
SHANK I SHECK RIDDIM VOL 1 – TAD’S RECORDS 1982
Shank I Sheck Riddim Vol 1 Release Details
- Style: Reggae
- Total tracks: 12
- Unique artists on riddim: 12
- Key artists on this riddim: Dennis Brown, Horace Andy, Sugar Minott, Tads Records
- Browse this riddim in year & database lists: 1960s-80s Reggae Riddims
Tad’s Records dips back into early-’80s dancehall history with Shank I Sheck Vol. 1, a one-riddim set that leans on a tune whose roots stretch all the way back to the ska era. This 1982 compilation folds in a heavyweight cast — Dennis Brown, Horace Andy, Sugar Minott, Linval Thompson, Ranking Joe, U Brown and more — so the interest isn’t just the rhythm itself, but hearing how different voices ride it. Dean Fraser’s version opens the set, while King Tubby’s presence nods to the dub-minded side of the label’s catalogue and the era’s hunger for stripped-back bass pressure. Compared with Tad’s later reissues, this feels less like a nostalgia exercise than a clean snapshot of how the label handled a classic riddim at the start of the digital age.
Shank I Sheck Riddim Tracklist:
- Dean Frazer – Shank I Sheck
- Delroy Smith – Shank I Sheck
- Dennis Brown – Shank I Sheck
- Horace Andy – Shank I Sheck
- Ital Vibes – Shank I Sheck
- King Tubby – Shank I Sheck
- Linval Thompson – Shank I Sheck
- Ranking Dread – Shank I Sheck
- Ranking Joe – Shank I Sheck
- Sugar Minott – Shank I Sheck
- Triston Palmer – Shank I Sheck
- U Brown – Shank I Sheck
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