Augustus Pablo’s Melodica Melodies (1): ROCKERS For Hire (1971-79) (Reel C “100”)

Описание: Not many musicians would think of using what is associated to a child’s toy in their songs, yet Augustus Pablo was able to use the unique sound of the melodica to revolutionize Jamaican music in the 1970s.

His real name was Horace Swaby, and he was born in 1954 in St. Andrew, Jamaica.

In high school, he would sneak into the school’s chapel to practice the organ, and one of his schoolmates was Clive Chin, whose family ran Kingston’s main record store, Randy’s. When 15-year-old Horace Swaby decided to begin his career in music in 1970, it was easy for him to get an audition with Herman Chin Loy, a cousin of influential Chinese-Jamaican reggae producer Leslie Kong.
Swaby’s performance on the keyboard impressed Chin Loy, who took him into his Aquarius studio: the upbeat “Iggy Iggy” was the result of their first session and was credited to Augustus Pablo, a nickname that Chin Loy often used on his studio’s keyboard instrumentals.

Swaby soon took the name as his own, and over the next year he worked on various singles for Chin Loy. His first big impactful song was the instrumental “East of the River Nile” (1971).
It was an instant success, followed shortly after by “Java”, another smash hit with an influential rhythm in Jamaican music. This song resulted from the collaboration with his high-school friend Clive Chin, who was working as a producer in the family business, and it also marked the beginning of an extremely successful partnership between the two.

Augustus Pablo also continued recording for other producers, among which Lee Perry, Gussie Clark and Bunny Lee. He also helped Leonard Chin launch his label called Santic.
Despite his success with his labels, Augustus Pablo continued producing some amazing albums with others, including This Is Augustus Pablo (1974) with Clive and Pat Chin, and Ital Dub (1975) with legendary reggae engineer King Tubby.


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SIDE ONE: The Early To Mid 1970’s

01 - Iggy Iggy
(Aquarius / Scorpio, 1971)
Produced By Herman Chin-Loy

02 - The Red Sea (Extended)
(Aquarius / Scorpio, 1972)
Produced By Herman Chin-Loy

03 - Song Of The East (Extended)
(Aquarius / Scorpio, 1972)
Produced By Herman Chin-Loy

04 - East Of The River Nile
(Big Shot BI 579 A, 1971)
Produced By Herman Chin-Loy

05 - The Sniper
(Jackpot JP 771 B, 1971)
Produced By Bunny “Striker” Lee

06 - Skylarking
(Gussie - Unreleased)
Produced By Augustus “Gussie” Clarke

07 - Java Passion
(Checker Sound, 1972)
Produced By Clive Chin

08 - Too Late
(Tropical AL 025 A, 1973)
Produced By Clive Chin

09 - Cinderella In Black
(Ackee ACK 510 A, 1973)
Produced By Jimmy “One Foot” Radway

10 - Bass & Drum
(Down Town DT 497 B, 1973)
Produced By Derrick Harriott

11 - Keep On Moving
(Upsetter - Unreleased)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

12 - Pablo’s Mercy
(Sydna, 1974)
Produced By Ainsley Folder

13 - Pablo At Home
(Joe Gibbs / Pressure Beat, 1972)
Produced By Joe Gibbs

14 - Pablo In Dub
(Santic, 1973)
Produced By Leonard “Santic” Chin

15 - Lovers Mood
(Santic, 1973)
Produced By Leonard “Santic” Chin

16 - Pablo In Cow Town
(Royco, 1973)
Produced By Roy “I-Roy” Reid

17 - Pablo In Red
(African Museum, 1975)
Produced By Enos McCleod

18 - Scorching Iron
(DIP, 1975)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

19 - Stabiliser
(Stamma, 1974)
Produced By Keith Hudson

20 - False Dread
(Prophets, 1975)
Produced By Vivian Jackson



SIDE TWO: The Mid To Late 1970’s

21 - Screaming Pablo
(Micron, 1975)
Produced By Augustus “Gussie” Clarke

22 - Classical Illusion (12” Disco Mix)
(Dub Vendor, 1975)
Produced By Augustus “Gussie” Clarke

23 - Believe
(Gussie & Puppy, 1975)
Produced By Augustus “Gussie” Clarke

24 - Pablo Meets Mr. Bassie
(Hungry Town, 1977)
Produced By Everton DaSilva

25 - Unfinished Melody
(Yard Music, 1977)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

26 - Pride
(Upsetter - Unreleased)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

27 - Vibrate Onn
(Black Art, 1977)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

28 - Lama Lava
(Daddy Kool, 1977)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

29 - To Be A Lover (12” Disco Mix)
(Black Art 1977)
Produced By Lee “Scratch” Perry

30 - No Entry (12” Disco Mix)
(Gussie 1978)
Produced By Augustus “Gussie” Clarke

31 - Pablo In Moonlight City (12” Disco Mix)
(Sufferers Heights SUFF 004, 1979)
Produced By Lloyd “Prince Jammy” James

32 - Crisis (12” Disco Mix)
(Harvest HR 5189 B, 1979)
Produced By Tommy Cowan

33 - The Way
(Top Ranking, 1979)
Produced By Tommy Cowan