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aRTIST : augustus pablo
aLBUM : ital dub
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rECORD.lABEL........: Culture Press - CP4007
rELEASE.dATE........: 2000
oRIGINAL.yEAR.......: 1974
sOURCE..............: Compact Disc
rELEASE.tYPE........: Full Album
lENGHT..............: 00h 39m 22s
tRACKS..............: 12
gENRE...............: Reggae
rIPPER..............: yAMIbOLO
eNCODER.............: Lame v1.26
rIP.dATE............: 04/17/2002
bIT.rATE............: 192kbps
sIZE................: 54MB
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01. the big rip off ( 3:15)
02. road block ( 3:55)
03. curly dub ( 3:56)
04. well red ( 2:34)
05. gun trade ( 3:36)
06. shake up ( 3:26)
07. hillside airstrip ( 3:14)
08. barbwire disaster ( 2:33)
09. mr. big ( 3:50)
10. eli's move ( 2:31)
11. house raid ( 3:30)
12. shake down ( 3:02)
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Augustus Pablo became the archetype of the musical form
which may have been present in principle in the beginning of
dub but which he developed in his own way on his melodica.
This unusual instrument, a cousin of harmonica, half-way
between the flute and the piano, attracted musicians of note
like Glen Brown and Joe White. Augustus Pablo was one who
embraced the foundations of nascend Rastafarianism most
naturally. Pablo become the leader of a new style which was
rich and promising: Dub
"Ital Dub" forms part of his early recordings and contains
some standarts interpreted by Augustus Pablo. "Mr. Big Rip
Off" and "Gun Man" are versions of Jacob Miller's " Forward
Jah Jah Children" and "Fire Go Burn Them". Similarly, "Road
Block" and "Mr. Big" come from Bob Marley, "House Raid" from
Peter Tosh, "Curley Locks" from Junior Byles and "Eli's
Move" is a cover of Yabbi You's biblical classic.
The scope of these records goes beyond the merely musical
aspect because the melodica acts as a springboard which
extends thought into a new mystical dimension. Augustus
Pablo experienced the start of dub and evolved along with
his peers, King Tubby and Lee Perry.
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