Mad Mad Riddim – Various Labels

Mad Mad produced by Prince Jazzbo, Dennis Star, Paul Campbell, Barry Clarke, Triston Palmer, Oswald Thomas, King Jammy, Coxsone Dodd, Maurice Johnson, Tappa Zukie, George Phang, Bunny T, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Gitsy Willis, Phillip Burrell, Winston Riley, Robert Livingston, William Maragh, Alvin Ranglin, Bobby T, Jah Thomas, June Star, Chris Cracknell, Doctor Dread, E.J. Robinson, Derek Wright, Gussie P, Ranking Joe, Clive Jarrett, Little Lenny, Bobby Digital, Paul Love, Aiden Jones for Ital International, Rosie Uprising, Ujama, Dennis Star, Disaster, Gorgon, Junjo, 56 Hope Road, Gee Street, Tanka, Studio One, Black Scorpio, Powerhouse, Absissa, Signet, Romantic, Fraser Sounds, Taxi, Xterminator, Techniques, GG’s, Grimm Ben, Body Music, Sunset, Midnight Rock, Undertaker, Wild Apache, Chopper, Digital-B, Time One, East Coast, Mad Matt, Out A Sound, Thompson Sound, Jah Guidance, Hummingbird in 1968

Mad Mad Riddim brings together a long-running Jamaican rhythm line that traces back to Alton Ellis’s 1968 original, with versions cut over the years by producers and labels including Coxsone Dodd, King Jammy, Winston Riley, Robert Livingston, Tappa Zukie, and others. The tracklist moves from the classic Alton Ellis “Mad Mad” cut into later takes from artists like Anthony Johnson, Brigadier Jerry, Beenie Man, Capleton, Charlie Chaplin, and Admiral Bailey, showing just how far the pattern has travelled across roots, dancehall, and modern reggae. It’s one of those foundation riddims that keeps finding new life through different eras, and that wide mix of voices gives the release its own identity.

Mad Mad Riddim Tracklist:

1. Admiral Bailey – Mi Gone (1991)
2. Alton Ellis – Mad Mad
3. Alton Ellis – Mad Mad (1968)
4. Anthony B – Rasta Drive Dem Crazy (2006)
5. Anthony Johnson – Nah Lick Shot (1984)
6. Beenie Man – Don’t Diss Me (1997)
7. Brigadier Jerry – Dance In A Montreal (1985)
8. Capleton – Believe It (2006)
9. Capleton – Somebody (1994)
10. Chaka Demus – Superlative (1986)
11. Charlie Chaplin – Dem Mouth (1991)
12. Charlie Chaplin & Josey Wales – The Return (1994)
13. Cobra – If A Boy Dis (1991)
14. Cocoa Tea – After The War
15. Cornell Campbell – Chatty Chatty Too Much
16. Courtney Melody – Wrap You Up (1991)
17. Culture Irie – Ghetto Rock
18. Daddy Freddy – Get Fat (1984)
19. Daweh Congo – Herb Tree (2000)
20. Dub Specialist – Lusaka (1980)
21. Dub Specialist – Talking Dub (1975)
22. Early B – Get Inna De Army (1984)
23. Echo Minott – Love Problems
24. Eek-A-Mouse – Reggae Music (2007)
25. Elephant Man – Peace Again (2007)
26. Errol Scorcher – Wife And Sweetheart (1982)
27. Frankie Paul – Your Love Is Amazing
28. General Trees – Great Jamaican Jockeys
29. Gussie P – $$$ Dub (1992)
30. Ian Sweetness – If A Sound Boy Dis (1992)
31. Jack Radics – Try Your Best (1994)
32. Jah Mason – Hard Work (2006)
33. Jennifer Lara – Hurt So Bad (1974)
34. Johnny Clarke – Take Heed (1982)
35. Johnny Osbourne – 1,000,000 In One (1992)
36. Johnny Osbourne – Dis A Rub A Dub
37. Johnny Ringo – When You Marry
38. Johnny Ringo – You Ha Fe Fit (1985)
39. Josey Wales – Gateman
40. Junior Cat – D.J. Originator (1990)
41. King Kong – Girls Dem Come
42. King Kong – Me Get Wild (1992)
43. Lady Fabulous – Lexus Body (1995)
44. Linval Thompson & Turbulence – Jezebel (2007)
45. Little John – Foreign Mind
46. Little Lenny – Bad Boy (1993)
47. Lord Sassafrass – Poccomania Jump (1985)
48. Luciano – Rock And Come In (2007)
49. Lukie D – Knocking On My Door (2006)
50. Lyrical – Body Come Down (1986)
51. Malibu – Champion Bubbler (Puppet On A String)
52. Marcia Griffiths – Evil Men’s Wives (1997)
53. Merciless – You Can Stay Deh (1997)
54. Michael Palmer – Lick Shot (1984)
55. Nardo Ranks – Kiss Me Honey (1995)
56. Natty King – Lead I Home (2006)
57. Nerious Joseph – No Money (1992)
58. Nicodemus – Boneman Connection (2008)
59. Nigger Mikey – New Gal (1992)
60. Pad Anthony – Fix Her Business (1985)
61. Papa Stag & Jesse Jendau – Disaster
62. Peter Metro – Green Card
63. Phillip Fraser – Please Stay
64. Prince Jammy – Relaxing Mood
65. Ranking Dread – Gate Man (1983)
66. Ranking Dread – Gate Man Fashion (Dub Mix) (1983)
67. Ras Fraser Jr. – Come Children And Gather Around
68. Red Dragon – Bad Boy Skeng (1986)
69. Roland Burell – Johnny Dollar
70. Rolando Alphonso & Caribjamer – Waxie Maxie (1985)
71. Sanchez – Do It For Love (1997)
72. Sanchez – Thinking About You
73. Shaggy – All Virgins
74. Sister Nancy – Coward Of The Country
75. Sound Dimension – Dance In A Montreal Version (1985)
76. Sound Dimension – Waxie Maxie Version (1985)
77. Spragga Benz – Gimme De Bible (1997)
78. Squidly Ranking – Poliomyletis (1982)
79. Stonewall Jackson – Paradise (1992)
80. Sugar Minott – Dem Style (2002)
81. Super Black – Run Sound (1989)
82. Tappa Zukie – Mr. Bubbler
83. Tarrus Riley & Michigan – Dangerous Diseases (2010)
84. Terror Fabulous – Curst (1994)
85. Terror Fabulous – Dem Curse First (1996)
86. The Positives – One Stop Driver
87. The Roots Radics & Bravo – Leggo De Dub (2000)
88. The Soul Vendors – Mad Mad Version (1968)
89. Tippa Irie – Is It Really Happening To Me (1986)
90. Toyan – Hot Bubble Gum (Bubble Fe Me) (1984)
91. Toyan – Pants And Blouses (1982)
92. Triston Palmer – Rambo Mi Tuff
93. Wayne Fire – Ease Off The Pressure
94. Wayne Fire – Leave It
95. Winston Hussey – Body No Ready (1984)
96. Winston Wheeler & Dollar Fifty – Sweeter Than You (Where Did She Go) (1995)
97. Woody Noble – Bubbling Daddy
98. Yabby U & King Tubby – Imperial Rasta
99. Yankee B – Live By The Gun
100. Yellowman – Soldier Takeover (1983)