I confess I am not an Augustus Pablo scholar, but I would bet big money that Pablo’s dub take on Bob Marley‘s “Talkin’ Blues” is among the most inspired recordings in his canon. I only wish I could determine the source of the original Marley vocal and backing track – it’s a stellar version. Pablo blows great lines with deep feeling from start to finish. This song strikes me as a dub reggae version of the “high lonesome” sound for which country music is famous:
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Augustus Pablo & The Wailers
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I never tire of listening to this recording – and neither should you. This track can be found on a French import single-CD double release on the Lagoon label: Fe Me Dub + Dubwise Shower Roots Rockers
According to these notes posted in Discogs —
Collection of two dub albums credited to Roots Rockers from 1983:
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- Tracks 1 to 12 Reggae Masterpieces In Dub (originally released as Various Artists* – Rass Claat Dub)
- Tracks 13 to 22 Reggae Masterpieces In Dub Volume 2 (originally released as Jimmy Radway & The Fe Me Time All Stars – Dub I)
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Jimmy Radway and Tommy Cowan are listed as producers, with liner notes written by Steve Barrow.
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LINK to Melodica
LINK to Dub Reggae +/- Version
