Black Roses Riddim – Channel One

Black Roses Riddim rides the same spare, hard-edged cut known as Revolution (1), with Channel One’s 1983 production giving the whole set that dry, propulsive roots feel. Barrington Levy is the obvious anchor here, and “Black Roses” sits right beside “Here I Come” as the pair most people will chase first, while Dennis Brown’s “If This World Were Mine” and Gregory Isaacs’ “It’s True” keep the side rooted in heavyweight voice and melody. The sequencing mixes vocal cuts with a dub version and the instrumental “Tu Shueng Peng, ” so it plays like a proper era piece rather than a loose playlist. The riddim is also credited elsewhere as Revolution (1), created by Sly Dunbar and Robbie Shakespeare.