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Cultural polymath - pop star, filmmaker, radio broadcaster, commentator, Grammy winner. Oh and DJ, too.
Take your pick from the many coats worn by our selector, Don Letts aka The Rebel Dread.
Born in Brixton, a child of the Windrush Generation, Letts' slippery and unorthodox career is somewhat hard to define, without taking a few detours around London, New York and Jamaica.
He began his working life managing the dauntingly hip Acme Attractions on Chelsea's Kings Road, where he made a mark with his attitude, dress and, especially, the pounding dub reggae that vibrated the shop's walls.
His first gig as a DJ at the short-lived Roxy in Neal Street, became mythical for turning a generation of punks on to reggae. They in turn hipped him to their DIY ethos resulting in his reinvention as a filmmaker.
This led to a shed-load of music videos (Linton Kwesi Johnson, The Clash, Bob Marley) not to mention documentaries on the likes of Gil Scott-Heron, George Clinton and Sun Ra.
In the '80s, he was part of Mick Jones' new venture, Big Audio Dynamite and his innovative use of samples were a core part of their sound.
Listeners of his weekly 6 Music radio show are taken on a musical safari that moves seamlessly between time, space and genre. It's not called Culture Clash Radio for nothing.
So this latest bulletin from Letts HQ is merely one angle of a multifaceted personality, his take on the JA tradition of the cover version.
The history of Caribbean music owes a debt to R&B as many of the early island releases were cover versions of US 45s. Ska's breakthrough commercially, Millie Small's 'My Boy Lollipop', was originally recorded by Barbie Gaye in '50s New York.
Cover versions became quite a thing in Jamaica and Don, following in that tradition, has dug deep with a selection of interesting dubbed out covers including thirteen exclusives.
There's a diverse mix of classic and new, with legendary figures like John Holt, The Tamlins and Cornell Campbell, mixed in with British veterans Mad Professor and the irrepressible Dennis Bovell, while (relatively) young striplings Kiko Bun, Emily Capell and Prince Fatty deliver the goods, with laidback Texan groovers Khruangbin also offering an exclusive bass heavy-delight.
The song choices are diverse, from French dubsters' OBF's renditions of 'Sixteen Tons', the miners' paean popularised by Tennessee Ernie Ford in the 1950s, to Ash Walker's refix of Omar's 'There's Nothing Like This' and 'All I Do Is Think About You', immortalised by the ill-fated Tammi Terrell and preserved here by Quantic (the latter two both exclusives).
Being a Rebel Dread compilation, there's a cover (by Wrongtom Meets The Rockers) of The Clash's 'Lost In The Supermarket' while Don's exclusive, naturally, is a rendition of Big Audio Dynamite's debut hit, 'E = MC2'.
Title: Late Night Tales Presents - Version Excursion Selected By Don Letts
Format: CD
Release Date: 24 Sep 2021
Artist: Various
Sku: 2649033
Catalogue No: ALN64CD
Category: Reggae
DISC 1
1. Ghetto Priest - Hercules (North Street West Late Night Tales Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Aaron Neville
2. Prince Fatty & Shniece Mcmenamin - Black Rabbit - Originally Recorded By Jefferson Airplane
3. Wrongtom Meets The Rockers - Dub In The Supermarket (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By The Clash
4. Gaudi Meets The Rebel Dread Ft. Emily Capell - E = Mc2 (Exclusive Track) - Originally Recorded By Big Audio Dynamite
5. Rude Boy - Superstylin' (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Groove Armada
6. Capitol 1212 Ft. Earl 16 - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Full Vocal Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Joy Division
7. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - All I Do Is Think About You (Far East Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Tammi Terrell
8. Zoe Devlin Love Ft. Tim Hutton - Caroline No - Originally Recorded By The Beach Boys
9. John Holt - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Mad Professor 2021 Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Lou Rawls
10. Cornell Campbell - Ital City Dub (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Marvin Gaye
11. Matumbi - (I Cant Get Enough Of) That Reggae Stuff - (Dennis Bovell Remix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Kool & The Gang
12. Gentleman's Dub Club Ft. Kiko Bun - Use Me (Ben Mckone Dub) - Originally Recorded By Bill Withers
13. Black Box Recorder - Uptown Top Ranking - Originally Recorded By Althea And Donna
14. Obf - Sixteen Tons Of Dub - Originally Recorded By Merle Travis
15. Yasushi Ide - Ain't No Sunshine (Space Dub Mix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Bill Withers
16. The Tamlins - Baltimore - Originally Recorded By Randy Newman
17. 15 16 17 - Emotion (Dennis Bovell Remix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Samantha Sang
18. Ash Walker - Theres Nothing Like This (Exclusive Track) - Originally Recorded By Omar
19. The Senior Allstars - Slipping Into Darkness - Originally Recorded By War
20. Easy Star All-stars - Within You Without You - Originally Recorded By The Beatles
21. Khruangbin - Dern Kala (Khruangbin Dub Mix) (Exclusive Remix)
1. Ghetto Priest - Hercules (North Street West Late Night Tales Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Aaron Neville
2. Prince Fatty & Shniece Mcmenamin - Black Rabbit - Originally Recorded By Jefferson Airplane
3. Wrongtom Meets The Rockers - Dub In The Supermarket (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By The Clash
4. Gaudi Meets The Rebel Dread Ft. Emily Capell - E = Mc2 (Exclusive Track) - Originally Recorded By Big Audio Dynamite
5. Rude Boy - Superstylin' (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Groove Armada
6. Capitol 1212 Ft. Earl 16 - Love Will Tear Us Apart (Full Vocal Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Joy Division
7. Quantic Presenta Flowering Inferno - All I Do Is Think About You (Far East Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Tammi Terrell
8. Zoe Devlin Love Ft. Tim Hutton - Caroline No - Originally Recorded By The Beach Boys
9. John Holt - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Mad Professor 2021 Dub) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Lou Rawls
10. Cornell Campbell - Ital City Dub (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Marvin Gaye
11. Matumbi - (I Cant Get Enough Of) That Reggae Stuff - (Dennis Bovell Remix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Kool & The Gang
12. Gentleman's Dub Club Ft. Kiko Bun - Use Me (Ben Mckone Dub) - Originally Recorded By Bill Withers
13. Black Box Recorder - Uptown Top Ranking - Originally Recorded By Althea And Donna
14. Obf - Sixteen Tons Of Dub - Originally Recorded By Merle Travis
15. Yasushi Ide - Ain't No Sunshine (Space Dub Mix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Bill Withers
16. The Tamlins - Baltimore - Originally Recorded By Randy Newman
17. 15 16 17 - Emotion (Dennis Bovell Remix) (Exclusive Remix) - Originally Recorded By Samantha Sang
18. Ash Walker - Theres Nothing Like This (Exclusive Track) - Originally Recorded By Omar
19. The Senior Allstars - Slipping Into Darkness - Originally Recorded By War
20. Easy Star All-stars - Within You Without You - Originally Recorded By The Beatles
21. Khruangbin - Dern Kala (Khruangbin Dub Mix) (Exclusive Remix)
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