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2007 Reissue of an Album that First Appeared in 1975, "King Tubby Meets the Aggrovators at Dub Station" Pits Tommy Mccooks Wonderful Melodies Against the Mixing Skill of King Tubby, the Legendary Creator of Dub. Recorded at a Time When Both Mccook and Tubby were at the Pinnacle of their Powers, the Result Unsurprisingly is a Seminal Collection that is Now Widely Acknowledged as One of the Finest Dub Collections Ever to See Issue. For this CD Release, the Original Tracklisting Has Been Augmented by Numerous Rare Bonus Tracks from the Era, Culminating in What is Undoubtedly One of the Most Eagerly Awaited of Reggae Re-releases.

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Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 4.97 x 0.54 inches; 2.83 ounces
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Trojan
Date First Available ‏ : ‎ April 12, 2007
Label ‏ : ‎ Trojan
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B000OMD2ZY
Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

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Mr M R Cullen

Great. Thank you

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017

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Arrived as described. Great. Thank you.

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IntoTheDialectic

Essential, unmissable, 5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2007

Trojan have come up trumps for May and June with these new Gregory Isaacs and Tubby's re-issues.

So much incredible, good , bad and bland Tubby's music has flooded the market over the last ten to fifteen years,that it's hard to imagine there are many more rarities left -- but most of the versions included on this Tubby's/Mcook album haven't seen wider CD re release until now.

For those of you who love the mid to late 70's period Tubby's/Rockers/Bunny Lee, you are in for a real treat here -- The first tune "Creator of Dub" has also seen service on the Tappa Zukie "MPLA" album, and the cut here is explosive : classic Rockers.

The next rhythm track is also familiar, being a re cut to the Johnny Cash "Ring of Fire" horns refrain, a melody clearly very popular at the time as Don Drummond's earlier testament shows.

"Dub Station" is a huge cavernous affair, opening with a majestic horns refrain, before a fast paced snare and flying cymbals parry with jazz style rim shots in a furious dub, Tubby's turning the DNA of the rhythm inside out with tunnel like dub effects.

"King Tubby Dub" has a mid 70's disco influenced funk intro, before tearing into another tight, tubular Bunny Lee dub, with scouring cymbals. "Caretaker Dub" sounds like your speaker cones are coming unstuck or malfunctioning.

The original album featured 12 tracks -- the current Sanctuary re-issue adds another extra 12 thunderous cuts to the original issue, with dubs to Johnny Clarke's "Move outta Babylon" ( "Moving On" ), Upsetter rhythms from "Black Board Jungle" ( "Canon" ) and countless other tunes you will recognise.

So -- the serious , committed reggae collector will certainly know most of these rhythms very well -- but many of us will not have heard these specific cuts to these drum and bass lines. There is not a single bad tune on the entire record. It's an indispensable, perfect Tubby's/Bunny Lee purchase, featuring some of the most inspired cuts you are likely to hear of these very familiar mid to late 70's tunes.

Though there are no "freshly heard" or newly dug up rhythms here, to many of us reggae obsessives, this album may well be amongst the best dub reissues of the past three or four years.

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intrnlmdnyc

a gem, should be more well-known

Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2011

One of the lushest, most melodic and engaging dub albums I've ever heard. This work should be distributed as essential dub/reggae alongside more well-know works. Not only is the horn and woodwind playing superb, but King Tubby's and Bunny Lee's contibritions to the recording process are innovative and effective. They add another dimension to an already solid foundation of intrumental songs: volume manipulations and echo effects applied selectively at points in these songs - to single tracks in the mix - provide texture, sonic depth, and bounce that couldn't otherwise be there with convential recording. Enjoy the punch of "The Dub Station" "The Height of Dub" and "Sparkling Dub" - they'll make you want to embrace summer heat, sip some rum, and throw yourself around the house (or dancefloor). And slow burners like "Collie Dub" and "Joy Soy Dub" are inviting for a earbud stroll through the city or garden. Material like this brings out the crate-digging dub enthusiast in me. I was lucky enought to get my hands on the vinyl version after buying the CD on a whim. When I sold all my CDs at a sidewalk sale before moving (out of Crown Heights, Brooklyn USA), I was given serious props by a dreadlocked stranger who bought this particular CD from me. He couldn't believe I owned such an obscure and undeniably viable album. Bottom line, this is legit. Find it, buy it, live it.

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Zachary E. House

Top notch

Reviewed in the United States on March 2, 2008

If you all dont know about Tommy McCook you better ask somebody. Get it now get it fast. It might change your life forever.

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NETILITI

YAHWEH-DIOS EL ALTÍSIMO TODOPODEROSO ES LO MÁS IMPORTANTE

Reviewed in Spain on January 9, 2021

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La canción "King Tubby Dub " me sonaba de algo...Mi Madre me dijo que sí, que es de una serie de TV, supongo que de los años 80,...debería de ser muy "ñajo " 😂🤣 Buen documento musical de Tubby &Tommy McCook &The Aggrovators...
¡¡¡A Dios!!!

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Jacek Szafir

GREAT TOMMYS MCCOOK ALBUM

Reviewed in Germany on February 13, 2019

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& BONUS TRACKS CLASSICO OF FLYIN'CYMBALS

Craig White

Saxy Beast vs The Flying Cymbals!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 12, 2018

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not wishing to be impatient, it's taken me around 40 years to buy this album! and also, indeed, to hear it, even though it's been in and out of print (mostly out) periodically. it's definitely one that you buy, then curse yourself for dithering about for 40 years, as it's one of the best collections in tubby's quality ridden canon, and maybe the best in illustrating the 'flying cymbal' technique? tommy mccook has blown over a great number of tubby's mixes with style and skill, and this understanding they had is maybe the factor in the uniqueness of this one - mccook appeared to play for the effect of the record rather than for purposes of show. some of the pieces on here journey a great distance from their sources, tubby riffing on percussive improvisations to points beyond reggae, before being reined back in by the re-emergence of the velvety vibrant horn playing. the sound of two masters of their crafts at the top of their game!
the ins and outs, the source material etc, are well covered in other reviews, so i don't need to add my tuppenceworth here, only to reiterate it's success as a work. it's also very clear where the 6 bonus tracks cut in, as there's a noticeable drop in tension and a return to more familiar tubby/mccook material. no drop in quality though, as these are all crucial pieces, just dubbing on a different footing. the 12 tracks that form the original album feel like a project, and the whole would fit very easily into anyone's collection of top dub records!

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easytempo

これは素晴らしい傑作ダブ＆インストレゲエ

Reviewed in Japan on October 14, 2010

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本編は非常にソリッドで緊張感あふれるダブ。
キング・タビーの最高傑作の１枚にあげられる。
後半のオマケはうって変わって、和みモノが並ぶ。
ほとんどダブ的ないじり無しでインストレゲエとして楽しめる。
同じバンドとは思えないほどだが，どちらもかっこいい。
終盤にまた、鋭いダブに戻るもの、計算なのか？
これはお薦めです。

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