub
3. Delroy Wilson - You Have My Heart
4. King Tubby - Dub My Heart
5. Calvin Stuart - The Alphabet Song
6. King Tubby - Alphabet Dub
7. Badoo - I'm Gonna Tell You My Mind
8. King Tubby - I'm Gonna Dub You My Mind
9. Desmond Irie - Babylon You Must Go Down
10. King Tubby - Dub You Must Go Down
11. Badoo - Diplomatic Link
12. King Tubby - Diplomatic Dub
13. Larry Marshall - Nanny Goat
14. King Tubby - Nanny Goat Dub

Mixing Engineer: King Tubby
Recording Studio: Channel One (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Jah Lloyd and King Tubby - A Double Helping of Jah Lloyd and King Tubby

Jah Lloyd and King Tubby - A Double Helping of Jah Lloyd and King Tubby
Label: Teem
Record date: 1974
Album style: Dub, Lee Library, Roots, Tubby
Notes: Includes two albums: Soldier Round The Corner & Herbs Of Dub

Tracklist:
1. Sharp Razor
2. Victory Dub
3. Herbs Of Dub
4. Theme Dub
5. Black Dub
6. Dull Razor
7. Tipper Dub
8. Walking Dub
9. Zion Zone
10. Raindrops Dub
11. Ganja Crop
12. Sunshine Girl
13. Knight Of The Round Table
14. Green Bay Massacre
15. Zion Dub
16. Psalm Two
17. Soldier Round The Corner
18. Channel One
19. No Tribal War
20. To Be Your Lover
21. Judge Natty
22. Zion Rock

Producer: Jah Lloyd
Mixing Engineer: King Tubby
Drums: Carlton Barrett
Guitar: Bingy Bunny, Alva Reggie Lewis, Chinna
Piano: Theo Beckford
Organ: Theo Beckford, Ossie Hibbert
Percussions: Bongo Herman, Sticky
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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The Roots Radics - King Tubby's Rockers

The Roots Radics - King Tubby's Rockers
Label: Trojan
Record date: 1979-85
Album style: Dub, Dancehall, Lee Library, Tubby

Tracklist:
1. King Tubby's Rockers
2. Time Is Cold
3. Patrolling
4. Love And Understanding
5. Jah Jah Give Us Love
6. Lovers Mood
7. Caring For My Sister
8. Learning
9. A Friend In Need
10. I'm A Man
11. Come On Baby (Dub Style)
12. No Follow Fashion
13. Praising Version
14. Violence And Crime
15. Babylon Don't Touch My Sensi
16. Informer Dub
17. Babylon Wrong
18. Second Hand Girl

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King Tubby - Soundclash Dubplate Style Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 (vocals + dubs)

King Tubby - Soundclash Dubplate Style Vol. 1 + Vol. 2 (vocals + dubs)
Label: Sonic Sounds
Record date : 1985-89
Album style : Dancehall, Digital Dub, Lee Library, Tubby
Notes: Released approximately 1990; this is by far the best collection of soundbwoy tunes. Live recordings from dubplates with intros by the legendary Fuzzy Jones!

KING TUBBY and THE FIREHOUSE REVOLUTION

By the early eighties dub was no longer perceived as a cutting edge music and its innovations had long been assimilated into the musical mainstream. Tubby realised that the days of his now classical production techniques were over and decided to take a new step: in 1985 he build a new studio in the heart of the Kingston ghetto,the Waterhouse District. During the run up to elections gunshots would echo throughout the neighbourhood with such alarming frequency that the area was renamed FIREHOUSE by its local residents. The new studio there was then equipped with lots of new technology like a bigger mixing desk - and digital synths and drum machines.

After the studio-producer Professor went to the USA to study electronics and computer Peego and Fatman followed and a man named Phantom, who built riddims at Channel One before. The sound they created is - especially from today's point of view - a completely new dimension of reggae and dub: it's 100% bone-dry digital music (due to the sound of the machines used for production) but it's also a pure, hypnotical and new form of dub, a paradox really. It took a while for me to like that special sound, but then the tracks are made to play them loud at sound systems and when I heard 'SOUNDCLASH DUBPLATE STYLE', THE classic digital King Tubby-LP, loud it got to me. The bass is extremely powerful and kicking while the drums gain a completely new quality, simply because they all of a sudden were not shuffling anymore but set straight to a beat grid. These releases have been highly influential for what we're doing here at JAHTARI and we picked up the trail from there!

