Take Five Riddim – Various Labels

Take Five produced by Henry Lawes, Augustus Clarke, Winston Riley, Lloyd Mason, Bunny Striker Lee, U Brown, Leon Synmoie, Inner Circle, Tappa Zukie, Sonia Pottinger, Carlton Livingston, Herbie Harris, Edmond Brooks for Volcano, Techniques, Lee’s, Thrillseekers, Dance Hall, Fan Club, Teams in 1968

Take Five Riddim, listed here as a 1968 various-label cut, pulls together work from Henry Lawes, Augustus Clarke, Winston Riley, Lloyd Mason, Bunny Striker Lee, Tappa Zukie, Sonia Pottinger, Inner Circle and others across labels like Volcano, Techniques, Lee’s, Thrillseekers, Dance Hall, Fan Club and Teams. The lineup reaches across eras, with Barrington Levy, Barry Brown, Cornell Campbell, Dillinger and Freddie McGregor alongside later voices such as Anthony Johnson, Daddy Rings, Earl Sixteen and Gappy Ranks. One of the key draws is how many different producers and imprints have their own version of the same framework, giving the riddim a wide historical spread rather than a single-session feel. Barrington Levy’s Captivity, Barry Brown’s Natty Roots Man and Cornell Campbell’s Money are among the names that help anchor the set, and the tune itself remains tied to the long-running Jamaican habit of reworking familiar rhythms into new songs.

Take Five Riddim Tracklist:

1. Anthony Johnson – Beware (2007)
2. Barrington Levy – Captivity
3. Barrington Levy – True I Own (1979)
4. Barry Brown – Natty Roots Man (1975)
5. Barry Brown – Two House Department (1979)
6. Cornell Campbell – Money (1979)
7. Daddy Rings – Weed Song (1999)
8. David Jahson – No One (2007)
9. Dillinger – Jah Love (1975)
10. Earl Sixteen – Africa Is Calling (2007)
11. Freddie McGregor – Special Lover
12. Gappy Ranks – Can’t Get We Down (2007)
13. Inner Circle – Standing Firm (1979)
14. Jack Radics – Zinc Fence Situation (1999)
15. King Jammy & The Aggrovators – Hold Them In Dub (1975)
16. King Jammy & The Aggrovators – Jah Love Rockers Dub (1975)
17. Lone Ranger – Kendal Crash (1979)
18. Lone Ranger – Step It Inna Africa
19. Madoo – Hands In The Air Girl
20. Mike Brooks – Tribal (2007)
21. Sheldon – So Much (2007)
22. Simpleton – Press Gas (1999)
23. The Aggrovators – 12 Tribe Dub (1973)
24. The Aggrovators – Africa Is Russian Dub (2007)
25. The Aggrovators – Beware Of The Russians Dub (2007)
26. The Aggrovators – Can’t Get The Russians Dub (2007)
27. The Aggrovators – No One’s Russia Dub (2007)
28. The Aggrovators – So Many Russians Dub (2007)
29. The Aggrovators – Tribal Russia Dub (2007)
30. The Mighty Diamonds – The Way How You Walk
31. Tony Tuff – Round The World (1980)
32. U Brown – Blow Brother Joe (1978)
33. U Brown – Blow Mr. Horns Man (1978)
34. Val Bennett – Russians Are Coming (1968)
35. Welton Irie – Blow Mr. Hornsman Blow (1979)