Weatherman Skank Riddim – Various Labels

Weatherman Skank produced by King Jammy, Carlton Patterson, Duke Reid, I-Roy, Tappa Zukie, Bunny Striker Lee, Dudley Swaby, Chris Cracknell, Henry Lawes, Delroy Wright, Doctor Dread, Courtney Cole, Tad Dawkins for Black, White, Brickwall, Treasure Isle, Manzie, Volcano, Roof, Tad’s in 1979

Weatherman Skank Riddim brings together a deep late-’70s roots-to-deejay cut over a rhythm handled by a heavy mix of names, with King Jammy, Carlton Patterson, Duke Reid, I-Roy, Tappa Zukie, Bunny Striker Lee, Dudley Swaby, Chris Cracknell, Henry Lawes, Delroy Wright, Doctor Dread, Courtney Cole and Tad Dawkins all tied to the production, released in 1979 across labels like Black, White, Brickwall, Treasure Isle, Manzie, Volcano, Roof and Tad’s. The tracklist leans into that old-school weather theme with cuts like Dub – King At The Controls, Dub – Virgin Affair, Dub – Weather Umbrella, Big Joe’s Fishman Skank, Carlton Patterson and Trinity’s It’s Raining, Clint Eastwood’s Weather Man, and Don Carlos’ Laser Beam, while later voices like Billy Boyo, Chaka Demus and Charlie Chaplin show how long the riddim kept circulating. It has the feel of a classic Jamaican backing built for sound system use, moving easily between dub versions and deejay cuts, with the tune’s identity coming from that stormy concept and the way it bridges Treasure Isle-era roots with the rougher dancehall run that followed.

Weatherman Skank Riddim Tracklist:

1. Dub – King At The Controls
2. Dub – Virgin Affair (1979)
3. Dub – Weather Umbrella (1979)
4. Anthony B – God Above Everything
5. Big Joe – Fishman Skank
6. Billy Boyo – Look How She Fat (1983)
7. Carlton Patterson & Trinity – It’s Raining
8. Chaka Demus – The People A Bawl
9. Charlie Chaplin – Revival (1991)
10. Clint Eastwood – Weather Man
11. Clint Eastwood & General Saint – Banana Export (1982)
12. Don Carlos – Laser Beam (1980)
13. General Echo – Titanic
14. I-Roy – World On Fire (1979)
15. Jigsy King & Tony Curtis & Mickey Simpson & U Brown & Singing Jade & Dennis Rock – Jesus (1994)
16. Lone Ranger – Moses
17. Mikey Spice – It’s Raining (1995)
18. Norris Man – Park Your Guns
19. Papa Tullo – Nuff Stylee (1983)
20. Ray I – Weatherman Skank
21. Rod Taylor – Let Love Abide (1980)
22. The Three Tops – It’s Raining
23. Toyan – Man Smarter (1983)
24. Trinity – Weatherman Cap
25. Turbulence – Them Gone (2006)

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