''King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown'' is a dub studio album by Augustus Pablo and

King Tubby Osbourne Ruddock (28 January 1941 – 6 February 1989), better known as King Tubby, was a Jamaican sound engineer who greatly influenced the development of dub in the 1960s and 1970s. Tubby's innovative studio work, which saw him elevate the ...

, released in 1976. It features

Carlton Barrett Carlton "Carly" Barrett (17 December 1950 – 17 April 1987) was a Jamaican musician best known for being the long-time drummer for Bob Marley & The Wailers. Recognized for his innovative style, which featured a highly syncopated, broken triple ...

on drums,

Robbie Shakespeare Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare (27 September 1953 – 8 December 2021) was a Jamaican bass guitarist and record producer, best known as half of the reggae rhythm section and production duo Sly and Robbie, with drummer Sly Dunbar. Regarded as on ...

and Aston Barrett on

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, and

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. Pablo produced the album and played

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, organ and clavinet. The album was recorded at Randy's in Kingston,

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. A distinctly different mix of the title song with vocals and dub, titled "Baby I Love You So", can be found on the Jacob Miller and Augustus Pablo 1975 album, ''

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''. The album has been released on several different labels, often with slightly different artworks and track lists. The title song was released as a 45 rpm single in 1974 on the Mango label (MS-2001), with "Baby I Love You So" as the B-side. The album was listed in the 1999 book ''The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs''.Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) ''Reggae: 100 Essential CDs'', Rough Guides,

Track listing

Track listing taken from Clocktower Records LP CT0085
All tracks composed by Augustus Pablo Side one # "Keep On Dubbing" # "Stop Them Jah" # "Young Generation Dub" # "Each One Dub" # "555 Dub Street" Side two # "Braces Tower Dub" # "

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown ''King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown'' is a dub studio album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, released in 1976. It features Carlton Barrett on drums, Robbie Shakespeare and Aston Barrett on bass guitar, and Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar. Pab ...

" # "Corner Crew Dub" # "Say So" # "Skanking Dub" # "Frozen Dub" # "Satta Dub" (Unlisted) 2003 Deluxe edition bonus tracks

"Black Gunn"
"1 Ruthland Close"
"1-2-3 Version"
"Silent Satta"

Personnel

* Augustus Pablo –

, clavinet, organ, producer *

–

* Aston "Family Man" Barrett – bass guitar * Carlton "Carlie" Barrett – drums *

–

* Richard "Dirty Harry" Hall –

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Bobby Ellis Bobby Ellis OD (2 July 1932 – 18 October 2016) was a Jamaican trumpet player. He worked with many reggae artists including Peter Tosh, Burning Spear and The Revolutionaries. Biography Born in Kingston on 2 October 1932, Bobby Ellis attende ...

–

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* Vincent "Don D Junior" Gordon –

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;Technical *

and Errol Thompson - mixing engineer *Glen Osborne - executive producer, design *Michael Scudder - photography

References

External links

Roots Archives
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