King Jammy Present - Black Arrow (Faulty?)

[ponderguy]

I'm a big fan of Barry Brown dub cuts such as

Blessed Dub - King Tubby's Lost Treasures
Natty Roots Man – Best Of
Politician - @King Tubbys Studio
Step It On In Dub – Dub Gone Crazy 1 etc

I have purchased no less than 4 copies of the KT Presents album (LP) and all have a jump near the end of the first track "Best Things In Life Extended Dub"

I've purchased from several different sources over the period of 18 months and I'm convinced its a manufacturing problem.

Am I just cursed or are all versions of the album faulty?

PS

I really hope someone one day can out together a decent collection of his dubs tracks.

[kalcidis]

It's the pressing. Also some other issues such as the sound going mute for fractions of a second during the same dub. But the rest of the album plays great. Brilliant album.

[Jahson]

Agree that this is a brilliant album. If you've got some extra cash, it's worth tracking down "Prince Jammy presents Barry Brown Showcase" (the original that the Black Arrow release is based on)

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This J.A. pressing is excellent sound quality, one of my favourite sets from the period!

[ponderguy]

One of the frustrating things about being a reggae fan is the poor pressing you come across. It's a shame Blood & Fire have stopped issuing records since their pressing were always first rate.

@kalcidis - the annoying thing is that the dub is bubbling at the point the jump occurs. It pisses me off so much that I rarely listen to the other tracks!

@Jahson, I notice the original showcase has less tracks but since you mentioned its a good pressing I shall keep an eye out for it.

Thanks a lot.

[Rootsman]

Ponderguy,

I have just pulled out and played the Black Arrow CD issue of this album and it doesnt jump.

Assuming this CD has been remastered from the original tapes then i`m sure it must be possible that there are some good vinyl copies about unless the whole batch of presses were faulty

dave

[jahadambom]

Most likely a faulty stamper - a shame, no doubt.

[kalcidis]

Actually this hasn't bothered me too much because the faulty song is available on a nice reissued 10" so if you have both you're not missing anything at all.

[ponderguy]

I've just picked up the CD and can confirm the first track has no jump. Previous to this purchase I cursed the quality of the vinyl pressings but now I realise the CD has been mastered from some ropy vinyl. Even with my home digital recordings I spend time cleaning up the imperfections!

Thanks to all for contributing.