Augustus Pablo - Dubbing With The Don (CD 2001)

Sheer raw unadulterated Pablo Magic. Almost as good as the Vinyl cut of King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown.

This is taken straight off the Master Tapes so it's like having the direct button in on your CD player you get it as it comes.

But on this CD are many of the original cuts of Classic Tunes for instance Sweet Cassava Dub is the original cut of King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown that was later crooned over by the Late Great Jacob Miller as Baby I Love You So.

It starts in time but in a lack lustre way until the music stops and argument breaks out then the rim shot comes off the snare the reggae guitar srarts to rock the organ pulses in the background the bass line chucks then the magic comes and the ultimate reggae masterpiece is born.

Its where many of the Tracks from the Classic LP King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown came from (buy this as well).

Also check out Jacob Miller - Who say Jah no Dread.

As for Pablo other greats in order are King Davids Melody, East of the River Nile and King Tubby Meets Rockers in a Fire House get them all they are Brill.

Pablo of Horace Swaby (real name) Died on 18th May 1999 and unfortunately this was the end of a brilliant career as he brought us all haunting eastern overtones over addictive reggae tunes.

Turn it up and it will fetch your windows out.

Not one for the faint hearted but for the Dub Head its better than a case of Becks or a Night with Britney.