The Revolutionaries Dubbing at Channel 1

When the gaming laws changed in Jamaica in 1970, the Hookim brothers Joseph 'Joe Joe' and Ernest who ran jukebox and one armed bandit distributions, decided it was time to expand their empire. They would build their own recording studio in the heart of Kingstons ghetto land on Maxfield Avenue. The name would become legendary in the reggae world CHANNEL 1 STUDIOS was born.

Their set up included a pressing plant and label printing shop, everything they would need to begin recording, pressing and distributing some of the finest reggae around.By 1976 they would also have an in- house session band named THE REVOLUTIONARIES.

Built around drummer Sly Dunbar and bassist Robbie Shakespeare the band featured at various times fellow Kingston musicians Earl 'Wire' Lindo, Rad Bryan, Ansell Collins,Lloyd Parks, Uziah 'Sticky' Thompson, Barnabus, Bo peep, Errol 'Tarzan' Nelsen and Skully Sims.The band evolved from the resident group that played in Kingstons 'Tit for Tat 'Club, named Skin Flesh & Bones with whom Sly Dunbar played drums

Everything fell into place when they backed The Mighty Diamonds classic 1976 set 'Right Time'. The album offered fresh new Rockers rhythms to the reggae world.This militant double drumming style dominated the music scene from 1975-1978.

It's from this period that this set of classic unreleased dubs came from. Channel 1 sessions that the great Bunny 'striker' Lee produced. In his own words 'These Tunes R 'Istory', not only for there Superior Sound and style. But also they were the First Sessions that brought the legendary duo Sly & Robbie together... reggae music may never have been the same... So sit back and enjoy some Brand New Biscuits...

Straight from the masters..Channel 1...To your Head..
Respect Jah Floyd.

1. 2 Bad Bull inna Dub
An unreleased dub from the Bunny Lee produced '2 Bad Bull' track originally vocaled by B. Simpson. Rare and Raw....
2. Give up the Bad Dub
Johnny Clarke's 'Give up the Badness' stripped to the raw dub, see's Robbie Shakespere's haunting descending bass line setting this heavy dub against Sly Dunbar's rim shot accents
3. Dub for the Black & Dub for the White
Nice horn arrangement over this rolling Robbie Shakespeare bass line. Another lostclassic untill now...
4. Dub Forever
This dub is a reworking of the Carton & his Shoes classic 'Love me Forever' killer rhythm killer version by the Revolutionaries. the vocal of this dub featured Johnny Clarke.
5. Bangerang Dub
This classic reggae tracks vocal version featured John Holt, but this rare dub rocks all on its own.
6. Top Rank Dub
A crucial rhythm originally built from Slim Smiths 'My Conversation' , which everyone over the years has come down on from Dillinger, Leroy Smart with 'Jah Jah Forgive Them' and Johnny Clarke.
This is the Top Ranking Channel 1 version straight from the master tape, false starts all...enjoy.
7. Ball Park Dub
A reworking of the classic Dennis Brown track 'Going to the Ball' given the Channel One Treatment, the vocal version featured Johnny Clarke.
8. Ageless Dub
This killer dub worked from the 'Turn back the age of Time' rhythm given the Revolutionaries treatment.
9. Rocking Dub
Johnny Clarke voiced the original version of this heavy dub, here stripped to the bone with it's haunting horn line carring the melody.
10. Grooving the Dub
Sly Dunbar in fine form laying down some Steppers Style drums to back drop this raw dub workout. John Holt voiced the original version.
11. Dubbing at Channel One
Another lost till now dub plate straight from the masters...false starts and all.Sly again laying down some great steppers style drums sweet...
12. Knock Out Dub
A reworking of John Holts 'In the Springtime' - Johnny Clarke featured on the vocal version of this rare raw dub.
13. World of Dub
Another Channel 1 classic dub lost until now... straight from the masters...
14. Back Wey with Dub
Last but not least a fine dub work out featuring some tastful keyboard work and a lovely horn line on the fade out . proving we think that these tracks deserve to see the light of day. Channel 1 in fine form...