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Greetings,
I'm now just starting to listen to dub and I want to know what you think are the best dub songs. Thanks

IMO opinion you should buy the album Trojan Dub Massive vol. 1 & 2. There is without a doubt some of the best dub songs ever.

Dub side to "Black Force (Version Straight A Yard)" is nice.

my favourite one is the B side to " Beverly Williams - Sufferation"...

Dub is my occupation (King Tubby)

Kaya Dub (Aggrovators) not the version on Kaya Dub LP, but the B-side of Ronnis Davis 45.

Long Time version - Winston Fergus

One Dub - Bob Marley

Samurai Swordsman - Upsetters

Keith Hudson : Black Heart
Aswad : Flikaflame
Bunny Wailer : Rasta Dub
Burning Spear : Children Of Today
Revolutionaries : Musketeer Dub
Augustus Pablo : Barbwire Disaster
Gussie Clarke : Loving Pauper
Cultural Roots : Babylon Bridge Dub
Fatman Riddim Section : Gates Of Zion
King Tubby : Great Stone
Lee Perry : Conscious Man Dub
Prince Far I : Bass Ace
Prince Jammy : Life Is A Moment In Space
Scientist : See A Dub Face
Sly & Robbie : Leaving Dub
Ossie Hibbert : Ghetto Dub
Yabby You : Beware

just to mention a few.

There are so many dubs that I enjoy ......

One Love

since you are just starting to listen to dub, you should understand that there are many riddims which are used in dub versions by more than one artist. example, you will find many melodies from familiar bmw songs in dub plate versions in the portfolio of scratch. king tubby's plates are full of riddims from all over the place.
i personally cannot suggest just dub tracks, although i have some favorites. i more or less choose an album that i like and listen to it all (only occasionally do i skip a track).
another thing you will discover is that you might like the sounds coming out of specific studios, like maybe you will begin to be a big fan of stuff coming out of channel one or studio one or the ark. you will listen to a dub track for the first time and think "i know that tune from somehwere," as you leaf through your reggae albums for the vocal track taht you know. it becomes addicting, and you will find that you can recognize studio styles, mixing styles, and producers that you prefer. and you will even be able to get a good idea of which backing bands and even specific musicians that you prefer the style of. it becomes an addiction or even an obsession the way some people are with their favorite sport or food.

so maybe start with some compilations from specific producers, studios, or labels and go from there. or find dub versions of vocal albums you really like. either way you can't lose starting off that way.
and of course, this site can definitely point you the right way...

Greetings brethren,


Super Ape is so true about the dub genre.I`m not gonna state all the dub songs i like,for that would be to much of a mission,but here the albums you should get-

BURNING SPEAR-
Living Dub vol.1 and 2 but for me the Living Dub 1&2 on the HeartBeat Label mixed by Barry O Hare are the best versions.
Marcus Garvey/Garvey Ghost Dub
Spear Burning (Productions 1975-1979)

ISRAEL VIBRATION-
Dub Vibration
Israel Dub

KING TUBBY-
Pen Wood Walk
Declareation of Dub
Crucial Dub
Dub Fever

SCIENTIST-
Heavyweight Dub Champion
Rids the World from the Evil Curse of the Vampires

YABBY YOU-
Dub It To The Top 1976-1979
King Tubby`s Prophesy Of Dub
Jesus Dread 1972-1977

CULTURE-
Stoned[Dub]
15 Dub Shots
Rare and Unreleased Dub

JUNIOR DELGADO-
Dance A Dub

SLY AND ROBBIE-
Reggae Greats
King Tubby`s Dance Hall Dub

PRINCE FAR I-
Dub To Africa
Cry Tuff Dub Encounters Chapter 1,2,3 and 4

REVOLUTIONARIES-
Earthquake Dub
Leggo Dub

AUGUSTUS PABLO-
King Tubby Meets the Uptown Rockers
East Of the River Nile
Valley Of Jahosaphat

DENNIS BROWN-
Dennis Brown In Dub

LEE PERRY-
A Serious Dub
Upsetters 14 Blackboard Jungle Dub
Ape-Ology Super Ape vs Return of the Super Ape
Arkology
Ultimate Upsetter

INNER CIRCLE-
Heavyweight Dub/Killer Dub

RAS MICHAEL AND THE SONS OF NEGUS-
Rastafari Dub

GROUNDATION-
Dub Wars

TAPPA ZUKIE-
Tappa Zukie in Dub

RAS PORTRAITS-
Portraits of Dub

BLACH UHURU-
The Dub Factor
Brutal + Brutal Dub
Positive + Positve Dub

SCIENTIST AND PRINCE JAMMY-
Dub Landing Vol.1&2

These all have amazing dubs on them.

Jah bless and guide,

Rasta.

Some other classics dub sounds are from:

ALPHA AND OMEGA-
Voice in the Wilderness
Almighty Jah
Dub Philosophy

I just recently got into dub, particular King Tubby's versions. These are by far my favorites:

Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Creator of Dub
Tommy McCook & The Aggrovators - A Collie Dub
The Aggrovators - Dub Incorporated (Original)
King Tubby - 18 Dub
King Tubby - Shock Dem Dub
King Tubby - Heritage Dub
Yabby You Meets King Tubby - Conquering Dub

Dub is very new to me, and hopefully I will start getting into other artists. I cannot explain why I love this music so much, especially the King Tubby's stuff from the 1970's. I've really never felt this way about a certain type of music before, its kind of weird haha.