King Tubby's Prophecies of Dub / Various: King Tubby's Prophecies Of Dub (Various Artists)
King Tubby's Prophecies of Dub / Various: King Tubby's Prophecies Of Dub (Various Artists)
Format: CD
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Artist: King Tubby's Prophecies of Dub / Various
Label: Pressure Sounds
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 793591866963
Genre: Reggae
'King Tubby's Prophecies Of Dub' almost looks like an album that was designed to confuse collectors and dub enthusiasts. Firstly, the record carries nearly the same title as a slightly earlier release, also produced by Vivian Jackson aka Yabby You. Secondly, King Tubby is named in the title, but the rear sleeve states that the album had 'Pat Kelly at the control'. This is more understandable, as the record was mixed at Tubby's studio and carries it's signature sound. After 1975, Tubby had partly stepped back from mixing work, but was still credited with most of the music coming out of his studio. And thirdly, further confusion comes from the fact that most of the backing tracks used were not actually produced by Yabby, but belonged to Bunny 'Striker' Lee.Bunny stored his multitrack tapes in a big wardrobe in the studio, allowing King Tubby to cut dubplates from them to be played in the dances. Whether due to a misunderstanding or some long forgotten agreement, it was these 4-track tapes that Yabby presumably felt entitled to use to create this LP. The two producers had shared backing tracks before, with Yabby recording Tommy McCook's sublime 'Death Trap' over one of Bunny's rhythms, and Bunny had long acted as a mentor to Yabby. Whatever the reason, eleven of the album's tracks were dubs of the latest Bunny Lee productions, and by delving into Bunny's tape archives we can see that the rhythms were often pulled from the same 4-track reels, and sequenced pretty much in the order they came off the tapes. So the opening two dubs are from the same multitrack: Linval Thompson's 'Long Long Dreadlocks', and an unreleased cut of 'Simmer Down' by Johnny Clarke on a modified 'Move Out Of Babylon' rhythm. This is followed by Johnny's version of Curtis Mayfield's 'Ten To One' as covered by the Mad Lads. Then there are four cuts pulled from Delroy Wilson's 'Sings For I' album, and two from Horace Andy, 'Serious Thing' and 'Man To Man'. After Johnny Clarke's 'Live Up Jah Man' and 'Stop The Tribal War', the album concludes with the sole Yabby You rhythm, a dub of Dicky Burton's 'God Is Watching You' that is noticeably different from the Tubby's mix as heard on the 'Beware Dub' album. Throughout, Pat's mixing is detailed and subtle, focusing the listener into the musicality of the backing tracks. The LP was released in 1976 in very limited numbers on the Prestige label, probably with the involvement of Prince Tony Robinson, with a further limited pressing appearing on the Prophets label. This reissue at last allows an obscure and mysterious album to be enjoyed by a wider audience. This CD version contains 4 Bonus Tracks not on the LP.
Tracks:
1.1 Fair Lady
1.2 Babylon Red
1.3 South West Block
1.4 Tear Gas in Waterhouse
1.5 Tradition Skank
1.6 Earth Fear
1.7 Black Out
1.8 Serious Rebellion
1.9 Gun Man from Waterhouse
1.10 Bad Man Skank
1.11 Passing Through
1.12 Was Alive
1.13 Ten to One Version
1.14 Words Dub
1.15 Man to Man Version
1.16 A Living Version
