Dennis Bovell
Sufferer Sounds (Rare Dubs, Roots & Lovers Rock)
Disciples
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2024
2LP
34.99
DISC10
Outer PVC sleeve & printed inner sleeves
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Tracklist
1The Dub Band – Dub Land
2Dennis Matumbi – Blood Dem
3Dennis Bovell Dub Band – Positive Vibrations
4Pebbles – Compelled
5Cosmic Idren – Come With Me
6Dennis Curtis – Dub Planet
7African Stone – Run Rasta Run
8African Stone – Fire Dub
9Matumbi – Jah Man
10Errol Campbell – Take Dub
11Young Lions – Game Of Dubs
12Dennis Bovell / Janet Kay – Crying
13African Stone – Dub Choiuce
14Angelique – Cry
15DB At The Controls – Crying

Rare dubs, roots and lovers rock from the legendary producer.

Dennis Bovell's prolific and eclectic career encompasses a huge range of music: from dub poetry to lovers rock to post-punk to disco to pop and beyond. His production work encompasses such diverse figures as The Slits, I Roy, Maximum Joy, Fela Kuti, The Pop Group, Janet Kay, Saada Bonaire, Orange Juice, Golden Teacher, Steel Pulse and more.

This compilation focuses on the period during and immediately after Bovell's involvement with the Jah Sufferer Sound System, digging deep to find deep cuts and lesser known versions, mainly from 1976 - 1980, plus a killer and lesser heard dub of the iconic "Silly Games". Painstakingly restored and remastered at Dubplates & Mastering in Berlin so that these decades old tracks sound pristine and dynamic, and sequenced to take the listener on a journey through Bovell's production and arrangement genius.

The accompanying sleevenotes are a result of a long conversation with Dennis about this period of his life, with track-by-track recollections and fascinating biographical asides. The vinyl and CD versions feature variant artwork, each format utilising a unique photo by Syd Shelton.