Studio: Voice: King Tubby's Mix: Tubby's Rhythm: Harry J's
Producer: Prince Jammy
Engineer:: Voice: Sylvan Morris Mix: Prince Jammy
Players: drums: Sly Dunbar, "Santa" Davis bass: Robbie Shakespeare,
Mikey lead guitar: Earl "Chinna" Smith, "Boo Peep" Bowen
rhythm guitar: Eric "Binghi Bunny" Lamont piano: Keith Sterling,
Gladstone Anderson organ: Winston Wright percussion: "Scully"
Sims horns: Bobby Ellis, Deadley Headley, Cedric Brooks strings: Earl "Wire"
Lindo Clavinet: Winston Wright harmonica: Johnny Osbourne
Tracks: Love Crisis, Time To Unite, Bad Girl, Eden, Willow Tree, King Selassie,
African Love, Natural Mystic, Army Band, Hard Ground
Notes: two different lp covers, mixes p; the Third World pressing has
no horns. Remixed, overdubbed and reissued as Black Sounds Of Freedom by
Greensleeves in 1981.
Producer: Prince Jammy
Players: see Love Crisis
Tracks: Eden Dub, Mystic Mix, His Imperial Majesty, Weeping Willow, Bad
Girls Dub, Tonight Is The Night, Firehouse Special, African Culture, Crisis
Dub, Sound Man Style
Notes: The first editions of the zine had a serious error in this listing.
This is corrected: Side two of Uhuru In Dub was issued as Jammies In Lion
Dub Style by Jammy's (227A/226B). The full Love Crisis dub was later issued
as Love Dub by Rohit. It is strangely mixed, (probably overdubbed) and poorly
packaged p; to be generally avoided. The album also appeared on CD as
A Dub Extravaganza: Uhuru In Dub and Osbourne In Dub (the latter being a
Johnny Osbourne Dub).
Studio: Channel One
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Players: drums: Sly bass: Robbie Guitar: Robbie, Radcliffe Bryan, *Keith
Richards organ: Keith Sterling, Winston Wright lead guitar: Rad Bryan
Tracks: *Shine Eye Gal, Leaving To Zion, General Penitentiary, Guess Who's
Coming To Dinner, Abortion, Natural Reggae Beat, Plastic Smile
Notes: The D-Roy issue is the original, giving way to reissues in three
more manifestations. Both blue and black vinyl copies were pressed. The
D-Roy version has alternate edits and dubs. Issued as Vital Selection or
Black Uhuru by Virgin in 1979 and as Guess Who's Coming To Dinner by Heartbeat
in 1983. * "Shine Eye Gal" was produced by Delroy Witter and features
Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones on guitar. All of the cuts were issued
in pre-release form on Taxi in Jamaica before being collected.
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Studio: Channel One
Engineer: Recording Ernest Hoo Kim, Colonel Maxie,
Remixing engineer: Bunny Tom Tom
Players: drums: Sly bass: Robbie lead guitar: Rad Bryan rhythm: Bertram
"Ranchie" McClean acoustic piano, organ: Ansel Collins percussion:
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson harmonica: Jimmy Becker
Tracks: Happiness, World Is Africa, Push Push, There Is Fire, No Loafing,
Sinsemilla, Endurance, Vampire
Notes: Stevie Wonder plays keyboards on No Loafing
Studio: Channel One, Mixed Compass Point
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Engineer: mix: Steven Stanley sound: Solgie Hamilton vocal: maxie guitar
overdub: Kendall Stubbs
Players: drums: Sly Drumbar bass: Robbie Basspeare rhythm guitar: Bertram
"Ranchie" McClean , Mikey Chung piano: Robbie Lyn, Keith Sterling,
Robert Shakespeare lead guitar: Mikey Chung, Radcliffe "Dougie"
Bryan, Bertram "Ranchie" McClean, Barry Reynolds percussion: Uziah
"Sticky" Thompson
Tracks: Youth of Eglington, Sponji Reggae, Sistren, Journey, Utterance,
Puff she Puff, Rockstone, Carbine
Notes: Also issued in red vinyl.
