Over the years On The Wire has done a number of Dub Specials. Here is a selection of them.
Spear On The Wire
Audio
Rockers On The Wire
Audio
Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
Jacob Miller - Baby I Love You So
Augustus Pablo - The Big Rip-Off
Augustus Pablo & Chosen Few - Java
Augustus Pablo & Jah Iny - El Rockers
Augustus Pablo - El Rockers (Clavinet Cut)
Augustus Pablo - Rockers Rock
Ricky Grant - Who Are Babylon/Babylon Man
Augustus Pablo - Dread Eye
Augustus Pablo & Herman - Aquarius Rock
Augustus Pablo - Iggi Iggi
Augustus Pablo - Feeling Moody
Augustus Pablo - Sahara Rock
Augustus Pablo - Hap-Ki-Do
Augustus Pablo - (Unkown Title)
Augustus Pablo - Cinderella In Black
Augustus Pablo - Pablo's Big Ride
Augustus Pablo - Black Out
Pablo Rockers All Stars - Unity Dub
Augustus Pablo - Unfinished Melody
Pablo All Stars - Melody Dub
Hugh Mundell - Run Revolution A Come
Augustus Pablo - Ras Menilik Congo (Harp)
Rockers All Stars - Roots Dub
Augustus Pablo - Earth Wind And Fire
Rockers All Stars - Cool Shade Dub
Paul Whiteman - Say So
King Tubby's - Say So Version
Latty - Can't Hide
Augustus Pablo - Pablo's Theme Song
Augustus Pablo - Tubby Dub Song
Augustus Pablo - Tubby Dub Song
Augustus Pablo - Fat Baby
Keith Hudson & Family Man - Pick A Dub
Augustus Pablo - Organ Style
Simplicity People - K.G's(Half Way Tree)
Simplicity People - K.G's(Crossroads)
Augustus Pablo - Classical Illusion
Augustus Pablo - Guiding Red
Simplicity People - Gussie Special
Augustus Pablo - Far East
Jacob Miller - Who Say Jah No Dread
Augustus Pablo - Ethopia
Sis Frica - One In The Spirit
Delroy Williams - Babylon Boys/Version
Asher & Trimble - Humble Yourself
Delroy Williams - Foxhole
Augustus Pablo - Struggle In Soweto
Junior Delgado - Hanging Tree
Jacob Miller & Rockers All Stars - Keep On Knocking/Version
Dillinger & Clive - Brace A Boy
The Heptones & Pablo All Stars - Love Won't Come Easy/Version
Big Youth - Cassava Piece
Augustus Pablo & Rockers International - Dubbing The Oppressors
Broadcast On Radio Lancashire 24/6/90 2-5 PM
Produced By Steve Barker
Engineered By Mike Martin
Cover By Tony Derwent
Selections By Steve Barker, Steve Barrow, Lol Bell-Brown, Noel At Dub Vendor
SCORCHER ON THE WIRE
Audio
Dub Syndicate - Ravi Shankar
Don Drummond - Heavenless
Skatalites - Ball Of Fire
Skalites - Celebration Time
Roland Alphonso - El Pussy Cat
Lee Perry - Pussy Galore
Lord Bryner - Congo War
Clancy Eccles - Glory Allehujah
Lee Perry - Royalty
Earl Bryan Orchestra - Barber Chair
Jackie Opel - More Wood
Wailing Souls - Mr Fire Coal Man
Burning Spear - Door Peep
Heptones - Equal Rights
Slim Smith - Rougher Yet
Johnny Osbourne - Jah Promise
Bob Marley - Interview
Wailers - Simmer Down
Ken Boothe - You're No Good
Wailers - Dancing Shoes
Soul Brothers - Free Soul
Norma Frazer - First Cut
Cornell Campbell - Queen Of The Minstrels
Gladiators - Bongo Red
Lone Ranger - Love Bump
Sound Dimension - Story Book Version
Larry & Alvin - Nanny Goat
Larry & Alvin - Your Love
Lord Tanamo - Rainy Night In Georgia
Carlton & The Shoes - Love Me Forever
Sound Dimension - Upsetter's Dream
Dennis Alcapone - Forever Version
Pablove Black - Shaolin Disciple
Dillenger - Jamaican Collie
Jackie Mittoo - Ghetto Organ
Ethopian - Open Gate
Lennie Hibbert - Village Soul
Delroy & Sporty - Lovers Version
Ernest Ranglin - Surfing
Jackie Mitto - Our Thing
Frankie Paul - Programme
Gaylads - Joy In The Morning
Higgs & Wilson - There Is A Reward
Horace Andy - Skylarking
Bob Andy - My Time
Freddie Mcgregor - Africa Here I Come
King Cry Cry - I Had A Talk
Madlads - Ten To One
Sound Dimension - Sounds Almighty
Voice Boys - Yah Ho
Al Campbell - Take A Ride
Dub Specialists - Theme From Dub Room
Alton Ellis - Alton Groove
Peter Tosh & The Soul Vendors - Toughest Version
