I love reggae and dub and I love cover versions and it's been a while since I've posted either, so I've mashed them up in one (nearly) hour-long selection.
A 15-track compendium, mostly 21st Century, but with a clutch of 1970s classics thrown in for good measure. I couldn't decide between two Nicky Thomas covers so they both went in!
Nicky's in good company: Rhoda Dakar, 15 16 17, Hollie Cook, Brown Sugar, Xan Tyler, Earl 16, Dr. Israel, LSK, Peter Tosh, Suggs, Little Roy, Prince Fatty, Mad Professor and Adrian Sherwood.
Proof of concept, if needed, that every song should have a mandatory reggae version.
1) Everyday Is Like Sunday (Cover of Morrissey): Rhoda Dakar (2021)
2) Brain Damage (Cover of Pink Floyd): Easy Star All-Stars ft. Dr. Israel (2003)
3) Lola (Cover of The Kinks): Nicky Thomas (1974)
4) Love Will Tear Us Apart (Single Version) (Cover of Joy Division): Capitol 1212 ft. Earl Sixteen (2020)
5) Space Oddity (Dubmix) (Cover of David Bowie): Adrian Sherwood ft. LSK aka Leigh Kenny (2012)
6) Here Comes The Sun (Single Version) (Cover of The Beatles): Peter Tosh & The Wailers (1971)
7) Lets Go Crazy (Cover of Prince & The Revolution): Radio Riddler ft. Suggs (2014)
8) Emotion (Album Version By Castro Brown & Dennis Bovell) (Cover of Samantha Sang): 15 16 17 (1978)
9) Lithium (Album Version By Prince Fatty) (Cover of Nirvana): Little Roy (2011)
10) And The Beat Goes On (Dub) (Cover of The Whispers): Prince Fatty & Hollie Cook (2012)
11) Guns Of Brixton (Manasseh Dub 5) (Remix By Nick Raphael) (Cover of The Clash): Dub Spencer & Trance Hill (2020)
12) Lay Lady Lay / In The Midnight Hour (Medley) (Cover of Bob Dylan / Wilson Pickett): Nicky Thomas (1972)
13) Hello Stranger (Cover of Barbara Lewis): Brown Sugar (1977)
14) Be Here To Love Me (Cover of Townes Van Zandt): Xan Tyler & Mad Professor (2021)
15) Master Blaster (Vocal Version) (Cover of Stevie Wonder): Dubby Wonder ft. Eugene Tambourine (2022)
1971: Here Comes The Sun EP: 6
1972: Tell It Like It Is: 12
1974: Lola EP: 3
1977: Hello Stranger EP: 13
2003: Dub Side Of The Moon: 2
2005: Magic Touch: 8
2011: Battle For Seattle: 9
2012: Prince Fatty Presents Hollie Cook In Dub: 10
2012: Space Oddity EP: 5
2014: Purple Reggae: 7
2020: Guns Of Brixton EP: 11
2020: Love Will Tear Us Apart EP: 4
2021: Clarion Call: 14
2021: Everyday Is Like Sunday EP: 1
2022: Master Blaster EP: 15