The first big hit for Tubby with his new studio was Anthony Red Rose's 'TEMPO', a riddim versioned over and over until today and many other promising 7inches followed. While Tubby did a completely different approach on music and the whole marketing side of it than Jammy (music being always in the focus for him and no compromises were made for that!) also commercial success came and SOUNDCLASH DUBPLATE STYLE sold 45.000 worldwide. But then in 1989 the day came and this whole promising process stopped - when King Tubby was shot down in front of his house, the killer was never found. And with Tubby's death - this can be said from today's perspective - the complete history of Reggae and Dub as we knew it ended and was replaced by RAGGAMUFFIN.

Strangely enough Tubby and Jammy themselves (especially Jammy's 'PUNAANY' by Admiral Bailey) paved the way for that and established the rhythms. But in the end Raggamuffin and its 100% mass-market oriented productions cut the last connections to Reggae and Dub and sold out their musical heritage. After Tubbys death, his daughter ran the studio then, the firehouse crew produced some more fine music, but without a guy like Tubby holding everything together that soon went down too. ~jahtari.org



Tracklist:
1. King Everald - Kill Ole Pan
2. Johnny Osbourne - Line Up
3. Trevor Levy - Nah Run From No Clash
4. Banana Man - Take A Lick
5. Michael Batis - Die You Die
6. Gregory Isaacs - The Ruler
7. Little John - Fade Away
8. Sugar Minott - Play Me
9. Conroy Smith - Original Sound
10. Pad Anthony - Charge Dem
11. Kill A Pan Dub
12. Tan Good Dub
13. Nah Run Weh Dub
14. Lick Shot Dub
15. Death Row Dub
16. We Rule Dub
17. Fade Out Dub
18. Play Play Dub
19. Brand New Sound Dub
20. Make Them Pay Dub

Produced by: King Tubby

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Various - Watch How The People Dancing: Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall

Various - Watch How The People Dancing: Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall
Label: Honest Jon's Records
Record date: 1986-89
Style: Dancehall, Digital Dub, Lee Library, UK Stylee

This excellent set compiles the output of Unity Sounds from the years 1986-89, and is a typically diverse and well selected Honest Jon’s release. Produced in conjunction with the man who started the London based label, Rib’s, Unity Sounds specialised in the mid eighties birth of Dancehall, not the gun toting Hip-Hop influenced Dancehall of modern Jamaica, but sublime digital Reggae that has been hugely influential on artists like Rocker Hi-Fi and Rhythm & Sound, whose Moritz Von Oswald has remastered this material.

Selah Collins “Pick A Sound” begins proceedings with its "version" following (as are most cuts on the album). Check the bass on Kenny Knots “Watch How The People Dancing”, its deep rhythm is stunningly hypnotic, elsewhere “Ready For The Dancehall Tonight” from the fabulously named Peter Bouncer is even better, with a timeless quality and tidy vocal melody.

Other highlights include Mikey Murka’s “Back Your Automatic” and another Kenny Knots slice of brilliance, “Ring My Number”. Add to this excellent music liner notes that take the length of the album to read, making the listening experience also an invaluable history lesson, especially when most of material included is obscure and certainly unavailable anywhere else.

