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If Deejay Was Your Trade: Dreads at King Tubby's 1974-1977  Factory New / Factory Sealed  Made in the U.K./England Double ~ 2 LP Set 180-gram Virgin Vinyl pressing. Simply Vinyl Records/Blood and Fire - SVLP 248 Cover is VG++ to Mint-: small and minor bend on top-left corner. Out of Print
"Although  first entered the music industry back in 1962, he didn't move into production until 1967. Even as he oversaw a string of hits in the rocksteady age, notably with  and , it was the roots age on which really stamped his imprimatur. , drummer with 's studio band, , created the band's distinctive "flying cymbals" sound, and with it the producer's 45s stormed the dancehalls. However, without his own studio,  had to be particularly innovative to turn a profit, and the producer's two-pronged solution would change the course of Jamaican music. To save money,  utilized the same backing track for a variety of different releases, popularizing "versions," a trend that continues today and has yet to peak. Second, rather than having his band waste time learning new songs,  set  loose on Studio One and Treasure Isle classics, reinventing these golden oldies in steppers and rockers style. Recycling, too, remains integral to the modern dancehall. 's vocalists happily composed new lyrics for these newly resurrected riddims, but in the end, these innovations favored the DJs, and by the '80s, the toasters had virtually displaced vocalists in the dancehalls. showcases some of 's best chatterers, all voiced and mixed down at 's studio. As listeners have come to expect from Blood & Fire, an excellent booklet is included, providing pocket bios of the DJs as well as any other salient information, and identifying each of the riddims.  aims insults straight at 's head; their popular "feud" delighted dancehall fans, but the master doesn't respond to the upstart pupil here. Instead, fans are treated to one of his strongest cultural numbers, "War and Friction." Other potent cultural cuts include 's "Chant to Jah," 's "In the Ghetto," and 's "Set Up Yourself Dreadlocks." The latter DJ's "Black Harmony Killer" rightly brought  to the U.K.'s attention -- and while  had already made his mark there, his track with  still reinforced his reputation. The mighty  was on the verge of breaking out abroad, but "Shuffle and Deal" apparently precedes that, and predates "Deck of Cards" as well. Both boast the same toast, "Cards" featuring a very different backing overseen by .  would elevate  to , but before that, he cut the exhilarating "Tradition Skank" for , his sole recording for the producer.  was already a star, and his two delightful toasts here give ample reason why.  unleashed a flood of DJ cuts during the mid-'70s, but these are some of the best. "


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