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Relatively unknown outside of the reggae music faithful, Yabby You, born Vivian Jackson, was a Jamaican vocalist and producer who worked in the mid- to late-'70s. With his long dreadlocks, his Rasta appearance meant he was an outcast with the Island's status quo set, but being an ardent Christian meant he was shunned by the Rastas. None of this helped his music career a bit, and after a few roots reggae hits he disappeared from the scene. Years later, his music was picked up and heralded by roots reggae addicts across the globe, and with this three-disc set, his legacy expands as Dread Prophecy comes with a highly desirable disc of true rarities. Disc one features the "classics" as signature roots numbers like "Conquering Lion" and Big Youth's DJ version "Yabby You" display how the man's music could be spiritual, hazy, and stately, and often all at once. A handful of lesser-known 12" mixes adds to the already essential first disc by stretching these grooves to proper, longer running times, then disc two presents "The Many Moods of Yabby You" as work with Trinity, King Tubby, and Jah Stitch brings Yabby the producer into focus, touching upon the genres of DJ, dub, and early dancehall. It's all the crucial stuff fan club members have collected before, but disc three is the unheard holy grail as undiscovered tapes left to Yabby's widow make their first public appearance. Exclusive dubplates recorded for Jamaica's touring sound systems are collected along with lost tapes for Yabby's album Unification, and if that weren't enough, the physical edition of the set comes with a 28-page booklet filled with rare photographs and enlightening essays. After the archival reggae label Blood and Fire went out of business it seemed Yabby's music would go from obscure to gone forever, but Dread Prophecy is a sea-change release, adding a wealth of new and wonderful material to the legacy.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist - The Ralph Bros, FeaturedArtist
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Big Youth, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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King Tubby, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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King Tubby, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Trinity, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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King Tubby, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Trinity, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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Wayne Wade, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Trinity, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Tommy McCook, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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The Defenders, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Vivian Jackson, FeaturedArtist
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DISC 2
Michael Prophet, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Prophets All-Stars, FeaturedArtist
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Trinity, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Jah Stitch, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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King Tubby, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Pat Kelly, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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The Melodians, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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King Tubby, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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DISC 3
Willi Williams, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Patrick Andy, FeaturedArtist
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Junior Brown, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - The Prophets, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Bro Joe, FeaturedArtist - The Rightful Bros, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Lenroy Swaby, FeaturedArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Cleopatra Williams, FeaturedArtist
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The Gladiators, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist - Prince Pompado, FeaturedArtist
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Unknown Artist, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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U Brown, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Half Pint, FeaturedArtist - Yabby You, Writer, MainArtist
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Album review
Relatively unknown outside of the reggae music faithful, Yabby You, born Vivian Jackson, was a Jamaican vocalist and producer who worked in the mid- to late-'70s. With his long dreadlocks, his Rasta appearance meant he was an outcast with the Island's status quo set, but being an ardent Christian meant he was shunned by the Rastas. None of this helped his music career a bit, and after a few roots reggae hits he disappeared from the scene. Years later, his music was picked up and heralded by roots reggae addicts across the globe, and with this three-disc set, his legacy expands as Dread Prophecy comes with a highly desirable disc of true rarities. Disc one features the "classics" as signature roots numbers like "Conquering Lion" and Big Youth's DJ version "Yabby You" display how the man's music could be spiritual, hazy, and stately, and often all at once. A handful of lesser-known 12" mixes adds to the already essential first disc by stretching these grooves to proper, longer running times, then disc two presents "The Many Moods of Yabby You" as work with Trinity, King Tubby, and Jah Stitch brings Yabby the producer into focus, touching upon the genres of DJ, dub, and early dancehall. It's all the crucial stuff fan club members have collected before, but disc three is the unheard holy grail as undiscovered tapes left to Yabby's widow make their first public appearance. Exclusive dubplates recorded for Jamaica's touring sound systems are collected along with lost tapes for Yabby's album Unification, and if that weren't enough, the physical edition of the set comes with a 28-page booklet filled with rare photographs and enlightening essays. After the archival reggae label Blood and Fire went out of business it seemed Yabby's music would go from obscure to gone forever, but Dread Prophecy is a sea-change release, adding a wealth of new and wonderful material to the legacy.
© David Jeffries /TiVo
About the album
- 3 disc(s) - 56 track(s)
- Total length: 03:36:13
© 2015 Shanachie Ent. Corp. ℗ 2015 Shanachie Ent. Corp.
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