Pete Rock - Mecca and the Soul Brother Instrumentals

Not much I can say about this.... Mecca and the Soul Brother is one of the best albums ever produced. Amazing, amazing productions. These are the instrumentals.

Tracklist:
A1 Return Of The Mecca
A2 For Pete's Sake
A3 Ghetto's Of The Mind
A4 Act Like You Know
B1 Lots Of Lovin
B2 Anger In The Nation
B3 They Reminice Over You

Formed 1984, Mount Vernon, New York, Pete Rock (b. Peter Phillips, June 21, 1970, Mount Vernon), C. L. Smooth (b. Corey Penn, Oct. 8, 1968, New Rochelle, NY.), DJ. Pete Rock Aliases: Soul Brother No. 1, Chocolate Boy Wonder, The Creator. CL Smooth Aliases: Carmel King, Mecca Don. Mt. Vernon’s most prolific producer got his start as a deejay for Marley Marl’s “In Control” radio show on New York’s WBLS. His turntable skills led him to produce for various artists. In 1991, Pete was signed to Elektra records with C.L. Smooth and they dropped the now classic EP, All Souled Out. Their first album, Mecca & The Soul Brother, featured a tribute to Trouble T-Roy Dixon (R.I.P.) who was a member of Heavy D & The Boyz. The album also contained ground-breaking beats that mined the crates for horns, snares, and clever interludes.

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Pete Rock - Petestrumentals

Pete Rock - Petestrumentals
Label - BBE
Released - 2001
Style - Dope Beats, Instrumental, Hip-Hop

What can I say? Pete Rock is the man; one of the most prolific producers in the game. These instrumentals are jazzy, quirky, laidback and ultra dope.

Tracklist:
1 A Little Soul
2 Play Dis Only At Night
3 Something Funky
4 For The People
5 Hip Hopcrisy
6 Smooth Sailing
7 Pete's Jazz
8 The Boss
9 Get Involved
10 Give It To Y'all
11 Walk On By
12 Cake
13 What You Waiting For
14 Nothin' Lesser (Jamie's Mix)

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Fat Jazzy Grooves #16

Various - Fat Jazzy Grooves Vol. 16
Label - New Breed
Released - 1996
Style - Future Jazz, Acid Jazz, Hip-Hop, Instrumental, Dope Beats

Tracklist:
1 Nutsek - Space Dust
2 BMF - Trippin'
3 Manhattan Project - Midnite Groove
4 The Prunes - Dsb Style
5 Hal Lee - Version Valley
6 Khromozomes - Mindscape Dub

More dope beats from New Breed NYC!

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Fat Jazzy Grooves #14

Various - Fat Jazzy Grooves Vol. 14
Label - New Breed
Released - 1996
Style - Future Jazz, Acid Jazz, Instrumental, Dope Beats, Hip-Hop

Tracklisting:
1 Nutsek - Mood
2 Beats Of San Francisco - Respect
3 Hustletron - Maximizer
4 The Prunes - Rashaan
5 I-Cue - Pass It Around
6 DJ Smash - Kikit

I'm not sure how many of these were actually released, but the Fat Jazzy Grooves series came out on New Breed in the mid-late 90s and they are so so dope. Lots of Downtempo/Future Jazz/Hip-Hop Instrumental beats. My favorite from this bunch is Hustletron's Maximizer because it reminds me of a tweaky Ultramarine groove. Great stuff!

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Andrea Parker - Kiss My Arp Instrumentals

Andrea Parker - Kiss My Arp Instrumentals
Label - Mo Wax
Released - 1999
Style - Electronic, Electro, Abstract, Instrumental, Downtempo

GRAB THIS! It's so good. Shouts to Michael for hooking it up!

