Since making his recording debut in the early Seventies with legendary British reggae band, Matumbi, Dennis ‘Blackbeard’ Bovell has repeatedly demonstrated his supreme talent and versatility in a variety of music fields. And yet enormity of his impact upon the UK’s music scene over the past five decades has remained largely overlooked. ‘The DuBMASTER – The Essential Anthology’ sets to finally address this injustice by presenting the first serious retrospective of Dennis’s output as both a performer and producer. Charting his career from the Seventies up to the present day, this handsomely packaged double vinyl gate-folded album presents 24 of his most celebrated reggae works - including Janet Kay’s seminal lovers rock classic, ‘Silly Games’ – as well as rarities and previously unissued treasures from the vaults. Compiled by the artist himself, the collection is further enhanced by Dennis’s fascinating account of his life in the music business over the past half century, with his words enriched by rare photos.

Tracklist:

Raindrops - By Dennis Bovell ; Dennis Matumbi
Za-Ion - By Dennis Bovell ; the 4th Street Orchestra
Blood Ah Go Run - By Dennis Bovell ; Dennis Matumbi
Choose Me - By Dennis Bovell ; African Stone
Row, Row, Row (Rowing Down the River) - By Dennis Bovell ; the 4th Street Orchestra
Brain Damage
Chief Inspector
Dub Master - By Dennis Bovell ; the Dub Band
Silly Dub
Oh Mama Oh Papa (7" Mix)
Pickin' Up the Pieces
Caught You in a Lie
Silly Games - By Janet Kay
A Little Way Different (7" Mix) - By Errol Dunkley
Differentah (7" Mix) - By Julio Finn
Get Up Stand Up - By I Roy
Our Tune - By Marie Pierre
Tom Hark - By Captain Morgan ; His Merry Men
African Queen - By Errol Campbell
Africa Is Our Land (7" Mix) - By Joshua Moses
Take Five - By the Young Lions
Hooked on You - By Delroy Wilson
Guide Us, Jah (7" Mix) - By Johnny Clarke
Can't Go Through (W/ Life) [Dancehall Version] - By Marie Pierre

UPC: 4050538766042
Label: Bmg Rights Managemen
Release Date: 3.25.22
Format: Vinyl Record

Dennis Bovell - The DuBMASTER: The Essential Anthology [2LP]