When it comes to dub music, fans of Jamaican reggae are likely familiar with the handful of legendary full-length LPs by giants of the genre like King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry and Scientist.  Great albums like “King Tubby’s Meets Rockers Uptown” (King Tubby & Augustus Pablo) and “Super Ape” (Lee Perry) have enjoyed frequent reissues over the five decades since their releases, making spotting them in the reggae section of your local record store more or less an inevitability.  Much less visible and accessible however are the thousands of dub cuts from the 70s and early 80s released on the b-side of Jamaican 7” singles.  Known as “version sides” (and often simply labeled as “version”), these b-sides contain some of the greatest music to ever come off the tiny island.  For me, one of the joys of collecting Jamaican records over the years has been discovering killer version sides that often end up getting more time under my needle than the A-sides.  “Version Vault Vol. 1” features 21 version-sides from the Expanders Sound System crates.  Please share, download, and pass this music to your friends!

Tracklist:

00:00 - Andy's All Stars - "Stage Coach Rock"
02:52  - Electro Sun All Stars - "Talk Of The Town (version)"
05:38  - Burning Spear - "Nigeria Rock"
08:41   - The Bike Stars - "What A Situation (version)"
11:05    - Eric Clarke - "Jah See Them (version)"
13:42   - Attamas - "Cool Fire"
16:50   - Lloydie & Lowbites - " White Rum & Pum Pum (version"
20:01   - The Dingles - "Happiness (version)"
22:43  - Frankie Jones - "Sister Beloved (version"
25:28  - The Africans - "Grand Time (version)"
28:15   - The Ghettos - "Tell Them Ja Ja (version)"
30:53  - The Actions - "Run Society (version)"
33:33   - Hi Lites/Sons Of Jah - "Freedom of Movements Pt. 2"
36:42   - G.G. All Stars - "Some A Weh A Bawl Dub Wise"
39:50   - The Dynamites - "Living On A 1 Way Street Inst"
42:13    - Clancy Eccles - "Brighter Days (version)
44:50   - Bertie All Stars - "Slow Rocking Dread"
47:42    - Brent Dowe & The Melodians - "Down In The Garden (version)
50:14     - Barrington Spence - "Burr Head Locks"
53:12      - The Mighty Two - "Belly Solution"
56:21      - Equator All Stars - "Dub Zephy"  

Version Vault Volume 1 (Strictly Dub Sides)

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Jamaican Music.  All eras, heavy emphasis on the '60s, '70s and '80s.

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