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King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Agustus Pablo
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Style: Reggae
Label: Clocktower
Catalog Number: CT-0085
Released: 1976
One of the greatest dub albums of all time, King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown is a masterclass in dub production from the genius mixing engineer who invented the genre and is arguably one of the most important figures for modern electronic music. Using the mixing desk as an instrument, Osbourne Ruddock aka King Tubby created a new dimension in sound by bringing the drum and bass to the forefront while casting ghostly echoes using delay, spring reverb, phaser, and filter manipulation. Singer Mikey Dread stated, “King Tubby truly understood sound in a scientific sense. He knew how the circuits worked and what the electrons did. That’s why he could do what he did.” This particular album features an all-star cast of musicians including Carlton Barrett on drums, Robbie Shakespeare and Aston Barrett on bass guitar, and Earl “Chinna” Smith on guitar led by the melodica master Agustus Pablo.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Dub / Essential Listening
Tracklist:
A1 Keep On Dubbing
A2 Stop Them Jah
A3 Young Generation Dub
A4 Each One Dub
A5 555 Dub Street
A6 Braces Tower Dub
B1 King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
B2 Corner Crew Dub
B3 Say So
B4 Skanking Dub
B5 Frozen Dub
B6 Satta
Credits:
Bass – Aston (Family Man) Barret Leroy, Robert (Robby) Shakespear
Clarinet – Agustus Pablo
Drums – Carlton (Carlie) Barret
Engineer [Mixing Engineer] – Errol Thompson, King Tubby’s
Guitar – Earl (Chinna) Smith
Organ – Agustus Pablo
Photography – Michael Scudder
Producer – H. Swaby
Tenor Saxophone – Richard (Dirty Harry) Hall
Trombone – Vincent (Don D Junior) Gordon
Trumpet – Bobby Ellis
