Up Front Riddim – Volcano, Yvonne

Up Front produced by Henry Lawes, John Holt, Dennis Brown for Volcano, Yvonne in 1981

Produced by Henry Junjo Lawes, Up Front Riddim links Volcano and Yvonne to a tight early-’80s roots-to-rub-a-dub selection, with Wailing Souls’ Up Front, Papa Tullo’s To The Edge Of The Rump, Toyan’s Tell Me Your Occupation, and John Holt and Dennis Brown’s Wild Fire giving the set its range. The riddim is documented from 1981, and the lineup carries that classic Channel One-era feel: hard drum and bass, vocal cuts moving between militant roots and the more talkative dancehall style that was starting to take hold. Junjo’s production stamp is central here, while the pairing of John Holt and Dennis Brown adds extra weight at the top end of the tracklist.

Up Front Riddim Tracklist:

1. John Holt & Dennis Brown – Wild Fire (1983)
2. Papa Tullo – To The Edge Of The Rump (1981)
3. The Wailing Souls – Up Front (1981)
4. Toyan – Tell Me Your Occupation (1982)

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