Hill & Gully Riddim – Various Labels

Hill & Gully produced by King Tubby, Earl Moodie, Witty, Derrick Lee, Norman Wilson for Firehouse, Moodies, Witty, Taurus in 1987

Hill and Gully Riddim – Various Labels pulls together a 1987 set produced across Firehouse, Moodies, Witty, and Taurus by King Tubby, Earl Moodie, Witty, Derrick Lee, and Norman Wilson. The lineup leans on strong early dancehall voices, with Johnny Osbourne, Anthony Red Rose, Lyrical, Pad Anthony, Nitty Gritty, and the Firehouse Crew all cutting versions over the same cut. Anthony Red Rose’s Sorry Fe You and Johnny Osbourne’s Hill And Gully are among the better-known tracks here, while the Firehouse Crew version closes the set with an instrumental touch. It’s a compact, vocal-heavy riddim package with that mid-’80s digital-era feel and a crisp, gritty production style.

Hill & Gully Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Red Rose – Sorry Fe You (1987)
2. East 225th Street Band – Payne Land (1987)
3. Johnny Osbourne – Hill And Gully (1987)
4. Lyrical – Worries Ina New York (1987)
5. Nitty Gritty – Rydim & Blues (1988)
6. Pad Anthony – Mi No In A It (1987)
7. The Firehouse Crew – Mi No In A It (Version) (1987)

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