Name: King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Brand: Augustus Pablo

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CT 085CD

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Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

1995-02-01

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

769791965638

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Augustus Pablo

Genre US

Reggae / Dub

Label US

Clocktower

Augustus Pablo was a Jamaican reggae melodica and keyboard player, producer, and label owner. Born on June 21, 1954 in St. Andrew, Jamaica, he was known for popularizing the use of the melodica in Reggae music. He collaborated with influential artists like [artist name] to develop Dub music. Alongside his brother "Garth," he ran the "Rockers HIFI" sound system and owned several record labels including Rockers and Pablo Records. Despite battling health problems related to a nerve disorder, Augustus Pablo made significant contributions to the reggae genre until his death on May 18, 1999 in Kingston, Jamaica.

A 'PABLO' tag etched in the run-out area of Jamaican records often refers to Augustus Pablo productions.

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First released in 1976 this landmark dub album is one of the influential reggae releases of all time.

<a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/augustus-pablo">Augustus Pablo</a>, born Horace Swaby, 1954, proprietor of rockers international record store and sound-system, was better known as an artist in his own right (developing a signature 'far east sound' both as producer and soloist on the melodica). <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/king-tubby">King Tubby</a>, born Osbourne Ruddock 1941, began his adult life as a radio repairman and sound engineer, going on to pioneer a revolution in sound production, single-handedly inventing the art of the remix and the sub-genre of dub. These tracks are less characterized by echo-chamber pyrotechnics and tricky manipulation of sonic space than many dub versions of the era, focusing more on subtle shifts in mood and complex ensemble playing. In addition to <a href="https://roughtrade.com/us/artist/augustus-pablo">Pablo</a> on melodica, the sessions feature such Jamaican studio legends as bassist Robbie Shakespeare and virtuoso drummer Carlton Barret of Wailers fame.

King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown

Music US