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Tappa Zukie
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 6:34 pm
by Dub out of Poland
Hi there!
I need some advice - which Tappa's album to buy: Dub'em Zukie, Tapper Roots or Peace in the Ghetto. I can't afford all three:( I have In dub, MPLA and Man ah Warrior already...
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Mon Oct 01, 2007 8:05 pm
by Ites
you got his best three albums already, but i would pick peace in the ghetto' of those you want, that's a nice record too
tapper roots wasn't too good, some good tracks though
don't know about that dub album
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:54 am
by kalcidis
I kind of like Tapper Roots. Peace In The Ghetto is also quite good. Don't pick the dub album though since it isn't original dub recordings but new dubmixes they claim to be vintage material.
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:31 am
by Dub out of Poland
Thanks a lot! And how about Escape from hell???
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:40 am
by mashdown45
escape from hell has a few good tunes imo.. Not essential.. but I'm glad I have it.. The repress I had heard a few years ago though was very noisy..
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 2:31 pm
by algoriddim
Avoid all "Jamaican Recordings" releases. (ie Dub 'Em Zukie) Its someone taking old tracks and "remixing" dubs to mediocre effect with over-digitized effects, etc.
They're really kind of disappointing, even if they would run the riddim without any effects it would be better than putting them through the modern effects they use.
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:06 pm
by Burbur
I think escape from hell is a very nice dub-album, and definitely worth a listen...
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 8:10 pm
by Burbur
Algoriddim, is it like that with all Jamaican recordings releases ?? Are there also albums worth buying, or is it best to really avoid them ?? Any other opinions ??
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:13 pm
by Rob Strictly-Rockers
I like quite a few of the tracks on the Jamaican Recordings releases although I agree with Algoriddim that there are some bad ones.
At least many of them have been remixed from the master tapes and since Bunny Lee owns them I have no problem if he wants to do that. The annoying thing for me is the sleeve notes. "A long lost dub" or "lost until now" is the code for it never ever existed in that form.
Cheers
Rob
Re: Tappa Zukie
Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 3:53 am
by algoriddim
I guess I'm taking a purist stance. Some of the tracks are OK in a modernist perspective, but I really don't appreciate them mucking around with the master tapes and passing it off as "long lost" recordings. If the person doing the mixing was good enough that they could make it sound like Tubby, Perry, Scientist or one of the other old school wizards, then cool! But these classic sounding recordings don't sound right with modern digital effects done half a$$.