Joe Gibbs - dreadlocks girl/let me love you

[reggae_ragga]

why does this riddim selection sound so different from other Joe Gibbs recordings?

[skylarker78]

this a Joe Gibbs production as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F77I8fc_ck

dreadlocks girl could have been some experiental thing or made by someone else but credited to Gibbs. Or the bare riddim was made by joe gibbs but remixed/recut by someone else (sammy dread himself for example )

[nickfa]

could it be Sly and Robbie getting more involved about this time.african dub chapter 5 sounds pure sly and Robbie.

[reggae_ragga]

this a Joe Gibbs production as well:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-F77I8fc_ck

dreadlocks girl could have been some experiental thing or made by someone else but credited to Gibbs. Or the bare riddim was made by joe gibbs but remixed/recut by someone else (sammy dread himself for example )

yeh Im aware of the old time productions on joe gibbs like your link or errol dunkley 45s, but Im talking about 70s straight when joe gibbs riddims have been slow and played in a strange way klike dem do it for charity, dreadlcks girl riddim instead sounds like a channel one recording

[reggae_ragga]

could it be Sly and Robbie getting more involved about this time.african dub chapter 5 sounds pure sly and Robbie.

yes , thats what i mean, so who where the professionals? always thought it have been sly and robbie playing a different style but it seems not so

[nickfa]

the proffesionals mainly used lloyd parks on bass.later Joe gibbs used Llloyd park we people band, but if they were busy ie touring with dennis brown he probably used Sly and robbie Etc who seemed to take over arranging.also Dennis brown released a few self productions on joe gibbs.often recorded else where.
out of interest Sly dunbar seemed to join Joe gibbs about the time of State of enmergency lp.so was on african dub 3 and 4 that is why 3 and four sound so different form 1 and 2, which was basicaly the soul syndicate.
check out Prince Douglas
Dub Roots
on Wackies "Many of the rhythms are derived from a tape given to the studio by Sly and Robbie, containing their versions of recent Joe Gibbs hits"
nick

[reggae_ragga]

just quick before i continue with joe gibbs:

on the prince douglas dub roots lp there is no mentioning of sly and robbie

BASS: Jerry Hitster
DRUMS: Clive Plummer, Joe Issacs

did wackie cover those tracks one more time or wa
i dont get it

[nickfa]

i got that info from,the cd inf on Honest jons but i have read it before.........i think it is likely that they remade the rythmms from Sly and robbies tape.their is also a steel pulse track on their.on point of interst i Azul hunt recorded alot with bullwakies he also worked at Joe gibbs at times helping on production it seems even when joe gibbs and errol were a team they still hade others doing stuff ie Ossie hibbert and ENOS MCLOUD..so this is why some tracks have a different feel about them.
Nick.i hopeyou get the drift of my ramblings

[Nandez]

why does this riddim selection sound so different from other Joe Gibbs recordings?

I think that was the trend for music released during the same time period as Dreadlocks Girl. For example, these are all Joe Gibbs productions from the early 80's (at least my copies of these tunes credit Joe Gibbs and the Professionals):

Dennis Brown ~ "Your Love Gotta Hold on Me"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyweGPYQ--0

Barry Brown ~ "Dem a Fight"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blf-AWVLVCo

Danny Mangaroo ~ "Love Pot" (same riddim referred to in original post)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O78LDuCpdBQ

Echo Minott ~ "Love Problems"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HX82ijXa9hk

Louie Lepki ~ "Late Night Movie"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nwiI1CgffQ

[skylarker60]

just quick before i continue with joe gibbs:

on the prince douglas dub roots lp there is no mentioning of sly and robbie

BASS: Jerry Hitster
DRUMS: Clive Plummer, Joe Issacs

did wackie cover those tracks one more time or wa
i dont get it

them people in New York bought a batch of tapes from Channel One and mixed it themselfs..

Same story with for example: don carlos - I love Jah

cut mixed by the palmer brothers in the UK:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUGdG8SZbyw

cut mixed in new york by wackies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZStbbNAMv8

Here is another example: ranking dread - bom dub (look where it was made and by who ..)
http://roots-archives.com/release/771

another cut appeared on the prince douglas LP as 'jam love dub'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDGKjotNjxI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=94Ww9kuN ... re=related