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Yabby You Format: Audio CD
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Shanachie Entertainment has for almost fifty years been a leading independent recording company releasing great music by acclaimed—and sometimes legendary—artists in a wide variety of musical genres including R&B, Jazz, Gospel, Blues, Folk, Rock, Alternative and World music. Among the more notable artists that have graced Shanachie’s roster are such luminaries as Angie Stone, Najee, Kim Burrell, Mint Condition, Randy Brecker, Will Downing, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Incognito, Rahsaan Patterson, Rita Marley, Isaac Carree, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti and many more.

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Track Listings

Disc: 1

1 Deliver Me
2 Conquering Lion
3 Yabby You
4 Anti Christ
5 Carnal Mind
6 Run Come Rally
7 Jah Vengeance
8 Tubby's Vengeance
9 One Love
10 Pound Get a Blow
11 Fire Fire
12 Fire Dub
13 Chant Down Babylon Kingdom
14 Beware Dub
15 Give Thanks and Praise
16 Man of the Living
17 Free Africa
18 Live Trap
19 Love Thy Neighbor

Disc: 2

1 Love and Unity -Mashdown
2 Babylon a Fall
3 This Economical Crisis
4 Praise Jahova
5 Fire Deh a Mus Mus
6 Fleeing from the City
7 Love in Zimba
8 Gwaan and Lef Me
9 Rock Man Soul
10 Love of a Woman
11 Get Lost Babylon
12 How Long
13 Stop Your Gang War
14 Blessed Are the Poor
15 Peace
16 Jah Mercies
17 Dreadlocks Man

Disc: 3

1 Daughter of Zion
2 What a Sufferation
3 I Must Achieve What Is Mine
4 Words of the Prophets
5 Freedom of Life
6 We Want Our Liberty
7 Beyond the Hills
8 Mercy and Truth
9 Blackstar Liner
10 King of Kings
11 Education for Free
12 Reggae Make You Feel Alright
13 Natty Roots Man
14 Half Pint
15 Oh City of Zion
16 Hail the Children
17 Warn the Nation
18 Jah Vengeance
19 Black Is Our Color
20 Run Come Raw Dub

Editorial Reviews

Vivian "Yabby You" Jackson was, along with Lee "Scratch" Perry, Augustus Pablo, King Tubby, Burning Spear and Culture, one of the key creators of the roots reggae style and dub revolution which swept the world in the 1970s and was a catalyst for punk rock, dance music/electronica and hip-hop. As a singer, writer and producer, Yabby You created some of the greatest roots classic in the history of reggae. A must-have for roots reggae fans and all those interested in classic reggae!

Product details

  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.44 x 5.47 x 0.83 inches; 3.53 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Shanachie
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 33110775
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2015
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ December 24, 2014
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Shanachie
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00R5FX7G2
  • Country of Origin ‏ : ‎ USA
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 3
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.8 4.8 out of 5 stars 54 ratings

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A Must Have For Any Serious Roots Music Lover, Deep Spiritual Music, Tuff Riddims, Great Mixes,The Rarities Disc By itself Is Worth The Price Of This Box Set. Hail The Jesus dread
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Comment Man
5.0 out of 5 stars The Yabby You renaissance continues
Reviewed in the United States on March 3, 2015
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Yabby You, a gentle soul who suffered from debilitating arthritis for most of his life, is receiving in death the CD releases which eluded him in life. I must admit some ambivalent feelings about this; since Shanachie's vinyl releases of his material in the 1980s, Yabby You has been one of my favorite musical figures in any genre, a man whose profound spiritual music spoke directly to my soul. I sought his material avidly during the aughts when I began to collect CD yet the only ones apparently readily available were two excellent Blood and Fire compilations. Since Yabby You's demise, two fine CDs were released by the Pressure Sounds label. Now Shanachie, the label which first introduced Yabby You to America, has released an amazing three CD set of Yabby You's fine work.

The other Amazon review correctly states that it is difficult to overpraise this fine collection. This CD firmly establishes Yabby You as one of the finest roots reggae producers; only Lee Perry and Augustus Pablo rival the quality and consistency of Yabby's output (I should note that I would, perhaps eccentrically, classify King Tubby as a dub artist--a brilliant deconstructing artist of other people's material--and not a producer. Clearly, people like Junior Byles, Culture, Spear etc. are artists, not producers.) In the Western European tradition, a "genius" is viewed as an individual who somehow singlehandedly shapes the world and culture to his "vision." The great Jamaican producers managed to illuminate the genius in other people's talents, creating indelible works of art in a collaborative process which seems to transcend ego.