Winston Francis - Lets Go To Zion
Willie Williams - Amagideon Version
Dub Specialists - Greedy G
Broadcast On BBC Radio Lancashire 16/7/89 2-5 PM
As A Tribute To Clement "Coxsonne" Dodd
Produced By Steve Barker
Research By Steve Barker & Chris Reynolds
Engineered By Mike Martin
Programme Assistant - Mark Reynolds
Cover By Tony Derwent
Thanks Go To Steve Barrow, Roy Cousins & Roger Eagle
Special Thanks To Lol Bell-Brown
Yabby You On the Wire
Audio
Yabby You & Prophets - Falklands Crisis - (Vivian Jackson)
Tubby's - Zambia Dub - (Vivian Jackson)
Trinity & Dillinger - Jesus Dread - (Vivian Jackson)
Yabby You - Yabby You Sound - (Grove)
Prophets & Trinity - King Pharoh Plague on the Land - (Vivian Jackson)
Willie Williams - Armagideon Man - (Vivian Jackson)
Ranking Magnum - Magnum Force - (Prophets)
Yabby You - Conquering Lion - (Lucky)
King Tubby's - Conquering Dub - (Prophets)
Big Youth - Big Youth Dread - (Lucky)
Wayne Wade - Lord of Lords - (Prophets)
Michael Prophet - Love and Unity - (Island)
Michael Prophet & Vivian Jackson - Mash Down Rome Dub - (Vivian Jackson)
Prophets & Trinity - Chant Down Babylon Kingdom - (Vivian Jackson)
Michael Prophet & Scientist - Death to all Racists - (Vivian Jackson)
Prophets & Prince Jammys - Pick the Beam/Version - (Grove)
Dicky Burton - God is Watching You - (JA MAN)
King Tubby's - King Tubby's Rock - (JA MAN)
Yabby You - Beware Jah is Watching You - (Prince)
Augustus Pablo - Beware the Version aka False Dread - (Prince)
Vivian Jackson & The Defenders - Love Thy Neighbours/Version - (Defenders)
Family Man & Knotty Roots - Distant Drums - (FAMS)
King Tubby's - Zion is Here - (Vivian Jackson)
Devon Russell -Race Track Riot - (Globe International)
Smith & The Prophets - Valley of Jehosephat - (Prophets)
Jah Stitch - African Queen - (Prophets)
Junior Brown - I Must Achieve What is Mine - (Vivian Jackson)
Yabby You & Horace Andy - Undivided World - (Vivian Jackson)
Wayne Wade - Jah Vengeance
Michael Prophet - Praise You Jah Jah - (Profit)
Charlie Morrison - Selassie Memorial - (Vivian Jackson)
Patrick Andy - Show a Little Love - (Vivian Jackson)
Pat Kelly - How Long/Version - (Nationwide)
Jah Scona - Steppin' Out a Babylon/Version - (Prophets)
Prince Pampado - Dread Bandwagon - (Vivian Jackson)
Wayne Wade - Man of the Living - (Prophets)
King Tubby's - Living Style - (Prophets)
Unknown - Death Trap - (Prophets)
Vivian Jackson & The Prophets -Jah Love - (Hot City)
King Tubby's - Honey Dub - (Hot City)
Tommy & King Tubby's - Greetings - (Prophets)
Tony McCook – Revenge - (Prophets)
Dillinger – Freshly - (Prophets)
Broadcast 26/8/90
Produced by Steve Parker with assistance from Chris Reynolds
Selections by Steve Barrow, Lol Bell-Brown, Noel from Dub Vendor, Jenks, Steve Barker
Thanks Go to Mike Bloomfield, Jim Avis, Roger Eagle and Keith Stone (Daddy Kool Records)
Scratch On the Wire
Audio
Dentist On The Wire (aka Keith Hudson)
Audio
Moods On the Wire - A Tribute To The Work Of Harry Mudie
Audio
Dennis Walks – Drifter - (Moodisc) - (C)
Bongo Herman - Car Pound Drifter - (Moodisc) - (C)
King Tubby Tubby - Red Red Red Dub - (Cactus)
I.Roy -D.J. Drifter - (Moodisc) - (C)
Bunny Meloney - I've Been A Loser - (MHA)
Big Joe - Drifter In The Ball - (Moodisc) - (C)
King Tubby - Drifting Dub - (Moodisc) - (B)
Rhythm Rulers - Drifter Bratah - (Moodisc) - (C)
Tommy McCook - Drifting With A Flute - (Moodisc) - (C)
John Holt - Love is Gone - (Cactus)
King Tubby - Dub With A Difference - (Moodisc) - (A)
Heptones - Love Without Feeling - (Moodisc)
G.G Russell - Who Who Wha - (Moodisc) - (E)
I.Roy - Musical Pleasure - (MHA)
Shark Wilson - God Is Standing By - (Cactus)
King Tubby - Planet Dub - (Moodisc) - (B)
The Eternals - Push Me In The Corner - (MHA)
John Holt - Time Is The Master - (Cactus)
