Operation Radication Release Details
- Riddim year: 1975
- Total tracks: 42
- Unique artists on riddim: 40
- Key artists on this riddim: Cocoa Tea, Courtney Melody, Don Carlos, Flourgon, General Degree, Gregory Isaacs
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Riddims Archive
Operation Radication produced by Phillip Burrell, King Jammy, Danny Browne, Lloyd Campbell, Alvin Ranglin, Michelle Campbell, Jason Sterling, Roy Cousins, Hyman Wright, Percy Chin, Gregory Isaacs for Xterminator, Jammy’s, Ethnic, Spider Man, Joe Frasier, Thrillseekers, Fresh Bread, African Museum in 1975
Operation Radication Riddim is a 1975 various-labels set credited to Phillip Burrell, King Jammy, Danny Browne, Lloyd Campbell, Alvin Ranglin, Michelle Campbell, Jason Sterling, Roy Cousins, Hyman Wright, Percy Chin and Gregory Isaacs across Xterminator, Jammy’s, Ethnic, Spider Man, Joe Frasier, Thrillseekers, Fresh Bread and African Museum. The lineup brings in Carlton Livingston, Charlie Chaplin, Cocoa Tea, Dillinger, Ronnie Davis and Yellowman-linked cuts, with early standout versions like Dillinger and Prince Glen’s Bump Skank and Carlton Livingston’s See Them A Come. The rhythm is also widely known as Operation Radication and has been associated with other classic names such as In A Dis Ya Time and Yellowman’s Operation Radication, which underlines how long this foundation has travelled through reggae and dancehall history.
Operation Radication Tracklist:
- Dub – Special Request Version (1984)
- Dub – Version Forever (1983)
- Carlton Livingston – See Them A Come (1984)
- Charlie Chaplin – Electric Skank (1981)
- Cocoa Tea – Legalize The Herb
- Courtney Melody – Key To Your Heart (1998)
- Danger Wong – Empty Gun (1992)
- Dillinger & Prince Glen – Bump Skank (1976)
- Dillinger & Ronnie Davis – Bump Shank (1979)
- Don Carlos & Gold – Ain’t Too Proud To Beg
- Fiona – Silly (1998)
- Flourgon – Run Soundboy
- General Degree – Tan Well Ina The Place
- Gregory Isaacs – Work Up A Sweat (1994)
- Honorable Apache – Miss Gorgeous (1998)
- JD Smoothe – What If (2001)
- Jezzreel – All Depends On You
- Josey Wales – Come Home (1989)
- Junior Moore – It’s No Secret (1998)
- Leroy Sibbles – Choice Of Colour (1998)
- Lone Ranger – Frankinstine (1980)
- LT – Only Jah (1998)
- Mical Rustle – Living In Paradise (2001)
- Michigan – Stripe (1998)
- Mikey Spice – Have It All (1998)
- Pam Hall – Hear Oh Lord (1998)
- Pan Head – Rude Boy Face
- Prince Far I – Special Request (1984)
- Rappa Robert – Ganja Trafficking
- Risto Benjie – Problem (1992)
- Ronnie Davis – Won’t You Come Home (1975)
- Scion Success – Dance Hall Queen
- Terry Ganzie – What’s Wrong (1992)
- The Itals – In A Dis Yah Time (1980)
- The Itals – Ina Dis Time (1996)
- Tony Tuff – The Remedy (1998)
- Trinity – Ready Done (1977)
- U Roy – Musical Addict
- Winston Jarrett – Sleeping In The Park (1984)
- Yellowman – Bim And Bam (1980)
- Yellowman – Out A Hand (1980)
- Yellowman & Fathead – Operation Radication (1980)
