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I'm not sure how many people have used the riddim. The lyrics go as follows:

we are living in the land of the father
we are living in heart of the almighty

Something like that. If anyone knows the song please let men know

Thanks

RODDY. The song is call "TO THE FOUNDATION" it was release back in the eighties.

thanks Mr. Reggae i'll check if it's a Joe Gibbs Thing

There are two cuts from the same period (early 80's). A J Gibbs one (got it on JGM 12") and a A Clarke one (got it on Hawkeyes 12"). The Joe Gibbs produced has an uncredited deejay on the second part, could be Trinity.

The tune was really populare then and you can hear it on plenty sound systems tapes from early 80's. You have a good exemple of such sound systems live gigs with this tune played on the "Brigadier Jerry Live At Thje Control At Jack Ruby" (Dancehall Rec). On this one Brigadier Jerry also toast over the "Trouble World" tune also by DEB.


wareika

Warieka you are right, the Dj thing at the end is similar to Dreadlocksman by Sammy dread

For the Dennis Brown song the version i was refering to is the one on Aces International 1981 with Yellowman, Errol Scorcher, Spanner, U-Brown, Hugh Griffiths and Papa stone

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=IX6ELJTC

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K.

Roddy, I'll listen to the tape later. Actually I already had it, but with a slighty different deejay list.

To be honnest I love deejays on sound systems tapes but not that much on disc. I still love a lot on disc early deejay biz (ie Treasure Isle material) and early digit (ie I do prefer the deejay cut to the singer cut for Jammy's 85/90 period). For that reason, I can't comment the alternative deejay list I have, cause I don't (and I can't in most of the time) really spot who's who on the session...

So, I'll listen the tape and tell you which cut it is.

wareika

On Greensleeves 12" GRED262 1989
a side Dennis Brown & Coco Tea To the foundation.
b side Dennis Brown Foundation 1981 mix
Dennis Brown Foundation 1978 mix
Augustus "Gussie" Clark Production.

Lion

King Culture had his hand in the engineering of the Gussie release.

K.

I have that tune on a King Culture 12" with Hugh brown credited as the deejay plus a version on the flip. Briggy, on that Live LP mentioned above, sings the same lyrics as the U-Brown..." keep yuh hands in yuh pocket and rock it!.." good stuff!! ADambom
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