King Tubby - The Dub Master Presents The Roots Of Dub And Dub From The Roots (DOCD)

The release by Moll-Selekta combines two of the most essential Dub-albums in a 2 CD/2 LP-set: "The Roots Of Dub" und ?Dub From The Roots", originally released in late 1974 and early 1975. As a re-release this edition contains for the first time every track of the original LP’s in an uncomparable sound quality.Both albums are part of the historic and epoch-making early phase of Dub and demonstrate more than any other recordings the great pioneer collaboration of the duo King Tubby (engineer/mixer) und Bunny Lee (producer).Hardly any other artist than King Tunny has undoubtfully contributed more to the invention and the development of Dub. He was mainly responsible for the inclusion of the instrumental Dub-versions on the B-sides of the Jamaican hand pressed singles. He also played a major part in the making of Lee’s Perry’s epochal "Blackboard Jungle Dub", probably the first Dub-album in the history of music.Many of the most important riddims of all times are included here, most of them were - as vocal tracks - Bunny Lee’s biggest hits: John Holt’s "A Love I Can Feel" and "Man Next Door", stripped down to drum and bass and shaped with echoes in the same way as Cornel Campbell’s "Queen Of The Minstrell" or Johnny Clarke’s "Rock With Me".The music was played by the Aggrovators in their best line up, featuring amongst others Robbie Shakespeare, Chinna Smith, Carlton & Aston Barrett, Tony Chin and Augustus Pablo.These songs have lost nothing of their atmospheric depth over the years, as musical statements they are as magical as ever. These historic works are an integral part of Jamaican history and resonant milestones on the way to King Tubby’s hall of fame.