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Various Artists - Rubadub Revolution (Various Artists) (CD)
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Highlights
- Artist: Various Artists
- Genre: Reggae
- Format: CD
- Record Label: Pressure Sounds
Description
Over the past decade Pressure Sounds Records and producer Bunny "Striker" Lee have collaborated on a series of critically acclaimed reissues and compilations that highlight Mr. Lee's contribution to Jamaican music from 60's rocksteady (The Uniques - Absolutely Rocksteady) to 70s reggae, roots (Bunny Lee & Friend's Next Cut) and dubwise styles (Conflict Dub). This fruitful partnership continues with "Rub A Dub Revolution: Early Dancehall Productions From Bunny 'Striker' Lee" their first foray into Mr. Lee's transformative rub a dub work from the late 70s to mid-eighties. In the late 1970s, Kingston was in the midst of a transformation from a decade of warfare and street battles. Sick of the politics and violence the population was ready to move on. Slowly the dancehalls, all but shuttered during the 1970s were returning to life and a host of new singers and DJs flocked to the sound systems with lyrics and style that spoke to the dancehall itself. This new breed of "rub a dub soldier" eschewed the international market, and spoke to Jamaicans in their own language, about their own concerns from sex to humor to the day-to-day problems of suffering in the ghetto. Bunny Lee was always attuned to the slightest changes in the musical landscape and quickly picked up on this shift in taste. By 1980 he had gathered a stable of young artists around his core veterans like Cornell Campbell and Johnny Clarke to build riddims and tunes to speak to this new "dancehall" vibe. With a deep knowledge of classic songwriting, an ability to effectively communicate with musicians and an infusion of new talent, Striker Lee's new direction quickly hit gold. "Rub a Dub Revolution" mines this often overlooked period with tracks of rarities like the Paragons obscure "Place Called Zion", classic tunes such as Don Carlos' iconic "Pass Me The Lazer Beam" and extended 12" mixes featuring DJ verses by Papa Tullo, Purpleman, Simple Simon and others that showcase the excitement, experimentation and raw energy of this transformative period of Jamaican music.
2. Don Carlos ; Papa Tullo - Lazer Beam (Nuff Stylee) Extended
3. Johnny Clarke - I Man Come Again
4. Papa Tullo - Every Half Is a Fraction
5. Cornell Campbell ; Scientist - Bandulo Extended
6. Neville Brown ; John Wayne - the Right Time (Boogie Down) Extended
7. The Paragons - a Place Called Zion
8. Pappa Tullo - Part Two
9. Simple Simon - Revolution Fighters
10. Trevor Castell - Too Popular (Previously Unreleased)
11. Cornell Campbell - Exterminator (Previously Unreleased)
12. Simple Simon - George William Gordon (Previously Unreleased)
13. Devon Edwards - Babylon No Badda Haul and Pull Me (Previously Unreleased)
14. Cornell Campbell + Errol Scorcher - People Cruel Extended
15. Devon Edwards - Lay Down Flat
16. Professor - Lay Down Flat Version
17. Frankie Jones - Gun Fever
18. Donovan Phillips - Gun Fever Version
19. Don Carlos ; Purpleman - Spread Out (Purpleman a Go Boom It Up) Extended
20. Badoo - Me and Janet (Previously Unreleased)
21. Simple Simon - Bawling (Previously Unreleased)
Track List:
Disc: 1
1. The Paragons - Know Yourself Mankind2. Don Carlos ; Papa Tullo - Lazer Beam (Nuff Stylee) Extended
3. Johnny Clarke - I Man Come Again
4. Papa Tullo - Every Half Is a Fraction
5. Cornell Campbell ; Scientist - Bandulo Extended
6. Neville Brown ; John Wayne - the Right Time (Boogie Down) Extended
7. The Paragons - a Place Called Zion
8. Pappa Tullo - Part Two
9. Simple Simon - Revolution Fighters
10. Trevor Castell - Too Popular (Previously Unreleased)
11. Cornell Campbell - Exterminator (Previously Unreleased)
12. Simple Simon - George William Gordon (Previously Unreleased)
13. Devon Edwards - Babylon No Badda Haul and Pull Me (Previously Unreleased)
14. Cornell Campbell + Errol Scorcher - People Cruel Extended
15. Devon Edwards - Lay Down Flat
16. Professor - Lay Down Flat Version
17. Frankie Jones - Gun Fever
18. Donovan Phillips - Gun Fever Version
19. Don Carlos ; Purpleman - Spread Out (Purpleman a Go Boom It Up) Extended
20. Badoo - Me and Janet (Previously Unreleased)
21. Simple Simon - Bawling (Previously Unreleased)
Record label: Pressure Sounds
Genre: Reggae
Musical Artist: Various Artists
Format: CD
Street Date: November 15, 2019
TCIN: 93515386
UPC: 793591581521
Item Number (DPCI): 244-02-6607
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Shipping details
Estimated ship dimensions: 5.62 inches length x 4.97 inches width x 0.53 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.24 pounds
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