Boris Gardiner - Ultra Super Dub, Vol. 1 '1975/2022

Tracks list

       Official reissue of two “lost” albums from Boris Gardiner,
Jamaican bass player, bandleader, songwriter, singer and producer. Reissued
under Gardiner’s guidance.

1970s Jamaica suffered an unprecedented stretch of political turmoil and
violence, and as the country’s economy and morale collapsed, reggae and
its offshoots exploded worldwide. Boris Gardiner enjoyed great success leading
bands, issuing albums that mixed reggae, ska, soul and funk, and collaborating
with the likes of Lee (Scratch) Perry and Herman Chin-Loy in their legendary
studios and playing on hundreds of records.

The original mid-1970s releases of Ultra Super Dub Vol. 1 and Vol. 2, credited
to The Boris Gardiner Happening, are so obscure that for years Boris
wasn’t aware that they existed. They were released at unknown dates,
sometime around the time of his Is What’s Happening (1973) album, and his
soundtrack to Every N——r Is A Star (1973), which was sampled by
Kendrick Lamar and used as the introduction to the film Moonlight. Ultra Super
Dub Vol. 1 and Vol. 2 were originally released in tiny runs in handmade,
silk-screened, paste-on covers, they have become some of the most sought after
Jamaican albums.

Tracklist:
1.01 - Boris Gardiner - Gimmy Dub (2:26)
1.02 - Boris Gardiner - Freedom Roots (2:59)
1.03 - Boris Gardiner - Expression Dub (2:26)
1.04 - Boris Gardiner - Rider Roots (2:30)
1.05 - Boris Gardiner - The Clay Dub (3:06)
1.06 - Boris Gardiner - The Train Roots (2:15)
1.07 - Boris Gardiner - Mine Dub (2:52)
1.08 - Boris Gardiner - Racking Roots (2:28)
1.09 - Boris Gardiner - Love Dub (2:57)
1.10 - Boris Gardiner - Paying Roots (3:15) 

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