Keith Hudson - The Hudson Affair - Keith Hudson and Friends '2004/2011

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       Keith Hudson's death in 1984 (he was only 38) robbed reggae of one of its
most complex, innovative, and woefully underappreciated artists. As a writer,
singer, and producer, Hudson had a dark and maverick vision that led to him
being labeled "the Dark Prince of Reggae," and he was in many ways the artistic
flip side to Bob Marley, although the two shared the same essential views on
matters of politics, race, and religion. As a singer, Hudson was somewhat
pitch-challenged, but his fierce, impassioned delivery replaced skill with sheer
emotional commitment, and it's hard to imagine spooky, haunted songs like
"Melody Maker" or "Darkest Night on a Wet Looking Road," or the huge-sounding
"Healing Up the Land" sung by anyone else. It was as a producer, though, that
Hudson's legacy will ultimately be defined. Prone to sparse, deep, and
groove-hungry rhythms that carried more R&B and funk DNA then most Jamaican
productions, Hudson seemed at ease with gifted singers like Alton Ellis, Ken
Boothe, and Delroy Wilson, as well as foundation DJs from the 1970s like U-Roy,
I-Roy, and Dennis Alcapone. His classic Pick a Dub album from 1974 was not only
one of the first, but also one of the best sequences that dub has ever produced.
This much-needed two-disc set is an update and expansion of sorts of Trojan's
single-disc Studio Kinda Cloudy collection from 1988, and it includes highlights
of Hudson's production work with various artists during the late '60s and
mid-'70s, plus the above-mentioned singles and several dubs, versions, and
instrumentals. The result is an indispensable collection that is startling in
its range of emotions, and shot through as it is with those trademark dark
rhythms, it stands as a fitting testament to a major (if little recognized)
figure in Jamaican music.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Ken Boothe - Old Fashioned Way (2:35)
1.02 - U-Roy - Dynamic Fashion Way (2:51)
1.03 - Dennis Alcapone - Spanish Amigo (2:54)
1.04 - Keith Hudson - Old Broom (2:17)
1.05 - Keith Hudson - (You Must Be) Popular (2:06)
1.06 - Keith Hudson - Don't Start It Up (1:59)
1.07 - Keith Hudson - Don't Get Me Confused (2:08)
1.08 - Dennis Alcapone - Shades of Hudson (3:23)
1.09 - Delroy Wilson - I'm Gonna Get You (2:21)
1.10 - Delroy Wilson - Run Run (3:19)
1.11 - Alton Ellis - Big Bad Boy (2:26)
1.12 - Dennis Alcapone - Jungle of Crime (2:27)
1.13 - Phillip Samuel & Keith Hudson - We Will Make (2:21)
1.14 - Big Youth - S.90 Skank (2:51)
1.15 - Augustus Pablo - Fat Baby (2:37)
1.16 - Zap Pow - Broken Contract (2:47)
1.17 - Alton Ellis - You Are Mine (3:37)
1.18 - Soul Syndicate - Riot (3:00)
1.19 - Soul Syndicate - War Dance (AKA 'Bongo Riot') (3:53)
1.20 - U-Roy - The Hudson Affair (3:24)
1.21 - Keith Hudson & U. Roy Junior - Tribal War (2:50)
1.22 - The Chuckles & Keith Hudson - Satan Side (2:14)
1.23 - Delroy Wilson - A Place In Africa (AKA 'Addis Ababa') (2:47)
1.24 - Keith Hudson - Boost It Up (AKA 'Rudy Hot Stuff') (2:27)
1.25 - I Roy - Hot Stuff (2:50)
1.26 - Keith Hudson - Darkest Night On a Wet Looking Road (2:08)
1.27 - The Chuckles - Darkest Night  (Version) (2:08)
2.28 - Keith Hudson - Melody Maker  (Single Version) (2:06)
2.29 - The Chuckles - Melody Maker  (Version 2: Harmonica & Bongo Dub) (2:10)
2.30 - Keith Hudson & Big Youth - Can You Keep a Secret (2:12)
2.31 - Horace Andy & Earl Flute - Don't Think About Me (2:46)
2.32 - Mafia All Stars & King Tubby - Don't Think About Me (3:02)
2.33 - Keith Hudson - Jean You Change Everything (2:28)
2.34 - Keith Hudson & Earl Flute - The Betrayer (2:51)
2.35 - Earl Flute & Horace Andy - Peter and Judas (2:35)
2.36 - Keith Hudson - True True to My Heart (2:26)
2.37 - I-Roy & Keith Hudson - Silver Platter (2:25)
2.38 - Keith Hudson - Fight On Fight On (1:51)
2.39 - Augustus Pablo - Satan Side Version  (aka Kiss 14) (2:39)
2.40 - Keith Hudson - Class & Subject (2:48)
2.41 - The Chuckles - Class & Subject (1:55)
2.42 - I Roy - Jah Lion Jungle (2:59)
2.43 - Keith Hudson - Barbican (2:36)
2.44 - Keith Hudson - Smoke Without Fire (2:02)
2.45 - Johnny Clarke - Golden Snake (2:07)
2.46 - Myrna Townsend All Stars - Golden Snake  (Skank) (2:07)
2.47 - Soul Syndicate - African Bread (2:10)
2.48 - Eric Clarke - Need Someone to Help Me (2:37)
2.49 - Myrna Townsend All Stars - Cynthia (3:02)
2.50 - Soul Syndicate - Love I (2:57)
2.51 - Keith Hudson - Healing Up the Land (3:00)
2.52 - Keith Hudson - Torch of Freedom (2:23)
2.53 - Keith Hudson - Lost All Sense of Direction (2:52)
2.54 - Keith Hudson - Jonah Come Out Now (2:29)
2.55 - Keith Hudson - Jonah (2:34) 

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