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How many of King Tubby's dubs start with that famous beep of his?

Love that beep.
What was it used for? Maybe as a test signal to sound check the mixing board?

i think its a sinus test tone

I remember scientist in an interview many years ago said it was feedback from the tape signal going back to the board,discovered by accident.

So bloody futuristic, i love it.

Alright...alright..alright...focus guys...lets get back to the question :

How many of King Tubby's dubs start with that famous beep of his?

37.








Just a guess.

I think the question needs to be narrowed down a bit to "Name theKing tubbys dubs with the famous Beep"

Bless

I only found these 4 out of my list below :
Dub of Righteousness
Great Stone
Mystical Dub
Teacher Of Dub


A Double Helping of Jah Lloyd and King Tubby (1974)
A Sweeten Dub Ultra Rare Singles (1978-84)
Answer The Dub (197X)
At The Arena
Bionic Dub (1975-77)
Black And White In Dub (197?)
Conquer Dub.mp3
Creation Dub (1973-77)
Crucial Dub (197X)
Dancehall Style Dub (1974)
Dub From The Roots (1974)
Dub Gone Crazy (1975-79)
Dub Hits From Studio One (1974)
Dub Like Dirt (1975-77)
Dub Mix Up Rare Dubs (1975-79)
Dub On My Mind.mp3
Dubbing In The Back Yard (1982)
Essential Dub (197?)
Explosive Dub (197?)
Firehouse Revolution
Freedom Sounds In Dub (1976-79)
From The Palace Of Dub (197?)
Glen Brown-Version/78 Style.mp3
I Am The King (197X)
In Dub Conference Volume One (1976)
King Tubby - Slave Driver Version.mp3
King Tubby and Prince Jammy & Scientist - Echo Chamber.mp3
King Tubby Meets The Upsetter at the Grass Roots of Dub
King Tubby-A Murderous Dub.mp3
King Tubby-Ethiopian Version and Soul Syndicate.mp3
King Tubby-The Emperor No Dead (False Rumour).mp3
King Tubbys Presents Soundclash Dubplates Vol.1 & 2 (1990)
King Tubbys VS Prince Jammy Sensi Dub Vol.3
Kingston All Stars Meet Downtown At King Tubbys
Laser Rock Fatman Presents Unleashed Dub Vol. 3 (197X)
Majestic Dub (197X)
Meets Scientist At Dub Station (198?)
Megawatt Dub (197X)
On The Wire (mix)
Prince Jammy v. King Tubby
Psalm Of The Time Dub (197X)
Rastafari Dub (1974-79)
Rod Of Correction Showcase (197X)
Shalom Dub (1975)
Sir Nineys Rock.mp3
The Aggrovators-Foundation Of Dub Vol. 1 (1975-77)
The Dub Organiser (197?)
The Dubmaster With The Waterhouse Posse (1983)
The Roots of Dub (1975)
The Sound Of Channel One/King Tubby Connection
Unleased Dub From King Tubby's Studio Vol 1.
Unleased Dub From King Tubby's Studio Vol 2.
Water Dub (197X)

that to my knowledge was a continious cue tone, cut down to beeps everytime the button was pressed. as for the amount of records that has it at the start "countless" including dubplates which was overwashed with it. i believe Channel one studio had their version of the beep too.