{"product_id":"upsetters-upsetters-14-dub-black-board-jungle","title":"UPSETTERS - UPSETTERS 14 DUB Black Board Jungle","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: WE21SRD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 4255940803327\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 20 Nov 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Reggae\/Dub\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eComes with an exclusive art print!\u003cbr\u003eLimited to 500 copies! \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the most influential dub albums ever made. The remixing techniques used – radically new for 1973 – helped transform the role of the producer and the engineer to that of creative artists in their own right.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFirst released in Jamaica in December 1972, Upsetters 14 Dub Black Board Jungle is widely regarded as one of the first full-length dub albums and a true landmark in reggae history. Produced by the visionary Jamaican innovator Lee “Scratch” Perry, it marks the decisive moment when dub evolved from incidental B-sides into a fully realized long-playing art form. At a time when Jamaican sound system culture was flourishing, producers were beginning to strip down popular reggae tracks into instrumental “versions,” emphasizing the bass and drums for sound system deejays to toast over while adding echo and reverb effects to make things more interesting and dynamic. While King Tubby, who was in charge of mixing the tracks, was pioneering the technical foundations of dub, Perry expanded the approach by adding the hypnotic and psychedelic sound effects that made this record so rich in ideas, rendering the album more conceptually bold.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eThe album reworked previously released rhythm tracks by the Upsetters, which were recorded between 1970 and 1972, shortly before Perry opened his own studio – the legendary Black Ark Studio in Kingston. Their tight, groove-driven playing provided a solid backbone for these radical studio manipulations. Using the mixing desk as an instrument, tracks were deconstructed in real time – dropping vocals in and out, isolating drumbeats, pushing bass lines to the front of the mix, and sending fragments of sound spiraling into space through the heavy use of a spring reverb and tape delay effect units. Silence became as important as sound, and the interplay of rhythm and echo created a hypnotic, immersive listening experience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eUpsetters 14 Dub Black Board Jungle established dub as a genre defined by creative studio intervention. It demonstrated that the remix itself could be the main attraction, influencing generations of reggae producers and resonating far beyond into the techniques and aesthetics of post-punk, electronic music, hip-hop, and ambient sound design. By transforming the studio into a creative laboratory and elevating the “version” to an art form, this foundational album reshaped not only Jamaican music, but the whole of modern music production culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA1 Upsetters Black Panta 00:04:40\u003cbr\u003eA2 Upsetters V\/S Panta Rock 00:03:34\u003cbr\u003eA3 Upsetters Khasha Macka 00:03:52\u003cbr\u003eA4 Upsetters Eleplant Rock 00:03:17\u003cbr\u003eA5 Upsetters African Skank 00:03:17\u003cbr\u003eA6 Upsetters Dreamland Skank 00:02:35\u003cbr\u003eA7 Upsetters Jungle Jim 00:02:57\u003cbr\u003eB1 Upsetters Drum Rock 00:03:56\u003cbr\u003eB2 Upsetters Dub Organizer 00:03:25\u003cbr\u003eB3 Upsetters Lovers Skank 00:02:45\u003cbr\u003eB4 Upsetters Mooving Skank 00:02:48\u003cbr\u003eB5 Upsetters Apeman Skank 00:02:30\u003cbr\u003eB6 Upsetters Jungle Fever 00:02:22\u003cbr\u003eB7 Upsetters Kaya Skank 00:03:05\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Week-End Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47435107762332,"sku":"WE21SRD","price":37.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/WE21SRD.jpg?v=1787152294","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/upsetters-upsetters-14-dub-black-board-jungle","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}