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Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse

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Released
  
1980

Artist
  
Augustus Pablo

Label
  
Shanachie Records

Recorded
  
King Tubby's, 1980

Release date
  
1980

Genre
  
Dub

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Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Firehouse (1980)
  
Earth's Rightful Ruler (1983)

Producers
  
King Tubby, Augustus Pablo

Similar
  
Augustus Pablo albums, Dub albums, Other albums

Rockers Meets King Tubbys in a Firehouse, is a dub studio album by Augustus Pablo and King Tubby, released in 1980. It features Mickey "Boo" Richards, Leroy Wallace and Albert Malawi on drums, Robbie Shakespeare on bass guitar, and Earl "Chinna" Smith on guitar. The backing band is credited as the Rocking All Stars. Pablo produced the album and played piano, organ and melodica. The album was recorded at King Tubby's Studio. "Fire House" is a reference to the Waterhouse section of Kingston, where King Tubby's studio was located. Prince Jammy also made contributions to this album but goes uncredited.

Contents

The album has been released on several different labels, often with slightly different track lists.

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Rockers Meet King Tubbys in a Firehouse" – 4:02
  2. "Short Man Dub" – 3:17
  3. "Zion Is a Home" – 4:35
  4. "Dub in a Matthews Lane Arena" – 3:32
Side two
  1. "Jah Says Dub" – 3:53
  2. "Son of Jah Dub" – 3:38
  3. "Simeon Tradition" – 3:20
  4. "Selassie I Dub" – 3:49
  5. "Jah Moulty Ital Sip" – 2:48
2003 CD reissue bonus tracks
  1. "Son of Man Dub" – 4:02
  2. "Rasta to the Hills" – 4:04
  3. "Twin Seal Dub" – 2:35
  4. "House of Dub Version" – 4:23

Personnel

  • Augustus Pablo – Melodica, piano, clavinet, organ, producer
  • Robbie Shakespeare – Bass
  • Junior Dan – Bass
  • Michael Taylor – Bass
  • Bugsy – Bass
  • Mikey "Boo" Richards – Drums
  • Albert Malawi – Drums
  • Leroy "Horsemouth" Wallace – Drums
  • Earl "Chinna" Smith – Guitar
  • Dalton Brownie – Guitar
  • Fazal Prendergast – Guitar
  • Cleon – Guitar
  • "Deadley" Headley Bennett – Trumpet
  • Jah Levi - Percussion
  • Jah Teo Benjamin - Percussion
  • Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion
  • Songs

    1Rockers Meets King Tubby's in a Fire House4:03
    2Short Man Dub3:17
    3Zion Is a Home4:35

    References

    Rockers Meets King Tubby in a Firehouse Wikipedia