What the H3öH?

With Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.

The Hafler Trio - Bootleg, Ash International ASH 1.3, 1993.

Tracklist -

M.N.O. Gol’fish

Mind Loss

Enjoy,

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See What I’m Doing Here?

Nick Manasseh’s first release on Roots Garden Records was Johnny Osbourne's "Black Starliner" b/w Manasseh's "Black Star Dub". Osbourne is a legendary Jamaican singer & songwriter with a career spanning nearly 4 decades, Here he delivers a serious rastaman vocal bringing a fresh edge to the popular repatriation theme. Manasseh serves up an excellent Dubwise version on side B.

Johnny Osbourne/Manasseh – Black Starliner b/w Black Star Dub,
Roots Garden Records RGR:001, 2005.

Side A –

Black Starliner

Side B –

Black Star Dub

Black Star Line existed from 1919 until 1922. It was a shipping line incorporated by Marcus Garvey, the revered Jamaican political leader, publisher, journalist, entrepreneur, & orator. Garvey was a staunch proponent of the Black Nationalism & Pan-Africanism movements. He was one of the creators of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). Black Star Line was an enterprise intended to provide a means for displaced Africans to return to Africa while also enabling black people around the Atlantic the means of exchanging goods & services. The company’s three ships were owned & operated by blacks. They made travel & trade possible between their US, Caribbean, Central American, & African stops.. Black Star Line became a key part of Garvey's contribution to the Back-to-Africa movement.

Stafford 'Fred Locks' Elliott is a Jamaican roots reggae singer, born in Kingston June 7, 1950. He started recording at the age of 13 at Coxsone Dodd's, Randy's, & Lee "Scratch" Perry's. In 1971, having decided to immerse himself in the Rastafarian faith, Elliot allowed his locks to grow to a great length, giving rise to his nickname of 'Fred Locks'. During this time he was living on the beach near Harbour View. He was prolifically writing songs that shared his newly adopted faith. One of these tunes, "Black Star Liners", referring to Marcus Garvey's shipping line, came to the attention of producer & Twelve Tribes member Hugh Boothe. Boothe persuaded Locks to record the song. It was released in 1975 on the Jahmikmusic label in Jamaica & on Grounation in the UK. The song helped propel Locks to cult status in Jamaica.

Fred Locks – Black Star Liners b/w Version, Grounation GRO2023, 1975.

Side A –

Black Star Liners

Side B –

Version

 

 Various - Black Star Liner iterations & versions

Since 1975, there have been numerous covers & versions of this great song. Here are just a few…

Fred Locks – Black Star Liner in Dub from the Black Star Liner in Dub session VP Records VPRL5009

Ranking Dread – Black Starlina from Kunta Kinte Roots, Burning Sounds BS1037.

Jah Levi – Black Starliner (live) from Israel Healing Festival

Lee 'Scratch' Perry – Starliner from Alien Starman, Secret Records Limited SECCD001

Fred Locks – Black Star Liners Dubplate

Also there are these great takes on the subject…

Culture – Black Starliner Must Come from Two Sevens Clash, Joe Gibbs Record Globe

Reggae Regular - It's Coming (Black Star Liner Dub) from "The Black Star Liner" b/w "It's Coming", Barclay 640 164

Yabby You – Black Starliner from Yabby You meets Trinity at King Tubbys Dub Station, Prophet Record

Leah Rosier & the Dub Alchemist – Black Star Liner, self-released

Mikey Dread – Positive Reality (Black Star Liner) from S.W.A.L.K., Heartbeat Records HB009

Prince Far I – Black Star Liner Must Come from Long Life, Front Line Records FL1021

Yabby U – Starline Dub from "Black Starliner is Coming" b/w "Starline Dub", Prophet Record, Disco 45

Reespek Marcus & Selassie I,

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Love with a Stranger

Originally recorded by the Love Joys at Bullwackies Studio in Brooklyn, NY & featured on their 1983 LP Lovers Rock Reggae, here Daphne BlueBird delivers an emotive & heartfelt rendition of this deep & rootsy tune. Nick Manasseh reworks the rhythm track in fine style, his contemporary production sounds (cascading delays, sweeping phaser sounds, & saturated reverb hits paying homage to the trademark Wackies' sound) compliment the track's organic feel & live instrumentation. Then he turns up the FX to eleven on the heavyweight dubwise Version on Side B.

