Mr Bassie Riddim – Various Labels

Mr Bassie produced by Coxsone Dodd, George Phang, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, Robert Ffrench, Hyman Wright, Percy Chin, Augustus Pablo, Leggo Beast, Flabba Holt, Ranking Joe, Hammer, Sugar Minott, Horace Andy, Everton Da Silva, Errol Thompson, Joe Gibbs, Mickie Scott, Linval Thompson, Witty, Norman Wilson, Maurice Johnson, Phillip Burrell, Bobby Digital, Clive Kennedy, Tesfa McDonald, Norbert Maye for Studio One, Rockers, Powerhouse, Ffrench, Greensleeves, Red Rock, Taxi, Moodisc, Strong Like Sampson, Wackie’s, Jah Guidance, Jah Life, Kennedy, Million, Hungry Town, Witty, Black Scorpio, Xterminator, Digital-B, Shocking Vibes, Ras Barnibas, Baraka, Tesfa in 1971

Mr Bassie, issued under various labels and usually dated to 1971, pulls together a long run of roots-era cuts and later versions around the same rhythm, with a producer list that reaches from Coxsone Dodd and Augustus Pablo to Joe Gibbs, Linval Thompson, and Sly and Robbie. The mix leans from early reggae into dub and later dancehall-era reworks, and the lineup brings together names like Augustus Pablo, Barrington Levy, Beres Hammond, Admiral Tibet, and Anthony B. Pablo Meets Mr Bassie is one of the key anchors here, and the project also reflects how widely the rhythm travelled through Jamaican music over the years.

Mr Bassie Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Laser Attack (1981)
2. Dub – Problems Dub (1977)
3. Admiral Tibet – Blame It On Yourself (2000)
4. Angela Prince – No Bother With No Fuss
5. Anthony B – Heavy Like Lead (2000)
6. Augustus Pablo – Pablo Meets Mr Bassie
7. Augustus Pablo – Zion Seals Dub
8. Baby Wayne – Sick A Dem Testament (2000)
9. Barrington Levy – Come In A De Dance
10. Barrington Levy – Jah Save My Life
11. Barrington Levy – Teach The Youths (1986)
12. Beres Hammond – Freedom (1992)
13. Capleton – Run The Place (2000)
14. Captain Sinbad – From A Distance (1986)
15. Charlie Chaplin & Josey Wales – Fire Fire (1992)
16. Courtney Melody – Heal Them Jah Jah
17. Courtney Melody – My Kind Of Girl
18. Danny Dread – Jah Jah (1986)
19. Dennis Brown – Street Kid
20. Dennis Brown & Junior Reid – Dance Nah Keep (1992)
21. Elijah Prophet – War A Gwaan (2000)
22. Frankie Paul – I Want You
23. Frankie Paul – King Champion
24. Garnett Silk – Papa
25. Garnett Silk – The Rod (1994)
26. Gregory Isaacs – Freak Of The Week
27. Horace Andy – Mr Bassie
28. Horace Andy – Mr Bassie (1971)
29. Horace Andy – Mr Bassie (Discomix) (1977)
30. Horace Andy – Problems (1977)
31. Horace Andy & Ranking Joe – Original Music
32. Ini Kamoze – Hill An Gully Ride
33. Isiah Mentor – Everything (1986)
34. Junior Demus – Double Breast (1986)
35. Kane Juice – Take It Easy (2006)
36. Little John – Acting So Strange (1986)
37. Lone Ranger & Welton Irie – Chase Them Crazy
38. Luciano – Blast Off Go A Moon (2000)
39. Major Worries – Cowboy MC
40. Michael Palmer – Find A Job (2001)
41. Michael Palmer – Mr Booster
42. Michael Prophet & Papa Tullo – Give Me Your Loving
43. Mikey Jarett – Mr Excitement
44. Nadine Sutherland – Since You’ve Been Gone (1993)
45. Nitty Gritty – Long Run Short Ketch
46. Nitty Gritty – Ready Fi Dem (Mek Dem Come) (1986)
47. Pinchers – Increase Your Knowledge (1987)
48. Robert Ffrench – My Love
49. Sammy Dread & Papa Tullo – Morning Love
50. Sluggy Ranks – If You Can’t Do The Time (1986)
51. Sluggy Ranks – Million Man March
52. Sluggy Ranks – Skettle Giving Problems
53. Sly & Robbie – Mr Bassy
54. Sly Dunbar – Mr Bassie (1977)
55. Sugar Minott – Girls In The Lead (2008)
56. Sugar Minott – Jah Jah Lead Us
57. Sugar Minott – Stronger Than Before (1986)
58. Sugar Minott – Victim Of A Love Affair (2001)
59. Tanya Stephens – Gotta Find Someone (1996)
60. The Mighty Diamonds – Fight Fire With Fire (1993)
61. Tony Lowe – Line Stepper
62. Trinity – Mr Bassie (1977)
63. Willow – Nah Follow Dem (1986)
64. Yami Bolo – Almighty One (2000)
65. Yami Bolo – Weep Not (1993)

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