Dub Essentials

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Dub takes its name from the practice of “dubbing” reggae music. Starting in the late ‘60s, innovators like Osbourne “King Tubby” Ruddock and Lee “Scratch” Perry utilized the recording studio as its own instrument, adding new textures to well-known songs, subtracting the vocals, and dialing up the bass and kick drum to create hypnotic, heavy-hitting reggae edits. This collection captures dub at its peak through the lens of the aforementioned genre goliaths and peers like Joe Gibbs and Burning Spear. Approaches to dub can vary: The Soul Syndicate home in on hard grooves and get straight to the point, while Mad Professor’s warped productions unfurl much more slowly. But Augustus Pablo’s epochal “King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown” exemplifies the evolution of dub’s sonic signatures, with more melodic refrains and hints of pop hooks that highlight the increasing use of melodica in dub throughout the ‘70s.
Impact Allstars
Java Dub
Impact Allstars
Java Java Java Java (Instrumentals Dubwise Versions)
Augustus Pablo
Up Wareika Hill
Augustus Pablo
Original Rockers
The Abyssinians
Mandela Version
The Abyssinians
Satta Dub
King Tubby & The Aggrovators
Move Out of Babylon Dub
King Tubby & The Aggrovators
Shalom Dub
Scientist
Drum Song Dub
Scientist
Scientific Dub
Prince Jammy
War In the Asteroid Belt
Prince Jammy
Destroys the Invaders
The Revolutionaries
Kunta Kinte Version One
The Revolutionaries
Drum Sound: More Gems from the Channel One Dub Room, 1974 - 1980
Herman Chin Loy
Heavy Duty
Herman Chin Loy
Aquarius Dub
The Upsetters
Curly Dub
The Upsetters
Super Ape (Bonus Track Version)
Keith Hudson
Pick a Dub
Keith Hudson
Pick a Dub (Deluxe Edition)
The Wailers
Concrete Jungle Dub
The Wailers
Dub Marley
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
Chapter 3
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
Joe Gibbs Productions
Tappa Zukie
Dub M.P.L.A.
Tappa Zukie
In Dub
Mikey Dread
Resignation Dub
Mikey Dread
African Anthem
Black Uhuru
Dub You Haffe Dub
Black Uhuru
Brutal
Burning Spear
The Ghost (Marcus Garvey)
Burning Spear
Garvey’s Ghost
The Skatalites
Roots Dub
The Skatalites
The Legendary Skatalites In Dub
Ras Michael
None of Jah Jah Children No Cry
Ras Michael
Dread Meets Greensleeves - A Westside Revolution (Selected By Don Letts)
King Tubby
Hijack the Barber
King Tubby
Dub from the Roots
Mad Professor
Beyond the Realms of Dub
Mad Professor
Beyond the Realms of Dub
Augustus Pablo
King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown
Augustus Pablo
Trojan Presents: Dub
Hugh Mundell
Jacqueline Dub
Hugh Mundell
Mundell
Aswad
Dub Fire
Aswad
A New Chapter of Dub
Sly & Robbie
Burial Dub
Sly & Robbie
DUBle Trouble
Scientist
Taxi to Baltimore Dub
Scientist
Scientific Dub
The Upsetters
Blackboard Jungle Dub (Ver.1)
The Upsetters
Blackboard Jungle Dub
The Aggrovators & Leroy Smart
Channel One Feel It
The Aggrovators & Leroy Smart
Trojan Presents: Dub
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Roots, Rock, Dub (Single Dub Mix)
Bob Marley & The Wailers
Rastaman Vibration (Deluxe Edition)
Sly & Robbie
Daphne
Sly & Robbie
Underwater Dub (Bonus Track Version)
Johnny Clarke, King Tubby, & The Aggrovators
A Ruffer Dub
Johnny Clarke , King Tubby , & The Aggrovators
The Best of Trojan Dub, Vol. 1
Linval Thompson
Jamaican Colley (Version)
Linval Thompson
Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks
Burning Spear
Dub Him
Burning Spear
Living Dub, Vol. 2
Horace Andy
Cuss Cuss (Edit)
Horace Andy
Wackies Sampler, Vol. 2
Roots Radics
Plague of Zombies
Roots Radics
Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse of the Vampires
Prince Far I & The Arabs
Dub To Africa
Prince Far I & The Arabs
Dub To Africa
Mikey Dread
Saturday Night Style
Mikey Dread
African Anthem
Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus
Truth and Right
Ras Michael & The Sons of Negus
Rastafari Dub
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
African Dub
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
African Dub All-Mighty, Chapter 1
Niney the Observer
Fittest of the Dub Fittest
Niney the Observer
Soul Syndicate: Dub Classics
Yabby You & King Tubby
Walls of Jerusalem (Yabby You Meets King Tubby)
Yabby You & King Tubby
The Walls of Jerusalem
Scientist
In the Future
Scientist
The Scientist Rids the World of the Curse of the Evil Intergalactic Vampires!
