Buns O'Plenty

One of the many excellent box sets released by Trojan Records. 50 tracks. Upsetters and Lee Perry produced dubs. Check out the comments if you are interested in other Trojan gems.

Disc 1

The Bleechers – Check Him Out
Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Eight For Eight
The Mellotones – Uncle Charley
The Upsetters – Man From M15
Dave Barker – Prisoner Of Love
The Upsetters – The Vampire
Busty Brown – King Of The Trombone
The Upsetters – One Punch
Upsetter Pilgrims – A Testimony
The Upsetters – Medical Operation
Lee Perry – Yakety Yak
The Upsetters – Clint Eastwood
Lee Perry – Sipreano
Dave Barker & The Upsetters – Tight Spot
Bob Marley & The Wailers – Put It On
The Upsetters – Put It On (Instrumental)
U Roy – Earthquake (Version)
The Upsetters – Popcorn
The Stingers – Give Me Power
The Addis Ababa Children – Well Dread Version 3
Junior Byles – Coming Again
Prince Django – Hot Tip
The Upsetters – Knock Three Times

Disc 2

Lee Perry & The Upsetters – Jungle Lion
Charlie Ace & Lee Perry – Cow Thief Shank
Jerry Lewis – Burning Wire
Lee Perry – Bathroom Shank
Lee Perry – Kentucky Shank
The Upsetters – Operation
Leo Graham – Want A Wine
Susan Cadogan – Fever
The Silvertones – Rejoice Jah Jah Children
Bunny Clarke – Move Out Of My Way
History Carlton Jackson
Peter & Paul Lewis – Ethiopian Land
Eric Donaldson – Freedom Street
Junior Ainsworth – Thanks And Praise
Jah Lloyd – White Belly Rat
Danny Hensworth – Mr. Money Man
The Upsetters – Dub Money

Disc 3

Lee Perry – City Too Hot
Twin Roots – Know Love
Sangie Davis & Lee Perry – Words
The Congos – Neckodeemus
Lee Perry – Introducing Myself
Lee Perry – I Am A Madman (12 Inch Mix)
Lee Perry – Time Marches On
Lee Perry – Exodus
Lee Perry – For Whom The Bell Tolls
Lee Perry – Evil Brain Rejecter

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Over a hour of Tubby produced dubs.

1. The Aggrovators – A Rougher Version
2. The Aggrovators – The Jehovah Version
3. The Aggrovators – A Harder Version
4. The Observers – Dubbing With The Observer
5. The Aggrovators – A Confusing Version
6. Dirty Harry & The Aggrovators – The Poor Barber
7. The Aggrovators – Life Time Dub
8. Chinna & The Aggrovators – A Come Version
9. The Aggrovators & Horace Andy – A Better Version
10. The Observers – Jam Down
11. Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators – Bongo Man Dub
12. King Tubby – Psalms Of Dub
13. The Aggrovators – A Rude Dubwise
14. The Aggrovators – The Baddest Version
15. The Aggrovators – A Roots Version
16. Augustus Pablo & The Aggrovators – More Warning
17. The Aggrovators – A Serious Version
18. King Tubby – Watchman Dub
19. King Tubby – Shank I Dub
20. The Soul Syndicate – This Is The Greatest Version
21. The Aggrovators – This Is The Hardest Version
22. The Aggrovators – A Ruffer Version

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::At The Controls::

Gibbs works with Errol Thompson on these dubs and together they are referred to as The Mighty Two. Some of the dubs are pretty out there and psychedelic. Rob Ferrier from AMG gives an interesting review: “Together, Thompson and Gibbs moved the sound of their label from the gimmicky beeps and crashes of the African Dub series toward a harder, more streetwise sound. This is ghetto music, as hard and uncompromising as anything that’s erupted from the Bronx or Hell’s Kitchen.”

1. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – No Bones For The Dogs
2. The Mighty Two – I Stand Accused
3. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Six Foot Six
4. The Mighty Two – I Am Not Ashamed
5. The Mighty Two – Su Su Version
6. The Mighty Two – Burning Version
7. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Roots Kunta Kinte
8. The Mighty Two – Give It To Jah
9. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – The Road Is Rough
10. The Professionals – No Mans Version
11. The Mighty Two – War
12. The Mighty Two – War Is Over
13. The Mighty Two – Informer Version
14. The Mighty Two – Fulfilment
15. The Mighty Two – Financial Business
16. The Mighty Two – Alan Hit By A Larry
17. The Mighty Two – Earthquake
18. The Mighty Two – Baldhead Bridge

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::No Bones For Dogs::

Gibbs’ first album. Early dubs, plenty of raw bass and drum cuts.

