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- Date Released: July 20, 2004
- Genre: International
- Style: Dub
- Label: Blood And Fire / Virtual
Remixes highlight musicianship in the absence of Dennis Brown’s golden voice.
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We Say...
Though these mid-‘70s remixes by King Tubby don't feature Dennis Emmanuel Brown's golden voice, they're still deeply satisfying. Starting out as a child star, Brown went on to become one of Jamaica’s most treasured assets before dying much too young. This collection recalls the time when Brown, his petite wife Yvonne and his bred’ren and partner Castro Brown were invigorating the London scene with delicious lover’s rock. Instead of showcasing Brown's gorgeous vocals, this release spotlights the top musicianship that underpinned the Voice, compliments of regular supers like Junior Delgado, keyboards veteran Ansel Collins and horn player Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks. If you love Brown diamonds like “The Half” (re-invented here as “The Truth”) and “Sons of Dust,” you’ll want to get closer to the rhythms that set him soaring. If you’re unfamiliar with the rich Brown canon, you’d be wise to change that state.
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They Say...
The British Blood and Fire label continued its string of Dennis Brown reissues with UMOJA/20th Century DEBwise, an excellent two-fer that compiles two long out of print dub albums, from 1978 and 1979, respectively. Brown, who produced each of the 21 tracks in total here, collaborated with Prince Jammy on these two efforts. Jammy gave these productions his uniformly amazing dub-mix treatment, and the result is what you might expect: King Tubby-style dubs highlighting the instrumentation of a very talented band featuring the likes of Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Ansel Collins, Winston Bowen, Eric Lamont, Cedric Brooks, Uziah "Sticky" Thompson, Junior Delgado, and more. Particular tracks don't stand out per se as this is a collection of music best listened to uninterrupted, from the opening song on. If you're hip to Brown's deep '70s canon, you may recognize some of these dubs (for instance, "The Truth" is a recut of "The Half," "Mercy for the Needy" is one of "Troubled World," "Sons of Dust" of "Children of Israel/Listen to the Wise Words," "Cool Runnings" of "Frozen Soul," etc.). There's also an appended bonus track, "General Version," which was the B-side dub of "Want to Be No General," a 45 rpm single Brown had released via DEB Music in 1979. It's a very welcome inclusion -- perhaps the most standout song here, and certainly a great finale for this otherwise sparse and instrumental collection. Though UMOJA/20th Century DEBwise might seem nonessential -- a simple two-fer of otherwise forgotten albums -- it's actually a stellar release that Blood and Fire was wise to issue. The collaboration here between the productions of Brown, the musicianship of this talented band, and the dub mixing of Jammy is ideal, and that all of this can be compiled on one release that plays from beginning to end seamlessly is all the more ideal.
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Cool Runnings |
3:06 |
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| 02. | |
Sounds Almighty |
3:23 |
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| 03. | |
Umoja |
3:43 |
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Guidance |
2:46 |
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Truth |
2:46 |
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| 06. | |
Cry of the Destitute |
3:12 |
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Mercy for the Needy |
2:17 |
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| 08. | |
Something Special |
2:47 |
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| 09. | |
Sons of Dust |
2:42 |
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| 10. | |
Structure |
3:00 |
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| 11. | |
Cop's Spy |
3:59 |
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| 12. | |
Ting-A-Ling Style |
3:50 |
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| 13. | |
Great Man Called Kenyatta |
4:46 |
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Thunder |
4:07 |
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Dancing in the Street |
4:06 |
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| 16. | |
Riot in the Streets |
3:45 |
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| 17. | |
Open the Gate of Rhodesia |
4:36 |
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| 18. | |
Robbery in the City |
3:46 |
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| 19. | |
Murder |
3:25 |
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| 20. | |
Ragga Muffin Style |
4:02 |
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| 21. | |
General Version |
4:52 |
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21 Total Tracks, 74:56 Total Length
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Credits
- Dennis Brown - Guitar // Dennis Brown - Guitar // Dennis Brown - Guitar // Dennis Brown - Guitar // Dennis Brown - Guitar // Dennis Brown - Producer // Dennis Brown - Producer // Dennis Brown - Producer // Dennis Brown - Producer // Dennis Brown - Producer // Dennis Brown - Musician // Dennis Brown - Musician // Dennis Brown - Musician // Dennis Brown - Musician // Dennis Brown - Musician // Junior Delgado - Percussion // Junior Delgado - Musician // Ansel Collins - Organ // Ansel Collins - Keyboards // Ansel Collins - Musician // Prince Jammy - Mixing // Winston Bowen - Guitar // Winston Bowen - Musician // Cedric Brooks - Horn // Cedric Brooks - Musician // Lennox Brown - Horn // Lennox Brown - Musician // Sly Dunbar - Drums // Sly Dunbar - Musician // Delroy Hines - Horn // Delroy Hines - Musician // Lloyd Parkes - Bass // Lloyd Parkes - Musician // Robbie Shakespeare - Bass // Robbie Shakespeare - Musician // Earl "Chinna" Smith - Guitar // Earl "Chinna" Smith - Musician // Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Percussion // Uziah "Sticky" Thompson - Musician // Franklyn Waul - Keyboards // Franklyn Waul - Musician // Ernest Wilson - Piano // Ernest Wilson - Musician // Winston Wright - Piano // Winston Wright - Keyboards // Winston Wright - Musician // Steve Barrow - Liner Notes // David Corio - Photography // Kevin Metcalfe - Mastering // Tony Webster - Digital Restoration // Errol "Tarzan" Nelson - Piano // Errol "Tarzan" Nelson - Musician // Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - Guitar // Eric "Bingy Bunny" Lamont - Musician // Julian House - Design // Flick Wilson - Percussion // Flick Wilson - Musician
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