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Thanks Dougie, I didnt know those Channel One pre-releases on dubplates existed. Did some songs only had this dubplate pre-release and not a proper release? If so it makes dubplates from that period even more interesting.

No I only bought this one and there werent others. Not finding the songs on the internet made it interesting. Also I believed that this kind of labelling and type of dubplate are the 'older'ones. But maybe I am wrong. There isnt that much info on dubplates.

Also it is interesting to hear about the sound(systems) in the 80'. Much is known about the older one. But I didnt read much about the soundsystems end of 70'and beginning half of the 80'. But maybbe I didnt have the right book(s) at my shelve.

But thanks for the knowledge that there are some pre-releases channel one on dubplates.

I don't believe they sell pre-releases like that anymore. You can still get SPECIALS (dubplates touting your sound as the best and putting down all other sounds) that way though.

Usually on the pre-releases dubplates you either didn't get a label or you would get say a Jammy's or Arrows's Studio label on the plates and you would write in the tracks and artists if you had enough room to write.

The pre-releases was a way to pay additional money tobe the first or only sound to play a particular track plus you had the version for the DJ to dee jay to.

Respect!

ASHER

Asher Thanks for the Talk Max. Respect

Siegfried

Was that Frankie Jones »How Do You Quit« ever released properly? I've heard it on a couple of Gemini tapes and absolutely love it.