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Keyboardist, songwriter, and musical director, Jackie Mittoo, gets an organ workout, thanks to his musical compatriots (i.e., The Sound Dimension), on the instrumental “Black Onion” — released on Studio One imprint, Bamboo:
“Black Onion“
Jackie Mittoo & The Sound Dimension (1969)
According to the vinyl vendor who sold a copy of this single on Ebay in 2010:
“1969 release ‘Black Onion’ by organist Jackie Mittoo was produced by Clement Coxsone Dodd on his Coxsone label. Recorded at Studio One, the studio band is Sound Dimension featuring Leroy Sibbles on bass, Fil Callender on drums, Jackie Mittoo on organ, and Eric Frater on guitar, among others. This instrumental is cut to the 1968 riddim of ‘Things A Come Up To Bump‘ by The Bassies (a.k.a. The Victors). The B-side is ‘Hokey Jokey‘ credited to Larry [Marshall] & Alvin [Leslie], but it seems Alvin is now within earshot on this one from 1969, backed by The Sound Dimension, including Vin Gordon on trombone and Deadly Headley Bennett on alto sax.”
Some enterprising soul (the aptly-named “DJ Algoriddim“) has put together an extended 10-minute mix that stitches together pieces from 11 different versions (!) based on the original riddim “Things a Come Up to Bump” — with ear-tickling stereo panning effects that can only be found here:
“Things a Come Up to Bump“
Special Mix by DJ Algoriddim
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01. “Things a Come Up to Bump”: The Bassies
02. “Things A Come Up To Version”: The Bassies
03. “Things A Come Up To Dub”: The Soul Vendors
04. “Bumpy Stomp”: The Sound Dimension
05. “Dubbing The Bump”: Big Joe & Scorcher
06. “More Scorcha”: Count Machuki
07. “Whey No Dead”: Glen Miller
08. “Whey No Dead Version”: Sound Dimension
09. “Plant Up A Vineyard”: Lone Ranger
10. “Black Onion”: The Sound Dimension
11. “More Scorcher”: Jackie Mittoo
