DUB SPECIALISM

The genuine article: proper ruff Studio One dub elpee straight outta Kingston, Jamaica...

I think there were various other editions of this collection, probably with more attractive sleeves, but you gotta love those silk-screened disco bags - notice the red 'bleeding' effect at the top. Proper hand-made job.

This one's a bit more fancy...

I wonder where they 'borrowed' the cover image from? Tasty clear orange vinyl too...

...but still with the nasty label printing...

These dubs were mixed by Mr. Coxsone Dodd himself. Clearly he wasn't in the same league as Tubby/Jammy etc, but there's some nice equalisation effects on the hi-hats here and there. But the best thing about these is hearing those riddim tracks originally engineered by Sylvan Morris...the classic raw Studio One sound with the 'thudding' bass (apparently achieved by mic'ing the back of the bass amplifier, capturing those stray lo-end frequencies). The vinyls are a little crackly here and there, but still sound gutsy.