1. Satta Amassa Gana
2. More (dub version)
3. More (dub version two)
4. Love Me Girl
5. Turn Back The Hands Of Time
6. Money In My Pocket
7. Rainy Night In Georgia
8. Gob Bless The Children
9. Love Ja Ja Children
10. Without Love
11. Be The One
12. He Prayed

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::Dub Serial::

A collection of tripped out 70′s reggae dubs with producer King Tubby and assorted artists. Released on the Trojan label. Btw if you’re on Facebook, become a fan of Buns OPlenty! Join below on the sidebar.

1. GG All Stars – Love of the Jah Jah Children
2. Velvet Shadows – Dubbin an Wailin
3. Groove Master – Tangle Locks
4. Jahlights – Right Road to Dubland
5. The Hardy Boys – Black Out
6. Roots – One Love
7. GG All Stars – Mosquito Dub
8. Cecil Smith – Jah Jah Version
9. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Natty Dread Girl [Version]
10. The Silvertones – African Dub [Version]
11. King Tubby & the Aggrovators- Move Out a Babylon [Version]
12. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Natty Version
13. Revolutionaries – Garvey Dub
14. King Tubby & the Aggrovators – Don’t Cut off Your Dreadlocks [Version]
15. Lloyd’s All Stars – Dread Dub
16. Sly & Robbie – Informer [Dub Version]
17. Winston Fergus – Long Time [Version]
18. Velvet Shadows – Down Fall Rock
19. Lambert Douglas – Wailing Version
20. Big Joe – Dignity and Principle [Version]

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::Dub Explosion::

Props to all the other great blogs out there including:

A Pyrex Scholar – extremely rare funk and soul
MUSICA DESDE LAS ANTIPODAS – jazz

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A 1972 release, Lee Perry and his group The Upsetters on the Trojan label. All Music Guide trashes the album giving it 1.5/5 stars. I personally find the “simplistic” dubs enjoyable. Some tunes feature guest vocals such as the Jamaican Dave Barker on the funky intro track.

1. Do Your Thing – Dave Barker
2. Dream Land
3. Long Sentence
4. Not Guilty
5. “Cool And Easy”
6. Well Dread Version 3 – Addis Ababa Children
7. My Girl
8. Saw Dust
9. Place Called Africa Version 3 – Winston Prince
10. Isn’t It Wrong – The Hurricanes
11. Go Slow
12. Bad Luck
13. Move Me
14. Surplus

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::Africa’s Blood::

Released as simply Jimmy Cliff in England. Wonderful World, Beautiful People was produced by the Chinese Jamaican Leslie Kong and included the backing band Beverley’s All Stars. “Many Rivers to Cross” would later be included on the popular The Harder They Come soundtrack.

1. Time Will Tell — 3:19
2. Many Rivers to Cross — 2:44
3. Viet Nam — 4:52
4. Use What I Got — 3:04
5. Hard Road to Travel — 2:36
6. Wonderful World, Beautiful People — 3:15
7. Sufferin’ in the Land — 3:12
8. Hello Sunshine — 2:49
9. My Ancestors — 3:34 (Robert Tubert)
10. That’s the Way Life Goes — 2:12
11. Come into My Life — 2:55

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::Wonderful World, Beautiful People::

A 1978 LP, released on the Rolling Stones Label. The musicians include the legendary reggae rhythm section, Sly & Robbie The opening track is the single “(You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back,” a Smokey Robinson/Ronald White tune, originally done by the Temptations. It features Mick Jagger and Keith Richards and is a bit more pop oriented than the other tracks. Such as the title track, one of Tosh’s many odes to marijuana. Or the charming, optimistic “Pick Myself Up” which conflicts with Tosh’s normal bitter and sarcastic character. “Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin” is an old Wailers tune, while “Soon Come” shares credit with Bob Marley.

