The Yabby You Sound Dubs and Versions

 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.’

 1. Tribal War Dub 03:50 2.Creation Rock Version 03:14 3.United Africa Dub 03:39 4.Lord of lords dub 03:15 5.Dub U So 03:29 6.Black is our colour Dub 03:28 7.Vengeance in Dub 03:09 8.Heads a roll Dub 02:47 9.Repatriation Rock 03:24 10.Death to all racist 03:59 11.Aggression Dub 04:03 12.Warrior No Tarry Yah Version 03:57 13.Now I Know Dub 03:04 14.Mash Down Rome Dub 04:07 15.Babylon A Fall Dub (Edit) 03:28 16.Man of the Living Dub 03:21 17.Time Changing Dub 02:47 18.Turn me loose Dub 04:22 19.Chanting Version 03:37 20.Yabby U Sound 03:47