Blackbeard (Dennis Bovell) - I Wah Dub (More Cut 1980) 24-bit/96kHz Vinyl Rip

The British reggae producer Dennis Bovell's second album, originally released in 1980, is a largely solo effort that follows in the dubwise footsteps of its predecessor. More imaginative yet less manic than his Jamaican counterparts King Tubby and Lee "Scratch" Perry, Bovell nevertheless has the essential dub producer's knack of playing the mixing desk like an instrument, and the wit and technique to keep his musical explorations consistently spellbinding.

Blackbeard is the alias of Dennis Bovell, the visionary punky-reggae producer and pioneer embraced by the punk rock movement. His highly praised second album, I Wah Dub, which further cemented his role as the dub pirate, has been described by Trouser Press as a ''creation of aurally pungent tracks infused with musical witticisms from merely excellent to brilliant.''

Track listing:

A1. Electrocharge
A2. Steadie
A3. Jazzz
A4. Reflections

B1. Blaubart
B2. Oohkno
B3. ‘Nough
B4. Binoculars

Personnel:

Dennis Bovell: Drums, Bass, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Fender Rhodes, Percussion
Jah Bunny: Drums on Steadie & Jazzz
Angus Gaye: Drums on Electrocharge, Reflections, Oohkno, ‘Nough, Binoculars
Nick ‘Straker’ Bailey: Polymoog on Electrocharge, Reflections
John Kpiaye: Guitar and Piano on Jazzz
Tony Robinson: Piano and Organ on Reflections
Julio Finn: Harmonica on Steadie
Patrick Tenyue: Melodica on Blaubart. Voices on ‘Nough
Recorded at Gooseberry Studios, London
Sound effects recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
Mixed at Gooseberry. Engineer Dennis Bovell
Produced by Dennis Bovell
Mastered at The Sound Clinic by John Dent