King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown (song)
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| "King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" | ||||
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| Single by Augustus Pablo | ||||
| from the album King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown | ||||
| B-side | "Baby I Love You So" | |||
| Released | 1976 | |||
| Format | 7", 12" | |||
| Genre | Dub, reggae | |||
| Length | 2:58 | |||
| Label | Island | |||
| Writer(s) | Jacob Miller | |||
| Producer | Augustus Pablo | |||
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"King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown" is a dub instrumental track by reggae musician Augustus Pablo from the 1976 album of the same name. It is a dub version of the Jacob Miller song "Baby I Love You So", also produced by Pablo.
Allmusic claims that the song is "widely regarded as the finest example of dub ever recorded"[1] and it was listed as the third best song ever recorded by Mojo.
The track is featured on the reggae radio station K-Jah West in the soundtrack of the popular video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, released in October 2004.
[edit] References
- ^ "King Tubby's Meets Rockers Uptown - Augustus Pablo". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/king-tubbys-meets-rockers-uptown-r103916. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
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