Studio: Channel One (mixed at Compass Point, Nassau)
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Engineer: "Solgie" Hamilton, Steven Stanley
Players: drums: Sly bass: Robbie rhythm guitar: Bertram McClean lead guitar:
Rad Bryan, Mikey Chung, Barry Reynolds piano: Ansel Collins, Robbie Lyn
percussion: Christopher "Sky Juice" Burth, Uziah "Sticky"
Thompson synths & vocoder: Wally Badarou
Tracks: Chill Out, Darkness, Eye Market, Right Stuff, Mondays, Fleety Foot,
Wicked Act, Moya (Queen of I Jungle), Emotional Slaughter
Studio: live
Producer: Island/ Chris Blackwell
Engineer: Godwin Logie
Players: drums: Sly bass: Robbie rhythm guitar: Mikey Chung lead guitar:
Darryl Thompson keyboards: Keith Sterling percussion: "Sky Juice"
Tracks: Shine Eye Gal, Plastic Smile, Abortion, General Penitentiary, Guess
Who's Coming To Dinner, I Love King Selassie, Sinsemilla, Leaving For Zion
Studio: Channel One, Compass Point
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Engineer: Solgie, Steven Stanley, Maxie Kendall Stubbs, Frankie Gibson
Players: see Red & Chill Out
Tracks: Ion Storm, Youth, Big Spiff, Boof 'n' Baff 'n' Biff, Puffed Out,
Android Rebellion, Apocalypse, Back Breaker, Sodom, Slaughter
Notes: Dubs to material from Red and Chill Out.
Studio: Dynamic and Compass Point
Producer: Black Uhuru with Steven Stanley and Paul Smykle
Engineer: Noel Hearne, Steven Stanley
Players: drums: Sly bass: Robbie lead guitar: Darryl Thompson keyboards:
Franklyn "Bubbler" Waul percussion: "Sky Juice" trumpets:
Dave Madden, Junior "Chico" Chin saxophone: Dean Fraser trombone:
Nambo Robinson additional keyboard on "Elements": Wally Badarou
lead guitar on "Solidarity": Willie Lindo
Tracks: What Is Life?, Solidarity, Black Uhuru Anthem, Try It, Botanical
Roots, Party Next Door, Bull In The Pen, Elements
Notes: At least three versions of this; the US and U.K. versions are the
same [i.e. re-mixed by Paul Smykle] making the JA version sound more stripped-down)
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Tracks: Happiness, World Is Africa, Sponji Reggae, Youth Of Eglington, Darkness,
What Is Life, Bull In The Pen, Elements, Push Push, Right Stuff
Notes: Compilation of Island material
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Tracks (disc one): Chill Out, Party Next Door (12" version), Black
Uhuru Anthem (original mix), Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (12" version),
Shine Eye Gal (live), Sponji Reggae (12" version), Wicked Act, Botanical
Roots (original mix), Somebody's Watching You (original mix), Utterance,
Slaughter, I Love King Selassie (live), Darkness/Dubness (10" version),
Elements (original mix)
Tracks (disc two): What Is Life (original mix), Youth Of Eglington, Youth,
Right Stuff (10" version), Whole World Is Africa, Happiness (live p;
previously unreleased version), Mondays/Killer Tuesday (10" version),
Solidarity, Ion Storm, Try It (original mix), Bull In The Pen (original
mix), Sinsemilla, Puff She Puff, Party In Session (12" version p;
single B-side, previously unavailable)
Notes: Worthwhile double cd-retrospective of the Rose led Uhuru years
Producer: Byron Byrd, Gota, Noel Browne, Michael Rose
Tracks: Mother and Child Reunion, Hot Pop, Buzz You, Promised Land, Richie
The Rich, Eyes, Demonstration, Invasion, Just Do It, Proud, Don's Party,
Africa Your Safe (sic), Invasion dub, Mother and Child Reunion (Gota mix)
Notes: Rose's first full-length album after leaving Black Uhuru - issued
in Japan and Europe.
Producer: Noel Browne, (Stephen Stanley on Hurry Home Baby)
Tracks: Dummy, Badda Boys (Badder Boys), Bonanza, Pretty Fine, Hurry Home
Baby, Help, It's Allright, Hold It Down, Football
Notes: Japan-only release.
Producer: Michael Rose and Carolle Rose
Tracks: Rude Boy General, Sinsemilla 94, Beautiful, Guess Who's Coming To
Dinner 94, I Love King Selassie (Jah Live), Youth of Eglington, Bad Mind,
Bad Boy (In Town), Hurry Home Baby
Notes: Japan-only release
Studio: Penthouse, Tuff Gong, Mixing Lab
Producer: Winston "Niney The Observer" Holness
Engineer: rhythm, voice, dubbing: Mark "Stumpy" Brown, Michael
Riley, Keith Grant Mix: Lynford "Fatta" Marshall, Colin "Bulbie"
York
Players: drums: Dave Fluxy, Sly Dunbar bass: Leroy Mafia, Robbie Shakespeare
keyboard: Dave Fluxy, Herbie Harris, Robbie Lyn, Paul "Wrongmove"
Crossdale guitar: Mikey Chung, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis percussion:
Uziah "Sticky" Thompson harmony vocals: Pam Hall, Derrick Lara,
Junior Moore
Tracks: Too Hard A Hearing, How You Fi Do Dat, Short Temper, (Duck Duck)
A Who You, Badder Than You, Cassabank Queen, Hang On, Warning, So Much People
Crying, Don't Play With Fire, Badder Than You (Sly Ruff Mix)
Notes: Michael Rose's first american release since Black Uhuru. Also issued
as advance copy with alternate black and white cover.
