The Wally Brothers | The Man Who Sold The World 7"Love this one! Superb reggae version of the David Bowie classic (which is now probably equally famous for Nirvana's acoustic version) from the Wally Brothers (who I believe may actually be The Cimarons) that was originally released on UK label and Trojan subsidiary Explosion in 1974. The additional strings and synths give the whole thing a very distinct and slightly cosmic sound which comes through nicely on the bass heavy instrumental dub on the

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2 minutes 42 second of musical perfection

) and something magical seems to happen when the bass and drums that play such a central role in reggae are removed and the voice is just left to deliver it's powerful message on it's own

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A: Tribute

b Threee Dots - The Count Of Monte Christo Dub

A3 King Tubby– Dub 10

The Fool Version ft

To say this is essential is a major understatement

Unplayed stock copies of the 2019 release available

A2 Commencement (Gonjasufi Remix)

Then on the other side we're treated to U-Roy's Tom Drunk which is a deejay do over of Stranger Cole's "Crying Every Night" (which I also had copies of a while back)