Disc 1
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Mission - (with Johnny Osbourne) ~ George Phang |  |
| 2. FP Love - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 3. Hackle The Mike - (with Peter Metro) ~ George Phang | |
| 4. Don't Hurt My Feelings - (with Freddie McGregor) ~ George Phang | |
| 5. Mission Impossible - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | |
| 6. Feel the Rydim - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 7. Old Fire Stick - (with Frankie Jones) ~ George Phang | |
| 8. Bummy Bummy - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 9. DJ A Dance - (with Charlie Chaplin) ~ George Phang | |
| 10. Answer Version - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | |
| 11. Name And Number - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 12. Come Watch The Sound - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 13. Skank Quadrille - (with Yellowman) ~ George Phang | |
| 14. Money Move - (with Barrington Levy) ~ George Phang | |
| 15. Tidal Wave - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 16. Don't Push Me - (with Michael Prophet) ~ George Phang | |
| 17. DJ Crowd - (with Toyan) ~ George Phang | |
| 18. Walking Jewelry Store - (with Yellowman) ~ George Phang | |
| 19. Living Is Hard - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 20. Reason Wid De Entertainer - (with Charlie Chaplin) ~ George Phang | | Disc 2
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| Song Title | Sample |
| 1. Suffer The Little Children - (with Barrington Levy) ~ George Phang | |
| 2. Jah Don't Love That - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 3. Try To Hypnotise Me - (with Echo Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 4. Can't Dweet - (with Sly & Robbie) ~ George Phang | |
| 5. I Feel Free - (with Barrington Levy) ~ George Phang | |
| 6. Hold Me - (with Frankie Paul) ~ George Phang | |
| 7. Strong Sensi - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 8. Skin Up - (with Charlie Chaplin) ~ George Phang | |
| 9. Cuss Cuss - (with Yellowman) ~ George Phang | |
| 10. Lone Ranger And Tonto - (with Tenor Saw) ~ George Phang | |
| 11. Love Life - (with Leroy Smart) ~ George Phang | |
| 12. Rockers Master - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 13. Can't Cross The Border - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 14. Chief In A Town - (with Michael Palmer) ~ George Phang | |
| 15. Sing On - (with Little John) ~ George Phang | |
| 16. One Big Family - (with Half Pint) ~ George Phang | |
| 17. No One Of Me, A - (with Josey Wales) ~ George Phang | |
| 18. Believe In Jah - (with Leroy Smart) ~ George Phang | |
| 19. Thank You Jah - (with Sugar Minott) ~ George Phang | |
| 20. Everything You Try - (with Nitty Gritty) ~ George Phang | |
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| Album Notes and Credits |
Notes & Personnel Info |  | Personnel: Robbie Shakespeare, Willie Lindo (guitar); David Madden, Dean Fraser, Nambo Robinson (horns); Franklyn Waul, Robert Lyn (keyboards); Cleveland "Clevie" Browne, Sly Dunbar (drums); Noel "Scully" Simms (percussion). | | Audio Mixers: Peter Chemist; Ruddy Thomas; Solgie Hamilton. | | Audio Remasterer: Paul Shields. | | Liner Note Author: Randy Fagan. | | Recording information: Channel One Recording Studio; Dynamic SOunds Studio, Kingston, Jamaica. | | Editor: Paul Shields. | | Photographer: Beth Kingston. | | Even hardcore reggae aficionados tend to nod with only faint recognition when producer and label owner George Phang's name is mentioned. Early in his career he forged an alliance with the legendary bass-drums duo of Robbie Shakespeare and Sly Dunbar, and in the early '80s teamed up with them (and others, including the up-and-coming duo Steely & Clevie) to re-create some of the classic roots reggae rhythms of the 1970s in the then-emerging dancehall style, as well as cooking up some new beats of his own. This two-disc set is the first in a four-volume, eight-disc series that documents his work during this period fairly exhaustively. It's organized with reggae scholars in mind: the 40 tracks are grouped by rhythm, each one given several different voicings by the likes of Half Pint, Charlie Chaplin, Frankie Paul, and Barrington Levy. The range of singers is actually not very wide -- the 160 or so tracks that are spread out over these four volumes are performed by a core of ten or 11 DJs and singers, with a handful of others thrown in at the margins. Highlights on this volume include four brilliant takes on the "African Beat/Mission Impossible" rhythm by Johnny Osbourne, Frankie Paul, Peter Metro, and Freddie McGregor; an excellent DJ turn by Josey Wales on an updated version of the classic "Death in the Arena" rhythm; and a moment when Charlie Chaplin redeems a singularly anemic Little John performance with his DJ cut on "Answer." This volume gets a slightly lower grade than the others due to the presence of a couple of subpar rhythms and a series of really poor performances by Little John, who was not on his game during these sessions. But there's still plenty to love on this collection, and it's recommended overall. ~ Rick Anderson |
Producer: George Phang |
Engineer: Peter Chemist; Ruddy Thomas; Soljie Hamilton |
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| Technical Info |
| Release Date : 10/07/2008 | | Original Release Date : 2008 | | Catalog ID : 4135 | | Label : VP Records | | Number of Discs : 2 | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00054645413527 |
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