![]() One of the very first dub versions I ever heard. There was more space, and the bass and drums were pushed to the fore.ģ MARCUS GARVEY (DUB VERSION) Burning Spear It was great to hear a dub version of a Marley track - I nearly always preferred the dub version of a tune. It must have been one of the first ever domestically released dub singles. If memory serves me well, it was the dub version B-side of an Island 7" single probably of the track called 'Concrete Jungle', from the Catch a Fire album. in fact, I have not heard it for probably 25 years, so I hope it does really exist and is not a figment of my imagination. There are any number of good King Tubby compilations now around - Trojan Records and the Blood & Fire label are good places to look. Hearing 'King Tubby' for the first time had a profound effect on me: it was like hearing music from another cosmos. It was released in this country on Island Records. ![]() King Tubby was the king of pure, heavy-duty dub at that time. Love the sound of Augustus Pablo's melodica I am also kinky for the sound of the dubbed-up timbale drums that feature on this recording. I first heard this as a pre-release in 1976. ![]() 1 KING TUBBY MEETS ROCKERS UPTOWN Augustus Pablo ![]()
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