Daphne BlueBird & Manasseh – Stranger b/w Stranger Version 7'',
Roots Garden Records RGR:023, 2014.

Side A –

Stranger

Side B –

Stranger Version

Large,

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The Joy of Love

Love Joys – Gimme Back 12" 45, Wackie's WACKIE-707, 1983.

Side A –

Gimme Back Part 1

Gimme Back Part 2 (Wackie’s Rhythm Force)

Side B –

Roots Vibe (featuring Roots Radic Band)

bonus track – Stranger Get Up (extended version)

Gaan ta bed,

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Still Working the G Spot

Wouldn’t it be sad if there were no cones?

Girls Together:  Miss Pamela; Miss Sandra; Miss Cinderella; Miss Sparky; Miss Christine; Miss Mercy; & Miss Lucy with a bunch of Mothers: Frank Zappa; Don Preston; Jimmy Carl Black; Roy Estrada; Ian Underwood; & Craig Doerge & a bunch of Others: Jeff Beck; Nicky Hopkins; Rod Stewart; Ry Cooder & Lowell George also Rodney Bingenheimer being his usual annoying self.

 

GTO’s (Girls Together Outrageously) – Permanent Damage, Straight STS1059, 1969.
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Side A –

The Eureka Springs Garbage Truck Lady

Miss Pamela & Miss Sparky discuss Stuffed Bras & some early gym class  

        experiences

Who’s Jim Sox?

Kansas & the B.T.O.’s

The Captain’s Fat Theresa Shoes

Wouldn’t It Be Sad If There Were No Cones?

Do Me In Once & I’ll Be Sad, Do Me In Twice & I’ll Know Better

The Moche Monster Review

T.V. Lives

Side B –

Rodney

I Have a Paintbrush in My Hand to Color a Triangle

Miss Christine’s First Conversation with the Plastercasters of Chicago

The Original G.T.O.’s

The Ghost Chained to the Past, Present, & Future

Love on an Eleven Year Old Level

Miss Pamela’s First Conversation with the Plastercasters of Chicago

I’m in Love with the OOO-OOO Man

Enjoy,

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Patching Up the G Folder

Good Horsey – Kazué, Trackshun Industries TRCD12, 1994.
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Tracklist –

Like the Cute One

How Oswald Bastable Ruined My Life

Ascending the Plateau Divine

Settle Down

Barely Walking

But She Knew

All My Accessories are a Reflection of My Perky Inner Spirit

Summer Replacement

Anna (Wash Your Hands)

Rainy

Delighted

Burn up the Sun

On Kazué, Good Horsey is: Justice Schanfaber – vocals, guitar, & ukulele; Mark Szabo – vocals, organ, xylophone, & bass; &  Max Lee – xylophone & drums.

Enjoy,

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There Will Be Dub

 Various - Weekend Dubplate Special #2

Professor Skank – Dub Plate from Industrial Democracy

Crutches & the Heptones – Kelly’s Place from Various – Java Java Dub

Errol T & the Matador – Third Dub from Various – David Rodigan’s Dubwize Shower

Dennis Alcapone & Augustus Pablo – Mava from Various - Java Java Dub

Congo Natty – UK All Stars in Dub (Adrian Sherwood remix) from Jungle Revolution in Dub

The Paragons – Man Next Dub from The Paragons Dubwise

Scientist – Murderer Style from Dub War (Coxsone vs. Quaker City)

