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 CD album presents 38 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.
1. Run Rasta Run
2. Za-Ion
3. Half Way to Za-ion (Za-ion Dub)
4. Come With Me
5. Run Dem Out
6. Raindrops
7. Eye Water (Raindrops Dub)
8. Blood Ah Go Run/Blood Dem (12'' Mix)
9. The Grunwick Affair
10. Choose Me (12" Mix)
11. Row, Row, Row (Rowing Down the River) [12" Mix]
12. Brain Damage
13. Chief Inspector
14. Dub Master
15. Pow Wow
16. Silly Dub
17. Oh Mama Oh Papa
18. Pickin' Up the Pieces
19. Caught You in a Lie
20. After Tonight
1. Silly Games
2. A Little Way Different/Differentah (12" Mix)
3. Jah Man
4. Jah Man Dub
5. Cry
6. Heights
7. Get Up Stand Up
8. Our Tune
9. Tom Hark (7"mix)
10. Positive Vibrations
11. African Queen
12. Africa (Is Our Land)
13. Take Five
14. Portrait of You
15. Hooked On You
16. Guide Us, Jah (12" Mix)
17. Nasty
18. Can't Go Through (With Life) [dancehall Version]
