Article Details

Article ID

CD-7784

Format

Artist

Various Artists

Title

Version Dread

Track list

Pos.	Artist	Title	Riddim
1	Ernest Wilson & The Sound Dimension	Why Oh Why Version	Why Oh Why
2	Sound Dimension	Fire Coal Version	Mr Fire Coal Man
3	Winston & The New Establishment	Creation Version	Creation Rebel
4	Sound Dimension	Please Be True Version	Please Be True
5	Willie & The Brentford Rockers	Armagideon Version	Real Rock
6	The Soul Vendors	Born to Dub	Born To Love You
7	Sound Dimension	Pick Up Version	Pick Up The Pieces
8	Lloyd Robinson & Brentford Disco Set	It Deep, Pt. 2	It Deep
9	Sound Dimension	Version Dread	Throw Me Corn
10	Sound Dimension	Declaration Version	Declaration Of Rights
11	The Soul Vendors	Things a Come Up to Dub	Things A Come To Bump
12	Sound Dimension	Zion Lion	Melody Life
13	Cornel & The Brentford Rockers	Natty Rub a Dub	Natty Don't Go
14	The Heptones & Sound Dimensions	Give Me This Version	Give Me The Right
15	The New Establishment	Fire Version	Brimstone And Fire
16	Basil Daley	Hold Me Baby, Pt. 2	Hold Me Baby
17	Sound Dimension	Train Is Coming, Pt. 2	Train Is Coming
18	The New Establishment	New Broom, Pt. 2	New Broom
19	Ernest Ranglin & The Sound Dimension	Surfing (Extended Mix)	Artibella
20	The New Establishment	Never Give Version (Extended Mix)	Never Give Your Heart Away

Style(s)

Studio One, Dub, Reggae

Label

Studio One 014

Producer

Dodd

Country

US - United States

Quality

m/m re

Remarks

Out-of-print for over a decade, Studio One is proud to announce the reissue of Version Dread, the compilation of some of the finest and most sought-after B-sides from the label responsible for fueling the dancehall crazes in Jamaica. Initially released in 2006 by Heartbeat, the album received acclaim from reggae publications like Downbeat Special, who noted “Version Dread gathers together a selection of some of the best B-side versions to emanate from Brentford Road.”

Featuring 18 B-sides of top Studio One singles made for commercial release, the collection includes mixes of the Wailing Souls, Willie Williams, the Abyssinians, and a host of other legendary groups. Also included are two extended mixes: “Never Give Version” by Carlton and the Shoes, and a rare mix of Ernest Ranglin's “Surfing.” Neither of these songs were featured on the original LP. The LP also comes on stunning red vinyl!
The title “Version Dread” stems from the fact that on the flip sides of most Jamaican singles were dub versions of the vocal tracks, or what were commonly referred to in Jamaica as “versions.” In the early days, these “versions” were mainly the instrumental track with or without vocals. These were the days when songs were not recorded on multi-track machines. As the technology advanced, more complex mixes of the vocal side became the norm, with echo, flanging and dropouts on the instruments and vocals.

Price

EUR 28.41

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