Various - Sound System Dub Plate Specials 1975-1979

Tracklist

1	–Leroy Smart	Exalted Dub	2:47
2	–Johnny Clarke	Bag A Wire Dub	3:27
3	–Johnny Clarke	Dub Ites Green And Gold	3:34
4	–Horace Andy	Chapter Of Money	2:54
5	–Cornell Campbell	Beat Them In Dub	3:06
6	–Cornell Campbell	Thunder Rock	3:07
7	–Pat Kelly	How Long Dub	3:30
8	–Slim Smith	Everybody Needs Dub	2:58
9	–Leroy Smart	Six Million Dollar Version	3:15
10	–Johnny Clarke	Peace And Love In Dub	3:45
11	–Johnny Clarke	A Living Version	3:12
12	–Delroy Wilson	A Heavy Dub	3:08
13	–Johnny Clarke	Drums Of Africa	3:40
14	–Johnny Clarke	Channel Is A Joker	3:36
15	–Johnny Clarke	Breaking Up Dubwise	4:11
16	–Jackie Mittoo	Version Of Class	3:27

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Channel One Recording Studio
• Recorded At – Randy's Studio
• Recorded At – Harry J's Recording Studio
• Recorded At – Dynamic Sounds Studios
• Recorded At – King Tubby's Studio
• Mixed At – King Tubby's Studio
• Licensed From – E. Lee

Credits

• Bass Guitar – Lloyd Parks, Robbie Shakespeare
• Design – Gary @ Voodoo London
• Drums – Carlton "Santa" Davis, Sly Dunbar
• Guitar – Winston 'Bo-Pee' Bowen*, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Tony Chin
• Keyboards – Augustus Pablo
• Organ – Jackie Mittoo, Winston Wright
• Percussion – Barnabus, Noel 'Skully' Simms*
• Photography – Kunho Chi
• Producer – Bunny Lee
• Saxophone – Tommy McCook
• Trombone – Vin Gordon
• Trumpet – Bobby Ellis

Notes

Tracks 13-16 are bonus tracks only found on the CD version, not on the vinyl version.

The Sound Systems of Jamaica were always the people's radio station. Tunes were tried and tested in the lion's den of the dance to see which songs rose to the top and became the most popular. This was the litmus test and the first step to a track's commercial release to capitalize its hotness on the circuit. When the Dub / version hit big in Jamaica in the early to mid 70's, this was also the case and many times the version cut of a track would even prove more popular than its vocal counterpart.

These 'version' cuts were tried out on the Sound System dances across Jamaica as dub plates and sometimes kept exclusive to certain dances, until the producers often forced the hand to release these in demand cuts, mostly to the dismay of the sound System men.[sic] Who always hustled to maintain the tracks exclusivity to their Sound System. On release these cuts were matched up with it's vocal counterpart as it's flip / version side. Many versions were reworked with various alternatives. Sometimes turning up the brass section, for a horns cut or adding a DJ to wax lyrical over the exsisting [sic] rhythm of vocal as in a question / answer type style. The more popular the rhythm / song the more cuts you could here [sic]. Old Studio One rhythms were reworked and cut again say at Channel 1 studio and a new vocal song dropped over that and that became the new basis for a new version to be worked up. Expanding on that great saying 'you can't keep a good tune down' to great effect .....

We have compiled some great 70's dub plates that rocked the Sound Systems in Fine style. As stated above some are reworkings of previous songs as in 'Six Million Dollar Version' which was a reworking of Alton Ellis's 'Breaking Up' recut for Leroy Smart's 'Shame and Pride' and used for Johnny Clarke's cover of the song also. This actual version was used as version side to Dennis Alcapone's 'Six Million Dollar Man' track hence it's name. 'Dub ites Green and Gold' was a cut to Johnny Clarke's version of the Burning Spear classic. So it goes as they say, necessity is the mother of invention and we think in this release it proves the case. Where classic rhythms reworked and honed can produce something new and exciting, that will rock the Sound Systems of Jamaica and indeed the world in fine style again and again. Hope you enjoy the set.

Prepare thy work without, and diligently til thy ground; That afterward thou mayst build thy house. Proverbs Ch 24 V 27
(written very small under the release title on the front)

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 5060135761721

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
JRLP055	Various	Sound System Dub Plate Specials 1975-1979 ‎(LP, Comp)	Kingston Sounds, Jamaican Recordings	JRLP055	UK	2014