Yard Music Riddim – Joe Gibbs, Skengdon, Jah Life

Yard Music produced by Errol Thompson, Joe Gibbs, Kenneth Black, Hyman Wright, Philip Smart for Joe Gibbs, Skengdon, Jah Life in 1979

Yard Music Riddim comes from the 1979 Joe Gibbs, Skengdon and Jah Life camp, with production tied to Errol Thompson, Joe Gibbs, Kenneth Black, Hyman Wright and Philip Smart. The cutlist mixes the original Joe Gibbs and The Professionals title tune with Ranking Joe’s Rock It On and later pairings from Electric Dread, Horace Martin, Scion Success and Skengdon All Stars, which gives the set a nice bridge between late-70s roots energy and mid-80s reworks. Joe Gibbs was already one of the key names in Jamaican reggae production by this point, and the riddim carries that polished, heavyweight sound he was known for.

Yard Music Riddim Tracklist:

1. Electric Dread – Won’t Give Up (1986)
2. Horace Martin – Frazzle Out (1986)
3. Joe Gibbs & The Professionals – Yard Music (1979)
4. Ranking Joe – Rock It On (1979)
5. Scion Success – Put It On (1986)
6. Scion Success – Take It Off (1986)
7. Skengdon All Stars – Frazzle Dazzle (1986)
8. Skengdon All Stars – Stronger Strong (1986)

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