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King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown

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King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
Studio album by
Augustus Pablo
Released1976
StudioKing Tubby's Studio, Kingston 11, Jamaica
GenreDub
Length31:26
LabelYard International/Clocktower Records
ProducerHorace Swaby
Augustus Pablo chronology
Ital Dub
(1974) 		King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
(1976) 		East of the River Nile
(1977)

King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown is a dub studio album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, released in 1976.[1] It features Carlton Barrett on drums, Robbie Shakespeare and Aston Barrett on bass guitar, and Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ and clavinet. The album was recorded at Randy's in Kingston, Jamaica. 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, Who Say Jah No Dread.[2]

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.

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Rolling Stone[4]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide[5]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[6]

The album was listed in the 1999 book The Rough Guide: Reggae: 100 Essential CDs.[7] In 2007, The Guardian included it in their list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die".[8] King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown was chosen as the second best reggae album of all time by Mojo magazine in their 2024 list of "The 50 Best Reggae Albums Ever".[9]

Track listing

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Track listing taken from Clocktower Records LP CT0085
All tracks composed by Augustus Pablo

Side one

  1. "Keep On Dubbing"
  2. "Stop Them Jah"
  3. "Young Generation Dub"
  4. "Each One Dub"
  5. "555 Dub Street"

Side two

  1. "Braces Tower Dub"
  2. "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown"
  3. "Corner Crew Dub"
  4. "Say So"
  5. "Skanking Dub"
  6. "Frozen Dub"
  7. "Satta Dub" (Unlisted)

2003 Deluxe edition bonus tracks

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

Personnel

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Technical

References

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  1. ^ Clasper, Oliver (4 August 2013). "King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown - an appreciation". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 13 October 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  2. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Who Say Jah No Dread - Jacob Miller | Review". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Anderson, Rick. King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown at AllMusic.
  4. ^ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6591045/a/King+Tubby+Meets+Rockers+Uptown.htm King Tubby product notes at CDuniverse.com
  5. ^ Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John, eds. (1983). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (2nd ed.). Random House/Rolling Stone Press. p. 375. ISBN 0394721071.
  6. ^ Miles, Milo (1995). "Augustus Pablo". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 285. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
  7. ^ Barrow, Steve & Dalton, Peter (1999) Reggae: 100 Essential CDs, Rough Guides, ISBN 1-85828-567-4
  8. ^ "1000 albums to hear before you die: Artists beginning with P". The Guardian. 21 November 2007. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
  9. ^ "The 50 Best Reggae Albums Ever!". Mojo. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
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