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    Let Him Try Riddim - Various Labels

    Let Him Try produced by Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, Ernest Hookim, Jo Jo Hookim, Jack Scorpio, Augustus Clarke, Freddie McGregor for Studio One, Jackpot, Channel One, Sunset, Book Of Psalms, Big Ship in 1967

    Rooted in the 1967 Let Him Try rhythm, this various-labels set brings together material linked to Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, the Hookim brothers, Jack Scorpio, Augustus Clarke, and Freddie McGregor across Studio One, Jackpot, Channel One, Sunset, Book Of Psalms, and Big Ship. Alton Ellis’s Let Him Try is the key cut here, with later versions from Johnny Clarke, Hugh Griffiths, Freddie McGregor, and Jackie Parris and Big Youth showing how widely the rhythm travelled through reggae and dancehall. The selection also includes dub sides such as Dub Reign and Let Him Dub, which give the package a deeper studio feel. It’s a strong snapshot of how one late-60s foundation tune kept resurfacing across different eras and labels.

    Let Him Try Tracklist:

    1. [Dub] – Dub Reign (1985)
    2. Alton Ellis – Let Him Try (1967)
    3. Bobby Melody – Jah Reign (1985)
    4. Freddie McGregor – Let Him Try (1992)
    5. Hugh Griffiths – Let Him Try (1979)
    6. Jackie Parris & Big Youth – Let Him Try (1985)
    7. Johnny Clarke – Let Him Try (1975)
    8. The Aggrovators – Let Him Dub (1975)

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