william_kent
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Jackie Mittoo, Ernest & Jah Stone, Brentford Disco Set – Gold Streak
B-side of The Flames - Born To Be Loved 12" on Studio One
this is proper dub where a familiarity with the original tune reaps rewards
when I first bought this I accidentally played this side first and I was anticipating the gorgeous harmony and melody vocals of the original and I was kept in suspense as I could hear ghosts of the vocal buried far back in the mix, but they never fully materialised and I had to make do with a one finger organ melody, until suddenly a previously unknown to me obscure DJ, Jah Stone, rides the rhythm:
"love is a universal thing"
If I ever secure the 5 am to 8 am Sunday morning slot on a local pirate radio station, then this might be the first tune I'll play
and then after the 5 minute advert break for the local barber and local patty shop and local dance at the local community centre ( "all roads lead to" ) I'd launch into the A side
first twenty five minutes of that imaginary show already accounted for