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Various Artists
Once Upon A Time At King Tubbys
PSCD62 / 2009 / Pressure Sounds
1.Do You Love Me? � Johnny Clarke
2.Straight To Jazzbo�s Head � I Roy 3.Version � King Tubby & The Aggrovators 4.Straight To I Roy�s Head � Prince Jazzbo 5.Version � King Tubby & The Aggrovators 6.Padlock � I Roy 7.Padlock Version � The Revolutionaries 8.Gal Boy I Roy � Prince Jazzbo 9.The Roots Of Dub � King Tubby & The Aggrovators 10.Jazzbo Have Fe Run � I Roy 11.Version � King Tubby & The Aggrovators 12.I Roy The Chiney Commer Around � Derrick Morgan 13.Straight To I Roy�s Big Mouth � King Tubby & The Aggrovators 14.Straight To Derrick Morgan�s Head � I Roy 15.Straight To Trico Lee�s Head � King Tubby & The Aggrovators �Once Upon A Time At King Tubby�s� captures from start to finish the full story of the most well known, and certainly the wittiest, of all the wars of words that the highly competitive Kingston recording scene ever produced. I Roy and Prince Jazzbo were the principal players aided and abetted along the way by an assorted bunch of onlookers and minor characters who all helped the drama to unfold. Bunny �Striker� Lee was the catalyst that started this particular schism and the producer of all but one of the tracks. Ever the entrepreneur �Striker� hit the musical jackpot once again as he goaded both artists into making records that went �straight to the head�. What had begun as a joke grew into an entire series of seven inch singles that set the Jamaican recording scene alight in the mid seventies. All but one of the tracks on this set were voiced and mixed at King Tubby�s Waterhouse studio; I Roy voiced �Padlock� at Channel One �because the competition a get so crabbit� and this gave veteran vocalist Derrick Morgan an opportunity to enter the fray. Johnny Clarke, Dirty Harry and Prince Far I also make cameo appearances. Musical feuds and �head� games are nothing new in Jamaican music but this album is probably the first album to compile all the tracks from one of the best examples of 'feuds' that ever happened. A killa release. Remastered and with full sleeve notes. This album contains some of the wittiest put downs ever released. |
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we want it in vinyl man , in vinyl .... peace ! |
kammmmm 25th February 2009 |
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Oh my god this is one the greatest releases of recent times. With hindsight, Jazzbo didnt stand much chance against I Roy surely the greatest of all the Jamaican Dj's I donwloaded from itunes so dont have the sleevenotes. Why is "Gal Boy I Roy" placed before "Jazzbo have fe run"? Didn't this tune follow the I Roy tune? And didnt padlock follow "Gal Boy I Roy"? Gavin |
Gavin 2nd March 2009 |
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once upon a time at tubby's
A real collector's item - unfortunately only on CD release. It's a pity... But nonetheless: A great and unique compilation, broadcasted on BFBS 20 years ago with bunny lee at rodigan's rockers. Jazzbo and I-Roy ride some of the nicest Bunny Lee riddims from the mid-70s - flying cymbals time! Good job, Pressure Sounds! |
Chris 18th March 2009 |
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we want it in vinyl man , in vinyl ....
Jah know, what a wicked piece of album |
Mylord sound Israel 27th April 2009 |
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Straight to DJ Head..
It's a high time that someone (namely the Pressure Sounds crew) took charge and re-issued this classic feud! I'd have to agree w/ Kamm, however, and plead for a vinyl format release. Didn't this arguement end up with Jazzbo getting chased out into the street and haffi hide underneath a bus? ~Classic! |
Relaxo (myspace.com/relaxadub) 27th April 2009 |
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any chance of this on vinyl it would be appreciated
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paul 8th June 2009 |
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once upon a time at king tubbys
at last reissued but could it be put on vinyl please,i am buying a cd player for the first time due to this being pressed thanks |
paul 20th June 2009 |
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Vinyl
Please can we have a vinyl release?! |
James W 8th October 2009 |
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