Album
Original Rockers
1979 · Reggae
5 collectors on Gatefold own this
Original Rockers is a Reggae album by Augustus Pablo, originally released in 1979. On Gatefold: 32 pressings tracked, owned by 5 collectors.
About
This collection of mid-‘70s dub singles captures Augustus Pablo and producer King Tubby at the top of their game. Pablo’s eerie melodica floats majestically over instrumentals like “Jah Dread” and “Up Warrika Hill,” infusing them with his exotic, minor-key, far-East sound. Dillinger’s vocals on “Brace a Boy” crackle with Kingston ghetto intensity, and brothers Aston and Carly Barrett propel “Thunder Clap” and “Park Lane Special” with a lean, hard-edged rockers beat. Dub doesn’t get any heavier than this.
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Tracklist
- 1Rockers Dub3:03
- 2Up Wareika Hill3:42
- 3Cassava Piece ('79 Style)2:34
- 4Pablo's Theme Song3:20
- 5Jah Dread3:05
- 6Brace a Boy2:47
- 7Thunder Clap2:33
- 8Park Lane Special2:49
- 9New Style2:37
- 10AP Special2:49
- 11Love Won't Come Easy5:33
- 12Love Won't Come Easy2:44
- 13Mountain View Dub3:31
- 14Cassava Rock3:01
- 15Tubby's Dub Song3:04
- 16Tubby's Dub Song (Dub Version 2)3:40
- 17Jah Dread (7" Version)2:39
- 18Brace a Boy (Dub Version 2)2:57
- 19Tribalist2:54
- 20Lightning Flash2:16
- 21Africa Dub2:29
- 22Young Generation2:22
- 23AP Special (Version 2)2:47
Sound DNA
- Reggae
- Dub
- warm
- spiritual
- tropical
Collection of mid-1970s 45RPM singles from Augustus Pablo's "Rockers" period, compiled in 1979 by Dave Hendley.
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Aston "Family Man" BarrettBASS GUITAR
- Augustus PabloMELODICA, ORGAN, PIANO, CLAVINET MELODICA, ORGAN, PIANO, CLAVINET, ARRANGED BY ORGAN
- Bobby EllisTRUMPET
- Carlton BarrettDRUMS
- Don Drummond Jr.TROMBONE
- Earl "Chinna" SmithGUITAR
- Lloyd AdamsDRUMS
- Richard "Dirty Harry" HallSAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE
- Robbie ShakespeareBASS
- Vin GordonTROMBONE
- Clive ChinVOCALS
- DillingerVOCALS
- Hugh MundellVOCALS
- King TubbyFEATURING
- Paul KVOCALS
5 collectors on Gatefold own this · 32 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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