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It's been over a month since our last Pull Up installment (it's hard to think irie with the weather as cold as it is, this doesn't apply to Jamaica of course) so let's dig some more reggae and dancehall. I'm still feeling the Darker Shade of Black riddim, as can be easily noted by looking at the tracklist of my latest mix (blatant plug), so I am going to cover another riddim based on a Jackie Mittoo tune: the Drum Song riddim.
'Drum Song' was originally released on the 1968 album 'Evening Time' by Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors (early copies of the single list the artist as just the Soul Vendors). An early version of the song appeared in 1969 with Derrick Morgan's 'Seven Letters'.
By the late 70s and early 80s, dub was in fashion and the Drum Song riddim was among the many that were getting notice from dub producers. The riddim is the basis for Joe Gibbs and the Professionals' track 'Power Pack' from their 1978 dub album 'African Dub - All Mighty Chapter Four' and it was also used three years later by Scientist for 'Drum Song Dub' on his absolutely essential dub album 'Scientific Dub', one of a string of excellent recordings from Scientist. In the 90s, Drum Song was used by Gregory Isaacs on his track 'Kill them with Music' and it appeared on Dawn Penn's 1994 comeback (cash-in?) album 'No, No, No' on the track 'Samfi Boy'.
The Lowdown:
Jackie Mittoo and the Soul Vendors 'Drum Song'
from 'Evening Time' (1968) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Derrick Morgan 'Seven Letters'
from 'Seven Letters' 7" (1969) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Joe Gibbs and the Professionals 'Power Pack'
from 'African Dub - All Mighty Chapter Four' (1978) (MP3/CD)
Scientist 'Drum Song Dub'
from 'Scientific Dub' (1981) (MP3 not available/CD not available)
Gregory Isaacs 'Kill them with Music'
from 'Pardon Me' (1991) (MP3/CD not available)
Dawn Penn 'Samfi Boy'
from 'No, No, No' (1994) (MP3/CD not available)
Related Post:
Pull Up: Darker Shade of Black Riddim
2 comments:
Hello ,dont forget lloyd C and the Hippy Boys (later as upsetters)with Capo.
Ah, thanks for the tip. There are so many tracks to cover per riddim, so I love to hear which ones I miss that are essential. 'Capo' by the Hippy Boys certainly seems like a serious omission.
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