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A selection of 10 of their finest tracks that were not included in the currently released Dub Syndicate retrospective "The Royal Variety Show".

1. Humourless Journalist Works To Rules
(from "Pounding System", 1982)
2. Ravi Shankar Pt. 1
(from "Tunes From The Missing Channel", 1985)
3. No Alternative (But To Fight)
(from the compilation "Pay It All Back Vol. 2", 1988)
4. Can’t Take It Easy [ft. Bim Sherman]
(b-side from the 10" single "'93 Struggle", 1993)
5. No No [ft. Michael Franti]
(from "Echomania", 1993)
6. African Landing
(from the compilation "Classic Selection Vol. 3", 1994)
7. Jamaican Jig
(from "Ital Breakfast", 1995)
8. Wake Up
(from "Fear Of A Green Planet", 1998)
9. Time [ft. Capleton]
(from "Acres Of space", 2001)
10. No Bed Of Roses [ft. Cedric Myton]
(from "No Bed Of Roses ", 2003)

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Picking tracks from all four volumes of Guru's Jazzatazz, this is a tribute to the late Keith Elam.

1. When You're Near (ft. N'Dea Davenport)
2. Le Bien, Le Mal (ft. MC Solaar)
3. No Time To Play (ft. DC Lee)
4. Medicine (ft. Ini Kamoze & True Masters)
5. Respect the Architect (ft. Bahamadia)
6. Keep Your Worries (ft. Angie Stone)
7. Plenty (ft. Erykah Badu)
8. State Of Clarity (ft. Common)
9. Stand Up (ft. Damian Marley)
10. This Is Art

1-3 from Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 1 (1993)
4-5 from Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality (1995)
6-7 from Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul (2000)
8-10 from Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 4: The Hip Hop Jazz Messenger - Back to the Future (2007)

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This is a live recording from Oosterpoort, Groningen on 18th October 2003. Mark Stewart appeared on the On-U Sound festival, backed by the Maffia band (Skip McDonald, Doug Wimbish, Keith LeBlanc) with Adrian Sherwood on the mixing controls.

1. As The Veneer Of Democracy Starts To Fade / Stranger
2. The Resistance Of The Cell
3. Forbidden Colour
4. Liberty City / High Ideals And Crazy Dreams
5. Hysteria

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R.I.P. Vivian Jackson (1946-2010)

This is a selection of 5 classic Yabby U productions and their respective dub versions from the great "King Tubby’s Prophecy Of Dub".

1. Vivian Jackson & The Ralph Brothers: Conquering Lion
2. King Tubby's: Conquering Dub
3. Vivian Jackson & The Prophets: Anti-Christ
4. King Tubby's: Anti-Christ Rock
5. Vivian Jackson & The Prophets: Run Come Rally
6. King Tubby's: Hungering Dub
7. Vivian Jackson & The Sons Of Jah: Jah Vengeance
8. King Tubby's: Version Dub
9. Wayne Wade: Man Of The Living
10. King Tubby's: Robber Rock

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A selection of tracks from the back catalogue of Gregory Isaacs.

1. Babylon Too Rough (prod by Joe Gibbs)
2. The Border (prod by Alvin 'GG' Ranglin)
3. Once Ago (prod by Gregory Isaacs)
4. Slave Master (prod by Niney The Observer)
5. Cool You (prod by Alvin 'GG' Ranglin)
6. Not The Way (prod by Gregory Isaacs)
7. One More Time (prod by Gregory Isaacs)
8. Mr. Cop (prod by Lee Perry)
9. Rumours (prod by Gussie Clarke)
10. Mr. Brown (prod by Gregory Isaacs)

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A selection of b-sides, remixes & rarities from the Primals.

1. Velocity Girl
(b-side of "Crystal Crescent", 1986)

2. Screamadelica
(from the "Dixie Narco" EP, 1992)

3. Jailbird (Dust Brothers Mix)
(included on the "Jailbird" single, 1994)

4. The Big Man & The Scream Team Meet The Barmy Army Uptown (Full Strength Fortified Dub)
(from a one-off single in collaboration with Irvine Welsh and On-U Sound, 1996)

5. Know Your Rights
(b-side of "Kowalski", 1997)

6. Rebel Dub
(b-side of "Star", 1997)

7. Wise Blood
(from the remix album "Echo Dek", 1997)

8. The Revenge Of The Hammond Connection
(b-side of "Kill All Hippies", 2000)

9. When The Kingdom Comes
(b-side of "Accelerator", 2000)

10. Stone Ya To The Bone
(b-side of "Country Girl", 2006)

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A mix of classic tracks by Dennis Brown, to commemorate 10 years since his premature passing.

