Duppy Conqueror Riddim – Unknown Label

Duppy Conqueror produced by Niney The Observer, Lee Scratch Perry, Joe Gibbs, Eddy Grant for Unknown Label in 1969

Duppy Conqueror Riddim is a 1969 roots-era set linked to Unknown Label and cut across some of reggae’s most important studios and producers, with credits tied to Lee Scratch Perry, Niney The Observer, Joe Gibbs, and Eddy Grant. The lineup pulls together Bob Marley and The Wailers’ Duppy Conqueror, Dave Barker’s Upsetting Station, The Upsetters’ Zig Zag, Duke Reid All Stars’ Ghost Capturer, and The Gladiators’ later 1980 take on Duppy Conqueror, giving the collection a broad span without losing its original hook. Big Youth’s Fire Bunn and Tommy McCook and The Observers’ Psalms 9 To Keep In Mind add extra weight, while the Observer and Upsetter cuts keep the mood raw, haunted, and firmly rooted in classic Jamaican studio style.

Duppy Conqueror Riddim Tracklist:

1. Big Youth – Fire Bunn
2. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Duppy Conqueror (1969)
3. Dave Barker – Upsetting Station (1969)
4. Duke Reid All Stars – Ghost Capturer (1971)
5. The Gladiators – Duppy Conqueror (1980)
6. The Observers – Brimstone And Fire
7. The Upsetters – Zig Zag (1970)
8. Tommy McCook & The Observers – Psalms 9 To Keep In Mind

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC