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Executive staff:

President: mightyZ
Producer: MightyZ
Co-Producer: MightyZ, Prince Malcolm and Ranking Hoffburger.

Production staff:

Engineer: Ranking Hoffburger and Prince Malcolm
Mixing Engineers: MightyZ, Prince Malcolm, Ranking Hoffburger, Lee Perry and Scientist.
Song writer: Leggorocker
Musical Arranger: MightyZ
Herbsman: Undisclosed Sources
Chalice and Spliff production: MightyZ and Leggo Rocker

Players of instrument and singers:

Lead Singer: Gregory Isaacs
DJ / Toaster: Tapper Zukie
Backing singer(s): The Techniques or The Gladiators
Drums: Sly Dunbar
Bass: MightyZ (sorry Robbie and Flabba)
Percussionist(s): Skully, Sky Juice and Leggo Rocker
Lead Guitar: Earl 'Chinna' Smith
Rhythm Guitar: Roger Cutting
Keyboards / Piano / Organ: Jackie Mittoo, Myles 'Llama' Inglis, Papa Hogfats
Brass: Ras Brass
Melodica (optional): MightyZ/Augustus Pablo

Executive staff: Dudley One and the Real Reggae Unit
Producer Dudley One / Prince Cat
Co-Producer Prince Cat / Vincent F

Production staff:
Engineer King Tubbys
Mixing Engineer Scientist
Song writer(s) Freddie Mckay / Gregory Issacs / Cornell Campbell / Ronnie Davis / Johnny Clarke
Musical Arranger Lee Perry
Herbsman Dread & Dread


Players of instrument and singers:
Lead Singer Dennis Brown
DJ / Toaster I Roy
Backing singer(s) Culture / Mighty Diamonds / Roots
Drums Sly & Style
Bass Robbie Shakespear Errol Holt
Percussionist(s) Bunny & Skully
Lead Guitar Earl Chinna Smith
Rhythm Guitar Carl Harvey / Ernest Ranglin
Keyboards / Piano / Organ Touter / Jackie Mitto / Winston Wright
Saxophone(s) Tommy Mccook / Rolando Alphonso
Trumpet Bobby Ellis
Trombone Vin Gordon / Ron Wilson
Other wind instruments (optional)Augustus Pablo
Melodica (optional) Glen Brown / Lattyguzang

Keep them going, there's some great line-ups there!

Executive staff:
Producer: Jo Jo Hoo Kim
Co-Producer: Lee Perry

Production staff:
Engineer: Ernest Hoo Kim
Mixing Engineer: Scientist at King Tubby’s

Song writer(s)
Musical Arranger: Harry Mudie
Herbsman : Quajja Peg
Chalice and Spliff production: The ghost of Tchaikovsky

Players of instrument and singers:
Lead Singer : Winston “Pipe” Matthews
DJ / Toaster : Ranking Dread
Backing singer(s): The Congos including Watty Burnett
Drums : Sly Dunbar
Bass : Boris Gardiner
Percussionist(s) : Stickie Thompson, Lee Perry & Count Ossie
Lead Guitar: Sowell Radics
Rhythm Guitar: Bob Marley
Keyboards / Piano / Organ: Ansel Collins
Saxophone(s): Cedric Im Brooks
Trumpet: Clive Hunt
Trombone: Rico
Flute : Tommy McCook
Melodica (optional): Augustus Pablo

why this sudden hatred of melodica's?

Hatred? Most of us have included one - not sure why leggorocker didn't - I know he has nothing against dear Pablo!

MightyZ

www.myspace.com/mightyzallstars

Good team there Krazy!

Actually, this melodica thing, it's not all that sudden, as threads have been flaming melodicas here for some while. I tried to search for them, but can't find them!

Executive staff:
Producer justin yap
Co-Producer oras

Production staff:
Engineer sylvan morris
Mixing Engineer lee perry
Song writer(s)yabby you
Musical Arranger jackie mittoo

Players of instrument and singers:
Lead Singer johnny osbourne
DJ / Toaster jah stitch
Backing singer(s)heptones
Drums lloyd knibbs
Bass boris gardiner
Percussionist(s)lee perry
Lead Guitar ernest ranglin
Rhythm Guitar peter tosh
Keyboards / Piano / Organ jackie mittoo
Saxophone(s)tommy mccook lester sterling
Trumpet johnny moore
Trombone vin gordon
Other instruments lennie hibbert

looooove studio one

Executive staff:
Producer; Glen Brown
Co-Producer; Keith Hudson

Production staff:
Engineer; King Tubby
Mixing Engineer; King Tubby
Song writer(s); Dennis Brown
Musical Arranger; Dennis Brown
Herbsman; Jahovia
Chalice and Spliff production; R2D2

Players of instrument and singers:
Lead Singer; Little Roy
DJ / Toaster; U-Roy
Backing singer(s); Love Joys
Drums; Fish Clarke
Bass; Bagga Walker
Percussionist(s); Bongo Herman
Lead Guitar; Ernest Ranglin
Rhythm Guitar; Chinna Smith
Keyboards / Piano / Organ; Jackie Mittoo
Saxophone(s); Im
Trumpet; & Dave
Trombone; Rico Rodriguez

I've read everyone of your answers in this thread in detail and am loving your suggestions.

@MightyZ - Actually, 'Original Rockers' does not appear in my record collection although I have it one CD. I know we all played it to death back in the day (I can remember us all sitting in a small flat somewhere in Portsmouth a long time ago blazing a massive challice while Original Rockers span pon de turntable).

But when I listen to it nowadays I find the melodica grates somewhat. I think we overdid it back then.

However, once I see a great original copy somewhere, I will buy it again for old time's sake.