East of the River Nile

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East of the River Nile
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Studio album by
Augustus Pablo
Released1977
Recorded1977
Studio Harry J's, Channel One, King Tubby's and Black Ark (Kingston, Jamaica)
Genre Dub
Length41:09
Label Message, Shanachie
Producer Horace Swaby
Augustus Pablo chronology
King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
(1976)		East of the River Nile
(1977)		 Original Rockers
(1979)

East of the River Nile is a 1977 reggae studio album by Jamaican musician Augustus Pablo. [1] An instrumental album, East of the River Nile showcases Pablo's skill on the melodica, and various other keyboards. Also featured are studio musicians famous as members of the Wailers, Bob Marley's backing band.

Contents

A reissue of East of the River Nile, with six bonus tracks, charted on Billboard 's Reggae Albums chart in 2002, peaking at No 13. [2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [3]
Robert Christgau A [4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
MusicHound World Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The New Rolling Stone Record Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide 8/10 [8]

Musician and journalist Randall Grass wrote in The New Rolling Stone Record Guide that "East of the River Nile takes dub melodicism to new heights." [7] Trouser Press called the album "quintessential Pablo, and perhaps his most consistent LP." [9] The Spin Alternative Record Guide highlighted "a floating, childlike wonderment pervading the first half especially." [8]

Track listing

All tracks composed by Horace Swaby
All tracks mixed by King Tubby, except "Upful Living" mixed by Lee Perry

Side one
  1. "Chant to King Selassie I" (with Ja-Malla Band)
  2. "Natural Way" (with Ja-Malla Band)
  3. "Nature Dub"
  4. "Upfull Living" (with The Upsetters)
  5. "Unfinished Melody" (with The Upsetters)
  6. "Jah Light"
Side two
  1. "Memories of the Ghetto" (with The Upsetters)
  2. "Africa (1983)"
  3. "East of the River Nile"
  4. "Sounds from Levi"
  5. "Chapter 2"
  6. "Addis Ababa"
2002 CD reissue extra tracks
  1. "East Africa"
  2. "East of the River Nile" (Original)
  3. "Memories of the Ghetto Dub"
  4. "Jah Light Version"
  5. "Islington Rock"
  6. "Meditation Dub"

Personnel

Technical

References

  1. ↑ Grass, Randall (2009). Great Spirits: Portraits of Life-Changing World Music Artists. University Press of Mississippi. p. 123.
  2. ↑ "Augustus Pablo". Billboard. Retrieved 19 March 2024.
  3. ↑ AllMusic review
  4. ↑ Christgau, Robert (30 December 2003). "Consumer Guide: Who Needs Boxes?". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  5. ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 6 (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 375. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
  6. ↑ Harris, Craig (2000). "Augustus Pablo". MusicHound World: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 589. ISBN   1-57859-039-6.
  7. 1 2 Grass, Randall F. (1983). "Augustus Pablo". In Marsh, Dave; Swenson, John (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Record Guide (2nd ed.). Random House / Rolling Stone Press. p. 375. ISBN   0394721071.
  8. 1 2 Miles, Milo (1995). "Augustus Pablo". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. pp. 285–286. ISBN   0-679-75574-8.
  9. ↑ Kliment, Bud; Wachtel, Amy. "Augustus Pablo". Trouser Press .
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