This is an interesting set of 2 albums on one disc from Dennis Bovell. With 20 tracks total, the albums "Ah Who Seh Go Deh?" and "Leggo! Ah-Fi-We-Dis" are crammed together for our listening pleasure. This material was originally released across the pond in England back in 1976. Featuring the classic dub sounds of the 1970's, Dennis Bovell had put together a double set of dubplates and instrumental versions once used in the sound system scenes of England. You'll here the same rhythm a few times with the vocals taken away or some dub effects added, but the versions will be alternated throughout the track list, not back-to-back. My favorites on this one are #2 (Za-Ion) and it's dubbed-out counterpart #4 (Half-ay to Za-Ion), #9 (Rite Dem), and #16 (Ah-Fi-We-Dis) with a mean horns riff and bouncing bass line. My copy of this disc is a remaster from EMI records "The Front Line" series and was imported from the UK. This is a good solid roots, dub, and instrumental album for reggae aficionados that like multiple versions battling for the top spot on their hit list.
6/15/08
Ah Who Seh Go Deh? / Leggo! Ah-Fi-We-Dis : Dennis Bovell/4th Street Orchestra
This is an interesting set of 2 albums on one disc from Dennis Bovell. With 20 tracks total, the albums "Ah Who Seh Go Deh?" and "Leggo! Ah-Fi-We-Dis" are crammed together for our listening pleasure. This material was originally released across the pond in England back in 1976. Featuring the classic dub sounds of the 1970's, Dennis Bovell had put together a double set of dubplates and instrumental versions once used in the sound system scenes of England. You'll here the same rhythm a few times with the vocals taken away or some dub effects added, but the versions will be alternated throughout the track list, not back-to-back. My favorites on this one are #2 (Za-Ion) and it's dubbed-out counterpart #4 (Half-ay to Za-Ion), #9 (Rite Dem), and #16 (Ah-Fi-We-Dis) with a mean horns riff and bouncing bass line. My copy of this disc is a remaster from EMI records "The Front Line" series and was imported from the UK. This is a good solid roots, dub, and instrumental album for reggae aficionados that like multiple versions battling for the top spot on their hit list.
6/9/08
Dis A Yard Dub : Linval Thompson meets King Tubby
This album is classic King Tubby's sound. Clean and precise studio work with just a touch of vocal on each track. With 16 tracks total, the work on this one is mostly 1970's roots dub. Off of Abraham ( a Canadian label) it list King Tubby as the "mixing engineer" and Linval Thompson as the "producer". My favorites on this one are #2 (She's Got You), #4 ( Half as Much), #5 (What Ever Happened), and #16 (Heartaches). A pretty solid disc from start to finish and a good dub set to have in your book.
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