I Hold The Handle Riddim – Various Labels

I Hold The Handle produced by Coxsone Dodd, Adrian Genus, King Jammy for El Paso, Studio One, Harmony House, Razor Sound, Channel One, Justice, Klasse 1, Free Willy in 1968

I Hold The Handle Riddim collects versions cut for Coxsone Dodd, Adrian Genus and King Jammy sides, with the post placing the roots of the riddim in 1968 and linking it to labels and sound like Studio One, El Paso, Channel One, Harmony House, Justice, Razor Sound, Klasse 1 and Free Willy. The tracklist reaches across eras, from the Heptones’ original I Hold The Handle and Edi Fitzroy’s Handle And Blade to later cuts by Anthony Malvo and Anthony Red Rose, Beenie Man and U Roy, Buju Banton, Capleton and Bushman. The riddim is also tied to the Heptones’ early Studio One version, which gives the set a clear rocksteady-to-dancehall thread and keeps the compilation rooted in one of reggae’s most reworked backing patterns.

I Hold The Handle Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Malvo & Anthony Red Rose – Everyone Couldn’t Be
2. Bascom X – Puncinella (2005)
3. Beenie Man & U Roy – Concept Of Life (2005)
4. Buju Banton – Lipstick Stain (Girl U Know) (2005)
5. Bushman – Give Me Some More (2001)
6. Capleton – Get Us Out (2005)
7. Captain Barkey & Wickerman – Fat Man Slim Man (2005)
8. Chrisinti – Trust And Love (2005)
9. Conrad Crystal & Sugar Roy – Stuidy No Evil (2005)
10. Devonte – Love For You (2005)
11. Edi Fitzroy – Handle And Blade (1981)
12. Flourgon – Good Vibes (2005)
13. Frankie Paul – Blinded (2005)
14. Frankie Paul – Love Thang
15. Gregory Isaacs – Gone A Jail (2005)
16. Gyptian – U Never Know (2005)
17. Jackie Mittoo – Good Feeling
18. Jacob Miller – I’ve Got The Handle
19. Josey Wales – I Need Someone (2005)
20. Kananga – Like Your Style (2005)
21. Leroy Smart – Wanna Love U (2005)
22. Mega Banton – Do Your Best (2005)
23. Naah Switch – Fuss (2005)
24. Ninjaman – Last Night (2005)
25. Norris Man – Rastafari Vibes (2005)
26. Patriot – Man A Warrior
27. Perfect – Lion Awake (2005)
28. Phillip Fraser – If I Was A Pauper
29. Sammy Dread – So Long
30. Sizzla – Knowing Each Other (2005)
31. Sugar Minott – Jah Hold The Handle
32. Terror Fabulous – Prima Ballerina (2005)
33. The Heptones – I Hold The Handle (1968)
34. U Brown – Natty Hold The Handle
35. Zahair – 4 Things (2005)