Mr Bassie Release Details
- Riddim year: 1971
- Total tracks: 65
- Unique artists on riddim: 51
- Key artists on this riddim: Anthony B, Baby Wayne, Barrington Levy, Beres Hammond, Capleton, Courtney Melody
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
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 Tracklist:
- Dub – Laser Attack (1981)
- Dub – Problems Dub (1977)
- Admiral Tibet – Blame It On Yourself (2000)
- Angela Prince – No Bother With No Fuss
- Anthony B – Heavy Like Lead (2000)
- Augustus Pablo – Pablo Meets Mr Bassie
- Augustus Pablo – Zion Seals Dub
- Baby Wayne – Sick A Dem Testament (2000)
- Barrington Levy – Come In A De Dance
- Barrington Levy – Jah Save My Life
- Barrington Levy – Teach The Youths (1986)
- Beres Hammond – Freedom (1992)
- Capleton – Run The Place (2000)
- Captain Sinbad – From A Distance (1986)
- Charlie Chaplin & Josey Wales – Fire Fire (1992)
- Courtney Melody – Heal Them Jah Jah
- Courtney Melody – My Kind Of Girl
- Danny Dread – Jah Jah (1986)
- Dennis Brown – Street Kid
- Dennis Brown & Junior Reid – Dance Nah Keep (1992)
- Elijah Prophet – War A Gwaan (2000)
- Frankie Paul – I Want You
- Frankie Paul – King Champion
- Garnett Silk – Papa
- Garnett Silk – The Rod (1994)
- Gregory Isaacs – Freak Of The Week
- Horace Andy – Mr Bassie
- Horace Andy – Mr Bassie (1971)
- Horace Andy – Mr Bassie (Discomix) (1977)
- Horace Andy – Problems (1977)
- Horace Andy & Ranking Joe – Original Music
- Ini Kamoze – Hill An Gully Ride
- Isiah Mentor – Everything (1986)
- Junior Demus – Double Breast (1986)
- Kane Juice – Take It Easy (2006)
- Little John – Acting So Strange (1986)
- Lone Ranger & Welton Irie – Chase Them Crazy
- Luciano – Blast Off Go A Moon (2000)
- Major Worries – Cowboy MC
- Michael Palmer – Find A Job (2001)
- Michael Palmer – Mr Booster
- Michael Prophet & Papa Tullo – Give Me Your Loving
- Mikey Jarett – Mr Excitement
- Nadine Sutherland – Since You've Been Gone (1993)
- Nitty Gritty – Long Run Short Ketch
- Nitty Gritty – Ready Fi Dem (Mek Dem Come) (1986)
- Pinchers – Increase Your Knowledge (1987)
- Robert Ffrench – My Love
- Sammy Dread & Papa Tullo – Morning Love
- Sluggy Ranks – If You Can't Do The Time (1986)
- Sluggy Ranks – Million Man March
- Sluggy Ranks – Skettle Giving Problems
- Sly & Robbie – Mr Bassy
- Sly Dunbar – Mr Bassie (1977)
- Sugar Minott – Girls In The Lead (2008)
- Sugar Minott – Jah Jah Lead Us
- Sugar Minott – Stronger Than Before (1986)
- Sugar Minott – Victim Of A Love Affair (2001)
- Tanya Stephens – Gotta Find Someone (1996)
- The Mighty Diamonds – Fight Fire With Fire (1993)
- Tony Lowe – Line Stepper
- Trinity – Mr Bassie (1977)
- Willow – Nah Follow Dem (1986)
- Yami Bolo – Almighty One (2000)
- Yami Bolo – Weep Not (1993)
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