Mikey Dread

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Tja
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Mikey Dread

Post by Tja »

What are one's views on Mikey Dread?

thinking of ordering some cd's......

Dread in Control

Rasta at the Controls

African Anthem dub Revisited
solrac

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Post by solrac »

ites deh

from Mikey Dread catch this albums
1979
African Anthem
Dread At The Controls
Evolutionary Rockers
1980
World War III
the best him made so far for me

respect
Carlos
Bellyman
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Post by Bellyman »

solrac's list is quite okay though missing on the tremendeously excellent dubs that came inna dancehallstyle with Roots Radix :
Dub Catalogue Volume 1
Dub Merchant
Jungle Signal
plus
Master Showcase (one of the first one-riddim collections)
Rockers Vibration (real great collection of vocal artistes)
The aforementioned 'Evolutionary Rockers' has most recently been rereleased and should be available at every good dealer.
for further see www.mikeydread.com or www.datcreggae.com
rougher yet
Fabroots
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Post by Fabroots »

tastes are sometimes very differents but for me one of his best are S.W.A.L.K.
solrac

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Post by solrac »

ites deh

Bellyman i just mention the ones him sing cause him ave a great voice,of course the dub ones and collections are very good indeed "rockers vibration" its a very good one.
respect
Carlos
Bellyman
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Post by Bellyman »

seen solrac,
African Anthem is dub and it's a classic.
selah
Greetings
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Tja
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Post by Tja »

Bless up for all the input...luv hearing one's views on the music...give thanks

sampling some of the music vibes on the website though havn't heard everything as of yet

Did I notice 3 different versions of African Anthem? Revised editions?
sean

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Post by sean »

yes, african anthem has some marvellous dubs with utterly unique vocal effects chucked in, like girls chuckling, guys laughing, motorbike sounds, cocks crowing, etc,,,great vocal input too, from mikey himself. i had it on lp back in the 1980s.i,d like to get hold of dub catalogue and dub merchant.does anyone recall mikey on channel four way back in the 1980s?reggae sunsplash. it was magnificent in truth...bye all, sean
Bellyman
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Highly collectable and recommended are all 12" 'Discos' on the DATC label, every one is a jewel.
Mikey Dread used this medium to full effect in creating very long vocal and dub versions for each song.
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leggo rocker
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Post by leggo rocker »

Problem is finding the 12" Discos in anything other than very battered ex-Sound System condition.

I'm on the lookout...

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