In the Light/In the Light Dub

Horace Andy

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 30, 1995)
• Original Release Date: 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Blood & Fire Records
• ASIN: B000005L81
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #211,481 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Dubroom Review, September 27, 2001

By	Messian Dread "DUBROOM.com" (Drachten, Fryslan Netherlands) - See all my reviews

Blood and Fire has been re-issuing old essential reggae music on CD for quite some time now. They did good releasing this album as well. Actually, this CD is a combination of two albums, the vocals and the dubs for Horace Andy's In the Light. Both albums are equally essential. Horace's beautifull voice is known from his works with the Trip Hop group Massive Attack. On this CD you can hear where he is coming from: Horace Andy singing over classical roots reggae. Especially because every song gets accompanied by it's dub version, I think you will enjoy each and every one of these tracks. Real gems are "Government Land", "Leave Rasta" and "Rome".

As much as this album is Horace Andy, it is Prince Jammy as well. The dubs from In The Light are mixed by the Great Prince (now: King) Jammy, King Tubby's protegee. You can hear Tubby's pupil just before he started to have his own label. Killer dubs that certainly belongs in every dub-collector who takes him or herself serious. Jammy remixes the vocals of In the Light in such a manner, that they are absolutely different than the vocals. You can play these versions apart from the vocals, and they will stay interesting, also if you're not such a big dubhead like me.

Needless to say, as it is with every Blood and Fire release, this CD comes with very nice artwork and a lot of information written by Steve Barrow, who can be considered a living reggae encyclopedia.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pure Niceness!!!!, July 14, 2000

By	Kevin Blake (Farmingdale, ny USA) - See all my reviews

This is Horace Andy's best cd in my opinion. This is also one of the most acclaimed albums by reggae listeners and rightfuly so. Horace Andy has one of the most distinctive voices in music. Every song is great. Also each song comes with a DUB which is nice also. Bottom line is if your a reggae fan and you dont have this shame on you!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Blood & Fire winner!, June 11, 2007

By	Jack Smith (W-S, NC uSSa) - See all my reviews

2 lp's on 1 cd. The 1st is the great In The Light vocal album. The 2nd is the stupid-rare dub version. The dubs by Prince Jammy are worth way more than the price of this set alone.
Another fantastic value from one of the best reissue labels out there.
Quit reading and start buying.