The oversized box set includes three CDs. There is some duplication from the earlier Blood and Fire set  Jesus Dread  on the first CD "Classics"; however, about half the songs on this CD were new to me. I must admit any decent overview of Yabby You's career had to include such relatively familiar songs as Yabby You, Anti-Christ and Carnal Mind. The second CD "The Many Moods of Yabby You" includes a number of Yabby You vocals (along with a song from the Melodians!) which I had not heard before and are uniformly excellent. The third CD includes a number of songs by other artists Yabby You produced-- Half Pint, Wayne Wade, Willi Williams and Unknown Artist (never heard of the cat but he's awesome!).

These songs are just amazingly good. I have a long standing habit. When I buy a new CD I use my CD burner to copy the best song or two onto a CD-R so I can listen to my best new songs in my car without worrying about ruining an expensive CD when I crash into one of the craters the Omaha street department coyly refer to as potholes. Listening to this CD set I had to restrain myself from copying every darn song onto my car CD. This is just astonishingly good music.

One last point. Yabby You is the most conventionally Christian of the Rastafarian roots artists. He earned the nickname Jesus Dread because he insisted that Jesus Christ is the King of Kings. I am a practicing Roman Catholic who believes literally in the reality of the Holy Spirit and the communion of saints. Yabby You's music moves me in a specifically religious way--I do not hear a huge gap between Yabby's outlook and traditional Christian theology. I know my outlook may not be appreciated by Rastafarians (after all, the Pope does seem to come into a lot of criticism, to put it mildly, in much Rasta thought); however, this is my honest reaction to his music.

Also on the set are several new King Tubby dubs. The darn thing is worth buying just for these dubs!

Shanachie has also included a nice little booklet full of photos of Yabby You and several essays about him. This set is quite a bargain! I haven't read the booklet and might not--I am not that huge a fan of linear notes--but it is a nice touch.

Overall, this is one of the finest compilations I have. I have a small sadness that this was not released when Yabby You was alive. Still, I am sure he is aware of the love and joy he has created on earth,
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Stuart Jefferson
5.0 out of 5 stars "EVERYWHERE I GO, THE RASTAMAN, THEM WISH ME EVIL." YABBY YOU.
Reviewed in the United States on March 10, 2015
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This has been reviewed, so I don't want to waste anyone's time, but it is just so good on several levels that I just had to say something about it. The combination of his spiritual beliefs and his talent in the studio made Yabby You's music a breath of fresh air--slightly apart from all the other singer/producers of the roots era. The best of his music had a certain undefinable "something" that still lives on in his music all these years later. If you have any kind of collection of Jamaican music, but without any Yabby You, you have a hole in your collection of roots era music. And even if you own the 2 CD set "Jesus Dread 1972-1977" (both sets share some of the same tracks) this new collection is still well worth purchasing.

Even if you forget the Christian overtones in much of his music, Yabby You's (real name Vivian Jackson) music is some of the best Roots-era music from that era. But his spiritual beliefs are largely responsible for the strength of his music and how important his music was in the '70s-'80s. His own albums were full of great songs/arrangements, many of them speaking to spiritual beliefs and righting the wrongs of that period in Jamaica. His instrumental and dub sides were deep and organic sounding. And his work with other vocalists was top-notch. He worked with King Tubby, Scientist, Lee Perry, and others in the studio to obtain just the right sound he heard in his head. Because of his deeply held Christian beliefs he was given the name (as an insult) of "Jesus Dread" by the Rastafari community where he lived. A cripple who had to use crutches, it's even more amazing that he persevered during that era in Jamaica--a sign of the strength of his beliefs. He is still looked up to as an example for what he believed in. That and his musical skills for both his and others music.

His albums from the early '70s into the early'80s are full of deeply satisfying tracks from an artist who was deeply religious, several which are included here. Plus there's some great instrumentals and dub versions too, and a slew of rare tracks from his prime years. The sound is very good throughout this collection--but know that the last six tracks on Disc 3 are very rare dub plates, which have very audible surface noise--but boy do they sound authentic to the period! And the 27 page booklet has a deep, informative essay on Yabby You, his music, and the era. Even the outer packaging--a quad-fold-out style--is very well done. Anyone interested in roots reggae from one of the originators needs to check this out. This is the real deal spiritual/roots music from "Jesus Dread".

