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Dub from the Roots- King Tubby [Jamaican Recordings]
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 4:48 pm
by dubwizer
How is the sound quality of this reissue from Jamaican Recordings? Just curious if it's straight from the master tapes or just pressed right off a LP or CD (seems to be the issue now a days).
Thanks guys
Re: Dub from the Roots- King Tubby [Jamaican Recordings]
Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2015 10:09 pm
by 99thfloor
It is from tape (I think Jamaican Recordings are supplied with tapes by Bunny Lee), and compared to the Moll-Selekta (which is my only other copy) it sounds a bit harsh in the treble, but not very different otherwise.
Re: Dub from the Roots- King Tubby [Jamaican Recordings]
Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 11:44 pm
by dubwizer
Thanks
Re: Dub from the Roots- King Tubby [Jamaican Recordings]
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 2:08 am
by 99thfloor
I just though I should add that, unlike most other releases on Jamaican Recordings that seem to be new mixes, these reissues of vintage dub albums have the original mixes (for the main program, there are also bonus tracks added):
JRCD035 - King Tubby - Roots Of Dub
JRCD036 - King Tubby - Dub From The Roots
JRCD037 - Tommy McCook - Brass Rockers
JRCD038 - King Tubby - Shalom Dub
JRCD040 - Bunny Lee - Creation of Dub
JRCD044 - Tappa Zukie - In Dub
JRCD050 - Niney The Observer - Dubbing With The Observer
From memory, these are all from tape and have reasonably good sound (if maybe not the most pleasant mastering).