Tracklist:
1 Breaking The Code (Instrumental) (6:29)
2 In Two Minds (Instrumental) (5:59)
3 Clutching At Straws (Instrumental) (5:14)
4 Melodius Thunk (7:16)
5 Some Other Level (Instrumental) (6:57)
6 Ballbreaker (10:20)
7 Elements Of Style (5:03)
8 Going Nowhere (Instrumental) (5:33)
9 Sneeze (1:55)
10 Lost Luggage (Instrumental) (5:48)
11 Return Of The Rocking Chair (Instrumental) (7:06)
12 Exclamation Mark! (2:05)

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Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977

Yabby You - Jesus Dread 1972-1977
Label: Blood And Fire, 1997
Record date: 1972-77
Album style: Deejay, Dub, Instrumental, Lee Library, Roots, Tubby, Vocals

b. Vivian Jackson, 14 June 1949, Kingston, Jamaica, West Indies. Yabby acquired his nickname from the drawn-out, chanting refrain on his 1972 debut single, "Conquering Lion": "Be You, Yabby Yabby You". Despite courting controversy in his repudiation of Rastafarian godhead Haile Selassie, in favour of a personalized form of Christianity, his output throughout the 70s and early 80s nonetheless rarely deviated far from the orthodox Rastafarianism typically expressed at the time. As leader of the Prophets (additional personnel at various times included Alric Forbes, Dada Smith, Bobby Melody and the Ralph Brothers), Yabby recorded a remarkable series of roots reggae classics, including "Jah Vengeance", "Run Come Rally", "Love Thy Neighbours", "Valley Of Jehosaphat", "Judgement On The Land", "Fire In Kingston", "Chant Down Babylon' and many others, mostly appearing on his own Vivian Jackson and Prophets labels in Jamaica. ~reggaetrain.com

One of the most crucial B&F compilations, if also one of the most obsessive - no less than five versions of 'Jah Vengeance', for instance, follow the original at the close of the first CD. This is one reason why it's so great though - few other collections give you the chance to see rhythms evolving into so many amazingly diverse and subtle new forms, especially in Tubby's hands. Dillinger's version of the Vengeance rhythm, 'Freshly', is probably the deepest bit of dub Tubby ever produced, absolute genius and well worth the admission price by itself. ~discogs.com

Tracklist:
Disk 1:
1. Yabby U - Love Thy Neighbour
2. Yabby U - Conquering Lion
3. Tommy McCook & Vin Gordon - Fisherman Special
4. Big Youth & Yabby U - Yabby Youth
5. King Tubby - Big Youth Fights Against Capitolism
6. Yabby U - Covetous Man
7. Yabby U - Run Come Rally
8. Lee Perry - Rally Dub
9. Yabby U - Anti Christ
10. Dicky Burton - God Is Watching You
11. Augustus Pablo & Yabby U - Pablo Dread In A Red
12. King Tubby - King Tubby's Rock (Dub)
13. Prophets - Warn The Nation
14. King Tubby - Honey Dub
15. Yabby U - Carnal Mind
16. Yabby U - Love Of Jah
17. King Tubby - Love Of Jah Version
18. Yabby U - The Man Who Does The Work
19. Yabby U - Jah Vengeance
20. Tommy McCook - Revenge
21. Dillinger - Freshly
22. Tappa Zukie - Natty Dread On The Mountain Top
23. Trinity - Gwan Anf Lef Me
24. King Tubby - Tubby's Vengeance
25. Tommy McCook - Death Trap

Disk 2:
1. Wayne Wade - Man Of The Living
2. King Tubby - King Tubby's Special
3. Wayne Wade - Lord Of Lords
4. King Tubby - Lord Dub
5. Errol Alphonso - Chant Jah Victory
6. King Tubby - Jah Victory Dub
7. Yabby U - Walls Of Jerusalem
8. King Tubby - Jerusalem Dub
9. Prophets & Trinity - King Pharoah's Plague (Vocal & Dj)
10. Tommy McCook - Plague Of Horn
11. King Tubby - King Pharoah Dub
12. Trinity & Dillinger - Jesus Dread
13. Prophets & Trinity - Chant Down Babylon (Vocal & Dj)
14. King Tubby - Chanting Dub
15. Tommy McCook - Hornsman Chant
16. Yabby U - Fire In A Kingston
17. King Tubby - Fire Dub
18. Yabby U - Judgement On The Land
19. King Tubby - Repatriation Rock
20. Yabby U - Deliver Me From My Enemies
21. Michael Rose - Born Free (Extended Mix)
22. King Tubby - Love Thy Neighbour Version

