2021 - Mad Professor – 40 Years Of Dub

 

2021 - Mad Professor – 40 Years Of Dub @320

If you think about it correctly, Neil Fraser is actually the longest-serving, continuously active to this day Dub-Maker of the Planet. Congratulations! He has been producing in his living room since the 4-Track-Ariwa-Studios was founded in 1979 Dubs. In 1982 the legendary album "Dub Me Crazy ”, followed by 11 more albums with the same (sub) title: Milestones of the Dub-History. Now he is celebrating with "40 years of Dub“(Ariwa) himself. He dug deep into the mountain of his recording tapes and - it seems to me - put together his personal favorites from 40 years. What a very personal choice suggests is the fact that its just great Dub-Hits (what a contradictio in adiecto!) Cannot be found here. That makes the album sound fresh and fresh, especially since the crazy professor has remastered his recordings. Many of the titles listed cannot be found in the Ariwa Back Catalog, so it is quite possible that there are previously unpublished ones Dubs of past decades can be heard - unless the madman simply gave the tracks new titles. Be that as it may: The album is fun and the stylistic development of the professor and his music is exciting. With the last track "Forward 2 Africa" ​​he has arrived in the here and now - oh well, he is even a bit ahead of his time! (DubBlog)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Iggy Pop

[3cds]

(2017)

 

320

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2004 - Salif Keita – Remixes From Moffou

2004 - Salif Keita – Remixes From Moffou @320

Salif Keita's glowing 2002 album is remixed for the electro-dancefloor by a largely French-based crew. "Madan" and "Moussoulou" are the most popular subjects, notching up three versions apiece. This process is anything but repetitive, as each knob-twiddling team manages to shunt off in wildly contrasting directions.

Gekko's "Madan" is given a trouncing momentum, decorated with near-intangible swirls, bolstering Keita's female chorus. The Tim Paris alternative involves a bluntly thudding minimalism, its simple-minded bass beat underpinning a repeated n'goni string-figure. Salif himself is noticeably absent. Then, The Boldz funk up the same song, justifying these multiple trips.

"Moussoulou" fares even better, perfectly illustrating how the remixer's art can be sensitive to the integrity of the original work, yet still boldly experimenting with the raw material. Plenty of acoustic content remains. Ark (Guillaume Berroyer) dices and chops, interrupting Keita's vocals, cutting the track's naked matter up into thin slices. New rhythms are created from vocal fragments. Then, Osunlade lends a Sly'n'Robbie backbone to the same song, using a sped-up dub reggae bassline and glancing snare-strikes.

The lone appearance of "Ana Na Ming" turns out to be a wise choice for La Funk Mob, stuck right near the end, but still a pronounced highlight. It revolves around a compulsive melodic line, quite simply handled. Its climax features a massing of instrumental activity, settled down on a burbling synth-line. This is just as enticing as some of the more radical re-thinks; relatively pure when set beside the preceding electro-collage tendencies.

"Here" has two alternatives.Frederic Galliano throws down a gruff house beat, overlaid with tiny loops, taking pulse-repeats to their shortened limit. Stark and pointed.Doctor L's extended remix has significant instrumental additions,with heavy cello riffs and a willowy flute.Things settle down into a mordant mood before breaking out in complete dub fragmentation.

The project's chief problem could be the under-usage of Keita's voice itself, but in a spread of stripped-down interpretations this can have a striking effect when he does rear up into the mix... (BBC)

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Various - Soul Mixed Vol 12 2026 320 😎

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Bob Marley & The Wailers – Destiny: Rare Ska Sides From Studio One 1999 320 😎

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Comateens - 1980-1985 2019 320😎

Comateens were formed in New York in 1978 by Ramona Jan (guitar), Nicholas Dembling (aka Nick O. Teen, Nick North, Nick West) (bass, vocals), and a drum machine. After Lyn Byrd (synthesizer, vocals), Oliver North (guitar, vocals) and Harry Viderci (drums) joined the group, they recorded their first single, The Ramona Jan-penned songs Danger Zone and Elizabeth's Lover (not released at the time) and Diana Dominicci's Cool Chick. Jan left the band in 1980 and Comateens recorded their self-titled debut LP in 1981. The album became a cult favorite among college hipsters, especially the band's remake of “The Munsters Theme". However, the Comateens actually gained a larger following in Europe, wherein the group's quirks – such as the necrophilia tale “Cool Chick" – were more easily digested. The band released two more LPs – 1983's Pictures on a String and 1984's Deal With It – and then split up in 1985. Byrd and Nicholas West (Dembling) eventually reunited in West and Byrd.

