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By which I mean, are the reissues of volume 1 + 2 from 2003(?) on Burning Spears own label the Sylvan Morris dubs from waaaayyy back in the day? Or are they the Heartbeat dubs fae the early 1990s? I have heard neither, but am curious and thinking of splashing the cash, so I would much appreciate any knowledge, facts, opinions and outright biases that the fine folk on this board would care to share.

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http://www.roots-archives.com/forum/rea ... #msg-40055

Dave

Thank you Rootsman. Will be buying the Burning Spear reissues by the looks of things - just ordered volume 2. Now begins the waiting...

Hey bredrin

It was back in 1996 when i first heard Burning Spear Living Dub vol.2 on the Heartbeat label mixed by Barry`O Hare and it is still one of my favorite albums.Since then i know own the originals vol.1&2 and obviously the Heatbeat versions with overdubs which was mixed by Barry`O Hare in the early nineties.

If your gonna spend your money on Living Dub i reccommend the Heartbeat labels which even though they are the later issues they vary alot to the originals.They have a more militant and majestical feel to them than the originals.

There`s no doubt that Living Dub Vol.1 on Heartbeat is deffinitely better than it`s original.Living Dub vol.2 on heartbeat which its tempo has been slowed down a bit with heavier congas and horns,the original is very paced up and the bongos and horns sound dull.

From a Spear fan which owns the living dubs series i reccommend the heartbeat labels and plus they have a cool cover compared to its original.If you got some spare cash after buying the Living Dub 1&2 on heartbeat try get living dub 4 which is a quality album as well.

Hope this helps if you need any more advice just send i a message.

Peace out!