ROOTS UNDERGROUND -TRIBESMAN ASSAULT- VINYL LP CITY LINE RECORDS 1977 ORIGINAL
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ROOTS UNDERGROUND -TRIBESMAN ASSAULT VINYL LP RARE - DUB REGGAE ON CITY LINE RECORDS 1977 ORIGINAL




Roots Underground ?– Tribesman Assault

Label: City Line Records ?– Senta-L-0038 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album 
Country: US Released: 1977 Genre: Reggae Style: Dub

Tracklist

A1 –Roots Underground High Times 3:53 A2 –Roots Underground Makka Root 3:01 A3 –Roots Underground Tribal Rock 3:21 A4 –Roots Underground Dread Feeling 3:02 A5 –Roots Underground Wrong Cord 3:35 B1 –Roots Underground Shotgun Skank 2:51 B2 –Roots Underground Disco Reggae Rocker 2:41 B3 –Roots Underground Black Brigade 3:24 B4 –Roots Underground Tribesman Assault 2:57 B5 –K.C. White & The Love Joy* Open The Gates 3:41

Companies, etc.

  • Recorded At – Sounds Unlimited Studio

Credits

  • Arranged By – Bullwackie
  • Backing Vocals – Love Jays*
  • Bass – Bobby Paschal, Roy (Reckless Breed)*
  • Design – Bunny Sinclair
  • Drums – Jah Scotty, Johnny Diaz
  • Edited By – Prince Douglas
  • Keyboards – Allah
  • Lead Guitar – Bobby*, Jerry Hitler
  • Mixed By – Jah Upton
  • Photography By – Clyde Nelson
  • Producer – Roots Underground
  • Producer [Associate] – Prince Douglas
  • Rhythm Guitar – Donald*, Jerry Hitler, Papo (2)
  • Vocals – K.C. White

Notes

Tribesman Dubwise Assault 
Side A Time: 16:00 
Side B Time: 15:42

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Matrix / Runout: Senta L0038-A       AL BROWN
  • Matrix / Runout: Senta L0038-A       AL BROWN
Newly arrived in the Big Apple, producer Lloyd "Bullwackie" Barnes set up a studio in the Bronx in the early '70s and launched his Wackies label soon after. Tribesman Assault was one of his first releases, a scintillating set of dubs plus one vocal track, credited to his studio band, Roots Underground. The set's riddims were recorded previously while Barnes was still working in Jamaica -- the set, however, was overdubbed in New York and mixed down there, with Prince Douglas grabbing both production and engineering credits and Jah Upton the mixing honors. The Wackies label quickly established a unique reggae sound far removed from the Jamaican norm, and that's already evident on this set. Eschewing the heavy, heavy dub sounds of the dancehalls, Tribesman Assault prefers a lighter, less oppressive style, with many of the tracks falling into the instrumental category rather than "proper" dubs. The numbers themselves were versions of a diverse set of riddims, African Jamaicans' "Girl of My Dreams," Tyrone Evans' "Dread Like Me, Leroy Smart's "Ballistic Affair," and the Righteous Flames' "I Wasn't Born to Be Lonely" among them. The "Ballistic" version, "Disco Reggae Rocker," beautifully exemplifies the Wackies style. Jah Scotty's sizzling stick and Bobby Paschal's funky bassline set the bouncing mood, and Jerry Hitler's reggae guitar is so distorted that it becomes indistinguishable from the Love Joys' synth, adding glamour to a bustling rhythm-based piece. "Tribal Rock" adds Hitler's phenomenal lead guitar to the brew, "Dread Feeling" his bright, surfy guitar that belies the hefty bassline, "Shotgun Skank" a decided touch of blues, "Black Brigade" a sense of suspense and a tinge of stepper's styling, "Makka Root" a prettier rocksteady atmosphere, and the title track predominant reggae guitar and a true dub feeling. On the final number, K.C. White (backed by the Love Joys) offers up a superb version of Dennis Brown's "Open the Gates" over one of the heaviest riddims on the set. Not your typical dub fare by any means, but a stunning message of intent from a label that would soon become legendary.

CONDITION:  

LP IN VG+++ CONDITION -CLEAN VINYL WITH EXTREMELY LIGHT PAPER SCUFFS


COVER  IN VG CONDITION--SLIGHT RINGWEAR/SOME DIRT/STAINING --SPLIT TOP RIGHT-APPROX 2 1/2"------SPLIT BOTTOM LEFT APPROX 1"--SPLIT BOTTOM RIGHT APPROX 1"---BOTTOM LEFT AND RIGHT HAVE DINGED CORNERS--FLAKING ALONG BOTTOM OF SPINE THAT HAS A LITTLE BIT OF THE WHITE COVER MISSING--HOPEFULLY ALL THIS SHOWS IN THE PICS 


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