Death In The Arena Riddim – Various Labels

Death In The Arena produced by Phillip Burrell, Coxsone Dodd, Dennis Star, Mr. Doo, King Jammy, Witty, Harvel Hart, Harry J, Hugh James, Maurice Johnson, Bobby Digital, The Firehouse Crew for Live, Love, Solidarity, Xterminator, Kickin, Studio One, John John, Cha Cha, Dennis Star, Mr. Doo, Champion, Powerhouse, Stars, Third World, Lovepower, Greensleeves, Jackpot, Jammy’s, Music Master, Kingston 11, Firehouse, Rockers Forever, Channel One, Annex, Black Roots, Front Line, Coxsone, Belmont, Hitbound, Pantomine, Socialist Roots, Shining Star, Reggae Connection, Harry J, Sunset, Redman International, Witty, Black Scorpio, Chic Chic, Powermatic, Digital-B in 1968

Built around the 1968 Studio One foundation originally cut by Rolando Alphonso and The Soul Vendors, Death In The Arena brings together a wide spread of producers and labels, with later versions linked to Philip Burrell, Coxsone Dodd, King Jammy, Bobby Digital, Harry J and others. The collection runs from rocksteady-era cuts like Alton Ellis’s Whipping The Prince to later dancehall takes from Admiral Bailey, Beenie Man, Bounty Killer and Admiral Tibet, showing how long this rhythm stayed in circulation. Standout versions include Alton Ellis’s original-era cut, Admiral Bailey’s Right Foot Out and Beenie Man’s Mek It Tan So Den, with the tracklist also stretching through roots voices and dubplate-style updates. It is a good example of a classic Studio One pattern that kept getting reworked across different eras, from the late 1960s into the 1990s.

Death In The Arena Riddim Tracklist:

1. Admiral Bailey – Fussing & Fighting (1994)
2. Admiral Bailey – Right Foot Out (1987)
3. Admiral Bailey & Admiral Tibet – Weep And Moan (1997)
4. Admiral Tibet – Shame To See
5. Alton Ellis – Whipping The Prince (1968)
6. Anthony Stephens – World Power
7. Ashanti Waugh – Steady Ready
8. Ashman – Nah Get No Love (1986)
9. Beenie Man – Mek It Tan So Den (1994)
10. Beres Hammond – Show It Off
11. Bernard Purdie – Funkey Donkey
12. Bounty Killer – Long Or Tall (Big Or Small) (1994)
13. Capleton – Hoo
14. Capleton – Oow (1992)
15. Carlton Livingston – Predicting Your Future
16. Charlie Chaplin – Disciplinary Action
17. Charlie Chaplin & Josey Wales – Bye Bye Love (1994)
18. Clint Eastwood – Premo Ballerina
19. Cocoa Tea – Death In The Stadium (1987)
20. Courtney Melody – Weh Dem A Go Do
21. Deadly Headly – Discount
22. Devon Russell – Jah Children
23. Frankie Jones – Jah First
24. Frankie Paul – Dirty Bungle (1987)
25. Frankie Paul & Bounty Killer – I’ve Got The Power
26. Garnett Silk – Splashing Dashing (1994)
27. George Nooks & Sluggy Ranks & Trevor Sparks – We Have The Sound
28. Good Times & Echo Minott & Rappin Tim Tim – Back And Bobby Rat
29. Gregory Isaacs – It’s Too Late (1990)
30. Gregory Isaacs & Major Damage – High Society Lady
31. Half Pint – One Big Family
32. Horace Andy – Freedom
33. Horace Andy – My Tears Are Falling
34. Jack Radics – Bridge Over Troubled Water (1994)
35. Jackie Mittoo – Champion Of The Arena
36. Jah Buzz – Automatic Clapping
37. Jah Buzz – Love In The Arena
38. Jah Joe – Love On The Seen
39. Jah Stitch – King Of The Arena
40. Jah Thomas – Mr Nkruma (1978)
41. John Mouse – Just Can’t Leave My Queen
42. Johnny Clarke – King In The Arena
43. Johnny Osbourne – Gangster Sound
44. Johnny Osbourne – Great Is Great
45. Josey Wales – A No One A We
46. Ken Boothe – All The Way (1994)
47. King Everald – No Sorry Fe Me
48. King Kong – Trouble Again (1986)
49. Labrish – Oonu Want People Dead Oh
50. Leroy Sibbles – Feel The Vibes (1992)
51. Leroy Smart – Respect To Jammys
52. Lieutenant Stitchie – No Surrender No Retreat
53. Lieutenant Stitchie – Rag A Fi Wave (No Surrender No Retreat)
54. Linval Thompson – Train To Zion (1985)
55. Linval Thompson & Junior Demus – Train To Zion
56. Linval Thompson & Ninjaman – More Than You Bargain For
57. Linval Thompson & U Brown – One Train To Zion
58. Little John – Sing On (1984)
59. Lone Ranger – Life In The Arena
60. Luciano & Selvyn Wonder – Neighbourhood Watch (1993)
61. Lukie D – Center Of Attraction
62. Mad Cobra – Color Red
63. Major San – No Mercy
64. Major Worries – School Day
65. Malibu – Kuffin A Sound Boy (1987)
66. Michael Palmer – Chief I A Town
67. Nadine Sutherland – Baby Face
68. Pad Anthony – Bargain For
69. Penny Irie – Work To Be Done
70. Phillip Fraser – River Jordan
71. Pliers – Bright Sunshine
72. Professor Grizzly – Out A Mi Way
73. Ranking Joe – Long Run Short Catch (1977)
74. Rolando Alphonso & The Soul Vendors – Death In The Arena (1968)
75. Sammy Dread – Bad Company
76. Sanchez – Kiss Me Honey (1993)
77. Scion Success – Done Dead Already
78. Sister Nancy – Talk An Mis
79. Sluggy Ranks – True Sound
80. Spragga Benz – No Fun Ting (1994)
81. Sugar Demus – Lend Out The Mercy
82. Sugar Minott – All Gone
83. Super Black – We Ready Fe Them (1987)
84. Sylford Walker – Prophecies Fullfilling
85. Tappa Zukie – Peace In The Arena
86. Terror Fabulous – Yu Di Money Spend Pon (1994)
87. The Revolutionaries – Death
88. The Soul Vendors – Death In The Arena
89. The Soul Vendors – Death In The Arena
90. The Soul Vendors – Whipping The Prince
91. Thriller U – Gimme The Love (1986)
92. Tippa Lee & Rappa Robert – Too Bright
93. Tony Rebel – Teach The Children (1994)
94. Tony Tuff – Kick Up Rumpus (1986)
95. Trinity – Starsky And Hutch
96. Triston Palmer – Jah On My Mind
97. U Brown – Black Star Liner
98. U Brown – Train To Zion
99. Ugly Man – No Touch The Crew (1986)
100. Welton Irie – Give Jah The Glory
101. Yabby U – Deep In My Soul