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Yeah, forgot about Cloak And Dagger being in split stereo...
There´s also some pressings of the Perry-produced Bob Marley/Wailers tracks, like the first Trojan "Soul Revolution" release.

blackarkrock wrote: Blackboard Jungle Dub could possibly be described as having this "problem" (split stereo). However, this is part of the greatness of the album! Play loud on stereo speakers!!

Agreed the mixes are great, I keep the originals for listening on speakers, but for listening on headphones, it just doesn't work, it’s physically painful to have a very loud sound in one ear and a quieter one in the other for the full length of an album.

The Cables - What kind of world
The split stereo on that album was discussed in this thread
http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/read.php?2,47099

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blackarkrock wrote: Blackboard Jungle Dub could possibly be described as having this "problem" (split stereo). However, this is part of the greatness of the album! Play loud on stereo speakers!!
(I don´t know what other Perry albums you may think of...)

It may indeed have been one of the earlier CD versions of 'Blackboard Jungle Dub' - but, to be honest, I've heard the riddims present there used so often in the meantime that it all tends to blur together in my mind.

My current version of BBJ is the one that's part of the 'Dub Triptych' set. Whilst the bass is definitely 'right-heavy' on some of the tracks when listening through headphones (it's noticeable on some more than others), it's not actually split to the extent that I was talking about in my previous post. I wonder if the split channel version is the previously-discussed 'crappy mix'?

As for 'Cloak and Dagger', I haven't had the chance to listen to the Dub Triptych version properly yet...

Lots of 12s too-i remember General by Dennis Brown and Ranking Dread with the toast only on one speaker, also Waiting in the Park by the Chantelles and Jah Berry.

Another 12" Disco with serious split channel goin on is John Holts "How can I leave" on the JA "Volt" label. The Disco comes in a printed Channel One sleeve jacket. Left channel is just pure vocal and riddim on the right channel. KILLER chune though )

I happen to be the lucky owner of Cornel Campbell meets the Gay Lads. http://www.roots-archives.com/release/3019
Great album. Most tracks are in Jamaican Stereo.

The stereo split is great. When pulling out the turntable connector with voice channel and pushing the mono knob on my amp, I got the dub album for free... GIVE THANKS

Can't understand the MP3/Headphones complaints anyhow. These guys hardly pay for the music, it cuts off dynamics and you cannot feel the bass... MP3 is not what reggae is about. I download sometimes too, but if I like the music I buy it on cd or preferably vinyl...

Happen to have the Cables SO1/Peckings album as well. It contains overdubs, but sounds quiet nice compared to the mono version done by Heartbeat (nineties cd release).

rootsmanx wrote: Can't understand the MP3/Headphones complaints anyhow. These guys hardly pay for the music, it cuts off dynamics and you cannot feel the bass... MP3 is not what reggae is about. I download sometimes too, but if I like the music I buy it on cd or preferably vinyl...

I listen to most of my reggae 'properly' on CD - but through headphones. I've ripped all of my CDs to mp3 but I only really play those as background music when I'm using my PC.

You can certainly feel the bass through my cans. With the volume cranked up to full, they make my skull resonate and leave my ears ringing for hours afterwards...

rootsmanx wrote: Can't understand the MP3/Headphones complaints anyhow. These guys hardly pay for the music, it cuts off dynamics and you cannot feel the bass... MP3 is not what reggae is about. I download sometimes too, but if I like the music I buy it on cd or preferably vinyl...

Mp3 is the cheapest quickest way of getting albums that you would otherwise have to pay through the nose for.

I’ve spent two years looking for Wayne Wade’s ‘Black is our colour album’, do I pay someone on Ebay £50 for scratchy vinyl or do I pay Amazon £4 for MP3’s

I have very expensive headphones and I can honestly say I've never had a problem with the quality of mp3 sounds through them

I can't listen to reggae on my stereo like a downtown dance because I have neighbours and a family and I hate being subjected to other people’s music so why should I subject them to mine?

On my headphones I can crank it as loud as I like and not annoy anyone. I can always hear the bass nice and big so it doesn’t bother me

Theres also the quite famous "Soul Rebels" by Bob Marley... the vocals (and Peter Tosh's melodica) and the riddim track are seperated.

Also the album called "Silver Bullets" by Silvertones is almost completely seperated...

Most annoying thing is that people use these riddims for themself so its kind of ripping other people's work.

For example theres bogus albums of claimed to be done by "Augustus Pablo" (but obviously its someone else) and using the riddim tracks above.