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‘12” Dub Mixes 1978 to 1984.’

Monumental soul-reggae in its full 12-inch glory, with a terrific old school rap from Welton Irie, and two dubs.
Arguably the definitive version of the Randy Newman song, though it’s probably a Nina Simone cover.

Extended, with dubs.

Late seventies; Channel One.

Their 1990 masterwork expanded to include everything from the recording sessions previously restricted to CD.
Religious chants over a layered, dubwise backdrop of African hand percussion.
An outernational classic.

This is ace.
Sweet harmonies; a majestic, more-ish rhythm, with a touch of the natural mystic. A lover’s open-hearted overture without the usual screwface braggadocio: ‘Me look like a lion but me humble like a lamb.’
An under-stated classic by the Indian-Jamaican Silpatt brothers.

The definitive version of this sufferers’ anthem, in the best format, with a killer dub following up the deejay cut on the flip.

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