This set contains the three albums released by Comateens with bonus cd of demo's.

CD1 - Self titled debut album from 1981

CD2 - Pictures On A String from1983

CD3 - Deal With It from 1984

CD4 - Demo's

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of The Beatles

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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Dubblestandart – In Dub 2014 320 😎

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Shellac - Excellent Italian Greyhound 2007 320 😎

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Jimmy Cliff – Samba Reggae 1993 320 😎

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Various - Box Of Vibes 50 (C-R-A) 2026 320 😎

So Box 50 is here for your pleasure, Concha starts this week with her selections form 1 to 8, then come my (Reb) tunes from 9 to 16 and finally Andy closes the box with his tracks from 17 to 24. 

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Vibes will be two years old soon... (Updated in blue) (New update in Red 14th sept 2026)

 Hi there Vibes will be two years old at the end of September and I thought some regulars to the site might like to help us celebrate with a special Box Of Vibes comp. 

So if you would like to take part then all you need to do is suggest and couple of tracks to be included into the compilation. Just comment with your name so we can say on the comp who suggested which tracks, they can be from any decade and of any musical genre you wish. I will then try to compile it. 

So on this post add two tracks that you think we should include. Put the artist / band followed by the track and the year, can you please also add the album/EP or single they come from as well which should make them easier for me to find.  

Just drop the track titles into the comments below, I will then search for the tracks suggested. If I can't find a 320 copy, I will ask you to email me a 320 copy of your suggestions. 

The final day to submit your tracks is Friday 18th September, which will give me time source the tracks and compile the comp. 

I have extended the closing date for tracks by a week, to Friday 25th September. 

The 22 tracks submitted already, I have already collected and tested to make sure they are real 320. We are 2 on the 30th of September, so any new tracks submitted, will work on collecting them as they are suggested so tags will need doing on them, the others are ready, just need to sort the running order. After the 25th and with us not posting on Sundays any more can work on them then. 

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1965 - My Generation (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) [5CD Box Set, 2016]

1965 - My Generation (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) 

[5CD Box Set, 2016] @320

The Who got bigger, brainier, better and generally tougher as they grew. But they were never as fiercely raw as they were on their first album, My Generation. In 36 minutes, they tore through the conventions of British rock 'n' roll until they found a place they could call their own. Five decades after its release, the album stands as one of rock music's greatest debuts.

For its 50th anniversary, My Generation has been expanded to a five-CD Super Deluxe Edition that adds new mixes, B-sides, singles, alternate takes and demos. And over the course of more than 75 tracks, the set sketches out a template the Who would build from and break down several times during their career, pulling in everything from R&B rave-ups and chiming pop to scorching rock 'n' roll and proto-punk anarchy.

While much of this material has surfaced on other collections, including previous anniversary editions of My Generation, the set attempts to wrangle most of the period's songs into one place. A few strays from earlier editions, mostly different alternate versions, are missing, but the Super Deluxe Edition is the most representative collection of a pivotal year in the life of the Who, starting with the "I Can't Explain" single from early 1965.

The center of it all is the My Generation LP, included here in a newly remastered mono mix and a stereo mix of the album from 2014 that was previously available only on iTunes. Both versions heighten the guitars and pulsing rhythm section that drive songs like "The Kids Are Alright," "A Legal Matter" and the classic title tune. The bonus tracks here -- shuffled between mono and stereo mixes, and including some of the singles and B-sides released before and after the album came out -- serve as jagged bookends to the LP's dozen tracks.

