Vol. 1-Evolution of Dub-Origin of the Species

Evolution Of Dub-Origin Of The Species (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
• ASIN: B001L5J5DG
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #396,546 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

2. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

3. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

4. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

5. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

6. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

7. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

8. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

9. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

10. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

11. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

12. Untitled - Gibbs, Joe

13. Natty Dub

14. Dub Magnificent

15. A First Class Dub

16. The Stepping Dub

17. Rude Boy Dub

18. A Closer Dub

19. Roots Of Dub

20. Dub You Can Feel

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Editorial Reviews

2009 four CD release, the first in a series of box sets spotlighting key moments in the evolution of Dub. This set focuses on the roots of Dub bringing together many of the main players from Dub's big bang moments. Joe Gibbs' Serial Dub from 1973 is one of the true foundation stones of Dub, recorded at Randy's with Errol Thompson at the controls. Two crucial Dub box sets from King Tubby are included: Dub From The Roots (1974) and The Roots Of Dub (1975), produced by Bunny Lee. The final disc is Sir Coxsone's King Of The Dub Rock recorded and mixed at King Tubby's, well remembered by all original dub heads. Greensleeves.

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice set, September 12, 2009

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This review is from: Vol. 1-Evolution of Dub-Origin of the Species (Audio CD)

A 4 CD set, quite nicely packaged with interesting notes, of early Jamacian dub. I don't think this material--which are 4 dub albums by the great King Tubby--are available elsewhere on CD. The price is not unreasonable--about 8 dollars per CD--but I would advise novices to purchase another dub album first--perhaps King Tubby meets the Rockers Uptown or King Tubby meets the Roots Radics. If you already are familiar with dub--and naturally love it--you should buy these CDs, for this is extremely good dub in the very nice package.

Dub by the way is reggae music radically remixed in the studio with echo effects and instuments dropping in and out. The vocal track is usually deleted completely, and the song is completely transformed. Amusingly, the notes quote the great Jamacian producer Niney the Observer as saying that he could not recognize his songs when King Tubby delivered his dub versions.

In my opinion it is better to buy the CDs than download the material. Not only is the lavish package very nice, but I feel dub does not transfer well to the MP3 format.