The Train Is Coming Riddim – Supreme, Klik, Upsetter

Coxsone Dodd, Tony Robinson and Lee Scratch Perry are behind The Train Is Coming Riddim, originally cut in 1966 and later carried through Supreme, Klik and Upsetter versions. The set links Ken Boothe’s original The Train Is Coming with Big Youth’s Dreadlocks Dread and Lee Scratch Perry and Jimmy Riley’s Rasta Train, so it moves from ska-era roots into mid-70s reggae and deejay style without losing the same train motif. Boothe’s song was issued on Supreme, while Perry’s later cut sits on his Upsetter imprint, with Tony Robinson’s Klik credit rounding out the lineup.