Skylarking Riddim – Various Labels

Skylarking produced by E.J. Robinson, Henry Lawes, Coxsone Dodd, Tappa Zukie, Steely, Clevie, King Jammy, Bunny Striker Lee, Augustus Clarke, Jo Jo Hookim, Clive Jarrett, Carlton Livingston, Chris Cracknell, Lee Scratch Perry, Peter Chemist, Sugar Minott, Junior Reid, Horace Hinds for D-Roy, Top Rank, Volcano, Channel One, Studio One, Tappa, Bongo Man, Clocktower, Popcorn, Slam in 1972

1972 roots reggae from the classic Skylarking camp, drawn from Horace Andy’s original piece and carried through a long line of versions and dubs on the same rhythm. The post ties the riddim to a wide spread of producers and labels, including Coxsone Dodd, Bunny Striker Lee, Lee Scratch Perry, King Jammy, Steely and Clevie, Tappa Zukie, Sugar Minott, Junior Reid, and others, which fits the way Skylarking has moved across generations of Jamaican studios and reworks. Barrington Levy’s Skylarking, Big Youth’s The Killer, and the dubs around Murderer and A Better Version are key cuts here, alongside later takes from Anthony B, Beres Hammond, and Anthony Red Rose. It’s a good snapshot of how one enduring foundation stayed in circulation from the early 70s into the dancehall era.

Skylarking Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – A Better Version (1973)
2. Dub – Keep On Riding Version
3. Dub – Murderer (1973)
4. Dub – Round 4 (1980)
5. Anthony B – Love Triangle (2000)
6. Anthony Malvo – Dancehall Fever (2000)
7. Anthony Red Rose – No Corruption
8. Barrington Levy – Good Loving
9. Barrington Levy – Skylarking
10. Barry Brown – Forward On
11. Beres Hammond – Angel Eyes
12. Big Youth – The Killer (1974)
13. Bobby Kalphat – Addis-A-Wa-Wa
14. Cedric Brooks – Idleburg
15. Chrisinti – Rub A Dub (2000)
16. Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Special Request To All Prisoner (1981)
17. Devonte – Let There Be Love (2000)
18. Errol Dunkley – Stop The Gun Shooting
19. Garnett Silk – Skylarking
20. George Nooks – Tailor Made (2000)
21. Gregory Isaacs – Town Is Talking (1995)
22. Horace Andy – Skylarking (1972)
23. Horace Andy – Skylarking (1973)
24. Horace Andy – Skylarking (3) (1996)
25. Hortense Ellis – Jah Mysterious Works
26. I-Roy – High Jacking
27. Jah Thomas – Stop Yu Loafin (1978)
28. Johnny Osbourne – Keep On Riding
29. Johnny Ringo – Mavis
30. Junior Reid – No Loafting (1994)
31. Lone Ranger – Screw Gone A North Coast (1978)
32. Lone Ranger & Welton Irie – Chase Them Crazy (1979)
33. Peter Metro – Lord Ho (Oh Lord) (1984)
34. Platinum – Thug Life (2000)
35. Prince Jazzbo – Crabwalking
36. Singing Melody – Keep Your Head Up (2000)
37. Sizzla – Judgement (2000)
38. Sugar Minott – Ghetto Uptown (1979)
39. Sugar Minott – Uptown Ghetto (1988)
40. Sugar Minott & Flourgon – Rise (2000)
41. Tappa Zukie – Stop The Gun Shooting (1976)
42. The Upsetters – Scratch Walking (1981)
43. Tiger – Voice Out
44. Trinity – Discipline (2000)
45. Wayne Chin & Creole – Skylarking

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