Get A Lick Riddim – Various Labels

Get A Lick produced by Bobby Digital, Maurice Johnson, Peter Chemist, Jah Thomas, Coxsone Dodd, Hyman Wright, Percy Chin, Prince Jammy, Claude Evans, Owen Brown, G. Nicholson, Delroy Wright, Cashima Steele, Kenneth Black, Chris Lane, Junior Reid, King Jammy, Sugar Minott, Thriller U, Carl Dwyer, Ras Lester for Digital-B, Black Scorpio, Studio One, Coxsone, Jammy’s, Hawkeye, Vibes, Thunder Bolt, Creation, Fashion, Black Roots, Bad 2000, Inity Black originally in 1967

Built around the classic Get A Lick rhythm, this various-labels collection is credited to Bobby Digital, Maurice Johnson, Peter Chemist, Jah Thomas, Coxsone Dodd, Hyman Wright, Prince Jammy and other heavyweight producers, with the original roots of the tune going back to 1967. The set pulls together 43 cuts and 39 artists, moving from early versions like Bumps Oakley’s A Get A Lick and Carlton Livingston’s Itch It Up Operator to later plays by Bunny General, Cutty Ranks, Cocoa Tea and Frankie Paul. It also includes the Billie Jean horn and version dubs from 1984, which helps trace how the riddim evolved across different eras and labels.

Get A Lick Riddim Tracklist:

1. [Dub] – Billie Jean Horn Instrumental (1984)
2. [Dub] – Billie Jean Version (1984)
3. Bumps Oakley – A Get A Lick (1967)
4. Bunny General – Played By Dis Yah Sound Alone (1991)
5. Bunny General – Warn Them (1999)
6. Carlton Livingston – Are You Ready (1998)
7. Carlton Livingston – Itch It Up Operator (1980)
8. Carlton Livingston – R U Ready (1998)
9. Cocoa Tea – Party People
10. Colourman – Darkness Cover The World (1986)
11. Cutty Ranks – The Builder (1991)
12. Frankie Paul – Anytime (1998)
13. Gospel Fish – Sweetest Ting In Life (1991)
14. Half Pint – One In A Million (1983)
15. Jack Radics – In The Ghetto (1994)
16. Jah Thomas – Jamdown Region (1985)
17. John McLean – For You (1998)
18. Junior Reid & Mykal Rose – Burning Down Home (1994)
19. King Kong – My Sound Stands Alone (1991)
20. Lee Scratch Perry – You Thought I Was Dead (1990)
21. Lieutenant Stitchie – Sentence Fi Dawn (1994)
22. Little John – Stick To Ya Man… (1986)
23. Maurice Johnson – Warn Them Version
24. Michael Palmer – It’s Too Late (1985)
25. Mikey Melody – The World Is A Disaster (1990)
26. Natural Black – It’s A Holiday (1998)
27. Papa San – Dem Ah Mi Friend (1990)
28. Ras Lester – Millennium One (2000)
29. Sanchez – My Sweet Thing
30. Sanchez – Sweet Baby (1993)
31. Scion Success – Roots Girl (1984)
32. Singie Singie – Leave Badness Alone
33. Sizzla – Big And Bold (1995)
34. Steve Knight – Woman A Problem (1985)
35. Sugar Minott – In The Ghetto (1995)
36. The Roots Radics – Badness Dub
37. The Soul Brothers – Take Ten (1967)
38. Thriller U – Danger (1995)
39. Tony Curtis – Stranger In The Night (1994)
40. Triston Palmer – One Jah (1998)
41. Wayne Fire – My Sound (1991)
42. Winston Hussey – Look Man Fe Use (1985)
43. Yami Bolo – Hot Stepping (1993)