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He produced numerous albums for himself as well as for other artists under his label \"Prophet Record.\" His production style was characterized by its distinctiveness and authenticity which resonated deeply with listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-yabby-you-sound-dubs-and-versions","title":"The Yabby You Sound  Dubs and Versions","description":"\u003cp\u003e In the early 1970s the island of Jamaica, and in particular its reggae musicians, developed a love affair with small Japanese motor bikes. Honda bikes were eulogised in Big Youth’s ‘S90 Skank’ and Dillinger’s ‘CB200’, whilst their rival was lauded on Shorty The President’s ‘Yamaha Skank’, to name the most obvious examples.The plot of the film ‘Rockers’ revolved around how transformative a motorbike could be, providing a livelihood whilst projecting an image of success in the ghetto. Vivian ‘Yabby You’ Jackson had been fiercely independent as a singer and producer, and the success of his early self-pressed productions, mostly on the Prophets or Vivian Jackson labels, had given him a sense of hard earned autonomy. A motorbike was one of the fruits of his labours, acquired as a way of zipping around the capital’s roads to deliver records and organise recording sessions. Although drawn from disparate sources, hopefully this collection presents a coherent overview of the drum and bass music produced by YabbyYou from the late 70s to the early 80s. As Jean remembers: ‘Yabby really loved dubs, I think he put special care into them. And he loved what he did.’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 1. 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It is presented in a 'long' DVD-style package including 3 audio CDs with 56 tracks - over 3 hours of music.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe collection features 10 previously unreleased tracks and 30 tracks never previously on CD. 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