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Recorded and mixed at Duke Reid's storied Treasure Isle studio by Duke's nephew, young engineer Errol Brown, Dub Expression collects dubbed up treatments of seminal rockers rhythms crafted for Marcia Griffiths, John Holt, Dennis Brown and more.

Propelled by the drums of Lowell "Sly" Dunbar, the appropriately named Revolutionaries (with their tough and radical sound) were the ideal group to reflect a turbulent period in Jamaican politics. While the band's personnel remained fluid – depending on which players were available and frequently overlapping with other seminal sessions bands such as Joe Gibbs' The Professionals and Bunny "Striker" Lee's The Aggrovators – The Revolutionaries were most known as Channel One's house band in the mid to late '70s.

The decision to top-bill The Revolutionaries, rather than feature an individual artist as was customary at the time, was made by Kingston's most celebrated female producer, Sonia Pottinger who shrewdly determined that The Revolutionaries' name alone would be a can't miss selling point. One only needs to spend a minute with Dub Expression to hear why.

Originally released in 1978 on Pottinger's High Note label, Dub Expression represents the essence of dub in its purest form. An absolute classic. Liner notes by JR Gonne. — (via Label)

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In the second half of the 1970s, reggae fans in Europe and America turned their wheels completely and enthusiastically bought the weirdest music that had ever echoed over from Jamaica: Dub. The Jamaican producers wanted to use the hype of course to maximize their own rhythm return and sent their in-house back catalog straight through the echo chamber. Since the market was then relatively small and there was usually no time for marketing, most of the Dub-Albums only produced in limited editions and with cheap covers - which, however, did not disqualify them from being extremely sought-after collector's items today.

Dub Expression (Dub Store Records), produced by Sonja Pottinger in the Treasure Isle studio, recorded by the Revolutionaries and mixed by studio engineer Errol Brown, is one of these albums. It dates from 1978 and brings together some of the then current Treasure Isle versions of rhythms such as "Get in the Groove" / "Up Park Camp", "Ghetto Girl" / "Stay at Home" or "Heavy Rock" / "Jah." Jah See Them A Come ”. It has everything a classic 1970's Dub-Album makes it attractive: Well-known riddims, the most beautiful Jamaican analog sound, lots and lots of atmosphere and generally, the spirit of the good old days. I especially like it for its beautiful, rich Treasure Isle sound - relaxed mixed by in-house engineer Errol Brown. — (via Dub Blog)

Vinyl Tracklist
A1 The Gun Court Dub
A2 Ital Stew
A3 Super Tracks
A4 Dread At The Controls
A5 Ghetto Dub
B1 Ranking Marshal
B2 Down Town Ting
B3 Bond Street Rock
B4 Melodious Dub
B5 Mark Dis Yah Dub

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Label: Antarctica Starts Here
Format: Vinyl, LP, Reissue
Reissued: 2025 / Originally Released: 1978
Genre: Reggae
Style: Dub

File under: Reggae / Dub
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