Dennis Bovell’s prolific and eclectic career encompasses a huge range of music: from dub poetry to lovers rock, to post-punk, to disco, to pop and beyond. His production work encompasses such diverse figures as The Slits, I Roy, Maximum Joy, Fela Kuti, The Pop Group, Janet Kay, Saada Bonaire, Orange Juice, Golden Teacher, Steel Pulse, and more.
This compilation focuses on the period during and immediately after Bovell’s involvement with the Jah Sufferer Sound System, digging deep to find deep cuts and lesser-known versions, mainly from 1976–1980, plus a killer and lesser-heard dub of the iconic “Silly Games.” Painstakingly restored and remastered at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin, these decades-old tracks sound pristine and dynamic, sequenced to take the listener on a journey through Bovell’s production and arrangement genius.
The accompanying sleevenotes are a result of a long conversation with Dennis about this period of his life, with track-by-track recollections and fascinating biographical asides.
| A1 | The Dub Band - Dub Land |
| A2 | Dennis Matumbi - Blood Dem |
| A3 | The Dub Band - Suffrah Dub "Sufferah Sound Disco 45" |
| B1 | Pebbles (3) - Positive Vibrations |
| B2 | Cosmic Idren - Compelled |
| B3 | Dennis Curtis - Come With Me |
| B4 | Matumbi - Dub Planet |
| C1 | African Stone - Run Rasta Run |
| C2 | Matumbi - Fire Dub |
| C3 | Errol Campbell (3) - Jah Man |
| C4 | Young Lions (2) - Take Dub |
| D1 | Dennis Bovell, Janet Kay - Game Of Dubs |
| D2 | African Stone - Dub Choice |
| D3 | Angelique (5) - Cry |
| D4 | DB At The Controls - Crying |
