The Observer All Stars & King Tubbys: Dubbing With The Observer, 2CD
The Observer All Stars & King Tubbys

• One of the most significant dub albums to see issue.
• Includes 22 tracks new to CD.
• Features dubs of some of reggae music’s biggest hits.

By early 1975,  dub had become an integral part of the Jamaican music landscape with most 7-inch singles now sporting a hard and heavy mix of the vocal or instrumental track that featured on the A-side. Yet for all its popularity, relatively few long-players showcasing the genre had, until this time, seen issue.

‘Dubbing With The Observer’ was among the very first dub albums to become commercially successful on both sides of the Atlantic. Produced by Winston ‘Niney’ Holness and mixed by pioneering sound engineer and dub master, Osbourne Ruddock AKA King Tubby, the collection featured killer mixes of tracks previously popularized by Dennis Brown, Ken Boothe, Delroy Wilson and Sang Hugh.

This seminal album finally receives the deluxe treatment with its 13 tracks bolstered by further dub masterpieces from Niney’s esteemed Observer catalogue, all of which originally saw release between 1974 to 1976 when the genre was at the peak of its popularity and inventiveness.

With 22 tracks new to CD, the collection is an essential acquisition for fans of classic dub, performed, mixed and produced by some of Jamaica’s greatest music makers at the very peak of their creative powers.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

DUBBING WITH THE OBSERVER

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 Version
10 Turntable Dub
11 Corn Man
12 Mister D Brown Skank
13 Rema Dub
Bonus Tracks
14 Freedom Over Version
15 Tribute To Donald Quarrie
16 Why Seek More
17 Dub Roots Of David
18 Tribulation Dub
19 Take A Dub
20 Grey Beard *
21 Scavenger *
22 Dub 91 *
23 Fire From The Observer
24 Cassandra *
25 Water Boiling

DISC TWO

DUBBING WITH THE OBSERVER CHAPTER 2

1 One Train Load Of Collie
2 One Train Load Of Dub *
3 Quiet *
4 Now *
5 Conqueror 11 *
6 Ras Bumper *
7 Twice Sevens *
8 Straight To Bunny Lee Head
9 Ab Dab – The Observer All Stars
10 My Time Version Observer Style
11 Couchie Dub *
12 Leggo The Wrong Version *
13 Bottlehead In Fine Style
14 Zinc Fence
15 Hotter Fire
16 Prophesy Dub *
17 Home Version *
18 Rub Bald Head Dub *
19 Special Dinner
20 In Dub *
21 No Conscience
22 Gate Number Version *
23 ½ Lb Drum & ¼ Lb Bass *
24 I Soon Know *
25 Thinking Version *

* New to CD