Fresh Release Details
- Riddim year: 1987
- Total tracks: 28
- Unique artists on riddim: 28
- Production credits: Various Labels
- Key artists on this riddim: Admiral Tibett, Anthony Red Rose, Courtney Melody, Echo Minott, Flourgon, Louie Culture
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Fresh produced by Winston Riley, Lloyd Barnes, Burtland Dixon, Lincoln Sterling, King Jammy, Dennis Star for Techniques, TSOJ, Wackie’s, Kangal, Jammy’s, Dennis Star in 1987
Fresh Riddim surfaced in 1987 and pulls together productions from Winston Riley, Lloyd Barnes, Burtland Dixon, Lincoln Sterling, King Jammy and Dennis Star across Techniques, TSOJ, Wackie’s, Kangal, Jammy’s and Dennis Star, with a mix that moves from roots-era vocals into the harder-edged dancehall shift of the late ’80s. Admiral Tibet’s No Time Waste, Anthony Red Rose’s We Raggamuffin and Echo Minott’s Mad Over Me are among the key cuts, alongside versions like Dub – Hol A Fresh Version and Flourgon’s Hol A Splif. The lineup also brings in names such as Ansell Collins, Courtney Melody and Ashman, which gives the set a wide cross-section of styles while keeping the Fresh rhythm at the center.
Fresh Tracklist:
- Dub – Hol A Fresh Version
- Admiral Tibet – No Time Waste
- Ansell Collins – Carried Away
- Anthony Red Rose – We Raggamuffin (1987)
- Ashman – Sen Fi Di Brush (1987)
- Chuck Turner – A Who Say (1988)
- Courtney Melody – Beautiful Woman
- Cridland Collins – What A Friend
- Dominick – Boy George (1987)
- Echo Minott – Mad Over Me (1987)
- Egyptian – Water Come A Mi Eye (1994)
- Flourgon – Hol A Splif
- Good Times – Rappin Fresh
- Horace Martin – Conscious Lyrics (1987)
- Junie Ranks – Weh Fi Hole Dem (1987)
- Leroy Gibbons – Four Season Lover (1987)
- Lieutenant Stitchie – Lt. Stitchie Remedy (1987)
- Lloyd Lovindeer – Hol A Mess
- Louie Culture – Yuh Nuh Waan Let Off (1987)
- Mikey Jarett – Trade
- Mikey Melody – Mona Lisa (1994)
- Red Dragon – Hol A Fresh
- Screwdriver – Run Johnny (1987)
- Shabba Ranks – Fresh (1987)
- Sister Charmaine – Granny’s Advice
- Sister Charmaine – Hol A Rest
- Steely & Clevie – Fresh Version
- Yellow Bird – Let Me Be Your Lover (1987)