KING TUBBY - THE ROOTS OF DUB (LP)

"From 1968-1975, Ruddock ruled one of the most revered soundsystems in Jamaica, Tubby's Home Town Hi-Fi out of Waterhouse. It was sidelined by bullets in 1975, the year Dub From The Roots and the Roots of Dub were released. Tubby's soundsystem is the most celebrated in the history of Jamaican music because of its power (heard for miles away), sonic quality (purportedly crystal clear), and armed with the most exclusive and exceptional music of the day (much of which was produced by Bunny Lee), usually mixed and cut to acetate (i.e. dubplate) by the exacting owner himself. Take all of that and add the pick of the litter of Kingston's emcees to liven up the dances, and King Tubby's Home Town Hi-Fi was the complete package." (label info)