Producer: Yabby You, Trinity, Fat Man
Mixing Engineer: King Tubby, Phillip Smart, Prince Jammy, Lee Perry
Drums: Leroy Horsemouth Wallace, Carlton Davis, Sly Dunbar, Ben Bow
Bass: Clinton Fearon, Robbie Shakespeare, Aston Barrett
Guitar: Earl Chinna Smith, Albert Griffiths, Bertram Ranchie McLean
Piano: Bernard Touter Harvey, Augustus Pablo
Organ: Aston Barrett, Pablo Black, Earl Wire Lindo, Bagga Walker
Trombone: Vin Gordon
Saxophone: Tommy McCook
Trumpet: Bobby Ellis
Fife: Richard Hall
Percussions: Uziah Sticky Thompson, Bunny Wailer
Melodica: Augustus Pablo
Recording Studio: Black Ark (Kingston, JA), Channel One (Kingston, JA), Dynamic Sounds (Kingston, JA)
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's (Kingston, JA)

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Various - Quad Star Revolution Volume 1 + Volume 2

RE-UPPED 03/29/08
Various - Quad Star Revolution Volume 1 + Volume 2
Label: Moodisc
Record Date: 1970-1976
Album Style: Deejay, Dub, Early Reggae, Instrumental, Lee Library

Harry A. Mudie (born c. 1940 in Spanish Town, Jamaica) is a Jamaican record producer.
He attended St. Jago High School. In the mid fifties, he launched his own sound system "Mudies Hi-Fi", before going to the UK to study electronics and photography. He traveled back to Jamaica in the late 50s. His first production was "Babylon Gone" (1962) by nyabinghi drummer Count Ossie and saxophonist Wilton Gaynair (released in the UK in 1962 on Blue Beat). Mudie spent his time in the 60s mainly operating his "Scaramouch Garden Amusement Center" in Spanish Town . He came back to music in the late 60s with the launch of Moodisc label and by recording artists such as Winston Wright, Winston Shand, Lloyd Jones, Count Ossie and the then-unknown I Roy. In the early 70s, he was the first to record Big Joe. Another first was the use of strings in reggae (John Holt "Time is the Master" in 1973). During the peak of his music career in the mid-late 70s, he worked with Gregory Isaacs, The Heptones, Joe White, Prince Heron and others. He has produced numerous musicians on his different labels which include Moodisc, Jungle, Afro and Jukebox. Mudie relocated to Florida in the 80s where he still resides.

Tracklist:
1. I Roy & The Ebony Sisters - Let Me Tell You Boy
2. Mudies All Stars - Let Me Tell You Boy Dub
3. Prince Heron - Spanish Town Rock
4. Mudies All Stars - African Home
5. Big Joe - Woodcutter Skank
6. Mudies All Stars - Woodcutter Dub
7. Mudies All Stars - Margaret Dub
8. I Roy & Mudies All Stars - Drifter (Rap)
9. Mudies All Stars - Drifter Dub
10. Big Joe - Black Stick Rock
11. Mudies All Stars - Black Stick Dub
12. Mudies All Stars - Grass Root Dub
13. I Roy & Mudies All Stars - Heart Don't Leap (Rap)
14. Mudies All Stars - Dub Them Heart
15. Big Joe - Lick Them Face
16. Mudies All Stars - Dub Them Face
17. I Roy - Musical Pleasure
18. Jo Jo Bennett & Mudies All Stars - Hot Pop
19. Big Joe & GG Grossett - Dub Girl Run
20. Don D Junior & Mudies All Stars - T-Bone Girl

Bass: Val Douglas, Jackie Jackson
Drums: Michael Richards, Lloyd Brevett
Guitar: Hucks Brown, Jeffrey Chung, Mikey Chung
Piano: Gladdy, Theo Beckford Organ: Winston Wright, Robert Lyn

Alto Sax: Carl Bryan, Herman Marquis
Tenor Sax: Tommy McCook, Val Bennett
Trombone: Rico Rodriguez, Don D Junior
Trumpet: Jo Jo Bennett
Flugel Horn: Jo Jo Bennett, David Madden

Percussion: Danzel leing, Uzziah Thompson, Larry McDonald, Bongo Herman

Produced by: Harry Moodie
Engineered by: King Tubby, Harry Moodie, Sylvester Morris, Syd Bucknor
Recording Studios: Studio One, Harry J, Dynamic
Mixing Studio: King Tubby's