Studio: Mixing Lab
Producer: Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare
Players include: drums: Sly Dunbar bass: Robbie Shakespeare guitar: Lloyd
"Gitsy" Willis keyboards: Robbie Lyn
Tracks: Marcus Garvey, One A We Two A We, Coke Is A Joke, Home Sweet Home,
Visit Them, Car War, New York, Bad Boy, Beggar, African Girl, Yush, Monkey
Business
Notes: This was recorded in 1991 and saw limited distribution on vinyl only
as a promotional copy.
Studio: Record Factory
Producer: Bunny Gemini
Engineer: U.U. Palmer, Michael Steer, Jack Clarke
Players: FireHouse Crew horns: Dean Fraser, Dave Madden synth: Jah D, Toney
Basey guitar: Lascelles Beckford background vocals: Richie Mack
Tracks: Ouncey Boy, Take The Shame, Rising Star, None No Deh Deh, It's The
Fever, Retribution, Jealous One, Deliver Me, Don't Touch It, Cherry Chase,
Ouncey Boy (Jungle Mix)
Notes: Recorded before Michael Rose.
Studio: Mixing Lab, Main Street (Miami) Mixed at 2b
Producer: Michael Rose
Engineer: Rohan "Doc Holiday" Dwyer
Players: drums: Danny Browne, Squidley Cole bass: Christopher Meredith,
Danny Browne keyboards: Noel Browne, Robbie Lyn, Geoffrey Chung guitar:
Newton Simmons
Tracks: Rude Boys (Back In Town), Hold It Down, Be Yourself, Black Maria,
The Juice, Dummy, I Love King Selassie, From Babylon To Timbuktu, Everything
Is Pretty Fine, It's Beautiful, Agony, Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
Notes: Issued as advance copy with alternate black and white cover.
Tracks: Bad Version, Big Sound Frontline, Greedy Dogs, Desperado, Breakout,
Be Wise, Selassie Divinity, Hair Trigger, Legacy, A Fine Version, Live Upright,
African Safety, Natty Feast, Bad Crazy Drops
Notes: dub companion to Be Yourself
Studio: Music Works, Black Scorpio, Grafton Studio
Producer: Jah Screw
Engineer: recording: Doctor Marshall, Rohan Dwyer, Damion, Culture Lee,
Murphy, Paul Daley. mix: Colin 'Bulby' York, Finga Stewart, Rohan Dwyer,
Fatta
Players: drums: Sly Dunbar, Danny Firehouse, Rohan Dwyer, Clevie Browne,
Fluxy, Computer Paul bass: Owen "Bassie" Reynolds, Danny Firehouse,
Mafia, Mikey Bennett keyboards: Carlton Bubbler, Wrong Move, Mafia, Computer
Paul guitars: Willie Lindo, Lloyd "Gitsy" Willis, Wrong Move horns:
Dean Fraser, Chico Chin, Nambo Robinson backing vocals: Brian & Tony
Gold, Sugar Black, Norbert Clarke
Tracks: Original (Nuh Carbon), My Eyes On Jah Jah, Ordinary Man, A Friend
Indeed, Don't Be A Warmonger, Where Is That Love, Ruff And Ragged, Good
Vibes, Them A Watch, African Girl, Straight To The Top, Money, Once Bitten,
Warmonger (featuring Daddy Screw)
Notes: According to Rose, this was recorded in the early 1990s.
Studio: A Class, Matrix, Soul II Soul, Monrose, Wessex
Producer: Mafia & Fluxy
Engineer: Gussie P, Clive Goddard
Musicians: Various
Tracks: Happiness, Dance Wicked, Lion In The Jungle (with Maxi Priest),
Run Dem A Run, Dreadlocks, Reality, Landlord, See And Blind, I Don't Want
To Say Goodbye, Mind Made Up, Never Get Me Down, Life In The Ghetto
Notes: Dub of Dance Wicked.
Discography compiled from collections of Hany Hosny, George Callas, Charley
Morgan, Robert Shoenfeld, Robert Nelson, and Jim Dooley