Creation Rebel - High Above Harlesden 1978-2023 6CD Boxset • On-U Sound

CD anthology box set, entitled High Above Harlesden 1978-2023 in tribute to the working class area of North-West London where the band started out.

The albums included here are....

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Dub From Creation (1978)

Seminal first studio work by revered dub producer Adrian Sherwood, engineered by Dennis Bovell. Featuring drums from Eric ‘Fish’ Clarke of the Black Roots Players and brother of reggae superstar Johnny Clarke.

CD1

1. Dub From Creation

2. Basic Principals

3. Rebel Rouser

4. Creation Vibration

5. Creation In A Iration

6. Dub Fusion

7. Mirage

8. Liberation

9. Rising Star

10. Vision of Creation

11. Frontline Dub

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Close Encounters Of The Third World (1978)

The most sought after title in the Creation Rebel catalogue, partly recorded at Channel One studio in Jamaica and mixed by Prince Jammy in London. Secondhand copies in decent condition command an astronomical price.

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CD2

1. Know Yourself

2. Conspiring

3. Beware

4. Dangerous And Deadly

5. Shouldn’t Do That

6. Creation Fever

7. Natty Conscience Free

8. Joyful Noise

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Rebel Vibrations (1979)

Featuring drummer Lincoln “Style” Scott from the legendary Roots Radics, unavailable since original release, a righteous collection of heavy basslines and big tunes, originally released on pre-On-U Sound label, the highly collectable Hitrun.

CD3

1. Rebel Vibration

2. Jungle Affair

3. Hunger And Strife

4. Ian Smith Rock (Dub)

5. Diverse Doctor

6. Mountain Melody

7. Black Lion Dub

8. Doctor’s Remedy

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Starship Africa (1980)

A true dub classic – backwards tapes drenched in interplanetary sound effects, ghostly voices from beyond the stars and ringing percussion. Featuring members of the Roots Radics, Misty In Roots and Prince Far I’s Arabs. Recently voted #1 in Mojo Magazine’s How To Buy… On-U Sound feature as their most recommended release in the entire catalogue.

CD4

1. Starship Africa Section 1

2. Starship Africa Section 2

3. Starship Africa Section 3

4. Starship Africa Section 4

5. Starship Africa Section 5

6. Space Movement Section 1

7. Space Movement Section 2

8. Space Movement Section 3

9. Space Movement Section 4

10. Creation Rock

11. Give Me Power

12. Original Power

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Psychotic Jonkanoo (1981)

Featuring backing vocals from John Lydon (The Sex Pistols, Public Image Limited), and displaying a markedly experimental UK approach to traditional Jamaican roots reggae, resulting in a distinctive hybrid sound that still sounds fresh.

CD5

1. The Dope

2. African Space

3. Chatti Mouth / Threat To Creation

4. Highest Degree

5. Mother Don’t Cry

6. Yuk Up

7. Drum Talk

8. Independent Man

9. Creation Rebel

10. Monkey Grinds The Organ

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Hostile Environment (2023)

The triumphant comeback set by a band returning from a 40+ year exile in outer space. The trio of Crucial Tony, Eskimo Fox and Magoo reunite with producer Adrian Sherwood to create a modern spin on their heavyweight dubwise rhythms.

CD6

1. Swiftly (The Right One)

2. Stonebridge Warrior

3. Under Pressure

4. That’s More Like It

5. Jubilee Clock

6. This Thinking Feeling

7. Whatever It Takes

8. Salutation Gardens

9. Crown Hill Road

10. The Peoples’ Sound (Tribute To Daddy Vego)

11. Off The Spectrum

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Label: On-U Sound 

Format: 6xCD Boxset

Release Date: 29th March 2024