Agrovators meets the Revolutionaries – Bionic Man from A meets R at Channel One

Jah Lloyd – Sharp Razor from Herbs of Dub

Alambic Conspiracy – Woody Slum Rusty Mix from Alambic Conspiracy: The Missing Dub Versions

Keith Hudson – Star Dub from Jammys Dub Encounter

My Neighbour Is – Illusion of the Revolution from Various – In Dub 4

Gregory Isaacs – Leaving from Slum in Dub

Dubcon (Twilight Circus meets cEvin Key) – Light it Up from UFO Pon di Gullyside

The Overnight Players – Marcus Garvey from Babylon Destruction

IInd Street Dreads – North Parade from Dub of the 70s

Israel Vibration – Perfect Dub from Dub Vibration

Public Image Ltd. – I Must Be Dreaming from One Drop

Mahom – No War (featuring Ital Roots Player) from Underground Dubwise

Grace Jones – Party Girl (Dub remix) from Party Girl 7” B-50072

Rockers All Stars – Dub the Plan from Hungry Town Cramp Babylon Plan 7”

Alborosie – Real Dub Story from Dub Clash

Meat Beat Manifesto – Echo in Space Dub from …In Dub

The Agrovators – Fatty Boom Boom Dub from Rasta Dub ‘76

Iba Mahr – Travellin’ Dub (Umberto Echo Dubmix) from The Name of Dub

Scientist & Dubiterian – Java Dub from Tribute to Augustus Pablo

Impact All Stars – Guiding Dub from Java Java Java Java

Pat Kelly – How Long Dub from Various – Sound System Dub Plate Specials 1975-79

Coo yah,
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These are the Masters of the Universe

This is version twoness of the Oneness here at NSS (version juju here).

Cosmick jazz phunk at its very finest. Deep space rendezvous making musick for Planet Earth deep as midnight sky of blue.

If you want to read a great heart-felt piece "Personal Random Ramblings" by Plunky hisself, try this. It reminded me so much of my own past in the late 60s. It also gave me a feeling of great pride in what Bernie Sanders is attempting right now (Bernie is also a product of the radical 60s).

The distance between here & there is one thought. The time between somewhere & anywhere is the same. Places & things are collections of thoughts…mountains…molecules…molehills…Mars men. Quantum metaphysics.

On X, Oneness is: Plunky Nkabinde – vocals & saxophone; Chris Beasley – guitar; Kevin Christopher – keyboards & drum/bass loops; Carl Lester Jr. – bass; & Ronnie Cokes – drums with the help of Paris 'Pee Wee' Ford & Scott Harlan – additional bass heaviness, Rudy Faulkner – additional rapness, & Desiree Roots – additional vocal sweeeeetness.

Plunky & the Oneness of Juju - X Marks the Spot,Soulciety Records me00432, 1996.
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Tracklist –

Can’t Hold Back

X Marks the Spot

F the Funk

Love’s Will be Done

Jazz Phunk Soul Food

Plunkadelic

Masters of the Universe

Journey of a Lifetime

Quantum Metaphysics

Cosmic Karma

Love Letters

Just Keep on Doin' It!

Enjoy,

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Let the Children Play

I was ripping a copy of Lee Perry's Cutting Razor for a friend & while I was listening, the U Roy track just grabbed me. I dug out the single & here it is. U Roy scats along with Lee Perry's kids Omar & Marsha keeping the rhythm with backing vocals.

U Roy & the Children, Yama-khy & Dub Two, Yama – Khy b/w Dub Two,
Perries Records, 1973.

Enjoy,

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Neither Dubstar, Dub, nor Disco…interesting nonetheless

Currently both OOP & unavailable as mp3 download from Echo Beach, here for your aural pleasures…

More an electro remix project than anything else. For me, "Politik Kills" is the stand-out track (featuring Linton Kwesi Johnson).

Various – Dubstars from Dub to Disco & from Disco to Dub, Echo Beach EB069, 2008.

