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Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House [2003 Bonus Tracks]

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Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House Augustus Pablo CD
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  • Artist: Augustus Pablo
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 016351455529
  • Item Number: KOC145552
  • Release date: 05/06/2003
  • 1. Rockers Meet King Tubby in a Fire House
  • 2. Short Man Dub
  • 3. Zion Is a Home
  • 4. Dub in a Matthews Lane Arena
  • 5. Jah Say Dub
  • 6. Son of Jah Dub
  • 7. Simeon Tradition
  • 8. Selassie I Dub
  • 9. Jah Moulty Ital Sip
  • 10. Son of Man Dub [Bonus Track]
  • 11. Rasta to the Hills [Bonus Track]
  • 12. Twin Seal Dub [Bonus Track]
  • 13. House of Dub Version [Bonus Track]
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Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House [2003 Bonus Tracks] by Augustus Pablo on CD


As is often the case with albums that come from deep within the insular world of 1970s Kingston, the title of this one bears a little bit of explanation. "Rockers" was the nickname given to melodica player and producer Augustus Pablo; on this album, as on several other classics of the genre, he is teamed up with dub wizard Osbourne Ruddock (better known as King Tubby) to deliver a set of dub mixes derived from singles by Hugh Mundell, Delroy Williams, and others. (King Jammy, one of King Tubby's proteges, also contributes a few mixes here, but is uncredited.) "Fire House" is an ironic reference to the Waterhouse section of Kingston, where King Tubby's studio was located. On this collection, Pablo's sound predominates: his eerie melodica lines snake in and out of the mix, and the gentle-but-firm grooves that always typify a Rockers production are in full force. King Tubby contributes the special element of dubwise alchemy that was his own trademark, administering echo and delay at judicious intervals and keeping the general atmosphere mysterious and seductive. Because of the nature of the music and its consistently high quality, highlights are a bit difficult to pick out, but they include the very dread "Zion Is a Home" and the equally fine "Dub in a Matthews Lane Area," which could be used as a master class in dub technique. [The 2003 reissue on Shanachie replaces the four bonus tracks they appended to their 1987 reissue of Rockers Meet King Tubby in a Fire House with four different bonus tracks: "Son of Man Dub," "Rasta to the Hills," "Twin Seal Dub" and "House of Dub Version".]~ Rick Anderson, Rovi
  • Artist: Augustus Pablo
  • Format: CD
  • Year: 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • UPC: 016351455529
  • Item Number: KOC145552
  • Release date: 05/06/2003
  • Label: Shanachie Records
  • Genre: Reggae
  • Style: Dub, Roots Reggae
  • Album Time: 47:57

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  • Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House Augustus Pablo CD
Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House Augustus Pablo CD