The Upsetters – Blackboard Jungle Dub (1973)

August 24, 2023

When I first brought this thing into my circulation I had no idea that it was one of the first dub records. As in, one of the ones that pulls together Perry’s reworkings from other Upsetters releases. Either way, I fell in love with this before realising it was as important as it is the world of dub reggae (and music in general as a whole).

You cannot beat the warm, analogue sound on this. The tape hiss, the general wobble of it all, the slightly run-down feel. Outside of King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (or whatever its called), I’ve yet to find a better set of dubs than the Black Board Jungle Dubs. Yet, anyway.