(LP) THE REVOLUTIONARIES, THE REBELS - JA-MAN DUB

Herb Cutter is the rhythm used for Ronnie Davis’s Medley,
versioning a trio of John Holt gems from Studio One: Hooligan,
A Love I Can Feel & Stranger In Love.

Dread Nut Chalice is an adaptation of The Beatles’ I’ll Be Back,
first covered in Jamaica by The Paragons for Treasure Isle.
Dave Robinson voiced the version on this record as Jah Know
for Manzie in 1977.

Well Black is a classic slice of Channel One Rub-a-Dub built
by Manzie himself, but never sung over by any vocalist for a
Ja-Man release.

Fire Bun is the rhythm from Freddy McKay’s Ja-Man single
Darling Ooh (Your Love Is Amazing), a cover of a hit Delroy Wilson
belted out for Studio One.

Half Ounce is a classic, early Dub based on another Delroy Wilson
hit for Coxsone Dodd, I Don’t Know Why. Covered frequently,
the tune is also known as (You May Not Be A) Movie Star. Alton
Ellis’s sister Hortense hit with Super Star on the Ja-Man version
featured here in 1976. Other Manzie productions on this rhythm
include Trinity’s River to the Bank, Step Out Of Babylon by
Blazing Fire and Ranking Spanner’s Uptown Thing.

Big Spliff is another signature Channel One Dub, never released
with any vocals by Manzie, but used to great effect by roots duo
Earth & Stone on their 1977 Hitbound single Run Home.

Bush Weed revisits The Heptones’ Studio One classic Tripe Girl,
but you’ll recognize the version featured here from Bim Sherman’s
1977 smash for Manzie, Mighty Ruler.

Rasta Feeling showcases Scully’s percussion skills over a version
of the rhythm from Ronnie Davis’s Fever. In addition to Davis’s
cover of this Horace Andy Studio One classic, Manzie also
produced Clint Eastwood’s Action on the same rhythm.

Don’t Get Crazy is a unique mix of a rolling Dub that Manzie
never utilized for any vocalists, though the rhythm may sound
familiar. Bim Sherman’s Ever Firm (a/k/a Blacker Sound), Toyan’s
Disco Pants and Larry Marshall’s Show Me Love all hit on the
same rhythm for other producers.