'Watch How The People Dancing' is a truly essential release for any Reggae fan - the music inspirational and surprising, and unlike many Reggae re-issue labels, it is not a rehash of classic material released too many times on too many formats. Honest Jon’s obviously love the music they release and you, the reggae fan, undoubtedly will too. Recommended. ~warprecords.com

Tracklist:
1. Selah Collins - Pick A Sound
2. Selah Collins - Version
3. Mikey Murka - We Try
4. Mikey Murka - Version
5. Errol Bellot - What A Wonderful Feeling
6. Kenny Knots - Watch How The People Dancing
7. Richie Davis - Lean Boot
8. Richie Davis - Version
9. Peter Bouncer - Ready For The Dancehall Tonight
10. Peter Bouncer - Version
11. Richie Davis - You Ha Fe Cool
12. Richie Davis - Version
13. Kenny Knots - Ring My Number
14. Kenny Knots - Version
15. Mikey Murka - Back Your Automatic
16. Mikey Murka - Control The Dancehall
17. Mikey Murka - Version
18. Jack Wilson & Demon Rockers - Chuck It
19. Mikey Murka - Ride The Rhythm
20. Mikey Murka - Version
21. Kenny Knots - Run Come Call Me

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Xterminator All Stars - Dub Down Babylon

Xterminator All Stars - Dub Down Babylon
Label: Xterminator
Record date: 1999
Album style: Dancehall, Digital Dub, Lee Library, UK Stylee
Notes: Fatis Burrell (Xterminator) dubs from Sizzla, Luciano, etc.

1. Roots & Culture
2. Fire It Is Blazing
3. Psalms 25
4. Burn Satan
5. Jah Guide Us
6. Oh Jah
7. Can't Be No One Else
8. She's Like The Roses
9. Why Boast
10. Where Are Your Kings
11. What Is Your Purpose
12. When Man On Earth
13. Jah Lead Our Way
14. Freedom
15. Life Cycle

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Various Artists - 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler

Various Artists - 2 Heavyweight: Another Blood & Fire Sampler
Label: Blood And Fire
Record date: 1973-79
Album style: Deejay, Dub, Lee Library, Roots, Vocal

Another Blood & Fire Sampler sampler featuring seven cuts that are exclusive to this compilation. These include an extended mix of I-Roy's 'Superfly', an I-Roy exclusive, the Leonard 'Santic' Chin production 'Late Hour', and another Santic track, the Tubby-mixed 'Shooter Dub'. From the Striker Lee camp comes a long unavailable Jah Stitch toast 'Jah Help The Dread'; fellow Greenwich Farm producer Don Mais supplies Phillip Fraser's 'You're No Good', the original vocal to the track 'Dub Livity' which appears on Dub In The Roots Tradition. This is presented 'discomix' style, Scientist at the control tower. Lastly, two newly-discovered mixes of two tracks from the Black Ark classic 'Heart Of The Congos', never-before released: the songs are 'La La Bam-Bam' and 'The Wrong Thing'. The remaining nine tracks are from the last eight releases - BAFCD 009 through BAFCD 016 - on Blood and Fire.

The Blood and Fire series has taken the standard of reggae compilations to a new level. Tasteful packaging and unblemished sound quality (re-mastering) exemplify the quality of dub music they showcase. However, for many, the music remains something of an unknown quantity, many of the artists featured in the series having either faded into obscurity or died. Careful not to isolate potential fans, this mid-price compilation is a re-introduction to original bu'n down Babylon music. Names such as King Tubby, Scientist and Prince Jammy give the sampler enough classic material to make a Motown collection jealous. With nine tracks from the last eight releases, and seven exclusives, this sampler is the perfect introduction. ~bloodandfire.co.uk

Tracklist:
1. I Roy - Late Hour
2. Glen Brown & King Tubby - World Dub/Away With The Bad
3. Jah Stitch - Ragga Muffin Style
4. The Congos - La La Bam Bam (Alternative Mix)
5. King Tubby & Santic All Stars - Shooter Dub
6. Phillip Fraser - You're No Good (Disco Mix)
7. The Congos - The Wrong Thing (Alternative Mix)
8. Prince Alla - Only Love Can Conquer
9. Jah Stitch - Jah Help The Dread
10. Scientist & The Soul Syndicate - Dub Bible
11. King Tubby & The Aggrovators - Higher Ranking
12. Prince Alla & Phillip Fraser - Black Rose
13. King Tubby & The Soul Syndicate - Great Stone
14. Glen Brown & King Tubby - Version 78 Style
15. I Roy - Superfly (Extended Mix)
16. Prince Jammy & The Aggrovators - Drums Of Africa

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WCVT [89.7FM TOWSON] WILL NEVER DIE.

