Hooligan Riddim – Various Labels

Hooligan produced by Coxsone Dodd, Jo Jo Hookim, Dudley Swaby, Joe Gibbs, Errol Thompson, Henry Lawes, John Kelly, Freddie McGregor, Noel Browne, Dalton Browne, Jason Sterling, Delroy Stansbury, Gregory Bailey, Everard Metcalf for Studio One, Coxsone, Hitbound, Heavy Weight, Joe Gibbs, Volcano, Wall Street, Jasfar, Jah Ruby originally in 1966

Built around the 1966 Hooligan rhythm, this various-artists set pulls material from a long line of Jamaican producers and labels tied to Studio One, Coxsone, Hitbound, Heavy Weight, Joe Gibbs, Volcano, Wall Street, Jasfar, and Jah Ruby. The selection moves from roots-era cuts like The Wailers’ Hooligan and Delroy Wilson-style foundation material into later versions from artists such as Clint Eastwood, Dennis Brown, Frankie Paul, Freddie McGregor, and Glen Washington, with 2 Of A Kind’s Living The Life, Causion’s Know Jah, and Hopeton Lindo’s Real Thing among the key songs. It’s a good example of how a single old-school riddim can keep resurfacing across different eras of reggae and dancehall, while still carrying the Studio One-era stamp of Coxsone Dodd and the broader production network around him.

Hooligan Riddim Tracklist:

1. 2 Of A Kind – Living The Life (2006)
2. Causion – Know Jah (2006)
3. Clint Eastwood – Don’t Go On Like A Hooligan (1977)
4. Dennis Brown – Hooligan (1984)
5. Dillgin & Steve Machettie – Hooligan (2004)
6. Earl Sixteen – Wish It Was You (1982)
7. Fiona – Life (2006)
8. Frankie Paul – Hooligan (1984)
9. Freddie McGregor – Hooligan (1996)
10. Glen Washington – Hooligan (2006)
11. Glen Washington – Only Jah Knows (2006)
12. Hopeton Lindo – Real Thing (2006)
13. John Holt – Hooligan (1972)
14. John Holt – Hooligan (1977)
15. John Holt – Hooligan (Don’t Fight Your Brothers) (1974)
16. Johnny Osbourne – Dem Soldiers Are Coming (1984)
17. Kashief Lindo – The Way The Violence Run (2006)
18. Lloyd Brown – No More (2006)
19. Mical Rustle – My Soul (2006)
20. Michigan – Got It For You (2006)
21. Screwdriver – Mi No Like (2006)
22. Steve Machettie – Run Away (2004)
23. The Paragons – Change Your Style (1966)
24. Wayne Wade – Joe (2006)
25. Yami Bolo & Big Youth – Wrongs (2006)