After 18 more projects in Rhythm & Sound’s Wackies reissue program here is the overview of the releases following Wackies Sampler Vol. 1 and 2. "Wackies Sampler Vol. 3" (Indigo , CD only) features one outstanding tune from each release. This Compilation is as essential as it gets for any Reggae listener, ranging from Dub and Roots to Dancehall ina 80’s style, with less known artists alongside some of the biggest names in Reggae Music. The tunes taken from 12" here appear for the first time on CD within this reissue program.
release date: Oct 10, 2008]]>text/html2008-09-26T00:00:00+02:00http://basicchannel.com<![CDATA[Bullwackies All Stars: Black World Dub (W-1040)]]>
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Black World came out originally in 1979, on the Wackies’ imprint Hardwax. (The original cover commemorated the first year of Honest Jon’s new reggae shop Maroons Tunes, Bullwackies’ UK distributor.) It’s a tough album, with Sibbles guiding the selection as well as sharing bass duties - there are versions of his classic composition Guiding Star and stylish Wackies heavyweight, This World; and Tribute To Studio One reworks Heptones Gonna Fight / Hail Don D. as modern steppers, with the kit-drums - as throughout this album - supplemented effectively by the latest electronic innovation from Japan. Drifter and Skylarking put in appearances; and two full Joe Auxumite vocals from the solo album scheduled for release around this time, but abandoned when most of the tapes were lost. A dub version of Delroy Wilson’s Rain From The Skies rounds out proceedings.
Combining two sevens - by the studio’s in-house band at this time - originally released on the Wackie’s label in 1981. Creation is an inimitable twist on tough traditionalist roots - sick synth-work takes the horns line, and later jazzily bubbles under the mix, which has the bottom end of a stegosaurus. The dub is cataclysmic and spectacular. Message From Jah is more affable and soulful, the bass-playing funkier, with another ace version.