Tripe Girl Riddim – Music House

Tripe Girl Riddim – Music House pulls together a compact four-track set from 1972, produced by Ivanhoe Smith and Alvin Ranglin for Music House. The line-up pairs The Heptones’ title cut with I-Roy’s Look A Boom, Bim Sherman’s Mighty Ruler, and Lone Ranger’s later 1980 take on Tribal War, so the riddim moves between rootsy harmony, deejay style, and tougher sing-jay energy. Music House was part of Alvin Ranglin’s wider footprint in Jamaican music, and the title track by The Heptones gives the set its hook while Bim Sherman’s cut adds a deep roots edge. It’s a short, characterful release with a classic early-70s groove and enough variation in the vocal approach to keep the arrangement lively.