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Tracklist –

Terence Trent D`Arby - Sign Your Name (remix by Lee "Scratch" Perry)
Grace Jones - She Lost Control (Dub version)
Simply Red - Picture Book in Dub (Mick Hucknall & Adrian Sherwood remix)
Manu Chao - Politik Kills (Dennis Bovell Dub vocal remix feat. LKJ )
Tony Joe White - Rainy Night in Georgia (Boozoo Bajou´s Georgia Dub)
Stereo MC´s - Elevate My Mind (Dub version)
Nusfrat Fateh Ali Khan - Mustt Mustt (Massive Attack Duck Pond Dub)
Brian Eno & David Byrne - The Jezebel Spirit (2006 digital remaster)
Talking Heads - Once in a Lifetime (2005 remastered album version)
Will Powers - Adventures in Success (Dub copy)
New Order - Blue Monday (Andrea mix by Jam & Spoon )
Cabaret Voltaire - Here To Go (Little Dub by Francoise Kervorkian)
Paul Weller - Kosmos (SX Dub 2000)

Welcome to Spring,
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Angie B’s Life Story --- Tell Me (Baby)

Rolling Stone Magazine once declared, 

     "When soul music was in the lost and found, she came along to claim it."

This super Soul-power made Angie B. Stone the main woman for emerging record labels when they were creating their signature sound & vision. In the 70s it was Angie Stone who helped to define the sound of the now legendary Sugar Hill Records, when she was one of the first recorded female rappers/singers in the ground-breaking trio Sequence.

Later, music mogul Clive Davis tapped Stone's iconic sound in the early 00s, when he launched J Records. She recorded her gold-selling Mahogany Soul for that label.

Angie has worked with Mantronix. 

She sang backing vocals on Lenny Kravitz's fifth studio album, 5. 

During the early 90s she moved on to become a part of the trio Vertical Hold (releasing two albums: A Matter of Time [1993] & Head First [1995]). 

Stone shared songwriting credits on D'Angelo's first two studio albums, Brown Sugar (1995) & Voodoo (2000), as well as touring with him & providing backing vocals.

In 1996, Stone teamed up with Gerry DeVeaux (Lenny Kravitz's cousin) & Charlie Mole to form the group Devox. They recorded one album, Devox Featuring Angie B. Stone.

Devox featuring Angie B. Stone – Self-titled, Devox TOCP 8923, 1996.
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Tracklist –

You Can’t Hide Love

When Will I See You Again (The Three Degrees cover)

Life Story

Tell Me

Let it Go

Slowdown

Simple Song

So Beautiful

My Lovin’ Will Give You Something

Taking Care of Business

All You’ve Been Doing

Tonight

 & a bonus track from her latest Dream (Shanachie SH5827, 2015)

Quits

Enjoy,

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Surf's Up!

All songs are covers of songs by The Astronauts, a 60s Colorado mountain-surf band. 

The Astronettes is: Fifi; Mademoiselle X; Carol; & Patricia Bass(if you believe that, I've got a bridge to sell).

The Astronettes – The Astronettes, Astro Records, 1990.
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Side One –

Che! Che? Che!

Martian Pyramid Stomp

Movin’ Beyond

Hot Dog Food Pouch

Firewaters of Alpha Gabba

Space Party

Drinkin’ & Astronavigatin’

Side Two –

Surf into Space

Gouch!

Quiet Planet

Space Silent

Space Dock

Quasimoto X-9

bonus tunes (three by the original The Astronauts) –

Che! Che? Che!

