View basket “Lotek Hi-Fi” has been added to your basket. Hometown Hi-Fi Dubplate Specials 1975-79 King Tubby SKU: JRLP051 Barcode: 5060135761301 11.00 £11.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Jamaican Recordings Released Date: 3rd June 2013 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info King Tubby’s Hometown Hi-Fi was one the great Sound Systems in Jamaica. It also proved a fantastic outlet for the Dub Plate Specials cut at Tubby’s studio, providing exclusive cuts to be played out and to entice the dance’s audience. The tracks at the time were mainly cut over producer Bunny ’Striker’ Lee rhythms, that Bunny stored at Tubby’s studio which was in fact his home, 18 Drumilly Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica. The versions were given exclusive plays at Tubby’s sound before some finding their way on to vinyl, as the b-side version cut to its a-side vocal, proving so popular that the records were often brought for its version side over its vocal counterpart. King Tubby and Producer Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee are intertwined in the birth of Dub Music, after discovering a mistake that made a ‘serious joke’ (more of which later…) they went on to release the first pressings of this new musical genre namely ‘Dub Music’. Tubby’s vast knowledge of electronics and Bunny’s vast catalogue of rhythms would lay the foundations of what today is taken as a standard… the Remix / Version cuts to an existing vocal tune. Osbourne ‘King Tubby’ Ruddock was born in Kingston, Jamaica on 28th January 1941 and grew up n the High Holborn Street area of downtown Kingston. He studied electronics at Kingston’s National Technical College and also on two correspondence courses from the U.S begining.A… When he had qualified Tubby began repairing radios and other electrical appliances in a shack in the back yard of his mother’s home. His work in the early days included winding transformers and building amplifiers for Kingston’s Sound Systems. Tubby built his first Sound System in 1957 playing jazz and rhythm & blues at local weddings and birthday parties. His reputation as a man who knew and understood both electronics and music grew steadily and as the sixties drew to a close Tubby purchased his own basic two track equipment. He installed this alongside his dub cutting machine, a home-made mixing console and his impressive collection of Jazz albums in the back bedroom of his home at 18 Dromilly Avenue which he christened his music room. Tubby and Striker were at Treasure Isle Studio’s one day while Ruddy from Spanish Town was working with the engineer Byron Smith. “Tubby and myself was talking when Ruddy was cutting some dub but Smithy (engineer) made a mistake through we were talking and forgot to put in the voice. It was two track recording in those days. Ruddy said ‘No Man! Make it stay! And so they cut the rhythm. When I went over to Ruddy’s that Saturday night a dance was in progress and when they played the vocal to the tune… then he said we’re going to play ‘Part Two’. They never called it ‘Version’. and then he played the rhythm track. The song was a catchy song and everybody started to sing along and the deejay started to toast so everything went down well. On Monday morning I went up and I said ‘‘Tubbs the mistake we made was a serious joke. It mash up Spanish Town! The people went wild. So you have to start to do that now ‘cause when the man put on the ‘Part Two’ everyone start singing this song. It played about twenty times. I said you try Tubbs!’…Well the next Saturday night now when Tubby strung up down the farm U Roy said he’s going to play ‘Part Two’ but Tubby did it different now. He started with the voice then dropped it out and let the rhythm run and then he brought in the voice in the middle and from there Tubby started to get really popular.’’ -Bunny ‘Striker’ Lee Dynamic Sounds upgraded to sixteen track recording in 1972 and Tubby purchased, again with the help of a deal brokered by Bunny Lee. The old four track equipment and the MCI console from their Studio B. The four tracks now gave him far wider scope to work with and he began to create a new musical form where the bass and drum parts were brought up while the faders allowed Tubby to ease the vocal and rhythm in and out of the mix. We have compiled a selection of cuts that were all tried and tested on Tubby’s Home Town Hi Fi Sound System and worked a great set of Bunny Lee’s rhythms in fine style. All Killer No Filler … Hope you enjoy the set. Artist King Tubby Genre Reggae / Dub / Ska Label Jamaican Recordings Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings 1 Dub of Rights | Source: Declaration of Rights / Johnny Clarke 2 Higher Ranking | Source: Top Ranking / Johnny Clarke 3 A Stalawatt Version | Source: The Stal-O-Watt / Cornell Campbell 4 King Tubby’s In Fine Style | Source: Power Of Love / Ronnie Davis 5 African Sounds | Source: African People / Johnny Clarke 6 Channel One Under Heavy Manners | Source: Pumps And Pride / Leroy Smart 7 Channel Get Knockout | Source: Girl I Love You / Johnny Clarke 8 The Champion Version | Source: King Of The Arena / Johnny Clarke 9 Stealing Version | Source: Stealing Stealing / Johnny Clarke 10 Satta Dread Dub | Source: Satta Dread Wayne Jarrett 11 Crazy Dub | Source: Crazy Baldhead / Johnny Clarke 12 Dreada Version | Source: Dread A Dread / Johnny Clarke 13 No Love Version | Source: No Love / Leroy Smart 14 Hold Them In Dub* | Source: Natty Rootsman / Barry Brown 15 Step It Up In Dub* | Source: Step It Up Youthman / Barry Brown 16 Dub With A View* | Source: Tell Me Why - Take A Look In The Ghetto / Johnny Clarke 17 Dub To The Rescue* | Source: Sun Is Shining / The Aggrovators (1977 rhythm) 18 A Rougher Version* | Source: Invasion / Jackie Edwards Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from King Tubby View Product Quick View King Tubby The Roots Of Dub Reggae / Dub / Ska | Greensleeves | 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby The Roots Of Dub £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Greensleeves SKU: GREL2032 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby King Tubby Meets The Upsetter Reggae / Dub / Ska | Greensleeves | 1LP Released 2nd February 2024 £17.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby King Tubby Meets The Upsetter £17.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Greensleeves SKU: VPGSRL5224 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 2nd February 2024 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby Never Run Away-Dub Plate Specials Reggae / Dub / Ska | Jamaican Recordings | 1LP Released 30th March 2018 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby Never Run Away-Dub Plate Specials £14.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Jamaican Recordings SKU: JRLP068 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th March 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby Shalom Dub Reggae / Dub / Ska | Radiation Roots | 1LP Released 12th May 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby Shalom Dub £19.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Radiation Roots SKU: RR00313LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 12th May 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown Reggae / Dub / Ska | Clocktower | 1LP Released 30th September 2016 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown £19.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Clocktower SKU: CT0085LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 30th September 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby Dangerous Dub Reggae / Dub / Ska | Greensleeves | 1LP Released 21st August 2015 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby Dangerous Dub £10.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Greensleeves SKU: 601811022917 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 21st August 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View King Tubby Midnight Rock At King Tubbys Reggae / Dub / Ska | Roots | 1LP Released 23rd March 2015 £14.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders King Tubby Midnight Rock At King Tubbys £14.00 Genre: Reggae / Dub / Ska Label: Roots SKU: RJMLP134 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd March 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more from King Tubby Start again More from Reggae / Dub / Ska View Product Quick View Mystic Revelation of Rastafari, The Grounation Reggae / Dub / Ska | Soul Jazz | 3LP, Box Set, Includes Download Code Released 23rd September 2022 £33.00 - 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