Greatest British Reggae/Dub albums - top 5

[Lost Shoe]

By the way, is Matumbi the name of the group or a pseudonym for D. Bovell? I just keep asking me ....

[Max]

By the way, is Matumbi the name of the group or a pseudonym for D. Bovell? I just keep asking me ....

I believe they are more or less the same as 4th Street Orchestra, which I think should be on the list for their instrumental achievements.

[Lost Shoe]

Lost Shoe wrote :By the way, is Matumbi the name of the group or a pseudonym for D. Bovell? I just keep asking me ....

I believe they are more or less the same as 4th Street Orchestra, which I think should be on the list for their instrumental achievements.

Yes, I know, and all 4 albums are very good.

But I want to know if the name Matumbi stands for the group or for the man (Bovell).

[Zionist]

Two very good Pablo Gad albums deserve mention - Hard Times and Trafalgar Square

The "Don't Call Us Immigrants" compilation on Pressure Sounds is very good

Also recommend Macka B - Sign Of the Times

[Dubmart]

Matumbi was a group that Dennis Bovell was a prominent member of.

[Lost Shoe]

Matumbi was a group that Dennis Bovell was a prominent member of.

Thanks!

[Congo Bunny]

Two very good Pablo Gad albums deserve mention - Hard Times and Trafalgar Square

totally forgot Trafalgar Square, killer album!

I like this thread

[blackarkrock]

At the moment:
Pablo Gad - Hard Times (Soul Village version)!

[vlad]

Do we consider Pioneer's Pusher Man UK or JA reggae?...Recorded & produced in UK, that is for sure. Throw in Eclipse band's LP in there as well, of similar vein (with Pioneers backing vocals)

No matter what, 2 great albums

[Billy Boom]

There are heaps of incredible UK reggae albums. Many of them have already been listed. These are few I've listened to a lot recently:

Detonators - Gangster

One side is all excellent vocals - lovers rock mostly and a couple roots tracks too. The other side is very solid and interesting dub counterparts. John Collins is credited with production and was the engineer on the dub tracks I assume.

Liberators – Enemies Are Coming
[cover=6267,4488]
This should definitely be a reissue project. I usually prefer original artwork but I think a new design may be in order for this one.

Junior English - Two of a Kind
Junior English - Crashed!

Perhaps not to everyone's taste but Junior English is an all-time top artist for me. If you like these two LPs, give his others a listen. Junior is the closest singer reggae has to Curtis Mayfield. Crashed! is engineered by Mark Lusardi - a crucial UK talent you don't hear too much about. The very memorable Simeons - Dub Conference in London LP is also his engineering handiwork.