HORACE ANDY'S DUB BOX
RARE DUBS 1973 - 1976

Horace Andy [ a.k.a.Sleepy ] must process one of the sweetest and most distinctive voices in reggae music .

Born Horace Hinds on 19th February 1951 in Kingston Jamaica. He cut his first track in 1966 for producer George 'Phil' Pratt, a tune called 'Black Man's Country'. But it was four years later his star really began to shine when he joined the stable of Clement 'Coxsone' Dodd's Studio One. It was Coxsone Dodd who renamed him Andy after another of his leading artists Bob Andy, such was his belief in Horace's writing talent and singing abilities.Still only twenty years of age Horace used his falsetto talent to the fore and cut some impressive tracks at 13 Brentford Road ,Studio One's headquarters. Such reggae standards as 'Skylarking', 'Just Say Who', 'Love of a Women' and 'Something on my Mind' to name but a few.

The early 1970's saw Horace due to political reasons move on to work with producer Bunny Lee a move that suited his talents and beliefs, Horace being an early advocate to the Rastafarian faith.The tracks which he cut with Bunny, which we concentrate on here gave his songs a rootsy feel. The rhythms often cut at Channel ONE and Randy's Studio17 and finalised at King Tubby's, provided a fine backbone for Horace to recut some of his earlier classics, along side his newer songs also to become reggae standards. Like 'Money Money', 'Zion Gate' the great 'You are my Angel' and a version of The Heptones 'My Guiding Star'.The power of these recordings were such that the earlier tracks like 'Skylarking' became hits a second time around.Proving that the 'you can't keep a good tune down' mantra was alive and kicking.A golden time for Horace and Reggae music in general.

Horace would go on to work with other producers like Everton Da Silva in 1977 creating the 'In the Light' album and the New York based Lloyd 'Wackies' Barnes in the 1980's for his 'Dancehall Style' recordings.

Most recently his work with Massive Attack has brought his majestic voice full circle and back into the arena once more. Those 'Massive' dub recordings and this collection here seem to fit side by side. Horace's distinctive vocal riding over the rhythms adding a magic as only he can .....RESPECT JAH FLOYD.

1.WHY OH WHY DUB .
A lost dub of Horace coming down on Charlie Ace's 'George Foreman' rhythm. ''Trouble...Why my people.. Why''.

2.DUB LARKING.
Bunny Lee gets Horace to rework his Studio 1 classic 'Skylarking' with a little help from Augustus Pablo on the backing track. This is a rare dub version.

3. ZION DUB.
A raw dubbed up version of Horace's 'Zion Gate'.

4.DUB MONEY.
A rare dub to Horace's classic 'Money Money'....the root of all evil.. has never been prophetised so sweetly....

5. A TRUE DUB.
Horace's 'True Love Shines Bright' in true dub fashion..Nice...

6. DUB GUIDANCE.
Horace's interpretation of the Heptones 'My Guiding Star' . This is a rare dub version..enjoy.

7.DUB SAY WHO.
A fine lost dub to another Horace Studio 1 classic reworked with Bunny Lee giving it a more rootsy feel.

8.DUB ON MY MIND.
Horace's 'Something on my Mind' stripped to it's dub.

9.LOVE OF A DUB BAND.
Another reworking of an early Horace classic 'Love of a Woman' here in it's fine 1970's dub form.

10.USE THIS DUB.
Horace's 'Don't Try and Use Me' in dub.

11.DUB LETTER.
Horace cut a version to a foreign R & B classic 'Letter to Mummy & Daddy' also came down on by Delroy Wilson, this is the lost dub version.

12.DUB ANGEL.
Originally cut at Harry J's studio this is the rare dub to Horace's 'You are my Angel'.

13.BLESS THIS DUB.
A great horns dub to Horace's cut of Tony Orlando's 'Bless You'.

14.DUB AH FULFIL.
Last but not least a dub cut of John Holt's and Bunny Lee's ' Serious Thing' written about the wars in Kingstons ghettos Horaces dubbed vocal cutting through......' Marcus Garvey ah words fulfil.'.. true...