It's a vivid portrait of the Who's first several months as professional recording artists. All these years later, the explosive clash of garage-rock R&B and serrated pop from this period that later helped form their identity sounds like a launching point of things to come -- from Roger Daltrey's throaty vocals to Pete Townshend's whipping guitar attacks to that thing Keith Moon did on the drums where he was never quite on the beat but powered the rhythm all the same.

The weakest disc here, the one dedicated to almost a dozen Townshend demos from the era, provide the sketches (and, in one case, just a fragment) for the full-band takes. They're interesting as starting points, but they don't approach the force of the released versions. (Three of the songs are brand new to Who fans; Townshend discovered the stashed-away demo tapes in 2015.)

And that's why My Generation matters the most. As the band grew and got more popular, Townshend took control as its chief songwriter and architect. This Super Deluxe Edition of the Who's debut is all about the band -- before the rock operas, fringe jackets and trashed hotels -- in all of its raging glory. (Ultimate Classic Rock)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Lou Reed

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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The Last Fortnight On Vibes - Monday Aug 31th To Saturday Sept 12th 😎

I have decided to post this list every fortnight and not weekly, think this will be of greater use for all trying to catch up with the posts on Vibes in the future. I hope the fist weekly one, proved helpful to some of you. 

If you find it useful would you be so kind to comment, saying it's useful to catch up with posts cheers, it will help me decide if I continue posting these!!! 

Thanks

Monday Aug 31st

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/vibes-will-be-two-years-old-soon.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/various-box-of-vibes-48-r-c-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/12x12-vol-17-prince-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/chumbawamba-shhh-1992-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/zounds-curse-of-zounds-singles-1993-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/avengers-died-for-your-sins-1999-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/small-faces-2014-here-come-nice-4cd.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-epileptics-flux-of-pink-indians.html

Tuesday Sept 1st

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-nigeria-70-definitive-story-of.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1988-cure-standing-on-beach-singles-b.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/rebjuke-reggae-vol-6-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-apostles-singles-compilation-album.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-soul-mixed-vol-11-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/rebjuke-reggae-vol-7-2026-320.html

Wednesday Sept 2nd

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/transplants-haunted-cities-2005-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/manic-street-preachers-national.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/the-diodes-tired-of-waking-up-tired.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2015-lee-perry-dub-triptych.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/12x12-vol18-2026-320.html

Thursday Sept 3rd

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2018-kinobe-golden-age-golden-dubs.html

Friday Sept 4th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2005-lee-perry-dubstrumentals.html

Saturday Sept 5th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2024-va-reimagining-in-court-of-crimson.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1969-king-crimson-in-court-of-crimson.html

Sunday Sept 6th

No posts we are now closed on Sundays

Monday Sept 7th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-box-of-vibes-49-c-r-2026-320.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2003-pat-metheney-one-quiet-night.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists.html Sex Pistols

Tuesday Sept 8th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01879566604.html Rolling Stones

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2022-travelin-band-creedence-clearwater.html

Wednesday Sept 9th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_0125539983.html  The Doors

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2002-salif-keita-moffou.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1981-paragons-paragons-dubwise-2015.html

Thursday Sept 10th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01159199856.html Genesis

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1967-love-forever-changes-50th.html

Friday Sept 11th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01115957565.html  Bob Dylan

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/1977-ramones-rocket-to-russia-40th.html

Saturday Sept 12th

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/various-artists_01077547058.html  Eric Clapton

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/dan-hicks-1997-return-to-hicksville.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/2000-takashi-hirayasu-bob-brozman-jin.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/anonymous-comments.html

https://vibes-vibras.blogspot.com/2026/09/m-people-gold-2019-320.html

Sunday Sept 13th

We no longer post any albums on Sundays, this post gives a review of the posts on vibes for the last 2 weeks, so if you have missed something, you can catch up. 

