Rockers Meet King Tubby In a Fire House

Augustus Pablo

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 6, 2003)
• Original Release Date: May 6, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Shanachie
• ASIN: B00008XEPI
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #42,270 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Among his best work . . ., June 1, 2003

By	aliled "aliled" (Shawnee, Kansas United States) - See all my reviews

...This is among the top five Augustus Pablo releases, and thereby worthy of your dollars. Regarded as kind of a follow-up to his classic "King Tubby Meets The Rockers Uptown", this one has a slightly more dark urban vibe, thanks to the very taut and fantastic rhythms which form its core. Although it has its fans, to my ears this is the most underrated of all of Pablo's albums. It's compelling from start to finish, and melds Pablo's "far east" melodica sound with complex dub rhythms as well as any of his records did.

It wasn't long after this that Pablo's records began to suffer from what sounded like a lack of inspiration, after this he made only an album or two I'd call truly essential. This release has four tracks (from singles of the era) that weren't on the original album, as well as improved sound and short but fine liner notes. The definitive Pablo collection has yet to be compiled, despite a fine attempt recently on Trojan Records ("Skanking With Pablo"). That aside, Shanachie deserves high marks from what looks like the beginning of a fine reissue program. "East Of The River Nile", Pablo's commonly acknowledged high point, has also been reissued with similarly fine sound and some bonus tracks, and is at least the equal of this release.