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Released
  
1979

Release date
  
1979

Label
  
Greensleeves Records

Artist
  
Augustus Pablo

Producer
  
Augustus Pablo

Genre
  
Reggae

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Recorded
  
1972–1975 at Channel One and Dynamic Sounds, Kingston, Jamaica

Original Rockers(1979)
  
Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse(1980)

Similar
  
Augustus Pablo albums, Reggae albums

Original Rockers is a reggae album by Augustus Pablo and is a compilation of singles, all recorded between 1972 and 1975. It was originally released in 1979 on Greensleeves Records.

Contents

It features Robbie Shakespeare and Aston Barrett on bass guitar, Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar and guest vocals from Dillinger on the track 'Brace a Boy'.

It was recorded at Channel One Studios and Dynamic Sounds in Kingston, Jamaica and mixed by legendary dub producer King Tubby.

Augustus pablo original rockers full album


Track listing

  1. "Rockers Dub"
  2. "Up Warrika Hill"
  3. "Cassava Piece"
  4. "Tubbys Dub Song"
  5. "Jah Dread"
  6. "Brace a Boy"
  7. "Thunder Clap"
  8. "Park Lane Special"
  9. "New Style"
  10. "AP Special" (Adapted)
Bonus tracks featured on #GREWCD 8 release
  1. "Tubby's Dub Song (Dub Version 2)"
  2. "Brace a Boy (Dub Version 2)"

Personnel

  • Augustus Pablo – keyboards, melodica, piano, organ, clavinet
  • Dillinger – vocals
  • Carlton Barrett – drums
  • Robbie Shakespeare, Aston Barrett – bass guitar
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith – guitar
  • Don D. Junior – trombone
  • Bobby Ellis – trumpet
  • Dirty Harry – tenor saxophone
  • King Tubby, Philip Smart and Prince Jammy – Mixing Engineers

    • Songs

    1Rockers Dub3:02
    2Up Warrika Hill3:43
    3Cassava Piece2:34

    References

    Original Rockers Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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