Pyramid Stomp

Quasimoto

Hang ten,

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“I wanna live in the jungle. You don’t gotta wear no clothes.” Marcel Duchamp

For their initial outing, Sonia Dada is: Michael Scott, Paris Delane, & Sam Hogan – vocals; Daniel Laszlo – guitar; Dave Resnik – guitar; Chris 'Hambone' Cameron – piano & organ; Erik Scott – bass; & Hank Guaglianone – drums with additional help from Shawn Christopher & Yvonne Gage – vocals; Billy Beck – organ; Jim Hynes – trumpet; Kahil El’Zabar – percussion; Leddie Garcia – percussion; & Bobbye Hall – congas.

Sonia Dada – Sonia Dada cassette, Capricorn Records 42033-4, 1994.
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Side 1 –

We Treat Each Other Cruel

You Don’t Treat Me no Good

Jungle Song

As Hard as it Seems

You ain’t Thinking (about Me)

The Edge of the World

Cut it up & Cry

Side 2 –

New York City

Never See Me Again

I Live Alone

Deliver Me

Deliver Me (slight return)

Paradise

Mamba Wan Gamma

Enjoy,

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Lately I've Been Under a Lot of Impressure

Impressure was set up by the Freedom in a Vacuum label to release five limited edition albums, exquisitely produced & packaged. They were to include Aegri Somnia Vana by Empirical Sleeping Consort, along with works by Tibetan Red, PBK, a  split with Kaiser Nietzshe & Yuzuru Syogase, & a collaboration by Hirsch Quadrant & Merzbow. Only two of the five were released. The Empirical Sleeping Consort release that follows was the first one.

 

Empirical Sleeping Consort – Ægri Somnia Vana, Impressure IMP.01, 1990.

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Dream Side –

pt. I – ever of thee I’m fondly dreaming

pt. II – in the lap of Morpheus

pt. III – la colonne brulee

pt. IV – the ravell’d sleave of care

untitled mystery track after locked groove

EEG Side – 

pt. V – between Scylla & Charybdis

The second one was the Yuzuru Syogase / Kaiser Nietzsche split LP. Kaiser Nietzsche is: John Kamevaar & Thomas Hardy. Yuzuru – himself.

Kaiser Nietzsche / Yuzuru Syogase – Untitled, Impressure IMP.02, 1994

Kaiser Side –

Negative Space 11:34

Ceteris Paribus 10:04

Yuzuru Side –

Bichanco 11:41

Divizadero I 4:34

Divizadero III 2:30

Also from the same era, by the bands Impressure was intending to represent.

Tibetan Red – Tibetan Red cassette, Freedom in a Vacuum VACT.01, 1985.

Side A –

Scanning

Side B –

Kalahari Fire Birth

PBK – Vivisection cassette, PBK Recordings, 1988.

Side A –

Untitled

Untitled

Side B –

Untitled

Untitled

Never have been able to find a compilation of Merzbow & Hirsch Quadrant(???).

Enjoy,

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& Lately I've been Collecting a Lot of Garbage

Always love an album that ends with Intro. 

This is twisted French post-punk noise ala Sonic Youth (this release was the first French noise rock album). 

Here Garbage Collector is: Armelle Kleffert – vocals; Stephane Andre – guitar & vocals; Franck Dupont – bass & vocals, & Philippe Soro – drums with a little help from their friends.

Garbage Collector – 1988, State of Mind SOM001, 1988.
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Side 1 –

Garbage Collector

Own Mind

Bloodsuckers

A Youth Group

Films Story

Side 2 –

Tiny Killer

Before Dawn

Public Enemy

Intro

Enjoy.

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It's a Wackie Showcase

I saw over at Roots Stone blog that they had posted a favorite of mine from 80s era Wackie’s, Wayne Jarrett – Showcase Vol. 1. It reminded me of a couple of other great Wackie’s releases from the same time frame also in the Horace Andy/Wayne Jarrett showcase Dubwise version stylee. If you’re a fan of Bulwackie’s inimitable work, you should really savor these.