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Aston Family Man Barrett - Family Man in Dub

Aston Family Man Barrett - Family Man in Dub
Label: Heartbeat
Record date : 197X
Album style : early reggae, roots, dub, instrumental

Tracklist:
1. Cobra Style Dub
2. Steppers Rock
3. Familyman Skank
4. Rebel I Am
5. E.T. Special
6. Pleasing Dub
7. Dubbing Naturally
8. Dub Combination
9. Pickney Dub
10. A Distant Dub
11. Tribute To Y Mas Gan
12. Elegant Dub
13. Iron Rock
14. Dub Maker

Producer : Aston Barrett
Engineer : Aston Barrett & Errol Brown
Mixing Engineer : Oswald Palmer
Recording Engineer : Oswald Palmer
Backing Vocals : Jimmy Riley
Drums : Hugh Malcolm & Carlton Barrett
Bass : Aston Barrett & Robbie Shakespeare
Lead Guitar : Eric Fratter
Guitar : Aston Barrett
Rhythm Guitar : Eric Fratter
Synthesiser : Earl Wire Lindo & Ian Winter & Aston Barrett & Tyrone Downie
Piano : Aston Barrett & Tyrone Downie & Ian Winter
Organ : Aston Barrett & Earl Wire Lindo
Trombone : Vin Gordon
Saxophone : Glen Da Costa
Trumpet : David Madden
Clavinet : Earl Wire Lindo
Repeater : Bob Marley & Peter Tosh & Carlton Barrett
Clarinet : Herman Marquis
Syndrums : Hugh Malcolm
Percussions : Bongo Herman & Aston Barrett
Funde : Bunny Wailer

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Impact All Stars - Forward The Bass: Dub From Randy's 1972-75

Impact All Stars - Forward The Bass: Dub From Randy's 1972-75
Label: Blood & Fire
Original title: The Impact All Stars - Randy's Dub
Record date: 1975
Album style : roots, dub, instrumental

Tracklist:
1. Jaro
2. Maro
3. Ordinary Version Chapter 3
4. Extraordinary Version
5. Wire Dub
6. Shining Dub
7. Easy Come Dub
8. Dubwise Situation
9. Last Of The Jestering
10. Oh Jah Dub
11. Sabotage In Dub
12. S-Corner Dub
13. Just Another Dub
14. Upbeat Version
15. Verdict In Dub

Mixing Engineer : Karl Pitterson & Errol Thompson
Producer : Clive Chin
Backing Band : The Wailers & Skin, Flesh & Bones & The Impact All Stars & In Crowd
Drums : Mikey Boo Richards & Sly Dunbar & Carlton Barrett
Bass : Lloyd Parks & Aston Barrett & Val Douglas
Guitar : Ranchie & Tarzan & Michael Chung
Keyboards : Robert Lynn & Tyrone Downie & Wire Lindo & Augustus Pablo & Ansel Collins
Trombone : Vin Gordon
Saxophone : Tommy McCook
Harmonica : Chicago Steve
Percussions : Bingy Bunny
Melodica : Ansel Collins
Recording Studio : Randy's (Kingston, JA)

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Head Shot: Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs and Other Oddities

Head Shot: Reggae Instrumentals, Dubs and Other Oddities
Label - Heartbeat
Recorded - 1970s
Style - Dub, Reggae, Version, Foundation, Instrumental, Lee Library

(review from AMG)
A trawl through the vaults of celebrated reggae producer Winston "Niney" Holness yielded this delightful odds-and-sods program of (mostly previously unreleased) dub versions, instrumental tracks, and songs dating from 1970 to 1978. There are a couple of fine cuts on the deathless "Here I Come" rhythm, including a creepy dub version based on Dennis Brown's classic vocal performance, and also dub versions of Niney's own "Rasta No Pickpocket" (rendered here as "Clean Heart Rasta" with a Tony Chin guitar overdub) and "Blood and Fire" (here as "Chapter Ten"). Saxophone legend Tommy McCook leads the Supersonics through a charming rocksteady instrumental titled "Doreth," which then leads, strangely, into the charming "You Can't Get into Zion With Your Big Checkbook" ("It will bounce!"), on which Niney is joined by vocalists Lloyd Charmers, Dobby Dobson, and Denzil Laing. Overall, this album isn't quite as strange as the jacket copy might lead you to expect, but it's chock-full of worthwhile obscurities from the tapes of one of reggae's best producers working at the peak of his powers. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide