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M People – Gold 2019 320 😎

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2000 - Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman - Jin-Firefly

 

2000 - Takashi Hirayasu & Bob Brozman -  Jin-Firefly @320

Recorded on the Okinawan island of Taketomi, Jin Jin/Firefly documents a rare encounter between Okinawan singer/sanshin player Takashi Hirayasu and acoustic guitarist Bob Brozman. Forming a duo, the two prove to be highly compatible -- and when you think about it, they're a logical combination. Hirayasu's foundation is Okinawan music, which contains both Japanese and Polynesian elements; Brozman, meanwhile, is considered a master of the Hawaiian guitar and is no stranger to the sounds of the Pacific Islands. So it isn't hard for them to find common ground on "Akata Sun Dunchi," "Chinnuku Jushi," and other traditional Okinawan children's songs that Hirayasu selected. What the duo does with the songs isn't entirely traditional, however. Brozman brings plenty of blues, rock, and Hawaiian influence to the session, and that works for Hirayasu because the Okinawa native is hip to blues and rock himself. Hirayasu and Brozman both have a lot of charisma, and that proves to be mutually beneficial on this excellent CD.(AllMusic)

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Dan Hicks - 1997 - Return To Hicksville (Best Of)

 

Dan Hicks - 1997 - Return To Hicksville (Best Of) @320

Just where to place the free-range music of Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks -- are they country? jazz? rock? Western swing? comedy? -- has always been a nettlesome problem, confounding the public and hyphen-crazy critics alike. For Hicks and his all-acoustic band were certainly all of those genres and then some, a marvelous amalgam of American music with a large dollop of humor thrown in for good measure. Subtitled "The Blue Thumb Years, 1971-1973," this 16-track collection touches on all of the group's major stylistic bases and more, making this a greatest-hits album on a group who never really had a hit. Pulling half a dozen tracks from their debut album, Where's the Money? (the title track, "I Feel Like Singing," "Reelin' Down," "Dig a Little Deeper," "News from Up the Street," and "The Buzzard Was Their Friend"), seven tracks from Striking It Rich ("Canned Music," "Walkin' One and Only," "The Innocent Bystander," "I Scare Myself" [which later became a hit for techno rocker Thomas Dolby], the wry humor of "Presently in the Past," "You Gotta Believe," Maryann Price's sendup of "I'm an Old Cowhand [From the Rio Grande]"), and three from their swan-song album, Last Train to Hicksville the Home of Happy Feet ("My Old Timey Baby," "Sweetheart [Waitress in a Donut Shop]," and "Long Comma Viper"), this hits almost all the high spots with not a lick of filler anywhere to be found. The transfers to disc sound vivid and dimensional, and the liners by compilation producer and music historian Todd Everett are fun, provocative, and spot-on, getting into just what made this group so special. As all three of their albums are available on compact disc, this compilation makes an excellent first-purchase introduction to this band. (AllMusic)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Eric Clapton

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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1977 - Ramones - Rocket to Russia (40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2017)

 1977 - Ramones - Rocket to Russia

(40th Anniversary Deluxe Edition 2017) @320

With its frankly McCarthyite, anti-Communist iconography, November 1977’s Rocket To Russia may have implied a new level of political engagement on the Ramones’ part; but if anything, was actually a loving genuflection before the altar of pop, with an AM radio pressed against its ear.

Besides which, it casually smelted the sub-genre of surf punk en route. Lyrics of Runyonesque pertinence (“Sittin’ here in Queens, eatin’ refried beans, we’re in all the magazines, gulpin’ down thorazines” – We’re A Happy Family) went toe-to-toe with Empire State choruses and an idiosyncratic worldview which encompassed raucous nihilism on the one hand (I Don’t Care, Teenage Lobotomy), and surfboards and discotheques on the other (Rockaway Beach, Sheena Is A Punk Rocker).

The perfect balance of ramalama and, ah, ding-dong. That simile probably worked better in theory. Without the blazing guitars and self-referencing –“Hey Johnny, hey Dee Dee, Little Tom and Joey” – Ramona would just be The Beach Boys circa 1963.

This deluxe remastered edition also features a crisp ’n’ dry new mix by Ed Stasium – reproduced on the accompanying LP – a bonus disc of extras, and one glorious disc given over to the band’s valorous, inflammatory December 1977 concert at the Glasgow Apollo, attended by this writer. I can clearly remember the mics suspended from the balcony, with punks leaping in the air to nut them or nick them. (Record Collector)

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Various Artists

The Many Faces Of Bob Dylan

[3cds]

(2016)

 

320

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