Trojan Records are delighted to announce the July 12, 2004 release of the definitive anthology of one of reggae's most influential figures, King Tubby In Fine Style.
Osbourne Ruddock better known as King Tubby was one of the most important and innovative figures in modern popular music. Working from a small 4-track home studio in the tough Waterhouse district of West Kingston, Tubby's electrifying and often wildly avant garde dub remixes redefined the role of the recording engineer during the mid 1970s.
Using some of the toughest roots rhythms of the mid to late seventies this collection of the King's heaviest dub, vocal and instrumental mixes is the first ever compilation to bring together Tubby's collaborations with groundbreaking producers, such as Rupie Edwards, Derrick Harriott, Keith Hudson, Bunny Lee, Augustus Pablo, Lee Perry and Winston Riley.
This two CD set featuring many tracks previously unissued outside Jamaica has been digitally re-mastered to recreate the full impact of the music, so that it sounds just as it did when it first leapt from the monitors in Tubby's studio 30 years ago. The influence of King Tubby's studio experimentation has extended beyond the confines of reggae and now reverberates around the world in many genres of contemporary music.
Track Listing
Disc 1
1. Concentration Ver.3 - The Crystalites
2. Blacula Version - The Crystalites
3. Tel Aviv Drums - Glen Brown
4. Chapter 2 (French Connection) - The Upsetters
5. IPA Skank- The Upsetters
6. Freak Out Skank- The Upsetters
7. Washroom Skank - The Upsetters
8. Dub Organiser - The Upsetters featuring Dillinger
9. V/S Panta Rock - The Upsetters
10. Elephant Rock - The Upsetters
11. Drum Rock - The Upsetters
12. Lovers Skank (aka Spanglers Clap) - The Upsetters
13. Dr.Satan's Echo Chamber - Rupie Edwards
14. Buckshot - Rupie Edwards
15. Stalag 17 Version - Techniques All Stars
16. Nothing Is Impression Version - The Interns (aka The Viceroys)
17. New Style - The Observers
18. Fire From The Observer - The Observers
19. Coming Home (Version to No More Will I Roam) - Dennis Brown & The Observers
20. Dubbing With The Observer - The Observer & King Tubby
21. Youth Man - The Observer & King Tubby
Disc 2
1. The Power Of Love - Ronnie Davis
2. King Tubbys In Fine Stile - King Tubby
3. The Big Rip Off - Augustus Pablo & King Tubby
4. King Tubbys Version (Please Officer) - King Tubby
5. I'm Alright Version (Don't Think About Me) - Keith Hudson & King Tubby
6. Jah Jah Dub - Dellinger, King Tubby & The Aggrovator
7. Magnum Force - Vin Gordon
8. A Dancing Roots Version - Cornel Campbell & The Aggrovators
9. Dancing Version - Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators
10. Conqueroring (sic) Version - Linval Thompson & The Aggrovators
11. Sukumaka Version - Linval Thompson & The Aggrovators
12. Jah Jah Dub - Ronnie Davis, Lloydie Slim & The Aggrovators
13. I Am Lost Dub - B.B. Seaton & The Aggrovators
14. Gorgon Version - Cornel Campbell & The Aggrovators
15. A Noisy Place (AKA A Quiet Place) - King Tubby
16. The Invasion (Version) - Jackie Edwards, King Tubbys & The Aggrovators
17. A Harder Version - Johnny Clarke, King Tubbys & The Aggrovators
18. A Ruffer Version - Johnny Clarke, King Tubbys & The Aggrovators
19. Satta Dread - Wayne Jarrett
20. (Dread) Satta Version - King Tubby
21. A Useful Version - Prince Jammy
22. Channel One Feel It - Leroy Smart & The Aggrovators
23. African World Wide - Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators
