Presumably these are rhythm tracks that
Gregory Isaacs
and his backing band
the Revolutionaires
used on past recordings. Other than the fact that his name is on the CD, though,
Isaacs
is almost nowhere to be found on the songs within, save for the snatches of vocals treated with echoes on
"Tam Tam."
For those looking for more of
' smooth vocals in a dub setting, there are dub versions of his songs
"Night Nurse"
and
"Material Man"
on various compilations. That said, this is still a fine dub release. The slightly slicked-up roots sound that
favored on albums like
Night Nurse
More Gregory
comes through fully here with
Prince Jammy
's fine production and parsimonious use of studio trickery. If you like your dub to have just a lot of reverb sprinkled with a bit of echo, then this is a CD to get. For more elaborate and hazy production values, though, check out dub releases by
Scientist
Mad Professor
. ~ Stephen Cook