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Mikey Dread – Dread At the Control Dubwise
Mikey Dread
Dread at the Control Dubwise
Style: Reggae
Catalog Number: DATCLP2019
Released: 1979
Upbeat, heavyweight dubs from Mikey Dread aka Michael Campbell, who began his musical career as a DJ and audio engineer at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation. Campbell first made a name for himself through his show “Dread at the Control,” which was one of the first radio shows to play exclusively reggae, before finding his way to produce for Lee “Scratch” Perry and Joe Gibbs among others. Recorded at Channel One Studios, Dread At the Control Dubwise is a bonafide classic from the golden age of dub featuring Sly & Robbie, Augustus Pablo, Earl “Chinna” Smith, Gladstone Anderson, and others. Perhaps drawing inspiration from the mad genius “Scratch,” Dread includes various strange samples throughout the album including animal sounds, water drops, church bells, and other sounds pulled from sci-fi and horror films. Alongside the samples, the album is also iconic for its radio-style intro tags (International Field Marshall, Master Mantrol, Props Man Style, etc.) that have been sampled on numerous records throughout the decades.
Recommended – Full Listen
Tags: Cult Classic / Dub / Sly & Robbie
Tracklist:
1 Go-Go Girls
2 Headline News
3 Fast Forward Dub
4 Props-Man Style
5 Comic Strip
6 International Field Marshall
7 Fisherman’s Forcast
8 Assistant Director
9 Kasha Herb Rock
10 Master Mantrol
11 Floor Manager’s Theme
Credits:
Bass – Ranchie McLean*, Earl “Bagga” Walker, Robert Shakespear*
Clavinet – Franklyn Waul*
Design [Album Design] – Errol Irie Myrie*
Drums – Santa*, Leroy “Horse-Mouth” Wallace*, Sly Dunbar
Electric Piano – Agustus Pablo*
Guitar – Boo-Pee*, Earl “Chinna” Smith, Douggie*
Mastered By – DT*
Mixed By [Assistant] – Michael Campbell
Organ – Ansel Collins
Percussion – Latty Gourzang*, Skully*, Sticky*
Photography By – Donald R. Moore
Piano – Gladstone Anderson
Producer, Arranged By – Michael “Dread At The Controls” Campbell*
Recorded By [Assistant] – Michael Campbell
Recorded By, Mixed By – Crucial Bunny
Saxophone [Tenor] – Felix (Deadly) Headley*
Synthesizer – Franklyn “Bubbler” Waul
Trombone – Vin Gordon
Written-By – C. Patterson* (tracks: A5), M. Campbell* (tracks: A1, A5), Michael Campbell (tracks: A2, A4, A6, B2, B3, B4), Pam Hickling (tracks: A4, B3), Sly Dunbar (tracks: A1), Witty Reid (tracks: A3)
