Gibbs, Joe: Dub Serial (Vinyl LP)

Excellent re-press of a long lost dub set, the first Joe Gibbs dub album in fact, originally issued circa 1973 alongside other classic early dub sets including Lee Perry’s Black Board Jungle and Rhythm Shower, Aquarius Dub, Java Dub, Prince Buster’s The Message Dubwise and others. Virtually unheard since that time, it’s a dubhead’s dream come true, with early raw drum and bass cuts to Gibbs’s cut to Satta Massagana, Love Me Girl, Money In My Pocket and the killer cut to He Prayed used by Big Youth for his Foreman Vs Frasier.

Spare on the effects, just a bit of echo and reverb and a couple of vicious tape rewinds, similar to the first African Dub chapter. Hitherto ultra-rare this is an important part of the reggae jigsaw slotted into place at last.

1. Satta Amassa Gana Version
2. More Dub Version
3. More Dub Version Two
4. Love Me Girl Version
5. Turn Back The Hands Of Time Version
6. Money In My Pocket Version
7. Rainy Night In Georgia Version
8. God Bless The Children Version
9. Love Ja Ja Children Version
10. Without Love Version
11. Be The One Version
12. He Prayed Version