1. Concentration (prod. by Derrick Harriott)
2. What About The Half (prod. by Phil Pratt)
3. Some Like It Hot (prod. by Niney The Observer)
4. Lightning & Thunder (prod. by Niney The Observer)
5. Africa (prod. by Niney The Observer)
6. Troubled World (prod. by Dennis Brown)
7. Malcolm X (prod. by Joe Gibbs)
8. Words Of Wisdom (prod. by Joe Gibbs)
9. Money In My Pocket (prod. by Joe Gibbs)
10. Sitting & Watching (prod. by Sly & Robbie)

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A selection of O'Connor's songs, one from each of her albums.

1. Mandinka
(from "The Lion and the Cobra", 1987)

2. I Am Stretched On Your Grave
(from "I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got", 1990)

3. Why Don't You Do Right?
(from "Am I Not Your Girl?", 1992)

4. Red Football
(from "Universal Mother", 1994)

5. 4 My Love
(from "Gospel Oak EP", 1997)

6. No Man's Woman
(from "Faith and Courage", 2000)

7. Paddy's Lament
(from "Sean-Nós Nua", 2002)

8. Downpressor Man
(from "Throw Down Your Arms", 2005)

9. Dark I Am Yet Lovely
(from "Theology", 2007)

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A selection of tracks against Margaret Thatcher's policies.

The Specials - Maggie’s Farm
Capital Letters - Cheap School Meals
UB40 - Madame Medusa
Tackhead (feat. Gary Clail) - Hard Left
Macka B - Get Rid Of Maggie

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A selection of tracks from the Crammed Discs compilations "Electic Gypsyland" (2004) & "Electic Gypsyland Vol. 2" (2006)

1. Bigga Bush vs Kocani Orkestar - L'Orient est Roots
2. DJ Click vs Mahala Rai Banda - Romano Dance
3. Modern Quartet vs Kocani Orkestar - Fantasia for Clarinet
4. Cibelle vs Kocani Orkestar - Maxutu
5. Olaf Hund vs Ursari de Clejani / Taraf de Haidouks / Kocani Orkestar - Are You Gypsified? (Megamix)
6. Senor Coconut vs Kocani Orkestar - Usti, Usti Baba
7. Yuriy Gurzhy / Russendisko & Friends vs Zelwer - The New Adventures Of Soldier Tufaiev
8. Tunng vs Taraf de Haidouks - Homecoming

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A short mix of 70s roots classics.

1. Vivian Jackson & The Prophets: Run Come Rally
(prod. by Yabby You)
2. Ras Michael & The Sons Of Negus: Truth And Right
(prod. by Tommy Cowan)
3. The Gladiators: Eli Eli
(prod. by Prince Tony Robinson)
4. Ronnie Davies: Jah Jah Jehoviah
(prod. by Bunny Lee)
5. Junior Ross & The Spear: Man From Zion
(prod. by Tapper Zukie)
6. Sylford Walker: Jah Golden Pen
(prod. by Joe Gibbs)
7. Ijahman: Jah Heavy Load
(prod. by Ijahman Levi)
8. Winston McAnuff: Jah Love
(prod. by Winston McAnuff & Roger Lewis)
9. Freddie McGregor: Rastaman Camp
(prod. by Niney The Observer)
10. The Maytones: One Way
(prod. by Alvin Ranglin)

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This mix contains a selection of tracks from Natacha Atlas's first 4 albums.

1. I Put A Spell On You
2. Amulet
3. Yalla Chant
4. Mish Fadilak
5. Mahlabeya
6. Leysh Nat' Arak
7. Moustahil
8. Mon Amie La Rose

Tracks 3,6 from "Diaspora" (1995)
Tracks 2,7 drom "Halim" (1997)
Tracks 5,8 from "Gedida (1999)
Tracks 1,4 from "Ayeshteni" (2001)

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A selection of b-sides, rarities and demo tracks by the british duo.

1. Don Juan (1988, b-side)
2. What keeps mankind alive? (1988, b-side)
3. Your funny uncle (1989, b-side)
4. Miserablism (1990, b-side)
5. Hey, Headmaster (1993, b-side)
6. Run, girl, run (2001, demo)
7. The Resurrectionist (2006, b-side)
8. Girls don’t cry (2006, b-side)
9. Fugitive (2006, special edition track)
10. My girl (2008, demo)

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A mix of tracks based on Max Romeo’s “Chase The Devil”. 3 from the Black Ark sessions and 3 modern sample-based tunes.

