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prince far i & the arabs - cry tuff dub encounter (chapter one) - pressure sounds - vinyl

New Copy

Genre: Reggae / Dub

1. A Message
2. The Visitor
3. The Right Way
4. Long Life
5. The Encounter
6. Ghardia Dub
7. Mansion of the Almighty
8. Mozabites
9. Prince of Peace
10. Abderrahane

The Thirteenth release on Pressure Sounds is one of the all time great dub albums Cry Tuff Dub Chapter 1. Produced by Prince Far I aided and abetted by Adrian Sherwood in 1978.

The album is one of the first collaborations by Sherwood and Far I and also one of their strongest. Far I's rhythms were always powerful and formed the backdrop to some of his most popular deejay hits. He always used Jamaica's top session musicians and Cry Tuff Dub Chapter 1 is no exception. Sly Dunbar and Flabba Holt are the rhythm section. Crucial Tony is on Guitar (Tony was later to become one of Creation Rebel) Doctor Pablo plays Melodica.

It was out of these early Far I records that the foundations for both Creation Rebel and the Dub Syndicate were layed. Sadly Prince Far I was murdered in Kingston Jamaica in 1983, another victim of Kingston's political violence, allegedly for painting out political slogans painted on the wall outside his home. However the strength and vitality of his music lives on and we pleased that we are able to re-release one of finest dub albums.

Cry Tuff Dub Chapter 1 is unique amongst Pressure Sounds releases in that it will be presented in it's original sleeve with never before seen pictures of the Prince. The sleeve notes are by Harry Hawke who compiles the Guinness Who's Who of Reggae. So this is a top quality Pressure Sound's release.