2024 repress of the 2011 reissue - Who could imagine that a child's toy instrument would launch not just a star, but a whole new musical style? Yet that is precisely what happened to Augustus Pablo and his melodica. The musician set Jamaica alight with "East of the River Nile," the prototype for the new Far Eastern style, and cemented his reputation with the hot hit "Java." Initially, Pablo had recorded with producer Herman Chin-Loy, but eventually began working with two other members of the family, Clive Chin and his uncle Leonard. (The keyboardist also recorded with producers outside the Chin clan). By 1974, a debut album, This Is Augustus Pablo, was in the works, rounding up a dozen tracks cut with the Chins. An amazing roster of talent accompanied Pablo on these recordings, including the Barrett brothers, Earl "Chinna" Smith, Errol Thompson, and keyboardists Ansel Collins and Glen Adams. Together the men created a simmering rootsy sound, percolating with reggae beats. In keeping with the Far East sound, many of these instrumentals are in a minor key, conjuring up a wondrous atmosphere which ranges from yearning to pensive. - Jo-Ann Greene
| A1 | Dub Organizer |
| A2 | Please Sunrise |
| A3 | Point Blank |
| A4 | Arabian Rock |
| A5 | Pretty Baby |
| A6 | Pablo In Dub |
| A7 | Marabi (Bonus Track) |
| A8 | Java (Bonus Track) |
| B1 | Skateland Rock |
| B2 | Dread Eye |
| B3 | Too Late |
| B4 | Assignment No 1 |
| B5 | Jah Rock |
| B6 | Lover's Mood |
| B7 | Guiding Red (Bonus Track) |