Gladstone Anderson - Portrait of Inga - (Ashanti) - (D)
Maria Mudie - Caught You A Lie - (Cactus)
King Tubby - Caught You Dubbing - (Moodisc)
King Tubby - Jungle Walk Dub - (Moodisc)
Ebony Sisters - Let Me Tell You Boy - (Moodisc) - (E)
Moodies Allstars - Let Me Tell You Version - (Moodisc) - (E)
Jah Wilson - Stand In A Yard & Praise Yah - (MHA)
Count Sticky - What Do Yu So - (Moodisc)
I.Roy - Let Me Tell You Boy - (Moodisc)
Lloyd Jones – Rome - (Moodisc) - (F)
Jo Bennett - Leaving Rome - (Moodisc) - (G)
Gladstone Anderson - Leaving Rome - (Ashanti) - (D)
King Tubby - Roman Dub - (Moodisc) - (A)
Dennis Walks - Heart Don't Leap - (Moodisc) - (E)
Winston Wright - Musically Red - (Moodisc)
I.Roy - Heart Don't Leap - (Moodisc) - (H)
King Tubby's - Heart Leap Dub - (Moodisc) - (B)
Mundies Allstars - Serious Business - (Moodisc) - (E)
Count Ossie - Whispering Drums - (Moodisc) - (E)
Gladstone Anderson - The Elected One - (MHA)
Lenny Hibbert - Ital Vibes - (Moodisc)
King Tubby & Strings - Dub In Rema - (Moodisc)
Where Noted The Above Are Also Available On The Albums Listed Below
(A) Dub Conference Vol 1
(B) Dub Conference Vol 2
(C) Reggae Bible, Book Of Drifters
(D) It May Sound Silly
(E) Let Me Tell You Boy (Trojan)
(F) Sufferers Choice (Attack)
(G) Blow, Mr Hornsman (Trojan)
(H) Keep On Coming Through The Door (Trojan)
Broadcast on 1st August 1994,
Music Selection & Show Production By Steve Barker, with invaluable assistance from Chris Reynolds.
Special Thanks to Mike Martin, Tony Derwent, John Wyer
King Tubby - Requiem Dub
Audio
Observer On The Wire
Audio
The Ethiopian Eunuchs - East African Herbs Vendor - (The Thing)
Junior Byles - Weeping - (Heartbeat)
Observer - Poor Man Style - (Observer)
Gregory Issacs - Bad Da - (Trojan Records)
Observer All Stars and King Tubbys - Rebel Dance - (Attack)
The Observers - One Train Load Dub - (Trojan Records)
Niney - Observer Station - (Heartbeat)
Dennis Brown –Africa - (Trojan)
Dennis Brown - Tribulation
Jah Bop - Tribulation
The Observers/Sir Niney - Ital Observer Style
Sir Niney - Feast in the East
Sir Niney - Version in the East
I Roy - Camp Road Skanking (1976 vocal: Junior Delgado)
Niney - Point Blank Observer Style
Niney - Blood and fire (excerpt) - (Heartbeat)
Leroy Smart - Jah is my light - (Observer)
I Roy - Wicked eat dirt
The Observers - Roll River Jordan - (The Thing)
I Roy - Jamaican Girl - (The Thing)
Clint Eastwood - Gate Number - (Observer)
Junior Delgado - Thinking - (Miltant)
Mighty Observer - Thinking Version - (Miltant)
Don Carlos - Can't Waste Time - (Observer)
Big Youth - 6 Dead nineteen gone to jail - (Third World)
I Roy - Jah Come Here - (Third World)
Roots Radics - Lovers Race Version - (Observer)
Sir Niney - Straight to Bunny Lee head - (Observer)
Sir Niney - Coming Home - (Observer)
Sir Niney - Under Tight Raps - (Observer)
Observer version
Burn me out version 77 - (Miltant)
Sir Niney - Bottle head in a fine Style - (Observer)
Big Youth - Twice Sevens - (Third World)
Ansell Collins - Inbound Train - (Observer)
Sir Niney - False Ship
Observer - Sledgehammer dub track 3 - (Observer)
Dennis Brown - Blood son version
? - Black weh
Observer - Sledgehammer dub track 1
Observer Allstars –Headline - (Third World)
Observer - Dub '91
Observer - Episode
Observer - Killer thriller
Observer - Saturday Night Observer Style
Clint Eastwood - Gate Number Version
Observer - One Hundred Tons of Dub
Oberver - Streets of Jamaica Track 3
Black Stallion - Stampede
This edition of ON THE WIRE was broadcast on 18 February 1993
The programme was produced by Steve Barker with assistance from Chris Reynolds, the engineer was Mike Martin. Music selection was by Roger Eagle, Chris Reynolds and Steve Barker.
Special thanks to Steve Barrow and John Dwyer