Sly & The Revolutionaires
Marijuana
Sly & The Revolutionaires
The Trojan: Dub Collection
Dub Syndicate
Mafia
Dub Syndicate
Research and Development
The Aggrovators
So Jah Seh Dub
The Aggrovators
So Jah Seh Dub - Single
Jah Shaka & Mad Professor
One Million Man Dub
Jah Shaka & Mad Professor
New Decade of Dub
Augustus Pablo
Barbwire Disaster
Augustus Pablo
Ital Dub
King Tubby & Yabby You
Deliver Dub
King Tubby & Yabby You
Deeper Roots
Peter Tosh
Vampires (Dub Version)
Peter Tosh
Equal Rights (Legacy Edition)
Prince Jammy
Immigrant Dub
Prince Jammy
Strictly Dub
Roots Radics
Earth
Roots Radics
Linval Presents Dub Landing, Vol. 2
Gregory Isaacs' All Stars
Leggo Beast
Gregory Isaacs' All Stars
Trojan Presents: Dub
Rhythm & Sound
No Partial
Rhythm & Sound
Rhythm & Sound
Burning Spear
Black Wa-Da-Da (Invasion)
Burning Spear
Garvey’s Ghost
Prince Far I
Deck of Cards
Prince Far I
Under Heavy Manners
Black Uhuru
Far East Dub
Black Uhuru
Love Dub
Mad Professor & Sly & Robbie
Freedom Illusion
Mad Professor & Sly & Robbie
The Dub Revolutionaries (feat. Dean Fraser)
The Congos
Noah Sugar Pan
The Congos
Heart of the Congos (40th Anniversary Edition)
King Tubby
Satta Dread Dub
King Tubby
King Tubby's Hometown Hi-Fi
Scientist
Enjoyment Dub
Scientist
At Channel One
Joe Gibbs
Money In My Pocket Version
Joe Gibbs
Dub Serial
The Twinkle Brothers
Jahovah In Dub Majesty
The Twinkle Brothers
Dub Massacre Part 1 & Part 2
Aswad
Ghetto In the Sky
Aswad
A New Chapter of Dub
Augustus Pablo
Cassava Piece ('79 Style)
Augustus Pablo
Original Rockers
Sly & Robbie
Dub Glory
Sly & Robbie
Sly & Robbie Dub
Yabby You
Beware
Yabby You
Beware Dub (An Expanded Version of the Classic Album)
Keith Hudson
Depth Charge
Keith Hudson
Pick a Dub (Deluxe Edition)
Roots Radics
Your Teeth in My Neck
Roots Radics
Junjo Presents: The Evil Curse of the Vampires
Dennis Brown
Satta Dub
Dennis Brown
Dennis Brown in Dub
King Tubby
African Roots
King Tubby
Dub From the Roots
Wackies
Freedom Dub
Wackies
African Roots Act 1
Niney the Observer
Dub Stepper
Niney the Observer
Observer Dub Collection, Vol. 1 Sound Box
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
Angolian Chant
Joe Gibbs & The Professionals
African Dub All-Mighty: Chapter 3
Mad Professor
Fast Forward Into Dub
Mad Professor
Who Knows the Secret of the Master Tape?
Impact Allstars
E.T. Special
Impact Allstars
Java Java Java Java (Instrumentals Dubwise Versions)
Dub Syndicate
Roots Commandment
Dub Syndicate
Echomania
Jah Shaka & Aswad
Rockers Delight
Jah Shaka & Aswad
Jah Shaka Meets Aswad in Addis Ababa Studio
Prince Far I & The Arabs
Foundation Stepper
Prince Far I & The Arabs
Trojan Presents: Dub
Singers & Players
A. Dungeon B. Merchant Ship C. Jah Army Band (feat. Bim Sherman & Prince Far I)
Singers & Players
Revenge of the Underdog (feat. Prince Far I & Bim Sherman)
African Brothers & King Tubby
Original Dub
African Brothers & King Tubby
The African Brothers Meet King Tubby In Dub
Creation Rebel
Creation In a Iration
Creation Rebel
Dub From Creation
Rockers All Stars
Rockers Dub
Rockers All Stars
Original Rockers
Prince Jammy
Martian Encounter
Prince Jammy
Destroys the Invaders
Prince Douglas
Tribesman Dub
Prince Douglas
Dub Roots
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Crab Yars
Lee "Scratch" Perry
Return of the Super Ape
Yabby You
Plague
Yabby You
Beware Dub (An Expanded Version of the Classic Album)
Sound Dimension
Version Dread
Sound Dimension
Version Dread
The Soul Syndicate
Man from Shooters Hill
The Soul Syndicate
Entering the Dragon
Alpha & Omega
No Mans Land
Alpha & Omega
Watch & Pray - Overstanding
Blackbeard
Cut After Cut (2006 Remastered Version)
Blackbeard
Strictly Dub Wize
King Tubby
Bionic Horn Dub
King Tubby
Bionic Horn Dub / Crazy Dub / Stalwart Of Dub - Single
Winston Edwards & Blackbeard
Downing Street Rock
Winston Edwards & Blackbeard
Change the Beat - The Celluloid Records Story 1979-1987
Glen Brown
Merry Up
Glen Brown
Check the Winner: The Original Pantomine Instrumental Collection 1970-74
The Crystalites
Concentration
The Crystalites
Trojan Presents: Dub
Bim Sherman & Roots Radics
Ball of Fire
Bim Sherman & Roots Radics
Trojan Presents: Dub
Impact Allstars
Guiding Dub
Impact Allstars
Java Java Java Java (Instrumentals Dubwise Versions)
Prince Far I
Heavy Manners/ Heavyweight Version
Prince Far I
Under Heavy Manners
Creation Rebel
Dub From Creation
Creation Rebel
Dub From Creation
Rupie Edwards All Stars
Buckshot (Dub)
Rupie Edwards All Stars
Trojan Presents: Dub
Dennis Bovell
Ites Of Dub
Dennis Bovell
Strictly Dub Wize
Matumbi
Ajali
Matumbi
Dub Planet Orbit 1 - EP
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