And if you like dub music check out his album "Beware Dub", a classic of the era. It's available from Amazon as a CD-R but has very good sound. There's no notes except a list of song titles and song lengths. The original 9 track album is here along with another 8 tracks of equally fine dub music for about 55 minutes or so of music. Recorded at Channel One, mixed at King Tubby's, and engineered by Yabby You and Prince Jammy. Musicians include Sly and Robbie, Ansell Collins, Skully, Tommy McCook, Chinna Smith, and others, along with The Prophets and Tony Tuff adding vocals. This is one of the better Dub albums from the era--deep bass, various instruments and vocals in and out of the mixes--which makes for a great flowing set of tunes. If you're a Dub fan/collector you should hear this.
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Michelle
5.0 out of 5 stars ... the creator for blessing me with the wisdom for good music and this musician is what great music is ...
Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2015
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I start off by thanking GOD the creator for blessing me with the wisdom for good music and this musician is what great music is about. I love the vibes on his first cd just down right inspirational. This is my first time listening to his music. No regrets in the purchase of this cd package, my one wish is that the world listen an start to promote the love these Moses of music and wisdom have to offer. The vibration is wicked and the instrumental is like no other. Feel closer to GOD when I listen to these musicians. Thanks brothers for letting the world no how important it is to praise the CREATOR.
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nerio alarcon
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2018
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Cyndi
4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent box set with rare and alternate versions of Yabby You's work.
Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2019
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I bought this to add to my huge reggae record collection. This 3-cd box set with a thick booklet is an awesome introduction to the "Jesus Dread" and Yabby You talents as a singer and producer respectively. Excellent sound quality and a great collection of hard to find 12" versions of classic roots reggae with some dancehall and roots artists produced by Yabby You thrown in for good measure. Although I gave this box set only 4 stars, it is because you would still need to get his "Jesus Dread" album to have a full cross section of his dub and non-dub roots efforts. This collection is lighter on his dub efforts and concentrates more on his roots music. It would be 5 stars if it had just one more cd of his "Jesus Dread" and "Conquering Lion" works. The money from this cd collection goes to his estate and not some record company just trying to cash in. It is hours of digitally mastered music that shows what a loss Yabby You's death was. Loved by King Tubby, Bob Marely, the Gladiators, and many other regggae bands, he was an obscure but highly relevant producer and muscian whose work is hard to find due to licencing challenges to even create a compilation. Buy this before all other Yabby You records and you will not be disappointed.
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Fusselschnecke
5.0 out of 5 stars Sehr gute Zusammenstellung
Reviewed in Germany on October 31, 2017
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Ich habe mir diese Box aufgrund der positiven Rezensionen in diversen Foren gekauft. Diese erdige, sehr aufrichtige Musik haut mich vom Hocker. Neben den Original Tracks gibt es jede Menge Versions und 12'' Mixes und dies in einem sehr guten Sound.
Wer auf Crossover- oder Pop- Reggae steht empfehle ich diese sehr vom Rastafari - Glauben getriebene Musik nicht.
Ein großes Lob von mir an die Produzenten dieser Box!
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marco
5.0 out of 5 stars BUONO SUPER BUONO MOLTO BUONO STREPITOSO OK BELLISIMO GOOD OK O OK O OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
Reviewed in Italy on March 2, 2016
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BUONO SUPER BUONO MOLTO BUONO STREPITOSO OK BELLISIMO GOOD OK O OK O OK OK OK OK OK OK OK
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ital
5.0 out of 5 stars the mighty yabby you at tubbys studio
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2015
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this 3 cd set is on par with blood and fires jesus dread compilation.not so many alternative riddims of the same tune,but a fantastic cross sectio of yabbys productions and stellar vocal stylings by the man himself alonside various prophetes backing singers.worth every penny the quality of the dubplates is below par by cd standards,this is to be expected,as theyre only recorded on acetate for sound system exclusive use.if you have the jesus dread set you will recognise the different cuts utilising the same backing tracks.superb versions of yabbys king pharoah plague with storming mixes done at tubbys studio.they sound as if the king is at the control on many of these excellent cds.buy with confidence.also check out yabbys african queen cd from amazon,for some great dubs,including the dub to trinitys z90 amongst others you will know if you are a long time or new devotee of jamaican souds.best purchase so far this year and doubt it will be bettereds.thanks amazon for getting this to me,well packaged as usual.
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AJN van der Hoek
5.0 out of 5 stars Great heavy roots
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 16, 2021
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Great overview of the career of this criminally unknown-to-the-masses roots artist.
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klaus stoffelen
5.0 out of 5 stars rarität in gut
Reviewed in Germany on July 11, 2016
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klasse zusammenstellung in 1a sound qualität.... da lacht das herz..ähnlich wie die augustus pablo box einfach nur toll, mehr davon
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