WCVT [89.7FM TOWSON] WILL NEVER DIE.

...not as long as I keep reposting my tape rip. I see that the download links for the tape rip are still active, so might as well bring this one back. Especially after chatting with Skizz, PJ Dorsey and Stacy Meyn as a result of my original WCVT post - all of which made my day, that particular day. Hey guys!

Like this lovely little text from Stacy I received just a couple weeks ago really got me amped up about reposting...

Mine is one of the voices on your recordings. Wild to hear again. Thanks so much for sharing those--Roberta Cowan (who also worked at the station) gave me the headsup about your blog.
I'm happy to answer your questions--what a trip down the proverbial memorex lane...
I should compose a post--would be nice to say hi to PJ and Skizz--it's been forever.
Cheers,

--Stacy

WCVT 1987-1991 and briefly in 1992-1993 after it had become WTMD (spit spit)

Spit Spit indeed. WTMD took over and with it came a flood of poor programming. I'd almost rather have DEAD AIR then to hear the boring adult contemporary bullshit that filled up the 89.7 frequency gap in my fm dial weeks later. Horrible. With this post revival comes a cool article I came across. Hailing from The Towerlight, the article quotes Skizz and puts everything into perspective re: the WTMD takeover...

Broadcasting TSC's voice
Kristi Funderburk
140 Years: Towson's Story | 11/15/06


After decades of strengthening education, advancing athletics, and campus expansion, Towson finally found its voice in 1976 when the campus' FM radio station hit the airwaves.

WCVT-FM was born in a unique time for radio. According to general manager Steve Yasko, the University-owned public radio station started broadcasting just one year after the Sony Walkman was created and just a few years before music television and streaming on the Internet.

"[Technology's] totally changed everything," Yasko said. "Its totally changed the way we think of our business models. Its totally changed the way that we think about how we provide services and what we are as a radio station."

Towson State College's first huge change at the radio station happened at 6:16 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 12, 1976, as reported by The Towerlight on Feb. 20, 1976. The College Media Center was flooded with excited students and station supporters as "Bop City Revisited" became the first song to play on the new frequency, 89.7 FM.

At the event, The Towerlight recorded then-President James Fisher when he said, "In the end, this will benefit our academic program, the students, and ultimately the greater community."

WCVT-FM put Towson radio in a new frequency, but it wasn't the campus' first station. The station originally opened in the fall of 1971 as WVTS-AM, according to the 1976 article. It didn't take long before business manager Mark Silvert and general manager Steve Curran were thinking bigger, but the two were three years shy from turning their AM reality into their FM dream.

All according to The Towerlight article, there were four requirements Silvert and Curran had to meet before the station could become FM, and two problems were encountered during the evolution process.

The first step in moving from AM to FM is finding a spot on the frequency. When WVTS thought it found the perfect radio band, Morgan State beat Towson State in receiving it. WVTS had to start again. It eventually found a home at 89.7, where Towson University's station WTMD presently remains. Then the station had to find lawyers, buy equipment and get Federal Communication Commission approval.

The work proved worthwhile when by the end of the first week, Curran said operations for the 1,850-watt station were running "really smooth."
"We set program schedules up well in advance of our going on air to minimize problems," Curran told The Towerlight.

The station, according to the 1976 edition of Tower Echoes, ran 18 hours per day, seven days per week playing a format of classical, pop, rock, progressive, jazz, and educational affairs programs.

Despite a format switch over in 1991, when the station with new call letters WTMD focused more on educational value than music played, Skizz Cyzyk, TU alum who worked at WCVT-FM in the 80s, said music was mostly a main focus for the station.

"I was gone by the time it became WTMD," Cyzyk said. "They hired a professional program director, Jim Armstrong. It was always a student election before that. They did things to weed out the music lovers and just have more communication majors on the air."

Cyzyk said he was one of the last of the station's "music lovers" and the WCVT was hard to listen to with the music played on it. Cyzyk described the switch in format and music to WTMD, originally an acronym for Where Towson Makes a Difference, as "earth shaking" for the students who previously ran the station.