Max Romeo - Chase The Devil
Prince Jazzbo - Croaking Lizard
Lee Perry - Disco Devil
Dreadzone - Iron Shirt
Jay-Z - Lucifer
The Qemists - Iron Shirt

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A short mix of Zion Train tracks (including a Banco De Gaia remix).

1. Banco De Gaia - Shanti (Zion Train remix)
2. Zion Train - Free The Bass
3. Molara meets Zion Train - Conscious Dub
4. Zion Train (feat. Molara) - Space
5. Zion Train - Cuttlefish
6. Zion Train (feat. Molara & Johno) - Love Revolutionary

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Here’s a mix of ten somewhat rare On-U Sound productions and remixes.

1. New Age Steppers: Strong Foundation
2. African Head Charge: Run Come See Me
3. Dub Syndicate: Ital Breakfast (version 2)
4. Asian Dub Foundation: Charge (Sherwood Dub)
5. Jeb Loy Nichols: As The Rain (On-U Sound remix edit)
6. Blur: Death Of A Party (Well Blurred remix)
7. Little Axe: Outsider
8. Audio Active: Citizen Zombie (Sound Crash version)
9. Reverend & The Makers: Sundown On The Empire (Adrian Sherwood On-U Sound remix)
10. Lee Perry vs The Moody Boyz: God Smiled

New Age Steppers: Strong Foundation [~1983]
(Bonus track on the Japanese CD re-issue of “Foundation Steppers”. The dub version of a Bim Sherman song, the original of which has yet to surface)

African Head Charge: Run Come See Me [1993]
(B-side of a limited edition 7-inch. It is “Dervish Chant” with additional vocals by Bonjo I. Later included on the “Roots Of Innovation” compilation)

Dub Syndicate: Ital Breakfast (version 2) [~1996]
(Available only on the “Beyond Planet Dub” compilation on Planet Dog records. The album version featured I-Roy on vocals, this is the instrumental take highlighting Dean Fraser’s sax.)

Asian Dub Foundation: Charge (Sherwood Dub) [1997]
(The first ADF-Sherwood collaboration was a remix on the b-side of their “Naxalite” single)

Jeb Loy Nichols: As The Rain (On-U Sound remix edit) [1997]
(Various Sherwood remixes of this song appeared on promotional vinyl and CD copies only)

Blur: Death Of A Party (Well Blurred remix) [1997]
(Remixed by Adrian Sherwood & Simon Munday. This is the wild dub version. A full vocal remix was also released)

Little Axe: Outsider [2002]
(Originally a Strange Parcels song, this version appeared as a free download on the launch of the now defunct onusound.co.uk site in 2002)

Audio Active: Citizen Zombie (Sound Crash version) [2006]
(The Audio Active “Sound Crash” compilation is currently available only in Japan. Most of the tracks feature additional vocals, re-edits, new sound samples and other noises)

Reverend & The Makers: Sundown On The Empire (Adrian Sherwood On-U Sound remix) [2008]
(A recent Sherwood remix released only in promo limited editions)

Lee Perry vs The Moody Boyz: God Smiled [2008]
(From a 300-copies limited edition 10-inch vinyl)

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A short mix of tunes Lee Perry recorded with UK producer Adrian Sherwood
(1 track from each of his 3 On-U produced albums and 2 remixes)

Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Dub Syndicate - De Devil Dead
(from "Time Boom X De Devil Dead", 1987)

Lee 'Scratch' Perry & Dub Syndicate - Inspector Gadget
(from "From The Secret Laboratory", 1990)

Dub Syndicate - The Only Alternative
(from "Research & Development", 1996)

Adrian Sherwood - Animal Magic
(from "Becoming A Cliche", 2006)

Lee 'Scratch' Perry feat. Samia Farah - Yellow Tongue
(from "The Mighty Upsetter", 2008)

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Original versions of reggae classics later remade by Massive Attack. Some dub & DJ versions included as well.

The mix includes:

Horace Andy - Spying Glass
Horace Andy - You Are My Angel
King Tubby - Angel Dub
John Holt - Got To Get Away
Dr. Alimantado - Poison Flour
Horace Andy - See A Man's Face
Prince Moonie - See A Man's Face

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