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Val Douglas
Val Douglas is credited on 524 releases across 170 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
524
Credits
170
Albums
6
Decades active
223
In collections
Biography
Jamaican-born Bassist, Keyboardist, Arranger, Composer and Producer.
He has made music with the essential icons of Reggae, Ska, the Rocksteady, Dub, and Soul, among other genres. To cite some examples, Val worked with artists such as The Abyssinians, Toots & The Maytals, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bunny Maloney, Peter Tosh, Delroy Wilson, Dennis Brown, Ken Boothe, Lloyd Charmers, Bob Marley and The Wailers, The Heptones Ernest Ranglin, New York Ska Jazz Ensemble, June Lodge, Marcia Griffiths, Lorna Bennet, Lloyd Charmers, Bob Andy, Pablo Moses and The Congos... and many more!
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
524 releases · 170 albums · active 1972–2025
- Performance · 524
- Other credits · 45
- Production · 18
- Engineering · 4
Studios: Dynamic Sounds Studios · Federal Records Studio · Harry J's Recording Studio · Joe Gibbs Studio
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Exodus
1977

Heart Of The Congos
1977

Songs Of Freedom
1992

Ghetto Music: The Blueprint Of Hip Hop
1989

Satta Massagana
1976

Platinum Ska
2016

Sings Love
1981

Hi-Bop Ska
1994

Walk With Me
2012

On The Right Track
2007
In Orbit Vol. 1
2005

Forward The Bass (Dub From Randy's 1972-1975)
1998

Termination Dub (1973-79)
1996

Da Original Banton
1995

Call Mi Sister Carol
1994

Ghetto Man Corner
1990

Beres Hammond
1986

Rasta Souvenir / Manu A La Jamaïque
1985

Greatest Hits
1984

Love Has Found Its Way
1982

Haile I Hymn (Chapter 1)
1978

Sarge
1977

Ranglin Roots
1976

International Heroes Dub
Frequent collaborators
- Beres Hammond
- Various
- Dennis Brown
- The Meditations
- Ernie Smith
- Manu Dibango
- Glen Washington
- Barry Biggs
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