"It used to be that local bands would make a demo tap and we'd play it, and they'd have a hit," Cyzyk said. "It was a sad day" when that ended.

But Cyzyk still carries the overall experience. WCVT introduced him to The Flaming Lips, which is still one of his favorite bands. He also spoke of working at the station as a great experience because he helped introduce bands like The Pixies, The Replacements, We Might Be Giants, and bands "nobody heard on the airwaves in Baltimore unless they were listening to CVT."

Even today, Cyzyk is working on a documentary about a singer he first heard at WCVT. "That's how much of an impact CVT had on my life," he said.

Clearly it had a big impact on my life as well, and I wasn't even directly involved. I just wish I had taped more 'CVT while I had the chance. Oh well. Thank the Lard (another band I heard first on WCVT!) this one tape came out just right ;)

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WCVT 89.7 FM Towson - Industrial Show [1990]

* This one tape is the only record I could find anywhere of this obscure radio show ever existing. If ANYONE reading this knows anything about WCVT or this Industrial show from Friday nights around late-80s/'90/'91 - please let me know. I'm dying to locate more recorded shows from that station, since they disappeared into thin air without warning :( RIP WCVT


When I was in 8th Grade, I went over to a neighbor’s house and asked if I could have this broken solid-state AM/FM receiver that was sitting in the garage. I took it home, took it apart, cleaned up all the connections and re-sautered ones that were loose. I put it back together, plugged it in and was ecstatic to see the soft amber backlit glow of the FM dial. After searching the FM range slowly for about 2 weeks, looking for signs of life in between the main stations - I finally came across something faint that really sounded strange. It was *just barely* picking up the signal from 89.7FM, Towson MD’s extremely indie college radio station. The call letters were WCVT - and I happened to stumble upon it late one friday night, during the weekly experimental/industrial show. I had to get better reception to figure out what the f*ck they were playing!

My brother had an old GE boombox that he gave me - looked like a piece of shit, but it worked. He said it picked up WHFS really well, so I gave it a shot. Low and behold, this thing had a ’sensitivity boost’ switch that would give a significant boost to the FM reception. I was thrilled to see that this GE boombox picked up the WCVT reception almost perfectly, if the antenna was in a very specific position. Come that next friday night, I tuned in at midnight and listened to this show in its entirety. I was in 8th Grade, and this random find had literally changed my life forever. I had already gotten into heavy metal and punk via my older brother and some local older neighborhood kids, so Industrial/experimental music logically was the next step in my progression. I was able to record ONE tape’s worth of magic from one particular week’s show; two weeks later I tuned in, and there was just white noise instead of music. I was completely crushed - but a week later the reality sank in. I desperately tried to tune in, only to become horrified at the sound of smooth jazz and adult contemporary where WCVT once was. Seemingly overnight, funding for WCVT was cut - forcing them to kill their transmitter, and also leaving opportunity for this horrible adult contemporary station to snatch up the bandwidth like an evil hermit crab.

Upon further research, I realized that their transmitter operated at a very low wattage - something like 5 kwatts. People in Baltimore had trouble tuning in to WCVT, and Towson is less than an hour away from Baltimore. Yet somehow my GE boombox picked it up clearly, and I live almost 2 hours distance from Towson. To this day, I still see this chance encounter as some weird act of divine intervention so that I could be exposed to all this insane underground music.

Just ripped the original WCVT tape yesterday, and it's got a little radio noise and skips around a little, but who cares. I dare you to find me another WCVT Towson recording anywhere online. They don't exist! The contents of my tape include music from Godflesh, Clock DVA, Motor Morons, Helios Creed, The Wolfgang Press, Throbbing Gristle, 2nd Communication (japan), The Church, Cabaret Voltaire, Bauhaus, The Cramps, A.R. Kane, Circle Jerks, D.O.A., Broken Toys and more. Plus a priceless PSA warning against the dangers of STDs.

DOWNLOAD TAPE RIP
info? mainly here.