Musicians Include:
Carlton ‘Santa’ Davis,Sly Dunbar: Drums
Robbie Shakespeare: Bass
‘Chinna’ Smith: Lead Guitar
Tony Chin: Rhythm Guitar
Winston Wright: Organ
Tarzan: Piano
Tommy McCook: Tenor Saxophone
Bobby Ellis: Trombone
Lennox Brown: Alto Saxophone.

Recorded at: Harry J’s, King Tubby’s Studio’s.
Produced by: Bunny Lee
Design by: Voodoo London
Photography: Maverick, Jah Floyd Archive
All Titles Published by: Greenwich Farm Music.
Manufactured under Licence from: E.Lee.

One of the sweetest Roots vocal talents must belong to the vastly overlooked Barry Brown.
His militant conscious style has over time lost none of its appeal.

Born in 1962, Kingston, Jamaica he cut his musical teeth working under producer Bunny Lee.
There first release being a track called ‘Girl You’re Always on my Mind’, although a minor hit,
Bunny Lee saw his potential and was rewarded with his 1979 cut ‘Step it up Youthman’.
Which became a hit and has become a roots classic, leading to an album of the same name.
The late 70’s was a great period in Barry Brown’s career and its from this period that we have
culled this set of tracks. Straight from the master tapes,lost dubs of some of his finest moments
and some unreleased gems that we believe should be heard.

From his first release the above mentioned ‘Girl You’re Always on my Mind’ represented
here as the lost dub cut ‘A Lonely Dub Song’. Through his classic releases ‘Politician’
(Dub Confusion), ‘Mr Money Man’ (Money Wise Dub), ‘Leggo Jah Jah Children’
(Leggo Jah Jah Dub), ‘Step it up Youthman’(Step inna Dub). All roots classics that
work hand in hand as there dubbed form.

As with many of his artists Bunny Lee encouraged him to go into self-production,
and after a time spent with producer Linval Thompson ‘Separation’, and Sugar Minott
‘Things & Time’, he did just that and produced his first release ‘Cool Pon Your Corner’
in 1980 followed in 1981 by ‘Problems Get You Down’.

He has worked through the 80’s and 90’s with many labels producing high quality
work and is a popular face on the live roots circuit. We hope this set of some of his
finest work in the 70’s, w.......
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