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Prince Philip - Madness 13
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Prince Philip - You Were Mine
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Prince Philip - Revolution Come
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Prince Philip - Man Free Dub
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Prince Philip - Days Of Old
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Prince Philip - Dubb Girl
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Prince Philip - Dubb Girl Rhythm
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Prince Philip - Official Sound
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Prince Philip - Fragile Rhythm
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Prince Philip - Kid Phil Rhythm
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Prince Philip - Zion City - Jacob Miller
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Prince Philip - Zion City Dub Wise
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Prince Philip - Lorraine Dub Wise - Jacob Miller
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Prince Philip - Rock My Soul Dub Wise
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Prince Philip - Trying Man - Johnny Clarke
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Prince Philip - You Were Dubbing
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Prince Philip - Sit And Cry
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Prince Philip - Iron Bird - Jacob Miller
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Prince Philip - Riding On A High & Windy Day (Alt. Take) - Breezy & Hugh Mundell
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Prince Philip - Riding Rhythm
Preview: https://soundcloud.com/dkr-nyc/sets/dkr-286-v-a-prince-philip

This compilation is dedicated to the memory of the late great “Prince” Philip Smart - the first apprentice of King Tubby and the first engineer at Tubby’s studio besides Tubby himself. Alongside Tubby, Philip was integral to the innovation that took place at Tubby’s studio in the mid 1970s, where the mixing of new roots reggae revolutionized the sound of Jamaican music and created styles and techniques that are still being echoed today, nearly 50 years later.

Though rarely credited on records in comparison to Tubby, Philip also mixed a lot of the paramount music produced by those close associates of Tubby’s studio such as Bunny Lee, Yabby You, and Augustus Pablo. Philip was closely tied to Pablo due to their childhood friendship and was a partner in his stylistically significant early production works. In the early years of Tubby’s studio, both men were making and cutting custom dubs there for their sound systems before starting to produce their own tunes from scratch, and Philip becoming the second chair engineer.

Several of the songs on this compilation are a selection of the aforementioned work. All of the songs here are sourced from Philip’s personal tape archive, and basically all of these mixes and versions have been scarcely if ever heard, and never released before. This double album comprises a rare and genuine glimpse into the dubplate workings of the inner circle of Tubby’s studio in the mid 1970s, where the prime players and emerging giants of reggae music production and sound system versioned, remixed and voiced rhythms for custom and exclusive cuts. Some of the cuts heard here were formerly exclusive power plays on King Tubby’s own legendary sound system, and unlike some previous issues of such material, these are genuine mixes done at the time. Some other tracks clearly exude the youthful enthusiasm of the participants. In both cases we find this collection of tracks to be truly compelling, so please enjoy this glimpse into such rare air. Rest in power Prince Philip Smart.



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