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"An amazing but true story about an experimental dub session organized by BOB MARLEY in Jamaica in 1979!!!

In 1979 during a visit to Japan, Bob Marley met the acclaimed Japanese percussionist Pecker. Pecker, a big fan of reggae, convinced Marley to bring top Japanese musicians (mostly members of The Yellow Magic Orchestra) to Jamaica to mix it up with the cream of Jamaican reggae artists, to jam and play out in informal dub sessions at both Channel One and Tuff Gong Studios. The astounding results were released only in Japan on two separate LP's in 1980. "

Musicians

Jamaican:
Robbie Shakespeare
Sly Dunbar
Rico Rodriguez
Augustus Pablo
Mikey "Mao" Chung
"Family Man" Barrett
Carlton Barrett
Tyrone Downie
Marcia Griffiths
Judy Mowatt
Zoot "Scully" Sims
Al Anderson
Anicia Banks
"Sticky"
Ben Payton
Wire Lindo

Japanese:
Pecker
Sigaharu Muhai
Naoja "The Emperor" Matsuoka
Minako Yoshida
Vitamin Dread
Kenji Ohmura
Akira Sakata

Production Coordinator: Lister Hewan-Lowe Production, Engineers and Mixers: Vitamin Dread, Pecker, Crucial Bunny Tom Tom, Solgie, Robbie, Superman Goto, Errol Brown, Chiao Ng, Minako, Toshiro Itoh

Anyone can give me any more info on them?

yeah man. I used to have the JAh Pecker 10" titled-"Rasta Instantane" (Instant dread)on the "Better days" record label. It was credited to JAh Pecker but as you have mentioned it includes all of these artists and Jah Pecker actually only plays percussions on the songs. favorite track on it was "Dub jam rock", also included a thre part song called "beggar suite" and another tune I cannot remember what it was called. I have seen a cd release of these and a few other tunes JAh Pecker tunes that were not on this 10" (in the 90's), but this is the only vinyl release of JAh Pecker that I have seen. The front cover had color artwork, and the back of the cover had a funny drawing of two japanese boxers. funny thing I remember about it...It was a japanese release but it had something in russian typed on the back cover. It also included an insert with production info. too bad I sold it a while back. hope this info helps.
aDambom
http://www.bomreggae.gemm.com

Yeh, I have had one track since 1990,
"12st Century Dub, Beggar's Suite Pts. 1,2 & 3
on the TOWERING DUB INFERNO Compilation.
Ryko/RIOR rcd20152

the 2 albums are available now on one CD