Pure Ranking Riddim - A Cruise Records

Pure Ranking produced by King Tubby for A Cruise Records in 1979

Produced by King Tubby for A Cruise Records in 1979, Pure Ranking is a roots-era Horace Andy set with a lean, dub-heavy feel that ties it closely to Tubby’s late-70s sound. The best-known cut here is Horace Andy’s Pure Ranking, with the dub version Dub – The Return On Jammy’s Hi-Fi (Round One) giving the riddim its other key angle. Andy’s voice brings the tune into that rough, early-dancehall-to-roots crossover zone that made his late-70s work so distinctive, while the production carries the stripped, deep-bass character you expect from Tubby’s studio touch.