College Rock Riddim – Various Labels

College Rock produced by Coxsone Dodd, Clive Anderson, Bobby Digital, Bunny Striker Lee, Prince Jazzbo, R. Hamilton, Blemo Crichton, John John, Ruddy Williams, Roy Francis, Joe Gibbs, Jo Jo Hookim, Carlton Patterson, King Miguel, Oswald Hibbert, Sugar Minott, Ruddy Thomas, Errol Thompson, Jah Thomas, Maurice Johnson, Wayne Ottey, Michael Ottey, Neville Wynlex, Laurel Pinnock, Clifton Dillon, Richard Bell for Crat, Studio One, Leo, Digital-B, Iyah Binghi, Lightning, Brisco, Top Ranking, A Town, Intelitec, I, M, Rudwill, Joe Gibbs, Iron Side, Bongo Man, Virgin, Black, White, Ossie, Youth Promotion, E A D, Ruddy T, Black Solidarity, Midnight Rock, Sunset, Black Scorpio, Ottey’s, Taurus, Star Trail in 1972

College Rock Riddim is a 1972 various-artist selection rooted in Coxsone Dodd’s Studio One era, with later cuts tied to a long run of producers and labels across the set. The compilation brings together Big Willie’s original College Rock, Prince Jazzbo’s School, Cornell Campbell’s Mash You Down, and Early B’s Just Love and Unity, alongside dub and version sides that underline how the rhythm kept resurfacing over the years. It also stretches beyond the early 70s with later takes from Carlton Patterson, Beres Hammond, Donovan Smith, and U Brown, which gives the set a broad historical sweep rather than a single-session feel. The tracklist makes it clear this is a practical roots showcase: part vocal showcase, part dub exercise, and a neat look at how one classic cut kept finding new life in Jamaican music.

College Rock Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Left Me Crying Version (1995)
2. Dub – Version
3. Beres Hammond – Left Me Crying (1995)
4. Big Willie – College Rock (1972)
5. Carlton Patterson – Music And Riddim (1978)
6. Chuck Turner – House Is Not A Home
7. Cornell Campbell – Mash You Down (1979)
8. Cornell Campbell & U Brown – Mash You Down (1980)
9. Donovan Smith – Never Live In War (1980)
10. Dub Specialist – Never Rub A Dub
11. Early B – Just Love And Unity (1984)
12. Early B – Mek The Girls So Fat (1984)
13. Frankie Paul – Hungry Belly (1985)
14. Frankie Paul – Zion Train
15. Garnett Silk – Commitment
16. General Trees & Lord Sassafrass – Bubee Egg, Butter Bread (1986)
17. Glen Ricks – Heart Breaker (1992)
18. Gregory Isaacs – Rudie Boo (1994)
19. Jackie Mittoo – Freak Out
20. Jah Scott – Cool Out
21. Jah Thomas & The Roots Radics – Session Dub (1984)
22. Jennifer Lara – Ain’t No Love (1974)
23. Johnny Osbourne – To The Rub A Dub Session (1984)
24. King Everald – It Hurts Me (1989)
25. King Miguel – Resident Rock
26. Larry Marshall – Happiness
27. Prince Jazzbo – Church Is A Home
28. Prince Jazzbo – Mr Funny
29. Prince Jazzbo – School (1972)
30. Ranking Joe – Sister Pam
31. Ray I – Batman And Robin
32. Rubber & Lug Tool & Bella – Confusion
33. Screwdriver – Red Hot
34. Shabba Ranks – Will Power (1992)
35. Sugar Minott – In The Resident (1978)
36. Sugar Minott – Inna The Residence
37. Terry Ganzie – Signal The Warning
38. The Dingles – Spread Out
39. The Mighty Diamonds – Natural Natty (1976)
40. The Revolutionaries – Blacka Blacka Dub (1976)
41. Thriller U – Starting All Over
42. Tony Tuff – I Love You Baby (1980)
43. U Brown – Gwan A School
44. U Brown – Mr Music Man (1978)
45. Yellowman – Bone Man Connection (1982)
46. Yellowman – Them A Fight I (All Kind A Style) (1981)

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