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Jonti wrote:Fascinating insight there, Dave K, thanks. Good to have some background info to the albums. Do you have any similar scoops on the Here I Come LP?

Not really, except it's probably track for track my favourite Barrington LP. (tu)

I only know about "Money Move" LP because I was there at the time. I was also fortunate to get a few of the tracks tracks cut on plate before they were released.

Did you ever see the cover of the "Rough Guide To Dub" that came out a few years ago on CD? The cover shot is Squingy the dub-cutter actually cutting the afore-mentioned BL plates! It was shot in the dub-cutting room at Channel One. He was working for Channel One at the time, and later moved to Jammy's studio. He truly new what he was doing, he took a lot of pride in his work. Plates cut by him at C1 still sound good to this day, whereas other places, it seems that they degrade a lot after about 10 - 20 plays.

A few years later, Squingy passed on (RIP).

Great stories, Dave. Please keep them coming!!

Jonti wrote:How does this 1984 Powerhouse LP fare in comparison with Prison Oval Rock (from the same year)? Worth getting Money Move?



Thanks for any guidance.

"I feel free" and "misunderstanding" are the weakest tracks imo but otherwise, I loooove that LP and I think it's a real killer one !!

By the way, if someone has a repress, I think I've heard it once and the sound was not so good. I have the og and there's a very little hiss but it's ok though