Mr Brown Riddim – Various Labels

Mr Brown produced by Lee Scratch Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Trevor Elliott, Delroy Wright, Michael Thomas, Tony Rebel, Phillip Burrell, Donovan Germain for Cash And Carry, Musical Ambassador, Xterminator, Penthouse, Tad’s in 1970

Mr Brown Riddim brings together cuts on the classic Bob Marley root from a spread of labels and producers, with the post tying it to Lee Scratch Perry, Gregory Isaacs, Trevor Elliott, Delroy Wright, Michael Thomas, Tony Rebel, Phillip Burrell and Donovan Germain across Cash and Carry, Musical Ambassador, Xterminator, Penthouse and Tad’s, and placing it in 1970. The core link is Marley’s Mr Brown, the song Perry produced in 1970, and the tracklist stretches that foundation through later versions and related takes from Gregory Isaacs, Beres Hammond, Buju Banton, Bushman, Freddie McGregor and others. That mix gives the release a roots-heavy, songbook feel, moving from the original tune into later vocal reworkings that keep the riddim’s ghost-story energy and old-school Kingston mood alive.

Mr Brown Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Johnson – I Need Your Loving (1984)
2. Beres Hammond – Can’t Walk Away (2001)
3. Bob Marley & The Wailers – Mr Brown (1970)
4. Buju Banton – Miss Ready Body (2001)
5. Bushman – Where Is Your Clothes (2001)
6. Edi Fitzroy – Check For You Once (1982)
7. Freddie McGregor – Change In Me (2001)
8. Gregory Isaacs – Mr Brown (2001)
9. Gregory Isaacs – Mr Brown (2010)
10. Gregory Isaacs – Mr Brown (1979)
11. Johnny Ringo – Model With Me (1982)
12. Lebanchula & Sugar Black – I Saw Selassie (1996)
13. Sizzla – No Other Like Jah (1997)
14. The Upsetters – Dracula (1970)
15. Tony Rebel – What You Looking For (2001)
16. Tony Rebel & Mutabaruka – Foot Of The Mountain (1996)

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