Bum Ball Riddim – Studio One, Jump

Bum Ball produced by Coxsone Dodd, Keith Hudson, Bunny Striker Lee, Derrick Morgan, Lloyd Dennis for Studio One, Jump in 1968

Originally issued in 1968, Bum Ball Riddim for Studio One and Jump is a Coxsone Dodd-era set that pulls together versions from Audley Rollens, Dennis Alcapone, Devon Russell, and Lloyd Robinson and Devon Russell, with later cuts like I-Roy’s Hot Bomb and Pliers’ Bum Ball showing how long the rhythm kept moving through reggae and dancehall. The lineup includes Oh My Darling, Ball Of Confusion, Bum Ball (Red Bum Ball), and Red Bum Ball, while the title track gives the set its rough, rolling identity. Built from the kind of Studio One foundation that helped shape Jamaican recording history, it carries the early roots feel of that Brentford Road school and the versioning style that became a reggae standard.

Bum Ball Riddim Tracklist:

1. Audley Rollens – Oh My Darling
2. Dennis Alcapone – Ball Of Confusion
3. Devon Russell – Bum Ball (Red Bum Ball)
4. I-Roy – Hot Bomb (1972)
5. Lloyd Robinson & Devon Russell – Bum Ball
6. Lloyd Robinson & Devon Russell – Red Bum Ball (1968)
7. Mark Anthony & The Jets – More Balls
8. Pliers – Bum Ball (1993)