Tracklist:
1. Soul Syndicate - Zimbabwe [Extended Mix]
2. Observers - Come Dub
3. Dillinger - Nebuchadnezze
4. Observers + Bobby Ellis - Head Shot
5. Observers - Last Call Version
6. Observers + Tommy McCook - One Train Load of Collie
7. Observers - Organ Satta
8. Scully, Bobby Ellis, Soul Syndicate - Doreth
9. Observers, Niney the Observer - Can't Enter Zion With Your Big Checkbook
10. Observers - Chapter Ten
11. Bongo Herman + Fay Bennett - Nosey Joe Version
12. Bottlehead - Bottlehead in Fine Style
13. Observers - Clean Heart Rasta
14. Observers + Tommy McCook - Zorro
15. Observers - Boiling Over
16. Observers - Beardsman Shuffle
17. Observers - Steam Pipe

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Nino Nardini - Funny Moogy

Nino Nardini - Funny Moogy
Label - CD-R / Wacky Wacky (France) / Zippy CD Co. / Jack Diamond
Recorded - Early 70s
Released - 2003
Style - Analog, Moog, Funk, Soundtrack, Instrumental, Electronic, Jazz, Breaks, Music Library, Lee Library

(from random old personal page)
# Nino Nardini: "Funny Moogy"

* LP, Crea Sound Library, France, Circa early 1970's
CD-R, Wacky Wacky, France 2003
* comment:
o Jack Diamond Music: If you are a fan of electronic instrumental sounds in the Roger Roger vein, you will LOVE THIS TO BITS ! Animal sounds, weird human voices, sound effects all added and tape manipulated/twisted into, around, upsidedown and rightsideup and throughout electronics that are also manipulated to create some of the most brilliant genius stuff ever created.

Tracklisting:
1. Presto-Presti
2. Jocky
3. Jolly Farm
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V/A - Super Breaks & Beats Vol. 3

V/A - Super Breaks & Beats Vol. 3
Label - DJ's Choice
Released - ???
Style - Disco/Funk/Breaks/Beats/Instrumentals

Awesome source for origins of some of the most popular breaks in hip-hop history. Any hardcore Bomb Squad/PE fan will recognize some samples from Marva Whitney's 'It's My Thang'... Long live JB!

Tracklisting:
A1. Shack Up - Banbarra
A2. I Can't Stop - John Davis
A3. Boogie Back - Roy Ayer's Ubiquity
A4. Use Me - Bill Withers
A5. Big Beat - Billy Squire
B1. Impeach The President - The Honey Drippers
B2. It's My Thing - Marva Whitney
B3. Ashley's Roachclip - The Soul Searchers
B4. The Mexican - Babe Ruth
B5. Sex Machine - James Brown

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Raw Beats 21 (Classic Hip-Hop Edition)

Raw Beats 21
Label - Raw Beats (Germany)
Released - 1996
Style - DJ Battle Tools/Breakbeats/Rap/Oldschool/Instrumental

Good classic hip-hop instrumentals on Green-coloured vinyl!

RB-21 : (CLASSIC HIP-HOP EDITION)
A1 It Takes 2 Beats BPM 112 3:31
A2 Tonight Quicks Beats BPM 105 2:41
A3 Da' Symphony BPM 95 3:09
A4 Catch A Groove BPM 107 2:02
A5 I'm A Hoe Beats BPM 86 2:20
A6 5 Minutes Of Funk Beats BPM 107 2:56
B1 Eazy-er Said Beats BPM 103 3:03
B2 Piper Peter Beats BPM 106 2:52
B3 Jiggable Pie/Blind Alley BPM 106 2:48
B4 Slow Down Beats BPM 96 3:06
B5 Gangster Boogie Champ BPM 106 2:50
B6 D-Nice Beats BPM 98 1:53

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