Mule Train Riddim – Various Labels

Mule Train produced by Bunny Striker Lee, Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare, E.J. Robinson for Jaguar, Striker Lee, Jackpot, Island, Top Rank in 1970

Mule Train Riddim dates to 1970 and pulls together cuts produced by Bunny Striker Lee alongside work tied to Sly Dunbar, Robbie Shakespeare and E. J. Robinson for labels including Jaguar, Striker Lee, Jackpot, Island and Top Rank. The set leans on the train theme through tracks like Count Prince Miller’s Mule Train, Augustus Pablo’s Pablo’s Dub Train, Big Joe and King Tubby’s Rasta Train, and Derrick Morgan and Hortense Ellis’ Reggae Train, with later Johnny Osbourne and Johnny P versions also in the mix. Bunny Lee’s name sits at the center of it, and the riddim’s spread across different labels shows how widely this instrumental was carried through the roots era and beyond.

Mule Train Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – Mule Train (Dub Version) (1981)
2. Augustus Pablo – Pablo’s Dub Train (1970)
3. Big Joe & King Tubby – Rasta Train (1977)
4. Count Prince Miller – Mule Train (1970)
5. Count Prince Miller – Mule Train (1981)
6. Dennis Alcapone – Horse And Buggy (1971)
7. Derrick Morgan & Hortense Ellis – Reggae Train (1975)
8. Johnny Osbourne – Mule Train (1993)
9. Johnny P & Johnny Osbourne – Link Up (1993)

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