1. (You Gotta Walk) Don’t Look Back (Smokey Robinson, Ronald White)
2. Pick Myself Up (Tosh)
3. I’m the Toughest (Tosh)
4. Soon Come (Tosh, Bob Marley)
5. Moses – The Prophets (Tosh)
6. Bush Doctor (Tosh)
7. Stand Firm (Tosh)
8. Dem Ha Fe Get a Beatin’ (Tosh)
9. Creation (Tosh)

Peter Tosh – Rhythm & acoustic guitars, clavinet, audio harp, lead vocals
Robbie Shakespeare – Bass, guitar, horn arrangements
Sly Dunbar – Drums, Gato Box
Mikey Chung – Lead guitar, Moog synthesizer, Fender Rhodes, pick guitar
Robert Lyn – Acoustic piano, organ, Fender Rhodes, clavinet
Keith Sterling – Keyboards
Luther François – Soprano sax
Donald Kinsey – Lead guitar
Larry McDonald – Percussion
Uziah “Sticky” Thompson – Percussion
Keith Richards – Guitar on “Bush Doctor” & “Stand Firm”
Mick Jagger – Vocals on “(You Gonna Walk) Don’t Look Back”

320 kbps….re-up on 10/7/10 includes bonus tracks
::Bush Doctor::

A collection of Lee “Scratch” Perry and his group The Upsetters tunes from 1968-1978, recorded for Trojan Records.

1. The Upsetter
2. Kimble
3. People Funny Boy
4. Uncle Desmond
5. You Crummy
6. What A Botheration
7. Yakety Yak
8. Cow Thief Skank
9. Bathroom Skank
10. Justice To The People
11. Kentucky Skank
12. Cold Weather
13. Public Jestering
14. Fist of Fury
15. Stay Dread
16. White Belly Rat
17. City Too Hot
18. Bionic Rats

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::Essential Madness from the Scratch Files::

The Trojan label was established around 1967 as a sector of Island Records. It was originally designed to showcase producer Duke Reid. In 1968, Lee Gopthal would take over the label. Trojan’s recordings would exemplify the very best of reggae and ska music. British producers and bands teamed up with some of Jamaica’s finest artists such as Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, Toots & The Maytals, and Bob Marley & the Wailers. Trojan would create many subsidiary labels over the years while pursuing different genres of reggae.

The Soulful reggae boxset features many soul and R&B covers from the 60′s and 70′s.

I posted CD 1 last month, here is the complete set.
Tracks: 192 kbps

Disc1

1. The Chosen Few – Tears of a Clown
2. Joy White – My Guy
3. Mike Dorane – You Keep Me Hangin’ On
4. Ken Boothe – Let’s Get It On
5. The Chosen Few – I Second That Emotion
6. Jay Boys – I Can’t Get Next to You
7. The Gaylads – It’s All in the Game
8. Barry Biggs – I’ll Be There
9. John Holt – Touch Me in the Morning
10. Teddy Brown – Midnight Train to Georgia
11. Ken Boothe – Ain’t No Sunshine
12. The Chosen Few – You Are Everything
13. The Chosen Few, Derrick Harriott – Since I Lost My Baby
14. Barry Biggs – One Bad Apple
15. Pat Rhoden – Living for the City
16. Lloyd Charmers – Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)
17. Pat Rhoden – Boogie on Reggae Woman

Disc 2

1. Shark Wilson and the Basement Heaters – Make It Reggae
2. Soul Messengers – Do It (‘Til You’re Satisfied)
3. Matumbi – Reggae Stuff
4. The Chosen Few – Children of the Night
5. Messengers – Crowded City
6. The Chosen Few – Theme from Shaft
7. Bruce Ruffin – Ooh Child
8. Lloyd Parks – Stop the War Now
9. Matumbi – Law of the Land
10. The Chosen Few – Am I Black Enough for You?
11. Derrick Harriott – Brown Baby
12. The Chosen Few – Do Your Thing
13. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Message from a Black Man
14. The Chosen Few - People Make the World Go Round
15. Mickie Chung – Breezin’
16. The Pioneers – Papa Was a Rolling Stone

Disc 3

1. The Chosen Few – Everybody Plays the Fool
2. B.B. Seaton – Lean on Me
3. Leroy Sibbles – Break Up to Make Up
4. Inner Circle – Homely Girl
5. The Chosen Few – You’re a Big Girl Now
6. Zap Pow – If You Don’t Know Me by Now
7. Joe White – Me and Mrs. Jones
8. Lloyd Parks – Kung Fu Fighting
9. The Chosen Few and Derrick Harriott – Have You Seen Her?
10. Inner Circle – Rock the Boat
11. The Chosen Few – Stoned in Love
12. Boris Gardiner – You Make Me Feel Brand New
13. The Lewis Sisters – Love on a Two Way Street
14. Matumbi – Brother Louie
15. The Chosen Few – In the Rain
16. Inner Circle – T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)
17. Al Brown – Love and Happiness

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