Dub Plate Style [Vinyl]

Delroy Wilson | Format: Vinyl

Product Details

• Vinyl (August 25, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Pressure Sounds/Studio Dist.
• ASIN: B002EIMRNY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #854,264 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. A Bright And Sunny Day

2. You Have To Get A Beating

3. I m Still Waiting

4. Can I Change My Mind

5. Find Yourself Another Girl

6. Ms. Grace

7. Living In The Foot Steps Of Another Man

8. Better Must Come

9. Rain From The Skies

10. Joe Liges

11. I Am Doing My Thing

12. She Is Just A Play Girl

13. Love Uprising

14. Here Come The Heartaches

15. Who Cares

16. Mash It Up

17. Stick By Me

18. You Are Mine

19. Conquer Me

20. Do Good (Everyone Will Be Judged)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A SUBTLE SOUND-SYSTEM GEM BY DELROY WILSON, November 7, 2009

By 

Stuart Jefferson (San Diego,Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Dub Plate Style (Audio CD)

One disc 57 minutes in length approximately. The sound is authentically rough and unfinished sounding. But don't think that means music that should never have been released-bottom of the barrel scrapings-quite the contrary. The master tapes were used for this release,which is somewhat of a rarity for Jamaican music from this era. The accompanying notes do a good job informing listeners about this era of Jamaican music,and this release in particular.

The (late) Delroy Wilson had a clear voice imbued with an inherent soul sound. His style if singing,the pauses between phrases,and the start-stop rhythms of backing groups like THE AGGROVATORS,and THE WAILERS BAND,combined for a subtle,yet riveting effect.

All the tracks are basically taken at a medium tempo-the rhythms just seem to roll out effortlessly. This was due in large part to the efforts of Bunny "Striker" Lee,who arranged the music,and also produced all the tracks. The album was subsequently remixed at King Tubby's Recording Studio by the great Lloyd "Prince Jammy" James.

Delroy Wilson was the type of singer who really needed the right music,the right songs,and the right producer/engineer,in order for his vocals to have the right foundation in order to shine. Several of these tracks will be familiar to listeners,but the mixes(courtesy of "Prince Jammy") are rougher on purpose-being aimed at a "sound-system" audience. They were mixed to sound rougher,more immediate,in order to capture dancer's attention during a sound system dance. The usual smoothness usually associated with this style of music was absent,which is what sets this release apart from others from this era. In fact,these tracks,because of the care in mixing them,sound better when the volume is cranked up a bit. This sound was briefly popular in the late 1970's,with these twenty tracks being released as an album,titled "20 Golden Hits". It failed to sell in any large amount and sank without a trace. Now,thanks to the folks at Pressure Sounds,we can enjoy this small slice of a musical style briefly popular with the sound-system operators,so many years ago. It still has that same sound and feel today-listen for yourself. A subtle gem.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars roots in a soundsystem style, October 5, 2009

By 

Scott McWade "dubs" (NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dub Plate Style (Audio CD)

A roots reggae masterwork with Delroy's soulful, smokey voice atop a lo-fi soundsystem mix. Vintage, aged to perfection. Pressure Sounds has picked another plum.