The Yabby You Sound presents a sample of the best 'Dubs and Versions', drawn from disparate sources, whether rarities, B-sides or tracks culled from albums that showcase the breadth of Yabby's productions between 1975 and 1982. As his wife, Jean remembers: 'Yabby really loved dubs, I think he put special care into them. And he loved what he did.' In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular it's reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes were eulogised in Big Youth's 'S90 Skank' and Dillinger's 'CB200', whilst their rival was lauded on Shorty The President's 'Yamaha Skank', to name the most obvious examples. The plot of the film 'Rockers' revolved around how transformative a motorbike could be, providing a livelihood whilst projecting an image of success in the ghetto. Vivian 'Yabby You' Jackson had been fiercely independent as a singer and producer, and the success of his early self-pressed productions, mostly on the Prophets or Vivian Jackson labels, had given him a sense of hard earned autonomy. A motorbike was one of the fruits of his labours, acquired as a way of zipping around the capital's roads to deliver records and organise recording sessions.

Tracklist:

Tribal War Dub
Creation Rock Version
United Africa Dub
Lord of Lords Dub
Dub U So
Black Is Our Colour Dub
Vengeance in Dub
Heads a Roll Dub
Repatriation Rock
Death to All Racist
Aggression Dub
Warrior No Tarry Yah Version
Now I Know Dub
Mash Down Rome Dub
Babylon a Fall Dub
Man of the Living Dub
Time Changing Dub
Turn Me Loose Dub
Chanting Version
Yabby U Sound

UPC: 754590401241
Label: Pressure Sounds
Release Date: 6.24.22
Format: Vinyl

Yabby You & The Prophets - The Yabby You Sound - Dubs & Versions (LP)