Augustus Pablo, born Horace Swaby, is probably best known as the man who turned a children's plastic toy, the melodica, into an instrument of inspirational sound. Using his beloved melodica & making use of eerie minor-key melodies, Pablo built up an impressive body of work during his lifetime. He succumbed to health problems in 1999, having suffered from the nerve disorder, myasthenia gravis, for much of his life.
Ital Dub is a studio album by Augustus Pablo originally released in 1974 on the Starapple label with Tommy Cowan & Warwick Lyn replacing Clive Chin on production duties at Harry J's. The album also features King Tubby as mixing engineer, a role he would later reprise a number of times during Pablo's career. This is the 1976 Trojan reissue.
Recorded at: Harry J's Dynamic & King Tubby's Studio.
Side One -
The Big Rip-Off
Road Block
Curly Dub
Well Red
Gun Trade
Shake Up
Side Two -
Hillside Airstrip
Barbwire Disaster
Mr. Big
Eli's Move
House Raid
Shake Down
Enjoy,
NØ
Ital Dub
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Thank you NØ for this. My copy of 'East Of The River Nile' was used heavily in the late 70s. You just can't skin-up on an MP3 ;)
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At least there not usually seeds & stem ala 70s these day. You can kinda use a CD cover. Thanks brother. & East of is one of my top all-time picks...near perfection.
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ReplyDeleteHope your in good health. A couple of albums to add to your Dubtember 2026 !!
Dub Spencer & Trance Hill - King Size Dub (2026) flac
https://pixeldrain.net/u/pS9fnDH6
Dub Syndicate - Kingston Files 2026 flac
https://pixeldrain.net/u/hN2EU6vw
Thanks so much Reb. A couple new ones. I'll definitely be grabbing both of these right now.
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ReplyDeleteThank you, Tonegent.
ReplyDeleteNicely sir. And thanks to reb.jukebox too for their contribs.
ReplyDeletePicking this as well. A true master of the style
ReplyDeleteThank you dear N
Diego