King Tubby, The Observer Allstars & The Aggrovators - King Tubby's Special 1973 - 1976

This collection of classic Tubby cuts was my introduction to heavy dub and hearing it now brings back strong memories of sitting in a friend's smokey bedroom in the golden days of my eighteenth summer. None of us had anything to do and life was all the better for it and we spent many funny afternoons basking in the sun and trancing out to King Tubby's lazy skank. What you get on this double album is a masterful collection of echo chamber reworks of classic mid-'70s roots, the melodies of many being familiar to even those who (like me) pay no special attention to reggae. The dub version of Horace Andy's 'Skylarking' is especially beautiful.

Record 1

1. Rebel Dance

2. Casanova Dub

3. Silver Bullet

4. Rasta Locks

5. Dubbing With The Observer

6. Sir Niney's Rock

7. Jam Down

8. Parade Dub

9. Youth Man

10. Turntable Dub

11. Corn Man

12. Mr D Brown Skank 13. Rema Dub Get it HERE.

Record 2

14. King Tubby's Special - U-Roy

15. Another Version

16. Straight To Brad's Head From New York

17. Dancing Version

18. Straight To Trojan Head

19. Straight To The Boy Niney Head

20. Gorgon Speaks Version

21. I Trim The Barber

22. More Warning

23. Rougher Version

24. Straight To Babylon Boy's Head

25. Straight To The Capitalist Head

26. Cool Down Version

27. Better Version

28. Serious Version

29. Crisp Version

30. King Tubby's Special (2) - U-Roy Get it HERE.