Diseases Riddim Aka Mad Mad Riddim Aka Golden Hen Riddim (1967-2000s)

DISEASES RIDDIM aka MAD MAD RIDDIM aka GOLDEN HEN RIDDIM (1967-2000s)

Diseases Riddim Aka Mad Mad Riddim Aka Golden Hen Riddim (1967-2000s) traces one of reggae’s most reused foundations, starting with Alton Ellis’s 1967 Mad Mad and rolling forward through decades of dancehall versions. The set brings together names like Admiral Bailey, Anthony Johnson, Bounty Killer, Burro Banton, Capleton and Assassin, with notable cuts such as Admiral Bailey’s When Me Gone and Yellowman’s famous disease-era template echoed across later updates. Alton Ellis’s original Mad Mad helped launch the rhythm’s long life, while the 1980s Diseases version and the later Golden Hen name kept it in heavy circulation. Its defining feature is the way one classic Studio One-era pattern keeps reappearing in different forms across multiple generations of Jamaican music.

Diseases Riddim Tracklist:

1. Admiral Bailey – When Me Gone
2. Alton Ellis – Mad Mad
3. Anthony Johnson – Nah Lick Shot
4. Apache Scratchy – Drought
5. Assassin – We Ah Kill From
6. Bobby Crystal – Take Ah Bow (Rmx)
7. Bounty Killer – Kill Or Be Killed
8. Brando – Be Kind
9. Burro Banton – Boom Wah Dis
10. Burro Banton – Hot Blood
11. Burro Banton – Washington Session
12. Capleton – Cherish No Wrong
13. Capleton – Somebody
14. Capleton – Believe It
15. Captain Barkey & Wickerman – Wicked
16. Chaka Demus – Superlative
17. Charlie Chaplin – Dem Mouth
18. Chicken Chest – Raggamuffin Selector
19. Cocoa Tea – After The War
20. Cocoa Tea – I Lost My Sonia
21. Cutty Ranks – Blood On The Corner
22. Clark Meets Yankee B. – Ganja Man Live On
23. Daddy Freddy – Get Fat
24. Danny Vergo – Tick A Tack (Champion Sound)
25. Daweh Congo – Herb Tree
26. Dcyr – Ants
27. Derrick Irie – Nice To Be Good
28. Echo Minott – Love Problems
29. Ed Robinson – You’Re A Fool
30. Elephant Man – Golden Hen
31. Elephant Man – Seilassie A Di King
32. Errol Scorcher – Wife And Sweetheart
33. Fantan Mojah – Corruption
34. Fiona – Baby
35. Fiona – Come A Little Closer
36. Frankie Paul – Your Love Is Amazing
37. Garnett Silk – Run Soundboy
38. General Tk – Soldering
39. General Trees – Calling All Higglers
40. George Nooks – Lonely Night
41. Golden Hen – Instrumental (Version 2)
42. Golden Hen – Instrumental (Version 1)
43. Grinds Man – M249
44. Half Pint – Soul Mate
45. Harry Toddler – Nuh Fraid A Dem
46. Ian Sweetness – If Ah Sound Bway Diss
47. Jack Of Diamonds – Vegetable Party
48. Jack Of Diamonds – Wheelie Walkathon
49. Jack Radics – Try Your Best
50. Jah Mason – Listen
51. Jah Screw – Rocking Dolly
52. Jah Walton – Worship Jah
53. Johnny Osbourne – 1 1,000,000 In One
54. Johnny Ringo – Bad Boy A Fi Fit
55. Johnny Ringo – Highway Robbery  (Stick It Up)
56. Johnny Ringo – Two Lesbians Hitch
57. Joseph Cotton – Soup A Soup (John Stylee)
58. Josey Wales – Gateman
59. Junior Cat –  Dj Originator
60. Junior Kelly – Cold Cold
61. King Kong – Me Get Wild
62. Lieutenant Stitchie – Labba Labba
63. Little John – Foreign Mind
64. Lord Sassafrass – Poccomania Jump
65. Luciano – Warning
66. Lukie D – Are You Sure
67. Lutan Fyah – Teach Us To Die
68. Lyrical – Body Come Down
69. Malibu – Champion Bubbler
70. Merciless – You Can Stay Deh
71. Michigan & Smiley – Disease (Original)
72. Michigan & Smiley – Jah Lick We
73. Mikey General – Nothing Last
74. Perfect – Hand Cart
75. Nerious Joseph – No Money
76. Nicodemus – Boneman Connection
77. Pad Anthony – Fix Her Buisness
78. Pampi Judah – Royal Love
79. Papa San – Crutch
80. Papa San – Insect Session
81. Penny Irie – Him Soft
82. Perfect – For Sure
83. Peter Metro – Green Card
84. Power Man – Stone
85. Power Saw – Golden Dub
86. President Brown – Devil’S Game (Rmx)
87. Ranking Dread – Gate Man
88. Ranking Toyan – Stylee
89. Ras Ghandi – Remember Back Them
90. Risto Benji – Gun John Crow
91. Roland Burrell – Johnny Dollar (Version 1)
92. Roland Burrell – Johnny Dollar (Version 2)
93. Sammy Dread – Mad As Can Be
94. Sanchez – Do It Fi Love
95. Shaggy – All Virgins
96. Shaggy Wonder – Mi Love Mi Lada (Sampler)
97. Shinehead – Rough & Rugged
98. Sister Nancy – Coward Of The Country
99. Sizzla – Grin And Laugh
100. Sizzla – Righteous Love
101. Spragga Benz – Gimme Mi Di Bible
102. Sugar Minott – Wake Up
103. Tapper Zukie – Mr Bubbler
104. Tenor Saw – Golden Hen (Echo Mix)
105. Terror Fabulous – Curst
106. The Black Crucials – Lady Lady
107. The Positives – One Stop Driver
108. Tippa Irie – Is It Really Happening To Me
109. Tony Tuff – Cant Keep Away From Yourself
110. Toyan – Hot Bubble Gum (Con Version)
111. Tristan Palmer – Love Each Other
112. Turbulence – Does It Really Matter
113. Uglyman – Fisherman Style
114. Vybz Kartel – Routine
115. Warrior King – Firm Faith
116. Wayne Fire – Leave It
117. Winston Hussey – You Face Look Good (Con Version)
118. Yellowman – Soldier Take Over
119. Yellowman – Zungguzungguguzungguzeng
120. Yellowman & Fathead – Mash It Up Now
121. Red Dragon – Bad Bway Skeng