Featuring remastered melodica masterpieces and deep dubs all built on Augustus Pablo's signature rock solid drum and bass foundations. The CD features 20 tracks including five dubs never before presented on CD. Track-list: CD: 01. King David's Melody 02. (Pablo Meets) Mr Bassie 04. West Abyssinia 05. Israel in Harmony 06. Rockers Mood 07. Augustus Pablo — King David's Melody - Classic Instrumentals & Dubs Release date: Feb. 17, 2017 Label: VP Records. This is not usually seen as Augustus Pablo’s golden period, though most of this material sounds better in retrospect, and “King David’s Melody”, the version to Junior Delgado’s “Away With Your Fussing And Fighting”, always seemed one of Pablo’s better pieces of the time. King David's Melody is a reggae compilation album by Augustus Pablo, originally released in 1983 on his Rockers record label. It is a collection of singles recorded between 1975 and 1982 for both the Rockers and Message record labels. It features Robbie Shakespeare on bass guitar, Earl 'Chinna' Smith on guitar and Horsemouth Wallace on drums. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ, xylophone and string synthesizer. The songs were both recorded and mixed at Harry J and King Tu.

Rising Sun is a reggae studio album by Augustus Pablo, originally released in 1986 on Greensleeves.

It features Sly Dunbar on drums, Earl 'Chinna' Smith on guitar and Dean Frazer on saxophone. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ and synthesizer.

The songs were both recorded at Channel One, Dynamic Sounds and Tuff Gong in Kingston, Jamaica as well as at HC & F in New York City.

The album features Phillip Smart and Scientist as engineers.

Track listing[edit]

Side one

1. 'Dub Wiser'
2. 'Hop I Land'
3. 'Rising Sun'
4. 'Fire Red'
5. 'Jah Wind'

Side two

1. 'Pipers of Zion'
2. 'The Day Before the Riot'
3. 'African Frontline'
4. 'Melchesedec (The High Priest)'
5. 'Sign and Wonders'
6. 'Kent Road'

Personnel[edit]

• Augustus Pablo – keyboards, melodica, piano, organ, synthesizer.
• Sly Dunbar, Noel Alphonso, Basil 'Benbow' Creary – drums
• Chris Meredith, Boogsie – bass guitar
• Fazal Prendergast, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Leebert 'Gibby' Morrison, Clive Jeffery – guitar
• Menelek, Shacka, Jango – percussion
• Phillip Smart and Scientist – Engineer
• Noel Hearn and Scientist - Mixing Engineer

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King David's Melody is a reggae compilation album by Augustus Pablo, originally released in 1983 on his Rockers record label.

It is a collection of singles recorded between 1975 and 1982 for both the Rockers and Message record labels.

It features Robbie Shakespeare on bass guitar, Earl 'Chinna' Smith on guitar and Horsemouth Wallace on drums. Pablo produced the album and played melodica, piano, organ, xylophone and string synthesizer.

The songs were both recorded and mixed at Harry J and King Tubby's Studios in Kingston, Jamaica.

Much like the previous album, Earth's Rightful Ruler, the title of this album is in reference to Haile Selassie I, the former Emperor of Ethiopia and a figure who many Rastafarians believe was a descendant of King David, the ancient King of Israel.

A 2006 release by Shanachie featured three added bonus tracks.

Track listing[edit]

Side one

1. 'King David's Melody'
2. 'Zion High'
3. 'Mr Bassie'
4. 'Rastafari Tradition'
5. 'West Abyssinia'
6. 'Israel in Harmony'

Side two

1. 'Rockers Mood'
2. 'Sufferers Trod'
3. 'Revelation Time'
4. 'Selfish Youths'
5. 'Corner Stone Dub'
6. 'Kent Road'

Bonus tracks featured on 2006 Shanachie release

1. 'Hot Milk (Extended Version)'
2. 'Freedom Step'
3. 'Jah Strength Ital Step'

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Personnel[edit]

• Augustus Pablo – keyboards, melodica, piano, organ, xylophone and string synthesizer.
• Albert Malawi, Anthony 'Benbow' Creary, Horsemouth Wallace – drums
• Leroy Sibbles, Robbie Shakespeare, Junior Dan, Michael Taylor, Bunny Jeffery, Fazal Prendergast – bass guitar
• Fazal Prendergast, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Clive Jeffery – guitar
• Teo Benjamin – percussion
• Sylvan Morris and the Professor – Mixing Engineer

References[edit]

External links[edit]

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