Wayne Jarrett – Mini Showcase 10", Wackie's Wackie 1716, 1983.
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Side A –

You & I

You & I (Dubwise version)

Live it Up

Praise Jah Jah

Side B –

Truly (Lionel Richie cover)

Truly (Dubwise)

Live & Love

Live & Love (Dubwise version)

Horace Andy & Naggo Morris – Horace Andy Meets Naggo Morris 10",
Wackie's Wackie 1722, 1983.

Side A –

Prophesy

Prophesy (Dubwise)

My Heart is Gone

My Heart is Gone (Dubwise)

Side B –

Come on & Tell Me

Come on & Tell Me (Dubwise)

You Rest on My Mind

You Rest on My Mind (Dubwise)

Check it deep,

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Higher Ranking Dubb

Produced by Dennis Bovell for Rama but never in general release. 

Bundled with The 4^th Street Orchestras Yuh Learn & released on a compilation CD entitled Dennis Bovell Presents The 4th Street Orchestra ‎– Scientific, Higher Ranking Dubb / Yuh Learn! on EMI in Europe & the U.K. in 2006.

The 4th Street Orchestra – Scientific, Rama RM004, 1978.
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Side 1 –

Higher Ranking

One Life to Live

Still in Dub

Scientific

Higking Ranher

Side 2 –

Hosasao

Rainy

Hurting (Give it up)

Kunta Klap

Oh Lawd

Exodus

Yeyewata naa more,

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Xmal Düsseldorf...or...Monika's Got a Big One (voice, that is)

Formed in 1980 in Düsseldorf, Germany (originally under the moniker Aspirin).

On Sunsierra, Asmodi Bizarr is: Monika Maasen – vocals; Michael König – guitar; Andreas Wahl – bass; & Katharina Müller-Elmau – drums.

Release includes a 6-song 12" & a bonus 3-song 12" EP. Engineered by Pyrolator.

Asmodi Bizaar – Sunsierra, BÜRO Records desk 29, 1985.
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Sun Side –

Spin the Wheel

Liebeslied

The Bride

Sierra Side –

Memories

Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte

The Dreamvision Song

Dreamland Side –

Traumland

Green Eyes Side –

Grüne Augen

Dorian

Enjoy,

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Remastered & Never Sounded Better

Womack & Womack – Family Spirit, Arista 211 356, 1991.
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Side A –

Family Spirit

Uptown

Refusal

Living in a Different World

United (in Paradise)

Side B –

My Dear (The Letter)

Blue Jean Baby

Danceworld

Keep on Climbing

Lonely Island

Enjoy,

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For Zonk Ludlow

Here's Malcolm X & Keith's first two…

Malcolm X – No Sell Out 12" 45, Tommy Boy 12IS165, 1984.

Side A –

No Sell Out (vocal track)

Side B –

No Sell Out (instrumental track)

bonus track – No Sell Out (Kick the Beat demo version 2013)

Major Malfunction (cover mis-titled Major Malfuction [sic]) is basically the Sugar Hill Band with Nick Plytas tickling the 88s & Adrian Sherwood at the controls. I added "Einstein Mad Dub" as a bonus track 'cuz I wanted to post up my Einstein vinyl 12" but can't seem to locate it right now (but I will---& "Einstein Mad Dub" was on the MM re-issue, so). Until then…

Keith LeBlanc – Major Malfunction, World Records WR005, 1986.
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Side 1 –

Get This

Major Malfunction

Heaven on Earth

Object-Subject (Breakdown's not Enough)

Side 2 –

I’ll Come up with Something

Move

Technology Works Dub

You Drummers Listen Good

bonus track – Einstein Mad Dub

Keith LeBlanc – Stranger than Fiction, Enigma Records 7 73364-1, 1989.

Side 1 –

But Whitey

Einstein

Taxcider

Here's Looking at You

Steps

Count This

Side 2 –

Whatever

Men in Capsules

Dream World

These Sounds

Mechanical Movements

Comedy of Errors

bonus track – Mechanical Movements Dub ('cuz you can never have too much Dub)

Enjoy,

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